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Dr. Jane Thompson has always been the black sheep—tomboyish, stubborn, and unwilling to bow to tradition. But when her family’s debts spiral, her mother’s solution is brutal: marry her off to Ghana’s most powerful heir, whether she loves him or not. Then Josephine Yeboah-Davis enters her life—beautiful, untouchable, the daughter of a former president. A near-fatal accident turns into stolen glances, midnight whispers, and a dangerous love Jane never thought possible. But just as Jane dares to hope, another complication rises: Evelyn, the nurse who sees the cracks behind Jane’s mask. What starts as comfort in the shadows soon blurs into something intimate, something Jane can’t ignore. Now, trapped between duty, forbidden love, and a desire she never planned for, Jane must decide: will she sacrifice herself for her family, or fight for a happiness the world would never allow? When no one is watching, love is simple. But when the world is watching… which love will survive?

I never wanted to stand out. I’m just the scholarship girl trying to survive. But everything changes the moment I spill coffee on Ethan Blackwell. Heir to a billion-dollar empire. Cold, arrogant, untouchable. Ethan rules the school the way he rules the boardroom—like everyone else exists to orbit around him. Everyone fears him. Everyone wants him. Everyone except me. When we’re forced to work together, I start to see the boy behind the perfect mask. The late nights, the restless eyes, the secrets he hides from the world and against every warning, every instinct, I can’t stop falling for him. The problem? At Blackwell Academy, secrets don’t stay hidden. The gossip blog is watching. The whispers are growing louder. And if I’m not careful, my first love could become the biggest scandal this school has ever seen.

What do you do when the love that saves you also breaks you? Vanessa has learned to hold herself together in the midst of uprooting. Maeson, to build walls so he won’t feel. When their paths cross in a city that doesn’t belong to either of them, they discover that exile isn’t always geographic—it can be emotional too. The Notes of Your Love is a novel about migration, longing, and the scars that remain unseen. Through subtle gestures and charged silences that speak what words cannot, this story invites you to feel beyond the obvious. If you’ve ever loved without knowing how to stay, this story is for you. This work is currently in development. © Vanessa Guerrero Salas, 2025. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, without the express permission of the author. This is a work of fiction. The characters, events, and situations described are entirely the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to real people, living or deceased—including musicians or members of existing bands—is purely coincidental. The characters do not represent the thoughts, actions, or opinions of any real person or group.

The name's Renjiro Koizumi, a Fudanshi, aka, a rotten BL fan. And I'm proud I am. My life is easy and peaceful, but then we had to come back from living abroad for years. When I entered high school, I was also met by my childhood friend, and surprisingly enough, I met a few new friends within the time I'm here. There's just one thing I noticed, male students here are so giving the gay vibe! Like my classmate who, I just found out, have feelings for my cold and annoying roommate. Then, a senior of mine has a secret crush on my best friend?! Two friends fell in love with each other, enemies to lovers trope. And step brothers with benefits?! As fudanshi, will I ever be able to help these boys get it on with their crushes? We'll see...!

If Damien were to split open his heart now, the way one breaks a pomegranate in half, and part its chambers with his fingers, perhaps inside, right at the center, a tiny version of Aksel would be revealed. "Enough! Damien, please…" "Stop acting like this, you know what I mean. I'm begging you." This was no ordinary 'enough.' Perhaps he was the only pathetic soul in the world who could be rejected without ever confessing. There, after crying for what might have been minutes, like some pitiful wretch, Damien realized that if he split his heart open like a pomegranate now, he would find that the little Aksel inside was... unhappy. All he could do was lock that little one tightly inside, bury his love so deep that no one, not even Aksel, could ever sense it. "I won't ever act like that… again."

“She dreamed of love all her life… but feared the scars it might leave.” Mariely has always been a hopeless romantic — the kind of woman who believes in love stories, even if she’s never lived one herself. A dedicated teacher, a loyal sibling, and a caring daughter, her life revolves around responsibilities and the people she loves most. But when it comes to her own heart, she has always kept it locked away. She wonders what it feels like to fall in love — to laugh with someone who sees her, to share secrets in the quiet of the night, to feel her heartbeat race for reasons she can’t explain. Yet fear whispers louder than her longing. What if she gives her heart to the wrong person? What if love hurts more than it heals? Still, destiny has a way of testing even the most careful hearts. If Mariely meets someone who stirs feelings she has never known before, will she find the courage to risk it all for love? Or will she keep her guard up and let the moment pass, never knowing what could have been? A story of quiet yearning, emotional vulnerability, and the courage to believe in love — Why Does Love Hurt? asks: Is protecting your heart worth missing the chance to feel it beat for someone else? Author’s Note Hi readers! Thank you for checking out Why Does Love Hurt? I update one chapter every weekday and two chapters every weekend. Your collections and comments inspire me to keep going.

"Chu Zhaoyang, what are you doing unbuttoning?" Gu Nian stepped back. Chu Zhaoyang unbuttoned the last button of his shirt, "Sleep." "But it's daytime now, hey... weren't you going to sleep? Let me go first..." To outsiders, everyone thought that Master Chu was cold and face-paralyzed as if he didn't have any expression, but they didn't know that he was kidnapped when he was young and had nightmares every night. It wasn't until he met Gu Nian, that he suddenly felt that sleeping was quite enjoyable... He knew that there was someone living in her heart, and even if that person would never come back, all he had to do was to drive that person away and change the tenant in her heart. However, the person who should have been dead came back..... He said pitifully, "Gu Nian, I seem to be homeless." But Gu Nian pointed at his heart: "When you moved in, I signed a lifetime residence agreement with you." He laughed. .................................................... Hi guys, This time I'll try to translate one of my favorite novel that I've been a fan of. Since I can't find the novel in Webnovel, I thought about giving it a try to translate it. And, I would love to let you all enjoy this novel. Plus, if you know that this series is from the seven gentleman series. You may know that this novel is the third book before the story of Han Zuoli, The Long-awaited Mr Han

Seo Junwoo finally hit #1 in the pet-taming game Eterna, but his victory is short-lived when an accident lands him stranded inside the game with golden hair, fluffy ears and a bushy tail... wait did he just become a pet?! With no memories of his past, Junwoo struggles to survive the onslaught of monsters trying to kill him, summoners trying to tame him and Kaelsu, a summoner who gave him the choice: die, or be his subservient pet.

[ w.i.p ☆ ongoing ] After Eziekiel has an awkward encounter with the new kid Ayden, he desperately tries to hide his feelings for him until he's met with something unexpected. [ BL + slow burn ]

King has always lived in the shadow of Win, his protector, his captor, and the golden heir to a billionaire empire. What started as quiet companionship spiraled into a suffocating cage, where love and control blur into one. Trapped beneath Win’s unyielding watch, King battles his own desires and fears, caught between the aching need for affection and the harsh reality of possession. Every step King takes is monitored; every friendship threatened. When his sexuality is discovered, Win’s protective nature twists into something darker a toxic, possessive love that threatens to consume them both. As King struggles to survive Win’s harsh interventions, therapy sessions, controlling his social life, and even faking a girlfriend to appease his relentless watch, he’s left wondering: is this love or prison? And is there any escape from a man who claims to care but only tightens his grip? In this slow-burn, emotionally charged story filled with raw passion, painful secrets, and dangerous loyalties, King must navigate the blurry lines between healing and harm, desire and control. Will he find freedom from the man he loves, or will his heart shatter beneath the weight of obsession? Prepare for a gripping journey into the complexities of toxic love, broken souls, and the fight for self-identity in a world where power and affection collide. Warning: This story contains mature themes including explicit sexual content, emotional manipulation, toxic love dynamics, and intense psychological tension. Reader discretion is advised.

"All I wanted was for him to slam me on the bed and enter me. One hand wrapped around my neck, thrusting all of his frustration in and out of me, hating me differently. Harder and harder again until we both reached release." When QinX’s ambitious new project collapses, President Qin Tiewei is forced to chase down the last person he ever expected to need: Chen Huan, the slobby, sharp-tongued intern who quit three days ago. Cold, dominant, untouchable—Qin Tiewei is everything Chen Huan should run from. But he’s also everything Chen Huan has ever wanted. This isn't love. This is hatred. Brimming with the kind of need that consumes you whole. Or maybe that's exactly what love is.

Nosy Marian has to share her office space with the quiet Robin. Marian realizes that her coworker has a crush on someone else in the office. She offers to help him get the girl. Robin isn't sure he should follow Marian's advice. Will Marian be able to help a slow-moving Robin get the girl?

She gave up her dream of shining on the ballerina stage —for him. She sacrificed her self-respect —for him. She forgot her true identity —for him. But even after all that, she couldn’t compare to the woman who held Ryan’s heart. Arwen Quinn, heiress of prestigious Quinn family, realized too late that no matter what she did, she would never win Ryan’s love. The future that awaited her was a life trapped in endless misery of a loveless marriage. So, decisively, she ends their relationship and walks away. What she didn’t expect was that in breaking free from Ryan, she had opened the door for Aiden to enter her life — a chance that he had been waiting for. Aiden Winslow, an enigmatic CEO isn’t just mysterious —he is determined, and won’t allow to take Arwen away from him again. ____ Excerpt: Aiden narrowed his eyes, “Are you sure about this?” “If I wasn’t sure, I wouldn’t have asked,” Arwen replied coolly. “Stop dawdling. If you’re unwilling, I’ll find someone else who can get the marriage certificates today.” His expression darkened as he pulled her close. “Once offered to me, it’s mine alone.” Unfazed, Arwen asked, “So, do you accept? If yes, we’ll get the certificates now.” “On one condition,” he said. “I don’t do contract marriages. The woman I marry will be the woman I share my bed with. If you agree, then we’ll—” “Not a problem. Let’s go,” Arwen said without letting him finish, pulling him into the Civil Marriage Bureau.

Pecan Moore returns back to the pack for the first time in almost a decade. After the death of her father, the family was never the same again. Her mother fell into depression and she moved away to Europe, to live with her Aunt in Milan. Leaving the pack meant having to leave her best friend, Noah behind. Distraught, they kept in touch over the years, desperate to salvage their friendship. After graduating from high school, Pecan decides to return back to Regan’s Pack in hope of redefining her future. But her life takes an unexpected turn when she discovers that her mate is none other than Paul Regan, Alpha wolf of the pack, and Noah’s father. It is an impossible situation for both of them. Any possibility of a romantic relationship is unthinkable. Forbidden. He is married with two children and she is young enough to be his daughter. Paul suggests insistently that they keep the secret between themselves and pretend like nothing happened. But the bond and attraction is so intense that one cannot ignore their feelings for each other. He ends up kissing her and everything becomes even more complicated. It becomes a battle of feelings. Caught between doing the right thing and pursuing their feelings for each other. It proves to be a difficult choice to make. Will they ignore their feelings and keep their distance or defy the walls around them and actually find true love?

To everyone in the Full Moon Pack, Hailee Stones was just an omega, the quiet daughter of the pack house cook. No one ever guessed she was more than that. As an omega, she was often overlooked, belittled, and disrespected, especially by Nathan, the Alpha’s son. He always singled her out, teasing and tormenting her in ways she couldn’t understand. Why did he bother to notice someone like her at all? Everything began to change when Callum, the Alpha heir of the Nightshade Pack, transferred to Moonridge Academy to finish his final year. The school was located in Full Moon Pack territory, and Hailee was surprisingly chosen to be his guide. But they weren’t the only ones to cross paths. Nathan's cousin, Dane, the charming and mysterious Beta heir of the Snowmoon Pack, known for always getting what he wanted, also took a sudden interest in her. Dane, who had never glanced twice at an omega before, seemed drawn to the fiery girl who refused to bow her head. Things escalated quickly. Soon, all three young heirs, Nathan, Callum, and Dane, were fighting for her attention. The tension between them grew unbearable, and Hailee was caught in the middle, torn and confused by her feelings for each of them. Then, just a week before her eighteenth birthday, everything changed. Hailee slept with all three of them… on the very same day. And the very next morning, she vanished without a trace. Ten years later, Hailee returned to the Full Moon Pack. But she wasn’t alone. She came back with three boys, triplets, each bearing a startling resemblance to one of the men she had left behind. Now Nathan, Callum, and Dane each claim that at least one of the boys is their son, if not all three. As for Hailee? She has no idea who the true father or fathers are.

Zaiden Allister, heir of the Allister family, had a charm so beguiling that just one smile could topple entire queues of maidens. Yet none could ever touch him. Until one night when a treacherous woman tricked him into bed. While hunting her down, Zaiden ended up with a little doll in his arms. The DNA reports said she was his daughter. The ever-so-gentle smile on his lips wavered for the first time. In desperate need of money to save her brother, Kyra Snow was willing to do anything. That included working under a mysterious tycoon and homeschooling his little daughter. B-But, isn't this tycoon the same person she called a douchebag yesterday? What if he recognized her and she lost the job? Fine… Fine, she’d wear a mask. Eh… this seemingly gentle man was a wolf in disguise. He was constantly suspicious of her? Fine, she’d prove her loyalty. Wait… she had just taken the mask off! Why was the tycoon looking at her with glowing eyes? It couldn’t be her beauty, right? The entire world called Kyra worthless. But when the most powerful man in Country V begins to pursue her passionately, where would these people put their faces?

The end of one marks the start of another; Friday sighs, and Monday echoes

Sixteen-year-old Lila always felt like the world was hiding something. When a glowing shard pulls her through a tear in reality, she finds herself trapped between broken worlds—machines stitched into cities, reflections that move on their own, and fragments of something vast and grieving. As her mother Clara searches desperately across the seams of shattered realities, Lila must navigate landscapes of ash, echo, and memory. The shards are calling to her. And they’re not just keys—they’re alive. Every choice binds them tighter to a system that’s collapsing. To escape, Lila must face the versions of herself scattered across dimensions—and decide what she's willing to sacrifice to return home.

Freeze! Police officer. Surrender your heart at once! The love story of a young police officer who resolved to quit his playboy ways upon finding true love, Anupap. But the heart's mission for someone as devastatingly handsome as him wasn't a simple matter. The true love he found had built walls to shut out everyone who entered his life, because his heart remained buried in a sorrowful past. Police Captain Atikom had to tear down those walls to offer his love—to capture the heart of someone so guarded while others crowded around, competing for his affections. The young police officer had to close this 'love case' as soon as possible.