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Handcrafted (18+) by sami_jean
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"Listen, baby. I don't wanna hear anything from you except my name. No fighting. No talking shit. You're gonna take my dick like a good girl because of the fucking hell you've been putting me through." "And if I don't want to?" "The door's locked, not barricaded," he scoffed smugly. "But you've had so many chances to tell me to give up on you and you never really did. I don't think you wanna leave, do you?" There was still a hint of doubt in his question, so he tightened his grip on my neck to compensate for his fear. This only made me hornier. He was about to ruin me. "No, Mr. Craft, I don't wanna leave." "Then give me your mouth." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Roni Greene-Pierre was not accustomed to the feeling of belonging. But when a position at the esteemed Craft University fit all of her qualifications and experience as a thirty-year-old, she felt a calling to find her place in the world, despite the initial disapproval of the chancellor: Mr. Craft, who looks suspiciously too young for his age. Sebastian Craft lived a quiet life of responsibility, overcompensating for a dark secret he's had no choice but to hide. But when he hired Veronica Greene-Pierre, he knew it was a decision that would only threaten to reveal those secrets. Still, they longed for one another. Carrying their own darknesses and estranged pasts, the constant attraction they both felt toward each other broke all rules, ethics, and promises, begging the question: Does fate truly mean anything if free will is so alluring? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This is a romance book with supernatural elements! Happy reading! xoxo. - Sami
The Dons's Wife by WhoDontLoveSmut
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Noelle's quiet life shatters overnight, when she receives a call that her father has died. Once the daughter of a feared crime boss, she's spent the last 5 years trying to outrun her family's shadow, evening changing her name - until the debts her father left behind drag her straight back into the world she swore she'd never return to. To protect her mother from the brutal retaliation of the DeLuna syndicate, Noelle agrees to the unthinkable: marriage to the new Don, Kairo DeLuna, a man as dangerous as he is magnetic. Kairo rules with ice in his veins and secrets in his eyes-known for his lust of sadistic brutality, Noelle is given no choice. Save her mother, or watch the only family she has left face the consequences. Their union is meant to seal a business deal and bury her father's mistakes - yet what begins as an arrangement of power soon becomes a battle of desire, trust, and survival. As Noelle is pulled deeper into Kairo's world of betrayal, bloodlines, and revenge, she must decide whether her heart is her greatest weakness... or the weapon that could change everything.
His Only Exception  by teathestars
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Aaliyah never planned on catching the eye of Leo Ramirez. A quiet, brooding basketball player who looks at her like she's trouble & like he'd burn the whole world for her.
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Her Quiet Boy by writtenbyniyaah
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When Two Opposites Attract
ɪɴꜰᴀᴛᴜᴀᴛᴇᴅ by NickiMiag
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"Please, baby... I only got a taste. I 𝓝𝓮𝓮𝓭 more." ♧👻♧
Where Mercy Sleeps by sexiijutsu
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Synopsis: Her parents raised her to save lives. He was born to take them. At twenty-three, Dr. Evangeline James has her dream job and a haunted heart. One of Manhattan's youngest pediatric surgeons, she spends her days stitching up children and her nights keeping her demons in check. Raised under her parents' strict Southern roof-with gospel in her ears and shame stitched into her spine-Evangeline ran to New York for more than ambition. She came for air. For control. For secrets. She never expected to find him-a man bleeding to death behind a dumpster in the freezing cold, clutching a gun like it was a lifeline. One look into those brutal, obsidian eyes and Evangeline knew: this man was not a victim. He was a threat. And somehow, she still brought him home. He said his name was Lorenzo DeLuca. She knew it belonged to a monster. Not just a mafia prince-but the heir to the DeLuca empire. A man carved from violence and baptized in blood. A man who's used to getting what he wants-and now he wants her. Lorenzo is sin in human form. dark silk, loaded guns, and soft-spoken commands. He makes promises that sound like threats and touches her like she's already his. He says he'll protect her from his world-but his world is made of bodies, betrayal, and war. And Evangeline? She's no saint. What begins as a mercy spirals into a dangerous obsession. He's possessive. Unforgiving. Addicted. And the deeper Evangeline falls into Lorenzo's shadows, the more she questions everything-her morals, her loyalties, even her own pleasure. Because nothing about this is holy. Nothing about him is safe. But God, she craves him anyway. And she might not survive what loving him will cost.
Blood & Ledger by vbaby98_
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Zola West thought keeping her head down and running numbers for a Miami nightclub would be enough to survive. But when secrets surface and money goes missing, she finds herself face-to-face with the Bratva-and the ruthless man behind it all. Nikolai Malakhov doesn't tolerate betrayal, but there's something about the sharp-mouthed accountant that makes him hesitate. Now she's in his world, on his payroll, and under his control. The numbers don't lie. But Zola does-and it might cost her everything. A dark, addictive story of power, obsession, and survival.
BOUND TO FOLLOWING IN LOVE by legalpolicyss
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At 21, Charlie Watson is smart, unbothered, and months away from graduating with a biology degree-until a class field trip to Lorenzo Industries lands her face-to-face with Ira Lorenzo, the quiet, sharp-eyed 19-year-old heir to the company. What starts as an unexpected internship turns into something deeper: late-night conversations, intense chemistry, and two guarded souls learning to trust in a world that watches everything they do. Between family pressure, buried secrets, and the weight of growing up too fast, Charlie and Ira are forced to ask themselves if love is something they're running toward-or just trying to survive.
Still His Girl by legalpolicyss
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Juniper Perlin - or Junie, as everyone calls her - ruled the halls since elementary school. Loud, bold, unbothered. Ezra Harrison? Quiet. Calculated. Never without a book and never without something smart to say. In middle school, they couldn't stand each other - and honestly, that might be putting it lightly. Junie used to make his life hell. Ezra never forgot. But high school changes people. And when senior Ezra ends up tutoring junior Junie in Algebra and Biology, the old tension turns into something new. Something intense. Something neither of them were ready for. From whispered apologies to secret smiles in art class, to truck rides, late-night study sessions, and a kiss that shifted everything - their story unfolds in slow, soft moments.
Raising Aria  by urmomshoohaa
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Eliana Brown has spent four years building a life from the ruins of heartbreak - raising her niece, working three jobs, and keeping hope alive with nothing but stubbornness and love. Theodore Armani has spent his life running - from responsibility, from expectations, from anything that feels too real. When a marriage of convenience offers them both a chance at salvation, neither expects the messy, beautiful chaos that follows. When a marriage of convenience offers them both a chance at salvation, neither expects the messy, beautiful chaos that follows. From the beginning, they clash - Eliana's bright chatter grates against Theodore's icy silence, and their lives seem too different to ever fit together. But the more time they spend under the same roof, the harder it becomes to ignore the cracks in Theodore's walls... and the pull between both their hearts. Raising Aria together means more than sharing a roof. It means facing fears, healing old wounds, and discovering that the family you choose is sometimes the one you need most. Two strangers. One fragile child. And feelings that they never saw coming.