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After Eziekiel has an awkward encounter with the new kid Ayden, he desperately tries to hide his feelings for him until he's met with something unexpected.

She used to be the part of the world above the clouds, where her smile concealed a thousands expectations and her name opened doors. However, pride-based empires fall apart without warning. Nyara Lioren is also given to the option of a marriage written in ink rather than love when her father's legacy crumbles under scandal and betrayal. Rian Ashford is a person who signed that. Once, under sky full of cherry blossoms, she whispered her heart to that boy. Now will she sign her name beside the man who left her broken under the falling petals? The tale of the girl who lost everything, aside from the heart that would never forget, is one of the fallen grace. Noise doesn't break some hearts. Some simply flourish in the quiet that no one ever hears.

Arya is bold, beautiful, and used to being the center of attention—until a mysterious transfer student named Kelvin walks into her world and flips everything upside down. From stolen glances to fiery passions, their campus life takes a turn into wild emotions, misunderstandings, and intense desires. But when feelings get deeper, and secrets unravel, will they survive the heat that binds them? A story of love, jealousy, and heart-throbbing romance set in the hallways of youth.

Alia Sharma was always the best. The top student. The cheer captain. The girl who planned her victories like a chess game. She was ready to conquer senior year—until Monica Sharma, her picture-perfect cousin, walked into the same class, same stream, and same life she'd worked so hard to make hers. Monica is everything Alia isn't—calm, confident, effortlessly brilliant, and irritatingly popular. They've hated each other since childhood. Cousins by blood. Rivals by choice. And then came Steve Mehra—the new boy with a smirk that could disarm and a past he doesn’t talk about. One glance in the hallway, one shared class, and suddenly both girls are drawn to him—for very different reasons. In the hallways of Whitmore High, every look is loaded, every rumor spreads like wildfire, and every feeling is a tangled mess of truth, ego, and longing. While Monica and Alia battle for the top spot—and Steve’s heart—they’ll uncover secrets about each other, about themselves, and about how love doesn’t follow any rules. Because some hearts aren't meant to break. They're just meant to get tangled.

[#lovesosweet] [WARNING: Mature content 18+] [WPC #AUG2023Entry] « Is it not enough that I have been 'sold off' as a catalogue bride but also have to compete with a dead woman for favour? » Shelby looks like she has it all. The perfect family and all the perks that come with it. But she must go through a 'forced contract marriage' and also compete for the attention of the man she had been unwillingly tied to... Ian lost the love of his life so suddenly that his mind still refuses to accept that reality. He gave up everything and secluded himself until his mother found him a bride. His one task was to give the family an heir but how can Ian do this when the air he breathes all revolves around the one woman he can never have. However, he finds himself in a predicament and dilema when the new contracted bride is thrust into his life unwittingly... especially, when he finds out that she is more than meets the eye. Image: Image generated from starryai.com, cover completed by me. This is an original story of mine. Copyright Loctovia 2023 Update schedule: 5 chapters per week

Misfits And Wildflowers (Created as a 25th anniversary of when I became involved with my high school sweetheart, my wife and best friend) Set in the school year of 1999-2000, a simpler time full of baggy JNCO jeans, Discman players, colorful fashion, and Y2K fears — Everyone lived in the moment  15-year-old Alfie is a shy and nerdy boy who is convinced he will never experience love the way his friends have, and will end up living the life of a monk.  During Summer school, Alfie meets a peculiar girl whom he develops a huge crush on. Struggling to express any of his feelings, he ends up missing an opportunity due to unforeseen circumstances.  Now entering the new school year, Alfie finds himself tangled in new feelings, old traumas, and the messy, hilarious chaos of adolescence. With a found family of punks, nerds, goths, and other social outcasts (affectionately known as the Island of Misfits), Alfie navigates crushes that sting, friendships that anchor, and breakups that echo through locker-lined hallways...until one day, he finally experiences that spark. This is a coming-of-age story rooted in nostalgia, honesty, and the kind of emotional growth you only get from falling hard and getting back up.

Tomás has the ambition to become a writer, but his teacher, who has guided him until today, is seriously ill. In his quest to find a way to forgive himself and not die alone, Tomás will try to bring him back to his family before he dies. On this journey, he will find himself and discover how the love of an older woman can either hurt him or save him.

Amelia Ada Osinchi sounds like someone who's been through a lot and face a lot of challenges. Her intelligence, hardworking, driven, kindness, and the support of her loved, especially in the face of hardship, show a depth of strength that's quietly powerful. The fact that she's fought her battles in silence makes her journey even more poignant. But if anyone can turn trials into triumphs, it's someone like her. Whether she has a happy ending? Maybe her happy ending isn't some perfect fairytale, but life filled with peace, purpose, and people who truly see and love her for who she is.

"Chu Zhaoyang, what are you doing unbuttoning?" Gu Nian stepped back. Chu Zhaoyang unbuttoned the last button of his shirt, "Sleep." "But it's daytime now, hey... weren't you going to sleep? Let me go first..." To outsiders, everyone thought that Master Chu was cold and face-paralyzed as if he didn't have any expression, but they didn't know that he was kidnapped when he was young and had nightmares every night. It wasn't until he met Gu Nian, that he suddenly felt that sleeping was quite enjoyable... He knew that there was someone living in her heart, and even if that person would never come back, all he had to do was to drive that person away and change the tenant in her heart. However, the person who should have been dead came back..... He said pitifully, "Gu Nian, I seem to be homeless." But Gu Nian pointed at his heart: "When you moved in, I signed a lifetime residence agreement with you." He laughed. .................................................... Hi guys, This time I'll try to translate one of my favorite novel that I've been a fan of. Since I can't find the novel in Webnovel, I thought about giving it a try to translate it. And, I would love to let you all enjoy this novel. Plus, if you know that this series is from the seven gentleman series. You may know that this novel is the third book before the story of Han Zuoli, The Long-awaited Mr Han

THE KNIGHT WHO STOLE ME A Darkly Romantic Tale of Obsession, Forbidden Longing, and a Love That Won’t Be Ignored --- "I was supposed to hate him. Then he stole me." Sarah Jane, a quiet 17-year-old with a heart too tender for her own good, never asked for the attention of Andrew Knight—the ruthless, coldly beautiful CEO of AK Corporation. She certainly never expected to be dragged into his world, forced to live under his roof, or subjected to his unnerving gaze that seems to strip her soul bare. But Andrew Knight doesn’t ask. He takes. After a chance encounter awakens a long-buried obsession, Andrew whisks Sarah away to his gilded mansion, claiming her as his own. Yet this is no fairy tale—this is a war. He replaces her old things with expensive replicas—identical, but better. He watches her sleep, tucking her in with hands that could crush empires. He memorizes her sighs, counts her blushes, and hates how much he craves her fear. And Sarah? She should resist. But the deeper she falls into his world, the harder it becomes to deny the truth: Andrew Knight didn’t just steal her freedom. He stole the broken pieces of her heart—and refuses to give them back. --- WHY IT WORKS: “HE NOTICED HER FOUR YEARS AGO.” (Flashbacks reveal Andrew has been watching since her school speech. That photo in his drawer? Just the beginning.) “SHE LEFT HER DOOR UNLOCKED ON PURPOSE.” (And he knows it. The midnight temple kiss? Neither of them will admit it happened.) “THE COCKROACH SCENE.” (A bug makes him yank her into his chest. His heartbeat? Faster than hers.) “SAM, THE ULTIMATE CHAOS GREMLIN.” (“Andrew, if you keep glaring at her, she’ll think you hate her.” Andrew: “Good.” —Lies. Lies everywhere.) “THE ‘ONLY YOU’ WHISPER IN THE MAYBACH.” (His car. His rules. Her in the passenger seat. No one else.) --- TROPES YOU’LL DEVOUR: "Touch Her and You Die" Energy Forced Proximity (One mansion. Two stubborn hearts.) "Who Hurt You?" Backstories Slow Burn (So slow it burns the house down) Possessive AF CEO (“Look at me, Sarah. Only me.”) --- FINAL HOOK: "He was supposed to be her prison. Instead, he became her addiction." --- READ IF YOU DARE: You love morally grey men who loathe their own weakness. You live for heroines who are soft but never weak. You need a slow burn that hurts so good. --- WARNING: This story contains: Unresolved sexual tension (So much glaring.) A CEO who doesn’t know how to relax (But tries for her.) Sam. (Just… Sam.) --- THE KNIGHT WHO STOLE ME (Because love isn’t given. It’s claimed.)

Anya, 28, carries an air of quiet resilience beneath her graceful exterior. With olive-toned skin, soft black waves, and deep green-hazel eyes, she moves through life with gentle confidence, her delicate floral dresses and matching earrings reflecting her understated strength. Balancing university lectures and restaurant shifts, Anya’s world is a delicate dance of responsibilities, yet her heart harbors untold stories memories and feelings she guards closely. Elias, in his early thirties, is the embodiment of poised elegance. Tall and fair-skinned, with piercing ice-blue eyes that seem to see straight through the surface, he exudes a calm power and precision shaped by his senior role in corporate management. Behind his minimalist style and commanding presence lies a man who has built walls around himself, wary of letting anyone close. Their worlds collide unexpectedly on a crisp spring evening at the restaurant where Anya works. The sight of her in casual attire, her hair loose and framing her face softly, captures Elias’s attention like nothing before. For Anya, seeing Elias a figure from headquarters, calm yet intense stirs emotions she hadn’t expected to confront while juggling her busy schedule. As their encounters grow from silent, stolen moments to hesitant conversations, both must navigate the complexities of their lives Anya’s demanding shifts and personal struggles, Elias’s corporate pressures and guarded heart. A shared ride to the train station, gentle teasing, and quiet confessions slowly chip away at the walls between them. Set against the backdrop of everyday challenges and small moments of connection, their story unfolds as a tender exploration of trust, vulnerability, and the courage it takes to rewrite one’s own story. “Silent Collisions” is a romance about two souls learning that sometimes love comes not in grand gestures, but in the quietest, most unexpected encounters.

Elena Moore enters Langston University with one goal: to excel. With a journalism scholarship and a coveted spot on the campus dance team, she has no time for nonsense—especially not from arrogant, smooth-talking basketball players who think the world revolves around them. But when she crosses paths with Aiden Cole—Langston’s star athlete and notorious campus flirt—her quiet plans take an unexpected detour. From their first encounter, Elena and Aiden are enemies in every sense. He mocks her, she challenges him, and sparks fly in all the wrong directions. But everything changes when they’re forced to work together on a semester-long debate project. The rivalry intensifies—until their arguments start to blur with undeniable chemistry. As late-night study sessions turn into lingering conversations and unspoken tension, Aiden finds himself drawn to the one girl who sees through his charm. And Elena begins to realize that beneath Aiden’s confident front is someone surprisingly real—and unexpectedly kind. But neither of them dares to admit the truth: they’re falling. Haunted by their own fears and hiding their feelings to protect their fragile friendship, both Elena and Aiden struggle to navigate the space between enemies and something more. As their bond deepens, Aiden’s flirtatious ways fade, replaced by a quiet protectiveness that catches Elena off guard. What he doesn’t know is that she’s hiding feelings of her own—and it’s only a matter of time before they both break. Meanwhile, Elena’s best friend, Rose, starts her own love story with Jordan, Aiden’s teammate—a boy who slowly but surely teaches her what it means to be seen, heard, and loved. With family, friendship, competition, and dreams at stake, Beneath the Rivalry is a sprawling, emotional university romance episodes filled with laughter, longing, heartbreak, and healing. What began as a feud becomes a slow-burning love story that neither saw coming—and one neither of them will ever forget. ---

Some loves don’t begin with fireworks. Some begin with a small smile across a crowded office. A warm look when the rest of the world is too busy to notice you. A kindness that feels so rare you almost don’t trust it. After feeling invisible—trapped in a half-relationship with someone who never chose her—Saher steps into a new job hoping for a clean slate. But the past has a way of echoing, and the heart never moves on just because you tell it to. She thinks she knows what to expect: the polite camaraderie of colleagues, the occasional spark of connection, the careful distance she’s learned to keep. Then she meets Sarmad. In the beginning, he’s only a face on a screen—broad-shouldered, aloof, someone she dismisses as arrogant. But when he returns from abroad and steps into her life for real, every assumption unravels. He’s patient in ways she never imagined. Gentle in ways she doesn’t know how to receive. And even though he already belongs to someone else, she feels herself falling. Halfway is an intimate, quietly aching exploration of longing—the kind that asks whether it’s better to love from a distance than never love at all. It’s about the moments in between: the half-smiles, the stolen glances, the unspoken understanding that sometimes, the person you feel most at home with will only ever meet you halfway.

Niran Sukrit starts his new job at Love Food, where he meets his handsome and strikingly charismatic boss, Chak Phanprasit. From their very first encounter, Niran feels an undeniable connection to his boss. But can Niran keep his secret feelings for Chak hidden? And what mysterious bond do they share that could change everything?

When there is a group of monsters, three mysterious people try to save the world by time traveling. They have already come up with many plans, but will it succeed? Alice is a young girl who gets on a crowded bus with children. She notices that not everything is as it seems, and eventually she must cross the forest to save the world. And things don't go according to plan. How will she solve that? Or would she make the problems bigger?

To everyone in the Full Moon Pack, Hailee Stones was just an omega, the quiet daughter of the pack house cook. No one ever guessed she was more than that. As an omega, she was often overlooked, belittled, and disrespected, especially by Nathan, the Alpha’s son. He always singled her out, teasing and tormenting her in ways she couldn’t understand. Why did he bother to notice someone like her at all? Everything began to change when Callum, the Alpha heir of the Nightshade Pack, transferred to Moonridge Academy to finish his final year. The school was located in Full Moon Pack territory, and Hailee was surprisingly chosen to be his guide. But they weren’t the only ones to cross paths. Nathan's cousin, Dane, the charming and mysterious Beta heir of the Snowmoon Pack, known for always getting what he wanted, also took a sudden interest in her. Dane, who had never glanced twice at an omega before, seemed drawn to the fiery girl who refused to bow her head. Things escalated quickly. Soon, all three young heirs, Nathan, Callum, and Dane, were fighting for her attention. The tension between them grew unbearable, and Hailee was caught in the middle, torn and confused by her feelings for each of them. Then, just a week before her eighteenth birthday, everything changed. Hailee slept with all three of them… on the very same day. And the very next morning, she vanished without a trace. Ten years later, Hailee returned to the Full Moon Pack. But she wasn’t alone. She came back with three boys, triplets, each bearing a startling resemblance to one of the men she had left behind. Now Nathan, Callum, and Dane each claim that at least one of the boys is their son, if not all three. As for Hailee? She has no idea who the true father or fathers are.

His magnificently beautiful eyes looked into mine with possessiveness. I exhaled out a shuddered breath, and he grabbed my jaw. “This is not who you are to me, Isabella. And I want more than what we have. Understood?” The dominance in his tone was obvious, while his words sounded like a fantasy I’ve always dreamt of. More than what we have. More than step-brother. ______________________________ I, a 19-year-old girl, had always had a secret crush on someone I shouldn’t have. That’s right—it was none other than Achilles Roman, my stepbrother, who was two years older than me. I had kept my feelings dumped in a Tupperware box for as long as I could remember. But how could I control myself when he himself started making moves on me? And what should I do when I realize that he was nowhere near the Achilles I thought I knew? Read to find out.

Emily Rowan, a bright and determined scholarship student from the quiet village of Willowbrook, has just arrived in the bustling city of Ravenwood to study English Literature. Thrust into an unfamiliar world of ancient buildings and shadowed secrets, she struggles to balance her new life and the expectations of her family back home. Her world turns upside down when she encounters Dr. Adrian Blackwood a captivating but enigmatic lecturer with piercing violet eyes and a mysterious past. Unbeknownst to Emily, Adrian is a vampire bound by centuries-old rules, hiding in plain sight among the university’s academic halls. As autumn leaves fall and secrets unravel, Emily is drawn deeper into Adrian’s dark, magnetic world. Between whispered lectures, stolen glances, and forbidden desires, they must navigate the fragile line between light and shadow but can their love survive the deadly forces lurking in Ravenwood?

She gave up her dream of shining on the ballerina stage —for him. She sacrificed her self-respect —for him. She forgot her true identity —for him. But even after all that, she couldn’t compare to the woman who held Ryan’s heart. Arwen Quinn, heiress of prestigious Quinn family, realized too late that no matter what she did, she would never win Ryan’s love. The future that awaited her was a life trapped in endless misery of a loveless marriage. So, decisively, she ends their relationship and walks away. What she didn’t expect was that in breaking free from Ryan, she had opened the door for Aiden to enter her life — a chance that he had been waiting for. Aiden Winslow, an enigmatic CEO isn’t just mysterious —he is determined, and won’t allow to take Arwen away from him again. ____ Excerpt: Aiden narrowed his eyes, “Are you sure about this?” “If I wasn’t sure, I wouldn’t have asked,” Arwen replied coolly. “Stop dawdling. If you’re unwilling, I’ll find someone else who can get the marriage certificates today.” His expression darkened as he pulled her close. “Once offered to me, it’s mine alone.” Unfazed, Arwen asked, “So, do you accept? If yes, we’ll get the certificates now.” “On one condition,” he said. “I don’t do contract marriages. The woman I marry will be the woman I share my bed with. If you agree, then we’ll—” “Not a problem. Let’s go,” Arwen said without letting him finish, pulling him into the Civil Marriage Bureau.

Claire Lian Yuxi grew up in France, raised by a Chinese couple who adopted her when she was just a baby. She never questioned where she came from not when her home was filled with love, and her world made sense. But everything changes when her adoptive father falls seriously ill. The only hope is a liver transplant and the best chance of a match lies with a blood relative from his side of the family. There’s just one problem: they’ve lost touch with everyone back in China. With little more than a name and a city, Claire is sent across the world to find someone who might not even exist. But the journey quickly spirals — her bag is stolen, she’s stranded in a place she doesn’t know, and help seems far away. Until she meets Li Zeyan. He’s quiet, serious, and almost too composed not the kind of guy who picks up strangers off the street. But something about Claire softens him, and he offers her a place to stay, just until she gets back on her feet. What neither of them knows is that their lives are already tangled in a way that goes deeper than either of them can see.