Betrayal built walls around Della's heart. Now, a chaotic café encounter threatens to knock them down. After losing her fiancé and her best friend to each other, Della turns to complete emotional avoidance: work is her shield, solitude her safety. But a chance meeting with a few vibrant personalities pulls her into a whirlwind of genuine connection - particularly with someone whose presence unnerves her in the best possible way. Drawn into this warm, messy circle, Della faces a choice: confront whether she's ready to risk vulnerability again or continue living safely on the periphery of life. ⚠️ Content Warnings ⚠️ This story contains references to: • Past infidelity • Pregnancy loss/miscarriage • Emotional trauma and healing

Annabelle has already watched alcohol take someone she loved. After six months of putting her life on hold, she comes home determined to start over - until Ezra crashes into her life with sharp banter, quiet nights on the dock, and feelings she never planned for. When she discovers the truth he's been hiding, Annabelle is forced to choose between loving him and losing herself. Some endings look like beginnings. Some beginnings come at a cost. The End Before the Beginning is an emotional slow-burn romance about grief, addiction, and choosing yourself - even when it means walking away from the person you love.

"Let's get a divorce." The words should have broken her. Instead, she felt nothing. Claire Bennett thought she had built a quiet, ordinary marriage with Ethan Miller until the day he asked to leave for his first love, Vanessa Reed. Without tears or arguments, Claire signs the papers and walks away, determined to return her life to the way it was before Ethan. But cutting contact completely is never simple. Vanessa's envy runs deep, and Ethan's certainty begins to crumble as the woman he left behind starts to shine without him. When a mysterious artist named Ryan Carter steps into Claire's life, he challenges everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and self-worth. In a world where appearances mean everything, Claire learns that the greatest revenge is peace, and that the right love never asks her to wait.

In a past time, two people from two very different kingdoms marry and all is good...until his wife meets the woman who shares his bed.

Toxic billionaire. Mafia danger. Sexual obsession. Secret identity twins. Rated 18+. Luca Hale doesn't speak. He doesn't beg. He doesn't chase. But the night he saw Eloise... something snapped. Silence turned into obsession. He doesn't want her attention he wants her submission." He doesn't speak of desire. He commands it. She's elegance in heels. He's obsession in a suit. She doesn't know she has a twin. He's never stopped loving the wrong one. But in this office, boardroom, and bed... I say nothing stays professional for long. His Silent Claim

For years, Emily thought she had it all. She had a loving husband, a beautiful home, and a successful career. But when her husband reveals that he's been cheating on her, her world comes crashing down. Emily is left reeling, trying to pick up the pieces of her broken heart and her shattered life. As she struggles to come to terms with her husband's betrayal, Emily meets a man who challenges everything she thought she knew about love. He's charming, passionate, and everything her husband is not. But as Emily falls deeper and deeper in love, she realizes that the pain of heartbreak never truly goes away. She is torn between the life she's built and the new love that beckons to her. As Emily navigates the complexities of love and heartbreak, she must decide whether to stay and fight for her marriage or leave and start anew. "Love Me or Leave Me" is a gripping tale of pain, love, and the choices we make in pursuit of our own happiness. #370 - marriage #36 - husbandandwife #248 - loving

As the text message notification pinged on her phone, Maria's heart sank. She knew who it was from and what it meant. Her husband's infidelity had been an open secret for months, but seeing the evidence in black and white was a new level of pain. Maria felt like she was drowning in a sea of betrayal and heartbreak, and the idea of ever trusting again seemed impossible. She knew that the road ahead would be long and difficult, but one thing was clear - the wounds of infidelity cut deep, and time alone would not heal them.

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]

My husband was in a terrible accident that required six months of physical therapy. While I stood by him, cheering him on, he was making plans to leave me. For his physical therapist.

As a single mom intent on making a better life for my two children and myself, I gave up dating while I finished my degree and started a new job. Then I met Edge and we began casually but soon became more. I was well on my way to falling in love with him and he was getting to know my children. Our future looked bright... ...until one night, at a party a his house, I overheard him telling his female best friend (and someone who had once been more to him) something about me that cut me deep. So, I cut him out of my life because while you can say anything you want about me, saying something about my children is a whole different story...