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When her fiancé leaves her for another woman, Arianna Russo refuses to compete for a place in someone's heart. If she isn't the first choice, she won't be a choice at all. What follows is a journey of healing, ambition, family, and self-respect as she builds a life bigger than the one she lost. And when love finds her again, it comes in the form of a man who sees her worth from the very beginning.

BORROWED ROOMS Mira Valencia grew up believing that love had to be earned, that being useful, quiet, and understanding was the only way to have a place in her own family. Then, one day, they finally begin treating her like the daughter she always wanted to be. For once, Mira feels chosen. Until she discovers that their kindness was never as simple as she thought. Now, caught between a family that only learned to need her and a friend who asks nothing in return, Mira must face the truth she spent years avoiding.. Sometimes, the hardest place to leave isn't a house. It's the place you thought you belonged. START: END: Anthayin 2026.

The Boy Who Learned to Disappear Nobody noticed when he started disappearing. At first, it was small things, the messages he stopped answering, the places he stopped going, the conversations he learned to survive without being part of. He was still there. Still smiling. Still saying, "I'm fine." But somewhere between becoming the person everyone needed and losing the person he used to be, he discovered that disappearing could be easier than explaining. This is the story of a boy who learned to make himself smaller whenever life became too loud. A boy who carried things he couldn't name, swallowed words he couldn't say, and slowly convinced himself that being unseen was safer than being known. But you cannot disappear forever. And eventually, he has to face the one person he has spent years running from: himself. The Boy Who Learned to Disappear is a story about loneliness, silence, identity, and the quiet ways a person can fall apart while looking completely fine from the outside.

It is a personal story about the insecurities I have carried over the years and the journey I am still taking to learn how to love myself. There have been many moments when I looked at other people and wondered why my life seemed different from theirs. I noticed the things their parents could give them, the freedom they had, the experiences they could enjoy and the milestones they reached. Sometimes, I wondered if I was missing something or whether I was simply taking longer to get where I wanted to be. My relationship with my body has also changed over time. There was a period when I became conscious of my thick thighs and the fact that I did not have a flat stomach. Seeing very thin K-pop idols and toxic weight-loss contents made those feelings stronger, even though my own weight was within a normal range. I started seeing flaws where I had once simply seen myself. School brought another kind of insecurity. I sometimes wondered why I had to work so hard for good grades while others seemed to achieve them more easily. At other times, seeing K-pop idols my age or younger already succeeding made me question whether I had accomplished enough. There were also smaller things that stayed with me - the concerts I had to pay for myself, being single while others were dating, and having to wait to dye my hair because it needed time to become healthy again. Individually, these things may seem insignificant, but together they shaped the way I sometimes viewed my own life. For a long time, I thought being happier with myself meant changing the things I disliked or catching up with everyone else. I am slowly realising that it doesn't. I don't need someone else's body to appreciate my own. I don't need to reach success at the same age as someone else. I don't need a relationship, certain experiences or a particular appearance to prove that my life has value. I am still learning. I still have days when insecurity gets the better of me. But I am learning to be

Alessia Renata selalu tahu bagaimana caranya terlihat seperti perempuan yang punya segalanya. Kehidupannya dipenuhi kemewahan, koneksi, pasangan mapan, dan hal-hal yang membuat orang lain percaya bahwa hidupnya nyaris sempurna. Namun di balik semua yang ia tunjukkan, Alessia menyimpan ketakutan besar untuk terlihat biasa, lemah, dan tidak cukup berharga. Semakin keras ia menjaga citra yang dibangunnya, semakin jauh ia dari dirinya sendiri dan orang-orang yang benar-benar mengenalnya. KONTRADIKSI adalah kisah tentang gengsi, keluarga, cinta, dan kebutuhan untuk diakui tentang seseorang yang begitu sibuk membuat dunia mengaguminya hingga lupa bertanya apakah ia sendiri menyukai kehidupan yang sedang dijalaninya.

Annie has spent nineteen years believing one thing: beauty matters, and she doesn't have it. A birthmark across her face has made her an expert at being stared at - and at disappearing before anyone can stare too long. She's built a life around not needing anyone to look past it: her architecture degree, her violin, a sketchbook full of buildings so detailed you could build them from the page. The one thing she never draws is a person. She's never been able to finish a face. Then there's Louis - the boy every girl on campus notices, who somehow starts noticing her instead. He doesn't ask her to hide. He doesn't flinch. For the first time, Annie lets herself believe she might be more than something people learn to overlook. Until one night, one mistake, breaks everything she'd started to believe. Beautiful Enough is a story about the difference between being told you're worth loving and knowing it yourself - and about what it takes to finish the portrait you've spent your whole life too afraid to start.

Sometimes, we get so lost in other people's words that we start doubting ourselves. This is a poem about confusion, hurt, manipulation, and the moment you finally realize your own worth.

She learned to stay quiet a long time ago - smaller, further back, easier to overlook. He was never quiet about anything. What happens when the girl no one noticed becomes impossible to look away from? A slow-burn story about being seen, being silenced, and choosing - finally - to speak.

**IN THE ABSENCE OF LOVE** Zariah learned early that love was something other people received. In a house where she was constantly overlooked, she raised herself, learned to depend on no one, and became very good at pretending she didn't care. But Zariah's carefully controlled life begins to unravel when someone sees through the walls she's spent years building. For once, she's faced with a choice: keep everyone at a distance, or risk letting someone close enough to hurt her. Because sometimes, the hardest thing isn't surviving without love. It's believing you deserve it when it finally finds you. **Some wounds don't bleed. Some families don't feel like home. And some people love you only after you've learned how to live without them.** Life used to be good. Then my father's business took off, and everything changed. The money came. The luxury followed. But somewhere between the new house, the perfect family image, and my sister getting everything she wanted, I became the daughter no one seemed to want. So I stopped begging to be loved. And started becoming someone they couldn't ignore.

"The Third Person" is a very emotional and heart-wrenching story that explores love, betrayal, and the struggle to find self-worth after a devastating breakup. The story is about Jasmin, a loving mother who tells her daughter a tale about a couple named Rachel and Ishaan. Little does her daughter know that this story reflects Jasmin's own experiences of love and heartbreak. Through Jasmin's storytelling, we get to understand the emotional pain she went through when her partner unexpectedly left her for his old college girlfriend. It shattered Jasmin and made her question her own value and worth.

When I Became Who I Already Was Madeline has spent most of her life becoming whatever everyone else needed her to be. A dependable daughter. A devoted wife. A present mother. The woman who shows up, keeps the peace, carries the weight, and says I'm fine even when she isn't. Somewhere along the way, the girl who dreamed of writing books, designing clothes, exploring the world, and living without apology disappeared beneath years of criticism, rejection, expectations, and the quiet belief that if Madeline could just be better-smaller, stronger, more useful, less difficult-maybe she would finally be enough. By forty, she barely recognizes the woman staring back at her. Her marriage is breaking her down. Her body hurts. Her world is getting smaller, and the bedroom that once offered a place to rest is slowly becoming a place to hide from her own life. But buried beneath everything Madeline has been taught to believe about herself is the woman she used to know. And little by little, one choice at a time, she begins to find her again. When I Became Who I Already Was is an emotional story of self-discovery, healing, body image, motherhood, broken dreams, and learning that sometimes the most important person you will ever choose is yourself.

She spent her whole life becoming the person everyone needed. The perfect daughter. The dependable sister. The friend who never said no. The girl who smiled so often that no one noticed she was quietly falling apart. Amaira has always believed that love is something you earn by sacrificing your own dreams, hiding your pain, and putting everyone else before yourself. But when buried memories begin to surface and long-forgotten truths refuse to stay hidden, the life she carefully built starts to unravel. Some stories are about finding yourself. This one is about what happens after you've spent a lifetime losing yourself. Half Remembered Prayers is a slow-burning, emotionally charged literary drama about family, grief, hidden truths, and the invisible weight carried by the people everyone thinks are the strongest. No. 1 in eldest and people pleasing stories (02.09.2026) No.1 in self love (15.09.2026)

A poem written for my son designed to appeal to the inner child in us all. May you find your healing.

I wish for many of us to see beyond what meets the eye and understand more than what we think we know. This piece is my hope-that others might feel the same way, and capture what I'm trying to say beneath the surface.

This book contains a daily dose of positivity. Sometimes, words are all people look for when they are carrying heavy responsibilities, silent struggles, and years of unheard and unseen emotions. A few comforting words can make someone feel understood, even when they don't know how to express what they are going through. But sometimes, words aren't enough. Still, I hope the words in this book reach you at the right time and help you in some way. Maybe you will find a little comfort, hope, strength, or simply a reminder that you are not alone. Read these words whenever you need them. Take what feels right for you, and leave behind what doesn't. I hope this book becomes a small place you can return to whenever life feels a little too heavy.

A companion for anyone still inside the storm. This is a book about what happens after heartbreak, not the neat, tied up version, but the real one. The nights that feel too loud and too quiet at once. The slow, uncomfortable work of choosing yourself when staying feels safer. The strange relief of finally setting something down. Written in short, honest pieces that move between poetry and reflection, this book follows four stages of healing: the storm you can't outrun, the quiet comfort found in solitude and small rituals, the boundaries that finally let you breathe, and the growth that arrives long after you stop expecting it. This isn't a book written from someone who has already healed, looking back to teach you how. It's written from inside the process, messy, unfinished, still learning, because that's usually where healing actually happens. For anyone who has ever loved too hard, stayed too long, or wondered if choosing themselves was allowed: this one's for you.

As a gift for her 23rd birthday, Thalia receives an unexpected letter informing her that her great-uncle Cedric, a man she barely knew but had always found intriguing, has left her a peculiar little shop called "Enchanted Oddities." After his passing, she attends his funeral and moves into the apartment above the shop. After struggling to get the place up and running again, she is visited by a group of mysterious beings with direct ties to Cedric and reveal that the shop serves as a portal for mythical creatures seeking refuge and unique items. She accepts their help as she uncovers the reason she was chosen to continue his legacy.

What if trying to belong slowly makes you forget who you are? She always thought being alone meant something was wrong with her. So when she finally finds a group of people she wants to belong to, she decides to change. She changes the way she dresses. The way she talks. The things she likes. Even the opinions she once stood by. Anything to be accepted. And for a while, it works. She laughs when they laugh. She says yes when she wants to say no. She becomes the person they want her to be. Until one day, she looks at herself and realizes something terrifying: Everyone around her knows the girl she's pretending to be... but nobody knows her. Maybe she was never too difficult to love. Maybe she was simply trying to fit into the wrong places. And perhaps the hardest part of growing up isn't finding people who accept you... It's finding the courage to stop changing yourself for those who don't. A story about friendship, loneliness, self-worth, and the quiet journey of finding yourself.

A gifted student discovers that hard work does not always open every door. However, when he begins trading his principles for the advantages he once envied, he learns that the real price of success may be higher than he expected.

Camille believed her marriage was rooted in trust and love, but everything shifted the day Dean asked to open their relationship. His request was less a discussion and more an abrupt announcement, leaving Camille's sense of security fractured. Struggling between heartbreak and the instinct to salvage what remained, Camille reluctantly agrees. Beneath her composed surface, sadness lingers-a quiet ache that Dean seems oblivious to as he pursues new connections, assuming her loyalty is unwavering. Meanwhile, Camille starts rediscovering herself: she writes again, listens to her own long-ignored needs, and finds unexpected solace in the company of Elijah Grant, a widowed architect whose kindness and wisdom offer her a space to simply exist. Their bond grows slowly, marked by gentle understanding rather than drama. As Camille reclaims her voice and sense of self, she stops seeking answers from Dean and instead begins to craft a future centered on honesty and emotional peace. From a distance, Dean observes as Camille transforms, no longer seeking his approval but radiating newfound strength. When he attempts reconciliation, Camille is neither angry nor waiting; she has moved beyond the version of herself who depended on his validation. This is not a narrative of vengeance but one of letting go. It tells of a woman discovering her own worth and learning that she never needed to be chosen-she only needed to choose herself. A subtle exploration of heartbreak and reinvention, this story traces Camille's journey through betrayal toward self-acceptance and freedom.