Asian Stories

A heartbroken fashion designer escapes to Tokyo to be an assistant on a movie set, only to get caught up in an illicit, whirlwind romance with the lead actor. ***** After discovering her fiance is cheating on her, heiress and fashion designer Lily Porter is whisked away to Tokyo to help a production company adapt one of her great-aunt's novels. She isn't thrilled about lying about being her aunt's assistant until it throws her into the path of the movie's lead actor, who is enough of a distraction to keep her mind off her ex for good. But can there really be a future for them when their relationship is built on lies, false identities, and a secret engagement? [[Wattys' Longlisted]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

After falling in love with a younger and much less successful man, can Yiwen convince herself and her parents to accept him into their wealthy family? ***** When Yiwen Wang suddenly finds herself 30 and single, she lets her well-meaning best friend talk her into a blind date with the handsome Zi'an Li. And not only is he plucked straight out of a movie screen, his witty banter over dinner also convinces Yiwen he's exactly the type to make her toes curl. Yet, by some wicked twist of fate, he's five years younger than her and has no house, car, or stable, high-paying job. So how is she ever going to convince herself and her parents that he's the right choice? Especially when her new, attractive boss makes it very clear that he's interested in her? [[1st Place, Flower Awards, Chicklit Category]] [[1st Place, The Golden Awards, Chicklit Category]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

One childhood wish. Two lives forever intertwined. ​Seven-year-old Park Jeong-min lives in the high-pressure shadow of Busan, while across the world, Kimya survives the rising violence of war in Congo DRC. Through a pen-pal exchange involving a pair of sneakers and a wax bracelet, the two form a unique bond and share a secret: they periodically swap bodies. As the years pass, they navigate each other's worldsㅡone a sanctuary of safety but suffocating expectations, the other breathtaking but scarred by relentless violence. At fifteen, a spiritual intervention severs their psychic link, trapping one in isolation, the other in constant peril. Years later, still haunted by Kimya's fate, Jeong-min becomes a doctor and volunteers in the DRC, risking his life to find her. Meanwhile, Kimya, now alone in a foreign country, battles unfamiliar customs as she searches for him in Korea. ​No longer children dreaming of escape, they are survivors seeking the only person who truly knows their souls.

~She wants love but he's incapable of loving. He wants the comfort of mind but her presence in his life is like that sudden havoc which would ruin every tranquility he's used to feel. She is an enigma but he can't cherish her enough.~ Her heart was beating fast, her breath was coming swiftly and there was an unknown fear of something really bad which is going to happen to her in her whole being as she walked towards that locked room that was banned for her. However, it was the exact bane of her life. Just like an enemy; the most hated and despised one which can't let her find any peace. It held those secrets and truths that had the potential to eat her happiness like a moth. Yet she can't fight them. Especially unless that heart which became hers unknowingly was laced with doubts. Whatever she loathes becomes true when she finds him sitting behind the desk, deep in thought as he is holding something closer to his heart. Upon her sight, he paused and a frigid coldness arrived in his eyes but he didn't let go of that thing. A frame. A picture that holds his whole world maybe. "Why? Why are you doing this to me?" She spats because she is just tired of this fabrication now. He raises a brow. "What's the matter?" She huffs. "Playing clueless? After ruining my whole life you are asking me what the matter is? Why are you so oblivious to my feelings? Why can't you let her go?" His jaw tickles as his grip increases over that frame for a split second then he pushes it face down on the table. "I haven't given you any permission to talk about this particular matter. You haven't come into the life of my will. It's an unwanted union and it will always remain like this." She gasps for air because his words make her uncomfortable. They break her terribly but he remains so unaware of her condition. "You can't forget her?" He smirks sadly. "You are asking me to forget a piece of my heart which means forget how to live even." Was this her fate? Start 10.06.26 End:

Yanvi never wanted the life her family had chosen for her. She chose her own love, married against their wishes, and walked away believing she had finally taken control of her destiny. Three years later, she returns home a changed woman-wounded, guarded, and determined never to give her heart away again. But this time, fate has other plans. Because no matter how carefully Yanvi built her walls, some encounters are destined to tear them down. And when the past collides with the present, she may discover that the heart she vowed to protect was never truly hers to control. ♠️Mafia Romance ♦️Arrange Marriage ♣️Emotional Scars ♥️Family Drama

Crime does not always leave fingerprints. Sometimes...it leaves digital footprints. Aadhya Kapoor, a 24 year-old vibrant, cheerful dance teacher, had finally rebuilt her life after surviving the darkest chapter of her teenage years. But that peace shattered one day. And all it took was...one PDF file. One click. One mistake she never knew she made. And overnight, her privacy became viral across social media, turning her life into a nightmare she never saw coming. Vihaan Malhotra, a 27 year-old cyber crime expert with a razor-sharped mind, a sarcastic tongue and an irritating talent of being always right, has been hunting a mastermind responsible for violating the lives of women through technology. The last thing he expected was for Aadhya Kapoor to become the next victim. Now, a dance teacher, who can read people better than anyone and a cyber genius, who can read machines better than anyone...are forced to be together by fate's game. As danger closes in, secrets unravel and a dangerous game unfolds, one question remains... Can they stop a criminal, who hides behind a screen...before another life gets destroyed ?? Or will they lose their hearts to each other in the process ?! To know that...you have to add it to your library and read this !! 😉 Frequent updates will be there once "Healing in his arms" is complete !!

(It is highly recommended to read "Alterra: Foreign Eden" before this, as certain characters and events may carry over or be mentioned in passing.) Kusunoki Sakuta has one of the strangest job descriptions: travel to an alternate world, evaluate the highly advanced androids running Alterra Robotics' regional operations, and ensure nothing catastrophic happens on his watch. He's been reasonably successful at the first two. The third remains a work in progress. His latest assignment takes him to Florienne, the most refined, most culturally prestigious, and most quietly treacherous nation in western Caelum. A country built on centuries of aristocratic tradition, it runs on image, reputation, and the kind of social architecture where the most dangerous moves are the ones that never look like moves at all. At its heart sits Fleurdelis, the elegant enclave city administered by Réseau Iris, Alterra's fifth subsidiary. Officially, a media and broadcast conglomerate. What lies beneath that official face is exactly why Sakuta is here. But Fleurdelis reveals itself slowly, and what it reveals is not reassuring. Behind the gaslit boulevards and high-society events, something darker has taken root: occult undercurrents the city's authorities have never fully managed to suppress, dangerous influence flowing through channels that appear on no official record, and a growing suspicion that Réseau Iris is not simply a corporation embedded in Florienne, but something threaded through the city at a depth that goes well beyond legitimate business.

A story full of fluff. Guaranteed toe-curling 😉 #he_fell_first_and_harder #childhood_crush He spent four years building an empire just to stand on her level. Too bad his multi-million dollar brain completely freezes the moment she looks at him. ... A second of time. A single glance. Who would have thought someone you only ever considered an acquaintance would suddenly become that one person you can't take your mind off of?! For Hridan, it took only a moment. She was someone he had known since childhood, yet he never truly knew her . She only existed somewhere in this same world, until he met her again when they became adults. This time, she became his world. ....

Featured @asianreads ❝Drowning always comes at a price, only this time it might just be too high❞ But Tanisha Roy didn't dread the price. For she had been drowning quietly for years now. Sealing lips never sealed her heart from woes. In contrast to what people saw from the outside Tanisha's life was far from perfect. She was already dealing with her brother's 'condition' and the toxicity of her family. And it's not until she moves from a small town in Meghalaya to Mumbai after a long isolation, that her life transforms. It was supposed to be a new beginning. But instead she finds herself entangled with a group of notorious teenagers with a whole baggage of their own. And as secrets begin to unravel, the crew must learn to confront their darkest fears, before it makes them question their own sanity. And if she doesn't learn to swim, then this time-- drowning might not be something Tanisha survives.

Elton is the lycan prince and the natural heir to the Crown. But his uncle, the king, decided to hold a deadly tournament to determine who would be the next Lycan King, forcing his nephew to compete against thousands of Alpha werewolves for something he was raised to believe was his birthright. Now Elton is at a crossroads. In the midst of the competition, he didn't expect to find himself in a relationship with one of the Alphas in the run to take his rightful place. What will he do now? Choose love, or have his chances of ever sitting on the throne be lost to him forever? The answer just might shock you! ------------- This book is a DIRECT continuation of "The Lycan Prince", so you MUST read this one first in order to understand and follow this story. Please, do yourself a favor and read this book first.

She thought it was just one unforgettable summer. He thought she was the girl he'd never get the chance to see again. Ten years later, Han Seo-ah returns to the little seaside town she once couldn't wait to leave-and finds Luca Bellini still there, still annoyingly charming, and somehow still capable of making her heart forget everything it's supposed to remember. There are old memories between them, unfinished conversations, and a promise they made when they were sixteen that neither of them was supposed to take seriously. But some things have a funny way of waiting. And sometimes, the person you thought you had lost was never really gone at all. Maybe some stories don't end when you say goodbye.

A 21-year-old racing driver escapes the spotlight during the off-season and sets out on a 21-day road trip across Taiwan. When a college student unexpectedly joins the journey on his first night, thousands of kilometers of winding roads, quiet cafés, and ordinary moments begin to change them both. The first installation of The DRIVE Collection. One world. A thousand different ways to love.

People change. Not all at once, and rarely when they intend to. Sometimes it happens quietly between two conversations, somewhere between staying and leaving, somewhere between the person you were and the person you are becoming. A friendship becomes something more. A home becomes a memory. A wound becomes a scar. And one day, you look around and realize that everything feels different. Not because the world changed. Because you did. Before The Season Changes is a story about the seasons we carry within us, the ones that arrive, linger, and eventually have to leave.

When the ancient enchantment field of the Forbidden Forest ripples open, it doesn't reveal a monster-it reveals Wu Yian. She speaks of a "noble goal" to protect the balance of power, and she commands a terrifying three-headed beast named Rex as if he were a common lapdog. In a kingdom where the royal family was shattered fifteen years ago and the gates are under constant siege, Wu Yian's arrival changes everything. Is she the legendary fighter the kingdom needs to reclaim its glory, or is she a herald of a much deeper mystery from the myth worlds? As the palace dwellers and the royal army watch her every move with a mix of awe and suspicion, a shadow begins to stir. In a world where ancient dragon-arrows fly and the sky bows to a girl's command, one thing is certain: When a Guardian of the Universe is your pet, the laws of men no longer apply.💫☠️

A play on Journey To the West, throughout the story you follow the Chinese god Erlang Shen also known as Yang Jian as he finds himself in the realm of the Norse gods. He must try and survive, and figure out how he ended up in such a place. Let him take you on a treacherous journey full of trials and tribulations, filled with splendor, adventures, and misadventures with the other gods. This story is both dark fantasy, and science fiction. (Just a disclaimer warning this story contains bad language, violence, and mild sex scenes but nothing too explicit.) This version is also being properly proof read and edited, the other version was only a draft. This novel is currently a work in progress and has three more chapters to write)

Existentially exhausted and miserable, Yoo Cheol is only biding his time until his grief eventually consumes him. When will that time come? He's not certain, but one thing is for sure: He longs to be in Shin Eunho's arms again. There's nothing he wouldn't give to feel the warmth of his kisses once more! The only issue that stands in his way is that they're separated by life and death. Literally. So when he wakes up in an orphanage entire eras away from his timeline, he thinks his despair has finally driven him to the point of insanity. In reality, Cheol had really reincarnated in his 16-year old body again into a suburban town in South Korea in 2012. With no knowledge whatsoever of any technology, and whatever basic social skills needed to survive in modern Korea, and on top of that being required to attend the town's high school, matters couldn't possibly get any worse! Except. Except, somewhere within this chaotic town and amongst the unwarranted high school drama, Eunho lives. He breathes. The same person, the same soul across different worlds, untouched by the memories of his past life with Cheol. By divine intervention, it seems like Cheol has been given a second chance to rewrite fate with his love once again, Eunho. But second chances are never given for free. Because fate will always take back what it once lost. * ALL artwork included in this work is mine, unless specified otherwise! Please give credit and do not run it through AI :D ** Story is also posted on ao3 under the same user (nicolette_miniky; my icon has a bird lmao) and under the same title. It's listed as an Original Work.

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Yi Chen. Yang Minghao. Neighbors since before they were born. Two men with polar opposites. Minghao is all about masculinity; sporty, grunge, tall, sexy but rough like a hot Mala Fish Soup. Nothing is sweet on him, yet girls adore him way too much. But, he never dates anyone.. Yi Chen, however, is all about fluffy. Polite, soft, calm, and sweet. Like a soft Sweet Pork Bun. He dated many girls, winning them over with his charm. But, those relationships never lasted. The reason behind Yi Chen's failure? Ming Pumpkin Hao! Whenever Yi Chen tries to approach any girl, Minghao will be the reason for the failure. Yi Chen has this superstitious belief; he only asks the girl to be his girlfriend after 100 days of courting. And that's the hole of opportunity for Minghao to snip the bond away. Knowing the nature Minghao as his bully, Yi Chen thoughts that man is jealous over his popularity. Unknowingly to Yi Chen, Minghao is not bullying him, but that dumb is gatekeeping Yi Chen from others. Yes. Minghao likes Yi Chen. And Minghao will get Yi Chen. Even if the boy hates him to the cores.

#9 in attraction (June 5th, 2026) Emaan Khan never knew she had hatred filled in her heart untill he came. She never thought that someone from her past would come back again and disturb the perfect balance of her life. So when she had enough, she starts plotting against him. According to her, he should have let her go when she asked for it. When Sheroze Malik becomes aware of Emaan and her intentions, he gives her a choice that can change everything but undo secrets at the same time. However, what will they do when love comes as an extra package. Can they bottle it up? Can they look past everything?

» Complete rewritten trilogy « 𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔. 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. Luna Carlyle, a Louisiana photographer, lives a quiet life until she uncovers a telepathic link to Amir Khan, a Pakistani geneticist and devout Muslim. Their connection is instant and undeniable, but it comes with a fatal price: meeting in person will kill them. When someone in Luna's inner circle mistakes her telepathic conversations for a psychotic break, she's betrayed and locked away in a psychiatric facility. Desperate to save the woman he loves but can never touch, Amir risks everything to orchestrate a daring escape. But freedom is short-lived. A shadowy organization hunting human anomalies has the pair in its crosshairs. Can two tethered souls survive a world determined to tear them apart, or will their first physical touch be their last? ~ 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆8 meets 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒆𝒔 meets 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 in this paranormal romantic thriller, where telepathic lovers risk death to defy an undercover organization. ~ ✧ 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 ✧ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 ✧ 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐎𝐕 ✧ » The Tethered Trilogy « • Tethered Souls - BOOK ONE (COMPLETE) • The Tethered Ones - BOOK TWO (COMPLETE) • Tethered - BOOK THREE (COMPLETE) *** Not a supernatural story. No angels, faes, or supernatural beings are inside this series. *** Copyright © 2025 Lily Medaries, writing under the pen name Lily E. Love and username 'OnceUponALily' Exclusive to W A T T P A D, under the profile of OnceUponALily, and an 8-chapter excerpt is also posted on Inkitt under the username Lily_writes. 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫