healing

Riley Styles is a cold, calculating billionaire, forged in the crucible of war and haunted by a childhood marred by the ruthless grip of loan sharks. In stark contrast, Stephanie Rogers is a gentle but fiercely determined young woman, resolutely fighting to shield her widowed mother from the very predatory empire that once tormented Riley's family. Their fates intertwine on a tempestuous night when Riley witnesses the brutal assault of loan sharks on Stephanie and her mother. With the instinct of a man who has dedicated his life to hunting down the monsters that shattered his past, he charges in, unleashing a fierce wrath that reverberates with his own pain. Grateful yet shaken, Stephanie finds herself face to face with a man who excels in weapons and warfare but lacks the warmth of human connection. Riley, taken aback by her quiet bravery, discovers that her spirit penetrates the icy walls he has built around his heart. As Riley immerses himself deeper in his mission to dismantle the country’s deadliest loan shark network, Stephanie becomes an unwitting target—one aimed at breaking him. The very woman he risked everything to save now hangs in the balance, and Riley must confront the haunting battle he has feared his entire life: the battle for his heart. Will he guard his emotions or fight for the love that could save them both?

Upcoming Alpha, Kael has spent years chasing what may well only be a memory. A moonlit figure who saved his life but vanished before he could learn more. Remembering little more than her piercing violet eyes and her stunning blond hair, Kael is willing to turn the world upside down to find the girl again; certain she is meant to be his, His hunt for the moonlit figure brings a new tactic. A bridal screening. And, through that screening brings into his life Grace. A beautiful daughter. With eyes of a stunning shade of violet and hair of blond. Beautiful. Polished. Confident. Everything a future Luna should be. Had his search paid off in more ways than one? Had he found his childhood savior as well as the perfect bride? Only there is a complication. Along with Grace came her maid, Wren. Resentment bubbling between the two women is clear to see. A power-hungry omega? Or more than meets the eye? Either way Kael is torn because the one thing the women share is the stunning violet eyes. A rare thing within their world, and something he had been searching for for so long. Yet here he was, faced with two women, so different to one another both with the one thing he recalled from his moonlit memory. Was either woman the one he had been searching for? Or was it nothing but a haunted past he needed to let go?

Maisie Fleming’s perfect life goes down the drain when her husband of five years divorces her over infertility. The sudden change in her life pushes her into depression. When a speeding car comes towards her, she chooses the easy way out. Rather than death, she wakes up with no memory of the past year and discovers she is being legally married to a stranger named Edmund Bainbridge, the man behind the wheel. With no memory, untreated depression and abandoned by her own family, she is left with no choice but to live with the man she barely knows. Her ex-husband’s uncle. ~ Excerpt ~ I did not know how it happened. The next thing I knew, I was already in Alistair’s embrace. “Please, Maise. I need you to listen to me,” he whispered. I stomped on his feet and kicked backwards. But he did not budge. “Let me send you home. We’ll talk there.” “NO! Let me go!!” He swept me off my feet. “Must you be difficult? I swear, you were much more modest when you married -” His voice trailed and his steps halted. Chills began to run down my spine. “Why are you carrying my wife, Alistair?” Edmund’s voice was calm but icy cold. ~~ As of now, below is the total volume for the story 'My Ex's Uncle and Me.' Volume I The Stranger Beside Me is My Husband (Chapter 1 - ??) Volume II: My Ex Came Back After I Married His Uncle (Chapter ??) Volume III: My True Identity that I Never Knew (Chapter ??) Volume IV: ??? DISCLAIMER : None of the images belong to me. The rights go to the original artist. Please contact me if you wish for it to be taken down.

Kyle has spent years learning how to be invisible. It’s easier that way — no expectations, no mistakes, no one looking too closely. And it worked. Until Darren walks in. He doesn’t force his way in or try to fix anything. He doesn’t ask Kyle to change. He just… stays — close enough to be felt, not close enough to be understood. And somehow, that’s worse. Because Kyle starts to notice things he was never supposed to notice: the silence shifting, the space between them narrowing, himself — responding. This isn’t a story about love at first sight. It’s about attention, about safety that doesn’t feel conditional — and what happens when someone becomes a place you don’t want to leave.

They said I had no wolf. No name. No place in this pack. So when I was beaten, broken, and left bleeding… no one stopped it. Not even him. The Alpha’s son. The boy who once promised to protect me. The man who looked me in the eyes… and chose another. But the moon had already made its choice. I was his mate. The one he hid. The one they tried to erase. And just when I thought that was the cruelest fate I could be given he arrived. The Blood Moon Alpha. A king in everything but name. A man powerful enough to shake packs… and dangerous enough to destroy them. The moment he touched me, everything changed. Secrets buried deep beneath this pack begin to surface. Girls who disappeared. Truths no one was meant to uncover. And a past tied to me… that no one can explain. Now the Alpha who rejected me wants me back. The king who should never want me won’t let me go. And the girl they once called nothing might be the one thing that brings them all to their knees. I was unwanted. Now I’m the one they fear.

My family sold me to a monster to settle their debts. The whole country knows the rumors. Nicholas Sterling is a hideous, reclusive beast who shuns the light, a man whose face was ruined in a fire and whose heart was twisted by cruelty. They say he buys beautiful things—especially women—just to break them. I was delivered to his cliffside manor with nothing but the clothes on my back and a heart full of dread, a sacrificial lamb to keep my sister alive. I expected a grotesque tyrant. I was not prepared for him. A man with the face of a fallen angel and the presence of a king. His eyes aren't cruel; they're haunted by a grief so deep it steals my breath. His touch isn't violent; it’s a question that terrifies me even more. He calls me his wife. He gives me the run of his castle. But he also watches me with an intensity that feels like possession. And the one rule he gives me is the most chilling of all: Never go into the west wing. But in a house built on lies, how can I resist? The truth is waiting behind that door. And it’s more beautiful, and more terrible, than any beast.

“I begged you to see me,” I whispered, my voice breaking despite how hard I tried to hold it steady. “Not as the traitor’s daughter. Not as the runt. Just… as me.” Kai’s jaw tightened. Mike wouldn’t meet my eyes. Luke looked like the world had just shifted beneath his feet. “You flogged me in front of the pack,” I continued, the memories slicing through me. “You made me jump until I collapsed. You locked me in the dungeon like I was filth. You let her stand there and smile while I broke.” Kai stepped forward, his voice rough. “Laura—” “No.” I shook my head, tears spilling freely now. “You don’t get to say my name like that.” Mike swallowed hard. “We didn’t know.” “You knew enough,” I shot back. “You knew I was alone. You knew I had no one. And still, you chose her. Every single time, you chose her.” Luke’s voice cracked. “We thought you betrayed us.” I let out a hollow laugh. “I was twelve when my parents left. What exactly did you think I betrayed?” Silence. Heavy. Suffocating. “You were my mates,” I said softly, the word tasting like poison now. “And you made my life a living hell.” Kai’s eyes burned. “We were wrong.” “Yes,” I whispered. “You were.” And this time, when I turned away from them, I didn’t look back. •••••••• Laura Ezra was once the quiet daughter of a loyal pack family—until the night her parents were branded traitors and vanished without a trace. Overnight, she became the stain no one wanted to acknowledge. Stripped of rank. Stripped of protection. Stripped of dignity. Forced to serve the very people who once trained beside her. And worst of all? Forced to endure the cruelty of the triplet Alphas—Kai, Mike, and Luke—the future rulers of the pack who believed she carried betrayal in her blood. They flogged her in public. They humiliated her before the entire pack. They locked her in the dungeon so she wouldn’t “ruin the atmosphere” before the mating ceremony. They chose the pack’s beloved concubine over her—again and again. But fate has a cruel sense of humor. On the night of the full moon ceremony, when the golden bond revealed itself beneath the sky, Laura discovered the unthinkable truth— She wasn’t fated to just one Alpha. She was fated to all three. Bound to the very men who had broken her. The very men who called her weak. The very men who swore she didn’t belong. Now the Alphas are restless. Their wolves won’t sleep. Their instincts won’t obey. Because the girl they locked away… was never their shame. She was their mate. But Laura has endured too much to forgive easily. And this time? They will be the ones begging.

In the misty highlands of Yānlín, the gothic Black Orchid Estate serves as the secluded home of Yè Júnhào, an ancient and reclusive vampire. Every year, 100 beautiful women are hired as maidservants. Lín Xuěyáo, a stunning young woman desperate to save her dying grandmother and clear massive medical debts, joins them. She's selected for the most intimate role: personally serving the master himself. What she doesn't know is that the vampire has chosen her as his prey - a source of blood to sustain his immortal existence. However, her unique, intoxicating scent awakens something far deeper in him: an overwhelming addiction and love that flips the power dynamic. Instead of draining her, he becomes captivated by her presence. The predator turns into the captive, craving her companionship more than her blood. Amid candlelit shadows and forbidden tension, a passionate romance blooms between the immortal vampire and the human woman who unexpectedly holds power over his ancient heart. It's framed as a dark tale of obsession, seduction, and redemption - classic "vampire falls hard for the one he can't harm" trope, with heavy emphasis on power imbalance, emotional intensity, and slow-burn (or steamy) forbidden love.

Prince Aidyn of Embermoore wants nothing more than to be treated as a regular person instead of a prince, and experience “normal person things,” like getting called by his first name, being a professional yet approachable boss, and eventually falling in love. Mage Noelle Allendale, Aidyn’s co-worker and long time friend, never wants to fall in love again. She knows all too well that falling things tend to shatter when they hit the ground. As a Memorizer Mage, the crystal clear Recall of her magic doesn’t let her forget anything she feels or encounters, and she’s already experienced enough heartbreak to last a lifetime. As a result, she’s more than happy to keep their relationship professional. Plans change, however, when a magical emergency puts Aidyn’s life unexpectedly in Noelle’s hands. In order to keep him alive, the two friends decide to break the rules and form an unsanctioned Love Bond. Can this reluctant royal and overwhelmed Memorizer Mage find a way to move towards a future where they both thrive, or will unhealed wounds—from the past and present—tear them apart? * Read if you love: sweet, slow-burn, Friends-to-Lovers fantasy romance stories with multiple POVs, where she saves the prince but he falls first! _____________________________________________________________________________________ The Mage Bonds of Embermoore is one story told in six parts. Each part is structured to follow the general process of healing from trauma (as I have experienced it): Crisis, Aftermath, Changing Direction, Mending, New Foundations, and Rebuilding. When we experience something traumatic in our lives, our world shrinks down to the bare essentials so that we can focus on survival. The more we heal, the more our world opens up again. I’ve written this book in the same way. Each part builds off of each other, allowing you to experience the characters and world of the story expand and grow. _____________________________________________________________________________________ New chapters posted Wednesdays and Sundays!

[Multiple Cute Babies + Multiple Beast Husbands + 1vN] Qiao Xixi wakes up to find herself transmigrated into a book, into a beast world. She has become the villainous biological mother who abuses the main antagonist in the book. She's thrown into wilderness survival from the get-go, and comes with three little villain cubs who are gradually going astray. Just as she binds to a cub-raising system, ready to lead by example and teach the cubs well. She is shocked to discover that it was she who had snatched the food her cubs worked so hard to find. After a cub got injured, not only did she ignore him, but she also threw him into the snow to fend for himself. Qiao Xixi's legs give way. "Help me up, I can still salvage this!" She pulls herself together, cooperates with the system to complete missions, raises her cubs' Combat Power, awakens their Beast Souls, and they gradually become the coolest cubs in the beast world! However, just as she's enjoying the happy results of raising her children. Why is the look Jin Ling, who was rescued by her cubs, giving her not so innocent? How come the cubs' biological fathers are showing up one by one! That arrogant and bewitching red fox, Feiyan, why is he even clingier than the cubs? The red python Sunxiao, who exudes a "keep away" aura, is actually the snake cub's father beast? And the stunningly beautiful Merman Prince, the brutal Black Panther Commander… They actually had a cub with her too, and now they want her to take responsibility? The cubs before finding their biological fathers: "I want a daddy too..." The cubs after finding their biological fathers, racking their brains to make their dads vie for favor: "Useless old man, you can't even fight for affection!"

Si Shuo didn't get a compatible heart in time, but instead received the More Children, More Blessings System and was sent to the Beast World Continent. She is a mutated, blue-eyed, white-furred female Cat Beast with a congenital hearing impairment. Her fertility was even stripped away by her Mother and given to her older sister. She is now facing the crisis of not finding a mate and being sent to the female cave! System: Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a special-grade fertile constitution that surpasses even a Female Saint... Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the life-infused Wood Element Ability... Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a shared growth space... Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Nine Lives Cat destiny, which can be inherited by your offspring. From then on, she began living a cozy life with a husband, children, and a warm home...

An intelligent antagonistic lady boss, Chen Xiaoqian was reborn. In her current life, she made lots of money, made lots of real estate investments, and tortured bastards when she had the time. What a life! These were the three mottos of an antagonistic lady boss. When a woman became strong and powerful, she had no need for a man anymore. The men disagreed...they wanted to pamper her! This was the motto of a man of an antagonistic lady boss. In your previous life, you slept with the person and left. Shouldn’t you be responsible in the current life? Is this a lovey-dovey literature or a feel-good novel? Man: This is actually a feel-good, lovey-dovey novel. Shh… I can’t let my image of a passionate, loyal, and leader man collapse strict face.

Somewhere between death and memory, she was remade. Pulled from the ashes of a failed expedition, a nameless girl wakes in a place called Solmere Bastion — an alchemical refuge built for the broken and forgotten. With no past but the relic she clutches, she is reborn as Ravine — a name given, not remembered. But the Dead Zone does not let go so easily. Whispers linger. Dreams unravel. The relic she carries is no ordinary pendant — it's a Matron’s Bloom; a sacred object passed only to those meant to carry on a bloodline... or a burden. As Ravine walks the rain-soaked halls of the Bastion, haunted by names that might have once been hers, she must uncover not just who she was — but who she is becoming. Because in this world, alchemy gives nothing for free. To live again is to owe something. And the Gate always comes to collect. Aporia is a slow-burn fantasy of identity, grief, and quiet magic — perfect for fans of lyrical prose, introspective journeys, and stories that linger long after the last page.

At Seoul National University, reputation decides everything. Jeong Mi-yeon is a quiet chemistry freshman from the countryside who just wants to survive university without drawing attention. Study hard. Stay invisible. Graduate without trouble. Den is none of it.  A blunt foreign student with no patience for social codes and even less interest in following them. He stands out without trying, walking through life as if there's a permanent spotlight over his head. Their social languages align about as well as a cat and a dog. She avoids attention. He attracts it. But when university life begins to spiral in unexpected ways, Mi-yeon finds herself pulled into Den’s orbit, closer than she ever intended. In a place where one rumor can ruin you and silence feels safer than honesty, how do you choose between protecting your image and protecting your heart? A slow-burn campus romance about reputation, cultural distance, and the courage it takes to stop running.

[A Year of Grace- Book 1] Nyxara When I woke up cold, leaning against a tree in the woods, I wondered if there were a few details I wasn't told by the angel who sent me here. It wasn’t long before the brothers I had lost in my past life found me—right as I was trying to find my way out of the woods. They brought me home to the parents who weren’t dead. Since I didn’t get this world’s Nyxara’s memories, I’m claiming amnesia due to trauma. When I was given the choice between redoing my own life or being sent to an alternate universe, I chose the second option. I didn’t want to deal with the shattered remains of my past. What I wasn’t told? While this is a very different life, some people from my old world are still making my life hell in this one. And now, they might have fangs, mind powers, or claws. I’m not the me in my last life, and I’m not the me of this life. So… who am I? On that note, what in the world is an alpha, beta, or omega? Looks like I have a lot to learn—and fast—if I want to graduate from the Sentinels of Accord Academy, let alone survive in a world filled with supernatural beings. It's a new exciting world just waiting for me to claim my place in it. Top 3 in the end of year competitions looks like a good start. This year is going to be amazing. (The romance is slow-burn. 5 mates in total. The romance doesn't really start in this book. All mates are introduced though.) [Daily Chapter Release and Free until completion]

Yao Zhi died in regret due to exhaustion and transmigrated into an unrecorded kingdom in history. Waking up to find herself in a body weighing more than 200 jin, she was in despair. As she was ready to curse Heaven, she found herself bound with a system. With an auction system on hand, she embarked on the journey of pampering her rough husband and building her business.

Acheron woke in a hospital bed with a bandage tight around his throat. He survived the night that broke him. But he did not survive unchanged. Haunted by addiction and a past he cannot escape, Acheron keeps his heart locked away — until Eamon Sauveterre, the powerful lawyer assigned to his case, steps into his life, unwilling to let him fall. Eamon is steady where Acheron trembles. Relentless, where Acheron wants to run. But when viral videos and twisted headlines drag Acheron’s darkest moments into the public eye, the man who once claimed him makes it clear he isn’t finished. This isn’t just a scandal. It’s a warning. And the storm is coming.

In Oakhaven, a single crack in your glass means the end of your life. Every citizen carries their soul in their hands, a small flame left in a lantern that beats with the rhythm of their heart. Eira’s light burns with a soft, lemon-yellow glow, marking her as someone safe and perfectly obedient to the village's expectations. Beyond the village borders, the Great River thrashes against jagged stones, a violent torrent that remains liquid even in the deepest frost. The locals view the water as a place where there is no light, a place where the lightless are forgotten. Eira finds herself drawn to the spray and the roar, convinced the current holds the truth about why her father's flame was snuffed out. The village fears the river, but they loathe Soren even more. He moves through the streets like a shadow, his presence chilling the air around him. The elders claim his fire turned black from an evil heart, warning others away from him. While the other children display lanterns of vibrant scarlet and gold, Soren’s glass holds a dark, violet light that shivers with every step. Eira watches the strange, cold glow and sees a different story. His fire struggles to burn because the world has spent years trying to kill it, leaving him to guard the embers of a past that Oakhaven would rather bury.

"I beg your pardon. I should not have come. I did not mean to be a bother.” He stepped aside, extending a subtle invite. “But that is the problem. I find myself wanting you to.” Her breath caught. “Mr Brand…” “Come, Madelyn,” he mumbled. “Come in.” Hesitantly, she obeyed. He closed the door firmly. Commanding the high seas as he had always, Brand amasses his wealth focused on business and his fealty to the king, with his thoughts of women remaining the same: they are not worth the trouble and time they are awarded. No woman is allowed to bother him. None, until Madelyn. Madelyn wishes to live above the thoughts of her late husband's family and to do that, she must escape their good pleasure and find a life for herself, the farther the better. Brand's crew offers the opportunity to do so, and she would without any man commanding her ever. But what must she do when Brand's command is the very one she now wishes for?

Kang Haneul’s once-happy life was shattered by tragedy when his family was struck by a devastating traffic accident. His parents died and his sister fell into a coma. He worked himself to the bone to support his comatose sister’s medical expenses. Yet fate dealt another cruel blow. Just as his sister passed away from heart failure and he received a grim diagnosis of stage 4 cancer, he found himself in the path of an oncoming truck while saving a child. Facing death, he unexpectedly encounters the king of the underworld, who offers him a remarkable gift for his selfless act: a chance to rewrite the past. With determination burning within him, Haneul seizes this opportunity to change the course of his life and fulfill long-lost dreams. But wait- why do these people keep calling him an Omega? What the heck is an Omega??? #BL #Omegaverse #Idol #notsmut