Some melodies are meant to last forever, even if time tries to silence them. For Aria Benson, a 27-year-old aspiring novelist with a penchant for daydreams and self-doubt, the melody of her past comes with a name: Liam Carlisle. Once her college sweetheart, Liam was everything she wasn’t—fearless, passionate, and unapologetically alive. Together, they were unstoppable, until life and ambition tore them apart.
Years later, Aria’s life revolves around quiet days in her hometown and nights spent penning untold stories. Liam, now 29, is a rock star whose fame spans continents, his songs setting hearts ablaze. But behind the glamour lies a man haunted by what he lost—a muse who gave his music its soul.
When Liam’s tour brings him back to the town they once called home, fate composes a new verse. An unexpected meeting reopens old wounds, and the chemistry between them ignites like the first chords of a song. But can they overcome the discord of their past? Can Aria trust a man whose world is so different from her own? And can Liam prove that fame hasn’t extinguished the flame he still carries for her?


Chords of a Fated Love

Aria tapped her pen against the notebook resting on her lap, the scratch of its tip over the lined paper the only sound in her sunlit apartment. She’d been stuck for hours, the right words stubbornly eluding her. Across the room, Maggie sat cross-legged on the couch, scrolling through her phone.
“Y...

Aria tapped her pen against the notebook resting on her lap, the scratch of its tip over the lined paper the only sound in her sunlit apartment. She’d been stuck for hours, the right words stubbornly eluding her. Across the room, Maggie sat cross-legged on the couch, scrolling through her phone.

“Y...

Chapter 26