Slowburn Stories

He was her safe place. Until he became her reason to run. Mateo and Lucia grew up as neighbors, best friends, and everything in between-inseparable since childhood. Everyone thought they were unbreakable. Everyone was wrong. One misunderstanding. One lie Mateo never questioned. And Lucia goes from being loved... to being ignored, humiliated, and emotionally crushed by the boy who once protected her. So she leaves. No explanations. No goodbyes. Just scars and a new identity. Years later, Lucia returns-harder, colder, and nothing like the girl Mateo broke. She doesn't need him. She doesn't miss him. And she definitely doesn't forgive him. But Mateo finally wants the truth. The problem? Lucia no longer wants him. Because some people don't get closure. They get consequences.

I was thirty years of age when my life met its sorry end once a simple married woman, my world shattered the moment I found my husband entangled in another's embrace. I died there, on the cold floor of the home we had built together, in a manner far more pitiful than I ever imagined for myself. And yet... I awaken. Breathing. Living. Reborn as the stepmother of a boy destined to become a villain- a child fated to meet the same miserable end as I once did. I failed once as a mother. So, what shall become of this second chance at motherhood? • Note: updates every Thursday Owner of the cover X\@irt_5433

. प्यार हुआ, इकरार हुआ प्यार से फिर क्यूं डरता है दिल? कहता है दिल, "रस्ता मुश्किल मालूम नहीं है कहाँ मंज़िल" प्यार हुआ, इक़रार हुआ है प्यार से फिर क्यूँ डरता है दिल? ************************************************************************************************** Shravani sharma an introverted girl,who don't trust easily. She's very chaotic person once she's comfortable with someone. Very quite, wants to be invisible to others because of her family. What'll happen when her entire personality changes due to an accident where she lost herself and embrace the new her. What'll happen when she starts falling for her brother's bestfriend who is also her senior. Will she get the love or her past come in between. Arnav Rajput a very reserved person, only his family and his best friend knows the real him. Focused only on his studies. An aspiring lawyer, very disciplined person. Very caring towards his family and friends. Doesn't let anyone enter his personal space. Heartthrob of his school, every girl wants to be with him, every boy admire him as a role model. But he never glance at them as there's only one goal for him that to be a lawyer just like his mother. His focus unwavering, what'll happen when his best friend's sister caught his eyes who's off limit to everyone. Will he let his feelings win or his determination. Will these two broken hearts be able to heal each other with their love? To find all your answers let dive into the story 😉. ************************************************* There's no cheating, no love angle just little bit of drama and a lot of fun, comedy,friendship, family and love😄 *****************************************

She is the Communicator of the New Area. The Communicators do the one job other humans are too afraid to do, communicating and preventing violence between wolves and humans. "My name is Alara. I'm the new Communicator. This is my first day. I-" "I know what Communicators are all about," he interrupts. "I've met many over the years. You speak of understanding and cooperation while your guns are loading behind your backs." "That's not-" "Save your diplomatic bullshit for someone who hasn't heard it before." His voice remains calm, which somehow makes it more terrifying. "I want the human who killed one of our own." "We have laws-" "Your laws." The contempt is undisguised now. "Your laws that somehow always find humans innocent of crimes against wolves. Your laws that punish a wolf's defense of territory as aggression. Your laws that treat us as animals when it suits you and as criminals when it doesn't." This is the first book in the series, so please don't expect anything perfect just yet. It's a first draft and a work in progress :)

College life is supposed to be fun-new experiences, new people, and most importantly, the perfect roommate. But when a housing mix-up forces Chase and Sky-two people who can barely tolerate each other-to live together, their semester takes a turn for the chaotic. With best friends Nick and Amber caught in the middle, tensions rise, boundaries blur, and the thin line between hate and something more begins to disappear. Because in a tiny apartment, where arguments are loud and sparks fly even louder, anything can happen.

She was given to him as duty, not desire. Married into a kingdom that never wanted her, she becomes the silent queen of a powerful and feared king-one who meets her patience with sarcasm and her grace with indifference. To him, she is weak. Replaceable. Unworthy of notice. But while he rules with power and pride, she survives with quiet strength. As whispers turn into threats and the court begins to test her, the king is forced to see what he once dismissed. And when danger comes for her, he realizes something far more terrifying than war- Losing her is no longer an option. A slow-burn royal romance about endurance, underestimated strength, and a love that was never meant to exist.

Aarti and Aron were perfect. They were the kind of love story that people write books about. But perfection is fragile. When pride, toxic misunderstandings, and a desperate ghost from the past wedge themselves between them, Aron's silence shatters Aarti's trust into a million pieces. She told him she could never trust him again. She expected him to move on. Instead, he stayed. The Art of Bleeding is a story about what happens after the heartbreak. It's about a man who realizes his silence was his greatest sin, and the agonizing, beautiful lengths he will go to in order to rebuild the safe haven he burned to the ground.

When Emily applies for a position as a caregiver for Daniel, a boy with a permanent spinal cord injury, she never thought she'd also be dealing with his brash fighter of a brother, Lucas. Emily soon becomes involved in the world of fighting that seems to constantly surround Lucas as he attempts to find retribution for his brother. Can Emily help heal the relationship between the two brothers while also caring for the seemingly brute professional fighter? Will Lucas lower his barriers enough for Emily to do so?

She loved him with her whole heart. He chose power over love. When Jisoo discovers she is carrying Taehyung's child, she rushes to share the happiest news of her life-only to catch him cheating and hear the words that shatter her world. Heartbroken and alone, she leaves Korea, carrying a secret that will change everything. Four years later, fate brings them face to face again. A child. A truth. And a love that never truly died. Will forgiveness be possible after betrayal? Or is some love meant to hurt before it heals?

Aaradhya Rajvansh has six brothers and a life wrapped in protection and love. She is naughty, innocent, and always smiling-the kind of girl who lights up every room she walks into. With brothers like hers, no boy ever dared to come close. She was off limits. Always. Yuvaan Suryavanshi knew that better than anyone. The typical bad boy with a soft side only she gets to see, Yuvaan is best friends with her brothers. Falling for her was never part of the plan. But over the years, stolen glances turned into quiet feelings, and those feelings turned into something dangerous. He fell first. And he fell hard. To him, Aaradhya wasn't just a girl. She was his weakness. His obsession. His junoon. TROPES: High school romance 6 Overprotective brothers Bad boy x Good girl Bestfriends sister x Brothers bestfriend He fell first but both fell harder Backbencher x Topper Family Love

He hides in the shadows. I was never meant to find him-yet every step closer pulls me deeper into his world. Secrets wrap around us like chains, desire burns in the dark, and soon... I can't tell if I'm falling in love or falling apart. Because when the line between light and shadow blurs... Someone always gets torn. Torn Between Shadow is a dark, obsessive romance about secrets, manipulation, and the dangerous allure of the person you can't stop watching. 📖 Currently ranked: #4 in High School Drama If you crave: ✔ dark psychological twists ✔ toxic love that blurs hate & obsession ✔ secret desires behind perfect smiles ...then welcome to Ethan & Xander's world-where love isn't gentle, it's destructive. #DarkRomance #ObsessiveLove #EnemiesToLovers #PsychologicalDrama #HighSchoolDrama #BoysLove #ToxicLove #DarkObsession #gay #gaylove #mxm #gayfiction #boyxboy #teen #teenfiction #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtfiction

In the early 2000s, cousins Nia and Rykky, both hailing from Oklahoma City, received their acceptance letters to Camp Timber Ridge, a renowned summer camp nestled in the Prescott National Forest of Arizona. The camp, operated by the non-profit organization Teen Round-Up, was dedicated to providing enriching experiences for youth from single-parent or low-income families.  The journey from Oklahoma City to Prescott spanned over a thousand miles, promising an adventure before the real adventure even began. As the girls boarded the bus chartered by the camp, they felt a mix of excitement and nervousness. The vehicle was filled with other campers from various parts of Oklahoma, all buzzing with anticipation. The rhythmic hum of the engine and the chatter of newfound friends accompanied them as they traversed the changing landscapes-from the flat plains of Oklahoma through the arid expanses of Texas and New Mexico, and finally into the forested terrains of Arizona. . 

Catherine Hale-Montclair survived the night she should have died. But when she woke up, something inside her had changed. She still loves Theodore Blackwood-the boy who was once her best friend, her fiancé, the one who told her to die. Yet love is no longer enough to make her chase him. Guarded and distant, Catherine learns how to stand without breaking. As Theodore watches the girl he pushed away become someone he can't control, desire turns into regret... and regret into love. But the girl he hurt remembers everything. And by the time he's ready to choose her, Catherine may no longer be sure she should choose him.

She feared him more than anything-until he became the only place she felt safe. After escaping years of abuse, Lina found a fragile kind of peace scrubbing floors in a mercenary's mansion. Quiet, invisible, and broken, she kept her head down and her voice lower. Especially around him. Killian. He kills for a living. He is a powerful, cold-blooded mercenary, a wealthy man who built his empire off blood, fear. He owns a powerful private military company that operates in the shadows, answering only to the highest bidders. He commands killers, closes deals, and never makes mistakes. Until her. A glance. A flinch. A wound she tried to hide. And suddenly, he was watching her closely. Quietly. Like she was a puzzle he didn't mean to touch... but couldn't stop obsessing over. Killian: "You blush like that again, and I swear I'll pin you against this wall just to see how deep it goes." He didn't know how to be soft. She didn't know how to be wanted. But in a house full of violence, he saw her. And he started to change. And soon, she was everywhere in his mind.

Tara Sinha grew up learning how to survive alone, never asking for more than life gave her. She doesn't believe in forever, doesn't trust promises, and doesn't expect anyone to stay. Yet, despite her guarded heart, she has an instinctive softness-she tends to people, cares for them, and helps even strangers, often without realizing she's giving away pieces of herself. Vedansh Singh Rathore owns the world-but has lost the people who mattered the most. Power, fear, and violence surround him, yet his heart remains untouched, sealed behind ruthless walls built from loss, responsibility, and blood-soaked loyalty. When fate intertwines the path of a girl who trusts no one yet cares for everyone, and a man who fears nothing but feels too much in silence, their worlds collide-not softly, but dangerously. This is not a love story that blooms gently. It is one that breaks, heals, tests, and transforms. Because when an orphan meets a mafia king- love is not the first thing they find.

A girl who hides her fears behind silence, wrapped in her own little shell, trying to escape a past she never talks about. A man whose arrogance is practically his surname, ego his middle name, and anger his permanent mood-a man with messy habits, a stone-hearted attitude. She avoids trouble. He is trouble. she knows what kind of man he is. She sees every flaw, every bad habit, every wall he's built. So the real question is: Can a girl truly fall for a man who is the total opposite of everything she believes in? And if she does... Can she accept him exactly as he is? A light-hearted, funny, romantic-mystery story about two completely mismatched souls who somehow fit perfectly.

"I'm not marrying him." her voice didn't shake-but her hands did. Her father didn't look up from his desk. Mahogany. Imported. Paid for in blood. "You don't have a choice." She laughed once. Sharp. Disbelieving. "You're serious?" He finally met her eyes. "he has agreed to the alliance," he said calmly. "The wedding is in three weeks." Her stomach dropped. The man people whispered about. The man whose name shut rooms up. The man even her father never crossed. "I don't even know him," she said. "That's the point."

"My personal philosophy is kill or be killed." When brilliant and darkly eccentric Saturday Addams gets expelled from his High School because of a deliciously wicked prank, his parents ship him off to Nevermore Academy, the School designed for "Outcasts." But things are never that simple and they get even more complicated for Saturday as he tries to get rid of his annoying, but undeniably alluring maid. He quickly finds himself in the centre of a very dark plot at play. Will this anti-hero solve the mystery at hand? Will his beautiful maid survive? Or will he just be a pawn in a dangerous game? Based on the Netflix TV Show 'Wednesday' directed by Tim Burton. Copyright © PeonySan 2022

Meet Thakur Rudra Pratap Singh, a 35-year-old man who heads the powerful Mandawa Thakur family, known for their historical dominance. Despite being immensely wealthy and influential, his heart is hardened due to internal family conflicts, turning him into a stoic figure. He made a solemn vow to his mother to prioritize the family above all else, even sacrificing the prospect of marriage to dedicate himself entirely to their success. However, his devotion to his family becomes his burden as they become the source of his inner turmoil. His tough exterior makes him unapproachable, instilling fear in those who dare to interact with him. Yet, fate intervenes and introduces someone unexpected into his life. Enter Paridhi, a 22-year-old girl from an upper-middle-class family. She exudes sweetness and innocence, though she tends to keep to herself, opening up only to those close to her. Her life seems on track, especially as she nears the fulfillment of her dream: marrying the love of her life. However, when circumstances force her to compromise and accept her family's wishes, she reluctantly complies. But what happens when their significant age difference becomes a factor? Will they be able to bridge the gap and accept each other despite the odds stacked against them? This is a tale of shattered trust, broken by those closest to them. Amidst such turmoil, will they find understanding and acceptance in each other's arms? Do not copy.

Allison Miller has been in love with her best friend and next door neighbor Luke all her life but Luke has always had a girlfriend. Instead of moving on, she remains his best friend, but his best friend that is in love with him. She never even entertains the idea of liking someone else until she starts tutoring Emmett Walker. If you like a slow burn I've story than this is definitely up your alley.