Cordelia, who was already beyond the marriageable age, quickly agreed upon the arrival of a marriage proposal from one of the most influential and well-known noblemen. She wedded Leon expecting a pleasant married life, only to be greeted with cracks and mishaps. A beautiful woman who is only a noble by name And a dashing man who is a noble with power. Not long after their wedding, her bewitching yet indifferent and cold husband gave her a contract and declared an agreement. "We are forbidden from meddling with each other's affairs. Do not expect love in this marriage." "And within two years, if you fail to birth an heir, we will have a divorce." Each word was vividly engraved in her mind as she obediently did as she was told, fulfilling her duties as his wife throughout the course of their marriage. However, as the said year approaches without an heir, Cordelia slowly prepared herself to sign the divorce papers and leave. But why is it that Leon, who had treated her badly from the very beginning, was suddenly desperate to make her stay?

John Osborne has a promising career with the War Office and lacks for nothing. Except, possibly, a wife. Unfortunately, the woman he wants only has eyes for someone else. When a shared friend offers to help him win his love's heart--if only he will assist her on a case--he reluctantly agrees. He can put up with their grating presence if it affords him the chance of the happily ever after he so desperately craves. Lady Mary Kinson is happily counting down the days until she will officially be considered 'on the shelf'. Spinsterhood is looking rather appealing when getting married means giving up everything and trusting your husband to care for you. She'd rather use her dowry for a quiet life on her own. Until her younger sister does the unthinkable and Mary has to enlist the help of a friend to save her family from ruin.

When Nathan Turence receives a phone call from his dad's neighbor, Lydia McArthur, his whole world changes. If anyone could be considered his arch-nemesis, the gorgeous woman next door would be it. Now that his dad has passed away, he needs to return to the town of his childhood to sort through his dad's personal life. Temporarily moving back to the small town his dad called home will bring about many challenges for Nathan, but nothing will be as difficult as battling the emotions that arise every time he and Lydia square off. Nathan knows something's going to start flying once he moves in - whether it'll be sparks of passion or fists of rage remains to be seen. _________________________ Trigger warning for sexual acts, SA, and coarse language. Rated MATURE. *I do not own any of the photos or videos used. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, events, and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.* _________________________ Highest Ratings: #1 - adult romance #1 - emotional rollercoaster #1 - enemies with benefits #1 - falling in love #1 - grieving #1 - contract love #1 - small town #1 - small town drama #2 - millionaire #2 - instant family #5 - enemies to lovers #5 - new love #6 - love story #6 - ceo #15 - mature #17 - fast paced #20 - mature romance #27 - adult #37 - contract #56 - forced relationship #78 - adult-content

Rainbow Mendez never stays anywhere long enough to fall in love-or make mistakes. One reckless night in a club storage room with a devastatingly handsome stranger was supposed to be forgettable. No names. No strings. Until she walks into her next assignment and discovers the man who rocked her world is her patient's son. Nikolaj Suze is off-limits in every way that matters. He lives under the same roof. His mother depends on Rainbow for her recovery. And if anyone finds out, Rainbow could lose her career. But desire doesn't care about rules. The closer they get, the harder it becomes to pretend this is just physical-especially when one night turns into something neither of them can undo. A forbidden, high-heat romance filled with stolen touches, crossed lines, and a love that refuses to stay hidden. Content Warning: Mature content (18+), explicit scenes, strong language, fast-paced romance. A steamy, emotional romance about two people who did everything backward and somehow made it work perfectly.

*WAS DELETED AT 600K READS* Adriana Mancini I was raised to bite, not bow. So when they told me I was to marry Nikolas Volkov-heir to the Bratva, enemy to my blood-I didn't cry, I laughed. They thought they could tame me with diamonds and alliances. And for the first time in my life, I realized I didn't have a choice. As for him.. It's the eyes that speak to me. Blank but compulsive with secrets, empty yet dominating with control. Like stone. I wonder, is his heart made of it too? Nikolas Volkov After a bloody feud with the Cosa Nostra, I'm forced into an arranged marriage-to the one woman I can't control. Adriana Mancini. A hurricane in stilettos with venom in her smile. She tests my patience, taunts my power, and tempts my darkness. She thinks I won't ruin her just because she wears my ring. But this marriage was never meant to be peaceful. It was built for war.

#1 in Chicklit! Ophelia Carter has been working for the famous Richards family for almost four years. In that time they have begun to trust her and treat her as one of them. She loves her job and the family, which is why she keeps her love for the eldest son, Sullivan Richards, a secret. Sullivan isn't exactly hostile towards her, but it's evident that he finds her mildly annoying, which has dashed any hopes Ophelia has that he might one day return her love. When the entire family goes on location to shoot Sullivan's latest movie, Ophelia joins them, and she is distressed to learn that the location is her hometown of Oak Island, Georgia. There, Ophelia's carefully crafted facade starts to crack as old ghosts that she would rather keep hidden are cruelly exposed. Will the Richards family stand with her? Will Sullivan prove to be the man she knows he is and help her slay her demons?

After a failed business, a brutal breakup, and one too many 'you're impossible to love' texts from her ex, Mercy Collins returns home broke, exhausted, and out of options. Moving into her sister's guest room at thirty wasn't part of the plan-but neither was becoming a nanny. Then she meets Leo Russo, a widowed single father just barely holding his life together, and his four-year-old son Luca, a messy, brilliant child who offers her a yogurt-covered goldfish cracker as a test of character she somehow passes. What starts as a desperate job becomes something tender. Safe. Domestic in ways she isn't ready for. Mercy finds herself cooking dinners, soothing nightmares, and getting pulled into the gravitational force of a little boy who trusts her too quickly... and a man who shouldn't be looking at her the way he does. Leo promised himself he'd never love again. Mercy promised herself she'd never fall for someone who needs saving. But between shared breakfasts, inside jokes, lingering almost-moments, and the quiet ache of two people rebuilding their lives under the same roof, boundaries blur... and the possibility of more becomes impossible to ignore. Loving this family could heal Mercy's deepest wounds- or destroy her heart completely. Heartfelt, intimate, and beautifully messy, The Nanny is a slow-burn single-dad romance about grief, hope, found family, and the terrifying courage it takes to choose love again.

When widowed rancher Johnathon Blackstone places an advertisement for a mail-order bride, he's thinking only of his five-year-old daughter Isabelle, who desperately needs a mother's touch. What he doesn't expect is a response from Lilly Spellman-a woman brave enough to tell him the truth about her scandalous condition. Abandoned by a soldier and facing her family's shame, Lilly sees Johnathon's honest proposal as her only chance for respectability and a future for her unborn child. Their marriage of convenience in the frontier town of Silverpoint begins as a practical arrangement, but as Lilly wins over little Isabelle's heart and brings warmth back to the Blackstone home, something deeper begins to bloom between the unlikely couple. But when the scheming Cassidy Throne sets her sights on Johnathon and brings Lilly's past crashing back into their lives, their fragile new family faces its greatest test. In a town where reputation means everything, will love be enough to overcome scandal and secure their chance at happiness? Set against the rugged beauty of the 1880s American frontier, The Blackstone Bride is a heartwarming tale of second chances, found family, and the courage to love again.

After losing three fiancés in tragic accidents over the past six years, Lady Elphi Matson knows three things for certain: heartache only maims its victim when it should kill, not all haunted places are crumbling castles, and without a doubt, she is cursed when it comes to falling in love. Able to see ghosts since surviving a drowning accident at age nine, Lord Rufus Treadway works as a Private Investigator of the paranormal. So, when his closest friend Lord Roderick Matson pleads for help solving Elphi's curse, Rufus agrees to attend the Sanham séance, promising not to let Elphi know Roderick hired him and, for his own safety, not to fall in love with her. However, just like curses, some promises are meant to be broken.

Kathryn Bishop had a great life. She grew up with loving and supportive parents and a younger sister who she got along with. Mr and Mrs. Bishop were lucky enough to marry for love and Kathryn could not wait until she was old enough to marry someone that she loved. True love was what she looked for and she would not settle for less. That's why when she found herself in a loveless marriage with Viscount Bridgerton she could not have been more confused and somewhat angry. How did her life end up like that? What had gone wrong? And more importantly what could she do to fix it? {fem oc x Anthony Bridgerton} {Season 1} This story will take place in season 1 but most likely will have its own story line that's doesn't necessarily follow the show *I do not know the Bridgerton characters or the Bridgerton story line. I do however own Kathryn Bishop, her parents, her sister, and any storyline I write* May 9, 2023-May 26, 2023 Rankings #10 anthony 5/19/23 #9 1800s 5/19/23 #1 francescabridgerton 5/24/23 #1 viscountess 6/3/23 #3 gregorybridgerton 6/3/23 #3 benedictbridgerton 6/3/23 #7 anthonybridgerton 6/3/23