He Broke My Heart on My Birthday

Mike spent weeks crafting the perfect surprise, only to be ambushed and shamed by his girlfriend and her ruthless friends in front of a packed restaurant. The heartfelt gift he poured his soul into is mocked, his love called cheap, and his dignity shattered—while the real luxury surprise waits just outside. When the wine flies and the insults burn, Mike faces a devastating truth: sometimes, the biggest betrayal comes from the one you love most.

Natalie knows she’s just a side character destined to lose everything—the boy she loves, her family’s future, even her own dignity. To protect Caleb from a fate worse than heartbreak, she stages a brutal betrayal, forcing him to hate her before destiny tears them apart. But every lie she tells cuts deeper than the truth, and no one can ever know the real reason she let him go.

On my birthday, my fiancé’s mistress crashed the party—pregnant and desperate, while the whole town waited for me to break. Instead, I slipped the engagement bracelet onto her wrist and walked out, leaving Maple Heights and my old life behind. But when Ethan tries to win me back with public humiliation and a new 'apology' bracelet, I’m forced to choose: reclaim my dignity, or let him—and my family—destroy what’s left of my heart.

He planned the perfect birthday proposal—roses, champagne, and a livestream for family and friends. But hidden in his own SUV, he watched his girlfriend cheat with her married boss, their affair broadcast to everyone he loved. Humiliated and heartbroken, he realizes her betrayal is only the beginning, as the whole world tunes in to his worst nightmare.

Every man in my family dies younger—always on his birthday. Now, with my thirtieth looming, fatal accidents and freak illnesses stalk me like a shadow I can’t shake. If I can’t break the curse, my son will be next—and I’ll lose everything I love before I even get to say goodbye.

Natalie Parker was paid to break her own heart—accepting five million to leave her college sweetheart, Alex Sutton, for good. Four years later, she returns to a world where she’s the ghost in Alex’s rearview mirror, forced to watch him love a girl who looks just like her. But when old wounds reopen and secrets threaten to explode, Natalie must choose: reclaim her lost love, or finally set herself free.

Emma survived a brutal group home and devoted her life to caring for the silent, troubled Nathan Miller—only to be betrayed and discarded when he finally speaks. As love and resentment tangle, Emma faces lies, humiliation, and a choice that could break her heart forever. Will she risk everything for the boy who destroyed her trust, or walk away for good?

For three years, I believed Jason was as broke and broken as I was—until a single stormy night shattered everything. Turns out, the man I sacrificed everything for was Chicago’s richest heir, slumming it for his own amusement while I begged, scraped, and planned to propose. Now, drowning in heartbreak and betrayal, I have to decide: walk away from the only love I’ve ever known, or make him pay for every lie he ever told.

Eight years together, and Marcus erases me with a single word—'childhood friend.' At our friend’s wedding, I watch him give my favorite plush and his heart to another, while the crowd cheers for their new romance. Betrayed and humiliated, I open our hotel room door to hear him with her—and realize the man I loved is gone forever.

First love isn’t always a fairytale—sometimes, it’s the storm that ruins everything. I was supposed to go to Stanford with Autumn Reyes; we were childhood sweethearts, inseparable, until the day she chose the school’s new heartthrob and left me in the shadows. Her wild love story with Mason burned through our town, leaving rumors, heartbreak, and broken promises in its wake. I tried to save her—tried to save us—but my loyalty only led to betrayal. When Autumn’s trust shattered and my dreams were locked away, I was left with a question I can’t stop asking: how do you forgive the person who turned your first love into your deepest wound?

When my bestie and I duo queue with two top-ranked brothers to escape Diamond IV, the lines between friendship, love, and rivalry blur fast. Betrayal, petty breakups, and online drama explode into real life when our exes show up at the local rec center—and suddenly, my best friend’s loyalty is the only thing standing between me and a gamer-boy disaster. But when my ex threatens to deliver a 'birthday present' in person, I realize the game isn’t over—and this time, there’s no way to log off.

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.