Two dying packs. One dangerous lie. And a bond neither of them can escape. The war between the Steelclaw and Riverbend packs has raged for centuries- and now it's destroying them from the inside out. Wolves are dying faster than they can be replaced. Pups are no longer being born. Extinction is no longer a possibility... It's a certainty. Peace comes with a price. Elizabeth of Riverbend is given to the enemy Alpha in a forced union meant to end the bloodshed. Her mate-in-name is Arlo Steelclaw- cold, powerful, and feared by every wolf who speaks his name. Their marriage will bind the packs under one treaty... if they can keep the lie alive. They must convince everyone they've been secretly, obsessively in love for a year. Every touch practiced. Every heated look rehearsed. Every shared bed strictly for appearances. Until it's not. Arlo's dominance is suffocating-and intoxicating. Elizabeth's defiance makes him burn. What begins as obligation turns into temptation, then desire so fierce it leaves them shattered and gasping in the dark. Each stolen moment blurs the line between deception and truth, between enemies and something far more dangerous. But loving the enemy Alpha could cost Elizabeth everything. As rival wolves circle and betrayal threatens the fragile truce, one truth becomes clear: lies can ignite passion- but only love can survive the coming war.

[WATTYS 2025 HONORABLE MENTION] 🔥Rated R for mature sexual content and graphic language 📚For fans of You've Got Mail (and underwear kinks) OR as one reader put it: "A yuletide story of what happens when his package gets shoved in her box by mistake." *** Zoey Franklin's post-college life is a mess. She's jobless, newly single, stuck living with meddling parents, and forced to hang out with her parents' friends, the Londers (AKA complete strangers), for Christmas. The only thing maintaining her sanity? A flirty, banter-filled text exchange with a mystery man, sparked by a package mix-up. Tristan Londer is finally going home for Christmas for the first time in forever. While he hoped for some much-needed quality time with his family, instead he gets a house full of strangers taking over his space. Especially that one stranger--the one with the voice, and the eyes, and the sass, who's claimed his bedroom as hers for the trip. Even though Zoey Franklin is the most beautiful woman he's ever seen, he can't stand the entitled princess. Good thing he has his mystery woman to text with late at night. If there's anyone who can turn his mood around, it's her. *** Cover co-designed by @LNRoberts1 and myself

She came to paint his portrait. But instead uncovered her past, a secret and a love worth risking everything. . ✧ . Victoria was only meant to paint his portrait. A quiet artist with a haunted past and a love for color that hides her scars, she never expected to catch the eye of a king. Let alone his heart. But from the moment their eyes met, it was as if fate had chosen them. And one dangerous, forbidden kiss changed everything. King Lucien has ruled with fire and precision, never wavering. But Victoria awakens something reckless in him. Possessive, protective, and willing to tear down the walls of his own court to keep her safe. And Lucien soon finds that love does not come without cost. With enemies circling and secrets surfacing, his kingdom is no longer his greatest concern-she is. As shadows from Victoria's past begin to whisper the truth of a royal bloodline she never knew, she's forced into a world of power, betrayal, and revenge. Some would rather see her silenced than see her crowned. Others will do anything to expose her. And through it all, Lucien would burn the world for her. One kiss changed everything. But the truth might ruin them both.

A Good Girl's Guide To Being Naughty • • • Ivy Collins is a normal 21 y/o woman. Except for the fact she's a virgin ... or at least she was until she had sex with her university rivals hockey captain. After a quick (devastatingly quick) night with the man and being called a lousy lay, Ivy made a promise to herself that she wouldn't do it again ... sex that is. Who needs sex when all it brought was insecurities and more, and it wasn't even that good to begin with. Enter Asher Hudson, Ice Hockey captain, her brothers best friend and her best friends brother - triple trifecta of why she shouldn't get involved with him. But when he overhears a conversation Ivy has with her best friend, he gives her an offer she can't refuse. Well, she can, and she should, but why would she want to? Three months, she helps him with his grades, and he'll help her with her sex life. Only one rule, don't fall in love. Easy, right? He'll teach her everything she wants to know, and show her that sex can be fun, you just have to know how to do it right. And Ivy should refuse, after all he's the Ice Hockey captain, her brother's best friend and her best friend's brother - but what's the fun in that. Ivy knows she should say no, but she won't. And she won't fall in love, she can't. ••• Completed • First Draft - Edited. Watty2025 winner #1 in #Romance #1 in #Brotherbestfriend #2 in #bestfriendsbrother #2 in #icehockey

Rachel Warren was an ordinary maiden leading an ordinary yet secure life, until an unforeseen misfortune forces her to take up a post as governess to two young girls. Follow her as she travels the paths of her life where she gets her first job, falls in love and finds herself in the middle of adventures she had never dreamed of.

[ an autumn slowburn romance ] Asterin and Jayce have met before. Yet, they are strangers to each other except for the familiarity of each other's broken hearts. When Jayce is suspended from work until he produces a diagnostic report stating that he is mentally fit to work again, he finds himself at Asterin's doorstep, the so-called best therapist in town, only to flee her office in rage and determination. But annoyingly, they keep stumbling upon each other. Maybe - just maybe - their meetings are significant enough to assume there is a possible answer to the question 'why'. Join them as they discover, heal, grow and embrace their scars. Together. [70,000-80,000 words] - WINNER OF THE ROMANCE READS CONTEST HELD BY @Romance - WATTPAD INDIA AWARDS SHORTLIST 2021

A teacher turned volunteer. A quiet cowboy and his little boy. One accidental introduction - and two lives that start to find each other across continents, time zones, and fate itself. Because sometimes, the right person is waiting in a place you never planned to go. ************************************* For Isla Cohen, this year is about saying yes. Yes to adventure. Yes to helping others. Yes to something more. Teaching can wait - but volunteering in Sri Lanka and backpacking across Europe with her best friend, Hazel, can't. Meanwhile, halfway across the world, Hazel is working a ski season in Aspen, Colorado - where she befriends three brothers: Asher, Reid, and Finn Calloway, visiting from their family ranch in Canada. Between snowstorms and coffee shifts, stories start to travel both ways. The brothers hear about Isla - bright, stubborn, and full of sunshine - and can't help but imagine how perfectly she'd suit their brother, Levi, a quiet cowboy and devoted single dad who hasn't smiled the same since everything changed. And Hazel agrees. Maybe fate just needs a little push. With one meddling best friend and three matchmaking brothers, two strangers who've only heard about each other begin to fall for a love story that feels written in the stars. Because sometimes, even across oceans, the heart knows where it belongs.

This is the third in my 'Breaking' Series. Thomas Cooper has lived a hard life since leaving the ranch four years ago. The kind of life that changes a man. Circumstances bring him back to the ranch and to the only family he's ever known and the only woman he has ever loved. Too bad life has long since turned him cold and hardened his heart.

"𝑆ℎ𝑒'𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛." When Isabella's village is burned, she is taken captive by the ruthless Commander Warren. Initially meant for the King but instead claimed by him. She refuses to break. As rebellion brews and loyalties blur, she must choose to fight for freedom or embrace the darkness beside the man who stole it.

18+ *can be read standalone* (Not finished editing) THESE ARE NOT HISTORICALLY ACCURATE ON PURPOSE A steamy and hot historical romance. Miss Faye Brookes was destined for the perfect life. Young, beautiful and desired by many and friendly to all, which made her the diamond of the ton in her first season. However, when chronic illness strikes and she loses her engagent, she becomes a burden on her family and forgotten to the ton. Stuck at home, facing spinsterhood, the last thing she was expecting is to be offered marriage by the handsome and proper Duke Of Rodbury. Felix Emerson, Duke of Rodbury, wasn't supposed to be a Duke. As the bastard son of the late Duke of Rodbury, he was handed the title when his father passed with no other heirs. Despising his father and the title for how his father ruined his mothers life, Felix has sworn off ever falling in love and letting someone have control over him. The last thing he needed was to be caught in scandal with the unknown daughter of a lord, Miss Brookes. A marriage of convenience, the Duke gets a wife to keep the ton at bay, and Miss Brookes gets freedom from her family all too ready to be rid of her. Except the Duke wasn't prepared for the innate attraction towards his new wife, nor the strange secrets she hides from him. He refuses to fall in love and she doesn't feel worthy of it. But the powerful attraction between them won't be ignored and their marriage of convenience starts to become too real.