Adeline wasn't planning on having a panic attack in the middle of a thunderstorm-but that's exactly how she met Leo. Head down, heart racing, soaking wet... and suddenly crashing into a stranger with calm eyes and steady hands. Leo's the last person anyone would expect to be soft. He's an FBI agent, used to chaos, and once had a reputation for being the guy who didn't stick around. But Adeline? She's sweet, sheltered, and the kind of girl who can light up a room without even trying. The second their paths crossed, he knew she was going to mean something. And she did... she meant everything. He didn't mean to fall for the girl who's scared of storms. She didn't plan on it, but she trusted him faster than anyone else. But when two messy hearts collide, sometimes the calm comes after the thunder. This isn't one of those over-the-top, cringy romances. There's no love triangle, no toxic drama, and no dragging things out with a million side characters. Just a good timeline, real connection, and all the wholesome moments we secretly dream about. Leo and Adeline are loyal, sweet, and actually communicate (shocking, I know). You'll laugh, smile, maybe cry - and you'll definitely wish you had a Leo of your own. If you're a reader who's tired of the recycled tropes, toxic drama, and characters who can't get their lives together? Same. I've been in the Wattpad trenches too, and that's exactly why I wrote this book. It's everything I wanted to read but couldn't find. So consider this your sign: you're about to find your new favorite. You're gonna fall for Leo and Adeline - I just know it. - Love, yours truly, DaddyMaddyy

When Alessandra Roma Morelli loses her mother, the quiet life she's known crumbles. Orphaned, shuffled through the system, and unaware of her legacy, she finds herself lost in a world that doesn't care. But across the ocean, the infamous Morelli brothers have never stopped searching. The only daughter of their family was taken from them as a child, and they have spent years hunting for her. When they finally find her, there is nothing-no law, no lie, no threat-that can keep them apart. Alessandra doesn't know them. She doesn't know the life she was born into. But they know her. And they'll burn the world to bring her home.

Solienne (n.) - a name evoking sunlight after ruin; the quiet resilience of something lost, yet still burning. Isabella Moretti was kidnapped when she was three years old. She doesn't remember the brothers who loved her. And they don't know the girl she's become. Living under a new name in a quiet city, Isabella is a survivor-sharp-eyed, secretive, and always prepared to run. But when she transfers to a prestigious academy, two of the school's most feared students take notice: Antonio and Francesco Moretti. Cold, calculating, untouchable-until now. They don't know why they're drawn to her. Why she feels like something familiar. Why their guarded silence begins to crack around her laugh, her pain, her presence. They have no idea she's the sister they've mourned for years. And Isabella? She has no idea she's walking straight back into the family that never stopped searching. Solienne is a story of blood that remembers, even when memory doesn't-of lost things finding their way home, and love that endures even when the truth is buried in silence.

Uploading a Chapter a Day until Early Feb 2026 Freya Lockridge has been surviving on willpower and spite since she was seventeen-the day her parents abandoned her and her younger brother Liam without warning. Seven years later, she's finally built something that looks like success: a junior acquisitions editor position at the prestigious Blackwell & Sable Publishing House in London. She works brutal hours. She never complains. She's one catastrophe away from falling apart. Then the catastrophe arrives. Liam calls in a panic: he owes loan sharks. Seventy-two hours to pay or face violent consequences. Freya empties her savings, sells her car, and begs every lender she can find. It's not enough. She ends up getting two weeks to find additional money she doesn't have. All while pretending everything is fine at work. But Freya has never been invisible to Damian Blackwell and Rowan Sable. Damian-the ice-cold CEO with impossible standards-has been quietly noticing her exhaustion, her dedication, and now, her unraveling. Rowan-the ex-military COO with a protective streak he can't explain-finds her having panic attacks and sees dangerous men circling her outside the office. Neither man does relationships. Neither has let anyone close in years. But when Freya's two-week deadline approaches and she disappears with a plan that could get her killed, both men make a choice: respect her boundaries and watch her fall, or cross every professional line to pull her back from the edge. Some women are born to be protected. Some men are born to protect. And some stories are born from the moment those two truths collide. Content warnings: A dark MFM romance featuring morally grey protective alphas, forced proximity, workplace power dynamics, touch her and die, financial abuse, threats of violence, panic attacks, polyamorous slow burn. Touch her and die. Found family and a heroine fighting for survival in a world where owing the wrong people changes everything.

Maggie Lane didn't plan to start over-especially not in a sleepy mountain town where the biggest excitement is the Friday night rodeo and gossip spreads faster than wildfire. But when her picture-perfect life in the city crumbled and her charming fiancé revealed a much darker side, Maggie packed her bags, changed her number, and ran. Now hiding behind a new last name and living in the guest house of a reclusive single dad, she's trying to rebuild her life in peace. Her new job as nanny to a spunky five-year-old girl seems like the fresh start she desperately needs-until quiet mornings and home-cooked dinners start to feel dangerously like home. And her brooding boss, Dawson Rhodes? He's the last man she should fall for. Stoic. Grumpy. Protective. And far too observant for Maggie's comfort. But Dawson has shadows of his own-raising his daughter alone after a devastating betrayal, he's sworn off relationships. Until Maggie crashes into his life with her stubborn streak, soft heart, and the kind of fire he thought he'd forgotten how to feel. Just as Maggie begins to let her guard down, strange things start happening: an unmarked package left on the porch, a familiar car spotted in town, and late-night calls from a blocked number. It's not just paranoia. Her ex is still out there. Watching. Waiting. Now, Maggie has to decide if she's ready to stop running-and whether this quiet little town and the cowboy who's captured her heart are worth fighting for.

Skates, Secrets & Baby Kicks Gracie Sage Swan has spent her whole life avoiding chaos. At just twenty-four, she owns the most loved bakery in the city, lives in a cozy house with her little sister and dog, and stays far away from the drama surrounding her twin brother's famous hockey team. Especially Holden Lopez. Cold. Arrogant. Untouchable. Captain of Team USA. And Freddie Swan's best friend. Holden is everything Gracie knows to avoid - a heartbreak waiting to happen wrapped in broad shoulders, dark eyes, and a dangerous smile. But after one reckless night celebrating a championship win, their worlds collide in a way neither of them can undo. Four months later, Gracie discovers the truth: she's pregnant. Terrified of losing everything, Gracie struggles to tell the father - only for Holden to accuse her of trapping him and Freddie to nearly destroy their friendship with one punch that shakes the entire team. Now trapped between public scandals, family loyalty, and feelings neither of them wanted, Gracie and Holden are forced into each other's lives whether they like it or not. But somewhere between late-night cravings, stolen glances across the rink, protective brothers, chaotic teammates, and the tiny heartbeat that changes everything... the ice around Holden Lopez begins to melt. And for the first time in his life, the captain who feared love might finally be ready to fight for it.

Ivana grew up alone. She was alone since the day she was born and she was sure she would also die alone. Without anyone by her side she struggled to make a living, till one day two men stood infront of her door, claiming to be her brothers. Getting to meet her overwhelmed father, her overprotective older brothers and the obsessed man from the rival mafia, Ivana didn't know how to feel nor act anymore. Experiencing love and care for the first time, the feeling of finally belonging isn't the only thing Ivana will have to get used to.

Arabelle Vine, a 22 year old photographer in Seattle Washington, is happy with her current life. She has friends, a great family, and a job she loves. But Arabelle wants to be more than just content with her life. She wants excitement, and she wants love. But Love has always been a tricky thing in Arabelles life. Roman King, a 24 year old Boxer in Seattle, loves his life just the way it is. With great friends, and a career that he loves, he thinks it couldn't get any better until Arabelle Vine walks into his life. With a dark past that she keeps trying to put behind her in order to gain trust in other people, will Arabelle be able to let Roman in? Or will she push him away in fear? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Stop it." I snap, "I will not sit here and listen to you talk down on yourself. You do not give yourself enough credit. You, Arabelle, are the most incredible women I have ever met." "Stop lying." She scoffs. "Bold of you to assume I'm lying. Arabelle Vine, I am completely and utterly infatuated with you." She looks at me like she doesn't believe a single thing I'm saying, "you make me the happiest I've ever been. Warning this story will contain: Mature themes strong language mention of self harm Verbal abuse Physical abuse Started- July 5th, 2021 Completed- February 21st, 2022

For Lucy, Sean was the one who got away. Now a US Marshal, Sean shows back up in Lucy's peaceful farm life only to shake her to her core all over again. Lucy's body and heart might still yearn for Sean, as clearly as he still burns for her, but she hesitates to trust him with her heart again, terrified of him leaving and breaking her heart all over again. Sean might have his own highhanded plans for their future, but nothing could prepare them for what's coming next. Can her love Tame him?

Mae thought she had it all figured out-a fiancé, a future, a plan. Until she walked in on her fiancé in bed with another woman the night before their wedding. Now, three months later, she's looking for a distraction that comes in the form of the town's bad boy and her best friend. Trey's been Mae's best friend since forever. Steady. Loyal. A little rough around the edges but always on her side. He's the guy who shows up with a wrench or whiskey depending on the day. But lately, the way he looks at her feels different. Hotter. Hungrier. And more dangerous than anything she's ready for. One night. That's what Mae agreed to. But for Trey, one night isn't going to be enough.