Marianna was never meant to be a pawn. When Kade enters her life, he does so with intention. A lie. Disowned by his powerful rival family, he uses Marianna to secure what he's been denied: access, protection, and her family's connections. Their marriage is supposed to be a strategy. A means to an end. Except Kade doesn't expect to fall in love with her. What begins as careful manipulation turns into something dangerously real. Stolen glances linger too long. Arguments end in confessions neither of them are ready to make. Every quiet moment chips away at the wall Kade built between who he is and who he's pretending to be. And threaded through it all is a bond that refuses to behave: distant, muted, wrong. Like it's waiting. Watching. Holding its breath. When Marianna finally learns who Kade really is, and why he chose her, the fallout is brutal. The truth detonates everything: her love, her trust, the future she thought she was choosing. She walks away shattered, furious, done. Whatever fragile thing existed between them is ashes in her hands. And that's when it happens. When Marianna has nothing left to give him. When she's chosen herself. When she's finally, truly through- The bond snaps into place. Sudden. Violent. Unmistakable. The universe doesn't reward patience. It doesn't care about timing or forgiveness. It simply claims what it's owed, binding her to the man who betrayed her at the exact moment she no longer wants him. Betrayal was always part of the plan. Falling in love was not. And the bond? The bond has the worst sense of humor of all.

A marriage of convenience. A heart never meant to be involved. When Clara Evans loses her sister, she'll do anything to protect her niece-even marry a man who doesn't believe in love. Alexander Graves is cold, powerful, and emotionally unreachable. To him, marriage is a contract, not a promise. Their union is meant to be simple: shared custody, shared space, no feelings involved. But living with a man who touches her without tenderness and walks away without regret slowly breaks Clara in ways she never expected. And when she stops hoping, stops asking, and starts choosing herself, Alexander realizes the truth too late- The woman he never meant to love is the one he's about to lose. A slow-burn, emotionally intense romance about sacrifice, silence, and learning the cost of taking love for granted.

Ria Koss has never needed anyone to tell her who she is. Which made it so much worse when she heard exactly who Josh thought she was. She walked out with her head high and her heart intact. He's been trying to find the words ever since. Some men don't know what they have until it's gone. Some women don't wait around to find out.

MONTANA He was the love of my life-until he left me standing in the wreckage of our marriage. Five years later, Jared Manelis is a world champion boxer, and the father of my daughters. The man he is today is galaxies away from the boy with blood on his knuckles who once promised me forever. Now a stranger, with the world at his fingertips and a talent for irritating me to no end. But when he's left fighting for his life after a championship match, everything changes. Suddenly, the man who broke me is back inside the walls I built to keep him out. Now he's asking questions we've both avoided for years; while our present battles to keep us apart, our past fights to be brought to the light and bind us together again. JARED Five years ago, fame, pride, and one stupid choice cost me my marriage-and the family I'd always dreamed of. Now I'm with a woman I don't love, have an ex who smiles at everyone but me, and a daughter too nervous to meet my eyes. Then I'm shot after the biggest night of my career-and all I can see is her. When death caresses your cheek, you know it's time to fight for what you want. So I force my way back into her world, where she can't ignore me anymore, and begin my fight for the truth, a chance to be us again. I'll remind her why she chose me all those years ago and show her why I'm worth choosing again.

Grovel Guys Book #3 What could be the worse way to fuck up your marriage? Keeping the divorce papers hidden and ready, just in case things didn't work out. And what could be worse than that? Your wife finds out, signs it and disappears just because of your one crack in commitment.

She was light. He was ruin. And he would burn the world before letting her go. Elena never expected her quiet life to end in a gilded cage. But one look from Dante Moretti-the ruthless billionaire mafia king-and her fate was sealed. Taken. Owned. Claimed. Dante doesn't believe in love. Only power, possession, and control. And Elena? She's the one thing he refuses to lose, no matter how much of himself he has to destroy to keep her. But she isn't the weak, breakable girl he thought she was. And the deeper she falls into his dark world, the more she begins to unravel the man behind the monster. A king can't afford a heart. But what happens when his obsession becomes his downfall?

Pearl Bamford has been gloriously single ever since divorcing her cheating ex. She's built an empire of fun, freedom, cheeky flirting, and strictly uncommitted hookups. As for romance? She left that behind with the wedding china and the monogrammed towels. Then her mother gets remarried and just her luck, Pearl acquires a brand-new stepbrother named Finn Cole. He's tall, annoyingly handsome, suspiciously charming, and the sort of man who makes women visibly swoon while weaker men suddenly become profoundly intimidated, as if standing beside him requires emotional fortitude and a functioning ego. Pearl refuses to be impressed. She has sworn off anything involving attachment and plans to keep her heart under lock, key, and reinforced sarcasm. But Finn has that slow mischievous grin, unbothered confidence, and infuriating patience. He's determined to see past her cool exterior, and Pearl is determined to remain an uncrackable delight. Can Finn infiltrate a heart she insists is permanently frostbitten, or will he learn the hard way that charming a Bamford is as difficult as convincing a British aristocrat to switch from Earl Grey to instant coffee? The universe has plans for Pearl. Whether she approves or not.

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.

Tortured. Broken. Mute. That's all Lyana was when I tore her from the clutches of a brutal trafficking ring. To her, I was a saviour-the only one she could cling to, the only one she trusted to keep her safe. And when she refused to return to the family who had abandoned her, fate left us with only one choice: marriage. But the truth is, I was never a saviour. My hands are stained, my soul far from clean. Yet if my wife insists on seeing me as her protector...then I will be. For her. And only her.