Romance Stories

LOVING YOU FROM AFAR A Historical Romance Novel by Sonia Odasomhe London society taught Isabella Blackthorne that love was a weakness. Born into wealth, trapped beneath corsets, expectations, and the suffocating rules of Victorian high society, Isabella has spent her life becoming the perfect daughter-silent, elegant, and obedient. Her future is already arranged: a respectable marriage to the cold and powerful Edmund Ashcombe. But storms have a way of resurrecting the past. Three years ago, Isabella loved a boy she was forbidden to touch. Lucien Vale. The reckless son of a stable hand. The boy who taught her how to breathe beyond the walls of privilege. The boy her father destroyed to protect the Blackthorne name. Now, on the very night her engagement is meant to secure her future, Lucien returns-not as the poor servant society once mocked, but as a dangerously wealthy man carrying secrets, revenge, and a love that never truly died. In a world where reputation is everything, Isabella must choose between duty and desire... even if loving Lucien means destroying everything she has ever known. Because some love stories are not born in ballrooms. They are born in storms and some hearts continue loving each other- even from afar. LOVING YOU FROM AFAR is a dark, emotional historical romance filled with forbidden love, obsession, revenge, betrayal, Victorian elegance, haunting moors, slow-burn tension, and the kind of passion that survives distance, time, and heartbreak. Perfect for readers who love: Gothic romance Victorian settings Enemies-to-lovers tension Wuthering Heights vibes Painfully emotional love stories Morally grey characters Rich atmospheric writing Tragic devotion and yearning

--- Haider Ali runs a beloved shoe store and was known for his quiet, respectful demeanor. Haider's introspective nature and mysterious aura intrigue the locals, who admire his kindness, Sanam mirza a lively and independent young woman, moves into the neighborhood with her friends as roommates. During the day, she works a 9 to 5 job that keeps her busy and fulfilled. Despite her vibrant personality and mischievous tendencies, Sanam finds herself drawn to the tranquility of Haider's shop and the sense of history it holds. Their paths cross when Sanam and her friends move into the apartment above Haider's apartment They meet by accident. A broken sandal. A nearby store. A moment that should have meant nothing. But it does. The problem is the world around them. Gossip spreads, a petition circulates, and reputations hang in the balance. Haider knows what it cost him to build his name back once. His closest friend tells him to walk away. He knows he should. He just can't. Two people with pasts they don't speak of. A connection neither of them planned. And a society that has already decided what it thinks. Read more to find out how haider and Sanam falls in love in a conservative society and how far haider will go to protect her.

Theodora "Theo" Bennett has always been the girl who does the right thing. A Sports Journalism major with a Creative Writing minor, Theo arrives at college with a plan, a future, and a boyfriend she's loved since sophomore year of high school. Xander Walker is familiar. Safe. The kind of love everyone assumes will last forever. At least, that's what Theo thinks. When hockey star John Logan starts paying attention to her, Theo writes it off as harmless flirting. Logan is charming, reckless, and exactly the kind of distraction she doesn't need. But every stolen conversation leaves her wanting more, and every accidental touch makes it harder to remember why she's trying so hard to stay loyal. Because the truth is, Theo has spent years being the girl everyone expects her to be. The perfect girlfriend. The dependable daughter. The responsible friend. But with Logan, she gets to be someone else. Someone impulsive. Someone selfish. Someone who doesn't have all the answers. As her connection with Logan grows, Theo finds herself caught between two versions of her life-the one she's built with Xander and the one she's beginning to imagine with Logan. Torn apart by guilt and attraction, she convinces herself she can keep both worlds separate. Then everything falls apart. A devastating betrayal reveals that Xander has been keeping secrets throughout nearly their entire relationship, shattering the future Theo thought she was protecting. Suddenly, the love she spent years fighting for doesn't look anything like she remembered. And the one person she can't stop thinking about is the boy she was never supposed to want. Now Theo must decide whether she's willing to let go of the story she's always told herself and risk her heart on something uncertain. Because sometimes the hardest goodbye isn't to someone else. It's to the girl you've always been.

Aimee has spent her entire life surrounded by luxury, expectations, and a name that opens every door. But when her father moves them to a quiet town, she chooses anonymity over perfection-hoping, for once, to be just another girl. Jayden has spent his life surviving. Between a broken home, financial struggles, and a future that feels out of reach, music is the only place he can breathe. They come from two completely different worlds. They were never supposed to cross paths. But one piano piece changes everything.

In a quiet city apartment, a young couple-Ava and Max-are found dead behind a locked door, their final night together reduced to a mystery that refuses to behave like one. What begins as an apparent case of suicide or murder quickly unravels into something far more unsettling: a relationship marked by devotion, volatility, and a silence that grew louder than either of them could control. Detective Ellis is assigned to the case, but he is not just another investigator. Ava is someone he once loved and never confessed it to, and as he pieces together the final days of her life, the investigation begins to blur the line between professional duty and personal regret. Every message, every argument, every moment between Ava and Max pulls him deeper into a truth he may not be ready to face. Told in alternating perspectives between Ellis's investigation and the final days of Ava and Max's relationship, the story builds toward a single locked-room question with no easy answer: did love destroy them, or did it simply record what was already inevitable? A tense, emotional murder mystery about intimacy, obsession, and the stories we tell ourselves when we can't bear the truth.

Emerson Parker leaves behind a small town where life is predictable and quiet. In the city, a single collision with a stranger changes everything - and turns into a story she never saw coming.

The bloodlines have awakened. The dead are whispering. The stars are falling. And somewhere beyond the edge of creation, a grieving mother is preparing to wage war against the world that took everything from her. They call her the Star Widow. The only thing standing between her and humanity are the children she believes she lost. To save the future, six descendants must uncover a past the world was never meant to remember.

Grace is trapped in a toxic relationship that slowly breaks her confidence and peace. Every night, she has the same nightmare-she's in danger, scared, and alone... until a stranger appears and saves her. But she never sees his face. As her real life worsens, the dreams begin to feel more real. When she finally escapes her relationship, she meets someone who feels strangely familiar...

What if you dreamed your soulmate existed when you were 15 ...but they would die at 30 for having met you?

Marlie Jett is a weirdo. A total, fucking, class A weirdo. She's not pretty. Her stomach is chronically unflat. She talks to herself. She's bloody awkward. Nobody likes her. Including Freddie Wilson. A total, fucking, class A dick. Except, lucky for him, he's popular and hot. Like everybody-thirsts-over-him-despite-being-a-prick fit. He's the kinda guy movies pretend can be "fixed" by some perfect girl with perfect hair and perfect timing. Marlene is not a manic pixie dream girl, unfortunately. They're not even the same fucking genre. She's the girl people take the mick out of in those cringey American sitcoms. And yet...

In the neon-colored capital planet of Chigu, Karel enters the school believing she has to prove the worthiness of humans to the empire as a whole. However, just as we all think of ourselves as the "main character" of the universe, Karel is not the only new student dealing with this life changing transition. She is joined by Francis, a tall lanky alien dealing with the pressures of living up to his culture's high expectations for him. Also, Nichol, an artful and highly intelligent alien girl whose innate scientific skills fit well with her family's expectations, but conflict with her own personal aspirations. Finally, there is Kenny, the handsome athletic type alien whose flirty and confident exterior is hiding the dread he feels over the role he plays in his culture's competitive examination systems. Oh, and there is a space dog named... Space Dog. He was named by a bunch of 14 year-olds on their first day of school, so not too surprising. I heard one class named theirs "Pupper-nickle." While initially having very little in common, all four must band together to form a detective and mystery club in order to solve the case of Principal Hobbs' attempted assassination. Along the way, they learn how to deal with their own feelings of anxiety about their roles in society, relate to other cultures, understand the international relations of different peoples and civilizations, find love, and try to turn in their report on Earth history on time. Yes, even with an investigation going on, they still have homework to do. They are not raising slackers at this galactic imperial military high school, I will have you know.

YEARS BETWEEN US Written & Illustrated by JA STORIES Anne believed that first love was meant to last forever. What started as a beautiful college romance with Charls slowly turned into years of distance, silence, betrayal, and heartbreak. While Anne stayed loyal, Charls built another life far away, one that shattered everything she thought they were fighting for. From painful goodbyes and unanswered questions to unexpected reunions and emotional scars that refused to fade, Anne finds herself trapped between the memories she cannot forget and the future she's afraid to begin. But when someone new quietly enters her life, Anne is forced to face the hardest truth of all: Sometimes love is not about holding on. Sometimes it's about finally choosing yourself. YEARS BETWEEN US is an emotional story about first love, betrayal, healing, and learning that not every ending is meant to destroy you-some endings teach you how to begin again.

Fiora believed nothing could break the bond she shared with her mate, Alpha Tristan, until the day he looked at her like a stranger. Cursed by a witch determined to test the strength of love, Tristan loses all memory of his mate. Their bond silenced and their past erased. To him, Fiora is nothing more than a woman who stands too close, speaks too softly, and looks at him like she's already lost everything. But forgetting her doesn't bring him peace. There is something about her he cannot ignore. Something that lingers in the way his instincts react... in the way his gaze follows... in the way silence between them feels heavier than it should. For Fiora, every moment is a quiet heartbreak. Because loving someone who no longer knows you is one thing. But walking away from someone who doesn't remember you... yet can't seem to let you go... is another. In the end, Tristan will have to decide. Not as her mate, not as her Alpha, but as a man who no longer knows her at all.

This book is a collection of various literary works that explore love, life, and different kinds of relationships. In flashes of them, at least.

A simple and independent young woman believes that relying on others is a sign of weakness. Determined to solve every problem on her own, she builds walls around her heart and carries every burden in silence. But as life throws challenges she cannot overcome alone, she slowly learns that strength is not found in isolation but in connection. Through friendship, family, and unexpected kindness, she discovers the meaning behind the saying: No man is an island.

*BROTHERS BEST FRIEND trope* Every summer, Eli Monroe returns to Donner Lake expecting the same thing: sunburned afternoons, familiar laughter, and the comfort of a life that never really changes. This year, everything falls apart before it even begins. Her friends cancel last minute. Her parents are called away unexpectedly. And suddenly, Eli is stuck at the lake house with only her brother-and his best friend, Carson Foster. Carson has always been there. Always around. Always just out of reach of anything she's allowed to want. But this summer, something is different. The way he looks at her lingers too long. The way silence stretches between them feels heavier. And the way her heart reacts to him stops feeling like something she can ignore. Eli tells herself it's nothing. Just a long summer. Just familiarity. Just nostalgia playing tricks on her. But Donner Lake remembers everything she tries to forget. And Carson... is starting to look at her like he remembers too. As the days stretch hotter and the nights grow quieter, the line between what is safe and what is forbidden begins to blur. Friendship turns fragile. Loyalty starts to crack. And one truth becomes impossible to avoid: Some things don't change in summer. They unravel. And once you stop pretending... there's no going back.

She was supposed to be alone. He was never supposed to care. Out where the trees swallow the highways, and the quiet lasts too long, the dead aren't the only things moving. Something is watching. Something is learning. After the fall, the rules changed. Hazel Reeves survives by keeping her head down, her focus steady, and her heart locked. Trusting people doesn't just get you hurt. It gets you killed. Both learned that lesson the hard way. But the road ahead doesn't give them a choice. Neither of them planned on becoming responsible for anyone but themselves. Neither of them planned on each other. And some things don't stay buried. Survival always demands its price. FIRST BOOK OF THE GRAVEWALK SERIES Updated every week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 8pm EST

Harry didn't follow his friends back to Hogwarts. No, he bought a flat, and decided to never come back out. But, what happens when Malfoy suddenly intrudes? Is there enough space in his life (and in his head) for two? (Publish one chapter every day at 8 pm EDT)

Gab Scott has always been the loyal best friend-listening, protecting, putting others first. But when his first crush ends up with his best friend, Summer, his heart shatters. Just when he thinks love isn't for him, someone new enters his life-a man who sees Gab in a way no one else does. Can Gab finally stop being the second lead... or will love pass him by again?

Shreya's boring and aloof IT life takes an unexpected turn on her 24th birthday when she impulsively kisses a handsome stranger at her party. But her world completely flips upside down when she discovers the stranger is Dhruv Pathak - the charming celebrity and captain of the Indian hockey team. One accidental kiss. Two opposite worlds. And a chaos neither of them saw coming.