Opendoorromance Stories

On a storm-torn night in Castillonia, two daughters are claimed by one family-one born pale and failing, the other a Black infant rescued from the wreckage of a foreign ship. To save their lineage, the D'Arcennes hide the sickly newborn and raise the rescued child, Maelys, as heir. Twenty-two years later, Maelys stands beneath the chandeliers of Solenir's glittering court, chosen as a potential bride for Crown Prince Laurent de Castillon. Their attraction is immediate-intellect, wit, and defiant grace ignite a scandalous spark. But whispers hiss through silk: foreign, unsuitable, impossible. When Elara-the hidden trueborn-arrives in disguise, the court becomes a crucible of rumor and knives. A kidnapping, a great hearing, a kingdom's breath held between truth and ruin. With assassins in shadows and tradition wielded like a blade, Maelys must outplay courtiers who would rather see her vanish than rule. Love, loyalty, and identity wage war beneath painted ceilings. To claim her fate-and a future for her kingdom-Maelys must become more than the girl who was switched. She must become the queen who chooses. ©️ _RelleLebby_ // R. L.

College is supposed to be about plans-grades, internships, and timelines that make sense. Sabrina Baptiste, a sharp pre-law transfer who swore off chaos, isn't looking for distraction. Then Leo Santiago-Puerto Rican, dancer-athlete, moody with a soft grin and tattoos like a map-walks into her Florida heat and refuses to leave quietly. Their chemistry is instant. Their problems are, too. Leo's not-quite-finished business with his ex, Minji, sets off every alarm Sabrina owns. Boundaries get drawn. Lines get crossed. A tropical storm turns into a first time neither of them can pretend away. And when a bigger hurricane knocks out their power, the truth lights them up brighter than any streetlamp: love isn't magic-it's work. Set in Orlando's humid nights-Latin clubs, lechoneras off Semoran, Lake Eola sunsets-As Long as We Are follows two people learning to choose each other on purpose: past the ex, past the rumors, past the fear of empty rooms. It's Caribbean to Caribbean, culture to culture, storm to storm. Messy, honest, and open-door. © _RelleLebby_// R. L.