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𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 by crystalites_007
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#1 in India's Top 10 - 31/08/2026 #2 in India's Top 10 - 30/08/2026 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲. ABHIMANYU SINGH RATHORE The CEO of Rathore & Groups. Born into wealth and power, Abhimanyu Singh Rathore is the heir to one of India's most influential business empires. At a young age, he became one of the country's most influential businessmen, handling multi-million-dollar deals with ease. Tall, handsome, and effortlessly commanding, he is the kind of man whose mere presence silences an entire room. To the world, he is cold, ruthless, arrogant, and impossible to approach. Emotions are a weakness he buried long ago, and trust is something he rarely gives. Yet beneath his hard exterior exists a fiercely protective heart that emerges only for the people he truly cares about. "Just six months, Miss Rishikesh," His gaze passing over her as if she were a ghost. "Yeh contract khatam hone do... and then I'll throw you out of my company myself. I won't have to see your face, and you won't have to deal with a 'heartless' man ever again. Mark my words." AKSHITA MEHRA A simple girl from Rishikesh. Kind-hearted, cheerful, and full of dreams, Akshita Mehra moves to Udaipur to build a better future for herself and her family. After a painful chapter of her life that still haunts her, she is determined to start over and leave her fears behind. But fate has other plans when she becomes the personal assistant of Abhimanyu Singh Rathore-a man as cold and powerful as she is warm and compassionate. "Mujhe toh bas aisa koi chahiye jo mujhe waise pyaar kare jaise Shiv Ji Maa Parvati se karte hain. Someone who looks at me and sees his entire world, someone who can find the rhythm in my endless chatter and the silence in my soul." Two completely different worlds. One unexpected love story. But are they truly meant to be?
Atlas by ApplexPie54
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He's the grumpy CEO of the company she works for. The very boss, no one gets enough words with before he pushes them far away. And then Sierra Bloom happens. She's the complete opposite of him, and he hates it. But something about her is way too intriguing to stay away from. "One night," he tells himself. He'll have her one night, and never again. ...if only that one night didn't create life, and forever bound him to her. 𝐖 𝐚 𝐫 𝐧 𝐢 𝐧 𝐠: This story contains mature themes, including; explicit sex scenes as well as references, mention and use of drugs and alcohol, mention of physical and sexual abuse. Readers discretion is advised.
Wildflower by e02040
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He built a fortress around his heart. She brought a wrecking ball and a secret. Elias Thorne is a mystery in Oakhaven, A solitary figure and the owner of a successful tattoo franchise, his wealth is as carefully guarded as his silence. He is the quiet grump the whole town wants to decipher, but no one ever gets close. Elias likes his life neat, organized, and utterly empty of anything that could remind him of love and loss. Then June Hayes arrives. Burnt out from the new york art scene and pregnant via a donor, June is determined to create a peaceful, new life for herself and her baby. To the locals, she's just a sweet, new artist. They have no idea she's also viral sensation with over a million followers who sells her work to the A-list. June sees Elias's grumpy exterior and smiles. She needs a friend, and she has decided the broody, ball cap wearing man (no seriously I never see him without a hat on - June) across the street is it. She invades his quiet space showing up at the inkwell every Tuesday and spending the day, sharing her music, and poking at his meticulous order. Elias fights it all, clenching his jaw and pulling his cap low to hide the truth: he fell for the Wildflower the minute she crashed into his life. As June begins posting subtle, faceless photos of him, their reluctant friendship turns into an online viral romance that threatens to expose both of their secrets. How do you guard a heart that already belongs to a Wildflower, a baby, and a life you swore you'd never have? And what happens when the most careful grump in Oakhaven blurts out, "That's my wife," just to stay by her side? Tropes: - Grumpy x Sunshine - He Falls First - Protective - Pregnancy - Small Town - Forced Friends - Friends to lovers - Secret Identity CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE AND NEEDS EDITING
BETWEEN PRAYER AND ICE by velvet_Inked
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Five years into marriage, he is still unreachable. A marriage that looks perfect from the outside, he is a self-made CEO-distant, disciplined, untouched by warmth. Successful, controlled, and impossibly cold. She is his wife-quietly strong, the steady presence in a house ruled by restraint. She once had a life of her own. Now she has twin toddlers, quiet faith, and a husband who keeps his heart locked away. They share a past neither of them names-one shaped by loss, choices made too fast, and emotions left unfinished. He doesn't believe in God. She never stopped. Their life looks settled. It isn't. Because some marriages begin long before love... and some silences exist for a reason.
Dev's Obsession ✔️ by moon_lily956
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" I can't ... I can't stay away from you jaan" He pressed the photo to his chest, "You think I will give up? That I will forget you?"His voice dropped to a dark whisper "No, Tara. You are not something I can lose." He kissed the photo's surface his lips trembling. "You do not get to decide for both of us. You are mine. Tum meri thi, hao .. aur rahogi." (You were mine, you are mine... and you'll always be mine.) He threw back the last of the alcohol, the bottle clinking against the wall and shattering into a thousand pieces. . . Story of dev and tara
𝗧𝘂𝗺 𝗛𝗶 𝗧𝘂𝗺 - [𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞 #2] by Pixieewrts
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𝑫𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒊 𝑹𝒂𝒂𝒕 𝑲𝒂 𝑰𝒌 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒊𝒓, 𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒂𝒉𝒂 𝑨𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒂 𝑲𝒆𝒉 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒂 𝑱𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝑱𝒆𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝑯𝒐 𝑺𝒂𝒌𝒂 𝑵𝒂, 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒒 𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒂 𝑲𝒂𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒂... After the innocence of first love fades into memory, their paths collide once more, no longer as the same people. This time, love demands patience instead of promises, sacrifice instead of certainty, and devotion in ways they never imagined. In a world that has hardened them, They must decide whether love can survive not just time, but becoming adults. "Through every rise and fall, she offered silent prayers, surrendering her heart for his path. And there he was loving her as worship, with a devotion even the heavens had written." in continuation of TUM HI TUM - An Exceptional tale (DUET #1)
Chasing his Scentless Mate by Jennykim01
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WARNING This story contains: Explicit Sexual Content Dirty talk Mature Sexual Situations Power Play/BDSM Elements 18+ ONLY Caroline was rejected by her mate of four years, because she was scentless.A flaw no werewolf could accept. Her mate proposed to her cousin instead. That night, heartbroken and humiliated, she let her best friend drag her to a masquerade ball. She gave herself to a masked Alpha, mysterious and devastatingly handsome. They didn't exchange names. Just one wild night of hard kisses and rough touches. He pinned her against the wall, his powerful body grinding into hers while she moaned beneath his hungry mouth. What she thought would be a sweet one-night affair turned into an unexpected pregnancy. Three years later, Caroline has rebuilt her life in a new pack, hiding her past and raising her son. But her new boss, Alpha Draven, is ruthless, controlling, and dangerously attractive... Especially those violet eyes, the same ones she sees in her son every day. Alpha Draven torments her at work, yet she challenges him at every turn. He doesn't know she's the woman he's been searching for since that fated night. While he's still hunting for his true mate, He has no idea she's already in his office... and has been raising his heir. #fantasy #romance #sex #18+ #mature #adult ✍️ Syliva. D
She Loved Him First ✓ by YourTemptationx
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He's marrying her, my best friend... Yet here I am, pretending everything is fine while hiding my feelings for the groom. But the secret my best friend has been hiding? It's about to destroy us all.
His Mrs. Perfect or Mrs. Clumsy?  by Atiwak
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She was the youngest daughter of her family...calm, composed, and sweet-spoken. At least, that's what everyone believed... including her husband. But she? She was nothing like the image the world had created. She was clumsy, outspoken, and more than capable of breaking a few bones if someone dared to mess with her. Anubhav believed he had married the perfect woman a graceful, classy wife who, like him, wasn't swayed by lust or wealth. A woman who was everything he had ever dreamed of. But as the days passed, he discovered that his so-called Mrs. Perfect was far from the woman he thought he knew. She wasn't perfect. She wasn't delicate. She was completely, wonderfully different. A woman who could trip over her own feet one moment and stand fearlessly against the world the next. Every day with her shattered another illusion... and gave him a reason to fall in love all over again. But the biggest question remained... Would Anubhav be able to accept the real woman behind the perfect mask... Would he try to change his Mrs. Clumsy into the Mrs. Perfect he had always imagined... Or would he accept her, flaws and all, as his Mrs. Clumsy forever? Let's find out... Tropes: 🌷 Arranged Business Marriage Marriage of Convenience Grumpy x Sunshine CEO x Writer Age-gap Calm x Chaotic Perfect x Clumsy Opposites Attract He Falls First... and Harder Soft Romance Rom- Com by Atiwak 💅🏻 Cover credit - @Chauhanwrites_ Started- 29th June, 2026
𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 [COMPLETE] by rosecinc
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A 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐞𝐬 novel. Can be read as a stand alone. ~ "𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝." ~ Vincent Rossi never survived himself. The world calls him the Don's Butcher. Capo. Killer. Monster. A man built from violence and sharpened by it. He carries ghosts like scars beneath his skin, and every drop of blood on his hands has only made the silence inside him louder. Then he sees her. Azra Sorrentino is everything he isn't. Brilliant. Defiant. Unbreakable. A woman forged in cruelty who somehow emerged with her heart intact. She should hate men like Vince. Instead, she can't stop looking at him. What begins as fascination becomes obsession. What begins as safety becomes temptation. Because beneath Vince's control lives something dangerous: a possessiveness capable of destroying them both. And beneath Azra's independence lies a secret that could unravel everything she believes about herself. The deeper she falls into Vince's world of soldiers, blood debts, and buried sins, the more impossible it becomes to tell where salvation ends, and ruin begins. Because the greatest lie Vince Rossi ever told wasn't to the police. Or even himself. It was believing he could protect Azra from the chaos when he was the chaos. And when the truth about her past finally comes for them, both will discover that love is far more terrifying than violence. In a world ruled by monsters, saints don't survive. They become monsters too. ~ -HEA/No OWD -Romance/thriller -mature scenes (18+) -AGE GAP (26F and 39M) -DARK STALKER ROMANCE -stripperxmafia I DON'T OWN THE COVERS.