The lamp post opened a doorway...and lit the path to love. Pulled through a magical portal into a medieval fantasy realm, Mia finds herself torn between two worlds. There she finds Beric, a lonely knight with a tragic past, living amongst the forest. As their bond grows, Mia must choose between returning home or staying in a magical world of danger, intrigue and unexpected love.

The Graves family has everything-money, power, beauty, and a mansion filled with chandeliers and secrets. But behind every polished smile lies something colder... darker... crueler. Fifteen years ago, a man collapsed on the kitchen floor while serving the family. His son screamed for help. A little girl cried beside him. And the entire Graves household stood still and watched him die. The girl grew up to forget the details. The boy grew up with nothing but the memory. Now she is twenty-two. And there is a shadow inside the mansion. A man who moves silently through the halls. A man who knows every corner of the house. A man who watches her... protects her... and steals only what the family never deserved. The night she catches him in the kitchen, he doesn't run. He steps toward her-calm, controlled, familiar. And when she offers him help, he gives her a single rule: "The first Sunday of every month. The Harbor Diner. Leave an envelope. Don't look for me." She doesn't know who he is. She doesn't know why he feels like a memory. She doesn't know why she feels safer with a thief in the dark than with her own family in the light. But the mansion remembers. The shadows remember. And the boy who disappeared has returned as a man shaped by pain, hunger, and love that never died. This is a story about secrets buried under luxury, a girl raised in a gilded prison, and the shadow who came back to claim everything he lost- including her.

"In a world where your soul is a song, her silence is a death sentence." In the year 2045, human emotions are no longer private. They are audible. The happy sound like flutes, the angry like drums, and the broken-the most prized of all-sound like haunting, priceless violins. Cora is a "Mute." After a tragedy that leveled her city, her music died. In a society that auctions off the "shattered" to the highest bidder, Cora is considered a defect. A broken instrument. Until she is bought by the most dangerous man in the industry. Elias Thorne was once a musical genius, a man who built an empire on the melodies of others. But now, he is haunted by a "phantom scream" in his head that never stops. He doesn't want a singer. He doesn't want a symphony. He wants the one thing only Cora can provide: Silence. Forced to live in a mansion of gold and ghosts, Cora and Elias enter a dark pact. But as the world hunts for the "Legendary Silent Symphony," they realize that Cora isn't empty. She is a black hole-holding in a melody so powerful it could heal the world... or shatter them both. A story of trauma, forbidden connection, and the music we find in the dark. #DarkRomance #UrbanFantasy #TragicLove #Mystery #Trauma #SlowBurn #Music #Dystopian #Healer #WattpadOriginal

Ira Verma never imagined her new job would land her inside the cold, echoing walls of the Rathore estate-a mansion guarded by silence, secrets, and the brooding presence of the man she's been hired to care for. Devraj Singh Rathore, heir to one of the most powerful families in India, is feared by many and understood by none. Bound to a wheelchair after a brutal attack, he shows no emotion, no warmth... and certainly no interest in the woman tending to him. At least, that's what Ira believes. What she doesn't know is that behind his still gaze lies a storm-dark, obsessive, and dangerously fixated on her. He watches when she's not looking, collects pieces of her she never gave, and burns with jealousy every time his younger brother dares to flirt with her. But Ira has a life outside this mansion. A fiancé her family chose. A future she thought she wanted. Devraj is done pretending. And when obsession begins to crack through restraint, Ira must face a chilling truth: You can only run so far... when the one who craves you is already inside your world.

Once upon a time, a girl was sent away. No trial. No second chance. Just a story everyone believed because it was easier that way. Five years later, she comes back. This is the part where, in a Disney movie, she'd forgive everyone, hug her family, and learn the power of love. Instead, Gianna De Santis learns how to break bones, keep secrets, and survive rooms that were never meant to be safe. The family expects a villain. The kingdom expects obedience. And some Princes are not always charming . There are no fairy godmothers here. Only men with power, women with knives, and lies that refuse to stay buried. And while everyone's busy wondering if Gianna is still dangerous- They forget to ask the real question: What happens when the girl they tried to erase comes back sharper... and finally decides to stop being nice? Because this isn't a Disney movie. And the girl who survived the tower doesn't believe in happily ever after- She believes in consequences.

No one knows her name. No one remembers the program. Fifteen years ago, Project NOVA burned itself out of existence - a covert military experiment designed to create perfect human operatives through psychological conditioning, sensory deprivation, and combat reprogramming. Every file was erased. Every scientist buried. Every subject presumed dead. But one lived. Now, the woman known only as Nova moves through the world like a ghost - a silent weapon-for-hire with no allegiance, no past, and no record. Her efficiency is legendary; her detachment, absolute. To most agencies, she's an asset. To others, a rumor. When a classified threat surfaces - something tied to the same black-ops labs that built her - the elite strike team ONYX is ordered to bring her in as a consultant. The men of ONYX - Commander Asher Vale, sharpshooter Reid Hawthorne, tech specialist Kade Mercer, and demolitions expert Silas Ward - have spent years surviving on trust, instinct, and brotherhood. They follow orders. They don't take risks. And they definitely don't work with outsiders. Until she walks in. Nova becomes the team's greatest weapon and deepest fracture. Her presence ignites suspicion, desire, and a quiet terror that none of them can name - because the more they uncover about her, the clearer it becomes: Project NOVA never ended. It evolved. It's watching. And she isn't just their newest operative. She's the reason they were assembled in the first place.

First Book of the Ironclad Security series The Ironclad Security team is made up of ex navy seals. After going into the private sector together, they've been through thick and thin. The only thing they haven't witnessed yet is love. They don't even really believe in it. Until Doc sees her. The first of the team members to find what can truly bring a man of armor to his knees. Emerson has her own monsters in her past, monsters that are catching up to her. The paramedic has finally found a place in life where she has begun to heal from what has happened to her. When the monsters she barely survived the first time are back and after her with a new found rage, Doc does whatever he can to protect her as they navigate the budding feelings that him them fast and hard. The stakes are high, the instant connection is fierce, and danger is out there looking for her.

Beware: This is the second part of a story. Check out a "A Wolf's Tear" if you're interested! ~•°•~ Three years after pack Remmington's attack, Selena finds herself placed in another bind that could potentially change everything she knew about her life and what had transpired all those years ago involving her mother and father. One by one, the consequences of the past hunt her down though this time, she was no longer alone. She had her mate and both of them were ready to face any wolf head-on. But the burgeoning storm that is jealousy and revenge and deadly wolves who wish for ultimate power looming over their heads threatens to test their will. Can their proven hearts stay strong together, or will they cave in to the harshness of a world filled with anguish and blood?

Four brothers. One small town. And a past that just won't let her go. • • • Benny Lane didn't come to Cedar Creek to make friends. She came to disappear. After years trapped in the shadow of an abusive marriage, all she wants is quiet, safety, and a chance to remember who she is without someone telling her who to be. But small towns don't let strangers slip by unnoticed. Especially not when four protective brothers seem to be everywhere she turns. Beckett, with his quiet watchfulness. Sawyer and Dawson, with their easy banter that chips away at her walls. And Wells, the sheriff, whose steady stare makes her pulse race for all the wrong reasons. They see more than she wants them to. They see her fear. Her secrets. And maybe-just maybe-the woman she's fighting to be again. Benny came to Cedar Creek to hide. But what if she's found something worth healing for? ••• **completed** a small town slow burn why choose cowboy romance ••• #1 in #WhyChoose #2 in #smalltown #3 in #cowboy/s #3 in #reverseharem

After a devastating tragedy shatters the renowned Romano crime family their fate weighs heavily on Don Leonardo Romano's only heir twenty-two year old Valentina. Determined to uphold the family's power Val will go to any means necessary even if it means selling her heart to the highest bidder. As the Romano family's most notorious hitman Matteo Costa knows the most depraved corners of New York's underground. So when Val arrives home after college he is confident she won't last long. The New York mafia would chew her up and eat her alive and yet... Serving as Valentina's personal guard Matteo realizes Val has grown into a beautiful, smart and cunning woman. He knows it won't be easy keeping the principessa safe especially when the Romano's rivals set their sights on her. But as their relationship grows Matteo realizes that his own desire might be the greatest threat to the Romano dynasty. Season 1 of The Hitman's Mark WARNING: This story contains depictions of violence that may be upsetting for some readers.