Two childhood best friends. One man. One secret. Mila was Marc's first love-his high school sweetheart who vanished to chase her dreams in Vegas, leaving him broken. Emily stayed. She became his wife, the safe choice, the one who loved him when Mila disappeared. Twenty years later, Mila returns. Old feelings resurface, promises resurface-and she comes back with a secret that could destroy Marc's marriage and shatter Emily's world forever. Some loves never die.

Second chances are meant to bring hope but aren't they also a reminder of everything we've lost? Brenna Hayes knows exactly what it's like to lose everything you love. Widowed and broken, a second chance knocks on her door when an old mentor offers her a job in the town she left all those years ago. But there's a reason she left and it's the same reason she dreads going back. With no other option, she packs her things and returns to her past only to discover she left more loose ends than she realized. Grant Carter is one of those loose ends. The boy who broke her heart so many years ago and, ironically, has become the man who fixes things for a living. He also happens to be the contractor for Brenna's new home and suddenly finds himself face-to-face with the only woman he's ever loved. And the only woman he ever let go. Now, he's determined not to let his second chance get away and show Brenna just how good he is at mending what's been broken. *Rated 18+ due to mature themes and language. All Right Reserved to TheFeveredBookaholic @ Wattpad+

Delilah Grace Monroe has never belonged-not to a family, not to a home, and certainly not to a man. At 185 pounds, with thick thighs and a heart too soft for the world, she's spent her life being told she's too much. Too loud. Too heavy. Too broken. After escaping an abusive ex and the ghosts of foster care, Delilah lands in Ash Hollow-a dusty town ruled by the Iron Saints Motorcycle Club. She wants silence. Safety. A chance to breathe. What she finds is Maddoz "Saint" Barlowe, the club's cold, calculating president. He's older. Dangerous. Untouchable. But when it comes to Delilah, he's soft. Protective. Possessive in ways that terrify her-and thrill her. As Delilah begins to trust again, she discovers that not every man leaves. Not every family breaks. And sometimes, the most feared man in town is the only one who sees you clearly. This is a story of trauma, tenderness, and the kind of love that rebuilds you from the inside out. Content Warnings: PTSD, emotional abuse, foster care trauma, age-gap romance, protective alpha male, slow-burn healing

Clementine Alexander gave her heart away at the young age of sixteen to a boy, turned man, that she knew was going to leave her. She thought she was mature enough to give him everything that she had, but what she didn't expect was the keepsake from that night that he would leave her with. After dealing with abandonment, a teenage pregnancy, and single motherhood, she's come out on the other side stronger than she could have ever imagined. She'll do anything to give her daughter, Vivienne, the life that she deserves. When the subject of her greatest heartache, but greatest joy comes back to town, how will she protect her daughter and her heart? Robbie Styles had one goal in mind, become a Navy SEAL like his dad. It was all he thought he wanted until he realized in order to do so he'd have to leave behind a part of his heart with his very first love. An unfortunate incident brings him back to his old stomping grounds, but the homecoming isn't as expected. Unknown to him, the girl he left behind all those years ago had turned into a woman, one that came with a secret that will change his entire life. He can't move forward with his future until he addresses his past though, including earning back the trust of the woman who sees him as the devil.

He was everything that she wanted, but that was exactly the problem. Stef Morales knew nothing except loss, hurt, and broken hearts. When she met the handsome cowboy at her new workplace, she thought he'd be a fun ride, but what she got was much more than that. What should have been the joy of falling in love, quickly turned into panic, so Stef did the only thing she knew how to do. Sabotage, push him away, save him and herself. Deacon Alexander thought he found the love of his life until she ripped his heart out and stomped all over it. As stubborn as his Daddy though, Deacon refuses to give up on her when he knows she feels the same way. His plan is simple, break down her walls, brick by brick. Show her that what she fears is the same thing he does too, but together they can handle whatever life hands them. Can he resist her attempts to push him away? Will she ever give in and believe that true love doesn't have to mean heartbreak?