He Returned When I Dreamed

Every time I reveal my secret—my sight returns, and my parents celebrate—I die, waking up trapped in the same nightmare again. The world outside my door is twisted, my family’s smiles too wide, and every neighbor watches with empty, lifeless eyes. If I slip up, they’ll know I’m not blind anymore—and this time, I might not come back.

Jason thought he’d finally landed the girl of his dreams, but when he wakes up a decade later, he’s in a stranger’s bed with a son who’s afraid of him—and his wife isn’t who he expected. Now, he must piece together a missing decade of betrayal, heartbreak, and second chances, all while learning to be the father and husband he never imagined. Will Jason reclaim his lost life, or is he doomed to repeat the mistakes of a man he doesn’t even remember?

Death wasn’t the end—it was my second shot at freedom. After years of letting Dylan, my controlling boyfriend, sabotage my dreams and erase my ambition, I wake up back at the moment everything went wrong: my college application. With memories of betrayal burning in my chest, I vow to flip the script. But Dylan’s charm hides a toxic core, and every sweet word is a trap meant to keep me small. This time, I’ll use his own game against him—turning old scars into new strength, and every manipulation into a stepping stone out of his grasp. Can I break free from the chains of my past, or will Dylan’s lies pull me back under? When revenge is the only way forward, how far will I go to reclaim my future?

Waking up ten years in the future, I found a little boy calling me 'Mom'—and a wedding photo with a man I never loved. My memories stop at college, but in this world, I’m married to the golden boy next door, and everyone says I’m not the mother my son deserves. My best friend barely speaks to me, my husband is a stranger, and my life is a puzzle I can’t solve. Each answer only raises more questions: whose child is Louie, and why did Julian Carter, the boy I once envied, marry me? I’m trapped in a life that feels both perfect and painfully wrong, desperate to uncover the truth. Can I rewrite my future—or am I doomed to repeat the mistakes of a woman I barely recognize?

Three years after my death, I’m the only ghost who can’t move on—because my ex, Derek, keeps digging up my grave and summoning me back. St. Peter gives me seven days to break his obsession, or we’ll both be trapped between worlds forever. But when Derek threatens to follow me into the afterlife, old love and unfinished vengeance collide—because some heartbreaks refuse to die.

Death didn’t end my story—it set the stakes. I woke as a ghost, memories erased, bound to the man I once loved: Dr. Harrison, the forensic pathologist tasked with unraveling my brutal murder. As he examines my ruined body, I drift helplessly beside him, piecing together the truth of my death—and the life we almost shared. But the clock is ticking: seven days to reclaim my memories or disappear forever. Each revelation brings heartbreak, rage, and the aching hope that love might survive even death. When Harrison is abducted by my killer, I must make an unthinkable sacrifice—trading my own afterlife for a chance to save him. Will justice or love win, or will I vanish before I can say goodbye?

Mariah Brooks wakes up after her high school graduation to discover she’s married to her longtime crush, Carter Whitman, and living a dream life she can’t remember earning. As she scrambles to piece together the lost decade, Mariah faces the terrifying possibility that she’s trapped in someone else’s story—or that fate has handed her a once-in-a-lifetime second chance. But when the truth behind her new reality comes out, Mariah must decide if she’s brave enough to claim the love she’s always wanted.

He was supposed to be my forever—until he walked in with someone new on my birthday. Blinded by the accident that saved his life, I thought Mason would always be my anchor. But tonight, he shattered our unbreakable promise in front of everyone, leaving me exposed, humiliated, and forced to let go of the only love I’ve ever known. Just as my world collapses, Carter Hayes—the boy next door turned protector—returns, holding out hope, secrets, and maybe something more. When a chance at sight—and a second chance at love—appears, will I risk my heart and trust again, or is some darkness too deep to escape? When loyalty becomes betrayal, who will help me see the truth?

Every night, my family runs from a monster that hunts us by name. Seven years ago, it took my twin brother—and if anyone speaks my name after dark, it will come for me next. Now the secret is out, and the thing that destroyed our lives is back, waving from the rooftop and demanding a sacrifice.

I betrayed the only man I ever loved—a wild fox shapeshifter—just to ascend to the heavens, leaving him broken and swearing off women like me forever. Now, banished back to earth and forced to forge real bonds, he’s back in my bed, determined to shatter my icy resolve and reclaim my heart. But with my old fiancé lurking and celestial rules stacked against us, loving him again could cost me everything—maybe even my soul.

He was my childhood friend, my secret crush—and, eventually, my husband in a marriage built on regret. They called us the punchline couple, a running joke among the rich, but no one saw the scars beneath our bickering. When fate throws me back to high school, I swear this time I’ll confess my feelings before tragedy can claim his future. But as old crushes return and Lucas’s secrets unravel, I’m caught between the boy I lost and the man I married. If the past and present collide, will I finally get my happy ending—or break both our hearts all over again?

A searing, emotionally charged story of reunion, healing, and the courage to choose love over the past. Set against the vibrant pulse of New York, two souls find home in each other after years of longing and regret. The tone is intimate, cathartic, and full of hope.