He was never supposed to want her. She was never supposed to look back. But grief does not respect rules. And neither does desire. ENGLAND, 1817 - HAWTHORNE HALL, DERBYSHIRE Nicholas Hale was raised in the shadow of privilege-close enough to power to be trusted, but never close enough to belong. He grew up beside Frederick Ashbourne, bound by loyalty, friendship... and one unspoken command. Stay away from my sister. Isabella was the sun of Hawthorne Hall-beautiful, untouchable, and promised to a future that did not include him. Until Frederick dies. And everything breaks. Now the house is silent. Grief turns to tension. And Nicholas is no longer willing to stay in the shadows. Because Isabella is no longer just forbidden. She is looking at him like she remembers what they almost became. And for the first time- he is not looking away. ⸻ A slow-burn, emotionally charged historical romance about grief, obsession, and the danger of loving what you were never allowed to want. If you like: * forbidden love * brother's best friend * slow-burn tension that becomes unbearable * emotionally intense, character-driven romance Then Hawthorne Hall will ruin you softly.

She walked into my bar with a fake name and eyes that carried centuries of expectation. I don't know why a woman like her-refined, controlled, clearly hiding from a past that spans oceans-is sleeping in the spare room of my Queens loft. She says she's a nobody. But I watch the way she holds a wine glass. The way a British accent slips into her vowels when she's tired. The way she stands like she's never had to slouch for survival. My name is Noah Thorne. I'm a bar manager. I'm loyal. I'm a protector. And I'm about to become the only thing standing between her and the people who want her back in a cage. They call her the Golden Bird. But they forgot the most important rule: Cages break. And when they do, I'll be the one to teach her how to fly.

Kylie left me days after I slid the ring onto her finger. A year later, her sister Mylie called and placed a baby named Addie in my arms. And just like that, I became a dad. My fiancée? Gone. No explanation. No goodbye. Just... gone. So I raised Addie with Mylie's help-learning parenthood in fragments of sleep and quiet panic-while I poured everything I had into my bar. It became my sanctuary. My second family. The only thing I could still control. Somewhere along the way, something between Mylie and me shifted. Not loudly. Not dramatically. Just quietly. Like a door you forgot existed finally clicking open. It wasn't love at first sight. It was something more dangerous than that. It was comfort. It was safety. It was the kind of connection that made me want to keep showing up even when I didn't think I deserved it.

The man I married broke me. Not because he didn't love me- but because he couldn't stay when grief moved in. Three pregnancies. Three losses. One marriage that shattered under the weight of everything we couldn't fix. And somewhere in the silence, in the distance I didn't know how to cross, he made a choice that broke what little I had left. If only I had known how fragile love could be. This is a story about loss that doesn't heal cleanly. About love tested in the quiet. About betrayal that doesn't come from hate-but from weakness. Sometimes heartbreak doesn't arrive all at once. Sometimes it happens slowly, while you're still trying to hold everything together.

Anyone with love for the twisted series by ana huang.. enjoy:)

When you complete a book series but you wish it never ended.....and you want more....This is for you.... This is the story of Niko Volkov and Camilla von Aschberg- the 2nd gen of the Twisted series.... Dive into the story of how they were always meant to be but didn't know it... I will be updating as I write ... Hope you like it. XOXO pixie

"𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫." ︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵ Maikel Marquez was one of the most reputable students in Cleveland College. Known for having an extremely outgoing personality but also being a straight up heartbreaker. Everything is going well but that all changes when his younger sister, Carmen, joins. Carmen is the definition of beauty and brains but also completely innocent and clueless. She doesn't drink, never goes out and has been sheltered her whole life by her family's wealth; meaning Carmen has never gotten a taste of the real world by herself. What happens when she falls into the hands of the wrong person? Damian Galanis. Playboy, heartbreaker and also Maikel's best friend. He is the opposite of Maikel in every way. Yet despite the pair being entirely different to each other, they get along like two peas in the pod. Maikel and Damian support whatever one another decided to do however there was always one thing that was off limits for Damian. Maikel's little sister, Carmen. Damian had never seen Carmen before but as soon as he sets his sight on the wholesome girl, he can't stop thinking about her. Damian has always been handed everything in his life and has never been told the word "no", due to his prosperous parents giving him everything he has ever wanted and more on a silver platter. The problem is, he wants the one thing he can't have. Will things go smoothly between the pair, or will lust and temptation get the best of them? 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝟏𝟖+

Darc is hellbent on seducing and twisting Wynter to his will. Wynter is an angel who's fallen into the Under realm with no memory of her past life, completely at the mercy of demonic and thirsty demons. Meet the brotherhood of vampires in Dark Academy. Darc, Vampire of Dreams. Ash, Vampire of Dishonor. Fane, Vampire of Destiny. Solomon, Vampire of Distortion. Horace, Vampire of Death. Dark Academy's aim is world domination and to enslave all humans when they rise to Earth. Wynter has one year to convince Darc otherwise - all while trying to remember her past, which she has been cursed to forget. While befriending her new vampire friends, Wynter soon finds out their pasts may have already crossed - and if she falls for their charm, her soul will pay the ultimate price. Vampires / Horror Romance / Reverse Harem / Erotica / Academy Romance / 18+