Grumpy / Sunshine Stories
Explore our collection of 94 amazing stories tagged with grumpy / sunshine. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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Beneath the Badge
Author:Harper Thorne
Idealistic city planner Elara Vance is determined to save her city, one renovated house at a time. But when her program's first lottery winner is announced, her world shatters. It's Caleb Rourke—the cynical, dangerous undercover cop who broke her heart five years ago. Now, he's her new next-door neighbor in the very neighborhood she's trying to prove is safe. He says her project is a death trap, and she thinks he's a ghost from a past she'd rather forget. But when the dangers of the street land on her doorstep, the only man she can trust is the one she swore to hate.
Tidal Bonds
Author:Bruce Martinez
One night of reckless abandon on a houseboat. That was all it was supposed to be. But when a freak storm sweeps them out to sea, cynical Lexi and gentle giant Zeke are forced to rely on each other for survival. Stranded, with only the ghosts of their pasts and the vast, unforgiving ocean for company, they discover a connection deeper than the water beneath them. But the biggest storm is yet to come, and a secret that ties them together in the most impossible way imaginable threatens to tear them apart forever.
The Billionaire's Cruel Contract
Author:Shane Rodriguez
Desperate to save her dying daughter, Elara Vance accepts an indecent proposal from the ruthless billionaire, Damien Blackwood. He wants to own her, humiliate her, and make her his plaything. But when Damien discovers the heartbreaking secret behind her submission, the contract shatters, and the man who bought her body might be the only one who can save her daughter’s life—and her heart. But can she ever forgive the cruelty of their beginning?
The Ten-Year Pause
Author:Vivienne Thorne
On the night before I left for college, he leaned in to give me the kiss I’d dreamed of for years. Then he stopped. He walked away to ask my brother for permission and never came back. For ten years, that moment of crushing humiliation defined me. Now I’m back in our hometown, a successful architect, and he’s the contractor I’m forced to work with. He’s no longer the boy I adored, but a brooding man full of secrets. And the space between us crackles with a decade of unspoken words, unforgivable hurt, and a desire that never truly died.
The Carmine Chapter
Author:Andrew Gomez
When book blogger Elara Vance discovers her favorite mafia romance novel has been secretly rewritten, her search for the original version plunges her into the real-life world of the story. She collides with the dangerously handsome Julian Moretti, the grandson of the couple who inspired the book. He's determined to keep his family's secrets buried, while she's desperate to uncover the truth of a legendary love. As they trace the footsteps of the original lovers, they find that some stories are still being written... in blood and passion.
Her Secret Signature
Author:Rogue Sterling
Liam, a successful but lonely entrepreneur, escapes his sterile world through the anonymous online persona of Penny Trait Mee, a woman who shares her uninhibited self-pleasure with the world. During a business conference, he discovers the shocking truth: the brilliant, poised keynote speaker is the very woman from his fantasies. Recognizing her by the signature nails he's only seen gripping sex toys, he's plunged into a dangerous game of seduction. He knows her deepest secret, but he's about to find out she has a few of her own, and she's been waiting for someone just like him.
By the Book
Author:Felicity Reed
Clara, a librarian with a mission to find the perfect, clean romance for her elderly grandpa, clashes with Ben, a cynical literary author who believes the genre is worthless. But when their grandparents start their own late-in-life love story, Clara and Ben are forced into an alliance. She gives him a romance reading list to fix his writer's block; he starts writing a new story with a heroine who is suspiciously like her. As they plot a happily ever after for their grandparents, they might just write one for themselves.
Thorns & Petals
Author:Penelope Bloom
Ten years ago, she was the sun-drenched dream who shattered his world and vanished. Now, she's back, moving in next door with a smile as bright as ever, planting flowers in the ruins of their past. He's a carpenter who builds walls, both real and emotional, and he's spent a decade nursing his bitterness. But in their small town, there's no escaping her light or the searing tension between them. He thinks he knows why she left, but her sunshine demeanor hides a secret storm, and mending the fence between them might just tear down every wall he's ever built.
What the Shadow Keeps
Author:Ruby Steward
Elara Vance is a librarian, content with a life lived between the pages of books. She is ordinary. But when she accidentally awakens an ancient Fae artifact, she becomes the unwilling obsession of Kaelen, the ruthless Shadow King. He's a villain who wants to break the world, and she's his beautiful new puzzle. Trapped in his dark palace, she discovers that while the world's hero may sacrifice her for the greater good, this monster would burn the world down just to keep her safe. His darkness doesn't change, it just finds a new center: her.
Viral Enemies
Author:Sophia Hudson
Disillusioned book blogger Ellie Vance swore off the toxic online world. But when she attempts a comeback, she’s immediately targeted by her nemesis, the ruthless influencer @TheLitCritik. He’s everything she despises: a master of rage-bait and cancel culture. Forced to collaborate for a high-stakes convention panel, their explosive online rivalry ignites an even more dangerous offline chemistry. As sparks fly and secrets unravel, they must decide if a love story can be written between the lines of viral hate, or if they’re destined to be another cancelled chapter in the book community's drama.
Invisible Anchor
Author:Amelia Stone
For a decade, ruthless billionaire Julian Thorne has searched for the girl who was his anchor in the storm, the one who vanished after a tragedy that shattered his world. Now, a spirited new architect, Elara Vance, challenges him at every turn, igniting a fire he thought long extinguished. He dismisses her as a frustrating distraction, unaware that the woman he can't stand is the ghost he can't find. When the truth surfaces, he'll have to do more than just apologize; he'll have to grovel for the heart he almost destroyed twice.
Thorne in My Side
Author:Vivian Hayes
Elara Vance spent a decade erasing the memory of her high school tormentor, Seraphina Thorne. Now, she's on the cusp of landing the biggest interior design project of her career, only to discover the client is Seraphina's older brother, the cold, powerful, and sinfully handsome Julian Thorne. He offers her a deal she can't refuse, but it comes with a price: working alongside the very woman who shattered her past. Trapped between a ghost she can't escape and a man she can't resist, Elara learns that some contracts are bound by more than ink, and some desires are worth fighting a war for.