His Rough Hands, My Secret Tears

One late-night confession in the ER threatens to destroy everything: he fears a deadly secret is written across his skin, while his girlfriend clings to hope and suspicion in equal measure. Guilt, shame, and a forbidden encounter from his past collide under the harsh hospital lights. When the truth comes out, will love survive the scars—or will one test result end it all?

Betrayed by my childhood friend and silenced by trauma, I watched him hand my song—and my secret love—to the campus queen for her own glory. When I fought to reclaim what was mine, they called me jealous and unworthy, all because I can’t speak. But with the help of the mysterious senior who knows my pain, I’ll expose their lies and prove that even the voiceless can make the world listen.

He was my first heartbreak—and now, as the fiancée of a wealthy man with too many secrets, I’m about to meet the ghosts I thought I’d buried. I was always the 'good girl,' the safe choice, until a proposal ring and a scandalous pregnancy upended my carefully planned life. Carter offers security, but his world is full of women I’ll never measure up to—and tonight, he’s inviting me into his circle for the first time. But nothing prepares me for who’s waiting there: Tyler, the wild love I never got over. When midnight falls and old wounds resurface, will I cling to the future I chose, or risk everything for the boy who broke me? When your heart is split between comfort and chaos, which do you betray?

Autumn Reed is ready to walk away from the man she’s secretly loved for years, but her resignation sets off a chain of painful memories and unresolved longing. As she faces the emptiness of her own life and the ghosts of her past, one fateful night reveals just how deep her connection to Mason Caldwell truly runs—and what it will cost her to finally let go.

For seven years, I loved America’s hottest pop star in silence—always his secret, always called by another woman’s name. On my birthday, he humiliated me in front of Hollywood’s elite, making it clear I was just a stand-in for his first love. But now, with my hearing restored and my heart shattered, I’m ready to expose every lie and take back the life—and the music—he stole from me.

Avery Harper thought she could outrun her past and her stepbrother’s obsession, but when old wounds and forbidden longing collide, she’s forced to confront the truth behind every mask she’s worn. Torn between revenge and desire, Avery must decide if she’ll risk her heart for the only boy who ever truly saw her—or finally break free from the cage of their love. Every secret, every betrayal, and every touch pushes them closer to a line that can never be uncrossed.

Natalie spent three years as Derek’s invisible wife, desperately trying to win his heart—until she caught him and his assistant sharing more than business secrets. Humiliated and heartbroken, she finally finds the courage to demand a divorce, only to see fear flicker in Derek’s cold eyes for the first time. What secret is Derek hiding, and can Natalie break free before her love destroys her completely?

After a traumatic accident wipes her memory, Riley struggles to decipher the distance and strange tenderness from her supposed husband, Mason. As she uncovers hidden notes and overhears secret calls, her emotional journey swings from suspicion and heartbreak to a fierce rediscovery of trust and desire. With her identity and marriage on the line, Riley must decide whether to let go or fight for the love that feels both achingly familiar and dangerously new.

Rachel thought she was the envy of Chicago—until her husband confessed he’d fathered a child with a younger woman. Betrayed by the man she devoted fifteen years to, Rachel is forced to fight for dignity and a future of her own as old wounds, family politics, and her deepest desires come crashing down. Will she reclaim her power, or be erased by the legacy he chose over her?

The night my wife needed me most, I chose my first love instead—and my son will never forgive me. Now, haunted by guilt and shattered trust, I must rebuild a broken family with the woman who tore us apart. But when my son’s rage turns icy and unforgiving, can love ever wash away the blood on my hands?

He stole my innocence with whiskey vows and swore I’d be his wife if he survived the war. But when he returned a hero, he married my perfect sister and left me shamed, carrying his secret child. Now I must fight for my dignity in a town that wants to see me fall, knowing the man I love chose betrayal over truth.

Sophie Mitchell spent years chasing Ethan Blake, only to uncover a devastating secret that shatters her illusions and her heart. As her privileged world collapses, Sophie is forced to confront betrayal, public humiliation, and the painful truth about the man she thought she loved. In a storm of obsession, pride, and second chances, she must decide if reclaiming her power means letting go—or fighting for the love that broke her.