Romancereads2020 Stories

Most people would agree that there are three points in life, where a single moment defies the laws of science, and time stands still. The moment that one discovers their universal purpose, the moment that someone finds their soulmate, and the moment that a new life is brought unto the world. However, there is the fourth moment that they often forget to give due credit. The moment when one's life is destroyed. Fate being too cruel to answer the one question that will remain on their mind forever. Why? -------- For as long as she can remember, Rowan Larkin has wished on pretty pennies to one day overcome the pain of tragedy, and fully hold on to the future. On the other side of the well lives Elijah Scott, a man betting all his coins in hopes of escaping the demons of his past. What happens when their paths cross, and they both realize that the present is just as painful as it seems?

Lockdown obliges two office workers to ask: where or what is home, when you have to stay there? * The setting is a fictional version of the UK's East Midlands region. * I know that many people are having a really shit time at the moment, so I hope this is a way of acknowledging the current situation without being too heavy-handed, and maybe even cheers someone up. Although there is a potentially quite serious situation described, I hope the light way it's treated doesn't offend anyone, or imply that I'm not taking it seriously. I've tried to stay very conscious of the public health advice, as it was in the UK at the period covered. This basically came down to: Stay At Home (if you possibly can). Written May/June 2020

Two weeks before Christmas, Clementine Popplewell finds a man in her bed! To think of it, a random stranger would be almost better than John Holyoake, whose guts she hates because he destroyed the life and the career of her former literary agent slash her ex. And now she's stuck in self-isolation with him for a fortnight because he had the audacity to invade her household having arrived straight from the airport!

(Sequel to 'The Flaws In Us' and 'your point of view') - As I thought... he's upset. "What are you doing?" I asked, trying to be dumb. He huffed. "Being an angry caterpillar," - When love was in his hands, Kai was assured that everything would be just fine with the relationship he was in. The man of his dreams was in his grasp and all he needs to do is to love. But as he had learned that loving someone from their point of view helps to understand a true relationship... Kai seemed to forget one other thing about love as he ventures further in life. One thing that had made thing turns upside down again. What is it?

Finally, their 5 years of marriage came to an end. He wanted to stop her from leaving him but his ego didn't let him do that also some part of him believed that she's pranking him to bring him back to his track. To the same person who she fell in love with. But finally, he realized that it was not a prank but she left with already while taking his daughter along with her leaving her son with him. Meet, Anika Trivedi lived in the United States till she gets married to shivaay Singh Oberoi. After 5 years, she decided to break the marriage. For the cause of her daughter. What leads a mother to leave his 7-month-old with his ruthless father and divorcing him and running away back to the US with his daughter? On the other hand, Shivaay Singh Oberoi was shocked to know about the contract she signed with her grandfather before their wedding and shattered to an extent which reveals that their son was not an accident but Anika had a hidden reason behind giving birth to him. WELCOME TO THE INDIAN BILLIONAIRE BOOK WHICH TELLS YOU HOW THE SOCIETY TORTURED A GIRL IN EVERY POINT IN HER LIFE.

In a sleepy-eyed town in Montana, a single mother and her son show up out of the blue. Attempting to start new. Escaping a past that best lay forgotten. With their guard down, a kind-hearted teacher falls into their lives and a blissful romance begins. Walks along the pier, a picnic in the park, arms around one another. Things couldn't be going better. A new life emerging, can they finally settle down in peace? When a strange letter, silent phone calls, and a mysterious figure appear, there is only one question that lay unanswered. Who can you trust when love is involved?

Fairy lights, a sangeet, and some of the cutest moments in the history of Indian weddings... Kalki Trivedi cannot believe her luck. In the span of a single day, all her plans for having a blast at her uncle's Indian wedding have been stomped on and turned to dust. But have they? Enter: Siddharth Thakur. Irritatingly cute, fun, and her worst enemy since the monster under her bed. Kalki's convinced that the next six days of her life will be hell, and nobody can convince her otherwise. Yet, at every turn, Kalki discovers that maybe, just maybe, she's not doomed yet. Will she survive the wedding? Or will the wedding vibes get too much for her?

Currently Editing... Cassandra Oluseyi Smith, is a twenty-three year old Nigerian girl, whose simple and boring life takes a turn for the better, or worse when she bumps into Frank Michaels, -literally- the star player and captain of a renowned football team. Her usual calm life is immediately turned upside down when she's thrown into a world filled with flashlights, red carpets and the paparazzi. All the things she avoids. Is she willing to let go of the past and embrace all the love that he has to offer. Or not. Book 1 in The Billionaire kids (TBK) series.

"I will accept your resignation but under one condition," said Vikram Singhal, playing with the paperweight akin to the manner he was playing with the woman trembling in fury. "And why are you under the impression that I will respect that condition, SIR?" Shikha feigned determination, knowing that if Vikram Singhal wanted something, he would get it by hook or by crook. She knew that her words would merely count as feeble and futile efforts of a fawn to fight off the mighty lion and nothing more. Her shivering form and quivering lips had given away her fears to her predator. His pupils dilated with desire and a lethally addicting ecstasy as he inched closer every moment in fulfilling them. "You cannot leave the company without serving your notice period, until and unless, you pay me a compensation of ₹3,00,000, and as far as I know it is not possible in your case to bring that amount. That leaves you with no choice, but to comply with my wishes," said Vikram. He smirked victoriously at her rattled form. She inhaled sharply, gathering every bit of strength remaining in her and hoped against the hope that he would not demand what she had imagined. "What do you want, Sir?" "You. I want you." __________ Vikram Singhal, a ruthless and shrewd gangster, ruled the business world under the guise of a business owner and ruled the whole of Uttar Pradesh as a dictator, till he fell for the impressionable Shikha Agarwal after a chance encounter. Shikha Agarwal, an orphan raised by her elder sister, believed the world was full of beautiful roses like herself, till the thorns of those roses surface in the form of a certain Vikram Singhal. They were two different worlds which had clashed because of his obsession, but will they ever merge to create one beautiful world for themselves? *Slow burn. Not a submissive heroine.

I'm sorry Gulf has to decide on you. Not because there is someone in my heart, but because of my illness that keeps gnawed at me and I don't want to bother you. Be happy with your choice ~ Mew When I gave my heart to you, you decided instead with the reason that you prefer a women. You really hurt me. I HATE YOU ~ Gulf

AN ONC 2020 ENTRY- SHORTLISTED A Wattpad Romance, Stories Undiscovered, General Fiction, Cupid and AmbassadorsUK featured story. Art in the cover by @CutoutsCo on Etsy. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ "Dear Miss Clara Abbott, I am delighted to inform you that you have been engaged. I wish you the best of luck with your new husband. Yours, Aphrodite." When Clara was just fifteen, she vowed to the sky that she would never fall in love. For ten years, she told herself that she was happy alone; that stubborn streak inside of her never letting her believe otherwise. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, for Clara, Aphrodite and her gummy bears saw through her façade, and decided to give her a little nudge to help her make a different sort of vow... "I want to allow myself to feel everything, but there is something in me that feels like it is physically stopping me from doing that." ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ • @newlywrittenbooks featured • @WattOriginals featured • ONC Shortlisted • Second Place- Psychological Novel Reads Contest 2020 • Honourable Mention - Romance Reads Contest 2021 • Second Place - The Creative Awards (Fifth Edition) • Third Place - The Gen Z Awards 2020 • Honourable Mention - The Ace Awards Supreme • Fifth Place - The Belle Amè Awards 2020 Highest ranking: #8 / 195K in Story [20/7/20] #2 / 69. 4K in Book [5/7/20] #751 / 2M in Love [24/6/20] #1 / 11.1K in Letter [20/7/20] #5 / 3K Novella [22/6/20] #1 / 626 in Opennovellacontest [26/5/20] ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ [Yours, Aphrodite, written by TinyAsianEmpress. © All rights reserved] This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner without the permission of the author.]

When Henley Johnson moves to the small town of Riverview for her junior year of high school, all she really cares about is leaving her past behind. She finds herself being welcomed into the friend group of four amazing guys. Thrown into the world of friendship, and high school drama, the last thing on her radar is romance. But when she finds herself developing feelings for one of her friends, Henley is at a cross-roads. Does she take the risk of opening her heart after what happened at her old school? Or does she play it safe and stick to friendship? Disclaimer: This story contains mild cursing, and underage drinking

•Book 1 of the Strangely Series • ||completed|| It wasn't love at first sight, nor did I consider him as someone to love. Just a friend of a friend. We saw and encountered each other on a daily basis yet never gave the other a second thought. Until the summer before senior year. I was with my two best friends when it all happened... -- In the same friendship group since they were kids, the two never really got to know each other. But it all changed in senior year when Aimee Michelson finally decided to talk to the Archview's labeled bad-boy player and learns that they had more in common than she thought. Was the love she craved right in front of her this whole time? * "It's such a strange combination..." I pondered. "But it goes well together," he added on. I nodded in agreement. "It's like, it's..." I paused in search of the right words. "Strangely perfect." We both said in unison. [UNeDiTED. But give it a chance I promise it's good :)]

______________________________________________ Picture used in book cover by - Chris(Pinterest) ______________________________________________ IT WAS JUST ONE CONCERT WHICH CHANGED EVERYTHING. Story of deep chaos and magical love when a sensational Youtuber meets an aspiring writer. °°°Everything was fine until that one break-up, one concert, and a psycho stalker with a dangerous druggy which turned their lives upside down. No darkness, Only light, With you. No sadness, Only magic and wonders, With you. ********************************************************************** Highest ranks - #2 Youtuber love story #4 celebrity romance #22 fictional #66 fictional characters

"One day, someone is going to hug you so tight, that all your broken pieces would stick together." Charvi Brooks, a simple girl from a not so simple family. All she ever cared about was having enough money to go to college. Living a double life, what could go wrong? Except from a certain someone finding out her secret. Zane Rivers, quarterback and team captain, most popular guy in school and Charvi only knows him as 'That Guy'. She even gets his name wrong. And he doesn't plan on saying her name right. When these two clash, what could possibly come out of it?

She's broke , she's starving and she hates men. He's rich , he's charming and he hates love. Unexpectedly a marriage contract looms in the air. She's loosing her mind,this might just be her key to surviving but it was against all her principles. He stays as calm and composed as ever. A billionaire plus a broke girl= ? What happens when two very different mindsets collide ? Read to find out.... I promise that you will not regret it;)

Jihoon hasn't slept well in years. Not since he survived the accident that killed the woman he loved. Yingyue never leaves her house. Not since her parents died in a car crash two years ago. Both crippled by their own fears, the two of them should never work out. After all, two wrongs don't make a right. Yet somehow, perhaps each recognizing they are kindred spirits bound by the things that haunt them, they are drawn to each other like the moon pulls the ocean tide. Can their blossoming romance help them break through the confines of their fears or will it pull them further down under like a leaf trapped under the surface of a frozen lake? --- Update schedule: Once a month.