Dane always said love was like a puzzle: you start with the edges, build a frame, and trust the rest will fall into place. For years, he and Callidora fit perfectly, until his loyalty to his late friend's little sister became the missing piece that didn't belong. What began as compassion twisted into late-night calls, quiet rescues, and promises he had no right to make. When Calli reaches her limits, his apologies are desperate, his love real, but the picture they'd built together had already been pulled apart. Can Dane convince Calli that the picture they once started is still worth finishing, or has their puzzle already fallen apart for good?

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.

Copyright © 2025 by Bookish Dae Caspian Stone, a grumpy mafia king, finds his world irrevocably brightened by Ayla Evans, a sweet and sunny bookseller. In a devastating strategic move to protect her from a rival, he betrays her, shattering her heart and trust. His plan spirals into chaos when someone he trusted the most betrays them,.

"Where hate is uprooted, love grows." Ella has been enslaved by the Raven Pack-brutal, feared, and unforgiving-for twelve years. Trapped in a world where strength and loyalty are forged in blood. Her only hope is to escape and reclaim the freedom that was denied to her. But when an unexpected twist of fate forces her to rely on the very beasts she's been taught to fear and despise, she discovers the unconditional love in their hearts. Now, torn between hatred and an emerging bond, Ella must decide if she can embrace the love that could free her-or be consumed by the cruelty that's kept her captive. *Dystopian society #1 - in werewolf-romance 2023/24 #1- fantasy-romance 2024 #1-humanxwerewolf 9/2024 Highest ranking #2- defiance 15/07/24 #3- Human 2024 #6- werewolf 9/2024 #10-chosemates 11/07/23 # 76 in new 21/11/23 😏 just an idea of trying something different. I'd love for you to check it out .

Emily Dawson was deeply in love with her billionaire husband, Ericson King. they had been married for three years, and during that time, she tried to be everything he had ever dreamed of. But it was never enough, and soon he fell for another, so he threw her out of his life to start a relationship with his secret fling, Alyssa Goodwin. But what he didn't know was that Emily was pregnant and just came into a fortune with the help of her dying grandmother who lived in the South. So she packed up her broken heart and traveled to Louisiana to start her life. over, vowing to never take him back. But what happens when he finds out Alyssa was not who he thought she that the grass was not greener on the other side! Instead, it was dry and dead on the inside? What happens when he has to travel to Louisiana for business and runs into his ex-wife? Seeing two twins that look exactly like him... what happens when his feelings for her come rushing back? Will Emily take him back, or will she seek revenge, or will it be a little bit of both? join them on this twisted love story with love, betrayal, and heart break it's a story like no other. 😈😉

COMPLETED✅ Arturo Vasquez -Head of Spanish mafia- was planning on accepting the proposal of Russian mafia leader Ivan Volkov's for his daughter, Aiyana, for her hand in marriage. Laying the cards down on the table, Marco Dominic Valentino - Head of the Italian mafia - makes a better counteroffer, hence it's settled that Aiyana would marry Amren Valentino, the heir for the Italian mafia. They only met once before they're married, but sometimes once is enough. Challenges and hurdles thrust their way left and right, leaving the couple no chance but to manifest this fake relationship into something real. ❣️•••❣️ Excerpt : "I think I'm strong enough to handle myself" She confesses with specks of anger darting through her eyes. I groan "You are, but it doesn't mean I like you being away from me in case anything happens" I stress my words, my breath hitting her face in gentle waves. "Shall you put me on a leash too?" She spits defiantly, smelling the tinge of alcohol on her breath, the knife digging deeper into my skin, I feel it's only moments away from piercing through my skin. My eyes snap to her angry contortions, her eyebrows furrowed, mouth slightly agape. "Come on, dance with me. The earth is spinning, we can't just stand on it" ❣️•••❣️ *I do not own any of the pictures used in this book, they belong to their rightful owners. *contains cursing. *contains mature themes. *focuses more on the romantic aspect, but I guarantee there's some action;) HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 in mafiamarriage #7 in ForcedMarriage #1 in mafiaking #1 in arranged #10 in arrangedmarriage #1 in fastpaced #1 in fake #1 in darkacademia #3 in mafia #1 in marriage #6 in completed #4 in youngadult #1 in enemies #1 in enemiestolovers #1 in drama #1 in spicy

Maliyah Davenport built a new life in Florida after escaping an abusive relationship. But when a family crisis brings her back to Boston, she decides to stay for good. Working as a director for a domestic violence program, she's finally finding her footing-and maybe something more with Boston Police Detective Reed Morrison. Reed is charming and protective, but when things start to feel serious, he pulls away-ending things just before Maliyah's dangerous past catches up with her. Now everything has changed. Reed knows what he almost lost, but Maliyah has learned that some people only fight for you when it's convenient-and she's done fighting alone. She deserves someone who will stand and fight for her. Can Reed prove his love is real, or will Maliyah's shadows be too much to overcome?

---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.

He's the storm. She's the sunshine. Magnolia, Louisiana, will never be the same. Maverick Hayes came to Magnolia to stand up in his best friend's wedding, not to put down roots. A former Marine with scars too deep to count, he's spent his life running from the wreckage of his past. But when a gruff favor at a women's shelter pulls him into the orbit of Kayla Broussard, he finds himself caught between walls he's built and a light he can't resist. Kayla has always been the strong one-teacher, caretaker, and the quiet force behind The Magnolia House, a shelter she built in honor of a friend she couldn't save. She knows better than to fall for a man with storm clouds in his eyes. Yet every time Maverick shows up-for her students, for the shelter kids, for her-the pieces of her heart fall faster. When Maverick's past crashes back into Magnolia, threatening everything he's found, Kayla must decide if her sunshine can weather his storm. Together, they'll learn that home isn't where you're from-it's who you fight for.

Alice: Running from a nightmare past, I find myself in GaleTown Texas, population I have no idea because as soon as I get to town a huge but kind stranger scoops me up and brings me to his home. Little did I know, his intentions were for me to never leave again. He wants me in his bed, in his life, and tied to him forever. Nash: Lightning strikes in GaleTown once again. According to the town legends, men of GaleTown find their soulmate with just one glance. I was skeptical after all this time until a tiny injured angel walked into the diner. Now she's mine, and I'll never let her go. She's mine to protect. If only I could convince her of that. This is part of a series. Each book is a standalone with interconnecting couples. This series follows the Brooks brothers as they each find their destined soulmates. Each book is a different couple. WARNING: This book contains an over the top, possessive, alphahole. This is an insta-love story. For readers 18+ ONLY.