Eight years ago, I fell in love with a widower and the little boy who needed a mother. While everyone else saw Daniel rebuilding his life, I was the one holding it together. I dried Noah's tears, celebrated his birthdays, sat through his fevers, and loved him as if he had been born to me. Every time I asked about marriage, Daniel promised, "Soon." I believed him. Until the day I discovered he wasn't planning our wedding. He was planning his wedding to another woman. To make matters worse, the woman he was marrying had no idea I existed. She believed she was marrying a devoted single father, while the little boy who called me "Mom" had no idea his family was about to fall apart. Walking away should have been easy. Except Noah refused to let me go. A heartbreaking psychological romance about love, sacrifice, betrayal, healing, and discovering that sometimes the greatest love story begins the moment you stop begging someone else to choose you.

She had his heart, his future, and the kind of love people envy. But when the girl from his past reappears armed with old memories and a too-familiar smile. Everything begins to shift. Loyalties blur, trust fractures, and the life she thought was unshakable slowly begins to slip away.

He said it was a mistake. The first time, she believed him. The second time... she learned. Amara thought she had the perfect marriage a loving husband, a beautiful child, and a life many would envy. Until one discovery shattered everything she thought she knew about love, trust, and loyalty. Betrayed. Lied to. Broken. And yet... she forgave him. Because love is patient, right? But when the truth comes crashing down again deeper, darker, and more painful than before Amara is forced to face a reality she can no longer ignore: Some men don't change. They just get better at hiding. Now, she must choose Stay in a love that keeps breaking her... Or walk away and choose herself for the first time. Because this time, it's not just about forgiveness. It's about self-worth. It's about respect. It's about knowing when enough is enough. And when karma finally comes knocking... It won't be loud. But it will be undeniable. "Once was a mistake... Twice was a lesson."

Jules Ortiz had always been in love with Grayson Taylor for years. They had been best friends since grade school when Grayson punched a boy harassing her during recess. Since then they've been inseparable. But there was a problem, Grayson wasn't in love with her, he only had eyes for their other friend Mayci Vegar. She watched their love blossom and then turned toxic. She was there during every breakup and makeup and finally Mayci ended it after years. She was there to pick up the scrubs, they decided to do the craziest things, entering a dating show. there , love begins to blossom. They came out together and in love and were suddenly famous and rich. But as people say, happiness doesn't last forever. She is diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, Grayson promised never to leave her side , they were in this together, but then he gets into a severe car crash which leaves him with amnesia. He doesn't remember the past eights of his life. He doesn't remember dating or loving, only Mayci. He was the first person he called after recovery. He doesn't remember loving her. Now Mayci is back and she is all forgotten. But she wasn't going to sit and wait around for him to remember her for the second time. She was going to spend her remaining time enjoying life and finding herself. Will Grayson be on time to remember her before she leaves the world or Will he be too late.

She was never meant to be the bride. Millie had spent her entire life in the background, quiet, overlooked, and painfully aware that love always belonged to someone else. Especially him. Jake Hathaway, her brother's best friend, the man she loved in silence while he looked at her sister like she was the sun. So when Jake's wedding to her golden sister falls apart the night before it happens, Millie doesn't expect to be the replacement. But she becomes the wife anyway. A stand-in. A substitution. The second choice in a story that was never hers. On their wedding night, he leaves her alone to chase a ghost. And when he returns, it isn't love he offers, it's rules. Distance. Coldness. A marriage built on obligation, not feeling. Then her sister comes back. With a child. And suddenly, the man Millie was never chosen for is a husband, a father, and a stranger living under the same roof. While they build a life in front of her eyes, Millie quietly disappears inside herself. Until the truth unravels. Until lies crack open. Until the man who destroyed her realizes she was the only thing real in a life built on illusion. And by then, loving her back won't be enough. Because some people aren't broken by being left behind. They're broken by being chosen last.

Charlie has loved her husband for the past five years. She thought they had a happy marriage, one built on trust and with love. Until she finds a suspicious item in her husband's luggage from a most recent business trip. The doubt causes her to hire a private investigator. Her world is completely shattered when she receives her first email from him. The life she thought she was living was a lie. That she was never enough.

My fiance was due back from his year-long deployment today. His job was dangerous, the area he was in even more so, which led to me keeping my heartbreaking news to myself so he wouldn't be distracted while he was overseas. Little did I know, he'd already been distracted. And she let me know it.

Before I was old enough to understand marriage, I was promised to Ronin Byrne. It was a match made to bind our families and tie my future to his. I was the girl from Ireland, raised to believe marriage was sacred and vows were 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, our families, 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 in the wreckage of my own beliefs. He made his choice. So I made mine. I disappeared. I covered my tracks. I buried the girl he broke so deeply I hoped she would never resurface. But the past has a way of finding you, no matter how well you bury it. When the man I once trusted with my heart tracks me down to remind me that wives don't get to vanish and that I belong to him, he won't find the girl who loved him without question. She no longer exists. And if Ronin Byrne wants even a chance at earning back what he destroyed, he'll have to decide how much he's willing to bleed for it. I am Alannah O'Connell... and this is my heartbreak. Content & Historical Context Notice Faithless Vows is an emotionally intense romance set in the 1950s. It reflects the social attitudes, power dynamics, religious expectations, and criminal realities of the era. This book includes on-page and off-page cheating or infidelity, sexual content, coercive dynamics and emotional manipulation, public humiliation, attempted abduction or forced return, threats and intimidation, and historical organized crime elements. Some situations may be triggering for certain readers. Reader discretion is advised.

Camden Edson never believed in happily ever after. Men were fine for a good time, but love? Commitment? Marriage? Those belonged in fairy tales, not real life. After watching her father walk away from her family for another woman, Camden built her life around one simple rule: never depend on anyone. Then she met Theo Sullivan. Somehow, the brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon slipped past every defense she had. He became the one person who made forever feel possible. Two years into their marriage, Camden is thriving as a clinical psychologist while Theo begins an intense cardiovascular fellowship at the same hospital. Long hours and opposite schedules leave little time for each other, but every stolen moment reminds Camden why she took the chance. Until one weekend changes everything. When Camden receives an emergency call that her estranged father is being rushed into open-heart surgery, she desperately tries to reach Theo. His phone goes straight to voicemail. Then she calls his best friend. Only to discover Theo was never where he claimed he would be. As old wounds rip open, Camden is forced to confront more than the possibility of her husband's betrayal. She's suddenly responsible for saving the life of the man whose own infidelity destroyed her family, while questioning whether the marriage she fought to believe in was built on the very lie she swore she'd never survive twice. Some hearts can be repaired. Others never heal the same way.

"Strip." Roman ordered, his eyes not leaving hers. "W-what?" Mia shuttered, her voice falling to a whisper. She was frozen to her feets, her hands trembling by her sides. "Strip." He repeated, his voice laced with control, something he loved to have. Mia blinked, shocked by his words. He was her step-dad but he controlled her more than anyone could. Her fingers trembled as she found the buttons of her shirt. She was losing herself to him, his presence suffocating but in a good way. While others made her feel unwanted, he made her feel. She stripped her clothing naked, her underwear being the only protector of her bear, exposed skin. Roman's eyes dilated in desire as he felt his d♪ck move. How badly he wanted to f•ck that tight little puxxy of hers. How badly he wanted to bend her over on the bed and pound into her, until her voice rings through the room more than emory could. And maybe, just maybe he would tonight. "Those too." He added, his eyes not leaving his. "But-" "Take them off Mia." He said, his voice sounding like an order. She flinched before she hurriedly unstripped her bra, letting the material fall while she bent over to take them off. After she did his orders, she stood completely n•ked Infront of him. She didn't know what to do but stood there. It felt like she was waiting for an order from him. And finally after what felt like an eternity, he spoke. "Crawl to me." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (¬◡¬)✧ 𝑇𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑠 : • Enemies to lovers • Slow burn • Dark past • Forbidden • Secret identity • Hate • Love • Dark romance • Taboo love • Step-dad and Step-daughter • Spicy • "𝑇𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ☠️" • Only one or two rape scene also!