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Caught Up by KarenMonroe
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One bad decision is easy to justify. The next one is easier. And then there's no going back. Philip Wade learns that too late. 🔞 18+ ONLY ⚠️ Mature Content: infidelity/cheating, graphic sexual descriptions, emotional manipulation, etc
Stolen Pages, Sinful Looks by NovelsbyDalia
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Millions know her stories. Too many people want to profit from them. As Kiara Abrahams fights piracy, online hate, and a relentless campaign to destroy her career, she finds an unexpected ally in Pieter van Dyk, a Dutch lawyer who is impossible to ignore. But while stolen pages can be recovered, the deepest betrayals rarely come from your enemies.
A Beautiful Lie - Available For Pre-Order On Amazon by grovelandgrace
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A beautiful lie brought her to Oklahoma. The explosive truth might just keep her there. Caitlyn James has the perfect life. She's a successful New York property attorney, a partner at her firm, and has always been fiercely protected by the loving parents who raised her. But when a sudden family tragedy strikes and a DNA test shatters her reality, Caitlyn discovers the flawless life she knew was built on a massive secret. She was adopted. Driven by the need for answers, she temporarily relocates her recovering mother to the quiet suburbs of Oklahoma, secretly tracking down the biological family she never knew existed. Expecting answers, she finds herself face-to-face with River, the intimidating National President of the Viper Creed Motorcycle Club, and a pair of headstrong twin half-siblings. Caitlyn is determined to keep her two completely different worlds separate to protect her mother's fragile health. But keeping secrets becomes impossible when she crosses paths with Storm. As the club's fierce Sergeant at Arms, Storm is a six-foot-seven mountain of tatted muscle, dangerous to the rest of the world but fiercely loyal to his President. He was prepared to write Caitlyn off as a snooty city girl with a stick up her ass. Instead, he finds himself completely captivated by her sharp wit, independent streak, and dark blue eyes. When the beautiful lies begin to unravel, Caitlyn must navigate a dangerous new world of unwritten club laws, deep-rooted family ties, and an undeniable, magnetic attraction to a man who lives by his own rules. Can a sophisticated corporate attorney find her true home in the shadow of the Viper Creed, or will the weight of the truth tear both of her families apart?
the thread that binds the bones by obeetaybeebaby
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Camden Edson never believed in happily ever after. Men were fine for a good time, but love? Commitment? Marriage? Those belonged in fairy tales, not real life. After watching her father walk away from her family for another woman, Camden built her life around one simple rule: never depend on anyone. Then she met Theo Sullivan. Somehow, the brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon slipped past every defense she had. He became the one person who made forever feel possible. Two years into their marriage, Camden is thriving as a clinical psychologist while Theo begins an intense cardiovascular fellowship at the same hospital. Long hours and opposite schedules leave little time for each other, but every stolen moment reminds Camden why she took the chance. Until one weekend changes everything. When Camden receives an emergency call that her estranged father is being rushed into open-heart surgery, she desperately tries to reach Theo. His phone goes straight to voicemail. Then she calls his best friend. Only to discover Theo was never where he claimed he would be. As old wounds rip open, Camden is forced to confront more than the possibility of her husband's betrayal. She's suddenly responsible for saving the life of the man whose own infidelity destroyed her family, while questioning whether the marriage she fought to believe in was built on the very lie she swore she'd never survive twice. Some hearts can be repaired. Others never heal the same way.
L'Étranger by notmytypewriter
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He saw nothing. The world saw everything. Bronte has loved Dorian Rhodes since she was fifteen. She thought nothing could break his hold on her-until one overheard conversation shatters the illusion and leaves her with nothing but the truth. They say revenge is a dish best served cold. Bronte prefers hers on canvas. Dorian Rhodes has always known he would inherit Rhodes Gallery. It's his birthright-even if his father isn't convinced he's ready. When he's finally given the chance to prove himself, curating his own exhibition, failure isn't an option. But one artist refuses to play by his rules. L'Étranger is elusive, captivating, and quickly becoming the most sought-after name in the art world-and the only one who keeps turning him down. What Dorian doesn't realize is that the artist he's chasing is the one he already drove away.
Everything But Cold by NadiaNevsky88
NadiaNevsky88
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Diego Camacho wears his heart where everyone can see it-loud, messy, and unashamed. Raised in a family that loves with open arms and open mouths, he's never been the type to hide how he feels. But when a chance encounter sparks a no-strings affair with Dr. Valeria Ross, the rules of love change. Val is everything Diego isn't-clinical, reserved, a woman who locks her heart away behind logic and control. Their chemistry is explosive, but so are their differences. What begins as a stolen night stretches into months of secret texts, late-night calls, and an intimacy Diego refuses to believe is casual. Until Val overhears how Diego truly sees her and walks away without looking back, leaving him gutted by her own short-sightedness. He realizes that to win her back, he'll have to show her that love comes in many forms, and that sometimes, the quiet, "cold" kind of love is the one strong enough to melt steel.
Good Enough - A Steel Riders MC/Stone Siblings story by littlemama30
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Ellie met Ryder at a local bar. She was with friends, he was with his MC brothers. He charmed her in ways she had not expected. She thought they were enough. But what's the one thing an MC brother could do to make it permanent? It's the one thing he's not willing to do. His first girl didn't read into it. She thought they were just having fun until the "right one" came around. He was going to ask her to be his 'ole lady. Before he could, she broke it off. Now, he has no plans to ever have a woman on the back of his bike again. The Sibling Series Book #1 Past The Betrayal (Kaia & Beast) Book #2 Unseen Connections (Jack & Cyber) Book #3 A Second Chance At Love (Drake & Sara) Steel Riders MC Crossovers: Book #4 Good Enough (Ryder & Ellie)
A Foolish Infatuation by Canderpdx
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Emily Calloway runs the village surgery of Dr. Hartley and Dr. Hargrove with quiet, unfailing competence and asking for very little in return.'What would I do without you?' Dr. Hargrove says more than once. But when a beautiful blonde arrives at the surgery one afternoon with monogrammed luggage and every appearance of belonging at Dr. Hargrove's side, Emily discovers there are some heartbreaks no amount of discipline can keep neatly contained, and Dr. Hargrove will discover exactly what life without Emily Calloway is like. This is a vintage old school Mills & Boon-style inspired tale, but with a stronger heroine, and a little grovel thrown in.
ABROGATION by TheSallyB
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In the Western Realm, money means power, power means control, influence, advantage. Even the gods favour The Elites - blessing them with the largest bond groups and the most powerful gifts. All it would take is one person. One single person from the lowers to be fated to someone powerful. Abrogation - That's what we need in the lowers. Before my people are wiped out entirely. If only it was that simple...
the light of every star by obeetaybeebaby
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Josie thought the hardest part of falling in love with Nate was overcoming all the reasons why she shouldn't- would she, could she survive the trauma of another betrayal? Her fears were valid. The invisible scars her ex boyfriend left were deep, ragged and still bleeding. Josie swore she'd never open her heart to another cop again. But Nate was patient, steady, and impossible to ignore. Little by little, he quieted her fears and became the one exception she never meant to make. Until a forgotten morning alarm forced Josie to realize Nate may not be the man he promised to be. As old wounds begin to bleed again, she must decide if the ghosts of trauma past still hold power and whether trusting her heart to Nate cost her everything she fought so hard to walk away from. Josie will have to decide if the man who once asked her to dance beneath the stars deserved a second chance to heal her shattered heart.