Contemporary Lit Stories

| FEATURED | "Do you guys know each other? Great." "You both look amazingly charming together." I gritted, looking at his face as he too made a disapproving face. We both started at Ramesh sir and Samyukta ma'am. " A masterpiece on-screen couple. Maya and Ajay as Rani and Vicky." They both smiled at each other and that is when I realized my life was doomed. ***** Meeting your enemy after 14 years is never a good idea. And when you have to act like a couple, it makes things worse. Maya Padwal is a rookie entertainment reporter who wants to forget everything related to her dreams of becoming a popular actress in Bollywood. She has only one wish, to move on from her past and make herself capable as a reporter but things don't seem to work out as planned when she gets assigned to take the interview of the handsome rising star, Ajay Sharma. Little did she know then that he was the same neighbour, her childhood enemy. When fate brings her a sudden offer to act as the lead in a romance film, she finds herself paired with Ajay. Now they need to go through the whole filming process but with the rumours and camera don't lie theory, how will they manage to handle all of it? And what is this new feeling disrupting their lives? ***** 💕 Featured in NA/YA reading list of @Contemporary Lit Wattpad 💕 Featured in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun Reading List of @RomanceIN Wattpad 💕 Featured in Isn't it romantically funny? Reading List of @Humor Wattpad 💕 Featured in Diwali Reading List of @AmbassadorsIN Wattpad 💕 Featured in Head Over Heels Reading list of @Romance Wattpad 💕 Featured in Lights, Camera and Starstruck Reading list of @ChickLitIN Wattpad COMPLETED (UNEDITED) Best Rankings: #1 in faking #1 in undiscovered #4 in film #5 in partner #12 in wattpad

Book One of the FAME Trilogy Raya. Michael. Symone. Ray, Mikey, and Mo. No matter which way you put it, you couldn't say one name without mentioning the other two. Those three names together formed the R&B trio that became a soundtrack to a generation. Trinity. Once young teenage girls, they were now grown women, who had lived a life others would have only dreamed of. They stood side by side on stages all around the world, entertaining tens to thousands of people each night. They faced the drama, the love, and the hate their lifestyle could bring. And now, three years after their final concert, they were all in different places in their lives. But as much as things were different, their status and mark on the industry would never change. They would always be one out of three pieces to a perfect puzzle, watched by the eyes of many, envied, and desired. Enter the world of Trinity, and see Symone, Raya, and Michael for who they really are, behind all of the fame and flashing lights.

Jessie has loved Warren since she was sixteen. Eight years. One flat. Too many apologies. And a version of herself that got smaller every year. She finally leaves. New city. New job. New people who don't know who she used to be. Then Warren's mum gets diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now he's calling at midnight. Saying he misses her. Saying he's changed. Saying he still loves her. And Jessie? She's not heartless. She's just not sure she loves him the same way anymore. Because there's also Max. A grounded pilot with secrets, grief he doesn't talk about, and a way of looking at her like she isn't something to manage. He doesn't need fixing. He doesn't need saving. He just sees her. But healing isn't linear. Grief blurs lines. History has weight. And sometimes you kiss someone you thought you'd outgrown. This is the year Jessie stops shrinking. The year she chooses herself. The year she realises love should feel steady... not like survival. The year that changed her.

❛𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆?❜ he asked, voice low like it wasn't meant for nobody but her. 𝒛𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐡 didn't speak, just tilted her head a little and stepped in close. she traced one of the tattoos on his arm, finger light like a whisper...when she finally looked up, slow and lazy, doe eyes glinting beneath her lashes--she kissed the corner of his mouth. once, twice--then pulled back. 𝒐𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢 smirked. ❛𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒔𝒐.❜ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ She doesn't speak-not out loud, not anymore. Zariah Hart's been quiet since the night she lost everything, and moving to The Palisade at Skyview Apartments was supposed to give her a fresh start. No expectations. No questions. Just peace. But peace gets complicated when a man like Omarion Jordan starts showing up in it. He's nothing like she expected. Tatted, quiet, with eyes that read people better than they speak. A mechanic with a past he doesn't explain-and a presence that says more than his mouth does. He doesn't ask about her silence. She doesn't flinch at his reputation. Somehow, that's enough. What starts as simple glances turns into shared space. What feels like comfort turns to something neither of them planned for. But Atlanta doesn't forget what people try to bury. And sometimes, the loudest truth is the one you never say out loud. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕪: 𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏 ; the act of loving someone who loves you back; a love returned in 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 ᥫ᭡ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 𝚒𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 a girl experiences heart break, but she finds someone to heal the broken pieces back together. 𝔲𝔯𝔟𝔞𝔫 fiction | contemporary lit. book ONE in the romanticize series! 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 4.26.24 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 11.12.24 fully 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 6.11.25 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 11.12.24 kaylaasdiary productions © completed ☻

I found my homie and my best friend I'mma be there for ya till the very end No matter what, no matter what , no matter what.

Brie Sheridan has had her heart broken way too many times. Rhett Price is usually the culprit, but, this time, he might be the solution. ***** Brooke 'Brie' Sheridan wouldn't necessarily call herself a hopeless romantic; after all, love is everywhere if you choose to look for it, and there's nothing wrong with wanting to see the beauty and the good in the world. However, her rose-colored lenses are shattered when her boyfriend dumps her right at the start of her final year of college, ruining all her plans for her senior project, and here lie Brie's hopes, dreams, and pieces of her broken heart. Enter Rhett Price--known commitment-phobe, the bane of Brie's existence, and the reason behind many of her late-night crying sessions during the harshest days of high school. Down on his luck and struggling with improving his reputation, he turns to Brie in a time of need--he'll help her out with her project, and she'll help him look better and more responsible in the eyes of his family. Old feelings resurface, and it quickly becomes obvious there are certain things you don't always get over. Your first love might as well be one of them. ***** BENNINGTON COLLEGE SERIES #1 2025 WATTY AWARD WINNER [[THE AMBYS 2025 AMBASSADOR'S PICK IN ROMANCE]] [[5X WATTPAD FEATURED STORY]] © 2023 caterina george // all rights reserved

Jessie steps into a life that was never meant for her, taking her sister's place in a marriage to Oliver-a man fighting a darkness she can barely comprehend. Her family, her past, and even her own heart have told her she's hard to love. Yet one question lingers, haunting her every step: will anyone truly see her for who she is-and will she, at last, be loved?

Please tell me you have this seat pushed back for another reason" I climbed into the car and slammed the door shut. "I don't know you tell me" he repsonded and I give him a disgusted look. "Ain't no way you letting me sit in the seat you banged a bitch in" I cant "It's clean and you acting like you never had car sex before" he chuckled. More like none I stayed quiet and his eyes were on me. "Wait...you're a virgin" his eyes slightly widened like it was a shock to him. "Stay out of my business" I mugged him and fixed the seat. "With a face and body like that no doubt I would smash" he looked me up and down. "Except you ain't never gonna get a piece of this" I glide my hand down my chest with a smug look on my face. "We'll see"

After a drug addicted mother and her daughter is separated from an alley raid, six year old Zahara learns to fend for herself. From eating out of trash cans to bathing in gas station bathrooms, a bonnie and clyde couple finds Sahara in the alley. Will they leave her? Or will they change and take her in? Read to find out

~The Wattys 2025 Shortlist~ ~The Ambys 2025 Grand Favourite~ ~ONC 2024 Honourable Mention~ ~~~ Alaric, the King of Silmarea, recently married to his beloved husband, needs an heir of his own blood to secure the throne. With the help of Emrys, his court magician and best friend, he recalls his youthful escapades and discovers a daughter he once had with a woman he had loved in The World Beyond The Stones (our world). He sends an unlikely but trusted trio on a quest to find her and bring her home-- a brooding dragon shifter and Highlander who owes him a favor, a dashing elf whom he loves like the son he never had, and a loyal, kindhearted dwarf, the elf's best friend. Alaric, the last scion of the old gods, weary of ruling the country and ready to retire and enjoy his love life, doesn't know that this quest will bring much more than he ever bargained for, setting in motion events plotted by the destiny that will challenge his kingdom and legacy.

A story of teenager Adonis, living with post traumatic stress disorder, as well as a world of other issues involving his family, his school, and his own thoughts. He eventually befriends the popular, Farrah, who at first...takes more interest in his popular older brother. All characters are 18 and older. (apparently I have to be followed for some privated chapters)

It's crazy, but it's true... There's nothing I won't do... I'd risk it all for you...

A thirty-seven-year-old woman who never breaks the rules finds herself facing unexpected consequences after a one night stand with a younger man. * * * ☆ FEATURED ON @WattpadStars reading list (stars did NaNo), @Romance (Romance spotlight: Featured stories), @AmbassadorsNG reading list, @Wattpad reading lists (escape through stories) (strong female leads), @WattpadExplorer reading lists (#CelebrateBlackStories), (Black girl magic) (April, Editor's pick) and @ContemporaryLit reading lists (Hot picks) (contemporary romance) (celebrate women's history month)☆ Genevieve Ukaji is a successful banker still single at thirty-seven-years-old. Her mother continues to remind her to find a husband. Her colleagues gossip about her behind her back, and to make matters worse, she wakes up one morning in a stranger's bed. Regardless, she decided to push the experience to the back of her mind until the stranger unexpectedly walks into her parents' home, and she realises the big age difference between them. Genevieve is too ashamed and embarrassed of herself. She wants nothing to do with him, but it's not the same for the cute stranger. He tries his hardest to bring her out of her shell. Amidst all this, Genevieve finds out she's expecting. For the first time in her life, she would have to decide if this glimmer of happiness is enough to face the fear of what others might say about her. THIS WAS A NaNoWriMo2020 PROJECT. THIS BOOK IS COMPLETE Started: 06/11/20 Completed: 29/11/20 Edited with the help of @SabaUmmeSalma

❛𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒆,❜ 𝓼𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧 murmured, two fingers tilting her chin moving to drag slow over her bottom lip. 𝒋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐲𝐧 tried to glare through her lashes-tried to keep her pride in front-but her breath caught and her lips parted anyway when his thumb traced the corner of her mouth, slow... possessive... like he was fixing her. ❛𝒕𝒖 𝒆𝒔 𝒂̀ 𝒎𝒐𝐢,❜ he whispered, lips grazing her ear, the French slipping out rougher than his control. Her hands fisted in his shirt, pulling him closer like her body had decided before her mind could. He smirked against her mouth. ❛𝒃𝐨𝐧 𝒇𝐢𝐥𝐥𝒆.❜ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ Jordyn Gauthier never wanted her father's world. But when the estranged billionaire dies, he leaves her more than grief-he leaves her 𝟒𝟐% of a crumbling empire, a mountain of debt, and enemies she didn't know had her name on a list. The only way to stop bankruptcy? A merger with the rival firm. The rival CEO has one condition: Marriage. Sébastien Moreau is cold, calculated, and built like a warning;schedule-driven, sharp-tongued, and dangerously unreadable. He calls it strategy. A temporary contract. A public performance for investors. But Jordyn learns fast: The clause isn't just marriage. It's curfews. cohabitation. rules. surveillance. And the sickest part? He didn't choose her because of the company. He chose her specifically. Now she's living in his penthouse, smiling for cameras, playing wife in rooms full of sharks-while his touch starts feeling less like PR and more like ownership. And when the world gets too close... Sébastien doesn't just protect her. He claims her. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

"Talk to me" |complete| Start : Feb 1st 2021 Finish : Sept 5th 2021 slow burn ish

"So, let me get this straight. You stomped all over his paperwork?" She started. "Not intentionally, but yes," I confirmed it. "Threw a drink in his face?" She added. "Expensive red wine." I described. "Rammed into his car with yours deliberately?" she counted on her third finger. "Um...I'm not proud of that one," I said cringing. "And called him offensive names?" She ended the list and I winced. "Twice." I specified. "And you're still alive?" She blinked, looking genuinely surprised. "Geez, don't be dramatic or anything..." I frowned at her hyperbolic statement. "Maybe he's keeping you around to get revenge." She suggested. Possible. I wouldn't put it past him. "I didn't know alright!" I exclaimed. "Let's hope that excuse is acceptable.." She was merely amused. "Working with my new boss is going to be a piece of work." ** Synopsis: When the CEO of Signature Heights: Jensen Black, and a stubborn employee: Alexandra Brook, clash, it's a battle of wits & a war of perseverance. They are both dead set on making each other's lives hell, but when the story progresses they just might learn that first impressions could be deceiving. As circumstances reveal their true selves and opinions change, things could get complicated especially when suddenly feelings get involved. Who would be the first to concede? Maybe it's not that simple to forgive your archnemesis and maybe it'll result in some hilarious consequences... ** Book 1 of a two-part series (completed).High Rankings: # Funny, # Humor, # Comedy, # Romance, #Billionaire Amazing book, I adore your writing style, and I really enjoyed these characters and story -Reader Fantastic story, believably flawed characters and deft humour makes for a very engaging read, I could barely put it down to feed my children -Reader **

After a tragedy, Amila Johnson abandons her life in New York and retreats back to her birthplace of Houston. She tries to start anew but she can't get far with the skills of being an almost classically trained ballerina. Deciding to take up her friend's offer to pick up a few shifts at a coffee shop, she becomes reacquainted with a person from her past. He wants to help her but values his privacy and she doesn't like handouts. So, they formulate a contractual agreement. An agreement that's pleasurable for them both but will feelings get in the way of this act of ink and lust or will things stay professional. Luxury and sex; what's more to want?

When a new master criminal comes on the scene, Detective Decker is tasked with catching him. A catch that will make his career. But when the criminal turns out to be clever, beautiful and a woman that leaves him a little startled upon a chance first meeting, Decker will have to tuck his attraction away and get the job done... but that doesn't mean he won't enjoy the chase first...

How exactly did I end up the best friend of the guy I hated my entire life? Listen, this is going to be a long story. Let me take you to the beginning. The year was 1992... ENEMIES-TO-FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS Victor Manning has been infuriating Becka since she sat behind him in 7th grade English. He's cocky, self-centered, and obnoxious. When High School ends, the college dynamic slowly turns Victor into the one person Becka cannot live without. "The best slow burn I've ever read." YA/NA, for cursing. Set in the 1990s.