"𝐎𝐡, 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬." When her father is appointed as the new preacher in the quaint, little town of Independence, Kansas, Missy Davis and her family navigate through adjusting to a new, growing community. Her father and her older brother help finish the church, her mother prepares meals for new settlers, and as a curious Missy fetches water for the workers, she stumbles upon a mysterious young man by the creek. ...yes, this will be gut-wrenching

"You know it's against the law to lie to a police officer, right, Miss Mills?" Silence hung like a thick smoke as Lane's tongue stuck to the roof of her mouth. Officer Casey's tone hadn't changed, but something in his gaze had. "I don't know what you want me to say, I'm sorry." Lane's voice was close to a whisper. They passed a gas station she didn't recognize. The inside was dark, like it had been closed for a long time. Lane's chest tightened. Something felt very wrong. "Where are we going?" She asked finally, voice tighter than she meant it to be. That earned her a sharp and fleeting glance, the corner of his mouth turning up like he was in on a joke she wasn't. "Don't worry. I'll get you where you need to go." ~ All Lane is trying to do is survive in a world that's already failed her. After a childhood spent bouncing between homes, a steady job, a place to lay her head, and a beater to take her from Point A to Point B were the small things she'd fought for. Lane was trying -- she really was. Her life was finally hers, and she intended to keep it that way. But of course, as the saying goes, "Men plan, God laughs." All it took was a glance. Lane froze. And then she ran. It wasn't supposed to be her problem. But the moment those eyes caught hers, she was thrust into a world she'd always tried to avoid. And she'll have to do more than stay quiet to make it out alive. ________________________________________ Completed ✔️ _________________________________________ PREVIOUSLY 'THE PRICE OF SILENCE' Title changed 06/09/2026 Highest Rankings: #1 - Resilience {08/06/2026} #1 - Witness {08/22/2026} #1 - Captivity {08/25/2026} #4 - Faith {09/10/2026}

#1 Story in #SouthKorea A gripping Psychological Thriller-Apocalypse Story -TWO BEST FRIENDS (KIM TAEHYUNG & JEON JUNGKOOK) -PARK SOOHEE, a random girl from Busan. -Goes out for a Friday night movie at "THE LOTTE WORLD TOWER" (MALL), in Seoul, South Korea. -Everything changes when they come out of the theatre. Will they survive? -Journey for survival, kill or be killed moments, choosing survival over saving others. - Survival under extreme pressure - Psychological breakdown and trauma - Claustrophobic danger (one building, 123 floors) - Fear, and human instinct -Additional Main Characters joining (Kim Namjoon, Kim Seokjin & Min Yoongi).

A Christian man, too good to be true, comes to Wildwood University. He takes a particular interest in a Christian woman who has had many terrible experiences with men who had bad intentions. When she realised that he had his eyes set on her, she wasn't falling for a next act and decided she was going to do everything in her power to reject him. Is it all just an act? Or is Mr. Christian full of pure intentions towards her? Will he break down her protective wall?

Four years ago, Jacob JJ Harrens kissed me on the blue bench at Pine-Hollow Pond, called me little Lou, and left Brookside Lane before I could decide if it meant everything or nothing. I spent the next years pretending one summer could not follow me around like a secret I was too embarrassed to admit I kept. Then JJ comes back after his father's death - older, quieter, impossible to read - and suddenly the boy I tried to forget is standing too close, remembering too much, and making every almost feel dangerous. With school two weeks away and Sarah asking questions I am not ready to answer, I know JJ did not come back for me... so why does it feel like he remembers the same story?

The captain of a merchant ship rescues a slave girl, broken and terrified, from the clutches of his enemy during a pirate attack. He quickly realizes she has no family, can't speak, and appears to have very little independence. As captain, he doesn't have the time to provide the care she needs. However, when the girl refuses to be sperated from him, even for the gentle care of an old woman on land, he marries her and brings her aboard his ship under his protection, hoping to give her the time and safety to heal. But pushing the boundaries of her trauma is harder on both of them than he ever imagined. Can he help her face her fears and find true freedom or will she spend the rest of her life a prisoner of her own mind? ─────────────────────────────────── NEW CHAPTERS FRIDAYS AT 10 AM PDT | THROUGH NOV 6 ─────────────────────────────────── T R O P E S: ⚓ Marriage Of Convenience 💍 ⚓ Trauma / Mutism 😶 ⚓ Healing ❤️‍🩹 ⚓ Hurt-Comfort 🥰 ⚓ Nautical ⛵ ⚓ No Spice 🌶️ ⚓ HEA 💕

Nivi came to NIST for her final year project. Nothing more. Definitely not him. He's a research scholar who walks into the lab like he owns the place; loud when he speaks, effortless in the way he takes over conversations, and annoyingly good at making everything look easy. Extroverted in a space full of quiet focus,the kind of person you notice even when you're trying not to. And somehow, he always ends up next to her when things go wrong. A spilled sample. A blunt correction. A casual "be careful next time." That's how it starts. He doesn't try to be special. He just is. And that's the problem. Because in a place built on temporary things-projects, deadlines, people ,Nivi starts feeling something that doesn't feel temporary at all. My Autumn is about a time when everything was supposed to be temporary... but didn't feel that way

"People do change-but the best parts of them can remain." Life was smooth for Aditi- a government job and a stable income, until her mom started sending her on blind dates. Determined to choose freedom over societal rules, she decides to do the unthinkable, get fake married to her old crush Abhi who is also looking for a way out of parental pressure. The agreement is simple: Live as roommates. Never try to control eachother. Aditi initially finds marrying Abhi no less than marrying a stranger but realises it is more awkward. Is Abhi a changed man or does the kindness and trust she knows years ago still exist? Abhi's and Aditi's marriage has brought their friends Dhruv and Hima closer. When teasing leads to emotional closeness, will they surrender to love or will they keep insisting that they are friends? "You don't have to lose yourself to be loved." Rankings🏆 07/08/2026 #1 in Self love #1 in independent

This is not a love story. This is what happens after. ​Notes Unsent is a collection of confessionals-letters, fragments, and quiet revelations written in the wake of a love that didn't stay. Divided into five acts, it traces the invisible line between holding on and finally learning to exhale: ​I. The Unraveling - The shock of the silence. ​II. The Anatomy of Unsent Messages - Everything I wanted to tell you. ​III. The Fracture - Reaching the breaking point. ​IV. The Silence Where I Stayed - Finding God and peace in the quiet. ​V. The Rebuilding - Choosing to move forward. ​These pages are for the late-night overthinkers, the quiet lovers, and anyone who has ever had to heal from something they never got an apology for.

[Completed AND EDITED Novel] "You sure you're alright?" "Yep, I'm okay." I purse my lips, watching the little dust particles float in and out of the phone's light. "I got my required dosage for the night." "What is that?" "You." For as long as she can remember, Delilah has battled her demons at every waking moment. But one day, her expectations of life begin to disentangle when she has a chance encounter with a smiling stranger. Numbing her pain, his unwavering smile becomes an antidote to the shadows that plague her existence. A pain killer, if you will. Officially re-edited! enjoy! Contains themes of suicide, anxiety, depression, and self-harm. Be aware, there is NO sugarcoating Now available as a hardcover on Amazon! ~ Pain Killer - Catherine Buchholz ~