𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 does not believe in second chances. Not with people. Not with love. Not even with herself. Since her husband's death, she has drowned her feelings in wine and work. Same drink, same restaurant, same routine. Until one day she notices a younger woman and hires her on a whim, telling herself it is nothing more than company. 𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 does not have time to fall for someone. She is too busy holding down her job, keeping her sick mother afloat while sinking herself. When she is offered the chance to become a private chef for double the pay, she takes it, telling herself it is just work. Just friendship. Nothing more. It is about how some things leave, yes. But some things stay, even when you're sure they shouldn't.

❛𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞. 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞. 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞. 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥. 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞. ❜ 𝐄𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 never expected to be the one under the spotlight. When a last-minute casting call entangles her with 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, the commanding CEO of Mogul Studios, she's pulled into a world of high expectations, and luxuries beyond her wealth. Valentina holds an energy that threatens to renew and corrupt Eloise all in one. But where Eloise is ambitious, she's stubborn, nothing like the models Valentina has experienced before. A sensation begins to burn between them that can only be described as 𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭. But what if the line between 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐝 and 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 never existed at all?

Kaylani has the perfect life everyone else wants-fiancée, career, parents approval. Azariah has the freedom Kaylani secretly craves. When a night at Club Mirage forces their worlds to collide, desire sparks, lies unravel, and Kaylani must choose: the life she was given... or the life she actually wants.

"𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙬, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Born into fame. Forced into the spotlight. When her mother's fashion empire falls into scandal, 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤 is automatically involved, and her image is on the line. 𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞 is a cold, powerful attorney, hired to silence the scandal and control London. But some entanglements blur the line between control and desire. And not all of them are meant to be undone.

Farah Grant has spent her entire life proving she's more than just the daughter of a business mogul. But when her father's empire faces ruin, he offers her up in a sweet deal disguised as an arranged marriage. The bride? The owner of an empire. A ruthless CEO who's as cold as the steel and glass towers she commands. From the start their relationship isn't made to work. Farah is fiery and passionate but against her "wife's" icy demeanour, it's different. Their marriage is supposed to be all about business, public appearances, and playing happy wives for the cameras. Nothing more. But behind closed doors, well that's a different story. Desire, passion and need make it hard for them to keep it all professional. But then again, contracts can't split but vows were made to be broken.

"You're my solace." Evangelina Morgan --- 21 and lost. Sloane Armani --- 34 and curious. What happens when two women from different walks of life meet at an art exhibit? Can they find solace amongst quiet chaos?

Blu has spent years building a life where nothing can touch her especially not her past. A single mother, guarded and unyielding, she doesn't let people get close. Then a new professor arrives. Luna is brilliant, untouchable, and entirely off-limits, everything Blu shouldn't want and can't afford to need. What begins as distance turns into something far more dangerous, something that lingers long after it ends. Time passes. Lives change. But some connections don't disappear. When their paths cross again, the lines between who they were and who they've become begin to blur, and both women must face what happens when love refuses to stay buried. A slow-burn story of power, loss, and the kind of love that changes everything. If you want it sharper, more forbidden, or more emotionally devastating, I can tune it exactly to that tone.

When Priscilla walks into Sloane's office, she's just another patient-guarded, broken, slow to trust. Sloane, a dominant and calculating therapist, is used to control. She knows how to push, how to read people, how to get what she wants. But Priscilla is different. What begins as therapy twists into something deeper-an electric pull neither of them can ignore. Sloane tells herself it's about healing, but her control is precise, obsessive... seductive. And Priscilla, under Sloane's careful influence, begins to lose sight of where her pain ends and Sloane begins. Because Sloane isn't just hiding secrets. She's using them. And the most dangerous thing about her is how far she'll go to keep Priscilla close. [ wlw romance between a therapist and her patient. Hold on tight, this a messy-dark romance ]

(18+ READERS ONLY! NSFW CONTENT) What happens when two guarded people, each carrying secrets, are forced into each other's orbit in the most domestic, inconvenient way? Elliot is 22 years old, broke and utterly helpless. Sloane is 43, divorced, and completely loaded How will Elliot and Sloane learn to navigate each other, even when every part of them says they shouldn't? Updates every 2-3 days! You can keep up with the characters via my TikTok @yearningoleander

Grace has always been the responsible one. After losing her parents, responsibility was all she knew-taking care of her younger sister, keeping her head down, never letting herself slip. No parties, no distractions, and definitely no time for love. It never mattered anyway. Love was something that never seemed to belong to her. Until now. What started as a simple tango class, just a chance to learn something she'd always admired, changes everything the moment she meets her. The instructor. Beautiful, magnetic, impossible to look away from. But falling for her is dangerous. Because she's married. She's forbidden. And she's the mother of her sister's best friend. Grace promised herself she would never risk her heart. But on the dance floor, with every step and every stolen glance, she's beginning to wonder if some loves are worth breaking all the rules for.