Slow Burn Romance Stories
A slow burn romance takes its time: the attraction builds over many chapters through glances, banter and small acts of trust before anything is said out loud. On Wimbook every romance is slow burn, and because you make the choices, you set the pace of the tension yourself.
These stories keep romance to longing and the occasional kiss, so the payoff comes from the story rather than from shortcuts.
Read Chapter I free
Your Spells Heal the Enemy Prince
He is the prince of the kingdom you swore to hate. In forty-nine days the seventh trial needs one victor, or the truce breaks.
Ghostwritten Fiancée
The hockey captain dictates chapter nine as fact: your engagement, your ring, your street. The publisher prints it in thirty days.
Pawned Heart
A jar of love in your vault has your name on it. The man who pawned it has no idea who you are.
The Spring Heir Is Hiding in Your Icehouse
Two hundred days of winter. The only warm thing in the city hides in your icehouse.
I cured the vampire
Four hundred years undead. One sleeping draught. Now his heart beats, and he has fifty days.
Make her happy, djinn
A dead man's last wish sends a weary djinn to your stall: he chose to keep it, and the bargain ends the day you are happy.
The flood was someone's wish
The man who won the last wish hasn't aged a day. That wish drowned your street. Now he wants to hire your boat.
The Missing Critic's Ghostwriter
For eight years you wrote her reviews in secret. Now she's gone, and the chef she ruined is at your door.
The Proposal Crossword
Half of Baltimore is solving your proposal. You never wrote it.
The Warlord Sweeps Floors
The general who burned your valley chose his penance: three years sweeping your floors. He can leave any morning. If he does, his soldiers stand trial.
Arson Homecoming
The barn fire was no accident. The state inspector wants your brother. The man who left you wants you off the case.
The vampire college admits its first human
Every student at the night college is a vampire but you, and your guide is the heir who voted to keep you out. Forty nights.
Ex-husband, back from the alien ship
Five years ago he left you for the alien ship without a word. It sent him home, and it wants one more guest.
Slow Burn Romance Stories: questions and answers
What counts as slow burn?
A romance is slow burn when the leads take a long time to admit their feelings or act on them. The build-up is the point, so expect tension, near misses and a lot of meaningful looks.
Can I make the romance go faster?
You can make more open choices, and the characters react to them. The story still respects each character's reasons, so trust has to be earned along the way.
Are these stories free to read?
Yes, Chapter I of every book is free, with no account and nothing to download. The chapters after it are written live around your choices and come with a plan.
How do the choices work?
Every scene ends with three moves you can pick. You can also type your own move, and the next scene is written around it. The characters remember what you did.