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The Nightshade's Bride: A Dark Gothic Cheating Redemption Romance by BookityBabe
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20-year-old Deliverance travels to Grayspires Manor to marry a distant kinsman who needs money in this twisted and angsty betrayal/grovel romance. Her cold, cruel husband treats his new bride with contempt, but his secrets are more than just hurtful for Deliverance. They may be deadly. . . This book is written in old-fashioned language in a diary & letter format and contains on-page cheating, dubcon, coerced/obligation marital sex, an evil OW, infertility, mature themes, DV, and other violence.
Stealing His Daddy: A Rejected Mate Romance by BookityBabe
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5 years after rejecting his mate Daisy, Archer Clairmont comes back home to his pack and the multi-billion dollar corporation his family runs. He's finally willing to submit to his father's archaic and old-fashioned ideas about the fated mate bond. But instead of the unimportant and dorky mate he left. . . after making it very clear he found her shifter heat embarrassing. . .he finds a woman so powerful and protected she's practically running the whole company. Not to mention she has his father wrapped around her little finger. . . (Archer is 30 and Daisy is 27)
That one night by jannelynch
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Just one night, just one time. ELENA I always believed Adrian was the one for me. Even when life kept us busy, we were happy. He showed his love in his own quiet ways, and I trusted that. I believed in us. Or maybe... I believed in the version of us I had built in my head. Until one night, a folder filled with secret messages shattered everything I once trusted. ADRIAN I thought I had everything. A woman I loved. A thriving career. A child we were about to welcome into the world. But one temptation from my past nearly destroyed everything I had built. Two years later, our marriage still stands. But forgiveness doesn't erase betrayal. And time doesn't always heal. Yet... could we ever truly come back?
Dragon by kivey39
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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.
The #Kiss Trend by NadiaNevsky88
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Robyn and Nate were supposed to be endgame. She thought they were rowing in the same direction; he thought their foundation was solid. Then, there was a kiss---revealing cracks they'd both overlooked. Now they're circling each other with all the sharp edges of people who loved deeply and broke badly. Nate is left wondering if he can rebuild a relationship that fully collapsed, while Robyn questions whether anything short of science fiction could bring back the trust she lost. CW: Physical affair (a kiss) and Emotional affair Rankings: #1 OWDrama 12/20/25 #2 Cheating 12/21/25
Back to Him Trilogy Book Two: Before Him **First Draft** by CharmingArachnid
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Before Him is an emotional slow-burn about love that arrives too fast, loyalty forged under pressure, and the feelings that take root when you least expect them. Evie Stanley is used to being the steady one. A brilliant engineer at Sloane Enterprises and a successful fantasy author, she balances high-stakes work with deep loyalty to the people she loves. When she begins dating Aaron Denton, a charismatic contractor eager for marriage and children, the relationship feels safe, passionate, and inevitable. With her thirties approaching and fertility concerns looming, Evie agrees to move forward quickly, believing that love should feel like commitment. What starts as devotion becomes pressure. Her boundaries are dismissed, her hesitations reframed as obstacles, and when Aaron lies to her outright, the foundation she trusted begins to fracture. At the same time, Aaron's best friend, Beau, enters Evie's life under devastating circumstances. A decorated soldier injured in a targeted attack, Beau is quiet, guarded, and deeply affected by trauma. As Evie supports him through his recovery, she finds herself forming an unexpected connection, one built on patience, empathy, and mutual respect. What begins as concern grows into something unspoken but undeniable. Torn between the man she is trying to build a life with and the feelings she never meant to have, Evie must confront a difficult truth: love should not require shrinking yourself to fit someone else's plans. Before Him is a story about recognizing red flags, honouring emotional truth, and understanding that sometimes the right love is the one you were never supposed to notice yet.
The Silent Hour by Munroeoffiction
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Julia Marcelli thought she'd won the dream. A husband who adored her, a family who lit up her world, and a home on the Miami coast that felt untouchable. But perfection has a way of splintering. Ethan Marcelli is a man who carries secrets as easily as he carries a case file, and when temptation slips into his world, Julia begins to sense cracks in their marriage she can't explain away. Love. Betrayal. Obsession. Control. In a life built on power and secrets, forever always comes with a price. (ETA The Silent Hour is now an omnibus edition, both books in a duet combined into one. This accounts for the higher chapter count. The story contains intense dark and graphic romance themes, crime-world elements, and later explicit steam. Please review the trigger warnings.)
Love Like Poison by Munroeoffiction
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Aurora Hale knows how to make anything bloom. Roses. Nightshade. Even love. In the sun-washed city of Elysian Coast, she runs Thorn & Bloom-a café-floral atelier that deals in beauty with a bite. Her husband, Jeremiah, is chasing the kind of perfection that photographs well: seaside dinners, charity galas, and promises whispered through polished smiles. But the petals have started to fall. What once felt like devotion now feels like decay, soft, slow, and deliberate. Thier relationship is withering under the weight of its own rot. And in Elysian Coast, everything that grows beautiful must feed on something dying.
The Logic of Loyalty (Formerly Would've Should've Could've) by StellerDeller
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A Marriage in trouble story. They were the "couple goals" from the moment they met in high school. The ones everyone believed would make it. Ten years later, their once-solid marriage begins to fracture under the weight of vicious gossip, half-truths, and misplaced trust. As outsiders worm their way into their private world, Paige and Trevor are forced to confront what's real, what's been lost, and where their loyalties truly lie.
The Unwanted Wife by Toffeemond
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DARK ROMANCE ! Cheating, very twisted, obsessive ML, a lot of trauma... Lizzy's lips tilted up into a self deprecating smile. The divorce papers were filled, his part already darkened by his informations and his signature long dry on the paper. Her own was still fresh. Only twelve hours old. "How long has it been waiting ?" She dared to ask. There was a lot she wouldn't, but this, this she felt like she should know. How long had he been planning on divorcing her ? --- Elizabeth Clark loved her husband. She had found peace in their arranged marriage and as dysfunctional as it seemed, she had cherished her new home with all she had. Dante Giovanni had merely been biding his time, bearing through this hell of a marriage by counting down the seconds until he could get out of it. But when his wife sets him free, he finds out freedom has a bitter taste and that he might have passed by the love of his life. And Lizzy discovers she is more than just a man's daughter or wife, that she deserves more than what she had been given until then and is ready to fight for it.