trauma

The Track of The Eyelids

by Samar Khalefa

Tropes: slowburn, forbiddenlove, newadult

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"I didn't choose to have this feeling... I loved him madly, but he didn't even know I existed... or so I thought. When one-sided love turns into obsession, where does the mind end and madness begin?" Based on a true story: Maria and Ahmed, two neurodivergent Egyptian-American teens, share an unspoken bond built on fleeting glances and misunderstood emotions. What starts as a quiet admiration becomes an overwhelming obsession, distorting their perception of love, reality, and each other. As Ahmed battles emotional outbursts, nightmares, and impulsive decisions, Maria is left to question whether their connection is ever real or just a projection of her longing. They struggle to understand: is their love a delusion or a truth? The Track of The Eyelids has been produced as a short feature film with AI and has been selected for: 1) Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Film Festival 2024. 2) Lift-Off First Time Filmmaker Sessions Film Festival 2025. Theme songs have been produced for the story which can be found online. [Read More]

Fae-Touched

by Leona Urbansky

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, adventure

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Skitter values the isolation she's found on her small uninhabited island. Proving to herself that she could survive alone has brought her peace, but that's ruined when she happens upon a half drowned man, clinging to life on her beach as a vicious storm rolls in. Is this man here for her because of her past? Or is this meeting destined by the stars.

 Argyros is a moonshifter trying to get home after a tragic turn on a Baron's ship. Nearly dying beneath the waves, he shifts into his inner beast before making it to a sandy beach of what he believes to be a deserted island. Much to his surprise a woman half his size saves him. Is she working with the people that tried to kill him or was she divinely placed in his path for a grander reason he has yet to figure out. [Read More]

Carve Me Golden

by Mara J. Ova

Tropes: forcedproximity, firstperson, multipov

Trapped alone with your ultimate daydream crush while a storm rages around you… do you dare take the chance? Forced proximity · She’s also an athlete · Celebrity athlete and his fan · European alpine settings · High‑stakes sport · Overcoming traumatic past · Exotic settings and fresh sports After seven years with a toxic ex, Czech language teacher Zlata knows a new relationship is the last thing she needs. She’s finally thrown herself into ski racing, the real kind, with after-hours training and no rewards but the rush. But a girl is allowed to dream… and sometimes, dreams come true. A broken gondola. A violent storm. And Fabio Baier, her untouchable, world-famous ski racing crush, close enough to feel, to touch, to make her feel alive, if only for an hour. This was never supposed to be real. But when fantasy collides with reality, it doesn’t come softly. It burns. Because Fabio isn’t just every woman’s dream. He has demons of his own to outrun. And until they both face their pasts, all they have is craving. Carve Me Golden is a standalone in the Carve series, a high-heat sports romance filled with forced proximity, emotional scars, explosive chemistry, and a compelling couple who know that love must be earned. If you crave intense attraction, high-stakes passion, and a fantasy that refuses to stay just a fantasy, this book is for you. [Read More]

Invisible

by Sonja J. Kaye

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, magic

Life’s a mess for seventeen-year-old Olivia: she lost her mother, is sent to live with a foster family in England, and now her heartbreak unlocks a dormant Talent, a supernatural ability no one else in the world has. Turns out, that little sleepwalking problem she’s had all her life is a fickle teleportation skill that promptly ejects her into the Alaskan wilderness. Thanks a lot. Much to the dismay of her feminist pride, a grouchy bear puts her in dire need of saving—by a guy. Brilliant. Nineteen-year-old Jo has secrets he can’t ever share. If he does, he’s dead. Keeping hidden is the only way to free himself from the person forcing him to live in the woods. His rules for survival: stay invisible, stay focused, and for the love of life, do not talk to anyone. Easier said than done when this beautiful, sad girl keeps bouncing back to Alaska, cracking his locked heart wide open. Drawn deeper into Jo’s secretive spell and the inexplicable bond they share, Olivia investigates why her Talent keeps dragging her back to him, only to suspect he might be connected to the mystery surrounding her missing father who disappeared before she was born. When Jo, desperate to escape the life he’s trapped in to be with the soulmate he never thought he’d find, confronts the person behind his deadly secrets, he’s faced with a Talented mastermind whose blood runs in his veins. Now Olivia must save the boy in the wild from a killer, even when they turn their eyes on her. In this wildly romantic YA/crossover cozy fantasy, emotions and mystery weave into an unforgettable tale of love and loss, secrets and suspense, and intrigue and magic. Ideal for fans of deep yearning, atmospheric nature settings, and heart-shattering romance. [Read More]

BOUND TO THE ALPHA'S HEIR

by B. B. TYLOR

Tropes: firstperson, paranormal, magic

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The bond between us could burn down two kingdoms. I am the Alpha's heir, left to drown as a pup, raised by a foreign king whose throne was never mine. I returned to bury my past, not to claim a mate. But Portia stood in that garden like something holy wrapped in sin, and my wolf knew before I did. Mine. The hybrid dragon princess with fire in her veins. I had to bind her to me before she could flee. Then her Kingdom, Dragonia, ripped her away. I marched my army across the border and made them kneel. She carried my future, with a dragon egg, and our unborn child vanished like a promise dipped in poison. Now her belly swells again. Dragonia sharpens its knives. Old enemies circle closer. I have won a throne and lost a child. But losing Portia would destroy me in ways no war ever could. [Read More]

The Traitor’s Game

by Vanessa Jayde

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, paranormal

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Camila The night I bonded with my Alpha should have been the happiest night of my life. Instead, it was the night I was accused of betraying the pack. I didn’t run because I wanted to. I ran because staying meant death. For a year, I’ve lived in the shadows, hiding from the man the blood bond ties me to. Every step away from him feels like a lie the bond refuses to believe. But I know he’s coming. And when he finds me, he won’t be looking for forgiveness. Thaddeus My Omega ran. For a year the blood bond has burned beneath my skin, demanding I find her. Demanding I drag the truth from her lips. She thinks she escaped me. She’s wrong. The pack answers to me now. The world bends to my will. And when I finally find the woman who betrayed me, I’ll take back everything she stole. Her secrets, her lies… and the heart that still belongs to me. [Read More]

The Control Room - Part 1 - Speculative romantic thriller

by Miriam Khan

Tropes: firstperson, dualpov, trauma

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A little Romeo and Juliet a little Total Recall/Matrix, completely hooked. Aria and Caine come from feuding failes that are fighting for control could they really love each other with so much between them? Part one ends on a clif hanger guess I'll have to read part 2 to find out. April - Amazon reviewer. FIVE STARS. He had planned the perfect revenge—until she came and changed the rules. An encounter with an intriguing stranger on the train leaves nurse Aria Travinni with blood on her hands and in a world she never knew existed. Her wealthy Italian family has always kept dark secrets, but could murder be one of them? As unsettling events begin to unfold, she is forced to question everything she's ever known. Caine Savino has been tracking the Travinni family for years, driven by a single purpose: to avenge the brutal deaths of his parents. Careful, patient, and relentless, he has studied their every move. Their daughter Aria navigates the world without security or suspicion. She should be the perfect target. Boarding the night train, he takes his chance. Only she isn't what he expected. The tables turn, and the hunter becomes the hunted. Because someone—or something—has been watching all along, and has sinister plans for the both of them. The Control Room is a speculative romantic thriller that will pull readers into a world where revenge turns to obsession and destiny refuses to be ignored. [Read More]

The Broken Flame

by Zenna Lake

Tropes: slowburn, darkromance, multipov

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This is Book 3 of The Shackled Oath series. Azaria Sylvenhart died in the Abyss. Coming back should have been the miracle. Instead, she wakes changed, fractured, and carrying power no one in Kareth fully understands. Her squad is still reeling from the devastation that almost took her from them. Old wounds have reopened. New fears have taken root. And while Azaria tries to rebuild the pieces of herself death did not return cleanly, the people who love her are fighting their own battles in the aftermath. Dain is losing ground to an old wound that takes more from him with every passing day. Quinton is chasing answers buried in blood and forbidden records. And Kalias carries truths about Azaria’s bloodline that could change everything she thought she knew about herself. Azaria was once the captain with no magic, forced to prove she was more than what the world saw in her. Now, she must face the one thing she was never trained to survive. Herself. She must learn what she has become before the power that saved her becomes the thing that breaks her again. Perfect for fans of: 🖤 Morally gray heroes and obsessive devotion 🔥 Dangerous magic and a heroine losing control ⚔️ Found family rebuilding after devastation ✨ Dominant MMCs and emotional intimacy 🩸 Blood magic, forbidden knowledge and hidden bloodlines 🐺 Shifters, family secrets and reluctant belonging 💔 Trauma recovery, grief and fiercely protective bonds 🌑 Dark epic fantasy with romance and multiple POVs ⚠️ This book contains heavier themes, including graphic violence, death, grief, trauma, PTSD, panic attacks, chronic illness, discussions of past abuse, and explicit intimate scenes between consenting adults. The Shackled Oath and The Fractured Wing, Books 1 and 2 of the series, are currently available on Kindle Unlimited for readers wishing to catch up before The Broken Flame releases. [Read More]

Valley's Salvation, Book 2 of Valley's Rise

by Gina V. Badd

Tropes: forcedproximity, firstperson, darkromance

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Valley Bates and her fiance, Bryan LaCoste, are left reeling after multiple shocking events. can they push past the trauma and fear to reach their own black rainbow? Book 2 in the duet, Valley's Rise. [Read More]

The Sniper and the Swan

by Halle Macpherson

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, characterdriven

Five years ago, the mysterious masked musician known as Il Cigno vanished. Her disappearance has haunted him ever since. Matteo Rossi has two equally challenging roles: mercenary assassin and guardian to his boisterous thirteen-year-old niece, Alessandra. He knows how to track a target, take down a threat, and disappear without a trace. What he doesn't know how to handle is a teenager who has started breaking the rules—or the feisty music teacher who is encouraging her to do so. When Mia Mills built her new life as a music teacher in the Italian lakeside town of Lacustria, she had one rule: keep her head down and stay out of trouble. But Mia has never been the type to walk away from someone who needs her help. When her talented student Alessandra secretly applies for a prestigious music summer camp, Mia is determined to help her chase her dreams—even if it means going head-to-head with her overprotective guardian. Mia knows getting close to people only puts them in danger. But as she is drawn deeper into the Rossi household, she finds herself wrapped in the warmth of a family she never expected to become part of. With each day she spends there, she indulges in the most dangerous ideal of all: hope for the future. As Matteo and Mia try to resist the magnetic pull between them, the truths they are both hiding threaten to destroy everything they've built. Because some truths can set you free. And some can get you killed. [Read More]

How To Ruin A Princess: A Steamy Short Prequel Sports Romance Novella

by Mara J. Ova

Tropes: slowburn, firstperson, forbiddenlove

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She is ice and scandal. He is speed and sin. When they meet, their Olympic night turns heat into a weapon they cannot stop using. Nico Reiner is Austria’s new golden boy, hurtling toward an Olympic silver that could cement his place in ski-racing history. The world sees swagger and shine, but behind the grin and glory, every gate is a dare not to choke, not to prove his doubters right when it matters most. Élise Moreau is the exiled heiress of a disgraced French empire, trained to smile, obey, and weaponize her beauty for her father’s ambitions. Slipping into the Olympic Village under a stolen press badge, she wants one anonymous night where no one knows her name, no one owns her choices, and no one can turn her into a pawn. When Nico recognizes the mystery girl who once scorched him with a single look, their collision in a quiet athletes’ lounge detonates into flirting as combat, touch as challenge, and sex as the only language reckless enough to match them both. Silver Course is a steamy forbidden prequel to Carve Me Free, a high-stakes sports romance where a reckless speed king chases an uptown ice queen across the World Cup circuit. If you like scorching chemistry, messy rich-girl rebellion, and dangerous men who race as they love, you’ll devour this Maraverse novella. [Read More]