One lesson I learned very early in life was to be cheerful, to be agreeable, to do as I was told and ask for nothing, and to never ever complain. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't make trouble and maybe they'll love you. I grew into an adult who took care of others and never expected that those I loved would take care of me in return. I gave and never asked, never expected, never demanded. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't make trouble and you'll find someone that will love you. And then one day, a Dragon walked into my workplace and turned my world upside down with a single wink. Having grown up watching his father treat his men like they were disposable, just meat bags to be fed into the grinder, Dragon was determined to be different when he became president of the Dragon's Inferno MC. He cares about his people. He takes care of them. He was upfront with me, taking care of his MC and those he considered to be his would always be his priority. And I agreed to that, I joined him in that mission, throwing myself into becoming the perfect old lady of the prez. Smile Maddie. Act happy Maddie. Take care of them and maybe they'll love you. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't complain and maybe he'll love you. I told myself I was independent. I was strong. And I didn't need my Dragon to take care of me. And I almost believed it. Almost. But now I'm watching him with her. I'm watching him comfort her. I'm watching him listen to her, support her, reassure her. I'm watching him take time from his day to check in with her. I'm watching him worry about her. I'm watching them become closer right in front of my eyes. I'm seeing every thoughtful gesture he does for her. And me? I'm not happy. I'm not smiling. I'm done being agreeable. Fuck not causing trouble. I'm about to set my Dragon's world on fire. And then I'm walking away. She can have him. For the first time in my life, I'm choosing myself.

When Emi's husband forgets his phone one morning, it only takes a few messages for everything to fall apart. She returns the phone in the middle of a board meeting and walks away from the life that she thought was happy and secure. But after the fallout comes reality. The money isn't there. The stability wasn't real. And starting over with two kids in her mother's one-bedroom apartment is a lot harder than leaving was. As Emi rebuilds from nothing, turning a quiet passion for ikebana into something more, she begins to understand that just like the flowers, she needs space, support, and patience to come into her own. Her husband thinks she'll come back because there's no way she can do it all alone. But, he's wrong, about more than one thing.

Soul Reapers MC #1 Bear is an enforcer for the Soul Reapers Motorcycle club. With a heart of steel, his alligence is to the club. He does whatever it takes to protect his brothers. When he ends up injured doing just that, he makes a choice that changes everything; a choice that perhaps leads him to find a new place for his heart to rest- with Robin. Robin lives her life for everyone but herself. As an A&E nurse she eats, breathes, and shits looking after others. Never once has she had the time, the thought, or the courage to fulfil her own desires. Until she meets Bear. Robin gets a taste of what it's like to live life on the edge, and she loves every tattooed inch of it. But can they trust each other enough that when the reality of club life strikes, it doesn't tear apart everything that they've worked to build? *** This book is marked mature for strong language, and Mature themes. TRIGGER WARNINGS include: Mentions of drugs, drug abuse, misogyny, violence, sexual assault (not between main characters), and other themes that some readers may find distressing. Please look after yourself and read at your own discretion.

Once, she was his whole world - the one he promised to cherish forever. But when trust wavered and faith shattered, he turned his back on her, leaving her heart in ruins. What followed was unbearable - heartbreak, humiliation for sins she never committed, abandonment by her parents, and the cruel whispers of friends and neighbors. Unable to endure the torment or the betrayal of the man she loved most, she left everything behind - her home, her city, her country - determined to rebuild herself. Eight years later, she returns not as the fragile girl she once was, but as a strong, confident doctor - cold, composed, and unbreakable. Fate intervenes when she is forced to save the very man she once fled from - the man who had destroyed her, now lying on the brink of death. He had spent those eight years in regret, searching endlessly for the love he lost - only to find her when he least expected it. Now, given a second chance, he is determined not to lose her again. As he struggles to win back her heart, she battles with the scars of her past. Can he truly earn her forgiveness after such betrayal? Will she ever trust him again - or will the walls she built around her heart keep him out forever? Come, witness their journey - of pain, redemption, and love reborn against all odds.

He was my Destined One. He hated me for my Zeta rank. She hated me, too, but not for my rank. Because I had something she wanted.

Cheer captain. Quarterback boyfriend. Perfect life. Until Liv finds out he's been sleeping with her best friend - and the whole team kept it from her. Now the only person she trusts is the one she know nothing about: JJ Carter. He doesn't promise forever. She doesn't want perfect anymore. She just wants real. Quick info: this book is currently being published as an ebook. Therefore only a few chapters of the book are still published on this app. I'll add the link for the whole book as soon as it's available.

Eve: I walked in on a scene no woman (no one?) should ever have to walk in on after being away from my happy home at a work conference. My husband just blew our entire marriage out the window. Where do I go from here? Adam: My neighbor called me drunk while I was away for work, and confessed to witnessing the most shocking scene in her home. Now I have a divorce to execute and no other plans in mind. But what about that neighbor?

(completed) Some forevers don't end. They break you until nothing is left. Esther's forever did not shatter in an instant-it decayed. She watched cancer eat away at her husband until there was nothing left of the man she once loved. She held her child through endless nights of mourning, only to lose them too when grief proved heavier than life itself. Esther buried her world in two graves. After that, she moved through life like a shadow breathing out of habit, smiling out of obligation, existing without ever living. She told herself they were gone. She told herself forever was finished. But grief is merciless. It lies. And some husbands are never truly dead. Alaric's forever ended in fire and blood. His wife. His child. His soul. For ten years he hunted the men who stole them, drowning his hands in vengeance until the last body fell. But vengeance leaves only silence. It cannot fill an empty heart. It cannot bring back the dead. When Esther and Alaric's paths cross, it is not love. It is grief recognizing grief two souls carved open by loss, clinging to each other not out of hope, but because they have nothing else. Yet even in ruin, the past waits. And when it rises, Esther will face the cruelest truth: What she mourned was never gone. And what comes back is no longer hers.

Book #3 of the "Falling" book series! Warning: Mature (18+) Content! #27 in Escort 2022 #14 in Puppy-love 2022 #5 in Sexualtension 2022 #10 in Banter 2022 #58 in Fakedating 2022 #1 in Graphic 2023 #38 in Flirting 2022 #42 in Dogs 2022 #53 in Friendswithbenefits 2023 #41 in Sexual 2022 #4 in Arrangement 2023 #18 in Player 2022 #7 in Friends 2023 #70 in Explicit 2023 **** Harlynn Murphy is a 23 year old Escort. Under the alias Dove, everyone knows who she is in the Escort world. But outside of her occupation, she's just Harlynn- a woman simply trying to pay her rent on time and be the best mama she can be to her fur baby Bolt. 23 year old Mason has always believed in living life to the fullest. Especially when it comes to women. Never having had an issue in the women department, Mason is shocked when he can't find a date for his older brother's wedding. So as a last minute resort, he decides to hire an Escort. **** What happens when their business relationship turns into a friends with benefits? Will the two be able to keep from falling for each other? Find out in the third book of the "Falling" series!

--A betrayal to grovel to redemption romance -- June and Dylan had spent half their lives loving each other. Their individual stories, a web of densly intertwined threads since childhood. But a gut-wrenching betrayal and its unexpected consequences unravels it all in an instant, leaving them both irrecovably changed in the process. ‼️read authors notes before reading‼️