𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭. Johnny Slaugh is the captain of the MSU basketball team, a shirtless internet sensation, and the most desired man on campus. His public persona? A relentlessly flirty goofball with a dangerous temper on the court. His heart? A boy from a rough background who is just trying to make it for the people he loves. Johnny is locked in for his final season. No drama. No distractions. Unless we're talking about his teammate and rival's girlfriend... Isla Elliot is an aspiring physical therapist with a secret. She's also the sweet, dedicated, long-time girlfriend of the one guy Johnny can't stop bumping heads with-and losing sponsorships over. After years of pining from afar and one very wild night, Johnny and Isla are forced into a high-stakes charade. Now, they have to convince the world they are completely in love, a romance that conveniently blossomed right under her unfaithful ex-boyfriend's nose. Add in the fact that they might have lied to the police, and they really have to sell this for every camera pointed their way. The stakes are sky-high, but the ruse is... easy? A friends-to-lovers tale between a sweet girl who always forgets to guard her heart, and a rough-around-the-edges boy who will do absolutely anything to protect it. This book is perfect for readers who love: * Fake dating * Friends to lovers * He falls first and hard * "We're suddenly inseparable"

Trust is the world's most notorious rockstar-reckless, rebellious, and impossible to control. Rules mean nothing to him, and neither does the polished image his management desperately tries to protect. Despite the fame, sold-out arenas, and constant headlines, he refuses to stop being human. Naya prefers life behind the scenes. A gifted songwriter with crippling stage fright, she's content writing hits for everyone else while staying far away from the spotlight. Responsible, cautious, and always following the rules, she's the complete opposite of Trust. When a career-threatening scandal leaves Trust needing to repair his public image, and Naya needs a convincing way to keep her persistent ex out of her life, they strike a strictly professional fake-dating agreement. No feelings. No complications. No crossing the line. But pretending to be in love becomes a lot harder when every staged kiss, lingering glance, and late-night conversation starts to feel real. The biggest lie they ever told the world might end up being the truth they never saw coming.

Kaliane Bennett can decorate a cupcake with her eyes closed, but handling a charming, annoyingly persistent football star? That's a whole different recipe. Between early morning bakes and late-night games, she might just discover that love has its own sweet spot. STARTED ON: 01/04/2026 COMPLETED ON: 26/08/2026 Impressive rankings: #1 interracial love story 08/04/2026 #1 library 14/04/2026 #1 quick books 17/04/2026

A D.C. crisis manager and a genius inventor lock eyes at a black-tie gala, their loaded conversation becoming a high-stakes game of control. - new chapters every day at seven pm

"You don't belong in places like this," he whispers, backing me into the darkness of his bedroom. "But you belong to me." 🖤 Plus-size FMC | Mafia | Morally Grey MMC | Daily Updates 🖤 I was the Don's niece. Supposed to be untouchable. Sheltered. Safe. But my uncle decided I was the perfect sacrifice to leash his most brutal enforcer. Dominic Russo is a slaughterhouse dressed in Italian silk. The man they send to make bodies disappear. A monster with pale, dead eyes who looks at me like I'm a problem he needs to solve. I thought I was just a plus-size girl with flour in her hair, trying to stay out of the dark world my family built. But when I stepped into the wrong alley, I caught his attention. Now, I'm his. Bound in a forced marriage to a man who breaks bones as easily as he breaks rules. I fight him. I hate the dark, hungry way he looks at my soft curves. I hate that when his rough hands touch me, my fear turns into something traitorous and hot. He doesn't just want my obedience. He wants to sink his teeth into my innocence and consume me whole. This isn't a love story. It's a trap. So why is the hardest part not trying to escape... but trying not to fall for the man assigned to protect me? ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNINGS: Dark themes, violence, forced proximity, explicit sexual content, and morally grey characters. Please read at your own discretion.

A California writer with a broken routine. A Southern contractor with steady hands and a slower kind of love. When Aeluna moves to Louisville to renovate an old house and find her words again, the last thing she expects is Maverick - patient, grounded, and dangerously intentional. What starts as dust-covered floors and one page a day turns into late-night dinners, back porch confessions, and a man who looks at her like she's already home. But falling in love is easy. Letting yourself be chosen is harder. And Maverick doesn't do anything halfway.

When a kindergarten teacher who has anxiety meets her new twin students dad. Follow the journey of Rachel and whats in store for her.

The marriage was decided in a room that smelled of smoke, blood, and old money. She was never asked. To the world beyond the locked gates, the two brothers were monsters-names whispered in fear, kings of an underworld built on extortion, bodies, and silence. The elder brother ruled with a mind like a blade: sharp, cold, precise. He calculated lives the way others counted coins, and mercy was a language he never learned. The younger brother was worse in a different way-raised without softness, trained without restraint. A beast shaped into human form, a killing machine who understood commands better than emotions. She had never seen the outside world. Never felt sunlight without bars between her and the sky. Her life had been a narrow corridor of obedience and bruises, raised by family who taught her silence before speech and pain before hope. She learned early that surviving meant enduring, that breathing quietly was safer than breathing freely. As mentioned the credits: the pictures used in this are not mine and it's right to its respectful owners.

Loretta Green(Lori for short) is beautiful and smart and fresh out of college. She isn't proud of choices she's made in the past, but is looking forward to her new job out of state. With a fresh start away from her past. That is until she meets her new sexy gray-haired boss. Stan McCormick is a very successful CEO. After all his years of hard work and leadership he has a big business. But now that he is approaching the "over the hill" phase in his life he feels lost, like he wasted the good years of his life with his head in the books in order to have a successful life. And that's when he meets his newest business rep Lori, who seems to look at him in a way that makes him feel attractive and young again. Will Lori and Stan be able to keep their relationship professional or will their desires that they try to hide be inevitable. And if they do explore these feelings, will they hurt others around them and will their past allow them to be together? UNEDITED SO PLEASE FORGIVE ANY MISSPELLING AND GRAMMAR MISTAKES

I hear Timothy huff. "Come back to the house voluntarily and I'll go easy on you for your punishment." He sounds bored. I guess he's not enjoying running after me anymore. Still I ignore him and continue to walk forward. My walk is more like a drunken wobble now. Everything hurts. I get a few feet further before he pulls me back by my hair. "Stop being stubborn." It feels like he's trying to pull my hair from my scalp. I scream and scratch at his hands. "Let me go!" "You like it when I chase after you. Huh, Rose." He's breathing hard. Oh my god. This is really how I'm going to die. He pushes me onto the ground then grabs my leg. I grab and claw at the ground as he starts to drag me back towards the house. Stones, roots and dirt rub against my body scratching me. I can't continue to be dragged like this. We are at least three miles away from his house. "Let me up, I can walk!" I can barely recognize my own voice. It's so raw. He continues to drag me for a little while longer before picking me up and throwing me over his shoulder. My body hangs from his limp. When we arrive at the house he takes me straight to his bedroom. He tosses me on the bed like I'm a pillow making my head bang against the headboard. I grab my head and cover my face. "Strip." He breaks the silence. This is darker than Mia.