"Well, you didn't expect me to sleep on the floor, now did you?" she scoffed. His eyes darkened, and her throat dried. Noticed by everyone. Trusted by no one. Loved by none. Maria's first-born life is nothing like she imagined. She's the first-born daughter of the Great Madre Beatrice Carasso. Everyone wants her to succeed... or fail. In a world where every smile hides a knife, every glance is measured, and loyalty is borrowed, Maria must learn which battles are worth fighting-and which scars are worth keeping. Then comes along Marcello. He's strong, he's sexy, but he's also in the American Mafia. What started as a half-hearted alliance is slowly evolving into feelings Maria isn't allowed to have. And when the first one is murdered, everyone believes it's Marcello...and they could be right.

Havenwood #2 What should your fiance do when you called him because you crashed his favourite car? Ask how are you, if you're hurt, if you called 911 and more concerned filled words. What did he say though? He exploded, frustratedly, without asking me if I was severely hurt. I wasn't then, but I got hurt by the man my car bumped with, who beat me up thoroughly bad, I fainted right after. I always knew he loved his cars more than anything, but his words wounded me more than the man who attacked me. And with one horrifying incident I could see things clearly now. Maybe I had mistaken value all along, thinking I mattered more than his cars.

Jess needed a change of scenery. At the age of 22 she wanted away from the life she had grown up in. Her ex had been caught in bed with not one but two women at the same time. She was sure it had been going on for awhile. It was the final straw in her decision to break free from her life. She decided to move near her two best friends she had known since kindergarten. Jade and Paula her two bff's were old ladies to the Pres. and VP of the Hell's Warriors MC. Axel is a ladies man. Different women each day of the week. He didn't want no old lady to tie him down and ruin his fun. He's a hot muscled tatted biker and most women can't turn him down, especially when he lays on the charm. But Jess is not just any woman. She has secrets and won't fall easily for this bad boy biker. Expect drama (it's a bikers world) but always a happy ending! 18+. Adult languages and situations.

Two women. Two babies. One man's betrayal. Juliet's husband swore she was his everything. Until a tabloid exposed his affair... and his other baby on the way. She won't fight for him. But she will fight to destroy him.

Nolan Miller fell for Macie, hard and fast, without considering how she'd fit into his real life, the one where he is known as Wrecker VP of the Phantom's. Six years, one wedding, and two kids later, Wrecker comes home from a run to discover that his wife changed the locks. She knows what he did, and she's done. When the club's battles spill over into her front yard, she and her children are forced back into his orbit and his club. Where she learns his mistakes have followed him home. Little does Wrecker know, but his mistakes may cost him more than just his marriage; they may cost him and the club everything. Meet the Phantom Mc's: a group of unapologetic assholes who ride and die for each other. They're your stereotypical criminal bikers guilty of over-indulging in booze, women, and money. These men are not heroes, nor do they want to be, and the real stories are found in the women who tolerate them.

When Piper leaves the city to take over her grandmother's beloved bakery, she's expecting early mornings, flour-dusted hands, and a chance to rebuild something meaningful. What she doesn't expect is Flynn- the charming, steady regular who quickly becomes the best part of her day, and then her life. For a while, it's easy. Effortless. Real. Until Harriett comes back. Flynn's childhood best friend crashes back into town, and within seventy two hours, everything Piper thought she knew begins to unravel. Boundaries blur, truths twist, and one moment overheard is enough to shatter the fragile trust Piper had been building. Walking away should be simple. Necessary, even. But Flynn isn't ready to let her go. Not when he finally understands what he's about to lose. Determined to make things right, Flynn is forced to confront the loyalty he's clung to for years, and the damage it's caused. Because winning Piper back won't take words. It will take tearing down everything he thought mattered and proving, step by painful step, that she comes first. In a story about love, loyalty, and the courage to choose differently, Piper must decide if broken trust can ever be rebuilt, or if some betrayals leave behind nothing but bitter truths.

Ten years ago, Rosalie walked away from the man she loved after he betrayed her and married her stepsister. Since then, she has built a powerful career from the ashes of what they once were, convincing herself she had long moved on. But when she comes face-to-face with Elliot again-now a powerful and secretive CEO-old wounds begin to open, and the heart she thought had healed starts to bleed all over again. Some ruins never truly stay buried.

A new city. A new home. A fresh start. That's what Domen and his mom thought moving to Cape Town would be. When in reality, they've only revisited a dark past. This time, much darker, with an ultimatum, sacrifice, and plot twist.

Dr. Indiana "Indie" Miller never believed in fairy tales. How could she? Everything she accomplished was paid for with blood, sweat, and tears. Emancipated at sixteen, she attended medical school while juggling three jobs-and now she's completing her oncology residency. She never allowed herself the hope of being someone's first choice. Until her favorite patient introduces her to her grandson. Teddy Williams is everything she never dared to dream of. He's kind, steady, and completely devoted to her. Two years later, deeply in love and on the verge of an engagement, they're preparing to move across the country for Indie's dream job. Then Nana Ellie passes away. Without the woman who adored Indie there to shield her, Teddy's overbearing family begins crossing boundaries, convinced Indie isn't the right woman for him. But his childhood best friend-and ex-girlfriend-Lily? She's perfect. They grew up together. Their mothers are best friends. To everyone else, it looks like the perfect second-chance love story. But Indie is in the way, and the family does whatever it takes to make sure that she feels unwelcome. As the pressure builds and the disrespect becomes impossible to ignore, Teddy finds himself caught between the family he was raised to put first... and the woman he loves more than anything. He chooses wrong. And he loses Indie. Quickly, he realizes his mistake and discovers just how deep his family machinations go. Will it be too late to prove to Indie that she is his one and only choice? Because Indie Miller is done waiting for a fairy tale. This time, she's going to make one for herself. TROPES: ⚠️ OW drama ⚠️ emotional manipulation ⚠️ GROVEL ⚠️ strong but kind FMC ⚠️ gentle giant MMC ⚠️ no cheating ⚠️ HEA with original couple

Into the world of pirates and high seas adventures, a nobody with a mutated arm was shunned by his village and thus his harsh treatment onto the world thus too end his own life, but instead of losing his life, he became stowaway on a ship that would change his life forever meeting many of the captains crew and soon being respected him as their equal, finding his true potential, and possibly finding loot. Though soon returning to the island called Erpath that was once the home village of the stowaway takes place, and is soon to find a mysterious ruin that might reveal, mystery and treasure alike. But the new crew member needs to find his place and where he belongs as some still don't trust him, but that all could change for a single action he could do to gain their trust.