The Friend Zone By Abby Jimenez

Amelia was always the outcast, mocked for her size and ignored by everyone but Dylan Thane, the only light in her dark school life. She fell for him, of course. Who wouldn’t? But her heart shattered when Dylan, her best friend, seemed to fall for the very bully who made her life miserable. Desperate to be seen, Amelia struck a deal with a mysterious old woman for the perfect body. The new Amelia turned heads but not Dylan’s. Because he had always loved her as she was… and had never betrayed her. Now, the true cost of beauty is coming due and it’s more than she bargained for.

Ava Monroe is struggling to pay for her college fees. After a terrible loss in business when her family went bankrupt overnight, Ava saw all her dreams shatter right in front of her eyes. It doesn't help that her family is obsessed with becoming wealthy again. The shock of being poor had turned them into something Ava could no longer recognize. However, eager for some quick money, Ava works as an escort over the summer before college begins. The money is good, and she hasn't had any strange experiences yet. That has to be worth something, right? Brian Reinhold is rich, successful and soon turning forty. But his home is anything but happy. After losing his sixteen-year-old daughter in a car crash, Brian doesn’t know how to go on with life anymore. Nothing makes sense. Nothing makes him lively. His friends believe Brian needs a break. A long pause in his hectic life so he could grieve and make amends for the sadness that is dousing him from inside. But instead of packing his bags and moving to his hometown, Brian thrusts himself more into work and pretends that moving on is a choice, not binding. But life takes a toll when the next client on Ava’s list turns out to be Brian Reinhold. The dear daddy of Valerie. Ava’s best friend. Now, Ava doesn’t know why the idea of sleeping with a man double her age is electrifying. Brian Reinhold might be forty soon, but he looks anything but old. His arms are a thing of beauty and his charming grey eyes can suck you in so deep that reality gladly withers away. But this arrangement has cons of its own. And truth has the power to destroy the lives they both care for.

คนสองคนที่เป็นเพื่อนกันมา20ปี และยังคงสถานะการเป็นเพื่อนไว้ จะทำยังไงกันดีหากอีกคนความรู้สึกเปลี่ยนไป หวานตาเริ่มมีความรัก จนทำให้ตัวเองห่างเหินจากเพื่อน จวบจนวันหนึ่ง ความรักที่ตัวเองทึกทักไปเองจบลง หวานตารู้สึกเคว้งคว้าง เธอหันมาปรึกษาเพื่อนlสนิท ภูมิเป็นที่ปรึกษาที่ดี เขาช่วยให้เธอรู้สึกดีขึ้น แต่แล้ว...ไอ้ความรู้สึกแปลกๆ ที่เกิดขึ้น ตอนที่ภูมิมีผู้หญิงมาสนใจนี่ล่ะ มันคืออะไรอีกหะ? หวานตาไม่ใคร่เข้าใจตัวเองนักหรอก เธอไม่พอใจอะไร? หากเพื่อนของเธอจะทดลองมีความรักบ้าง... แต่มันเป็นเพราะเธอ...รัก เพื่อนที่ยังคงเป็นเพื่อนอยู่นั่นเอง เธอจะจัดการอย่างไรกับความรู้สึกที่เกิดขึ้น ครั้นจะบอกภูมิตรงๆ เธอก็กลัวว่าความเป็นเพื่อนที่มีมายาวนานจะจบลง หากในอนาคต ไม่มีภูมิในชีวิต หวานตาแน่ใจ...เธอคงเฟลไปตลอดชีวิตเหมือนกัน เมื่อเพื่อนเริ่มมีผู้หญิงมาสนใจ หวานตาเริ่มเสียเซลฟ์ เธอไม่ใช่คนสำคัญอันดับหนึ่งของภูมิอีกต่อไปแล้ว เธอเลยรีบมูฟออนออกมาจากจุดที่เคยอยู่ประจำ เธอไม่อยากเป็นแค่เพื่อน...แต่อยากเป็นคนสำคัญของเขา

คำว่ารักที่ต้องเก็บซ่อนมาตลอด ต้องมาโป๊ะแตกเพราะความเมา หญิงสาวจะทำอย่างไร ให้ความสัมพันธ์กลับมาเหมือนเดิม…

ซัน หรือ นายอาทิตย์ ทอแสง ชายหนุ่มหัวไฟสีส้มอิฐ นัยน์ตาสีน้ำตาลอ่อน คิ้วเข้มพาดเฉียง ใบหน้าเรียวได้รูป พกความมั่นใจมาเต็มเปี่ยม ขี้เล่น ช่างแกล้ง หากแต่ใครจะรู้ ความคิดที่มีอยู่ภายในจิตใจ.... เบส หรือ คุณหนูเบส นายรพีพัฒน์ ราชบดินทร์ หนุ่มหล่อมาดนิ่ง เส้นผมสีดำสนิท นัยน์ตาเย็นชา แววตาที่เย็นชานั้นมีความลับที่ซุกซ่อนอยู่ ที่เก็บความรู้สึกไว้ภายในใจเนินนานถึง 12 ปี แต่ก็ไม่คิดจะบอกออกไปเพราะหวั่นเกรงว่าจะทำลายความสัมพันธ์!!

Mistakes? I’ve made plenty. The biggest one? Falling head over heels for Brian Lockwood—my brother’s best friend and the captain of the school’s basketball team. For years, I lived in the shadow of my one wish: for him to see me as more than just Simon’s little sister. But how could he, with Lyla, his perfect girlfriend, glued to his side? Then everything changed. Lyla cheated, Brian’s heart shattered, and he was desperate for a distraction. That’s when he came to me with a deal—a no-strings-attached arrangement where we could give each other exactly what we wanted. I saw my chance. I thought I could make him fall in love with me. But I didn’t account for how messy things could get—how keeping it all a secret from Simon would twist everything. And when Brian crossed a line I couldn’t forgive, I knew it was time to let go of my high school crush. Fast forward three years. I’m over him. Or so I tell myself. Except now Brian’s back, no longer the heartbroken boy I knew but a leading basketball star with one goal: to win me over. I swore I wouldn’t fall for him again.

Marrying her best friend was a dream come true for Kelly, but everything truly has a limitation. Pierce is Kelly’s first love, but as his best friend, she knew well there was always another woman deep in his heart. Lexi Gilbert. The woman Pierce could never forget even if he had already been arranged to marry Kelly. *** Kelly finally realized their happy marriage of the last three years was just a beautiful dream when Pierce asked for a divorce just because Lexi returned. She could only be his best friend even if she was carrying his baby. *** Since their friendship had become a cage, Kelly chose to set him free, as well as the miserable herself. But why then, it was Pierce who became the one who refused to move on? To make matters worse, her devil stepbrother also domineeringly stepped in at the same time, asking her to be his. *** Her Prince Charming vs. Her Devil Stepbrother? How could Kelly save her heart in this battle of love and hate?

Losing her best friend in a fire felt like the worst thing that could happen to Anastasia, but that was before Kasper proposed a marriage. Harboring rage and resentment that seems to grow more than it lessens, makes Kasper cold and unfair to Anastasia, enough to make her tremble in fear whenever he's nearby. Their relationship is so far from normal, and holds so little of the feelings it should that even speaking about it aloud is forbidden. When Anastasia starts to get glimpses of the man that Kasper can be, she falls a little harder. But would it be enough to erase all of the hurt he has dealt her overtime? What happens when Kasper starts to see her in a new light, as the woman she is and deserving of all he is too afraid to give? Would his feelings for each other push aside the bitterness he's cradled for so long or would the bitterness override the best thing he's ever felt?

I built them up. I gave them everything. And they destroyed me. I thought love meant sacrifice. I thought friendship meant loyalty. But I was wrong. I bankrolled my boyfriend, helping him rise from nothing, believing in his dreams. I took my best friend under my wing, giving her everything she never had. But while I was away, enjoying a much-needed girls' trip—the one she conveniently backed out of—they were busy betraying me in the worst way possible. I found out by accident. A simple call from his phone, meant to tell my best friend I was back, turned into the moment that shattered my world. "My baby." Those words on the screen made my stomach drop. And then I read more. "I’m just after her money. Once I get enough, I’ll leave her. I’m collecting from her and her father. I’ll use her and dump her." Every message felt like a dagger to my heart. The man I loved, the friend I trusted—they had been plotting against me all along. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t think. I can’t think. I can’t breathe. What do I do? Do I confront them? Do I scream? Do I fall apart? I want to wake up. I want this to be a nightmare. But it’s not. This is my reality. And I don’t know what happens next.

R-18 content. Have you ever been in love with your father's best friend? Do you wonder how on earth you got yourself into this mess and how you can get out of it? Anyssa is a young omega, the illegitimate daughter of Alpha Calder. Young and witty, she is asked by her father to intern at his best friend's company as his secretary. What started as a simple job grows into something much more forbidden. She falls for her father's best friend, and worse, becomes pregnant by him even after she finds her mate. Will this work, or is it just a fleeting romance? Something that should never have happened? Alpha Ronan: When my best friend asked for a favor, I didn’t expect it to come in the form of a red-haired, annoying girl with big tits and a slender waist. Anyssa Black is more than just a ‘pretty girl,’ and she is mine to claim.