New Adult Stories

Some stories start with love at first sight. This one did not. Riven Knox was trouble. Everyone knew it. He walked like he had nothing to lose. His eyes were dark brown. He broke rules because rules never saved him. Liora Moon believed in doing the right thing. She believed in kindness. In hope. In choosing the right thing, even when it was hard. People saw her as gentle. Safe. Loving. They lived in the same world, but not the same life. Not yet. They did not know that one moment could change everything. One look. One choice. One heartbeat too fast. Riven did not plan to care for her. Liora did not plan to fall in love. But fate does not ask for permission. And once their worlds collided, nothing would ever be the same again.

Welcome to Royal Oak University (ROU), where status is everything, the marble is cold, and the music department is a budget error that refuses to die. ​Meet RESHM, the band proving that talent flourishes better in moldy storage rooms than in luxury auditoriums. But if you think their biggest challenge is the lack of funding, you clearly haven't seen this quintet's love lives: • ​Wes & Lizzie: He's the band leader who lives on coffee and sarcasm. She's ROU royalty and... well, she already has a "perfect" boyfriend. Their love is forbidden, dangerous, and smells like trouble (or leather and flannel). ​ • Lisa & The Captain: Lisa, our angel-voiced vocalist in a Linkin Park hoodie, is too busy helping the hockey captain win over a senior. The problem? He's about to find out that his heart's puck only beats for the girl who coached him. ​ • Charlie & Olivia: The most sensible bassist in the world suffers from an incurable disease: the "Friendzone." Olivia sees him as the perfect best friend, while he just wants her to see him as the guy who plays the low notes of her life. ​ • Stella & The Quarterback: Our fiery redhead has questionable taste. She's falling for the star Quarterback. The guy looks like a Greek god... until he opens his mouth. Stella is walking the fine line between wanting to kiss him or hitting him with a drumstick to see if he wakes up. ​ • Beka & Jade: The band's mystical guitarist loses all her words whenever Jade walks into the room. Beka can master impossible solos, but she can't say "hi" without looking like she's having a short circuit. Five musicians. Five romantic disasters. And an entire university trying to silence their sound. Grab your headphones, ignore your annoying boyfriend, and step into the storage room. Luxury, here, is surviving your own heart.

Before the rise of empires, before dragons vanished from the skies, and before heroes and villains were named as such, there were choices-made by queens, rebels, mothers, and monsters. This collection gathers the foundational short stories of the World of Heroes and Villains, chronicling the creation of mortals, the sundering of the Fae, the age of dragons, and the wars that reshaped Taramul forever. From the first human queen to the fall of dragonkind, from quiet kindness to calculated cruelty, these tales reveal how love became war, how justice became vengeance, and how good intentions gave birth to legends-and villains. These stories do not ask who was right or wrong. They ask who paid the price.

Elena Cavendish aprendió demasiado pronto que sobrevivir era la única opción. Creció entre violencia, alcohol y miedo... hasta que decidió huir y construirse una vida por su cuenta. Ahora, gracias a una beca en una de las universidades más prestigiosas del país y a largas noches trabajando en una cafetería, cree estar más cerca de dejar su pasado atrás. Hasta que él aparece. Alexander Blackwood. Poderoso, frío, inalcanzable. El tipo de hombre que no debería fijarse en alguien como ella. Pero lo hace. Y cuando sus caminos se cruzan una vez... dejan de ser coincidencia. Porque Elena no es quien aparenta ser. Y Alexander tampoco. Y hay secretos que no solo persiguen... Sino que terminan destruyéndolo todo.

Falling for Harry Harwood is a slow-burn romcom set in a quiet English village. It follows Nat, a girl from Miami who is about to finish her Master's degree in Creative Writing at the University of Manchester and is very much supposed to be planning her next big move. The story begins in the summer, when her friend Emma Harwood invites her to stay with her and her family while they finish their dissertations. It's meant to be temporary. A pause. A sensible plan. But Disley has a habit of slowing things down - and Nat quickly discovers that "just for the summer" is harder to stick to than expected. Especially when Emma's older brother enters the picture. Harry Harwood runs the family café. He's calm, reserved, quietly observant, and completely distracting. Nat notices him. Tries not to. Fails spectacularly. Between dissertation deadlines, shared meals, village routines, and more time at the café than strictly necessary, Nat finds herself slipping into a life she never planned. She's decoding Harry one look at a time, growing closer to the Harwoods, and slowly falling for a place that was never meant to feel like home. And just when everything starts to feel easy, real life - and the future she thought she wanted - comes knocking. **This story is currently being edited.**

​"To those forgotten school corridors... where we crossed paths every day, yet our worlds never truly met. ​Where every corner whispered a 'What if'...🍁🍁 What if he wears that blue sweater today? Or what if, just for a moment, our eyes finally lock?🌿🌿 ​But that final bell carried it all away in its echoing silence.🍂🍂 ​This book is for everyone whose 'What if' never found the solace of a 'Let it be'."

(STERLING SERIES # 1) - Daphne Dennings thought she could finally tick off "Have sex with a random stranger" on her bucket list. She realized the next morning that it wasn't a one-night stand after all. After meeting that cute guy on the top deck of her cousin's yacht wedding reception at Saint Tropez, Daphne wishes she could meet another guy just like him. Five years later, she bumps into the very same person she hooked up with back at her cousin's wedding. To her surprise, the guy she hooked up with was none other than one of Forbe's most eligible bachelors, Vincent Sterling. And this eligible bachelor wants her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The story launched on the Radish Fiction app - June 29, 2021 - No longer available. This story is only posted on Wattpad. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C O N T E N T / T R I G G E R W A R N I N G S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sexual themes Drugs Swearing Suicide Character death Knife Gun Alcohol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Formerly What Vincent Wants. Changed on 06.20.2021 CREDIT: Photo by Asad Photo Maldives from Pexels ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ❤ P O S T E D - 05.24.15 - 11.27.19 #3 (Romance - 10.29.15)

" 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒕...." ✦✦✦✦ In different stages of their lives and careers, the Siddiqui cousins came across the Sikandar brothers, who changed their lives in the most unexpected and unimaginable ways. ....... Areeba Siddiqui X Osman Sikandar Consumed by work and family duties, Areeba never felt the need for marriage or love. That changed when Osman entered her life with the sole intention of winning her heart. The problem? Her heart refuses to give her permission to let him in. How will she navigate the 'cat and mouse' game she's created just to stay away from him? ....... Ayra Siddiqui X Shahmir Sikandar. After two years of a secret marriage, Ayra finally stands up for herself and asks for a divorce. However, she finds herself entangled in a twisted ultimatum: she has three months to find a 'better candidate' to replace her at home and at work before he will sign the papers. Now, how will she find someone better than herself to take her place? ........ Arshiya Siddiqui X Zayan Quraishi. After being fired by Zayan for a string of blunders, Arshiya accidentally lands a job as a nanny, only to realize her new charge is her ex-boss's five-year-old son. At his son's request, Zayan grants her one month to prove her worth. But will her clumsy nature ruin her second chance before the month is up? ........ Aayat Amin X Reyhan Sikandar. Dreaming of developing her own game, Aayat joins RS Gaming, only to be shocked to find her childhood crush, Reyhan, at the helm. Even worse? He knows exactly how she used to feel about him. To make matters worse, she also made a childhood promise to him that she can neither deny nor comply with. How is she going to fulfill her dream while keeping her emotions in check ?

Kismet. That's the only way I can describe what happened. Two months before high school graduation, my world shattered. Left with a hoodie, a hackysack, and a guitar, I left my broken life to begin again in Seaside. Through fated encounters, and a lot of help from my guardian angel, I found a new family, love, and the beginnings of a music career. I discovered that love doesn't run out, it keeps adding more, and I can't get enough. Trigger Warning: Season 3, Chorus will have depictions of grooming and sexual assault.

Cramer's Creek, Arizona, 1877. ~ The Djinn are dying. Their ancient race, once immortal and powerful, is weakening in its magic and they are becoming more and more human as years go by. When word spreads that dark spirits have escaped their realm, the Djinnis are afraid that they won't be able to stop them. They strike a deal with the spirits: they will not attack the Djinn if they're allowed to be released into the world of the humans. But for Nadine Shaw and Jim Slater, they each have their own reasons for stopping the spirits and protecting the humans. Nadine is torn between two lives--one that is devoted to the Coven and her people, and the other that is tethered to a family that gives her the home she never had. And a forbidden love that can never be. Jim has been away from Cramer's Creek for eight years, running from his past and becoming part of the human world as a bounty hunter. It isn't until his mother falls ill that he decides to come back. Together, they embark on a journey fraught with lies, demons, and whispers of the past echoing through the canyons.

In the lush, historic halls of Harvard University, love blossoms in unexpected ways. Meet Lexi, a bright and ambitious student navigating the complexities of college life, friendships, and first love. As she entwines herself with the charming and charismatic Jake, she must confront her past, her fears, and her dreams. Will their love flourish like the ivy-covered walls of Harvard, or will it wither under the pressures of reality?

Yggdrasil has stood for centuries - a sentient world-tree academy housing ten thousand students, dozens of species, and magic older than most civilizations. It does not make mistakes. It does not act without reason. And it has never, in all its long history, admitted a human. Until Ivyra Starlith. She arrived with nothing but a mark on her wrist, a lifetime of failed magic, and more questions than anyone seems willing to answer. The tree should have rejected her. Instead it responded - in ways that have no precedent, no explanation, and no business making the headmaster look that unsettled. When the Heart Bark binds her to not one mate but seven - shattering centuries of ritual in a single pulse of green-gold light - Yggdrasil doesn't just confirm her place. It remembers her. And somewhere in the roots of the oldest tree in existence, the truth of what Ivyra really is has been growing since long before she was born.

When Alex moves into his new apartment, the last thing he expects is a girl who doesn't know her name - one only he can see, one who can't touch anything, one who vanishes without warning and reappears like she never left. Emma knows one thing: this apartment was her home. Everything else - her name, her past, her people - is gone. Together they search for answers. What they find is both simpler and more impossible than either of them expected: Emma isn't dead. She's in a coma in a hospital across the city, caught between two worlds - the one where her body lies still and the one where only one person can see her. As Alex visits her bedside and Emma haunts his apartment, the distance between them becomes the most real thing either has ever felt. Some connections don't wait for the right circumstances. Between Life and You is a slow-burn romantic drama about memory, survival, and what it means to be seen by exactly the right person at exactly the wrong time.

Mia Fridays is counting on her second year of university to be a clean slate. After ending a two-year relationship with the boy she thought she would marry, she's determined to move forward-no lingering memories, no looking back. But fresh starts are hard to come by when her ex is still in her friend group... and even harder when he shows up with a new girlfriend on his arm. Caught between academic pressure, her parents' expectations, and the quiet heartbreak she refuses to acknowledge, Mia is forced to confront what it really means to let go-and whether she's ready to open her heart again at all. Devon Salas-Parker has always believed love is something you fight for, even when it hurts. As a second-year setter on the university volleyball team, he's focused on proving himself in a lineup stacked with nationally ranked talent-especially when one of them plays his exact position. Still hung up on his ex-girlfriend, Devon clings to the idea that love is about patience, persistence, and waiting for things to fall back into place. His plan is simple: keep his head down, play hard, and avoid anything that might complicate his life. What neither of them expects is each other. As friendship slowly turns into something deeper, Mia begins to learn that loving again doesn't mean losing herself-and Devon is forced to reckon with the fact that love isn't always about holding on. Sometimes, it's about choosing the person who chooses you back. Together, they must unlearn everything they thought they knew about love and decide whether risking their hearts is worth the possibility of something real.

Paris, 26th century. Cyril has always felt like he doesn't belong. Leaving Paris seems like the only way to find answers - until fate catches up with him on the roof of the Eiffel Tower. There, he meets Kianie Khâniss, known as Agent K, a spy from the rebel planet C-13. She reveals a terrifying truth: Akenphyss, Pharaoh Queen of the Abimian Empire, is hunting six individuals. Each of them carries a magical medallion, bound to a powerful element: fire, water, earth, nature, air, and electricity. Akenphyss wants to find them. Her goal? To kill them and destroy the artifacts. Cyril controls fire. Now hunted by an empire he never knew existed, Cyril is about to discover that the truth behind these medallions is far more dangerous than he ever imagined...

When Emily and her husband move into a mansion on Inwood Hill, she expects a quiet new beginning. The house was once a "reformation home" for troubled women. But the women weren't reformed. They were silenced. As she digs deeper, she begins to see them-glimpses of former performers in feathered headdresses and Vaudeville makeup, dancing between the walls, whispering warnings through the wallpaper. The past isn't haunting her. It's recruiting her. When the glamour and violence of the mansion's hidden history bleed into the present, she must uncover what happened to the women locked here before her... before the house decides she belongs to it too. A dark, atmospheric psychological horror blending feminist revenge, burlesque allure, and the ghosts of Vaudeville. Everything in this house was designed to correct her. But she wasn't built to be corrected.

"I love you," Jack smiled. They looked at each other for what felt like a decade. "...No. No you don't." Willow rolled her eyes. "It seemed like the part of our fight where I should say it," he smirked, only making her anger rise. "Why are you doing this?" His expression faltered for a second as he heard the fear in her voice. "Treating me like this? Do you hate me or something? Or do you just not care if I live or die?" His eyes widened briefly before he shook his head. "I don't hate you, or want you to die. But I can't like you either. Humans live a short life, I live forever." He paused, taking a breath. "I can't let myself get attached to someone that will just die on me, or put you in danger," Jack sighed, scratching his neck. Something in his voice made Willow believe this wasn't his words, but rather, words he had been told. When Willow made a deal with a reaper to save her little brother, she never expected to end up as one's bloodbag. Or, as Jack likes to call her, 𝙋𝙚𝙩. Join Willow on her journey as she discovers the hidden supernatural world that has been right under her nose for longer than she even remembers. One where love is forbidden and can get you killed. And pray to Death for her soul, because 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯, she's gonna need it. "𝑨 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆." 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍. "𝑰𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉," 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅, 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒆, "𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉." Parts 1-2-3 of the Reaper's Pet trilogy

UPDATES EVERY WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, & SUNDAY. Sophie Moore fought her way back to professional ballet after an injury nearly ended her career. Now, control is everything, and love is a distraction she can't afford. Then she meets Sebastian Thornton, a professional hockey player who found a way to slip in past her defenses. As Sophie pushes herself toward perfection, she must decide whether success is worth losing everything else. Off Balance is a slow-burn romance about ambition, healing, and learning how to want more.

At 38, James is one of the most recognizable faces in film, a celebrated actor riding the high of a major premiere, while 26-year-old Grace is a quiet waitress living far from the spotlight. Their worlds collide during a chance meeting at a club, where James, drawn to her authenticity, buys her a drink. Unaware of his fame, Gracie treats him like anyone else. As their connection deepens, they begin to wonder if something real can exist between two people from such different worlds-or if their lives will ultimately pull them apart.

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