He needs a noblewoman, but the one he wants is a lady's maid. Garrick Alexander Attenbrough II, The Duke of Windstrom, is in search of a wife. Not of his own accord, but the insistence of his mother, the Dowager Duchess. Garrick has been running his Duchy for a few years, alone, with the exception of a few tussles under the sheets. Since he isn't completely opposed to the idea of marriage, he agrees, but no one has sparked his interest. That is until his married sister, Lady Victoria visits with her husband, the Viscount, and Garrick lays eyes on her lady's maid. Estelle Morrow Blythe has spent her life in service of others. Though she feels lucky that her ladies have been mostly kind, and Lady Victoria treats her like a friend as much as she can, her life as a lady's maid has always been a bitter pill she had to swallow. Then she travels with Lady and Lord Thompson to stay with the Duke of Windstrom. The way he looks at Estelle makes her feel nothing she's ever felt before, but there is no way a lady's maid like her could ever be with a Duke. And she had heard much about this one... When fleeting touches and heated glances stoke the fire between them, Garrick and Estelle will have to decide if they can stand together in the face of society, or if they'll let it all crash and burn.

"He's not a proper man." "Zach-" "No. He's supposed to be your so called husband, yet I know more about you than he ever will. . .and I love you more than he ever will." My breath hitches. ≪━─━─━─━─◈─━─━─━─━≫ When Aria's husband decides to open their marriage, it seems like the perfect life she built for herself starts to crumble. One night out with her friend leads to her meeting Zach. A man working hard to inherit his family's company. She and him decide to start a friendship, which eventually turns into something a bit more than a casual friendship. She doesn't think much of their arrangement, until Zach actually starts to develop feelings for her over time. Will her 'friendship' with Zach lead to the end of her marriage? Started: [ 1-May-2024.] Completed: [ 11-September-2024] (New chapter upload every Tuesday and Friday.)

Kelly had always lived in the shadows-different, scrutinized, and determined to stand on her own. But when billionaire Michael DuPont enters her life, everything changes. A sudden engagement throws her into a world of wealth, power, and family drama, where whispers and jealousy lurk at every corner. Protected yet challenged by a man who both captivates and terrifies her, Kelly must navigate public scrutiny, hidden secrets, and her own rising desire. In a life she never expected, can an arranged engagement ignite a love neither of them can resist-or survive?

She's just staring out the window. I just stand and watch her not sure exactly why I'm here. She turns and finally looks at me. We stare into each other's eyes and it's at that moment I can see the torment in her gaze. As she looks at me I can see her lips trembling and her eyes becoming watery. I rush over to her and wrap her in my arms before the first tear can fall. I hold her as she cries into my chest. 🐉 Nicolette's marriage is falling apart and she has no clue how to fix it. She does know that there are secrets that can tear apart their fragile foundation. Logan's ex broke up with him about a year and a half ago and now wants to resume their relationship. The thing is he has eyes for someone else. When all of their lives come crashing together from the secrets done in the dark who will be left standing in the light. 🐉 This is my first story on Wattpad. I will try to update once a week if not twice. I have the majority of the story written and what's not written I have a general idea of what direction I'm going in. I do encourage constructive criticism. Keep in mind this is a work of fiction any likeness to any real events is purely coincidental. Please do not copy or repost my work as your own. This book will have violence, foul language, and gratis sex scenes. If any of this bothers you this may not be the book for you. juan fletcher

May was raised in the roar of biker engines and shadows of violence, but New York taught her how to hide her scars. Joe was supposed to be nothing more than a phantom at the edges of her world. Watch. Report. Disappear. But May doesn't look past him. She chooses him. When a gala encounter leads to sparks between them, one reckless, deliberate night rewrites the rules for them both. She believes she's claiming her control-her future, her freedom. Instead, she collides with Joe's world of espionage, secrets, and shadow wars. Engines roar, loyalties fracture, and in the crossfire of desire and betrayal-every choice comes with a price. This story contains mature themes and is intended for readers 18+. All characters are fictional. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is purely coincidental. 📌 If you're reading this story anywhere other than Wattpad under the username of the author (booksthattalkbyl), it has been stolen.

Book two.

One week. Nine hundred thousand dollars. That's all it took for broke engineering major Amara to click "Yes" on the most exclusive, most secretive contract of her life. Seven nights on a private Caribbean estate with a man who looks like sin and pays like a god. No names. No limits. Just a nondisclosure agreement and a promise the money will erase every debt her family ever had. She never imagined she might lose more than she was bargaining... or that the fine print would haunt her long after the seventh night. Luca Écarlate doesn't do girlfriends. The second he saw Amara's file, he decided she was perfect. ⚠️ BDSM / Trigger Warning ⚠️ This story contains explicit sexual content, power exchange, consensual non-consent elements, spanking, bondage, dominance/submission, breeding kink mentions, and very dark themes including past childhood trauma and non-con elements in backstory. This story contains mature themes and is intended for readers 18+. All characters are fictional. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is purely coincidental. 📌 If you're reading this story anywhere other than Wattpad under the username of the author (booksthattalkbyl), it has been stolen.

In the gilded halls of the Moretti crime family, perfection is currency and control is king. Lyric, the family's bastard daughter, has spent her life as an instrument of her half-sister's whims, trained to break men into perfect shapes. Her latest assignment? Transform Dante Romano into the ideal husband for her sister Alessandra. But perfection comes with a price. As Lyric systematically breaks Dante through calculated cruelty and careful conditioning, she discovers something dangerous: his understanding. His recognition of the cage they both inhabit. With every shared rhythm of pain, every moment of unexpected mercy, they forge something neither of them is supposed to have-a connection that threatens everything.

An impossible debt. A dangerous offer. A love that could ruin or redeem them. For her entire life, Amara Johnson has lived in a bubble. Sheltered and coddled by her loving but average family, her world is small, safe, and predictable. That all shatters when she follows her brother to Tokyo for a fresh start. But her brother's secret gambling habit plunges them into a nightmare. He didn't just borrow money-he borrowed from Kenzo Sato, the most feared and powerful Oyabun of the Yakuza in Japan. Now, to protect her brother's life, Amara must leave her quiet job at the bank and work off his massive debt in Kenzo's front: an exclusive, members-only cafe in the heart of Shinjuku. She's out of place, naive, and terrified. And she's utterly captivating to him. Kenzo Sato is a vision of controlled chaos-sharp suits over intricate tattoos, a piercing gaze that sees everything, and a billionaire empire built on power and respect. He is everything her sheltered life taught her to fear. To Amara, he's utterly terrifying. To Kenzo, she's an exotic breath of fresh air-a innocence he never knew he craved. He makes her a new offer: become his exclusively. His companion. His obsession. In return, her brother's debt vanishes and she will want for nothing. It's a gilded cage that promises to lift her from poverty and change her life forever. Caught between fear and a fierce, unexpected attraction, Amara must navigate a world of danger, luxury, and dark desire. Can her sheltered heart survive the ruthless world of the Yakuza? Or will the man who owns her debt also claim her heart?

To most people, my husband is Viper. VP of the Devil's Rejects MC, hard, uncompromising, and completely committed to the club and his brothers. But the man I fell in love with was simply Roman, a man who called me Sunshine, and treated me like I was his treasure. By the time I realized the club would always come first, I was in too deep. And when his enemies came for me? He wasn't there to protect me because he was busy protecting her. And that I don't know how to forgive. Now I'm building a new life for myself without Roman. He promises he will give up everything to win me back, but promises are cheap and his aren't worth much. When we discover our enemies are still alive and planning to strike out again, however, I might not have any choice but to put my life in the hands of the man who's already let me down once.