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Faithless Vows- A Dark Irish Mob Romance-WIP by HopingForTheBest44
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Long before I understood what marriage meant, I was promised to him- an arrangement made to bind our families together-and with it, my future to Ronin Byrne. I was the girl from Ireland-wide-eyed, raised to believe marriage was a sacred vow kept for life. He was the heir to Boston's Irish mob-his father's crown waiting to pass to him the moment we said "I do." I thought we were already partners. I thought he chose me. But Ronin set me straight the night I became his bride. In front of his men, in front of God and everyone who mattered, he showed me exactly what the promises he made to me were worth-nothing. He broke me with a smile as he walked away with another woman, leaving me standing in the wreckage of my own faith. He made his choice, and I made mine. I disappeared, covered my tracks, and buried the girl he broke-so deeply I hoped she would never resurface again. But the past has a way of finding you-no matter how well you bury it. And when the man who once ruled my heart-my husband-tracks me down to remind me that wives don't get to vanish, that I belong to him, he won't find the woman who loved him without question. The girl who gave him her whole heart no longer exists. If he wants me again, he'll have to decide how much he's willing to bleed to earn back what he destroyed. I'm Alannah O'Connell... and this is my heartbreak. Content & Historical Context Notice Faithless Vows is a dark, emotionally intense romance set in the 1950s, and reflects the social attitudes, power dynamics, and criminal realities of the era. This book includes on and off-page cheating/infidelity, sexual content, coercive dynamics, emotional manipulation, public humiliation, threats and intimidation, historical organized crime elements, and situations that may be triggering for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
𝐵 𝑜 𝓇 𝓇 𝑜 𝓌 𝒾 𝓃 𝑔     𝐸 𝓍 𝒾 𝓈 𝓉 𝑒 𝓃 𝒸 𝑒  by Suxllbc
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"What happens when a FWB arrangement turns into something it shouldn't have?" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .( Not Edited)
Duty and Desire by KaelynElise
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Lady Eleanora, the dutiful eldest daughter of a duke, accepts a marriage of alliance to Crown Prince Anthony without protest. Graceful and admired, she is everything a future queen should be. But Anthony falls for her younger sister-the one who wants no crown, no court, no throne. Bound by an uneasy agreement, Duty and Desire bind them together while pulling them apart. When Duty and Desire collide, Eleanora must face whether her devotion will cost her the one thing she was never meant to want-love.
The Ingram Arrangement: A Billionaire Contract Marriage Story by UCLume
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"Of course, I promise. She's my wife." One truth. One lie. And the beginning of his downfall. She never meant to become his scandal. He never meant to make her his wife. When a leaked video threatens both his family and reputation, Kyle Ingram does what any ruthless billionaire would - he fixes the problem with a contract. Three years. Ten million dollars. And Francesca, his ex-best friend, as his bride. The contract arrangement was supposed to be simple. There's just one problem- Francesca isn't the liar he thinks she is. And Kyle isn't as easy to read as she once believed. As their marriage turns messier, hotter, and far more real than either of them planned, someone begins targeting the Ingram family from the shadows. In the Ingram world, weakness is an invitation. And Kyle's greatest weakness might just be the wife who refuses to be his. THE MENDED HEARTS SERIES Book 1: The Unseen Bride (Keith & Ella) Book 2: The Indebted CEO (Marcus & Celeste) Book 3: The Ingram Arrangement (Kyle & Francesca) Each book is a complete standalone with guaranteed HEA.
Out of Time by evadec123
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Madison My best friend and neighbor, Piper, is trying to arrange a blind date for me. I agree because she doesn't take no as an answer. But why won't she tell me his name? Anyway, it is just for tonight and I want to have some fun? Liam I managed to stay away from her for years because I'm no good for her. Will I have the strength to keep my hands off her one more time? ******** When Madison left her secure and stable job in the financial industry for an uncertain position within a startup, she regretted nothing. Well almost nothing. She regretted that she will not be seeing her CEO Liam Carver anymore. Liam is a big player both in business and in private affairs. Billionaire always on the move for the next new venture. She knew she was not his type but catching a glimpse of him while he passed through her section on the way to his next meeting, was more than enough to make her day. Three years later Madison has a new life and new friends and life couldn't be better. But she never forgot gorgeous looking ex CEO. Liam can't believe his luck when he discovers that the mysterious neighbor is Madison. She worked for him few years ago, but that is not the reason why he remembered her. Madison was the most beautiful woman he ever saw and the only one he will not let himself touch. Torn between his inner demon and the desire to see her again the pull towards her makes him accept Piper's matchmaking offer to hook him up on this blind date. Well not so blind form him because he exactly knows what he is getting in to... Or doesn't he? Mature content, if you do not like explicit descriptions of intimacy between two people, please do not read.
The Home Office (Dis)Advantage by EllieJordan
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Since escaping an uncomfortable home life where her mother married her bully's father, Marissa thought she was done accepting betrayal. Until she walks in on her boyfriend sleeping with someone she considered a close friend. To make matters worse, she has to keep holding things in because her pseudo-sister is in a high-risk pregnancy and her husband is her ex's best friend. After enduring months of holding things in to keep the peace, she's faced with the ultimate betrayal: they're naming the baby after her cheating ex. As if that wasn't enough, her manager had lied to her about a promotion, and her incompetent subordinate was now her boss. Done with being everyone's pushover, Marissa decides to take a step back from the friends who betrayed her, quit her toxic job, and find a lucrative job in the company of her dreams. The catch? She will have to work under her childhood bully, turned stepbrother, Gideon. And as an added stipulation, she'll need to go back home for Friday night dinner every week. Now she'll have to decide if her career is worth returning home and facing demons she'd been keeping at bay for almost a decade.
Hurricane Season by lilp29
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She came home early. She shouldn't have. Noa Reevse is a therapist. She spends her days sitting across from people in the worst moments of their lives, holding their pain with both hands, and sending them home better. She is very good at it. She is also, it turns out, very good at not looking too closely at her own. Until the afternoon, she opens a door she was never supposed to open. Fifteen seconds. That's all she records. That's all she needs. And then, a week later, she puts on a burgundy dress, walks into her husband's televised political forum, and raises her hand. She has the video. She never has to play it. His silence does the work for her. "Hurricane Season" is about what happens after the worst imaginable betrayal, after the divorce papers are filed, after the woman who taught everyone else how to survive the unsurvivable has to figure out how to do it herself. For readers who need their protagonist to be the storm.
His Rules, My Ruin  by HerDarkFiction
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He made the rules. I was never supposed to break them. Isabella Romano was born into bloodlines and betrayal. She was supposed to be protected. Instead, she's being married off to the one man she hates most - Lucian Moretti. Cold. Dangerous. Untouchable. He's the heir to a mafia empire, and now... her husband. Their marriage was meant to end a war. But love was never part of the deal. In a world of power, passion, and broken vows - she must survive him... or ruin him. 🖤 For fans of enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, dark romance, and morally grey men who don't play fair.
The Billionaire's Contract Bride by Adams26
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In a world where love is often overshadowed by wealth and power, Lena Hart's fairy-tale engagement to billionaire Dominic Blackwood seems like a dream come true. Beneath the dazzling lights, champagne toasts, and public adoration, however, lies a chilling truth one that shatters everything she thought she knew about love and trust. When Lena uncovers a confidential agreement hidden in Dominic's pocket, she realizes their relationship is not built on passion, but on a calculated arrangement with an expiration date. Forced to maintain the illusion while her heart quietly breaks, Lena must navigate a dangerous game of deception, control, and hidden motives. As secrets unravel and emotions blur the lines of a contract meant to keep them detached, one question lingers: can something that started as a deal ever become real or will betrayal destroy them both before time runs out?
Healing begins with Forgiveness by loueenjones
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Some betrayals shatter more than a relationship. They shatter who you thought you were. Abby believed she had built a life on love, loyalty, and trust. A future carefully shaped with the man she loved. Until one moment changed everything. One confession. One betrayal. One truth she never saw coming. Suddenly Abby is forced to confront the deepest wound of all, not only the loss of the life she thought she had, but the question that follows every heartbreak: How do you forgive the unforgivable? As secrets surface and emotions collide, Abby begins a journey through pain, anger, faith, and ultimately healing. Along the way she discovers that forgiveness is not weakness, it is the bravest decision a person can make. But forgiveness does not erase the past. And some choices change lives forever. When another woman's letter arrives, everything Abby believes about love, betrayal, and redemption will be tested. Because sometimes healing does not begin with justice. Sometimes healing begins with forgiveness.