{2022 WATTY SHORTLISTER} {18+ COMPLETED} England, 1842 Lady Hutton, otherwise known as Penelope Chapman, cares not that her husband has a wandering eye. That is, until he wanders away completely--all the way to the continent with his mistress, where he's been for the last five years. Abandoned, Penelope decides she shall not spend her life living without the occasional night of casual companionship. But then Penelope meets British naval officer Beckett Ash, and she realizes that there isn't anything casual about him. The man who has been assigned to protect her whilst uncovering a smuggling operation at her summer house party is strikingly handsome, and their connection is increasingly difficult to ignore. There are only two problems. Firstly, Beckett hasn't a clue that Penelope already has a husband. And secondly, his best friend and fellow naval officer is Penelope's protective half-brother. What happens when Beckett decides to marry an already married woman?

Available on Amazon/KU now. Lily thought their story was just beginning. Now, she's not sure it was ever real at all. Declan was her always. From the day they met to the moment they said I do, he filled her world with the kind of love that made forever feel too short. Their first days as husband and wife pass in a blur of laughter, happiness, and the quiet certainty that nothing could change the way she felt about him... until she overhears a conversation that was never meant for her ears. "Sweetheart, you need to trust me." Their love felt like a dream, but all dreams must end. Lily is left disillusioned and heartbroken, questioning if everything between them had been a lie, or if there was an even more painful truth hiding behind Declan's betrayal. The Ring Thief is a marriage in trouble, second chance romance, with perceived cheating, toxic families and other woman drama.

Trope: OW Drama / Girl Best Friend / Puts OW first Brian O'Connor checks off every single checklist in Sara Wakefield's list of her dream man. The only problem is? Sara is not the only woman in Brian's life. Sara is left playing second fiddle while Brian prioritises his single mom "bestie" and her 1 year old son. How long can Sara keep up feeling like the outsider in this little cosy trio?

Agustin DeLuca looked at the photos infront of him, rage burning through his veins, as he watched his wife in someone else's arms. ~~~~ He was one of the most renowned businessman of the country, know for his ruthlessnes and arrogance. He prided himself for being good at reading people like an open book, he thought nothing goes unseen from his scrutinizing eyes, yet the irony, he couldn't see the truth of his own wife when inoccence was written all over her face, vulnerability swirling in her doe eyes, silently begging for him to believe her. He lost everything that mattered to him two years back, because he chose to trust the wrong person, but now that he knows the truth, there is nothing he won't do to get her back, nothing. 'Get ready Onika DeLuca , I am coming,' he said to himself, determination shining in his orbs, holding a dark promise. ~~~~ "I promise you, the face I remember before dying will be yours, the last thing I will wish to see will be you, whether it is today, tomorrow or fifty years from now.It will always be you, Onika". -Agustin DeLuca.

-Completed- What would you do if the man you trust the most, brings you pain and anguish? Could you forgive him? A married woman hears from her beloved husband that he doesn't want to be married anymore, and after hearing this devastating news, she makes the decision to remain strong. And maybe her husband will discover that he didn't know what he was asking for. Tags: Grovel, regret, forgiveness, second chance, HEA, emotional cheating (off page). Main couple: Adam and Sophie No physical cheating. Talk with OW (off page). Celibate. Besotted hero. Besotted husband. Grovel. Happy ending for the main couple. Second chance. Married couple. Separation for week/months. Possessive. Mine. Strong language. Sex scenes. Chapters: 20-25 chapters with epilogues "I will not hate you. But be warned, at this moment, I am tempted to say, even now, I will not take you back. So, if you do it Adam, just forget you were married to me. Just forget about me. In case you are thinking of taking a sample in what seems like a delicious buffet, offered by your beloved friends, and then, after everything, if you feel like coming back here asking me for a second chance, Adam, darling, you are going in for a bad, very bad surprise! I will not take you back. Even loving you, I will not take you back!" I pause and continue Just read if you like HEA and forgiveness.