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  • 𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐀 | ✔️ by nainkidrishti
    nainkidrishti
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    Katha Mathur:- A girl broken by her own family. Agastya Shrivastav:- Bound by a promise to his late mother. Both of them combined in an alliance. What destiny holds for them?
  • Heart of an Alpha  by Butterbitter_2
    Butterbitter_2
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    She was destined to be Luna... until the past walked back into the room. On the night she is meant to finally bond with her Alpha, everything falls apart. The girl who once stole her childhood-who stole her family's love, who abandoned her to die-returns and instantly becomes the center of everyone's world again. And in one heartbreaking moment of hesitation... she sees the truth. She will never be anyone's first choice in this pack. So she makes the bravest decision of her life- she walks away. No more begging. No more proving herself. No more breaking just to be seen. But the moment she chooses herself, the world she leaves behind turns chaotic. The Alpha who wavered becomes desperate to claim her. The family that ignored her wants her back. And the girl who once destroyed her life returns with new manipulations and old lies. For the first time, she's done being silent. Done being replaced. Done being the sacrifice. If they want their Luna back, they'll have to earn her. But even if they do... will her heart ever trust them again?
  • ⋆𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞⋆ by author_zehra
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    "Can she melt the heart of a ruthless Mafia King, or will she lose herself in his dark world?" ~MAFIA'S MUSLIM WIFE BY ZEHRA🌷
  • Still In Memories by chemphile
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    What if Vijay are Kaveri and forced to seperate due to circumstances and fate gives them a chance to unite again
  • ISHQ (the pain and cure) by Oceanic_sakshi
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    Advika has long abandoned any dreams of love - her heart locked away after too many broken promises. Marriage was never supposed to be part of her story, yet fate weaves her into an arranged bond with Ishaan Malhotra, a man she barely knows. For Ishaan, it's different. From the moment he sees Advika, he falls - deeply, completely, without hesitation. But winning the heart of a girl who no longer believes in love is a battle he may not be ready for. As life throws its own challenges at them, Advika and Ishaan must navigate not just the world's expectations, but their own scars and dreams. In a relationship neither chose, can Ishaan's quiet devotion heal what life once shattered? Or will Advika's fears be the one thing love cannot conquer? A story of emotional healing, tender persistence, and the courage to trust again - "ISHQ" is a romance about finding love when you least believe in it. Trope :- Love at first sight He fell first and harder Healing love Arrange marriage
  • Moon's Rejected Queen by LunaSilverwood
    LunaSilverwood
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    "I, Marcus Blackthorn, reject you as my mate." Those words shattered me three months ago. In front of everyone. Because I couldn't shift. Because I was "defective." I ran. I survived. I became something none of them could have imagined. Now I'm Luna Ghost. Undefeated. Untouchable. I just met my true mate, Kael Nightshade, the Prime Alpha who makes other Alphas submit. He doesn't know I'm the rejected Ashwood daughter. He just knows I'm his. He doesn't share. My old pack is calling. They need me now that I'm powerful. Marcus is on his knees. He says rejecting me was his biggest mistake. My family wants me back. On their terms. I'm done being theirs. I have my own pack now. My own power. A mate who would burn the world down for me. They wanted me weak. They're about to learn what a mistake that was. Because the girl they rejected? She's about to become their Queen. 🐺👑 MOON'S REJECTED QUEEN 👑🐺
  • STUMBLE & SHINE by AuthorSRD
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    "I-I... I was just... tr-trying to say th-that I-" "Breathe, Kabir," she whispered, not rushing him. "I'm listening." He paused, blinking. No one had ever waited. From childhood, every sentence he spoke came with a pause, a repeat, a stutter. A stumble. And society? Oh, they didn't let him forget it. Teachers cut him off, kids mimicked him cruelly, and even relatives would sigh, "Why can't he just talk properly?" He started talking less. Until Tishya. She didn't mock. She didn't complete his sentences. She let him stumble. And to her, that was part of his shine. Stumble and Shine is the journey of Kabir-a boy who never believed his voice mattered-and Tishya, the girl who proved it always did. It's about love, acceptance, healing, and how sometimes the most beautiful things are spoken imperfectly.
  • 𝐑𝐀𝐀𝐙 :- 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by Iraxdiariess
    Iraxdiariess
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    𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🌷͙⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ हीरे मोती मैं ना चाहूँ मैं तो चाहूँ संगम तेरा मैं तो तेरी, सैयां तू है मेरा सैयां सैयां तू जो, छू ले, प्यार से आराम से मर जाऊं आजा, चँदा, बाहों में तुमें ही गुम हो जाऊँ मैं तेरे नाम में खो जाऊं सैयां सैयां 𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🌷͙⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ "𝐔𝐧𝐤𝐢 𝐤𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐤𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐢 𝐛𝐡𝐢 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐤𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐞 𝐛𝐡𝐢 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐮" "𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 " "𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐧 ?!" " 𝐈𝐟 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐠𝐨 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞 " "𝐌𝐚𝐚 𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐭𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐤𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐨" 𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🌷͙⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ #1 in Lucknow #1 in poetic #9 in Delhi #1 in cultural #1 in bestbookever #1 in classical music #8 in te
  • Vazm by penpandemonium
    penpandemonium
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    Dama'at al-Qamar- a Series Vazm- Beauty and Love (Book 1 of the Series) Shifa and Wajdan Tropes: Reversed Grumpy/Sunshine ✦ Friends to Lovers ✦ Sudden Marriage ✦ Forced Proximity ✦ Found Family ✦ Journalist in Danger ✦ Protective Hero ✦Military Romance
  • BEYOND DESTINY | Ongoing 🤍❄️ by _Flaviya_
    _Flaviya_
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    "අයිතියක් නැතුවම මං කෙනෙක්ට අයිතිවාසිකම් කියන්න අරගෙන ඉවරයි ... ඒක එයාට අනුකම්පාවක් විදිහට පේන එක මගෙ වැරැද්දක් නෙවේ ..."
  • -𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃  by bookishworks_
    bookishworks_
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    Her softness is not submission, but siege warfare. His power is not strength, but the armor welded over old wounds. And when at last they collide-king and captive, tempest and throne-they discover the same terrible truth, '𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙥 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨' Dive in the Journey of Love, Betrayal and Secrets.
  • 🌺 VAIDEHI And ACHYUTAM🌺 by WrittenbyMeet7
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    🌺 VAIDEHI DIXIT ~ Vaidehi a 17 years old girl the middle child of sunaina and devendra dixit She has just completed her 10th board exams, scoring an impressive 95%, though math has always been her biggest fear. Still, despite that, she remains the class topper Vaidehi is a grounded girl an ambivert she is 5'4 with fair complexion She's quiet and reserved around people who don't match her vibe, but completely open, talkative, and full of life with the ones close to her heart.sometimes she is very jhalli but sometimes very mature Kind at heart and deeply emotional, but she is very delusional a bollywood girly and always in her fictional world She has an endless love for dance and music, which are her safe spaces A bibliophile, she finds herself lost between the pages of books, dreaming of worlds that feel more real than her own. 🌺ACHYUTAM TRIPATHI - Achyutam a 18 years old boy known lovingly as Achyut, is the eldest son of Hriday and Radhika Tripathi. Calm, mature, and soft-spoken, he is the kind of boy who wins hearts with his gentle nature and respectful attitude. He stands tall at 6'2 , has a fair complexion, lotus-shaped eyes, and a peaceful smile that reflects his pure soul. His presence brings warmth and calmness to the Tripathi house. Achyut studies in Class 12th and is one of the brightest students in his school. He is a math lover - solving tough problems is like fun for him. He believes that maths teaches patience and clarity Apart from studies, Achyut has a deep love for music and singing. His voice is melodious and full of emotion; His biggest dream is to become an IPS officer. He wants to serve the country and make his parents proud through honesty, discipline, and hard work.
  • Collide To You by MsKitto
    MsKitto
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    Dev Singhania Born into wealth, but shaped by expectations. He inherited his father's company branch in New Mumbai, stepping into a world where success was a given, but proving himself was the real challenge. Sharp, disciplined, and ruthless-he doesn't tolerate distractions, least of all emotions. A man who believes in logic over feelings, power over vulnerability. Cold as the city skyline he owns, but even the strongest walls have cracks. Khushi Shivlani A girl with a heart full of sunshine, seeing the world through pages of her books. Soft-spoken yet firm, innocence in her eyes but fire in her soul. She believes in love like the stories she reads, yet reality has never been kind to her dreams. A fighter when needed, but with a kindness so pure, it makes even the coldest hearts melt. Grumpy x Sunshine Opposites Attract #1 in wattpadlove (16/11/2025) #1 in bookstoread (1/1/2026) (9/2/2026) #1 in rainromance (1/1/2026) (6/2/2026) # 2 in booklover (1/1/2026)
  • My Indian love ❤ by kalpnaayein1295
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    This is the story of Ian an American boy who is struggling to find the love of his life until he met.. --- Her soft cheek pressed against his, the warmth of her breath grazing the side of his neck. Her hair fell like a curtain around them, strands brushing his skin. And then that scent-sweet, fresh, strawberry-wrapped around him, dizzying and soft and utterly unforgettable. When she finally looked up, her face was only inches from his. Her eyes-wide, startled, beautiful-met his, and in that one glance, something shifted inside him. Something deep. Something he couldn't name. His heartbeat pounded in his ears. His breathing turned shallow. What is happening to me? The heat that rushed through him was unreal. He couldn't tell whether it was panic or something else entirely. "Oh God... is this a heart attack?" his mind screamed. "What is this? Someone-please-help me!" Naina quickly pulled away, her face flushed with embarrassment. "I'm so sorry!" she said, avoiding his gaze as she dusted herself off. "I didn't mean to-I just... Are you okay?" "I-yeah," Ian stammered, trying to sound casual, trying not to look like his soul had just been knocked out of orbit. "I'm... good. Don't worry." Good? He felt like he had just touched fire and ice at the same time. Like the earth had tilted beneath him and nothing was steady anymore. "Okay... take care then. See you tomorrow." And just like that, she walked away. He just sat there, eyes fixed on her fading figure, the echo of her scent still lingering in the air. "What... was all this?" he whispered to himself, staring into nothing. "What am I feeling? Why does being near her feel like this... like everything inside me is trying to say something I don't understand?" "If I keep feeling this way, I'll go crazy." Highest Ranking #1 college romance apr 23 # 1 cross- country Apr22 #1 cross-culture july 22 #2 Indian July22 #1Ian somerhalder May 22 #1 Indian American April-August 22 #3 dream come trueAugust 22
  • H A N N A H by Maro_Dady
    Maro_Dady
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    **رواية مترجمة ** ** الكتاب الأول من سلسلة محاربي آلهة القمر ** ** شاري ** 🌸🌸🌸 "هل سترفضني؟" أسأل ، متجاهلة الغضة التي كانت تتشكل في حلقي.حاربت الدموع التي كانت علي وشك السقوط. لا تبكي ، أرجوكِ هانا ، لا تبكي. بدت عيناه الخضراء مثل كرة من الجليد تحدق مباشرة من خلالي. ابتسامة سادية يشد علي شفتيه ويضع ذراعه على جانبه الأيمن ، مما يسد طريق الهروب. "رفضك؟ هذا سيكون هروبا سهلا لك ، ألا تعتقدين ذلك؟" كان صوته باردا كعيونه وربما قلبه. "أعطتني إلهة القمر اوميغا كرفيقه وسأدفع لها ببساطة مقابل لطفها." كانت نبرته مليئة بالسم والكراهية والاشمئزاز. "إذا اعتقدت ألهة القمر أنه يمكنني قبول أوميغا كرفيقة لي ، فهي مخطئة". "to those who grew up too fast"💔💔
  • 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌: 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 by Isheexwrites214
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    "प्रेम 𝐤𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐛𝐢, 𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐞𝐤 𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩. प्रेम 𝐤𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐣𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞 𝐣𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞, 𝐀𝐚𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐦.. 𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐤𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐩𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐧, 𝐩𝐞𝐞 𝐤𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐦!!!" ⊱ ────── {.⋅ ✯ ⋅.} ────── ⊰ " नियति ने लिए ऐसा फैसला, जिसने बदल दी उनकी तकदीर की किताब।" ⋆﹥━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━﹤⋆ 𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐮𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧..
  • Fated Hearts the Shadows of Kurukshetra by EXO-L_byun
    EXO-L_byun
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