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Behind The Flash by RustySoul30
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Everyone knows Amelia Caldwell. The world calls her a diva. A nightmare. A supermodel who leaves chaos wherever she goes. Ethan Hayes believes every word. Forced to drive his fiancée's infamous sister across the country, Ethan disguises himself as an awkward assistant to keep his fortune a secret. Determined to expose the spoiled woman everyone warns him about, he makes the journey as miserable as possible. But the woman beside him isn't demanding. She never complains. She never asks for more. And somehow, the more Ethan tries to prove she's exactly who everyone says she is, the more he realizes they've all been wrong. As the miles pass, Amelia quietly falls for the sarcastic "assistant" who sees only the lies written about her, not knowing he's hiding the biggest lie of all. Sometimes the brightest smiles hide the deepest scars. And sometimes, the truth is found **Behind the Flash**.
Whiskey & Wildflowers by RustySoul30
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Grace Monroe never meant to fall for the town's biggest red flag. He's emotionally unavailable, covered in tattoos, drinks too much whiskey, disappears without explanation, and somehow still thinks glaring counts as communication. Oh... and he keeps fixing things she never asked him to touch. Her car. Her porch. Her life. Parker Calhoun was never supposed to become someone's safe place. Not after war. Not after grief. And definitely not after burying the only woman he ever loved. A retired Navy SEAL and legendary sniper, Parker has spent years outrunning ghosts, drowning memories in whiskey, and remembering the future he lost when his wife died overseas. Love isn't part of the plan anymore. Then Grace crashes into his life with smoky pink hair, sharp opinions, and a five year old little brother she's desperately trying to raise after losing their mother. She's twenty three, stubborn as hell, running on exhaustion and coffee, and somehow still manages to carry the weight of the world without asking anyone for help. Especially not Parker's help. At first, they clash. She thinks he's overbearing. He thinks she's impossible. But somewhere between late night phone calls while he's gone on missions he won't talk about, groceries mysteriously showing up on her porch, and a little boy who starts telling people Parker is his dad... Things start feeling dangerously close to a relationship. The problem? Parker knows exactly what happens when he loves someone. He loses them. And Grace has already buried enough people to know loving a man built for war comes with an expiration date. Because legends don't stay retired. And men like Parker Calhoun never come home unchanged. Some scars don't fade. But maybe some hearts are worth the risk.
Sugarcoat by midnightbluewriting
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Blossom Brooks expects a proposal from her boyfriend of three years, Henry Harrington, any day now. They've talked about it for a year. He kisses her and tells her "soon." He smirks and calls her Mrs. Harrington. And then one night, on a romantic date, Henry drops the ball. He tells her he never wants to get married. Never. 🍭 Second Chance Romance 🍭 HEA Original Couple 🍭 Betrayal and Grovel 🍭 Sweet FMC x Sour MMC 🍭 Miscommunication
Thicker than Water by heather2485
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Eleven years after his life shattered in Chicago, Chris has rebuilt himself carefully in San Francisco: controlled, independent, untethered. He teaches ethics and law. He boxes too hard. He keeps people at a distance. And he has absolutely no interest in anything that looks remotely permanent. Then a work trip to Mexico drops Marisol into his life. Within days they're tangled in hotel sheets, trading insults in two languages, and making the kind of reckless decisions that are only supposed to exist far from home. The problem isn't that Chris wants her again the moment he gets home. The problem is he assumed she lived two thousand miles away-not twenty minutes across the city. What begins as something casual quickly becomes impossible to contain, forcing Chris to confront the very thing he's dedicated years to avoiding: the possibility of staying. And just when he and Marisol finally stop pretending they haven't built something real together, the past Chris buried long ago comes looking for him.
L'Étranger by notmytypewriter
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He saw nothing. The world saw everything. Bronte has loved Dorian Rhodes since she was fifteen. She thought nothing could break his hold on her-until one overheard conversation shatters the illusion and leaves her with nothing but the truth. They say revenge is a dish best served cold. Bronte prefers hers on canvas. Dorian Rhodes has always known he would inherit Rhodes Gallery. It's his birthright-even if his father isn't convinced he's ready. When he's finally given the chance to prove himself, curating his own exhibition, failure isn't an option. But one artist refuses to play by his rules. L'Étranger is elusive, captivating, and quickly becoming the most sought-after name in the art world-and the only one who keeps turning him down. What Dorian doesn't realize is that the artist he's chasing is the one he already drove away.
WORK IN PROGRESS: Real Women Defy Labels #3: Hawk and Wren by GroveltoHEA
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An incredibly shy librarian who finds it almost impossible to talk with people unless it's about books. A dominant who comes into the library is captivated by the shy woman behind the circulation desk. The minute she says Yes, Sir to him, he knows she's his. He just needs to convince her of that.
Where Want Begins by rosebourne
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What if the man you married never wanted you? What if you were the choice he settled for, the safe option instead of the desired one. Can a marriage survive when attraction was never part of the foundation?
Good Joke! by ivymystwrites
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Molly had a great job, a serious boyfriend, and a quiet life in San Francisco. Then Bruce's stepsister thought it would be hilarious to fill out the internal transfer form on Molly's work laptop while Bruce watched. By the time Molly saw the confirmation email, the visa was already processing. The contract was signed. There was no undoing it. She was moving to London. When she demanded Bruce fix what his sister broke? He asked her to apologize. To Crystal. For being upset. So Molly left a note on his kitchen counter - Good Joke! - and got on the plane.
Where the Light Shines by LexieHill82
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Twenty-six years ago, Elise McNeil's life fell apart in a hospital room. While she struggled through labor with their son, her husband Bernard Carpenter was nowhere to be found. Neither was her best friend, Jasmine Daniels. By the time Bernard finally arrived, Elise already knew the truth. The betrayal destroyed her marriage and shattered the life she thought she was building. Forced to start over, Elise rebuilt herself from the ground up. Raised her son, Isaiah, started a successful event-planning company, and learned to survive without depending on anyone else. Love became the last thing on her mind. Then she met Julian Mercer. After losing his wife, Maureen, to a long illness, Julian spent years emotionally frozen in grief. Before they could build the family they dreamed of, she was gone, leaving him trapped between memory and loneliness. Now Maureen's family wants an elaborate memorial event filled with wealth, prestige, and appearances. But Julian wants something far more meaningful. He wants people to remember the woman she truly was. When Elise is hired to coordinate the event, an unexpected connection begins to grow between two people who thought love belonged in the past. What begins as understanding slowly turns into friendship, attraction, and something deeper neither of them expected. But old betrayals do not stay buried forever. Family tensions, jealousy, grief, and unresolved wounds threaten to destroy the fragile happiness they are only beginning to find. Because sometimes the life you rebuild becomes more beautiful than the one you lost.
Before It Meant Anything (Preview Only) by Carrjk15
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Avery Green grew up next door to Luke Hart. He was always there. Choosing her. Loving her. He wasn't subtle about it. She just didn't process it the way she should have. Avery had a habit of misreading things. So she laughed when she shouldn't have. Pulled away when she shouldn't have. And somehow turned something real into something she couldn't make sense of. Luke didn't stop choosing her. Until one day, he had to. When Avery finally started to understand what had been right in front of her the whole time... it wasn't as simple as it used to be. Some things take too long to say.