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She doesn't fall in love. She doesn't let people in. She doesn't kneel. Matilda Evans has spent her whole life in control - of her art, her space, and the carefully locked rooms inside her. When Noah Albert walks into her world with his money, his patience, and his willingness to follow every rule she sets, she tells herself it's simple. Clean. On her terms. But Noah is not what she expected. And Matilda is not as untouchable as she thought. She makes the rules. He follows them. Neither of them planned on feelings. A story about power, patience, and the terrifying possibility of letting someone see the parts of you that were made in the dark. Becoming Matilda is a slow-burn dark romance - for readers who like their love stories complicated, their heroines in control, and their endings earned. By Artemis Light.

The Divine Receptionist When Ace dies, he expects judgment, reincarnation, or at the very least some answers. Instead, he gets a job. Now employed by the mysterious Prayer Department, Ace spends his days reviewing prayers from mortals and deciding which requests deserve divine intervention. There's only one problem: The gods are gone. With no one left to approve prayers, the entire system has ground to a halt. Faced with an endless mountain of paperwork and no supervision, Ace decides to do what any reasonable person would do-answer the prayers himself. Alongside an overly cheerful nan fairy named Bunny, a deadpan floating light named Earl, and a growing collection of increasingly bizarre coworkers, Ace navigates the strange bureaucracy of the Upper Realm. From lost pets and impossible wishes to fate-bound tragedies, dragon-related emergencies, dream shepherds trapped in nightmares, and departments dedicated to magic, monsters, and dungeon construction, every day brings a new disaster. But as Ace explores the divine offices, strange mysteries begin to surface. Why do certain souls recognize him? What are the golden threads of fate connecting distant lives? Why does the system keep charging him credits for everything? And why does everyone become uncomfortable whenever the Front Desk is mentioned? Equal parts fantasy adventure, workplace comedy, and cosmic mystery, The Divine Receptionist is the story of one ordinary man trying to do an impossible job in a universe that somehow runs on paperwork, prayers, and complete administrative chaos. After all, if nobody else is answering the prayers... Someone has to pick up the phone.j

Olivia Benson has faced countless tragedies during her years as a detective, but nothing could prepare her for the moment a reckless driver changes her family's life forever. What begins as a simple rainy-night trip to retrieve Noah's forgotten science project turns into every parent's worst nightmare when Olivia, Noah, and Michaela are caught in a devastating car accident. As sirens echo through the storm and emergency crews race against time, Olivia finds herself powerless to protect the two people she loves most. With Michaela suffering painful injuries and Noah fighting for his life in emergency surgery, Olivia must endure the longest night of her life-one filled with fear, uncertainty, and the possibility of losing everything. Surrounded by doctors, hospital monitors, and the weight of her own guilt, she clings to a single promise: she will be there for her children no matter what. A Mother's Promise is an emotional, heart-wrenching SVU fan fiction about family, resilience, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and her children. Through tragedy, recovery, and the challenges that follow, Olivia, Noah, and Michaela discover that even in the darkest moments, love can be stronger than fear.

Two rivals. One impossible choice. Arjun Mehra and Kiara Malhotra have spent years competing for success. When their professional worlds collide, rivalry turns into attraction, and attraction becomes something neither of them can ignore. Read an exclusive preview of Collide. The complete novel is available on Amazon.

As Alyson struggles with the weight of a failing career and business, a mysterious woman in black appears and delivers a chilling message that changes everything.

[Serial Release] Set deep in the woods of Granite Valley, Kuru & The Travelers follows two fae, Alaina and Jasper, as they struggle to build a new life away from their homeland of Anatase. After fleeing their seaside village, the couple encounter many obstacles in the harsh wilderness. They must work together or succumb to the elements. Their love and their ability to survive is harshly tested, but with each trial, Alaina's magic grows stronger, and Jasper's survival skills adapt to fit their new environment. With the help of a couple of wayward owls, the travelers discover the magic behind love and family. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. As I near the final stages of the book, new chapters will be released on the 1st of every other month, until completion. Chapters will be edited and updated as needed. ☺️ Don't miss an update! Follow the novella on Instagram and Facebook: IG: @authoralishaargyle FB: https://www.facebook.com/authoralishaargyle -Alisha

What if everything you remember... never really happened? In We Are Just a Dream That Will Never Be Complete, you're invited into the hauntingly beautiful world of Adam, a man walking through the ruins of his memories, searching not only for Layla - the love who vanished without a goodbye - but also for the missing fragments of himself. This novel is more than a love story. It's a psychological and emotional journey through the landscapes of memory, grief, identity, and longing. Adam isn't simply broken. He's unraveling. And as he writes, the truth he avoids begins to whisper between the lines he cannot finish. Through poetic prose and aching introspection, this book explores: The pain of losing someone who was never fully yours The distortion of memory and the fragility of self The act of writing as a desperate form of healing Perfect for readers who crave raw emotional depth, philosophical undertones, and a story that lingers long after the final page... Because some stories don't end. They echo. We Are Just a Dream That Will Never Be Complete is not just a title. It's a confession. It's a mirror. It's a dream we've all lived in - and tried to forget.

📅 August 3, 2025 📚 Genre: Emotional / Reflective / Spiritual Realism 🔗 Grab it FREE on Amazon Kindle ⸻ What happens when sorrow walks in and never asks to leave? When Sorrow Visits: Do Not Hook Up Hookdown™ is a soul-deep, raw, and reflective journey through grief, healing, and the quiet strength it takes not to escape - but to face. This book isn't about fixing yourself. It's about feeling fully. About choosing not to "hook up" with quick fixes or distractions - and instead, "hooking down" into truth, pain, healing, and culture. Whether you're going through heartbreak, family loss, identity struggles, or just trying to stay soft in a hard world - this book is for you. ⸻ ✨ Why Read It? • Beautiful, honest prose • Spiritually and emotionally resonant • A perfect companion for silent nights and heavy mornings • It's FREE today only! 📥 Download & Support: https://a.co/d/hdcUBHa 💬 Leave a review if it moves you 💌 Share it with someone else who needs it ⸻ ❤️ For the quiet ones. The feelers. The thinkers. The ones who carry too much and keep going anyway. #FreeBook #WattpadReaders #HookUpHookdown #WhenSorrowVisits #HealingReads #EmotionalFiction #SpiritualRealism #ReadForFree

𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞. 𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞. 𓏲ּ𝄢

Available on Kindle Unlimited Buy the finished story from Publisher: https://4thavenuepress.com.au/shrouded-passions or Amazon: https://a.co/d/9oPuCLX Murder, lies, deception, and love set in the outback under the Australian sun. A past of stolen gold, lies, and murder joined their families together. It was a past that Devon Munroy and Lotte Higgins knew nothing about. All they knew was the passion they felt for each other. When Lotte is shot and dies in Devon's arms, his world is destroyed. Four years later Devon has married the person his father handpicked for him, but he's still grieving for the woman he lost. He's a mere shell of the man he once was, his life having become a drunken haze without meaning. Then he meets a woman who reminds him so much of his lost love it makes his heart ache. Lotte has been in hiding for years, but when more bodies began turning up around town, all brutally murdered, she knows it's time to bring down the person who tried to kill her. And Lotte knows who is was-the woman Devon is now married to. Changing her looks in order to keep her true identity hidden, Lotte takes a job in their home, hoping to find some proof of the woman's crimes. But can she resist Devon when she's so close to him? And when the truth comes out will Devon be able to forgive her deception? Content Warning: contains sex, strong language, and some violence

Available on Kindle Unlimited Buy the finished story at Publisher: https://4thavenuepress.com.au/carnal-transgression or Amazon: https://a.co/d/4B2yVXt Would you break the law to protect the woman you love from a killer? Constance Dunbar is desperate to discover who killed her sister. Her plea for help is ignored by the local police, so she advertises for a private investigator. Seamus Tynedale answers the ad, and she immediately recognizes him as the friendly stranger whose arms held her so tenderly as she wept after her sister's death. Seamus longed to be reunited with the dark-haired beauty who'd kissed him in the churchyard. When he ends up working for her as a private investigator, he knows that his position as a police constable needs to remain a secret due to her mistrust of the department. As Seamus hunts for the murderer, he finds himself lured into a den of secrets and lies tracing back eighteen years to Ireland, and it all seems to be connected to Constance. Seamus delves into Constance's past, hoping to understand the secrets she's so intent on keeping hidden. What he finds is a passion that ignites his heart and captivates his senses. When Constance's life comes under threat, Seamus has to choose between following the law and protecting the woman he loves from a killer. Will he be able to safeguard Constance, or will he lose her to the evil that seems to have followed her to Australia? Content Warning: contains sex, strong language, and some violence

Available on Kindle Unlimited But the finished story from Publisher: https://4thavenuepress.com.au/lovers-ransom or Amazon: https://a.co/d/0fdlnw6H Phoebe Toulouse ran away from her family...from her fiancé...from her life. Upon arriving in the dusty outback town of Millchester, Queensland, Australia, Phoebe is certain she is finally safe from the bastard who wants to rob her of everything she has...including her life. Being swept up in the strong arms of a stranger, she finds herself tempted with pleasures she couldn't refuse, and must face the uncertainty surrounding what was to become of her. This wasn't a job Raymond MacAllester wanted to do, but he had no choice. If he didn't take Phoebe back east to Inkerman, he'd be risking his sister's life. Given that she was Gordon Marriot's half-sister, he doubted it would be easy to find her, but he would not allow himself to feel guilt for any member of that heartless, corrupt family. When he meets Phoebe running for her life in the streets of Millchester, he couldn't believe this beauty was any family of Gordon's. When he finally took her into custody, he assumed she'd reluctantly agree to go back home. Never could he imagine that she would fight him as if her life depended on it. When Phoebe learns the true reason for Raymond coming after her, and his relationship with her brother, she is heartbroken and betrayed. Returning to Inkerman with Gordon, she resumes her place in his corrupt company. Desperate to find her and make her believe she was more than a business transaction, Raymond follows her to Inkerman and reluctantly reinstates himself into a life he hoped never to see again. Reunited with Phoebe, and desperate to save her from Gordon's overbearingness, Raymond risks everything to try and get her to safety. Will she let him play at being her knight in shining armour though, or has he left it too late? Content Warning: contains sex, strong language, and some violence

True Howard is a 13-year-old coding prodigy with a knack for world-building and a serious case of self-doubt. Living in a cramped apartment with her overwhelmed single mom and genius twin brother West, True escapes reality through an old laptop and a mysterious game-building app she can't remember downloading. But when a petty argument with West spirals into a catastrophic coding error, a virus is born-one that doesn't just destroy her digital world, but hides in the shadows, glamoring reality and infecting everything it touches. As her virtual world crumbles, a charming new boy at school draws True's attention away from the screen and deeper into a game she didn't choose to play. But popularity has a price, and betrayal stings harder when the real world starts falling apart too. With her once-perfect world now warped beyond recognition, True must reunite with West, recruit an unlikely band of middle school misfits, and go full-on hacker rebel to fix what they've unleashed. But the virus is evolving, hiding in code and casting long, monstrous shadows-and it knows she's coming. SHADOW CODE is the thrilling start to a high-stakes, heart-driven sci-fi adventure where saving a world means first believing you're worth the power to do it. Perfect for fans of Ready Player One, Tron, and The Wild Robot, this is a story about tech, truth, and the fight to reclaim your voice-even when the system says you don't have one.

Being hot is easy. Being whole? That's the rebellion." - Toni Verticelli Forget the gloss and glitter-Women, What Cosmo Didn't Tell You by Toni Verticelli is the bold, hilarious, and unfiltered look at what womanhood really feels like. From spicy secrets to savage truths, this comedic and satirical take dives into the strange, ridiculous, and empowering things modern women do (and never talk about). Perfect for fans of feminist humor, real-talk, and witty reality checks. Explore quotes, funny excerpts, and shareable sass that celebrates being whole-not just hot.

✨ Book Description ✨ What do you call the sky when it has no name? A collection of poems written in Hindi/Urdu and English, Sky With No Name is not just words-it's a mirror of heartbreak, longing, silence, and everything we're too scared to say out loud. These are verses for the lonely nights, the smoke-filled streets at 3 AM, and the moments when love feels like both a blessing and a wound. Lines from the book: "Apni aankho se na dekh khud ko, Heera bhi tujhe pathar lagega. Sab kehte hain chand ka tukda hai tu, Meri nazar se dekh-chand bhi tera tukda lagega." "Do not see yourself with your own eyes, Even a diamond will seem like stone. The world calls you a piece of the moon, But through my gaze-you'll see the moon as just a piece of you." Sky With No Name is for the ones who find pieces of themselves in broken words and infinite skies.

This is not a love story. It's a collision. Seraphine is the beast people underestimate. Adrian is the psychopath people never see coming. Together, they create something far more dangerous than violence - vulnerability. Drawn together by darkness neither of them can escape, their connection blurs the line between safety and destruction, tenderness and control, salvation and ruin. And when monsters learn how to love, the world doesn't become softer - it becomes lethal.

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