Widow Stories

Book 2 in Crimson Crown series Pratha Touch. Claim. Defy. He wasn't born to follow rules. He was the kind of man who made them - and then broke them, just to see who'd dare stop him. In a world built on rituals and fear, Shamsher Dev Thakur roared like a lion. Defeating, yet never bowed. He wasn't from her village. He wasn't part of their traditions. But he was the only man who looked her in the eye... and didn't flinch. She was barely a whisper - a young girl, full of laughter one moment and wrapped in white the next. A bride one day. A widow the next. Left to rot in a corner, forgotten by fate, punished by a world that decided she had lived too much already. But he saw her. She was just... sitting. Still. Staring into nothing. It broke the heart of the man like him. But he made the most dangerous decision of his life: To go against a village that wasn't his. To claim a girl the world had already declared untouchable. To marry her. Not out of love. Not yet. But out of pure, ruthless defiance. This is not a love story. This is the beginning of a war. One man. One girl. And an entire society trying to tear them apart.

Li Yao, a retired assassin, woke up one day to find herself transmigrated to ancient times and became a famous shrew far and wide. With hands on her hips, she wailed loudly. Villagers called her the bane of ghosts, and even dogs would circle around when they saw her. She had four children, her husband had passed away, and it was a disastrous year, leaving them poor as church mice. Fortunately, River Bay Village was nestled against a big mountain, with wild chickens, wild boars, wolves, tigers, herbs, spices, corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes... it seemed to have everything. Rely on the water to eat, and rely on the mountain. With her skills that exceeded the times, Yao Li quickly became the wealthiest person in River Bay Village. She was determined to stick to her original aspirations - retire and live out her remaining years in peace. But as a widow, there were many things at her doorstep. Her maiden family coveted her wealth; local ruffians lusted after her beauty; the magistrate admired her talents; the prefect wanted to rely on her to build up his political achievements; the scholar admired her literary talent; the chancellor respected her breadth of knowledge... Wave after wave, wearing down her doorstep. Even a Prince was amazed by her, finding all kinds of excuses to frequently visit and neglect his palaces. Li Yao adapted to the circumstances, sparring back and forth, just wishing her retirement life would remain undisturbed. But unknowingly, the world was changing because of her.

ORGINALLY A 'PAID' STORY. NOW PUBLISHED ON AMAZON/KU *** 4 CHAPTER SAMPLE HERE *** Jake Bryant, a disgraced Chicago detective, inserts himself into the police investigation of his murdered best friend to protect the woman he loves - his friend's widow. ***** Jake Bryant, a former Chicago PD detective, rushes home after his best friend is killed. Determined to find the murderer, he starts his own investigation into Tom's death. However, the case is complicated by the involvement of a motorcycle gang, drugs, and Jake's feelings for Tom's widow. But Jake has bigger problems when the police set the killer free- who then decides to silence Tom's family as well. Now Jake is faced with the ultimate dilema. Does he trust a broken system to protect Tom's family? Or does he seek his own brand of justice? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

Adelia was the daughter of cowboy, she hadn't seen her father in years as he traveled across America, leaving her and her mother behind in California with his sisters family. But when tragedy strikes the farm lands killing everyone but Adelia and her cousin Micheal, they set off in hopes of finding her father.

"She left love to find Allah. He found Allah... and discovered love." 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐈 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐇 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐑 - a girl who never searched for love... She searched for Allah. And somewhere along the way, He wrote love for her anyway. She is calm, composed, and deeply rooted in her Deen. She wears her modesty like a crown, and her silence like sabr. She teaches little hearts during the day... And gives hers to her Rabb every night. So when her nikah is arranged with a man she barely knows, she says yes. Not for fairy tales. Not for longing. But for peace. For her parents. For closure. For surrender to Qadr. But Qadr had a different story. Because on the other side of that nikah...is 𝐀𝐁𝐔 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐁 𝐀𝐋-𝐅𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐙. Quiet. Grounded. Disciplined. He doesn't speak unless necessary - not from pride, but purpose. Marriage, to him, was never about roses or rituals. It was amanah - a sacred trust. A vow between hearts and Allah. He didn't marry to fall in love. But then... there was her. --- They don't fall. They grow. Softly. Gently. Like peace after prayer. Like the pause between two ayahs. Their love doesn't begin in loud moments - It begins in silence. In barakah. --- This isn't a love that burns quickly. It's a love that stays. With adab. With restraint. The kind of love that brings you closer to Allah before each other. Because sometimes, it's not love that brings you to Him - It's Him who brings you to the right kind of love. --- This isn't a story of falling. It's a story of rising. Of sujood. Of sabr. Of two people who learn to love - with limits. With loyalty. With light. Of choosing Deen... and finding both love and peace. Two hearts. One Qadr. One destination... Allah. --- From heartbreak to healing, From dunya to Deen - This is a story of " 𝐃𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤 "

Ten years. One look. Everything changes. Mia came home to Johannesburg a married woman, determined to prove that her life in London was everything it looked like from the outside. Then she saw Mark and felt ten years falls away in an instant. When her husband dies suddenly, the life Mia carefully constructed falls apart, exposing every compromise she made and every desire she silenced. Now pregnant and facing a ruthless custody battle with her formidable mother-in-law, Mia is running out of options and time. Mark has spent a decade telling himself he wasn't good enough for her. But watching her struggle alone is something he refuses to do. He agrees to Mia's plan: get married. It would give Mia the stability the courts need to see and keep her child safely out of her mother-in-law's reach. The family's black sheep stepping up in the most unexpected way but neither of them is prepared for what saying yes actually stirs up. A marriage of convenience. A love that never left. Two people who have spent years listening to everyone else, finally forced to listen to each other. Some people are always meant to find their way back to each other. #NovBeginnings #Classof2026

"You can't go to school in that dress Unless you're covering your legs Can't show yourself off like that No-Oho Oh, if you knew all of my friends What they're up to, what they're smoking Sure, you'll be losing your head No-Oho Every tale needs a villain Every friend needs a foe Every church needs a sinner Every old-fashioned mind needs a hoe Hi Mom, got drunk again Pictures on the internet What will the people say Hi Mom, and by the way Hooked up with a girl today Neighbors going to be ashamed Yeah, you had it coming I'm all you never wanted Hi Mom, I'll always be The black sheep of the family It's in my DNA My DNA Lalala lalala (It's in my DNA) My DNA Lalala lalala (It's in my DNA) When you said 'stay home' I went out Did the things you weren't allowed Maybe your jealous of me No-Oho You're scared cause they always warned ya Saying 'like mother like daughter' The rotten apple don't fall far From the tree" In which when Yelena Belova died she was reborn as Marlene McKennen from one of the few books she read after getting her freedom, wanting to have some kind of tether to a childhood she never had. Now she might actually get the childhood she never had and always wanted.

Can one be fortunate enough to find true love a second time also? Or unlucky to lose again? Journey of a widow amidst storms to survive. A chance to have her own happily ever after

A story about timing, second chances, and the love that waits.

She was busy playing with her kids. Her uncle have visited them.... her uncle was seriously discussing something with her mother but she didn't give attention to it. After sum time her mother called her "Ilham I'm gona ask u sum thing vl u do it for us" Her mom asked "Yes maa tell me wats the matter" Her mom asked "will u marry ihsaan for the sake of Allah and for us" She was shocked to hear tat "ya Allh wat is this am I hearing it wrong" she thought "Maa wat r u saying ? She asked her mother again "Will u marry ihsaan??" --------------------------------------------------------------- She is a widow whom lost her husband a year back living with her two kids. Wen her mom proposed a shocking news how vl she react. Vl she accept the proposal or reject it. Wat happens after tat to knw read the story!!! Assalamu alaikum readers my first book!!! Plz give it a try....

Ohio, 1995. For a while, it was all bikes, backyard races, and made-up adventures. Sisters Natasha, Valeria, and Yelena thought they were just a regular family living a quiet suburban life. But it was never real. Because the truth was waiting in the shadows. When their cover is blown, everything changes. Natasha, already marked by the Red Room, knows what's coming. Nine-year-old Valeria and six-year-old Yelena don't-until it's too late. Torn from the only life they've known, the sisters are forced down very different paths: one into darkness, one into survival, and one into heartbreaking questions no child should have to face. This is the story of three girls bound by sisterhood, separated by secrets, and changed by the choices made for them. A story of resilience, of family, of finding your way back-no matter how far you're taken.

Mila Novikova was rescued from the Red Room by Natasha Romanoff when she was only twelve years old. When half the universe is snapped away, Mila spends the next five years growing up and training with Natasha to discover her full potential. Just before her death, Natasha makes Mila the next Black Widow. Mila is uncertain of wether or not she can live up to this title and even takes on a certain mission with the famed Spider-Man to prove to the world that she is capable of being the next Black Widow. Throughout this mission, Mila discovers that not only is she capable of being the next Black Widow, but also, that she is capable of falling in love-something that she never thought she'd be able to do after everything that she endured in the Red Room. **WARNING: MAJOR BLACK WIDOW SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN IT YET!!! **Also, I don't own any of the marvel characters or storylines :)

Rohaan Dilawar Azeem Practicing Muslim Aspiring Lawyer Obedient Son and Loving Brother Passionate about career Hareem Raza Habib Practicing Muslimah A Supportive Daughter Quiet and Rebellious Determined to her cause Join these two souls in a journey which combine both of them as one. Disclaimer: Don't copy my work and content. Started: 27th of August 2022 Ended: 27th of February, 2023

Tabloids and gossip are a really fun way to pass time..... well if you're not at the receiving end. they're all fun and Games until you're the next victim. - - - - ArewaTea: Spoilt brat turned sugar baby. Aisha Shema a daughter of a very privileged family was rumored to have gotten pregnant and soon after married off to her sugar daddy and fathers best friend a statesman popularly known as Hashim Hakim. The more I go through these articles my eyes slowly fog up. All it takes is one tear to fall for the dam to break once again. Read the story of young Aisha Shema as she copes with the trials and tribulations life deals her. Will she crash and burn!? Or Rise to the challenge! Read to find out what happens beyond closed doors ........ Disclaimer: please note that this isn't actually a New York Times bestseller. It has been done for entertainment purposes 😄

Marrying Amir turned out to be the worst decision of her life. That's Mariam. A beautiful girl from a rich family that ended up being blinded by love by marrying Amir whom her parent sense a bad feeling from. Only to end up with a shocking news. He's not only the's a CEO of Star Multimedia Company, but also her husbands friend. Ahmad Bukar Ayo, a man with a cold personality and the boss of the company she works in. Will it still be a life with Mariam and her husband, Amir or will a real love enter her life..? STILL UNDERGOING EDITING PROCESS

Wren has been traveling around the country wth her loyal Border Collie, Puck, when she lands a temp job as a mechanic on the sprawling Teller Farm and Estate in rural Montana. Everyone on the farm is warm and welcoming with the exception of her new boss, the handsome and brooding Lance Teller. The more Wren gets to know everyone at the farm, the more she realizes she isnt the only one trying to escape from their own past...and keep their own secrets.

Carolyn is a widow trying to raise her teenage daughter. She is grinding through each day missing her beloved Richard. She is an empty shell trying to pretend that she is whole. That is until a new gym teacher, Darrel comes to town. Then she begins thinking romantic thoughts which she thought had died with Richard. Will she find love again or will the momly crew get a hold of Darrel and toss him between all of their sheets to claim him as one of their husbands? Or will her daughter be devastated by the thought of her mother in a relationship with anyone that is not her father, but especially not when he is her teacher!

Twenty years. The space between them represented twenty years. Years of loving her, years of longing, years of trying to forget her. She had never forgotten what he looked like. But she'd almost forgotten what his voice sounds like. A simple coincidence brings Ahmad and Zaytuna face to face, in the city where it all began. Now, two decades later, both have changed, both have families. But they still had one thing in common. A story of broken hearts, and unrelenting love.

Potential spoilers for S32, E30. Could be classed as an extended scene. -They are two different situations but Duffy understands the pain of becoming a widow. She also understands the pain of raising a child that will never know or meet its father. (Robyn/Duffy friendship, Chuffy.)

"She's no one to you, you do not have the rights to stop her sati at all" He looked over to his family Family He chuckled thinking about how he still called them his own, his steps went inside the mansion, everyone thought that he's convinced but what they saw, horrified them. He came out of the house with a small box with red powder like thing inside, it was vermillion, without giving his thoughts a second think, he came near the newly widow who was standing infront of him 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚, her eyes showed no remorse for her dead husband, but for herself. He took the vermillion between his index finger and thumb, without really looking at her, he swiped it at her middle hair partition. "She's my wife now" He said looking deeply at his mother, his eye showed no emotions but his family's were full of rage. "How can you marry your own brother's widow? What has gotten into you?" ☆ミ They both met at a time when nothing really was making sense. He married her to save her from all the cruel rituals done to a women when her husband dies. It wasn't out of love or affection, they both didn't know each other's name, story, age and any possible thing. Will they still melt into each other? ☆ミ • The story is set in 1956