Selfworth Stories

Maren Juliette Holt has spent years convincing herself she's okay on her own. Between teaching preschool, late-night romance novels, and quiet routines shared with her cat, she's built a life that's safe. Predictable. Manageable. But safe isn't the same as happy. After too many relationships that left her feeling unwanted, forgettable, or simply too much, Maren has stopped believing in the kind of love she reads about in books. Then she meets Beckham Wilder Tate. Charming bookstore manager. Professional over-planner. Owner of the kind of smile that makes her forget how to breathe for a second. The more time she spends with him, the harder it becomes to keep her distance. Because Beckham doesn't just notice her - he sees her. The messy parts. The anxious parts. The parts she's spent years trying to make smaller. And worst of all? He stays. But learning how to be loved might be even scarier than being alone. 💛 Slow burn romance 📚 Bookstore vibes ✨ Found family 🫶 Mental health & neurodivergent rep 🔥 He falls first ❤️ Happily Ever After

Kriti has always lived her life by other people's rules. At nineteen, trapped under the weight of a strict father, crushed dreams, and endless expectations, all she wants is one thing-freedom. But when she's forced to give up her dream college and attend the one place she never wanted to go, Kriti feels like her life is slowly slipping away from her hands. With a painful past, insecurities she keeps hidden, and a heart guarded against love, Kriti has convinced herself that happiness simply isn't meant for her. That is, until Samir enters her life. Charming, patient, and far too persistent for her liking, Samir is everything Kriti tries to avoid. But as their paths continue to cross at Crown High College, walls begin to crack, secrets begin to unfold, and Kriti starts to wonder if maybe-just maybe-some people are meant to find you exactly when your world feels like it's ending. As Kriti steps into a new chapter of her life, she must face college, unexpected friendships, painful truths, and the biggest challenge of all-finding herself. Will college finally give her the freedom she has always craved? Will she learn to stand up for herself and chase her dreams? Will she finally learn to love herself despite everything life has thrown at her? And who else will she meet along the way that could change her life forever? Or will fear, family expectations, and her past destroy something beautiful before it even begins? A story about healing, self-discovery, family pressure, self-worth, and finding love when life feels like sunset. Sometimes, sunsets aren't endings-they're the beginning of something new.

"Everyone praises her perfect life from the outside. No one sees the battles she fights within the walls of her own home." She lives what seems to be a normal life. People on the outside admire her and often compliment her for who she is and what she has achieved. But what about the people on the inside? There is no doubt that her family loves and cares for her. Yet, they rarely allow her to live life the way she wants. She gives her best every day to fulfill their expectations and make them happy. She believes she has done everything right, but somehow it still feels like she has fallen short. Deep down, she hopes they will understand her feelings and love her in the way she needs. However, asking for that feels like asking for too much. So, she keeps her pain to herself, silently carrying the weight of unspoken emotions while continuing to give her all. This is not just her story. It is the story of countless children who grow up trying to balance their own dreams with the expectations of those they love. I hope you will support this journey and connect with the emotions behind it. Struggle x Family

Before Shaurya, Niharika had never questioned whether she was lovable. She was loud, confident, deeply loved, and believed relationships were supposed to feel safe. Then one random afternoon at university, she met a boy in black headphones who slowly became the center of her entire world. At first, it felt soft. Late-night calls. Hostel balconies. Shared silences. Love letters. Promises that sounded like forever. But love slowly changed shape. Somewhere between grief, distance, unanswered calls, and words that cut deeper than betrayal, Niharika stopped recognizing herself. The girl who once walked onto stages fearlessly became someone who apologized for needing attention, waited for replies that never came, and confused emotional survival with devotion. Because the cruelest heartbreaks are not always loud. Sometimes they happen slowly. Softly. Until one day you wake up and realize you lost yourself trying to love someone who stopped choosing you back. TWENTY FOUR is an emotional contemporary romance about attachment, grief, self-destruction, and the painful journey of learning that love should never make you feel hard to keep.

For eight years, Xina loved only one man-Xander. Despite his countless betrayals, lies, and broken promises, she stayed, believing that love meant forgiveness and second chances. But with every apology she accepted, Xina lost a little more of herself. What once felt like love slowly became a cycle of manipulation, heartbreak, and emotional survival. When she uncovers Xander's deepest betrayal-one involving someone she trusted-Xina is finally forced to face the truth she has spent years avoiding. As the illusion of their relationship shatters, she begins a painful journey toward healing, self-worth, and letting go. A heartbreaking yet empowering story about toxic love, betrayal, and emotional awakening, The Weight Of Staying reminds us that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is walk away from the person you love and choose yourself instead.

PROSE place your hands in the fire and ask the stars how they don't burn. a boneyard of shipwrecked hearts © 2021 by celestine quias cover illustration © elisa talentino

Riah Monet is looking for her passions in life but often stumbles with the fact of reality that seems to batter her. From her family and friends, navigating her love life and even her relationship with God occasionally takes a toll on her. It is not so cloud nine when it comes to her life, but there are always calm waters after the storms.

"Look at your cousin. She got into IIT." A sentence Sara has heard her entire life. While everyone around her celebrates ranks, marks, and prestigious colleges, Sara carries a different dream in her heart-to dance. Compared, judged, and constantly made to feel less than others, she begins to believe that her passion is worthless and that she'll never be enough. But when a rainy evening leads her to a stranger with a life-changing perspective, Sara begins a journey of self-discovery that challenges everything she believes about success, failure, and self-worth. Maybe success isn't becoming who others want you to be. Maybe success is becoming who you were always meant to be.

Book 3 in the Time Jumpers Series Takes us to 1950's middle America. Where Recke and his team need to figure out who killed his twins... and prevent it from happening.

Moon never planned to watch the man she loved marry someone else. But there she is-standing in the back of the hall, unseen, uninvited, and still unable to walk away from him. Min Yoongi was her mentor. Her safe place. Her almost. He taught her music, discipline, survival... but he never taught her how to live without him. She came only to say goodbye. To let go. To finally leave his world and disappear into her own. But everything shatters when the bride runs away- and Yoongi turns to Moon with a truth he should have never spoken. "You said a mentor must be repaid. So repay me... and marry me." This isn't a love story. This is a debt of the heart. This is the moment Moon learns that some repayments destroy you... and some awaken the parts of you tried to kill.

Nomkhosi has always known how to survive not how to be seen. But when she steps into a world of complicated love, hidden intentions, and emotional chaos, she finds herself at the centre of a story she never agreed to. As relationships blur between love and control, Nomkhosi must decide who she is willing to become... and what it will cost to stay true to herself.

{ONGOING} Grace Callahan has always known where she belongs: on the mound. But when she tries out for her high school's boys' baseball team, the laughter starts before she even throws a pitch. To everyone else, she's a distraction, a headline, a girl standing in a place she was never meant to be. Grace doesn't care. With her father's old glove, a stubborn heart, and a fastball sharp enough to silence a field, Grace earns her first chance. But making the team is only the beginning. From hostile crowds and fractured friendships to college pressure, brutal minor league bus rides, and the impossible dream of reaching the majors, Grace will have to fight for every inning. Because becoming the first woman to play Major League Baseball means carrying more than her own dream. It means carrying every girl who was ever told no. And Grace is about to learn that the hardest part of chasing history isn't proving everyone wrong. It's believing she was worthy before she ever threw the first pitch.

A poetry book for the people whose love has never been easy, and always comes with a price. This book is about holding on to something beautiful even when it hurts. It follows the tension between devotion, sacrifice and the hope that love can still survive the cost. (This is some of the poetry I've written in the duration of my current relationship)

The world championship brings new champions to the table in the realm of ESports and new relationships into the fold. Both personal and professional. After meeting with the top teams from around the world, ZGDX gains the attention of the American ESports team, Shadow Gaming. Intrigued by the captain of their team, Alex Pykes, Lao K finds solace in their similar spirit as it mirrors his in certain ways, saying that he is drawn to them at first for an unknown reason. With the World Championship at stake, will Lao K finally get his happy ending beyond his gaming career, or will fate intervene yet again with his life??? This is a fan fiction taking place after ZGDX wins the National Championship. All characters from the original series within this fan-fiction and respective rights are given out to the respected owners. All new characters and story lines are fan made.

[4x AWARDS🏆] Motivations are everywhere, and nowadays Hopes are nowhere.So, lets combine them together in a Poem, prose and quotes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MOTIVATION FOR YOURSELVES : KEEP HOPE ALIVE This book may contain a collection of poems and thoughts which inspire you and help you to be positive in your lives. I believe words have the power to heal, and I'm on a mission to prove it. Through my motivational book, I want to remind you that you are enough. It's my FIRST BOOK on Wattpad. I Hope you will like this book. Feel free to read. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASTONISHING RANKINGS: (12.11.2025) #1 in POETIC JUSTICE, #1 in MOTIVATOR, #1 in RHYME, #1 in SOLUTIONS, #1 in BEPROUD, #1 in SPOKEN WORD POETRY , #1 in POEMS OF LIFE, #1 in MOTIVES, #1 in MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES, #1 in FEEL BETTER , #1 in SWEET WORDS, #1in MOTIVATIONAL, #1 in PROSE, #1 in POSITIVE, #1 in DEEP POEMS. #2 in GOAL. #3 in THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, #3 in POEM COLLECTION. #6 in POESIA.

Some hearts are not broken by love. Some are broken long before love ever finds them. She is a fearless intelligence officer, trained to face danger without hesitation, yet haunted by a past that stole her sense of safety. After a relationship ends with accusations that shatter her self-worth, she makes a decision born from pride-a decision that changes two lives forever. He is a technology entrepreneur who once believed in forever. After losing the woman he loved to betrayal, he buried himself in ambition, building a successful life while quietly abandoning the idea of love itself. Fate brings them together in India. She is learning how to survive. He has forgotten how to trust. Neither of them is looking for love. But somewhere between unspoken conversations, quiet understanding, and the comfort of simply being together, they discover something neither of them expected. It is a story about two people who have survived different storms and discover that the right love does not erase the past-it teaches you that you no longer have to carry it alone.

She was taking life one day at a time🕜, the coffee ☕ shop was what kept her head above water 🌊, she worked there as a manager; though she was courteous and always smiled while tending to consumers, she lashed out at anyone who crossed the line, especially the male species. Everything took a whole new turn when she started receiving anonymous notes🧾💌. Walk with Xayne in her journey of finding her true self and worth.

Aparajita has always lived between two roses. With a brilliant elder sister and a beloved younger one, she has spent her life being the daughter people overlook. So when Krishna walks into her world, she never imagines someone like him could ever notice someone like her. But hearts are rarely as simple as they seem. As misunderstandings grow and silent sacrifices are made, Apara finds herself caught between what she feels and what she believes she deserves. A gentle, heartwarming romance about self-worth, quiet love, and discovering that sometimes the most exquisite things are the simplest. Daisy Between Roses is a story for anyone who has ever wondered what it feels like to be chosen. 🌼🌹🌹

Elize spent her entire life being told who she should be. What to study. What to wear. What to dream. What to become. After years of having every choice made for her, she stops asking for things altogether. Stops hoping. Stops caring. And little by little, she loses herself. But when a chance encounter introduces her to a group of people who see her for who she is-not who she's expected to be-Elize begins to discover something she thought she had lost forever: her own voice. As she learns to choose for herself for the first time, she must decide whether to remain in the life that was chosen for her or risk everything for a future she truly wants. Sometimes, growing isn't about becoming someone new. Sometimes, it's about shedding the skin that was never yours to begin with. A heartfelt one-shot about control, friendship, healing, and finding the courage to live as yourself.