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Ava Lorenzi had a ritual.13Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKCIzkt5R3
Every Friday night, when the city was loud and lovers strolled hand in hand past her window, she curled up alone with a glass of red wine and a craving for romance—not the kind that lived in reality, but the kind that lived in stories.
She wasn’t bitter. Not really. She just hadn’t felt that thing in a while. That soul-melting, time-stopping magic. So, she hunted it between pages.
Tonight, a headline caught her attention:
The Hottest Romance Books of 2025 You Can’t Miss.”
She smirked. “Dramatic much?”13Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5loLDhdAb
Still, she clicked.
The screen lit up with titles that promised everything she secretly yearned for.13Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKs7t4XVRA4
The first book was When Stars Forgot to Shine.
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A grieving astrophysicist and a rogue poet with a past collide during a solar eclipse research retreat. Their chemistry defies gravity—but so do their secrets.
It sounded ridiculous. Deliciously ridiculous.13Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIN0UQLehW1
She downloaded it instantly.
As she read, something shifted. The story wrapped around her like smoke. She found herself laughing at Luca's brooding sarcasm and aching at the soft strength in Isla’s silence.
Then her wearable tech buzzed—a calendar reminder.13Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYVnM42WtA
Reality. Work. Tomorrow.13Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75ED6xVU3M
But Ava didn’t care. She read until the sun rose.
The next day, she walked into her publishing office with puffy eyes and a caffeinated heart. Her best friend and co-worker, Jo, raised an eyebrow.
“You look like you fought a dragon.”
“Worse,” Ava grinned. “I fell in love with a fictional man named Luca. Again.”
Jo chuckled. “Oh no. It’s happening. You’re entering the phase.”
“What phase?”
“The one where books ruin real men for you.”
Ava rolled her eyes. But she couldn’t deny it.13Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF7CMlSHqH
Something inside her had woken up—some part of her that hadn’t felt in months.
That night, she read the next title on the list:13Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpIrD9YL5O
“The Moon Between Us.”13Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpCoGvh9Sk
Two spies. One mission. Zero trust. And a kiss that changes everything.
As Ava fell deeper into these stories, something began to change. The line between the characters she read about and the people in her real life grew thin. A barista smiled like Luca. A stranger on the train looked like the spy in The Moon Between Us. Even her ex, Aaron, started popping into her thoughts again.
She wasn’t sure if the books were making her feel more alive…13Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9AtBDWBTA
Or just exposing how numb she’d become.
But one thing was clear—13Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNj3hWkA9P
The hottest romance books of 2025 weren’t just fiction anymore.
They were awakening her.
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