Slowburn Stories

(SLOWBURN) She gave up on love long ago. Julia Williams has perfected the art of being invisible-a girl who learned to survive alone, caught between parents who chose their new families over her. Emotionally neglected and yearning for affection she'd never receive, Julia built walls around her heart and accepted a bitter truth: some people simply weren't made to be loved. Music became her escape. Performing in bars and clubs, she poured her pain into songs, never expecting anything more from life than the stage beneath her feet. Until one fatal night changes everything. A tragic accident shatters Julia's world and awakens her in an impossible place-a glamorous birthday celebration on August 29, 1987. She's face to face with the most celebrated artist on the planet: Michael Jackson, the King of Pop himself. With a new name, a new identity, and thirty-eight years erased from existence, Julia is thrust into a world of fame, fortune, and unexpected connections. But as she navigates this glittering past, she discovers something she never thought possible: perhaps her heart wasn't broken beyond repair. Perhaps some people are worth learning to love for. Will Julia be able to rewrite his story?

On the day of his wedding, Dhruv Malhotra was left at the altar. Humiliated. Betrayed. Enraged. And somehow, Riya ended up paying the price. Now trapped in a marriage neither of them wanted, Riya becomes the target of a man who looks at her like she ruined his life. Dhruv hates her. Riya fears him. But behind closed doors, hatred slowly begins to blur into something far more dangerous. Because in a marriage built on revenge... someone is bound to fall first.

After the accident, Noah Archer built a wall around himself. But Riley Dawson is curious about him, and she's determined to meet the man behind his defenses. ***** Riley Dawson has always noticed Noah. He was the most popular guy on campus, until he lost his parents in a car accident. Now he's withdrawn and silent. Mustering up the courage to give her condolences, the two end up talking, and Riley grows determined to help Noah find himself again. Every time she coaxes a smile from him, she can feel the ice around his heart melting. But Riley knows that Noah's loss is still close to him. She's opening up her heart, but can Noah do the same? He's got so much to lose, but now, so does she. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 📖 𝟭 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 She married with dreams of love, respect, and companionship-but reality shattered those hopes. Her husband never gave her the affection she craved, leaving her heart aching in silence. Yet, instead of walking away, she chose to stay-not for herself, but for the two little souls who saw her as their whole world. Between loneliness and sacrifice, she hides her pain behind a smile, pouring every ounce of love into her children. This is the story of a woman who may be unloved as a wife, but is cherished beyond measure as a mother. Tropes: Arrange marriage Housewife X businesses man She fell first X he fell harder Unloved wifed Suffering Mother of two baby boys starting :- 20th september 2025 Endind :- ..........

Selena is the 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍. The villain destined to lose her football-star boyfriend to the shy, innocent nerd. Everyone watches in silent awe as he replaces her in the name of love. It was the perfect fairytale ending, just like the movies... But not for long. Because this breakup awakens admirers long held back. Particularly one who's made her his quiet obsession: Noel Casper. The neglected genius assigned to be her tutor. What begins as study sessions develops into a friendship neither of them expected. Behind closed doors, Selena cooks him meals, upgrades his wardrobe, and supports his dreams. But to the outside world, Noel is just a boy being used by the mean girl, especially when they see him carrying her books and driving her wherever she needs to go. What they don't know is that Noel has been watching her for years. And the more Selena takes care of him, the more he becomes 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅. When his research catapults him to international success, the world suddenly reaches for the boy they once overlooked. Now Selena's ex is begging for a second chance, and the rival who started this all is determined to "rescue" Noel. But Noel doesn't want to be saved. He only wants one person. Selena. And he will do whatever it takes to ensure she never leaves his side. ─ ⊹ ⊱ ⊰ ⊹ ─ 𝑺𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝒀𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒆 𝒙 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒖𝒔 𝚃𝚘𝚙 𝚁𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜: #1 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 #1 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗ess #2 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎

She was only six when her fate was sealed with his name. Thirteen years later, when Dua returns from abroad, everyone expects a westernized, rebellious girl. Instead, they find a soft, cultured young woman whose beauty and grace leave whispers of envy trailing in her wake. She is no longer the timid child everyone remembers, but a breathtaking young woman draped in grace and quiet strength. The entire haveli whispers about her beauty. Some admire. Some envy. But only one man burns with an obsession he can't control-her husband by nikkah, Taimoor Arsalan Shah. Cold. Powerful. Feared by many. Taimoor never wanted a wife chosen for him. Never wanted the childhood nikkah that tied him to her. Years later, he has built a life of authority, discipline, and unyielding pride. But when Dua walks back into his haveli, draped in innocence and quiet strength, he is struck with a possessiveness he never thought himself capable of. Her lowered lashes and trembling lips make him realize that the girl he once ignored is now the only woman capable of undoing him. She wants freedom. He wants her surrender. And in a world bound by family honor, secrets, and desire- love was never supposed to feel this dangerous.The girl he once rejected is now the woman he cannot let go of-even if it means breaking her heart to claim it. "You were mine before you even knew what marriage meant, Dua. And now... you'll know exactly what it means to belong to me."

This is normal. This is platonic. My best friend is sitting on my lap. My roommate is asleep in the next room. Amsterdam is in lockdown. And I am fine. I am not fine. Jill Wijntuin is a 25-year-old spoken word poet with no stage, no income, and a five-year crush on the very straight best friend she should have gotten over years ago. Then her ceiling floods, her room becomes unlivable, and she ends up in her roommate Tara's bed. Tara is not part of the plan. Tara is weird and dramatic and dangerously comfortable with personal space. She keeps looking at Jill like she can see something Jill is trying very hard not to say out loud. Locked inside a Jordaan apartment with one crush she needs to survive and one roommate she absolutely should not want, Jill makes three emergency plans: Plan A: survive lockdown without losing her mind. Plan B: stop being in love with her very straight best friend. Plan C: avoid Tara at all costs. Unfortunately, Tara lives here. Updates Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Bonus chapters sometimes on Sundays. Mature sapphic lockdown romance/dramedy. Contains explicit consensual sexual content, grief, family conflict, and pandemic themes. #2 Lesbian romance #13 Slowburn #1 Quarantine #4 Lesbianfiction #1 Amsterdam #5 queerromance

His Silent Wife In a world where power decides everything... she has none. Liora Vale does not speak. Not because she has nothing to say- but because her voice was taken from her long before she became his wife. When she is forced into a marriage with Adrian Blackwood, a cold, ruthless billionaire who rules his world without mercy, she expects only one thing: to be invisible. And at first, she is. A contract wife. A silent presence in a mansion full of rules. A woman he barely acknowledges. But silence is never empty. Because the more Adrian watches her... the more he realizes she is not what she seems. She doesn't cry. She doesn't beg. She doesn't break. And that is what disturbs him the most. Until one question changes everything- "Why don't you react?" Now, the man who never cared... starts noticing. And the woman who never spoke... becomes the only thing he cannot ignore. But some silences are not safe. Some pasts are not buried. And some women... are not meant to be owned. 🔥 GENRE: Dark Romance • Forced Marriage • Billionaire Romance • Slow Burn • Emotional Trauma • Possessive Male Lead 💔 WARNING: This story contains emotional trauma, dark themes, psychological tension, and intense character development. ⭐ READ IF YOU LIKE: Silent / strong female leads Cold, obsessed male leads Forced marriage tropes Emotional slow-burn romance Dark secrets + past trauma Addictive cliffhangers 💬 One rule in his house was simple... She exists. But she must not be seen. Until he starts seeing her too much.

Best friends. Strangers. Lovers? Some hearts never forget... even when the mind tries to. Starting a new life in college is everyone's dream. Turn over a new leaf. Forget everything that happened in the past. That's what I did or at least that's what I thought. He was my everything once. Now he's a stranger and every glance reminds me why I never forgot him. ************************* This is a contemporary romance Tropes Childhood Best friends to strangers to lovers. College romance Second chance Angst/yearning/Grovelling She falls first, he falls harder Friendship ***********************""

With a drug lord for a father and an addict for a mother, Jade Taylor was dealt a pretty shabby hand in life. Her childhood was spent in a constant state of fear, her only solace being her two half-sisters -- Charlotte and Bailey -- who were forced to live the nightmare alongside her. But things all changed when their father got sent to prison. Eight new social workers and five foster families later, the girls finally found their home. Now, at eighteen, Jade is counting down the days until her exams are over, excited to spend a stress-free summer with her boyfriend, her two best friends, and her forever family. Unfortunately, things don't always go to plan -- not in a town like Greencliff. Upon meeting the Coleman brothers -- a family that fits so well into the 'gang' culture she so desperately wants to avoid -- Jade finds herself teetering on the edge of a blade, carefully balanced between the life she wants and the life she wants to escape. And when she catches the eye of Lucas Coleman, the eldest of the brothers, it's only a matter of time before she falls. Only one question remains: Which way will she land? (This description is a work in progress and may be subject to change!) TRIGGER WARNINGS ⚠️ : Drugs, violence, references to childhood abuse, mental health issues **UPDATES EVERY THURSDAY**

She thought she was nobody. Aria Vale is a Class-V star-dim, unremarkable, easy to overlook. She keeps her head down, her music quiet, and her existence small. Until she wakes up married. To twelve strangers. The Zodiac themselves. Now twelve impossibly powerful constellation heirs are searching for her, bound by vow-marks they don't understand. And Aria? She's trying not to be found. Because girls like her don't get chosen. They get forgotten. But the stars have other plans. A cosmic reverse harem romance where the girl who thinks she's nothing discovers she's everything. Slow burn | Why choose | Found family | Avoidant FMC | Protective MMCs

Riddhi Doshi - 18 years old, first year bcom student of Singhania College. She is Introvert, shy, smart, hardworking sincere just want to study and achieve something in her life. Does not like attention, want to complete her college without being noticed. Rishabh Singhania - 21 years old, third year bcom student of Singhania college, his father is trustee of the college. He is rich, spoiled, extrovert, handsome, extremely smart, not serious with the life and does not want to do anything. Wherever he goes the spotlight follows. Life will take an unexpected turn, when college's most wanted boy starts taking interest in college's invisible girl. Unknowingly, Rishabh's love suffocated Riddhi which resulted in heartbreak. Will this heartbreak separate them ? Or it will be the start of something new. Dive into the story to know how Riddhi falls for Rishabh who has completely changed himself from Red flag to Greenest forest ever. A Love.. that got it happy ending after 9 years. Tropes : Richboy x middleclassgirl Popularboy x Invisiblegirl Senior x Junior Boss x employee He falls first and harder Rishabh x Riddhi Rankings #1 in office romance on 31/03/26 #1 in college stories on 05/04/26 #1 in Indian Love Stories on 14/04/26 #1 in boss and employee on 16/04/26 #1 in Second Chance on 22/04/26 #1 in Heartbreak on 29/04/26

Some doors should never be opened. Some monsters wear beautiful faces. When Nairobi accepts a job at the most elite nightclub in Eldoria, she expects long nights, difficult customers, and a paycheck that will keep her afloat. what she doesn't expect is....him. Lucian Feared. Untouchable. Beautiful in ways that storms are beautiful....from a distance. The club hides secrets. People go missing. The staff doesn't ask questions. And the police? They already belong to him. But when Nairobi witnesses something she was never meant to see, she learns one terrifying truth: In Lucian's world... leaving is not an option. And worse? The more she fears him... The more she is drawn to him. Because some monsters don't chase. They claim.

Callista Porter was never supposed to make it past the first day. She isn't a fighter. She panics. She hesitates. And in the Hunger Games, that's a death sentence. Cato isn't supposed to be anything but a weapon. Ruthless. Certain. Untouchable. But in the stillness of the water, something shifts, and when the rest of the world starts watching, that shift becomes dangerous because attention in the arena gets you killed and caring about the wrong person gets you killed faster. --- I do not own The Hunger Games or any of its characters or settings; they belong to Suzanne Collins.

Alexander didn't cheat. He just gave someone else his attention, his laughter, and the smiles that used to belong to his wife. And she watched him drift, not to another woman's bed, but to her presence. Her laugh. The way she made him feel seen in a room full of people. Everything he found in someone else - Zara had been giving him all along. Eight years of marriage. One little boy who loved them both. And Zara standing in the middle of it all - wondering when she became the woman he stopped choosing. She warned him. Three times. The first - he dismissed her. The second - he called her jealous. The third - he called her insecure. So she stopped warning him altogether. And stopped waiting. Love wasn't enough... and now it might be too late.

I was thirty years of age when my life met its sorry end once a simple married woman, my world shattered the moment I found my husband entangled in another's embrace. I died there, on the cold floor of the home we had built together, in a manner far more pitiful than I ever imagined for myself. And yet... I awaken. Breathing. Living. Reborn as the stepmother of a boy destined to become a villain- a child fated to meet the same miserable end as I once did. I failed once as a mother. So, what shall become of this second chance at motherhood? • Note: updates every Saturday Owner of the cover X\@irt_5433

Serenth Lewis is a young woman in her final year of law school. She managed to land an internship at one of the most prestigious firms. Ambitious and confident, she does everything she can to keep her personal life from interfering with her future career as a lawyer. But beneath the strong image and confidence she projects, Serenth is caught in the grip of her father's manipulation and abuse. Liliane Larris is a cold woman who is the CEO of the law firm. She shows no emotion, neither in her face nor in her actions. She is used to keeping everything under control : her posture, her behavior, her secrets. That is, until Serenth walks into her life, shattering her carefully constructed world and awakening emotions she believed she no longer possessed. If there are spelling mistakes, Sorry. 🚬

He was a stranger. She was an orphan. Their families arranged their marriage. But love? That was something they had to arrange themselves. Aarohi Sharma has spent eight years being a burden in her aunt's house. When she's married off to a man she's never seen, she expects more of the same-invisibility, obligation, survival. Kabir Ahuja is a brilliant pediatric surgeon with walls so high no one can climb them. He agreed to this marriage for his dying father. Nothing more. But when their eyes meet at the jaimala, something shifts. Seven pheras. Two strangers. One lifetime to figure out what forever really means. A story of first kisses, uneven parathas, jealousy, period care, and two people who never dated anyone-finding everything in each other. Because love isn't about how you meet. It's about how you stay. TROPES🌸 ❤️ Slow burn ❤️ Virgin leads ❤️ Arranged marriage ❤️ Dual POV ---

🏁 Moments Between Laps - Max Verstappen x Reader Life with a Formula 1 world champion isn't all podiums and champagne. Sometimes it's quiet mornings, rainy Sundays, teasing texts from halfway around the world - or a kiss stolen in the middle of the paddock. Each chapter is its own heartbeat - a glimpse into the life you share with Max Verstappen, told in standalone snapshots that capture everything between the chaos of the track and the calm of home. 💬 From post-race adrenaline to lazy domestic mornings, from laughter to whispered promises - these are the moments that never make the broadcast.

Est Supha has everything-wealth, status, power, and a future already written in gold. He's the perfect heir of a perfect family, living a life untouched by consequences. Until a single scandal shatters everything. As public outrage threatens to destroy their empire, Est's parents make an unthinkable decision-to marry him off. Not for love. Not for choice. But for image. William is nothing like Est. An orphan. Soft-spoken. Kind in a world that rewards cruelty. A man who teaches poor children under the sun and expects nothing in return. A man who becomes a husband not because he wants to be-but because he is chosen. Their marriage is a contract signed in silence. One bed. Two strangers. A house colder than the headlines outside. Est keeps his distance. William keeps his feelings to himself. Because loving someone who never reaches back is painful. But what Est doesn't know- While he's fighting to rebuild his reputation, William is fighting something much quieter. Something that doesn't trend. Something that doesn't wait. Because scandals fade. Power can be reclaimed. But love? Love becomes dangerous when you realize you might lose the one person who loved you first. And sometimes... the husband meant to protect a family name becomes the one worth destroying it for. Cold Husband × Gentle Husband Contract Marriage Slow Burn One-Sided Love Regret Arc 🦈🎸