Cassie never expected her husband to leave her, not six months after giving birth to their little boy, and especially not for her younger sister, Carrie. After a revelation from both her cheating husband and home wrecking sister, Cassie decides to do what's best for her and her son; move away. She plans to live a man free life: barring her baby boy and her father, of course. That is, until her handsome new neighbor, Ward knocks on her front door. His smooth southern drawl, sly half-smile and delicious backside knock her off her feet and she fights the attraction for the sake of her heart, but Ward is determined to have her in his arms as soon as possible. H.E.A ending Breathtaking new cover by @southernTXkindagirl.

They promised it was just fun. No strings. No feelings. So why does it feel like everything? At twenty-two, Sloane doesn't have room in her life for heartbreak. Between nursing school, long CNA shifts, and raising her daughter, she barely has time to breathe-let alone fall for someone. So when Braden, a friends boyfriends cocky, charming best friend, makes it clear he's only in it for fun, Sloane agrees. It's safe. Easy. Exactly what she needs. Until it isn't. Because somewhere between the stolen looks, mind-blowing sex and late-night banter, Sloane starts to want more. And without realizing it, so does Braden. But Braden has ghosts that won't stay buried. And when the girl he once claimed to love whispers a lie that cuts too deep, he doesn't just believe it-he uses it to break Sloane in the cruelest way. By the time the truth comes out, Sloane's heart is in ruins, and Braden's the one left bleeding. He never meant to fall for her. He never meant to lose her, either. Now he's ready to fight for the only woman he's ever really loved. But some promises can't be undone. And Sloane might be the one thing Braden can't win back.

On the morning of her third wedding anniversary, Charlotte Wilson learns the truth-her husband, David Jones, has been betraying her for years with her best friend, Morecea Hale. The betrayal cuts deeper when she discovers her stepsister, Anna Wilson, has been helping them, eager to seize the inheritance her mother left behind. Stripped of her shares, framed for fraud, and left to die in a staged "accident," Charlotte's final moments are filled with one bitter truth: the people she trusted most were the ones who destroyed her. But death is not the end. Charlotte wakes up five years in the past-two years before her doomed marriage-armed with the knowledge of every betrayal, every deal, and every face that smiled while stabbing her in the back. This time, she will not be the woman they ruined. She will be the storm that topples their world. With her foresight, she builds an empire untouchable by lies, dismantling her enemies piece by piece. Her path unexpectedly collides with Warren Solomons-her former childhood friend turned bitter rival, now one of the most dangerous businessmen in the city. In a game where trust is a currency no one can afford, Warren becomes both her greatest challenge and her most unlikely ally... if she dares let him in before the final reckoning.

When 22-year-old Chloe Bennett is told she has terminal stomach cancer with two months to live, she goes nuclear. No more fake smiles, no more being the "nice girl"-she's going out with a bang. She curses out her boss, and verbally annihilates her rich fiancé, Adrian Blackwood, for being a soulless corporate scumbag. Turns out? Adrian falls in love right then and there. While preparing to "die," Chloe uncovers a buried secret: her adoptive parents aren't her biological ones. Chaos hits peak level when Ella, jealous and petty, spikes Chloe's drink at a party. Chloe ends up in bed with her emotionally constipated fiancé. One missed period and a hospital trip later, she's pregnant-and very much not dying. Turns out, the cancer diagnosis was a hospital mix-up. Chloe just had gastritis. Now, with a baby on the way, a billionaire fiancé who's hopelessly in love, and a sister in law who needs to be exposed, Chloe has to un-mess her life while learning how to actually live it.

At eighteen, Jade Sampson thought she had found the one man she would spend the rest of her life with, Austin Giles. He had been a long time childhood friend and later became her high school sweetheart. He was perfect in every way... or that's what she once thought. It was your typical hot southern, summer afternoon when she made the dreadful mistake of walking in on him with another woman in a rather compromising position. In a matter of minutes, her easy-going, perfect world came crashing down like a ton of bricks. Utterly heart broken and destroyed, Jade made the decision to leave her small home town and make her own way. It wasn't until five years later she received a call that would turn her new life upside down again. Her father, the same father that turned his back on her all those years ago had passed away. Now that she is forced to go back home and settle his affairs, how will she handle seeing Austin once again? Can she protect her heart any better this go round or will she relive the same mistakes and lose it all again.

Allison Corbs agrees to marry Luke Anderson for one reason only.... revenge. Years ago, her father's "suicide" destroyed her family, leaving them drowning in debt and shame. Marrying into the powerful Anderson dynasty is supposed to save them financially while giving Allison access to the truth hidden inside the family that ruined her life. Luke Anderson never wanted a wife. Cold, untouchable, and trapped beneath the weight of his family empire, he sees their arranged marriage as nothing more than a business deal. Until Allison becomes the only thing in his life that feels real. But just as their fake marriage turns into something dangerously genuine, a shocking betrayal tears them apart. A woman from Luke's past returns pregnant, secrets about Allison's father begin unraveling, and one devastating hesitation destroys everything between them. Then Allison disappears carrying a secret of her own. By the time Luke uncovers the truth, it's too late. Because the woman he loves no longer remembers loving him at all.

Elara Scott believed love was something you built, steady, patient, earned. After a childhood defined by chaos, Jonah Sterling's calm attention feels like oxygen: the quiet check-ins, the small touches, the safety of being wanted. But Jonah, heir to an old money East Coast dynasty and CEO of a powerful tech and security empire, only ever loved one woman. Sofia is the ghost his family still worships, the future he never stopped craving. When the board demands a "settled" image, Jonah chooses Elara not with devotion, but with convenience. In the Sterling world, Elara is an outsider in every room, enduring polished cruelty, public humiliation, and a husband who watches in silence. Even when an unexpected pregnancy gives them a daughter, Isla, Elara remains the wife who was never truly chosen. When Sofia returns and Jonah's attention begins to slip, first from Elara, then from Isla, Elara makes a decision that shatters the perfect façade: she leaves. But divorce doesn't erase Jonah's past. It exposes it, and forces Jonah to face the damage he allowed, the family that enabled it, and the woman who learned to live without him. A devastating, angst-filled story of second choice love, quiet cruelty, and a father fighting to repair the bond he nearly destroyed, after it's too late to save the marriage.

Elena Rivera thought she had the perfect life. A loving husband. Two beautiful children. Sixteen years of marriage built on trust. When Marcus is diagnosed with life-threatening liver failure, Elena doesn't hesitate. She donates part of her own liver to save his life. She nearly dies for him. But months later, Elena comes home early one night... and hears laughter coming from her bedroom. Her husband. Her cousin. In her bed. Marcus thinks Elena will forgive him like she always has. He thinks she will stay. What he doesn't realize is that the woman who walked into that bedroom is not the same woman who once sacrificed everything for him. And this time... Elena isn't choosing love. She's choosing revenge.

When she was twelve, Winifred fell in love with a boy. When she was eighteen, he broke her heart. Now, widowed at three and thirty, she has decided that her days of love are gone. She wants only peace with her children, with nothing to disturb it. Fifteen years ago, Percy made the biggest mistake of his life. But when a cousin's untimely demise takes him to the tiny town of Impling, he finds himself living with the woman he left behind. A second chance is close at hand, he knows...if only Winifred will grant it to him. Tropes: Childhood love Hurt/comfort Second chance Quiet heroine Scientist hero Set at midsummer, with some traditional celebrations. Trigger Warnings: Explicit, on-page domestic violence Child abuse Description of a house fire Racism against an Indian character

"You refuse to speak because you think your voice is a curse, Butterfly. A poison that destroys everything it touches. So poison me. Whisper their names, and I will gladly show you how a real monster burns the world to ash just to keep you warm. You think you are trapped in the dark with a psychopath, papillon. You don't realize I am just waiting for your command." - Nikolai de Rivel ____ To Leah, silence is the only armor she has left. Deaf, traumatized, and terrified of physical touch, she just wants to survive Ardencrest University without being seen. When she completely ignores the school's most dangerous French heir on her first day, she thinks she safely avoided a predator. She has no idea she just gave the Reaper Prince a puzzle he is dying to take apart. Behind his polite smiles and lethal elegance, Nikolai de Rivel is an empty-eyed psychopath who demands absolute, psychological control. He doesn't just want to claim her body; he wants to conquer her mind. Leah thinks the campus is naturally parting for her; she doesn't know Nikolai is viciously destroying anyone who steps too close. She thinks she is finally finding peace in the shadows; she doesn't know he is meticulously rewriting her entire reality so she has no choice but to crave his touch. He doesn't want to hide her from the monsters of her past. He wants to drag her into the dark, place her on his lap, and teach her how to rule it. He is the devil. And her rare voice is his trigger. ______ "The Reaper Prince | 18+" is the third book in the Princes of Ardencrest Series. {Can be read as a standalone}