"I love my husband," she whispers. "I love him. I do." I slip my tongue into her mouth as she speaks. "That's fine, darling. He doesn't have to know... I won't tell him if you don't." * An emotionally closed off man with unhealed trauma and a woman in an unhappy marriage begin a passionate affair together. WARNING: Contains strong and graphic sexual situations.

Scarlett Jones moved to the city for a fresh start and got herself a successful boyfriend in the process. But why does it seem like something is missing? When Scarlett returns to her home town for her best friend's wedding preparations, can she return to her life in the city, or after meeting handsome, best man Brody will she start her life over and how she wants, back in Whitedale? Brody Matthews is a small town handyman who loves his life in Whitedale, but his dream is to share this life with a special someone, falling in love along the way. When he meets a shy and sweet Scarlett, his dreams feel like they are coming true, but will she break his heart and return to her life back in the city, all without giving Brody and Whitedale a real chance? *** He reaches his hand out to mine and I happily let him hold it. I can feel my heart hammering so loudly in my chest. I bite my bottom lip while gently tracing my fingers in circles over his hand. He grips my hand a little tighter which pulls my eyes to his. "What's going on in that pretty little head of yours?" His voice deep while his fingers move from my hand to push some loose hair behind my ear. My breath hitches in my throat at his touch. His thumb traces my bottom lip, his eyes darken with hunger and need. Clearing my throat, I wriggle out of his hold and divert my eyes down to my lap. *** Dual POV 18+ Mature scenes Strong language

(AU) Harland moved from Santa Carla to Charming when she was twenty two after getting into a fight with her mother. She packed up all of her things and moved to the small town, after she found a small shop that she could turn into a gym where she would teach MMA to anyone who wanted to be in the class. Harland never knew who her father was, nor did she plan to find him, after being with a disappointment of a mother for so many years. She hated the idea of a father, but it seemed he was in the new place she called "home." She didn't know, and he didn't know, until it was all thrown into their faces. She hadn't expected to be stuck with a father, nor did she expect to be stuck with a whole club of bikers claiming to be her "family." She didn't have a family, and she was fine with that, but they weren't. The fiesty, hot-headed girl was loved by them, and she couldn't figure out a clue as to why. What she really didn't expect, was for a newly debuted UFC fighter to come join her gym. She didn't expect him to stick around after a few months either. She didn't expect him to stick around once he met her family. She really didn't expect to find love when her heart had been stone for so long...

Ellanor has been abused by her father since she could remember and that's the life she knew when she left home and that's probably how she ended up in an abusive relationship with Chase , better to face what you know than face the unknown , right ? No , not right . Ellanor is ready to break the cycle and be happy . But what does the future hold she thinks to herself as she walks the streets , broke with only a backpack and nowhere to go . Damion doesn't trust women , even his own mother left him when he was young and vulnerable. He fell in love , got engaged and got his heart broken - He is not letting that ever happen again . His focus is on becoming the UFC lightweight champion, that's the one stable aspect he has in his life - his career. Yes he is a man and can't say no to sex , but that's all these girls are , a quick fuck and they are out the door - they are quite pathetic throwing themselves at me all the time , irritates the shit out of me . Ellanor , the feisty brunette with a dark past finally gets a break to make it big , but Damion the bad boy UFC fighter sure won't make her life easy . There will be blood , a lot of sweat and sprinkle of lust in the story that unfolds between Ellanor & Damion . Warning ⚠️ Mature content , curse words , abusive scenes , steamy scenes 😉

What happens when a wedding planner hates love? ------------------------------------------------------- Elena prepares to give her best friend the best fairy tale wedding day of her life as a gift since she believes marriage is nothing but a cage for women. But when she meets a Handome stranger in Las Vegas days before the wedding who sweeps her off her feet. Elena decides to indulge in the pleasures of the skin with him. There was no danger in her heart in having sex with a stranger. She wasn't going to fall for him and neither was she going to meet him after the wedding... Cupid's Arrow might have other plans. ------------------------------------------------------- Completed short story.

Kat is known for being rough around the edges, but no one knows why. No one but her best friend, Blake. At the age of only seven, her dad died tragically. Her mom noticed a dramatic change in her that was concerning. In light of her new behavior, to distract and help her, her mother hired Blake as her personal trainer. Now, after only two years, she's an experienced streetfighter. Everything is going perfect until her mother gets a new job. She has to leave her best friend and her home for a new school and new faces. But what happens when, after only a few hours of hiding her true self, the school's bad boy breaks down her well built walls? Brett Collins is Alpha of the worlds strongest pack. He is known for his ruthlessness, but when his mate shows up as the new girl, he realizes that the she isn't to be taken lightly. But what happens when both of their secrets start to pour out? Will Kat reject her feelings for Brett? Will she let him in and accept his secret? Or will outside forces threaten to tear them apart altogether?

#3 - not a cliché Kathanya has always dreamed of becoming a professional dancer, to cheer on the sideline in front of a full stadium coming to support their favorite football team. She worked her entire life towards this goal and this year it was all going to come true. This year she would attend the tryout and sign the contract. The hardest part was to be selected and get in. Or so she thought. What happens when she finds out her pain in the ass neighbor is none other than the wide receiver for the Beacons? The football team she was sworn to stay away from in the contract she signed. Have I mentioned he's charming and handsome? The only logical thing to do was to hate him, despise him and hope he would stay for away from her on his own. But let me tell you this... It's hard to hate someone when the more you get to know him the more you discover reasons not to hate him. Follow Kathanya as she navigates the rollercoaster called her life, as she discovers the dark side of the NFL, falls in love and understand the true meaning of friendship.

Hermione Granger, Gryffindor's Good Girl, Head Girl, Cleverest Witch of her Age, Nice to even the lowest of the low, Charity starter, Best Friend, Savior of the World, Best Auror in the making...Wanted for MURDER. Now, how does that even make sense? Draco wants to know...don't you?

❝You're the most beautiful and most exquisite thing that was placed on this earth. No masterpiece could ever compare.❞ Zasha says, brushing his thumb against my cheek. Zasha Sokolov has built his life on one rule: never get attached. In the cold, ruthless world he inhabits, emotional distance is his only armor against the pain of a past that refuses to stay buried. This detachment has been his key to survival and the reason for his meteoric rise to power. But when the position he's fought his whole life to attain comes with a condition- a forced marriage-Zasha's carefully constructed world begins to crack. Adora has always been a beacon of light, masking the shadows that linger in her life. But when her abusive family sells her into marriage to pay off her sister's debt to the Bratva, she quickly realizes her so-called new beginning is nothing more than a fresh kind of hell. Trapped in a union that promises nothing but pain, Adora clings to the hope of escape-until she meets the man she's destined to marry. Zasha never anticipated that his bride would be an arsenophile with a smile as disarming as her fascination with death. Adora's blend of innocence and darkness stirs something in him that he's long suppressed, something that could destroy the fortress he's built around his heart. As their lives become entwined, passion and danger ignite, threatening to consume them both.

[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