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The Risk In Betrayal by mnicoleauthor
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Book 1 - Complete Mark Powell doesn't cheat because he's unhappy. He cheats because he likes it. The secrecy. The control. The rush of getting close to the edge without ever going over. Sherri was never supposed to be anything more than convenient- someone willing, eager, and easy to keep in her place. But she's starting to want more, and Mark is beginning to push boundaries he never thought he would. At home, Sophie remains unaware-secure in a marriage built on years of love, trust, and shared history. Until one night changes everything. Because sometimes the most dangerous part of an affair isn't getting caught- It's believing you won't.
If we Must Be Monsters by Lovecrafttragics
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They told the world I was gone. My husband buried me in silence. The city learned to stop whispering my name. Time did what it always does, it moved on. But I did not die. When I return home, I don't find the life I left. I find a marriage hardened by grief, a husband colder than I remember, and a world I was never meant to see. I'm not the same woman I was either. Two years in the dark will do that to a person. It teaches you what fear tastes like. It teaches you what survives. And sometimes it teaches you why some love stories rot beautifully. --Note-- check the content warnings as this story deals with heavy themes, does not shy away from darkness, and will get extremely filthy with spice. MMC is OTT protective, obsessed, and an unapologetic stalker when it comes to his wife.
Faithless by PrncssMlynJy
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Marriage did not break Aeries. It eroded her slowly. Five years ago, she married Mateo out of obligation after one reckless night left her pregnant with twins. What began as duty became routine, and routine became survival. Mateo provided everything a woman was supposed to want: a beautiful home, financial security, a complete family. Except fidelity. Aeries spent years swallowing lipstick stains, unfamiliar perfume, late-night excuses, and the humiliation of being loved only when Mateo feared losing her. Every betrayal ended the same way-flowers, vacations, apologies whispered against her skin, and promises that never lasted long enough to matter. Until one day, she stopped crying. And that terrified Mateo more than her tears ever did. As Aeries grows colder and more distant, an old childhood friend returns and reminds her of the woman she used to be before marriage reduced her to merely surviving. For the first time in years, she begins to wonder if love is supposed to feel this lonely. But when she finally leaves, Mateo realizes too late that the wife he took for granted was the only person who ever truly loved him. Now, after destroying the woman who stayed through everything, Mateo is left with a painful truth: Sometimes love does not die all at once. Sometimes it disappears quietly. And sometimes, the cruelest thing in the world is realizing someone stopped loving you long before they walked away.
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.
Split by TheSallyB
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Danny Verdago - recruited straight from the Military and trained to become a highly specialised undercover operative. For eight years, he's devoted his life to a single case- one that has demanded everything and cost him more than he ever imagined. What Danny never planned for was Tia. For the past four years, she's been his wife, his rock, and the one constant in a life built on secrets. She's the reason every sacrifice has been worth it and the reason he's ready to walk away from his career. Now, one final undercover deployment, the climax of everything he's worked for stands between Danny and the desk job that promises a future beyond the secrets and the double life. But as the operation hurtles toward its end, Danny is dragged deeper into the life he's spent years trying to keep separate. With the case closing in and the stakes higher than ever, he faces an impossible choice. How far is he willing to go to finish the mission he's sacrificed so much for? This time, the price of success won't be measured in years, careers, or half truths. It could cost him Tia, the family they've dreamed of, and everything that truly matters to him.
Tiny and Sheila: A Blast from the Past by TraceyMacdonald531
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Book 9 of The Dark Knights series. Sheila - I love my Tiny, with all my heart...but his family?....I think they hate me as much as I hate them. I thought I'd seen the last of them, when Tiny said we didn't need to visit anymore. So when his whole family invades Abbot's Cove, Tiny's childhood best friend Molly, tagging along for the ride....you just know there's going to be trouble.. But it's when boundaries are already shifting, and tempers are already beginning to flare, that Molly drops her shocking revelations, about her past with Tiny. I don't know if I have it in me to forgive him....and when our oldest child is pulled into the mix, I don't think I want to see his face...ever again...
Stealing Her Husband  by Sariena_Writes
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Two childhood best friends. One man. One secret. Mila was Marc's first love-his high school sweetheart who vanished to chase her dreams in Vegas, leaving him broken. Emily stayed. She became his wife, the safe choice, the one who loved him when Mila disappeared. Twenty years later, Mila returns. Old feelings resurface, promises resurface-and she comes back with a secret that could destroy Marc's marriage and shatter Emily's world forever. Some loves never die.
Good Enough - A Steel Riders MC/Stone Siblings story by littlemama30
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Ellie met Ryder at a local bar. She was with friends, he was with his MC brothers. He charmed her in ways she had not expected. She thought they were enough. But what's the one thing an MC brother could do to make it permanent? It's the one thing he's not willing to do. His first girl didn't read into it. She thought they were just having fun until the "right one" came around. He was going to ask her to be his 'ole lady. Before he could, she broke it off. Now, he has no plans to ever have a woman on the back of his bike again.
the light of every star by obeetaybeebaby
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Josie thought the hardest part of falling in love with Nate was overcoming all the reasons why she shouldn't- would she, could she survive the trauma of another betrayal? Her fears were valid. The invisible scars her ex boyfriend left were deep, ragged and still bleeding. Josie swore she'd never open her heart to another cop again. But Nate was patient, steady, and impossible to ignore. Little by little, he quieted her fears and became the one exception she never meant to make. Until a forgotten morning alarm forced Josie to realize Nate may not be the man he promised to be. As old wounds begin to bleed again, she must decide if the ghosts of trauma past still hold power and whether trusting her heart to Nate cost her everything she fought so hard to walk away from. Josie will have to decide if the man who once asked her to dance beneath the stars deserved a second chance to heal her shattered heart.
Nightmares & Daydreams: The Reaper's Guard MC by clever_name22
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All her life, Lilah knew the role she was expected to play but could never quite get right. Deciding to put herself first, she left everything behind. Away from a controlling ex-fiance and the family she was never enough for, Lilah is slowly beginning to heal. Plagued by nightmares she flees to the quiet town that happens to be home of The Reaper's Guard MC. Trading her laptop for paint brushes, she is on a mission to find herself, no matter the cost. To most, juggling two jobs and a full course load would seem overwhelming, but to Lilah it means freedom to finally be herself. Everyone knows of Scythe, but nobody really knows him. Keeping to himself, the club enforcer is known by his reputation. Quiet, intense, and deadly, he sets everyone on edge. When it comes to torture, he is an artist. The echoes of his works line the walls, floor and ceiling of the clubhouse basement. When fate intervenes and these two broken souls meet, sparks fly. Unfinished business with a traitor has Scythe distracted when Lilah's past comes knocking. Will their fragile flame survive the aftermath?