Meadow Hartley has loved Elijah Williams from the shadows. For everyone he was the charming, yet brooding golden boy, but for Meadow, he was her 'Rayne'. When his attention turns to someone else, her quiet longing turns to devastation. The final blow? Overhearing him say something that shatters her soul. Determined to move on, Meadow steps out of the sidelines and into her own light. But as she lets go, Elijah starts to see what he's lost. But, he might be too late to win her back. Especially, when his past seems determined to keep them apart.

An arranged marriage. A buried past. A deadly alliance forged in blood. A love that could burn empires to the ground. To stop a rising war with the Irish mafia, two of the deadliest crime families agree to a union that no one wants - least of all Sasha Volkov and Luca Romano. She's the daughter of the Bratva's coldest kingpin. He's the heir to Italy's most feared Cosa Nostra Empire. Their families have spilled too much blood to ever trust each other, but when old enemies close in and the bodies start piling up, a marriage becomes their only chance at survival. Sasha was raised behind iron gates and whispers of betrayal. Luca was forged in fire, trained to kill loyalty before it kills him. They were never meant to fall for each other. But in a world ruled by power, passion might be the most dangerous weapon of all. Enemies by blood. Bound by vows,. Destined to burn. Content Warning: This story contains mature themes including violence, explicit scenes, emotional trauma, infidelity and loss. Reader discretion is advised.

Ashes That Burn will be removed from Wattpad on the 10th of January 2026 as I prepare to publish it on Amazon Kindle / Kindle Unlimited. If you're still reading, please make sure to finish before then. Thank you so much for the love and support 🔥❤️ **** Savannah Maddox knew exactly what she was getting into when she married the Vice President of the Iron Vultures MC. Blood, brotherhood, chaos - it didn't scare her. She was made for this life. What she didn't expect was the kind of betrayal that cuts deeper than a blade. With a newborn in her arms and trust shattered beyond recognition, Savannah makes the hardest choice: to walk away. But walking away from Jaxon "Grim" Maddox isn't hard - it's dangerous. He's never stopped claiming her. Never stopped watching. And when the enemies close in, the line between love and war turns razor-thin. In a word where loyalty is everything and love can destroy you, how do you survive when your hear is the battlefield? Content Warning: This story contains mature themes including strong language, explicit scenes, emotional triggers and adult content. Recommended for readers 18+

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

Wanting something you know you cant have is always tempting. Alexandra was with a guy she thought she'd be with forever. That was until he broke her heart. Hooking up with a random at a wedding probably wasn't the best thing to do, especially when he comes knocking on her door.. Giving her a slight surprise she didn't expect. A woman beside him wearing a ring. But the bigger problem was that Alex wasn't the only one wanting him. Blake wanted her just as much and was going to do everything he could to have her. But as always, all good things must come to an end. Leaving someone heartbroken, shattered and alone.

I wanted a baby. I really, wanted to have a baby... It wasn't an option of wanted one right now, given my super-hot boyfriend already knocked me up... I was going to have a baby. I just had to tell him... Need to tell him. Enter the problem. My stepdaughter. I loved her. She hated me. Absolutely normal. She was daddy's little angel and could do no wrong in his eyes. She didn't want a sibling... Like she had a say in it. Back to my super-hot builder boyfriend, more correctly, my super fine baby daddy. I had to drop the B-BOMB. Shouldn't be too hard, right? Ugh, maybe... We weren't not trying to get pregnant, but we weren't trying either. We were just having a lot of sex. Great. Mind-blowing sex! Legs shaking... kind of sex! I thought he'd be happy about it.. I thought she'd get over it.. I thought maybe after nearly eight years together, he'd put a damn ring on it. You see my point? Tantrums. Fighting. Tears. One hell of a night later, and no one seem to have seen my point.

Fiona Grace's life turned upside down about six months ago. Her twentieth birthday did not go as planned, which ruined her chance of living in the mostly blissful life she had. Now, she's unsure of where to go and what to do as she tries to live with James Anderson. One night, Fiona is kicked out of Mr. Anderson's place, and she stumbled through the woods - hoping to find another, safer, place to stay. What she didn't think she would stubble upon was the Devil's Rose MC or Reaper for that matter. From what others say, he is violent, harsh, and cruel...but rumors aren't necessarily true, right? You'll have to read to find out!

Emory Hart is a simple woman. She loves her family, enjoys her trips to the book store and to the coffee shop and she can never turn down her best friend when it comes to random nights full of chaos. She's content. All it takes is one run in with the one person she never seemed to win over and a surprise visit from her brother to shift Emory's whole world on its axis. After two years of successfully avoiding him, Emory's "simple" and "content" are about to morph into something a bit more frustrating and confusing and it comes in the form of her brothers best friend. Adrian Harley is a man of control. He's easy going and has charmed his way into the hearts of the entire Hart family. Emory has always been his biggest challenge. It's not because he can't win her over with the same easy going routine he uses with everyone else. It is simply because he can't find himself wanting to. No, what Adrian seeks from Emory is something much more intense. Darker. It's only because of his relationship with her brother that he swallows all of those urges for the sake of his closest friend and his own sanity. When Adrian offers his guest room to his best friend, he comes face to face with the one thing he can't have and his self control begins to snap. Adrian finds himself crossing the one line that was silently drawn when befriending the Harts. The line that leads to the one woman he isn't allowed to want. He's unleashed. Obsessed even. And she thinks he hates her.

Copyright © 2025 by Bookish Dae Xavier Blackwood, the ruthless CEO of a top law firm, has only ever softened for one person: his brilliantly witty wife, Anya. Their marriage is a perfect blend of his quiet intensity and her vibrant humor. Until the night Anya sees what she shouldn't: her husband, disheveled and laughing intimately with his beautiful junior associate, Isabella. Seconds later, an anonymous email arrives, a shockingly explicit photo of the two of them, timestamped that very night.

Copyright © 2025 by Bookish Dae Crushed by work, Leo sought release. His wife was exhausted, but her sister was all too willing. A secret affair began a thrilling escape for him, a calculated seduction for her. But when his wife discovers them, the devastating fallout forces a choice: can a marriage survive the ultimate betrayal, especially when the other woman is family?