Contemporaryromance Stories

She came to the mountains to escape her past. What she found was the life she never dared to dream. After years of surviving Wall Street's cutthroat demands and a relationship that dimmed her shine, Madeline Vale finally chooses herself. She walks away from the noise, the pressure, and the man who molded her into someone she no longer recognizes. Her destination? A quiet Alpine village tucked between the pines-where snow falls softly, strangers smile without wanting anything in return, and a small bookstore with warm lights in the window feels like a promise she's been waiting to keep. Here, Madeline discovers: • a community that sees her • a creative spark she thought she lost • a gentle, slow-burn connection she never expected • and the unfamiliar, breathtaking freedom of choosing her own life But healing is not a straight line. Doubts whisper. Old fears follow. And the question rises: Will she keep hiding in the shadows of who she used to be, or finally step into the light of a life-and a love-she deserves? The Love She Never Expected is a heartwarming tale of courage, quiet magic, second chances, and the beautiful transformation that begins when a woman listens to the truth inside her own chest.

[This story will become free on June 15th 2022] In the sequel to When Best Friends Kiss, Liam is faced with the life Alex has built without him. Can their love survive when they've become so different? ***** Fresh out of university and settled into a new apartment, Liam and Alex are ready to start their life together. While Alex finds passion in journalism and has more friends than he can count, Liam is frustrated with his photography and awkward around Alex's LGBTQ friends. Seeing the life Alex has built without him, and how different they've become, Liam finds his insecurities resurfacing and mental health spiraling downwards. After the time they've spent apart, do Liam and Alex really belong together? Or will their love story end before it starts its next chapter? (Sequel to When Best Friends Kiss.) [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

Enjoy this story free until January 2nd Get ready to head back on the field! The Sidelined: QB and Me sequel is coming soon to Tubi. Started here but has taken over the world! Wattpad's First Published book to now a Movie. Watch Sidelined: The QB and Me based on The QB Bad Boy and Me for free only on Tubi. Prepare to catch feelings for your favorite QB Bad Boy story in any format you like. ---- This is Wattpad Books Published version of Original story. The funny, steal your heart breakout story about a cheerleader, a sexy football player, and the chaos of trying not to fall in love.

He had a legacy to uphold... until she made him question everything." "He is the heir to a powerful empire, bound by duty and a family clause. She is a brilliant, quiet pediatric doctor with a world of her own. When their lives collide, discipline clashes with desire, duty meets love-and neither will ever be the same."

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

Home is where the heartache is... For Stormy Daigle, that's the way it's always been, and when she bolted from the Podunk town of Aubry, Maine ten years ago, she vowed to never come back. So when circumstances force her to return, she has only two goals in mind: (1) assist the ailing-yet-cantankerous old buzzard that is her father, and (2) get the hell out of dodge, ASAP! But an unlikely friendship with one man and the possibility of renewed love with another has Stormy seeing things in an entirely different light, and she begins to realize that the biggest problem of all may be her own small-mindedness! But just when she starts to believe in new dreams and second chances, a secret from her past emerges that threatens to destroy everything. Brian Lozier never liked Stormy Daigle and her snooty, better-than-all-of-this attitude, so when it turns out to be her very fine ass that he rescues from a car wreck one summer night, he's less than thrilled with his fate. Still, her father is a friend, and Brian's mother raised him right, so he has no choice but to help her out. Besides, she's easily riled, and it's kind of fun watching her get all worked up and flustered, until she's got him feeling that way... about her! But a promise he made years ago has Brian torn between his heart and his integrity; and interference from Stormy's scheming ex-boyfriend once again pits Brian against his archrival over the affections of a woman. But this time, Brian is determined to come out on top.

Breaking company policy has never felt so good! #1 in #FunnyGirl & #WorkRomance! For Jennifer, Peterson's Department Store's premier HR assistant, Netflix and chill means relaxing in the evening with her two cats, Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski. And she likes it that way. Burned by an ex that got away with breaking the rules when she couldn't, she's not about to let a delicious smile and perfectly tailored suit come between her and her dreams. Again. At least that's what she's happy telling herself until, oozing with professionalism, Austin, the new menswear manager, shakes her hand and calls her by her full name sending her heart and head into overdrive. Suddenly, Jennifer's visiting the MAC counter for flirtier makeup, hitting Chili's for drinks with the managers after closing, and bending the rules (just a bit!) to help Austin in his new position, all frowned upon if she wants to achieve her goal of a promotion to HR manager. Then a change in company policy makes dating anyone in her store, including Austin, off limits. Now Jennifer must choose between her dream of helping the underrepresented women employees of Peterson's and a second chance at true love. If she can find a way to have both, she just may learn what happily ever after in retail means.

After a painful betrayal, Elara is trying to put her life back together. New friendships appear, old secrets return, and she slowly learns that blooming again doesn't mean going back to who she was - it means becoming stronger.

There's a time to be seen, and a time to be protected. Sugar and Spice is a slow-burn romance about love that arrives quietly and asks to be chosen carefully. When two women cross paths at pivotal moments in their lives, connection grows - not rushed, not hidden, but deeply intentional. Alongside them, friendships shift, secrets soften, and everyone learns that love doesn't always need to be loud to be real. Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is choose when to step into the light.

Athaliah Celestine Borromeo - a successful psychology graduate who believes she already has her own version of a Disney ending. Andrei Evander Gonzaga - a pilot with a heart as steady as his landings, and the boy she never expected to fall for this hard. Their love story feels perfect... until one flight changes everything. After Andrei's trip, Alia discovers something she never expected - an accusation pointed at him, something he didn't do, something that threatens to break everything they've built. But fairytales don't fall apart that easily. Despite the blame, the noise, and the doubt trying to chase them, Alia and Andrei choose trust over fear, honesty over rumors, and love over everything else. In the end, they learn that happily ever after isn't about being perfect- it's about choosing each other, even through the things they never saw coming.

Some stories don't start with sparks. They start after closing time. Mae is twenty-three, five feet tall, freshly heartbroken, and working nights in a five-star restaurant she was never meant to stay in. When her boyfriend leaves and the rent becomes impossible, her beautiful Brooklyn loft turns from refuge into pressure. Theo is the new head chef. Quiet. Observant. Dangerous in ways that have nothing to do with charm. He shows up in the back alley when Mae needs air - and somehow keeps showing up after that. They weren't looking for love. Just a solution. But shared space becomes shared nights, and when Mae gets a dream job offer in San Francisco, everything they've been avoiding finally demands an answer.

Karan, the world-famous rapper, is (in his own words) "suffering from success." The spotlight doesn't just follow him-it feels like it's actively attacking his eyeballs. His solution? Permanent dark shades and a legendary scowl. Dr. Sam runs the quietest, most boring optometry clinic on the planet, and she likes it that way. So when a rude, shades-wearing man storms in, she doesn't see a superstar. She sees a migraine with a bad attitude. They clash instantly. He hates her blunt honesty. She's allergic to his dramatic aura. But soon, her silent, grounded world becomes the only place where Karan can actually hear himself think. He came for better vision, but the real shock is seeing the truth she reflects back at him. She fell first, recognizing the man hiding from the fame. But he's falling harder, ready to trade the screaming crowds for the quiet sound of her voice. Now, they have to face a very noisy problem: the rest of the world. Can this mismatched pair choose a silent, impossible love, or will the spotlight blind them for good? Update on every Saturday/Sunday's

Carter St. John, a sixteen-year-old high school student, lies broken on the pavement, left to die after a hit-and-run. As his body gives out, his mind refuses to surrender - clinging to memories, to dreams, to everything he still hoped to become. He rages against the dying of the light, realizing, with aching clarity, that this might be the end. He starts accepting his fate and is ready to let it all go. "No one is coming to save you. You cling to everything and everyone around you, and yet... here you are... alone. As sadness, self-reflection, and the thought of leaving everything behind threaten to consume him, Carter is saved by his rage, which manifests as a hallucination: a spectral, warped version of his own fury given physical form. Standing above his own broken body, he says: "Someone is waiting for you-to see that you have a home to come to. A home you must fight for. A home worth building. Carter, you must fight; she would not forgive you." Then, the past unravels in vivid fragments as the sirens and flashing lights draw near. His mind leaks into the past, the laughter of friendships, the rush of first love, the sting of betrayal. Memories flood him, raw and relentless, pulling him back through the wild, beautiful chaos of coming of age.

She only wanted freedom. He only understood discipline. But one unexpected proposal tied their worlds together. Jishika Mehra-soft, shy, and full of dreams-finds her life turned upside down when her father agrees to marry her into the powerful Govind family. And her groom? Rachit Govind-the cold, intimidating CEO she accidentally fought with at a resort. Forced into an arranged marriage neither saw coming, their journey begins with fear, awkwardness, and clashing personalities... but slowly turns into something deeper. He protects her. She softens him. Together, they learn what love feels like-when two strangers become each other's safe place. But in a world of family pressure, hidden insecurities, and unspoken expectations... Will their fragile bond survive? Or will reality break what destiny started? Will she able to face the real truth?

What happens when two people learn to read what words can't say? Diya, a sharp and composed business graduate, joins Vishwakarma Institute to understand the art her father only ever measured in profits. Samarth, an architect and guest faculty who speaks more through sketches than sentences, teaches there. He carries a past that silence has shaped. Their paths cross not through romance, but through recognition of restraint, ambition, and unspoken hurt. When Silence Speaks is a slow-burn story about what's left unsaid, about people who listen better than they talk - and how connection doesn't always need noise.

Thousands of miles from home, Manasvi arrives in Canada with a suitcase full of dreams and a heart set on her academic future. She prepared for the biting winter and long nights of study-but she never prepared for Rohit. ​A single father devoted to his four-year-old daughter, Pari, Rohit isn't looking for a New Chapter. He's just trying to keep his world spinning. But as Manasvi's warmth begins to melt his icy exterior, the quiet spaces of their lives begin to fill with laughter. What started as a chance encounter turns into a delicate dance of trust and belonging. ​In the cold Canadian landscape, three lives are about to find their rhythm in A Waltz of Two Hearts.

Falling for Harry Harwood is a slow-burn romcom set in a quiet English village. It follows Nat, a girl from Miami who is about to finish her Master's degree in Creative Writing at the University of Manchester and is very much supposed to be planning her next big move. The story begins in the summer, when her friend Emma Harwood invites her to stay with her and her family while they finish their dissertations. It's meant to be temporary. A pause. A sensible plan. But Disley has a habit of slowing things down - and Nat quickly discovers that "just for the summer" is harder to stick to than expected. Especially when Emma's older brother enters the picture. Harry Harwood runs the family café. He's calm, reserved, quietly observant, and completely distracting. Nat notices him. Tries not to. Fails spectacularly. Between dissertation deadlines, shared meals, village routines, and more time at the café than strictly necessary, Nat finds herself slipping into a life she never planned. She's decoding Harry one look at a time, growing closer to the Harwoods, and slowly falling for a place that was never meant to feel like home. And just when everything starts to feel easy, real life - and the future she thought she wanted - comes knocking. **This story is currently being edited.**

Ella Hart was never meant to shine-at least, that's what everyone told her. Stuck in a life of unpaid bills, long shifts, and a home that doesn't feel safe, Ella keeps her fashion dreams hidden... until one reckless night changes everything. She sneaks into the city's most exclusive fashion gala wearing her own designs-and vanishes at midnight, leaving behind a pair of glowing sneakers and a mystery no one can forget. Now a powerful investor is searching for the girl who disappeared, while Ella is fighting for independence, identity, and the courage to be seen. ✨ A modern Cinderella retelling about ambition, quiet strength, slow-burn romance, and a woman who saves herself before anyone else does.

"He's cute, gentle, sweet, and all good...... He's just MASHALLAH!!!!!! But his stares...... They're so deep, so 'intense'...... I shouldn't think in that way...... Because he's my teacher!", she wrote in her secret diary. He says, "She's God gifted!" She says, "He's one of the best and my favorite gifts from Allah! He's my Hibah!" His Princess: "Mr. Engineer! Promise me that we'll be friends with no complaints and no demands! Promise?" Her Mr. Engineer: "already we made it" His girl: "Alabiu!" Her man: "Alabu" • He's an expert in Maths - she's weak in it! • He's so friendly - she's little bit introverted! • She loves 'Mishti' (Sweets) - He loves 'Teto' (Bitter). • He's an Engineer - she's a Doctor! • She's his heart - he's her new dream! • She's his "Lil. Girl" - he's her "Mr. Big!" • He's her man - she's his girl! • He's her 'Dipu' - she's his 'Dustu' • He is her 'Mr. Engineer' & She's his 'Princess' "We keep it Halal! Our eyes do the kissing, not our lips(yet!) But in dreams? That's our little secret! We may not have each other in our arms right now, But we carry each other in our hearts and in every dua! We're not too close to make it haram, Nor too far to let our bond grow cold! Our love is pure, sacred, divine-halal! Alhamdulillah-it's not one-sided! It's a love gifted by Allah Himself! A love written by Allah, gifted from Him, and sealed with prayers! A love where no haram touch ever happened, But our souls hugged gently with Allah as the witness! It's not in loud confessions or bold actions. It's the kind where words aren't needed, Because our sacred, romantic eye contact Holds infinite, unspoken whispers of the heart! It's in that gaze-soft, deep, shy, and full of feelings That only we understand- And only Allah truly knows!" The Meeting Day: 6 Apr 2024 Realizing it's not just friendship but pure, halal LOVE: 26 Apr 2025 Wedding Day: "One day!" INSHA'ALLAH! Meeting in Jannah: "One day!" INSHA'ALLAH!(AMEEN!×3) Published:10/08/24