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Faithless Vows- A Dark Irish Mob Romance-WIP by HopingForTheBest44
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Long before I understood what marriage meant, I was promised to him- an arrangement made to bind our families together-and with it, my future to Ronin Byrne. I was the girl from Ireland-wide-eyed, raised to believe marriage was a sacred vow kept for life. He was the heir to Boston's Irish mob-his father's crown waiting to pass to him the moment we said "I do." I thought we were already partners. I thought he chose me. But Ronin set me straight the night I became his bride. In front of his men, in front of God and everyone who mattered, he showed me exactly what the promises he made to me were worth-nothing. He broke me with a smile as he walked away with another woman, leaving me standing in the wreckage of my own faith. He made his choice, and I made mine. I disappeared, covered my tracks, and buried the girl he broke-so deeply I hoped she would never resurface again. But the past has a way of finding you-no matter how well you bury it. And when the man who once ruled my heart-my husband-tracks me down to remind me that wives don't get to vanish, that I belong to him, he won't find the woman who loved him without question. The girl who gave him her whole heart no longer exists. If he wants me again, he'll have to decide how much he's willing to bleed to earn back what he destroyed. I'm Alannah O'Connell... and this is my heartbreak. Content & Historical Context Notice Faithless Vows is a dark, emotionally intense romance set in the 1950s, and reflects the social attitudes, power dynamics, and criminal realities of the era. This book includes on and off-page cheating/infidelity, sexual content, coercive dynamics, emotional manipulation, public humiliation, threats and intimidation, historical organized crime elements, and situations that may be triggering for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
Easy by lilp29
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Ria Koss has never needed anyone to tell her who she is. Which made it so much worse when she heard exactly who Josh thought she was. She walked out with her head high and her heart intact. He's been trying to find the words ever since. Some men don't know what they have until it's gone. Some women don't wait around to find out.
The Space Between Us by JessieGrayWrites
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Since we first got together, his parents have become like my own. They always told me to come straight to them if he ever misbehaved. I don't think he listened.
Risk Tolerance by heather2485
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Asha doesn't believe in second chances. As a risk analyst, she lives by one rule: when data says something is a bad bet, you walk away. So when she watches Owen kiss his ex on a stadium kiss cam, the decision is easy. Owen knows how it looked. Now he has to prove to the woman he loves that the worst mistake of his life doesn't define him. And Asha has to decide if love is ever worth the risk of being wrong.
With All My Heart, J. -WIP by HopingForTheBest44
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A love story born in ink... and ruined by a single mistaken letter. When Lord Alexander Aveline, second son of the Duke of Brenleigh, leaves for war on the Peninsula, it is Josephine, quiet, dutiful, and often overlooked, who promises to write to him. When her mother reminds her that it is not proper for an unmarried young lady to sign her full name to a gentleman, Josephine obeys. Each letter she sends bears only a single initial. J. She believes he knows it is her. He believes the letters come from her beautiful elder sister. Across three long years of war, their correspondence deepens into something neither expected. Confidences are shared. Dreams are spoken. Slowly, two hearts begin to fall in love, each certain the other has returned their affection. When duty calls him home, Alexander returns to England holding fast to the letters that carried him through the war, certain the woman he has loved across those pages loves him in return. But a well-meaning arrangement leads to a devastating and very public misunderstanding. Each believed they were meeting the one who had loved them faithfully across war and distance. Neither realizes the terrible mistake until it is far too late. Josephine finds herself married to a man who believes he has been deceived. He thinks the letters he cherished were written by another woman and cannot understand why the future he once dreamed of now lies beyond his reach. Because he does not yet know the truth. That the woman beside him is the one who loved him all along, faithfully, quietly, and with all her heart. Content Warning: emotional cheating, verbal abuse, emotional manipulation, marital cruelty, emotional neglect, public humiliation, mistaken identity, and period-typical attitudes toward women.
I Won't Let You Go  by Creesey1234
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Six months after heartbreak, Lielle Ford is back, but this time, she's in control. No agents. No excuses. And absolutely no room for Luca Taylor, the best friend who broke her heart and then abandoned her when she needed him most. A high-stakes reality show offers her a chance to reclaim her life... and she meets Zac, her match in fire, wit, and chaos. The world ships them. Lielle starts to believe she can move on. As the public watches her rise, Luca can't look away. From afar, he sees Lielle flourish while his relationship with Jamie crumbles under distance, tension, and secrets. When he finally reaches out, desperate to make amends, Lielle must decide: can she forgive the only man she's ever truly loved, or will she finally close the door on him forever? I Won't Let You Go is a story of redemption, messy hearts, and the unrelenting pull between love and self-respect.
WHERE WE LANDED by TheSallyB
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Will Lottie get her happy ever after? Find out what happens next in Where we landed....
The Woman He Abandoned  by Ophelscott05
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He promised he'd be there. I believed him. But when the pain came when my body was tearing itself apart to bring our child into the world, he vanished. No calls. No messages. No trace of him. I screamed his name between contractions, holding onto a promise that was already broken. In the end, I gave birth alone. And when I finally made it home, exhausted, bleeding, and desperate for answers... I found divorce papers waiting for me. Just like that, my marriage was over. He thought this would destroy me. He thought I would fall apart. He was wrong.
True Blue: A Second Chance Romance by midnightbluewriting
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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
The Boy Who Told Me to Die (Westville Élite Intellectuelle Academy) by blanc_spot
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Catherine Hale-Montclair survived the night she should have died. But when she woke up, something inside her had changed. She still loves Theodore Blackwood-the boy who was once her best friend, her fiancé, the one who told her to die. Yet love is no longer enough to make her chase him. Guarded and distant, Catherine learns how to stand without breaking. As Theodore watches the girl he pushed away become someone he can't control, desire turns into regret... and regret into love. But the girl he hurt remembers everything. And by the time he's ready to choose her, Catherine may no longer be sure she should choose him.