Contemporaryromance Stories

Laney came back to Riverbend to grieve her husband. She didn't expect to face Tate Harrington- her husband's brother who always hated her. And in a town this small, avoiding each other isn't an option.

Alexander didn't cheat. He just gave someone else his attention, his laughter, and the smiles that used to belong to his wife. And she watched him drift - not to another woman's bed, but to her presence. Her laugh. The way she made him feel seen in a room full of people. Everything he found in someone else - Zara had been giving him all along. Eight years of marriage. One little boy who loved them both. And Zara standing in the middle of it all - wondering when she became the woman he stopped choosing. She warned him. Three times. The first - he dismissed her. The second - he called her jealous. The third - he called her insecure. So she stopped warning him altogether. And stopped waiting. Love wasn't enough... and now it might be too late.

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

[This story will become free on June 15th 2022] In the sequel to When Best Friends Kiss, Liam is faced with the life Alex has built without him. Can their love survive when they've become so different? ***** Fresh out of university and settled into a new apartment, Liam and Alex are ready to start their life together. While Alex finds passion in journalism and has more friends than he can count, Liam is frustrated with his photography and awkward around Alex's LGBTQ friends. Seeing the life Alex has built without him, and how different they've become, Liam finds his insecurities resurfacing and mental health spiraling downwards. After the time they've spent apart, do Liam and Alex really belong together? Or will their love story end before it starts its next chapter? (Sequel to When Best Friends Kiss.) [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

The Bitter Beginning Genre: BL / Contemporary Romance-Drama Author: TereAem0 What would you do if your life changed overnight? Gulf's world didn't just crumble; it shattered. When his father's business collapsed, leaving them drowning in a sea of debt, despair was the only thing left. But at the edge of the abyss, a stranger named Kao stepped in. Kao didn't just save Gulf's father; he fell in love with Gulf the moment their eyes met. He offered a lifeline: he would wipe away the debt and revive the business, but he wanted one thing in return. He wanted Gulf as his husband. To save his family, Gulf sacrificed his youth and his happiness, entering a marriage fueled by resentment. He treated Kao with ice-cold silence, pushing him away at every turn. But Kao stayed, enduring the pain in the hopes that one day, Gulf might look at him with love. Then came the betrayal. The moment Kao walked into their bedroom to find Gulf with someone else, the light in his eyes finally went out. He asked for a divorce, but the law demanded one final test: six months of living together. Now, as Kao's first love returns to claim him, the roles have reversed. Kao is counting down the seconds until he is finally free. But for the first time, Gulf realizes he has truly, deeply fallen in love with the man he once despised. The clock is ticking. Will Gulf win Kao's heart back before the six months end... or is the "Bitter Beginning" destined to be their final end?

The plan was simple. Find a rich man. Make him fall. Walk away with a future. Ravina got a job at London's most exclusive nightclub to get close to the dangerous man who owns it. Carliet is navigating old money circles she once belonged to, pretending she never left. And Aubrielle accidentally wore a hockey player's number to her very first game and somehow ended up getting more than she bargained for. Some games don't end the way you planned. Playing For Keeps - because at some point it stopped being a game.

One was a master of words. The other, a master of motion. Ishanvi and Shayan were just two strangers in a crowded engagement group, hidden behind usernames and the relentless hustle of the algorithm. She lived in the worlds she wrote; he lived in the music he moved to. They were never meant to speak. Until a single reel, a fusion of her words and his dance, blurred the line between professional support and personal obsession. What happens when the person who understands your silence best is the one you've never actually met? And what happens when the digital sanctuary you've built begins to crumble under the weight of the real world? In the world of pixels, they were infinite. In the world of reality, they were a secret about to be told.

A love story becomes a mystery. A mystery becomes a reckoning. Two books. One thread. The thread, when pulled, unravels everything.

Aakash and Nikita weren't supposed to begin with a disaster. One accidental splash on a crowded street turned into laughter, friendship, and a love that quietly became everything. They grew together - through awkward beginnings, shared secrets, and dreams of a forever that felt certain. Until the day forever vanished. Just when Aakash is ready to propose, Nikita leaves without explanation. No goodbye. No fight. Just silence. Years later, life brings them face to face again - older, guarded, and carrying the weight of choices neither of them fully understands. But love doesn't disappear. It changes. It waits. It lingers in the spaces between words. As they untangle misunderstandings, family expectations, and the wounds of the past, Aakash and Nikita must decide: Was their story a beautiful mistake - or is this where it truly begins?

Ethan Carter has loved Lily Bennett for as long as he can remember. She's his best friend, his confidante... and heartbreakingly, the girl who has always had her heart set on his older brother, Ryan. For a whole year, Ethan has kept his feelings locked away, pouring them into a single, heartfelt love letter he never dares to give her. But when Ryan discovers the letter and uses its words to charm Lily into a date, Ethan watches silently as his chance at love slips through his fingers. Heartbroken yet patient, Ethan endures the painful illusion of Lily and Ryan together - until he can no longer stay quiet. One quiet afternoon, on the very dock where their friendship began, Ethan finally confesses. Word for word, he recites the letter he wrote years ago, revealing his true heart and proving Ryan's borrowed words were never his own. Lily realizes the truth - that the love she's been searching for was standing beside her all along. As Ethan and Lily navigate their newfound love, Ryan comes to understand his brother deserves happiness and gives them his heartfelt blessing. Over the next years, Ethan and Lily build a life together, marrying, starting a family, and cherishing the courage, patience, and honesty that brought them together. Their daughter, Love Rose Carter, symbolizes the enduring power of love and the journey that began with a single letter. "His Words" is a sweeping, heartfelt romance about unspoken love, courage, patience, and the power of being brave enough to share your heart. It's a story of heartbreak, redemption, and the beautiful moments that make love worth every risk.

He ordered her coffee before she asked. Two sugars. He'd learned it from someone else and remembered it like a fact worth keeping. He put security on her building without permission. He moved her notebook to the nightstand while she slept. He left a note about archive hours in handwriting so controlled it looked like a contract. Sebastian Vane doesn't say what he feels. He arranges it. And Nora Calloway - ex-journalist, now planning literary events in London - is learning to read the language he speaks instead of the one he won't. But there's a problem. She found a dead woman in his garden. Cecily Rowe was twenty-seven. A restorer. Murdered beneath the rose trellis on a rainy Tuesday night. Before she died, she built a system - evidence hidden in book bindings, a cipher only decoded by touch, a phone recording of her own killer - and sent it all to one person. Nora. A woman she met once. Because Nora noticed what no one else did. Now Nora is following a dead woman's instructions through London's dark antiquarian underworld. Working alongside a detective who fixes antique boxes in his spare time. A grieving editor who is quietly, gracefully in love with her. And Sebastian - whose private collection is at the centre of everything, whose composure is cracking, and whose hands are careful in ways that have nothing to do with evidence. Seventeen days. One investigation. A slow burn that starts with coffee and ends with a scar no one has ever touched. 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄 · 20 chapters · 43k words For fans of Verity, The Silent Patient, and enemies-to-lovers where the enemy is your own trust. 📖 The first five chapters are free here on Wattpad. The complete novel (20 chapters) is available on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTN333WG

Sa tahimik na library, may isang lalaki na hindi ko kilala... pero somehow, he notices everything I never say. Minsan, words are easier to write than to speak. Minsan, silence is louder than any confession. Follow Elara Santos as she leaves little notes for Caius Moreno, and watch a quiet connection bloom-between glances, pages, and silent words that speak louder than feelings ever could.

Bloom is nineteen, slightly clumsy, and pretty sure she's the only sane person in her family. Unfortunately, the universe disagrees. Her sister Ashley is a glitter-loving, black-lipstick-wearing rockstar wannabe. Her brother Levis thinks cleaning pig pens is "girls' work." Her father runs the busiest, most chaotic restaurant in town. And Miss Petunia? She's the undefeated queen of gossip, who knows everyone's secrets before breakfast. Enter the mysterious new neighbors: filthy rich, impossibly stylish... and with a certain sports car-driving son who might just be trouble. Through chaotic family dinners, embarrassing disasters, rejected poems, and beachside escapes, Bloom is learning one thing: life is messy, poetry is powerful, and crushes are absolutely devastating. Dear Marty is a funny, warm, and chaotic diary-style story about family, dreams, friendship, and the kind of love that sneaks up when you least expect it.

When powerhouse CEO Avery Kline runs a Fortune‑500 firm from the top floor of Manhattan's sleek Kline & Atlas tower, she's built her empire on control, contracts, and calculated decisions. Behind the glass walls, her flawless reputation hides a secret yearning for something... real. Enter Mia Torres, the witty, coffee‑loving assistant who sketches indie‑rock lyrics in the margins of meeting notes. By day she's the perfect secretary-taking minutes, scheduling boardrooms, and keeping the CEO's world running like clockwork. By night, the rain‑slicked skyline becomes the backdrop for whispered confessions, stolen bagels, and a connection that threatens to topple both their careers. Will Avery sacrifice the power she's fought so hard to earn for a love that could ruin everything?Can Mia step out of the "perfect assistant" role and claim the daring, unapologetic life she deserves? In this sizzling lesbian romance, corporate ambition collides with forbidden passion. Expect steamy office glances, rain‑kissed Manhattan streets, and a slow‑burn romance that proves the most lucrative partnership isn't measured in profit margins-but in heartbeats.

In the chaotic halls of Toronto Memorial, Dr. Liam Vance lives for the adrenaline of the ER. He heals what he can see: bleeding wounds and broken bones. But when a trauma case brings him face-to-face with Dr. Elara Sterling, the hospital's most enigmatic psychiatrist, he realizes some wounds don't bleed. He races against time; she masters the art of waiting. He saves lives; she saves souls. Between late-night shifts under the Canadian snow and the high-stakes tension of the trauma ward, two worlds collide. Can a man who fears losing control fall for a woman who reads every thought he tries to hide?

I once told someone, in my best Devdas voice and with the utmost seriousness, "One day I'll write a book for you before I die." She looked at me, nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Write it in a language I can read. Otherwise, I'll come kick your grave. Kameene, yeh kya likh ke mar gaya? Mujhe bhi padhni thi." (You scoundrel, what is this nonsense you wrote and then went and died? I wanted to read it too!) That should give you an idea about the heart of this story. Set in the 2010s Canada, between chai and snow, this is the story of Alizey and Zayan. Zayan didn't believe in marriage. Alizey believed it was sacred. He thought love was like mist, meant to be felt, not seen. She thought he sounded like an overdramatic Victorian novel. They didn't marry for romance. They married for a plan. The arrangement was simple. The feelings were not. What began as a practical agreement, two adults negotiating boundaries, rent, and kitchen duties, slowly turned into something far more unstoppable. Because love, when it finally arrives, doesn't knock politely. It walks in silently and stays. This is a story about marriage before love. Trust before desire. Surrender before confession. And the confounding realisation that sometimes, you don't choose your life partner. You just discover you already have.

When 5 untouchable Silver Fox Billionaires find the one thing their money can't buy: Love. To the world, they are the untouchables. From the penthouses of Manhattan to the private airstrips of Monaco, these five men control the global economy with a flick of their wrists. They are savage in the boardroom, dangerously charming in the press, and envied by millions. They have everything a man could dream of: Power. Status. Limitless wealth. But they sold their souls to get it. Ten years ago, a single night at an Ivy League fraternity bound them together in a pact of silence. They buried the truth deep, cementing their brotherhood with a promise that has haunted them ever since. Now, the ghosts of the past are clawing their way to the surface, threatening to shatter the glass ceilings they stand upon. But as their empire shakes, a more dangerous truth emerges: They are empty. Behind the designer suits and the icy glares, they are broken men waiting to be saved. They've spent a decade running from their sins, leaving no room for the one thing that could redeem them: Love. Before they meet the women who will bring them to their knees, you must understand the darkness that forged them. Witness the beginning of the fall. Meet the ruthless tycoons, the damaged playboys, and the cold-hearted strategists before they meet their match. The countdown to their redemption-and their ruin-starts now. - Preview only. Full story available for free via the link in my bio!

Kade "Devil" Devaroux hides his pain-and the fact that he's next in line for the global Devaroux Shipping empire-behind a flashy playboy act. Charlie Fuentes, a tough-as-nails legal aid lawyer, can't stand everything he stands for. That is, until her latest case drags her right into the mess his company left behind. When news breaks about Devaroux Shipping's labor abuses and shady land grabs, Charlie's the one building the case against them. She's ready to take them down-until she finds out Kade isn't just some spoiled rich guy. He's actually risking everything, pushing to change the company from the inside. Now, with rival clans breathing down their necks and Kade's own family trying to shut him up, the two have no choice but to team up. They need to protect the workers Charlie fights for and the legacy Kade refuses to give up. And somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, they have to face the truth: maybe love is the one thing that can save them both.

She writes about love for a living. She's never been in it. Sadie Monroe is the voice behind Haven magazine's most-read column - the one where 340,000 strangers trust her to make sense of their hearts. She's good at it. Suspiciously good, actually, for a woman whose most intimate relationship is with her midnight deadlines and a cup of jasmine tea that's been reheated twice. Then a stranger hands her his scarf on a cold November night and walks away without a word. Cole Harmon designs buildings that make people feel things - and spends the rest of his time making sure no one does the same to him. He's guarded. Precise. The kind of man who notices you don't take sugar in your coffee and remembers a comment you don't remember making. He leaves anonymous evidence on her desk when someone steals her work. A lamp with her doorman on her worst deadline. Takeout from an Ohio diner when her career falls apart. He never once takes credit. She writes about vulnerability for strangers. He builds walls for a living. And the thing neither of them is prepared for is this: the most terrifying architecture isn't made of steel and glass. It's the space between two people who are learning - slowly, stubbornly, one misbuttoned coat at a time - that the bravest thing you can do is stay. 🏷️ slow burn · he falls first · anonymous acts of love · grumpy-sunshine · New York City · "who gave you permission to matter to me" 📖 Read the full novel on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTPXMMF5

Weekly Updates Ten years ago, Simon Bennett was the nerd everyone laughed at - especially her. Now he's a successful tech CEO, armed with confidence. When a delayed flight forces him face-to-face with the cheer captain who made his teenage years unbearable, he's ready for closure... not chemistry. She doesn't even recognise him. But as old memories unravel and hidden grief comes to light, a hilarious, awkward, slow-burn romance begins - proving that sometimes love shows up long after the final bell rings. A romantic comedy about second chances, healing, and falling for the last person you expected.