When power demands sacrifice, love becomes the most dangerous game of all. Daphne Moore has everything, money, status, control. So when her family demands she marry Ashleigh Blackthorne, heir to a her family's empire, she agrees. It's business, nothing more. Two powerful names bound together to build an empire. But months into their perfect marriage on paper, Daphne can't ignore what's missing. Her wife. Ashleigh is beautiful, elusive, and untouchably charming, except when she's around everyone but Daphne. Jealousy was never part of the deal. Neither was desire. When Daphne's envy turns to obsession, walls start to crumble. What began as a contract becomes a dangerous dance of power, passion, and vulnerability. And in a world where love is weakness, falling for your wife might be the one thing that destroys you both. RANKED 1st in business love: November 30th 2025 RANKED 4th in romance fiction: November 30th 2025 RANKED 49th in contract marriage: December 1st 2025 RANKED 30th in business: December 17th 2025 RANKED 3rd in womanxwoman: December 18th 2025 RANKED 30th in lgbt: December 22nd 2025 RANKED 1st in contractmarraige: December 22nd 2025 RANKED 26th in business: December 24th 2025 RANKED 58th in wlw: December 24th 2025 RANKED 6th in queeromance: December 24th 2025 RANKED 2nd in lgbtfiction: December 25th 2025 RANKED 1st in lgbtfiction: December 27th 2025 Start date: 5th November 2025 End date: 15th December 2025

A stranger to her own existence, Kayla moves to a small town with the hope of finding comfort in a fresh start. But as she steps inside the unfamiliar classroom on the first day, standing in front of the class is a mysteriously familiar face, one that rouses memories of a time she believed had gone by. With past baggage catching up in the most intrusive ways, she stumbles upon unexpected comfort of friendship, unconditional love of found family, and a beautiful yet complicated bond between two hesitant souls. "This book was like a warm hug, and I might believe in love again." "I would give everything, especially my soul, to have the opportunity to read this book for the first time again." ────── CW: Substance abuse, harsh language, sexual content, mention of self-harm and suicide. ────── Started in January 2018. Re-published in November 2022. First draft finished in April 2023. ────── Copyright 2018 © Renee Steinberg All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced, copied, translated, or republished in any form without the author's permission, except for brief quotations or reviews with proper credit.

❝𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧, 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭.❞ Two fashion students, 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈 and 𝐊𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐎𝐍. They recklessly hate each other. Their whole body fills up with rage with every eye contact, every reminiscence of the other, every touch. What will happen when they are assigned a project, and that project turns out to be a photoshoot? Maybe, they'll come to terms with the burning feeling that envelops their bodies wasn't 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐝, overall. Copyright © 2022 deidarren™ No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended, pictures belong to the rightful owners.

Xiomara isn't having the best luck with dating. When it comes to her priorities, her life as a mother of four and a striving film director seems to be enough. She's put the idea of settling down once more at the back of her mind. But when her daughters set her up on a blind date, and with a much younger woman, she's fighting herself from indulging in those gorgeous blue eyes. And she's the only one holding herself back. But that night goes further than she plans, and when she wakes up the next morning, with a naked body beside hers, there's lots more unexpected things to come. She thinks that she's got it all figured out. But this woman, and her beautiful, baby boy enters her world and turns her certainty into confusion. Her heart implodes with emotions, and there's no way to ignore them. Let's just say that attraction is more than skin deep, and Xiomara's finding out that there's indeed a second chance at love.

When Alyssa agreed to be a volunteer at a date auction, she didn't expect the highest bidder to be a gorgeous woman.

Emery Randolph swore she would never return to her hometown the day she graduated and left for college, but its eight years later and her father is getting married. It was the kind of invitation you cannot say no to yet all your senses are screaming at you to run. Emery had been running for eight years, from the one ghost that's been haunting her, her first love, Lilly Calvert. It was only meant to be one weekend, a family event and then straight home...but it was never going to be that easy, Lilly's sudden presence was drowning her in memories and flashbacks of their summer of discovery and the bitter betrayal that pulled them apart. It was just a weekend...what harm could that do? Emery could not have known that it would change the course of her life. When two teenagers fall in love it is not always JUST puppy love. * *I DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR THIS BOOK TO BE COPIED, OR ADAPTED ON THIS PLATFORM, OR ANY OTHER, BY ANYONE ELSE* Completed 2017 Epilogue added 2022

Hate. Detest. Despise. These words were the only way that Adaline Emery and Juliette Kingston could possibly describe their relationship, or lack thereof. They are both polar opposites. Juliette is the popular, rich queen bee while Adaline is the hard working nerdy misfit. They only had one thing in common...they both loathed eachother. ¥ ¥ ¥ Start date- 10/08/2022. Highest rankings achieved so far: -#1 in Aesthetic -#1 in girlxgirl -#1 in bisexual -#1 in Poc -#1 in wlw -#1 in lesbianromance Disclaimer: Plagiarism is a crime, no explicit permission is given by me to republish, convert, or translate this book under any circumstances.

Sage Carlos is the new intern at the company of her dreams. She thrives to earn a place in the company to keep being a happy international bean in London. She didn't expect to meet her so-called twin flame at this moment and definitely NOT her stone-cold sexy boss. Danielle Osis is the director of the Operations Department. Her composed professional life has been going well for the past six years, however, this new intern has to come and stir up some foreign feelings in her, driving her mentally and physically crazy... 'When you meet the right person, you'd have the courage to dive in again.' Inspired by 'Why So Sexy, Miss Evans?', this is a story about growing, opening up, love, and secretive office dating. *It is all planned out, so I am expecting myself to deliver a complete and interesting story! Lesbian/GirlxGirl/BossxIntern

-Book One- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Rosabelle St. John just wants to keep her little brother alive and her family intact. But, her wishes are proving futile as she watches her parents glide further and further apart and her little brother continues deteriorating right in front of them. You never dream that you'd have to bury such a huge part of your heart at such a young age, but it's only a matter of time before eleven year old Claude succumbs to the tumor taking over his brain. Or, it was, until a stranger with the eyes of the devil himself gives Belle an offer she can't afford to refuse: her wish granted. Of course, nothing comes without a price, and this one might just cost her her life.

The SEQUEL to The Queen of Blood. Estrella is reeling. She has spent the last 8 months in the forest she grew up in, narrowly avoiding both assassination attempts and the war that wages between the werewolf and vampire kingdoms. Queen Celestia is struggling. Struggling to win a war with her people divided, and struggling to function without her mate. With no other options they are drawn back together, tasked with saving a drowning nation and each other. ⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ This book contains strong language, violence, torture, sex scenes, and is centered around a lesbian love story.