waiting to exhale novel

Forced out by her step-mother, she was driven to desperation and had no way of surviving other than to sign herself away and marry herself into a rich and influential family. Three years into the marriage, her wealthy husband had spoiled her to heavens. The only problem was that they had no inheritors in their family. Inside the luxurious mansion, Pei Qiqi angrily threw a stack of newspaper onto the man, “The article is claiming that I am a hen who cannot lay eggs! But Tang Yu, it’s you who has issues!” The man put down the newspaper and agreed to what his young wife was saying, “Why would they write false information? Your zodiac is the pig!” “Tang! Yu!” She stomped her feet out of anger. The man grinned, “So what we have no kids? You are my little baby.” Pei Qiqi thought, how did this scene change so fast!

Every midnight, the same message appears. [You have acquired gold.] For Kim Buja, this is how he gets stronger. Less than 1% of humanity can awaken as a player. Among them, only seven possess a Legendary Class. Game streamer Kim Buja was just trying to keep his dying channel alive with a world-first Demon King raid. After that day, he woke up as a Legendary User. Now, he's the newest member of that envied, hated, and impossibly powerful club. The world gave him a 1-in-a-billion chance. He's about to show them what true power looks like. ----- Text copyright © Bin/KWBOOKS First published in Korean by KWBOOKS English translation copyright © INFINICTION., 2025 Translator: KimJKW All rights reserved.

To get revenge on her scumbag ex, Anne Sutton goes to take care of the frail and sickly young master of the Fawcett family, who is not expected to live long. The Fawcett family says her mission in marrying Mr. Fawcett is just to bear him a child before he dies. After getting married, Anne Sutton spends every day counting down until she becomes a widow. And fantasizes about inheriting a fortune worth billions. However, after the child is born, Mr. Fawcett shows no signs of dying. Their child is old enough to go to school, and Anne Sutton suddenly realizes, hmm, how is my sickly husband getting more and more lively and energetic? Has she been tricked?

Consider this a major warning: In a world where everyone craves fast-paced stories, this one takes its time. This isn't some high-speed fluff; it is a slow-burn journey. Since most readers have their eyes on the "fastest" thing out there, this isn't for those who only want a quick thrill. This is a challenge. I dare you to read it. Break a leg, everyone. synopsis: Shu Yao has always loved Bai Qi. Silently. Secretly. With the kind of devotion that doesn’t ask to be returned. But Bai Qi has never looked his way—not like that. His eyes have always been on Shu Yao’s younger sister, Qing Yue. Bright, soft-spoken, radiant in the ways Shu Yao was told boys should never be. So Shu Yao stays quiet. He smiles when he must. He bleeds where no one can see. When a high fever forces him to break his routine and drop his mask, everything begins to shift. Bai Qi offers help—clumsy, well-meaning, but blind to the damage it causes. Shu Yao, too used to locking his doors and swallowing his ache, can’t bring himself to let it in. Not when every kindness feels like pity. Not when his dreams are haunted by things he can’t say aloud.

Benjiro is the new guy in town. He came from a life that he barely survived and wants nothing more than to live quietly. Soon, he will meet four different, seemingly perfect girls. But behind these masks of perfection, is pain. One is afraid of getting hurt. One is afraid of being left alone or invisible One is afraid of being seen as weak. One feels like a life is on her shoulders. And he will be forced find a way to help each of them overcome their own trauma, to help him process his own. Will helping them with their problems, make Benjiro stronger or will the weight of the past finally become too much?

Lucretia and her family moved to the states when she was only 4years old and settled in Washington DC. One day, Lucretia was playing with her puppy in the garden when a young boy her age walked in and introduced himself as Philip, a next door neighbor. They became friends afterwards, doing almost everything together. As years passed by, Lucretia became attracted to her best friend but dared not tell him with the fear of losing their friendship. What will Lucretia do with her feelings for Philip? Will this love be a one sided love? Find out more in "Waiting For Your Love." Disclaimer: Picture not mine. Credits to the owner Follow me on IG@Henrietta_Otu

For more than a year, Reggie Mitchell has been sitting at the end of the bar in the Sunset Club waiting for Mark Randall to see him as something other than a customer. He's been in love with Mark for close to two years, but Mark only sees him as a rich college kid trying to go slumming with a bartender. Then Mark gets in trouble helping Reggie's friend Bobby.<br><br>Now a violent ex-lover is threatening Mark. Reggie offers Mark the safe haven of his basement apartment. Can Reggie convince Mark that his safe haven is his arms instead?

They were childhood sweethearts – Their moms were besties, and that was how she ended up being betrothed to him at birth, despite the 5 years age gap. When Ning Tiantian was 3, she told Li Yanmo that she wanted to carry his children, but he was indifferent to her affections. 15 years later, at the age of 18, he finally claimed her. “Didn’t you say you wanted to carry my children? Well, I’ll grant you your wish now.” Tiantian was dumbfounded. Being young and ignorant, she hadn’t realised the darkness which lurked beneath his handsome exterior. He was definitely not your average boy-next-door!

**Waiting at Platform 10:43** Every night at exactly 10:43 PM, Ji-ho waits for a train he never intends to board. Among hundreds of passengers, his eyes search for only one person—a mysterious girl in a navy-blue coat who appears on the platform night after night. They are strangers. They have never shared a real conversation. Yet somehow, she becomes the center of his world. Then one snowy evening, she leaves behind a sketchbook. Inside is a drawing of him. Beneath it are six words that change everything: *"The man who always smiles."* Before Ji-ho can find her and learn the truth, she vanishes without a trace. No goodbye. No explanation. No way to find her. For five years, she remains nothing more than a memory frozen in time. Until a chance encounter at an art exhibition reveals a shocking secret—and brings him face to face with the girl he never forgot. But can a love story survive years of silence, lost opportunities, and the painful truths they left behind? **Waiting at Platform 10:43** is a heartwarming and emotional slow-burn romance filled with longing, fate, missed chances, and a love that refuses to be forgotten. Sometimes, the most important journey isn't the train you take—it's the person you've been waiting for all along.

Anya is a simple girl that always happy, she love her friends and her grandma. Then Aaron came to her life. She thought she can make him happy because she's a happy go lucky woman, but she didn't know that's the opposite of it. Is he doing to hate her or he's going to accept her again?