Career Stories

"My advice is always ruin the friendship, better that than regret it for all time..." Haymitch narrows his eyes, "You've trained for this." She smirks a little, "I'm from District One, obviously I've trained." "No," he shakes his head, "You're different - you're not arrogant, you're confident." It's her turn to roll her eyes as she redirects her gaze to the sunset, "Yeah, well, I'm a Blessing. I was practically raised for this. My brothers set the bar pretty high." His eyebrows raise at that, he'd heard of her family. God, practically everyone in Panem had heard of her family. Because every time a Blessing child had volunteered for the Hunger Games, they didn't just win - they entertained.

"Bridget Jones with a lot more wine! This story is hilarious, feel-good and relatable in all the best ways!" - Grace K @ HQ. She's just quit her high-flying job, and her marriage is coasting on fumes. Can Alice find a sense of purpose in the wreckage? ***** Alice's life isn't going to plan. She's tied to her phone, pointlessly managing PR for a sinking corporate megalith. She's become a bit player in her kids' lives, and her marriage is coasting on fumes. Forcing herself into action with a rash resignation, Alice sets out to make a positive impact on the world around her. But how? Meditation leads to napping, and her attempts to get closer to her teenage daughter result in the discovery of a secret that leaves her at a loss. As the months tick by and a sense of purpose continues to elude her, Alice finds herself forming bonds with the most unlikely characters: the young woman who panhandles outside her old office; the homeless boy who sits cross-legged outside the liquor store with his ginger cat; her own dog walker who, it turns out, knows a thing or two about developing a good crema. Testing the limits of marriage, motherhood and the Toronto subway system -- can Alice find her way into a purpose-driven life? Or will it all be one giant hangover? [*Wattpad Editor's Pick 2018*] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Readers say: "This had me laughing so loud that my sister came to check up on me to see if I'm OK!!!" "...the new Bridget Jones, a working woman's take on the digital age." About the Author: Working mother and red wine enthusiast, Renee lives in Toronto with her flawed but wonderful family (seriously, who left socks on the kitchen counter?) in a flawed but wonderful house (what *is* that smell in the basement?) where she writes flawed but wonderful stories about what it is to be a woman today.

"I hate you." she snaps, turning away like even looking at him is a crime. He clutches his heart dramatically, "Haye-" and is just about to collapse when his friend grabs him. "Bhai, usne I hate you bola hai, I love you nahi." (Bro, she said I hate you, not I love you.) He straightens up, completely unfazed."Woh jo bhi bole, mujhe I love you hi sunai deta hai." (Whatever she says, I only hear I love you.) His friend sighs, shaking his head, "Ajeeb log hai iss duniya mein." (People in this world are really strange.) Born on the same day, at the same time sounds like destiny, right? You'd expect a perfect love story. Yeah... no. It's chaos. She hates him. He lives to annoy her. She wants him out of her life. He refuses to leave. She's a phuljadi bright, sharp, and fiery. He's a patka loud enough to disturb the entire world. She's sincere about her studies. He doesn't even know what the "S" in studies stands for. She loves eating brownies. He loves making them... just to see her smile. That's all I can tell you for now. Rest? You'll have to read the book. 😉

At Verity, the truth is everything. Or so they say... Imani has earned one of the eight places in the prestigious Verity Editorial Fellowship Programme. It's the opportunity of a lifetime, but talent alone isn't enough when ambition, friendship, love and integrity are all put to the test. Because behind every polished headline lies a choice. As the competition intensifies, trust begins to crack, and the line between ambition and integrity begins to fade. Imani soon learns that the truth isn't only something journalists uncover. Sometimes, it's something they hide. The Truth We Choose is Book One of the Truth Within the Ink series. Copyright: © 2026 She Who Weaves All rights Reserved.

Naina had a plan. Finish university. Find a job before her student visa ran out. Stay in London. Build a career. Become independent. Sensible. Efficient. Entirely manageable. There were, unfortunately, several variables she hadn't considered. Work, for one. Friends. Family. Money. Ambition. The small problem of becoming an adult without receiving any useful instructions about how to do it. And then there was Neal. Neal was not on the list. This is Naina's story about what happened when life stopped following the plan.

Niharika and Kushaan are the integrated part of eachother's lives. As long as they both remember their childhood-the other one had always been in it. Their friendship didn't begin with a "hi" or a "hello." It was almost as if God had written it long before they were born. Their fathers were best friends, and somehow, they inherited that bond without ever trying. They were best friends... until being friends weren't enough. And the biggest question was-could they ever find their way back to friendship, or create something even more beautiful? Read to find out, what circumstances exactly told them that being friends wasn't enough? ✦ 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐒 ✦ • 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 • 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏 • 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅/𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 • 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 • 𝑯𝒆 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕, 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 • 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𐙚 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, - 𝑨𝒓𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂 ✦ 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓

My first flight gave me wings. My past was waiting for me at the boarding gate. Years after walking away from my first love, I thought I'd left that chapter behind. I was wrong. As old memories begin resurfacing, so do the dreams, promises, and heartbreak that once shaped who I was-and the people who shaped me. This is a story about first love and forever love. About being remembered in the smallest ways. About choosing yourself without stopping yourself from loving. About family, ambition, healing, impossible choices, and the lives we build after goodbye. Because sometimes... gravity isn't strong enough to keep two souls together. And sometimes, letting go is the only way to finally fly.

''What do you want to be when you grow up?'' Jaq hated this question with a passion. Not because she wasn't good at anything. Quite the opposite. She was annoyingly good at picking up skills with enough YouTube tutorials, spite, and free time. She just couldn't pick and stick to a freaking lane. Join Jaq as she navigates career disasters, family drama, sexuality confusion, and the increasingly ridiculous pressure to "find her calling." Because apparently, being good at everything except knowing what the hell you're doing with your life isn't a valid career path. '𝘑𝘢𝘲 𝘖𝘧 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴' 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱, 𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨. Ranked 1 in: #cancelled (8/13-8/14) #sociallyawkward (8/13-8/14) #stand-up (8/13-8/14) #reinvention (8/13-8/14) #multitalented (8/13-8/14)

Sabrina Fernandez is a master of keeping everyone else happy-her boss, her best friend, and especially her overbearing mother. But while she shines as an administrative assistant, her life spirals into chaotic performance art outside the office. Pressured into attending nursing school to fulfill her mother's dreams, Sabrina finds herself drowning in anatomy notes, failing exams, and accidentally telling the most attractive guy in her lecture hall that she has a four-year-old child. As her romance with Karl deepens on a foundation of white lies and her grades continue to plunge, Sabrina is forced to face a hard truth: she can't people-please her way into a life she actually wants. With her relationship on the rocks and nursing school on the line, Sabrina must decide whether to keep living someone else's script or step up, own her truth, and take a leap toward a career-and a life-that's truly her own.

In a world where "happily ever after" means a white dress and a lifetime supply of casseroles, Lyla has other plans-like running away from home to chase her dream of becoming a world-renowned pastry chef. Armed with a rolling pin and a fierce determination, she sets off on a whirlwind adventure filled with flour fights, culinary competitions, and the occasional existential crisis. But as she navigates the sweet highs and sticky lows of her new life, Lyla discovers that freedom comes with its own set of challenges-like dodging well-meaning relatives and the lure of a handsome sous-chef who believes in love at first whisk. Will she rise to the occasion and bake her own destiny, or will she crumble under the pressure? Join Lyla in this deliciously funny tale of self-discovery, friendship, and the power of a perfectly baked cake! #6 in career - August 9th #11 in career - August 11th #12 in career - August 15th

Love - drama - care - struggle - respect - simple - heartwarming this are foundation of this story. Adishh and Adhya are indication of current generation. "He maybe introvert and silent, but his love scream talk and chase me." "She is defenition of my love." "Adhya I know I express less it doesn't mean i'm back of with my love. My just craving for your love each and every second." And kissssssssss....... "In the quiet dance of Adishh and Adhya's love, words are mere echoes. 🌸DOCTOR LOVE🌸 whispers a modern tale of silent screams, heartwarming struggles, and profound simplicity. Join them in a journey where every glance, every pause, and every kiss tell a story that words could never convey."

Accepting love is terrifying. It is even harder when those feelings come from the exact person my heart has been pining for. I keep waiting to wake up. Is this just a beautiful dream? Will it last? Or is it finally my turn to be happy? At the start of university, Lily Han only had her best friend to rely on. Together, they took on the world, giving Lily a much-needed escape from the family that always treated her like an outcast. By her second year, her life takes a dramatic 180-degree turn, and everything finally seems to be going right. But as happiness knocks on her door, Lily faces a new hurdle: her own mind. Will she allow her deep-seated anxieties and the fear of being a burden to ruin her chance at true happiness, or will she finally take the leap?

The raw emotion of love, sketched against the backdrop of life's pressures. A promise whispered, a future questioned. This is a story that explores the delicate balance between personal desires and the expectations that threaten to tear them apart. Can love truly conquer all?

After graduating from Middleton High School Kim and Ron were both thrilled and excited about starting their new chapter of their lives together and attending Upperton University. Kim studied journalism and technology science to work at Global Justice Headquarters. Ron studied Mathematics and Architecture to become a real estate agent. They moved in together five months before graduation and have been loving it ever since. One year after graduating from college Kim's Grandmother passed away it was a very difficult time for the whole family. Ron felt so heartbroken for Kim. Three weeks later it was the funeral and Kim's whole family and some of Ron's family went to pay respects for Kim's grandmother. Several months later Kim was uplifting her spirits in a new light she can now be her normal self with her family and friends that she loves and be proud and able to focus on moving forward. Six months later Ron was planning on proposing to Kim but with a little help from his best friend Felix and his dad it was all worth it. Kim said yes she was thrilled to spend the rest of her life with Ron. One year and two months later Kim and Ron were married and for their honeymoon they went to Fiji and had an amazing time together. After the honeymoon they were both very pleased to be alone as a married couple and can support each other through anything. Kim and Ron have discussed that they have always wanted kids one day and wanted to start a family but the timing wasn't perfect because of both of their careers playing a role due to small promotions and steps ahead. Kim soon finds out that she is pregnant with her first child and Ron was so excited but nervous to be a dad for the first time. Six months later they find out the gender of the baby and it was a girl they told both of their family and friends about the news and can't wait to see their new baby girl. On March 10th Kim goes in labor and went to the hospital. The baby was born and named Stella Gabrielle Stoppable

The amazing story portraying how a group of friends who are very close find true love. Some stories can be of various levels. "I believe in love at first sight." "I love you till the last breath." "I like him, I love him.. No wait he isn't the one."

After eight years together, Claire Bennett realizes her relationship can be packed into a single suitcase. She is the one who works late, keeps the home running, and even takes care of the cat her boyfriend brought home on a whim. Yet every argument ends the same way: Evan Carter picks a fight, threatens to break up, and waits for Claire to chase after him. This time, she doesn't. Walking away should be the end of it. Instead, it is the beginning of everything Claire has been too exhausted to want for herself. She throws herself into work, stops orbiting Evan's moods, and grabs the chance to transfer to Seabright-a move that could finally give her space to breathe, grow, and build something of her own. But Evan is not ready to lose the woman who always cleaned up after his anger. As he follows her, apologizes, and starts offering the care he withheld for years, Claire faces the hardest question of all: can changed behavior erase old wounds, or is love without respect just another trap? Caught between the weight of the past and the freedom waiting ahead, Claire must decide whether to return to the life that broke her or keep walking toward the one she chose for herself.

A K-pop idol bound by perfection. A disgraced baseball star hiding a feral secret. Jeongyeon, the poised darling of the spotlight, and Soichiro, the pitcher with a past too wild for the headlines, were never meant to collide. Their love-born under the shadow of a bomber's wings, sealed in a forbidden ceremony-defies every rule of their worlds. But something ancient stirs in Soichiro, a primal force that no scandal can silence. And Jeongyeon? She's done being the polished idol sold in pixels. She's a blade, sharpened by love and defiance, ready to carve their truth into a world that demands their silence. In a world of polished facades, a KPop idol dares to love an untamed wild arm from the bullpen-a literal hiding a plain, untamed secret, awakening an ancient wildness within him and sharpening her into something dangerous. Enter Sandman, Exit Sandman is a tale of love that defies control, where silence breaks into violence, and two souls transform beyond recognition.

Some stories are never meant to end. Somehow, they always find their way back. Years after life tore them apart, Ashutosh finds Ahana again. She's no longer the carefree girl he once knew, and he's no longer willing to let fate decide their story. As old memories resurface and hidden wounds begin to heal, Ashutosh must decide whether to risk everything for the girl he's loved for years-or watch her slip away for the second time. A story about first love, second chances, and finding home in the people you never truly stopped loving. Book Two of the Lost series. Can be read as a standalone.

Clara Quinn has a plan: finish her PhD at Brown, find an academic job, and finally get her life together. Then she meets Ethan, a product manager at a health-tech company, in a Providence coffee shop. Charming, perceptive, and annoyingly difficult to forget, Ethan believes in the same thing Clara does-that technology should make people's lives better. As their worlds begin to overlap, Clara finds herself drawn not only to him, but to a career she never expected. Just when it starts to feel like they might have a future together, Clara realizes there's one problem. Ethan is hiding something. And Clara, a researcher who has built her career studying people, is about to discover that sometimes the person you understand least is the one standing closest to you.

She never dreamed of falling in love with her boss's best friend. He never imagined the woman who would change his life would belong to another company. Six years ago, two ambitious engineering students from a small Tier-3 college took a chance on two unknown startups that had barely a dozen employees. While everyone chased famous companies, they chose belief over brand names. Years later, those startups became unicorns. They became the founding Product Managers who helped build them from the ground up. Then came one collaboration. One project. Four lives. They planned their careers. They planned their futures. Love was never part of the plan. A slow-burn corporate romance about dreams, startups, friendship, ambition, and finding love where you least expect it