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A Night with the Billionaire
RURI
Forced into an arranged marriage with a 68-year-old media magnate to save her family's collapsing business, Lilliane chooses to disappear instead. After one reckless night with a mysterious stranger, she discovers she's carrying his child. As powerful enemies hunt her across the country, she must outsmart them all to protect her freedom, her future, and the baby growing inside her.
Sunkissed
Roxanne Louise
Sun, sea, sangria and some harmless flirting. Ella and Lucy head to Spain determined to reinvent themselves before university. Armed with sangria, sunshine and a promise to stop saying no, the two best friends soon discover that first love, first heartbreak and growing up never go according to plan. ONGOING
Richard and Melissa
Hannah Sarah Abraham
It’s a love story where tenderness and terror are two sides of the same coin. When a pregnant woman finally finds the courage to leave her abusive fiancé for a kinder man, she must survive the storm of jealousy that follows—because the father of her child would rather destroy her than let her go.
The End Was Never the End?
Lady V
When surviving became my childhood.
Identical Twin Alphas and Silver Shackles
BMac
"Are those silver?!" His voice was loud and startling after my moment of quiet reflection, but it was also oddly calming, soothing even, maybe I had hit my head. I slowly nodded in answer to his question, but I could see more chasing themselves through his facial expression. 'who', 'why', 'when', 'how', 'why didn't she tell anyone' 'why didn't she run?'.
Avrit-The Arranged Bond
Chocolate
Avni, a young woman who struggles to trust others, reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage with Adhirit Rathore, the Crown Prince of Jaipur. As their relationship slowly blossoms, she begins to believe she has found the partner she never expected. But after their wedding, a shocking video forces her to question the identity of the man she married, testing her trust, her beliefs, and the future of their relationship.
My Highschool Crush
Rejoice
She spent years secretly loving the most popular boy in school, believing he'd never notice her. But when fate brings them closer, hidden feelings, jealous rivals, painful secrets, and unexpected twists turn a simple crush into a love story that will change their lives forever. Will their first love survive the challenges of high school, or remain just another beautiful memory?
Beyond the ARC
CCDDMRSSVM
Beyond the Arc is a sports, romance, comedy, and school-life novel set in the Philippines. It follows Gabriel "Gabe" Dela Cruz, an ordinary senior high school student with an extraordinary gift developed through years of practicing alone on a worn-down barangay court.
Kiss of Ruin
Sissy
They say love saves people. They lied.
The Soil of Daeseon
Kingsley Ogboli
During a devastating drought, King Yi Heon expands his royal court to save Daeseon. Three wives battle for power, revealing how ambition, faith, and truth shape their fate.
Heartbreak Hotline
burntsugarplum
At Stellenbosch University, drunken girls often phone the Heartbreak Hotline. The Operator doesn’t care if you scream about your ex, curse your parents, or confide your darkest secrets— as long as you pay him. For two years he remains anonymous, but everything changes when ★you★ call. Select either Selene, Gisela, or Fae as your character in this interactive romance-drama where secrets are currency. ✎ MULTIPLE ENDINGS ✎ HURT/COMFORT TROPE ✎ UPDATES EVERY SATURDAY, SAST
Ask Me To Stay
Soren Wade
A billionaire inventor searching for a family. A guarded survivor carrying a pregnancy he never planned. A donor event neither man fully remembers ties Leonardo Ivanov and Theo Maren together through a private contract, a criminal cover-up, and a scandal powerful people are desperate to control.
Ever After Coding
maia
Ever Marie Orense thought she was too logical to be confused about love-until someone started to mess with her emotional code. What began as reminders and casual chats turned into something she couldn't debug. Will Ever be stuck between protecting others and debugging her own heart? Or is there a happily ever after coding? *This story is written in TagLish (Tagalog & English) ©January 2026
Secrets
Bay
#18+ #GTA5 #oc×trevor
London was never the plan
Liarona
Some cities change your future Some people rewrite it London was never the plan but neither was falling in love
The price of your betrayal
Rive Cypher
Sexual content
Wrongs Make A Right
Hannah Sarah Abraham
America's sweetheart dancer and model Charlotte Spencer is afraid of falling in love but she keeps falling for men over and over again. When she leaves her first love for other lovers, things go spiraling downhill from there. She breaks several hearts in her quest to find the one. Who will she choose in the end? Will she ever learn to trust someone and find her one true love?
Poetry of feelings
Mariahanna
Poetry and short stories for everyone who's got unidentified feelings :)
Don't You Remember Me?
Tabby:)
She waited for him, but he forgot she ever existed. When Anne Laurent's fiancé goes silent on his way to a family visit, she believes she's been abandoned by the man she was in love with. Burying herself in work to cope, she gets promoted due to her hard work from France to Australia, the same country Lucas disappeared to 2 years ago. She comes face to face with the man who shattered her. Now a different person entirely. And yet, he doesn't recognize her.
Adverse Possession
Valiant_Charmer
“You’re about a head shorter than I expected a ‘ruthless’ Soros to be.” Nate Edmund Soros arrives in Matanzas Inlet expecting a rotting abandoned coastal house. Instead, he finds Danny. Charismatic. Infuriatingly warm. Illegally occupying the property under Florida’s adverse possession laws—and somehow caring for the house more tenderly than Nate’s own family ever did. What begins as a legal conflict slowly turns into something far more dangerous: a home.
Last Christmas
Roxanne Louise
At All Saints High, the girls are done. Juliet has survived school by keeping her head down. Bethany has survived by being adored. Amber is done surviving. Soon a boy-free movement spreads through their school, but with the Christmas disco days away, tensions rise, lines are drawn, and by the time the music starts, the boys won't be the same again. And the girls wonder just what they'll do to survive. STORY STATUS - COMPLETE
Melbourne Hearts & rival plays
Lauren Spencer
A university hockey romance
Falling For You
Roxanne Louise
When city girl Katy accepts a teaching job at Havenwood High, she sees it as nothing more than a temporary escape. A year away from her overbearing mother, and a year to gain experience, then she can leave the sleepy little village behind and move on to somewhere better. But between the charming PE teacher, and the infuriating head of English leaving might be harder than she expected. Because sometimes the place you plan to leave is the place that changes everything.
Seven panels to fall
Jellyfish
Ren discovers a webcomic with a final message: If no one comes by March 14, I jump. The robot in the panels has a three-fingered hand the same hand as Haruka, the quiet girl in his class who always hides hers. He starts going to the roof where she sits. Day after day. Not to save her. Just to be there. A quiet story about being seen when you’ve spent years disappearing.
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Falling For You
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When city girl Katy accepts a teaching job at Havenwood High, she sees it as nothing more than a temporary escape. A year away from her overbearing mother, and a year to gain experience, then she can leave the sleepy little village behind and move on to somewhere better. But between the charming PE teacher, and the infuriating head of English leaving might be harder than she expected. Because sometimes the place you plan to leave is the place that changes everything.
Sunkissed
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I'm In High School Again?!
Bun
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Identical Twin Alphas and Silver Shackles
BMac
"Are those silver?!" His voice was loud and startling after my moment of quiet reflection, but it was also oddly calming, soothing even, maybe I had hit my head. I slowly nodded in answer to his question, but I could see more chasing themselves through his facial expression. 'who', 'why', 'when', 'how', 'why didn't she tell anyone' 'why didn't she run?'.
The Lost Boys of Direhaven
burntsugarplum
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The Mystery Girl. Part 1
amal 🤍
When a mysterious girl named Luna arrives in a quiet town, strange events begin to unfold. One curious student discovers that she has appeared in an old photograph from decades ago—and that she may be hiding a secret far older than anyone can imagine. As darkness rises, the truth about Luna could save the town… or change it forever.
THE HOLLOW CROWN
Kshonda Davis
In the cursed kingdom of Nocthyr, the dead do not rest—they whisper. Every hundred years, the Hollow Crown chooses a new ruler, but the crown demands a terrible price: the monarch must surrender their soul to keep the darkness imprisoned. When 19-year-old Lyra Vey discovers she is the last heir to the forgotten bloodline of shadow kings, she is hunted by monsters, corrupted knights, and an immortal sorcerer who believes she can awaken an ancient god sleeping beneath the world.
Last Christmas
Roxanne Louise
At All Saints High, the girls are done. Juliet has survived school by keeping her head down. Bethany has survived by being adored. Amber is done surviving. Soon a boy-free movement spreads through their school, but with the Christmas disco days away, tensions rise, lines are drawn, and by the time the music starts, the boys won't be the same again. And the girls wonder just what they'll do to survive. STORY STATUS - COMPLETE
26:22
Roxanne Louise
The following case files contain reports of unexplained incidents across Japan. No one knows who started collecting these stories. Some were found on forgotten forums. Some were copied from police reports that no longer exist. Others were written by people who disappeared before they could explain what happened. Each file ends with a choice. The choice is yours. Choose carefully. Updated whenever the spookiness hits me Why 26:22? It’s a time in Japan. (02:22am)
Kiss of Ruin
Sissy
They say love saves people. They lied.
