Painting Stories

Ivy Sage Adamson's life revolved with loud music, liquor, parties, lavish lifestyle... and men. The type of a girl who doesn't get into serious relationships-she jumps from one man to another. Kieran Arc Sandoval's life was complete opposite of hers: quiet, calm, dull-boring as party people like Ivy describe it, but for him, it was his abode. Is it really possible for two people with complete opposite lives to match? Or it will only lead to a disaster none of them would want to happen? - she was the storm while he was the calmness, and growing close to each other would only lead to nothing but vainness.

Xiao Zhan spent ten years confined to a hospital bed. Unable to walk. Unable to run. Unable to experience the world beyond a window. When death finally came, he woke in another life. Now he is Wei Ying. A child living under the roof of people who claim to be family, yet treat him as anything but. Faced with a choice he never had in his first life, Wei Ying chooses freedom. He leaves Lotus Pier behind. Armed with a sword, a handful of silver, and a heart full of curiosity, Wei Ying sets out to see everything he never could before. Sunrises over distant rivers. Snow-covered mountains. Quiet villages and bustling markets. The people he meets. The memories he paints. The life he builds one step at a time. This is not the story of a great war. It is the story of a boy learning how to live. And wherever the road leads, Wei Ying intends to follow.

For offline purposes Only Source: Subtle Non-Bud Rating: 10/10 Status: Ongoing Picture: Pinterest Don't vote pls. *The Female lead was used to be abused by her relatives, captured by the researcher because she possessed Exotic Treasure and died a miserable death. After her rebirth she became decisive and has naturally used her gold finger wisely to her advantage to change her and her loved one's fate..... in the process she discovers her true identity is not Simple as her past life... Then this time she meet the Male lead and was pampered with endless affection.

Book 2 of In The Margins Series! Claire Whitman doesn't do attachments. She doesn't stay, doesn't fall, doesn't let anyone matter long enough to leave a mark. Until one night - six years ago - when she did. It was supposed to be nothing. A mistake, something easy to forget. Except she never did. Because no matter how many people came after, no one ever felt like her. ❁ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ˋˏ༻❁༺ˎˊ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ❁ Mae Rivera has spent years pretending that night never happened. She built the life she was supposed to want - her art, her boyfriend, her carefully controlled world where everything makes sense and nothing crosses the line. Because what happened with Claire did. It crossed every line Mae was raised to never even look at. And worse... it felt right. ❁ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ˋˏ༻❁༺ˎˊ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ❁ Now Claire's back, and six years of denial begins to crack. Because no matter how hard Mae tries to bury it, her body remembers. The way Claire touched her. The way she wanted her. The way she still does. But some things aren't just complicated - they're dangerous. Because wanting Claire doesn't just mean risking her relationship, or her reputation. It means unraveling everything Mae thought she knew about herself. And Claire? Claire has nothing left to lose, except the one person she's never been able to forget. Some mistakes are meant to be buried. Others are the kind that ruin you... or set you free.

Vivienne's life is a constant battle. In her eyes she carries the scars of a world that has never been kind to her. Roman is a man who has everything except peace. He lives behind cold walls to protect himself from a mind fractured by memories he can't drown out. When he finds Vivienne, he doesn't see a person, he sees a masterpiece of human misery. To him, her struggle is a curiosity, an intrigue he feels compelled to capture. So he offers her something she can't refuse: a life-changing amount of money just to let him paint the anatomy of her ruin. What starts as cold curiosity soon becomes a shared obsession.

To win back her financial independence and return to her nomadic life as an artist, a free-spirited traveler must survive a corporate project manager gig-only to discover her demanding new tech-CEO boss is the boyhood crush she saved at summer camp fifteen years ago.

Michelle Pearce has always known one thing about her life, that every breath she takes is something she can never take for granted. Living with cystic fibrosis, Michelle exists between limits: between strength and fragility, between hope and fear. Yet despite a body that often betrays her, she chooses to keep smiling. She refuses to be the reason for anyone's sadness especially not for her twin brother, Michael, who guards her like she could disappear at any moment. But there is one thing she has never been allowed to have the freedom to return to the city she longs for: London. Until one day, fate brings her face to face with someone she never planned for. Benedict Clarke. A painter who lives in a world of his own, filled with colors, canvases, and unfinished dreams. To Ben, life has never needed anyone to complete it. Until Michelle comes along, bringing something he cannot quite put into words... or onto a canvas. Something that slowly begins to fill a space he never knew was empty. Between the rain, a city full of memories, and time that seems to be slipping away... they find something that might not last forever. Love. Because sometimes, the person we need the most... is the one we cannot keep.

𝗛𝘂𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗶 𝗽𝘆𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗸𝗲... 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲. ꜰʀᴇʏᴀ × ɪᴢᴀᴀɴ (ᴇʏᴀᴀɴ): ⟡Strangers to lovers ⟡Slow burn ⟡Quiet boy × expressive girl ⟡Silent understanding ⟡Art meets structure ⟡Love in the in-between moments ────୨ৎ──── ᴇʟɪᴢᴀ × ᴅᴀɴɪꜱʜ (ᴢᴀɴɪꜱʜ): ⟡Different worlds, same language ⟡Structured × spontaneous ⟡Chaotic boy × composed girl ⟡Emotional awakening ⟡He feels, she understands ⟡Rhythm before words ────୨ৎ──── ᴀꜰɪꜰᴀ × ᴢᴀᴠɪᴀɴ (ᴀꜰɪᴢᴀ): ⟡Enemies to lovers ⟡Rivals to something more ⟡Control × control ⟡Power struggle ⟡Tension that refuses to break ⟡Love as a battlefield ────୨ৎ──── ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ: ⟡Found family ⟡Intertwined lives ⟡Different forms of love ⟡Unseen connections ⟡Parallel paths that collide

Against the backdrop of a damp, golden London autumn... In 2026 London, history professor Sarah uncovers a centuries old letter hidden behind an old framed painting in her new flat. As she deciphers its secrets, she becomes entwined in a long lost love and a mystery that spans generations leading her to a man who holds the final piece of the puzzle. 🏅 ONC 2026 • Round 1 • Round 2 • Round 3 Qualifier © 2026 by Nermein Sami El-Kurdi. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use or duplication of this material without express and written permission is strictly prohibited.

A star , a fan ..and a book full of letters... When Noah, the lead vocalist of star kpop group DAYDREAM , has to take time off from his schedules due to a leg injury, he feels awful about resting while his band mates have to work extra hard. His label denies him the access to the social media except for occasional updates for fans , citing he needs proper rest to recover well. Restless and sad , Noah tries to fill his time by reading a book filled with letters to him by a fan girl. Zoe, a girl who lost her mother and had to move in with her estranged father and step brother , struggles to navigate her grief and life with her not so family environment. When her college counselor suggests to start journaling down her thoughts so that it might help her to open up, Zoe finds it difficult to pen down her thoughts but eventually finds a way to write them as letters to her favourite idol in a book. Noah slowly uncovers the story of a fan girl whom he has never met but connects with him in a different level of understanding. When the two different worlds collide, maybe the connection becomes a universal language for longing, sorrows and heart to find peace within. PS: Not a fanfic

At just 20, Sapna is everything people see- quiet, beautiful, and effortlessly graceful. But what they don't see... is the storm she carries behind that calm face. Living under the same roof that took everything from her, she learned to stay silent, to obey... to survive. Because sometimes, silence is not weakness- it's preparation. By day, she is the perfect girl everyone expects her to be. By night, she becomes someone else entirely- pouring her pain onto canvases under a name no one knows. Tista. Her art speaks what her lips never could. Dark. Haunting. Unfinished truths hidden in every stroke. No one knows her story. No one knows her plan. But somewhere between fake smiles and real scars... Sapna stopped being a victim. She started becoming something far more dangerous. Because some wounds don't heal- they wait. And when the time comes... they don't ask for justice. They take Badla. But when the truth begins to surface... will she be able to destroy them- or will her past destroy her first?

Love is never meant to start , but to return.

This book is a collection of my completed diamond paintings. Every picture represents a finished project and a memorable creative experience. I hope you enjoy browsing through my sparkling collection.

Ysabella Graceflye Gomez, is a woman who is a Fine Arts student and passionate about what she truly wants to become, she is a loving sister to her siblings. Despite the challenges that she is facing in her life, there is someone waiting for her, someone that will love her, care for her, but all of her challenges in life there's one more thing that she really can't fight--It is Love. Their is no such thing as love in this world, there is no happy endings in all the dramas she watched when she was young. Silas Salvatore, is a basketball player and a MedTech student who is striving for what he truly is, has a bad attitude towards others, especially if you just stare at him for a long time, he will immediately be irritated. Are they going to fit in together? Even if the world ends tomorrow? Male Point of View. Started: 05/03/2026 ended:

ᝰ.ᐟ Gracie Seymour always believed love was something that happened to other people. She had her dream job, a classroom full of laughter, and a life she loved. The only thing missing was the one thing she secretly wished for: a love story of her own. Until one morning, she accidentally bumps into a stranger at her favorite café. A little awkwardness. A forgotten croissant. And a man she can't seem to stop thinking about. She doesn't know he's an FBI agent. She doesn't know he's a genius. She doesn't know that their next meeting will change everything. Because sometimes, the best love stories start completely by accident.

"You're staring again." "I'm trying to figure out what's wrong with you." Mattheo smirked lazily. "Careful, Selwyn. You sound like you have a crush." If only he knew. ∘₊✧──────✧₊∘ Avery Selwyn has a few rules. Don't let people see your paintings. Don't lose control of your hunger. And definitely don't get attached to boys with dangerous smiles and even worse reputations. Naturally, Mattheo Riddle ruins all three. Now she's hiding bloodlust, ruined canvases, family secrets, and one very inconvenient obsession while trying not to strangle him every time he smirks. Which would all be much easier if he stopped looking at her like he already knows.

When restorer Elira Voss steps into Embermoor Manor, she finds more than dust and decay - she discovers a hidden portrait of a man she has dreamed of since childhood. The painting's eyes seem alive, and each night she is drawn into a twilight courtyard where Kael Ashryn, a cursed prince, waits. Bound between man and tiger, Kael has endured a hundred years of grief, until Elira's touch begins to thin the wall between their worlds. As secrets of her own family surface, Elira must decide whether restoring the painting means restoring Kael... or losing herself to Embermoor forever.

The Shadow of the Past follows the emotional journey of Amia, a young artist from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, who struggles to rebuild her life and rediscover her identity after a tragic accident forever changed her childhood. Raised by her uncle, Edwin Cooper, a renowned painter, Amia learns to express her deepest emotions through art. For thirteen years, she has lived with grief, unanswered questions, and fragmented memories of the fire that changed her life forever. As the truth about her childhood begins to unfold, Amia discovers what really happened to her best friend, Thomas. They say love can overcome any obstacle, but this time, love wasn't enough. Believing himself unworthy of her love, Thomas walked away, carrying the pain of their unfinished story with him for years. Thirteen years later, fate brings them together one last time. Faced with the truth and the weight of the past, Amia and Thomas must decide whether love can survive in memories or whether healing begins with letting go. A heartfelt novel about love, loss, forgiveness, and the courage to leave the past behind. "Every love leaves an ache, some deeper than others. We ache in embraces and reunions, in kisses and farewells, but the deepest ache of all lives within our memories." Love deeply while you can. Time is never endless. Originally published in print: June 2022 by Hermann Publishing, Sibiu, Romania. Now available in Romanian on Voxa.

Charlee Henson, a Fine Arts major with major commitment issues, stumbles upon Peter Wellis' biggest secret. And the star quarterback is willing to go to any length to ensure it stays that way. Can Peter and Charlee survive the semester? Or will love get in the way of everything they've worked for?

Abaddon was made to destroy. She chose to create. For millennia, Abaddon has hidden her art in the shadows of Hell. While her siblings embrace war, she has built a family in secret, protecting those who also dream of something more. Now she stands before the Gods and asks the impossible: a world where her people can live without fear. But the Gods are divided. Hell is watching. And the madness that created her has not forgotten that she dared to defy it. 'I looked at what I was made for, and I decided it was not enough.' - Abaddon.