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No Place Like Home: A Marriage In Trouble Romance by midnightbluewriting
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𝐇𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫. 𝐈𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭. Emerald Sawyer has always been my home. She saw something in me when everyone else saw a hockey goon who could barely read. When the world called me stupid, she called me capable. Her faith built me in ways my father's cruelty never could. Now I'm Hayden "Haymaker" Sawyer-the league's most feared enforcer. My violence goes viral. My fists pay the bills. Every hit, every fight, every autograph, every deal-I told myself I was doing it all for her. Somewhere along the way, I stopped seeing what it was costing our marriage. I let my agent handle the business so I could focus on the game. I ignored the threats and harassment. The fans who hated her simply for being mine. When Emerald tried to show me how cruel it had gotten, I told her it didn't matter. That I would always keep her safe. I was wrong. The losses piled up. The fans turned vicious. My temper snapped, and with one ugly moment, I pushed away the only person who has ever truly loved me. Then, while I was smiling for the cameras, my wife was brutally attacked by a fan wearing my jersey. Now I see everything too late. I want blood from every single person who touched her. And the deeper I dig, the clearer it becomes that none of this was random. My agent, Rick Fox, has been pulling the strings for far too long. I'll do whatever it takes to bring down the people who came for my wife, earn back the woman I love, and prove that this time, I won't fail her again. Because Emerald Sawyer is my home, my heart, my everything.
The Girl Who Chose Them by Tara_luve
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Aria has always been the one who saves everyone else. When her best friend Lena fell apart, Aria held her together. When her boyfriend Evan lost his way, she became his compass. And when her own world started to crumble, she smiled through it - because that's what the strong ones do. But strength means nothing when the people you'd die for are the ones holding the knife. One ordinary night, Aria walks into Lena's house and finds the truth - raw, devastating, and unforgettable. The two people who defined her life are entwined in a betrayal that shatters everything she believed about love, friendship, and loyalty. As Aria's world collapses, she must face the hardest truth of all: she's spent her whole life choosing others. Now, she has to learn how to choose herself. Told with lyrical intensity and aching honesty, The Girl Who Chose Them is a story of heartbreak, rage, and rebirth - a journey through the wreckage of betrayal toward the quiet power of self-worth.
Cheating Minds - MOVING TO KDP by rhakos
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I'm excited to share that Cheating Minds will be moving to KDP mid-April! ♥️ It will not be available for reading through March, as I finalize the revised version for publishing - but if you'd like to follow along for more information or apply for an ARC copy of the revised book, please check out my social media accounts (links in bio) ---- Eliana had dedicated her life to her family. To her spunky twin daughters who brought her both endless grief and honest joy; and to her husband Jesse, her high school sweetheart and the love of her life. She'd happily sacrificed her dreams for what she'd thought was a better future. Until suddenly... it wasn't. When late nights and unexplainable purchases and guilty excuses became their new normal, Eliana began to take note. To document. To investigate. Her husband may think otherwise, but this housewife was no fool. And this time - when the truth came to light, as it always does - Eliana would be the one pulling the strings. ---- HEA; dual-POV Content Warning: Cheating spouse, language
If Only by BernieCross
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The man I married broke me. Not because he didn't love me- but because he couldn't stay when grief moved in. Three pregnancies. Three losses. One marriage that shattered under the weight of everything we couldn't fix. And somewhere in the silence, in the distance I didn't know how to cross, he made a choice that broke what little I had left. If only I had known how fragile love could be. This is a story about loss that doesn't heal cleanly. About love tested in the quiet. About betrayal that doesn't come from hate-but from weakness. Sometimes heartbreak doesn't arrive all at once. Sometimes it happens slowly, while you're still trying to hold everything together.
Heir of Silence by LiteraryLoveAffair_
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Four years ago, Natalia Moretti disappeared. No goodbye. No explanation. Just silence. Once the youngest princess of the Italian mafia, Natalia was raised to obey-to smile, to submit, to accept a future chosen for her. Instead, she chose herself. Now she's back in New York. Her parents are gone. Her brothers rule the Moretti empire. And the boy she once loved-the one who thought she betrayed him-has become a man shaped by power, pride, and unfinished heartbreak. Natalia returns different. Stronger. Untouchable in ways no one expects. She's built a life of her own, far from the shadows she was born into-and she carries a secret that could change everything. As old feelings resurface and fate pulls her back into the orbit of the man she never forgot, Natalia must decide how much of her heart she's willing to risk again. Because love in their world is never simple. And some secrets aren't just dangerous- They're legacy-changing. Heir of Silence is a slow-burn mafia romance about first love, second chances, and the quiet strength it takes to protect what matters most-when the whole world is watching.
Unwanted by 1littlestars4
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Born from rape and the death of her mother, seven-year-old Amara has never known love - only whispers of hate and words no child should hear. Her tiny heart, already fragile, begins to fail her, as the weight of her family's cruelty grows heavier each day. Will her six brothers and extended family see the damage they've done before it's too late - or will silence be the last lullaby Amara ever hears? #1 - family - 27th December 2025 #1 - neglect - 30th October 2025 #1 - littlesister - 8th November 2025 #1 - heartdisease - 8th November 2025 #1 - olderbrothers - 20th November 2025
AITA by KPSpencer
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AITA for not telling my ex-boyfriend about our daughter after his best friend said to me that he cheated on me with her? It started with a post to an internet forum, a common occurrence. What Charlie didn't know was that the post her friend made about her life would change her entire world.
We had it all - LN4 by formulaaddict04
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Lando and Megan met when they were just ten years old, attending the same school. From the moment they crossed paths, they became inseparable - best friends in every sense of the word. At sixteen, friendship quietly turned into something more. They confessed their feelings and started dating, officially beginning what felt like the start of forever. For the next seven years, Megan stood by Lando's side as he chased his dream of becoming a Formula One driver. And while he pushed for podiums and pole positions, Megan pursued her own path, studying to become a physiotherapist. Together, they dreamed of a future - a home, a family, a life built on love and years of trust. But all of that shattered the day Megan returned to Monaco. She'd come back early - a quiet surprise after visiting family in the UK for a birthday. She walked through the door expecting everything to be as she left it. Instead, what she found tore everything apart. That was nearly four years ago. Now, Megan lives in the UK, raising her three-year-old son, Noah - her entire world. She's done her best to move on, to rebuild the life that once seemed lost. But fate has its own plans. At the Goodwood Festival of Speed, as engines roar and crowds surge, Noah slips from her grasp, darting off through the crowd. Megan chases after him - heart racing, calling his name - until she finds him somewhere he absolutely shouldn't be. In a restricted area. With someone she never expected to see again. And in that moment, as eyes lock and silence falls - everything changes. Because nearly four years later, the truth is about to come out. ---- Dual POV All fictional - don't take any storyline seriously or hate upon any characters. I simply made this up. - not everything will be accurate #1 Ln4 - 16/08/2025 #1 f1 - 07/12/2025 #1 Norris - 30/08/2025 #1 landonorris - 07/12/2025 #1 motorsport - 08/09/2025 #1 first loves - 29/10/2025 #1 forgiveness - 07/11/2025 #1 lando - 07/12/2025
𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭  by Suxllbc
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Well sometimes the life isn't what you think and your husband isn't the one you imagined ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .( Not edited)
Ellen and Bastian - Book one - The Humbling Experiences by jadelle19
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*Bastian's love song to Ellen is now available lovelies* Thank you for being here lovely readers... Your interest is much appreciated ☺️ This book will not be for everyone and that's ok darlings. I will not be offended if my book is not for you. If you do decide to give it a go, I would like to thank you with good vibes and gratitude but strongly encourage you to read the content warnings and potential trigger warnings. This book will have a few that will definitely have some readers not wanting to proceed ☺️ My aim was to write a fast paced book with clear timelines and multiple POV. I love to know what all the characters are thinking. Blurb Ellen and Bas have built a wonderful life together on love, trust and strong communication. They have been each other's biggest champions and weathered many storms together. After 23 years of togetherness and 2 adult children forging their own path a chasm of growing distance can be felt between the pair. It all starts with subtle changes in Bastian's behaviour. Ellen, as perceptive as always starts logging these details in her internal filing cabinet to collate and assess further. With Ellen's growing suspicions and Bastian's gaslighting it all comes to a head when devastating events are discovered. The overheard whispers and the sound of a zipper. Bastian with so much to lose scrambles to keep his life in order. As it stands, can Bastian and Ellen's love and marriage survive the heartbreak and turmoil Dr Morgan's actions have caused? Time will tell! Strap in for the bumpy journey of Bastian and Ellen - Love, loss and maybe redemption. Jade HM