Valentina struggles to keep her life together after giving birth to her son, and the baby's father is nowhere to be seen. Vincenzo 'Enzo' as they call him, is a ruthless mafia leader, but he feels like he is missing something. Someone. One fateful night, Valentina gets caught up hiding inside a store, as there is a robbery going on, and Vincenzo just happens to see her running out of the back door. Will Valentina trust him, or will she keep her walls built high?

"You're tense," he murmured, brushing his lips along my jaw. "Don't be. I love this-" his palm smoothed over the curve of my waist, holding me firmer, "-all of you." I wanted to argue, to shrink back from the heat pooling low in my stomach, but then he kissed me again, deeper, silencing the doubt before it could rise. "Do you want me to show you slowly..." his voice was low, steady, hot against my ear, "...or do you want to tell me first?" My heart hammered. "Show me." The smile that curved his lips against my neck was sinful, but the way his hand began to move-slow, deliberate-was reverent. - A man hard as stone falls in love with his teenage daughter's nanny, who is a ray of sunshine. What happens when she makes this man fold?

When bad things happen there must come a silver lining because, without one, there is no moving forward, however, for Iris, it's not all so easy. On the night she got her eviction notice she meets a guy who will become a permanent part of her life moving forward, as well as an unplanned pregnancy. [Single dad, pregnancy, hockey, famous, forced proximity/roommates]

Jules Jenna hates the fact that she's trying to hide in her work to avoid grieving her parents' death. She needs someone in her life and she's never been good with relationships. But one thing she is good at is taking care of kids. She finally decides to take the plunge and adopt a child, whom she now can't imagine life without. Ceaser Thompson, CEO & widower, just found out that he has a child who was given up for adoption. Now he wants his flesh and blood, and the heiress to his companies. He'll do whatever it takes to have her as his own, legally. Read to find out if Ceaser's plan to get his daughter from her new mum, Jules, goes as planned.

Four years ago, Natalia Moretti disappeared. No goodbye. No explanation. Just silence. Once the youngest princess of the Italian mafia, Natalia was raised to obey-to smile, to submit, to accept a future chosen for her. Instead, she chose herself. Now she's back in New York. Her parents are gone. Her brothers rule the Moretti empire. And the boy she once loved-the one who thought she betrayed him-has become a man shaped by power, pride, and unfinished heartbreak. Natalia returns different. Stronger. Untouchable in ways no one expects. She's built a life of her own, far from the shadows she was born into-and she carries a secret that could change everything. As old feelings resurface and fate pulls her back into the orbit of the man she never forgot, Natalia must decide how much of her heart she's willing to risk again. Because love in their world is never simple. And some secrets aren't just dangerous- They're legacy-changing. Heir of Silence is a slow-burn mafia romance about first love, second chances, and the quiet strength it takes to protect what matters most-when the whole world is watching.

"This kiss just sealed the deal. You're mine and only mine now, Grace." His voice is low and rough like gravel and laced with something primal. I stop breathing. The air thickens, electric, heavy like the sky before a storm breaks. Everything stills, but the static between us crackles like it's seconds from combusting. His breath fans across my lips-close, so close-but still not touching. My heart slams against my ribs, erratic and loud, like it's trying to break free from my chest. Then his hand finds my jaw. His palm is rough, warm, grounding-but the look in his eyes? That's a wildfire. Just heat and hunger and something darker. "I..." The word is a whisper, barely there, shaky and useless. I can't finish it. His nose brushes mine in the softest graze, but there's nothing innocent about the way he's looking at me. Like he's seconds away from tearing me apart. Like he's been starving for this. "Say something" he murmurs, voice thick, his eyes flicking to my mouth. My lips part, not to speak, but because I need to breathe, to taste the tension curling like smoke around us. His thumb drags across my lower lip, slow and deliberate. My knees damn near buckle. I grab the front of his shirt, clutching it in both fists like he's the only thing tethering me to the ground. He leans in closer. And then his lips brush mine. Barely. A whisper of a kiss, soft enough to make me shiver. Then he kisses me again.

It's been eight years. Eight years since they split, since they saw each other. The plan was to stay as far away from each other as possible. Plans change...unfortunately. --- T.B.A --- ⚠️| This story is for mature audiences as it contains: - Strong language - Smut - Violence - and more mature themes. ---Rankings--- #1 in guys - 26/01/2026 #2 in money - 03/07/2025 #3 in ceoromance - 29/03/2025 #3 in thewattys - 19/12/2025 #3 in girls - 02/01/2026 [Cover by me] Copyright © noodlesmol, 2024 All rights reserved. I hope you enjoy part 2!

Emily I didn't expect to meet him when I went to my cousin's bachelorette party, didn't expect to go home with him, and definitely didn't expect to be pregnant with his child with no way to tell him. Here I am 4 years later raising our daughter, when I run into him. After breaking the news, he doesn't just want Cora. He wants a family. Braxton One night with Emily has left me wanting more even years later, so when I run into her and she tells me we have a daughter I'm shocked. When the shock wears off, I realize this is the perfect chance to win her heart and my daughter's. Emily

At 25, Bria Roy had fought her way to NYU, proving herself worth every cent her parents reluctantly spent on her education. Growing up in a small California town where ambition was stifled, she vowed to escape and build a life on her own terms. NYU was her chance, and she poured all her energy into academics, avoiding anything that might derail her focus. Parties, friends, and relationships were distractions she couldn't afford. Beneath her quiet resilience was a tender heart she rarely showed. Her carefully controlled life revolved around hard work and solitude-until one ordinary afternoon in a café changed everything. Zane Black, 32, was the epitome of privilege: a millionaire playboy with fast cars, faster women, and a knack for making headlines. But his gilded life shattered when his older brother and sister-in-law died in a car crash, leaving their infant daughter in his care. Unprepared for fatherhood and grieving, Zane was thrust into a role he never imagined. Now, he struggled to balance running the business empire he and his brother built with the delicate responsibility of raising a child, searching for purpose in a life that once thrived on excess. __ One afternoon, Bria sat in a bustling café, her mind foggy from back-to-back exams. The sharp cry of a baby broke through her exhaustion, pulling her attention to a tiny infant wailing in a bassinet near the entrance. The man beside the child-a tall figure in a tailored suit-looked helpless as his efforts to soothe her failed. Before Bria knew it, she was on her feet. Kneeling by the bassinet, her soft whispers and gentle touch quieted the baby almost instantly. When she looked up, she met the man's piercing gaze-equal parts gratitude and something unspoken. In that moment, an ordinary encounter sparked the beginning of something extraordinary. Bria had a feeling their paths would cross again.

After a life-changing event, Grace found herself at the most luxurious hotel in Manhattan with the hope of getting a babysitting job. But the moment she stepped out of the elevator, her entire life changed track. And that was because of Dominic Powers, her employer, the father of a five-year-old. The man who possessed an air of prideful gloom, and appeared hard to approach, the man whose piercing ocean-blue eyes haunted her ever since their first, brief encounter. Will Grace be able to focus on babysitting his daughter? Or will she get distracted and intensely tangled with the irresistible Dominic Powers? ************* This is the revised version of BTBK. Do enjoy reading. And yes... for the smutties who love single-dad romance, there are mature scenes included.