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[TW; mature content; smut; grumpy x sunshine; hate-to-love] --------------- He’s sunshine. He’s a cold blade. They’re doomed from the start. --------------- Alex is the fated Crown Prince of Vellara. Handsome, idealistic, and an outstanding swordsman, all he wants is to run away from the throne and its suffocating duties. William is his soon-to-be Court Mage—a stubborn man with cold eyes, a sharp wit, and a past full of sorrow. Alex refuses to be bound to someone who slapped him in front of the entire court, yet his attempts to sabotage the Crown Pact come to nothing when the king sends them on a mission that may be a deadly trap. As court intrigues and assassination attempts force them closer than either expected, Alex and William find themselves entangled in a bond far deeper and forbidden. Will love bloom between a prince and a foreign commoner, or are they fated to be torn apart by duty and social rank?

She is a mess, burdened by a broken heart from an abusive relationship and haunted by nightmares stemming from her guilt over surviving an accident that took her mother’s life and left her sister in a coma. That is, until she meets him. Andriana finds comfort in his warmth, but Karlye is a mysterious man with secrets and enemies lurking in the shadows. Her feelings for him are complicated by her insecurities and their differences in social status. When he discovers her pregnancy, he vows never to let her go, revealing the darkness within him. Will she hold on for the sake of their baby, or will she choose to leave?

Heartbroken, Kiara flies to London, where she stays for three years, rebuilding her life and creating a career in the legal world. However, when she's diagnosed with a terminal illness that is said to claim her life within three years, she decides to return home to spend the last days of her life with her family. The unexpected happens when she discovers that her house is occupied by a man named Debbie, and her patience is tested beyond reason. Debbie is stubborn, irritating, and openly hostile toward women. Surprisingly, he finds himself unable to hate Kiara and pursues her, hoping to cure his condition. On the other hand, Kiara finds herself falling in love again, something she didn't think she was still capable of doing, given her past and her current state. She'd given up the fight, she'd come to terms with her fate, she was prepared to die. But now she wants to fight, she wants to live. "Wait, who are you?" "I should be asking the question." He backed. "I live in this house." He lived in her house. Then who was Debbie? If she was to remember, she was supposed to share the house with her. So who was this guy? "This is my house." She replied. "And all I remember is that I should be sharing it with Debbie. She just left. So who are you?"  He gave her a knowing, yet etched with mockery, smile. "Princess." He said. "Debbie is me." 

A young girl battles the storms of life-family struggles, heartbreak, career setbacks, and overwhelming responsibilities. In the darkest moments, she clings to hope, searching for the light that will guide her through. One day she meets a man who feels like light-but is he the one meant to stay and heal her darkness, or just the one who teaches her what love should feel like ? Note : This is my very first story, written with all my heart. All chapters are free to read-so come join me on this journey and share your thoughts with me :)

In a world where being alpha, beta, or omega decides your power, status, and whole life, nothing is fair. Alpha detective Daniel hunts the Dollmaker, a killer who kidnaps omegas, breaks them, and poses them like broken dolls. The Dollmaker also takes money from weak omegas who want to destroy powerful alphas and betas who break the law. After Daniel rescues Sky from an abduction. He can’t let Sky go back to danger. Sky is clingy and sweet. His touches slowly heal Daniel’s lonely, broken heart. His dying mother loves BL novels and omegaverse stories. Her last wish: Daniel must marry a man and have a child to honor her dream. If he refuses, she will make sure his father cuts him out of the family money and destroys his FBI job. Sky’s controlling parents see him as a way to climb higher. They demand he traps a strong alpha protector or they will abandon him completely. What happens when the killer Daniel is supposed to be hunting ends up on his own bed?

Chestnut haired Hannah Bennington’s brutal awakening to her second life locks her into 11 years of hell as a motherless 14 year old noble dressed in rags. Stuck in a household full of cruelty an indifferent father a blind-eyed eldest brother a second brother who tortures her physically and a stepsister Layla who makes her days a nightmare of mockery she’s never known a moment of kindness. Now with her past life’s memories burning bright she’s finally ready to break out of her gilded cage for good. What does she have to do with her second life?

~ Enjoy a mature romance. Not overly long, not under-developed, heart-warming and body-warming. ~ Elena is an ER nurse who works nights. Damien is a baker who starts work at 3 AM. They live in the same apartment building and share one thin wall. Their schedules mean they're both awake when the rest of the world sleeps; and a flirtatious exchange of notes under the door evolves into something far more physical after a chance meeting in the hallway at 2 AM. But daytime is a different world: she's dealing with grief from a patient she lost, he's trying to save his late mother's bakery from debt. The novel traces how a relationship born in the strange intimacy of nighttime hours has to learn to survive in daylight; with all its complications.

He’s her one shot at freedom. She’s his only chance to believe in love. But falling for each other might get them both killed. After seven years as Scott's best friend, Stacy drops a bombshell: she’s leaving New York for an arranged marriage to Luca Cattaneo, the heir to one of America’s most feared mafia dynasties. Only then does Scott realize he’s been in love with her all along. A stolen kiss changes everything. painting a target on Scott’s back when it's aired on live TV. To protect him, Stacy activates a dead man’s switch seven years in the making and defies her father, Don Angelo Luciano, the most powerful mob boss in the country. But Don Angelo doesn’t forgive. And he never lets go. Scott, haunted by his past and terrified of love, stands by Stacy anyway. His quiet loyalty and fierce love crack the walls around her heart. For the first time, she dares to imagine a future outside her family’s bloody legacy. But the mafia plays a long game. When her father outsmarts the savant mafia princess, Stacy begs Scott to walk away. Instead, he sacrifices everything to go on the run with her. As starcrossed love battles legacy and their lives hang in the balance, one question remains: can Stacy outrun the empire she was born to rule or will it destroy them both?

Alinal an empire part of an alien planet full of super natural creatures called Alivar, the Empire was once peace full, until a war broke out, two sisters find themselves trapped between two sides, will they find away to work together and stop the war or die?

Han Yuri has perfected the art of invisibility—cold, untouchable, and utterly alone at elite Seongmin High. Behind her flawless facade lies a desperate secret: bruises she hides under long sleeves and a father whose rage defines her existence. Every smile is calculated, every word measured, every moment focused on one goal—survive until she turns eighteen and disappears forever. Then Lee Hajun notices her. The untouchable heir to Cheonha Group doesn't understand the word "no." Intrigued by the only girl who flinches away from his attention rather than craving it, he makes Yuri his newest obsession. What starts as a game—breaking down her walls, possessing her attention, making her need him—spirals into something darker and more consuming than either expected. But Hajun's "games" aren't harmless. His psychological warfare, meant to draw her closer, instead tears open wounds he doesn't know exist. And Yuri, who's learned that love is just another word for control, can't tell if Hajun is her destruction or her salvation. When Yuri's only friend Minji betrays her, exposing her darkest secret to the entire school, the carefully constructed life Yuri built shatters. Hajun's attempt to save her only drives the knife deeper. Because Minji isn't just a traitor—she's the half-sister Yuri never knew existed, placed in her life by the father who will never let her go. Now Yuri must choose: disappear into the shadows where she's always belonged, or burn everything down and risk becoming the very monster she's spent her life hiding from. In a world built on hierarchy and secrets, sometimes the only way to survive is to destroy everything—including yourself.

She once tried hard, but the marriage unknowingly turned into a lifeless pond. Her husband stayed out all night, and she gradually became numb from heartache. Work became her true companion. The only gift from this marriage was that it forged her into a calm and independent female journalist. She thought her heart had long drowned in that lifeless pond until she met that man in a crisp police uniform, with a crooked smile and cunning eyes... Their first encounter was at the scene of a crime. She went to report, and he went to apprehend. He mistook her for an accomplice, mercilessly cuffing her wrists to a wire fence! She panicked and bit him, desperately defending herself: "I don't have the stolen goods you want!" He, however, looked at her through his sunglasses with wicked charm: "Really?"

She needed $2 million to save her dying sister. He needed a wife to inherit his empire. Neither expected 365 days to change everything. --- Emma Hart's life shattered in an instant—her sister diagnosed with leukemia, medical bills piling into the hundreds of thousands, and every door in New York City slamming in her face. Desperate and out of options, she never imagined the Ice King himself would offer her a lifeline. Alexander Kane is Manhattan's most ruthless CEO. Cold. Calculating. Untouchable. But his dying grandfather has one final demand: marry within six months, or lose the billion-dollar empire he built from nothing. The solution? A contract marriage. One year. Two million dollars. No emotions. No complications. Emma agrees—it's just business. She'll play the perfect wife, save her sister, and walk away with her heart intact. But Alexander Kane doesn't play by anyone's rules but his own. What starts as a cold transaction ignites into something dangerous. Stolen glances. Accidental touches. A possessiveness neither can explain. When he pulls her close at galas and whispers "mine" against her skin, Emma tells herself it's all for show. Until it isn't. Now the Ice King is melting, and Emma is falling for the man behind the mask. But their contract has an expiration date, and loving Alexander Kane was never part of the deal. Can a marriage built on lies become something real? Or will the truth destroy them both when the 365 days are up? --- **Tropes:** Contract Marriage • Ice King CEO • Enemies to Lovers • Forced Proximity • Slow Burn • He Falls First • Possessive Hero • Strong Heroine • Fake Relationship Becomes Real Perfect for fans of steamy billionaire romance, emotional slow burns, and heroes who fall HARD for one woman. Updates Daily. HEA Guaranteed.

Too Many Losing Heroes Five lives. Five stories. Each scar hides a reason to love again. Told through five arcs, every story reveals a different kind of love — gentle or painful, quiet or fierce — each capturing a truth about what it really means to love and to lose. Arc 1 — Rahul: The Artist of Lies He hides behind sarcasm and silence — a boy who doesn’t believe in love or justice anymore. But when a strange confession turns his quiet world upside down, he finds himself drawn into something he never expected: sincerity. In a place full of fake smiles and whispered rumors, Rahul learns that sometimes the hardest truth is letting someone see who you really are. A story of trust, redemption, and the kind of love that feels too real to be safe. Arc 2 — Raj (Hayabusa): The Boy with the Scar To everyone, Raj is perfect — a calm, focused fencing champion who never loses his composure. But perfection is just another mask. When an unexpected encounter challenges the loneliness he’s carried for years, Raj must decide if he’s ready to open his heart again — or if some memories are too sharp to hold. A story about gentle hearts, hidden pain, and finding someone who doesn’t flinch at your scars. Arc 3 — Leo: The Star Who Forgot to Shine He was born to be adored — the idol, the dancer, the name on every billboard. But fame is a cruel mirror, and Leo’s reflection hides more than anyone knows. When a girl with quiet eyes steps into his world, she doesn’t see the celebrity — she sees the boy still learning how to breathe. And for the first time, he wonders if love could be louder than applause. A story about fame, fear, and the courage to love when everyone’s watching. Arc 4 — Hritik: The One Who Sees Too Much Hritik trusts numbers more than people. He built walls out of code, firewalls around his heart — because data doesn’t lie, but people always do. Then someone begins breaking through both. As secrets unravel and memories resurface, Hritik learns that not every connection is meant to be encrypted. A story about control, vulnerability, and falling for someone who knows how to read your silence. Arc 5 — Neel: The Forgotten Memory He doesn’t remember what he lost — only that something inside him aches for answers. Surrounded by friends who treat him like glass, Neel begins to piece together the truth hidden behind their smiles. But when love brings back the memories they all tried to bury, Neel must face the question none of them ever could: Was it worth it? A story about memory, love, and the quiet heroism of forgiveness. Series Theme Every arc is a different kind of love — one born from pain, another from trust, another from loss. Five broken hearts, one shared story. Because not all heroes save others. Some just save themselves — one heartbeat at a time.

He won her in a bidding war. She expected chains. Instead, he offered chaos, and something dangerously close to freedom. Anastasia was raised in the temple, carved from childhood with sacred runes. Each one a blood-soaked tribute to the gods she never chose. A weapon. A symbol. A prize passed from hand to hand. A body to be used and sold. When the temples auction her off, she’s prepared to survive whatever comes next. She’s not prepared for him. Malvor, the God of Chaos, is all smirks and swagger, crowned in mischief and dressed like temptation itself. But beneath the theatrics is a man hiding his own scars. Some emotional, some eternal. He doesn’t want obedience. He wants fire. Challenge. Her. And Anastasia? She’s done playing the part of the willing doll. She’s dangerous, defiant, and not afraid to bite the hand that tries to claim her. Now, caught in a realm where illusions have teeth and gods play games with mortal lives, the only thing more reckless than trusting Malvor… is falling for him. This isn’t a love story. It’s healing wrapped in heat. It’s trauma, chaos, and slow, aching desire. It starts with a woman who was never meant to survive. But did. And came back sharper.

Her twin sister, Ayla, sent a weird text about a name, and later, she was poisoned a few days before her wedding. Aria decided to replace her at the altar, taking her marriage vows, to get close to the owner of the name sent in her dead sister's text, which belonged to her fiancé and now husband, Kallias Vane. But when he denies everything and decides to join her in her search for the truth to clear his name, it complicates everything. They have to act as a loving married couple to the public for three years, but what happens when it's not an act anymore ?.

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.

Julie Marie Navares seemed to be a typical young woman. Her father wished her to go to the same school as her brother, Christian Navares, which is why she moved. She thought school would be quiet because she thought her secret—her hidden talent for singing and her alter ego on stage as the POP PRINCESS—would stay with her family. But what would happen if Mark Cielo Villanueva, a friend from childhood who she hated, found out? They had just met again. Could she still keep her secret and her peace?

Ashina Claw has spent eight months believing in Darren Kale's promises, giving him her heart, her body, and her trust. So when the legendary Alpha Kendrick Ridge reveals himself as her true mate at the annual Gathering, she does the unthinkable she rejects him publicly, choosing Darren over fate itself. But Kendrick Ridge isn't a man who accepts defeat. The cold, ruthless Alpha has waited twenty-seven years for his mate, and he knows something Ashina doesn't: Darren has been using her, and the heartbreak she's fighting to avoid is inevitable. When Darren proves himself the coward Kendrick always knew he was, and the mate bond threatens to tear Ashina apart, Kendrick makes a controversial choice he forcibly marks her, binding them together permanently. Now Ashina must navigate life in Moonlit Pack as the unwilling mate of an Alpha she's determined to hate, even as her heart begins to recognize what her mind refuses to accept: that sometimes fate knows better than we do or will she run from fate.

Every breath is a different shade of ink. Life is a raw, unfiltered journey through the full spectrum of the human heart. Within these pages, Jennifer Ali gives a voice to the silent chaos we carry inside—from the radiant warmth of love and the sharp sting of hate to the burning heat of frustration. Whether you are navigating the storm of anger, the heavy fog of neutrality, or the quiet ache of longing, this collection proves that no emotion is too small to be felt or too loud to be heard. It is an honest celebration of the beautiful, messy, and complicated feelings that make us human. Inside, you will find yourself.

"I should not. I hate to be a bother." Brand stepped back, inviting her. "But that is the problem, Madelyn. I want you to bother me." Madelyn gasped. "Brand..." "Come, Madelyn. Come in." Hesitantly, she stepped in and Brand closed the door. 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?