For a place called Fairhaven, Davina Harlow's hometown is a haven for nothing but corruption. No matter how pretty things look from the outside, deception rots at the core. It waits around every corner, touches everything she loves, and the presence of a small criminal organization plants seeds of doubt where she wishes only happiness could grow. All she's ever dreamed of is the carefree life she was promised, to keep her family close by and live happily ever after with the guy she's had her eye on for as long as she can remember. But when something sinister lies behind every smile and no one's who they say they are, that dream has never felt so out of reach. Even as she tries to separate herself from the darkness of her once beloved hometown, Davina only finds herself more immersed in the lies and greed that have destroyed it. And with love and loyalty being tested at every turn, she's left trying to figure out what's real amidst smoky truths and scattered feelings. All while trying to stay alive.

Vivienne Roberts, once rich and now a thief, is no stranger to danger. Lord Damien Reginald, wealthy and well-traveled knows his destiny lies with Vivienne. But can she allow a disfigured monster as himself in her heart? But she is the only one who will be his bride. Can he stay with someone who is cursed? But he is the answer to her soul. And what starts as a marriage on paper soon becomes their sole reason to live #8 - 18th century #36 - Steampunk

Kinsey Ashe is offered a position at a pharmaceutical company. After a series of life-threatening events, Kinsey begins to question the company's motives. Damon Hayes is the Alpha of the Wensworth pack. Shifters have announced their presence to the world. It's his job to maintain peace in his city. The only problem? His people are going missing and tension is rising in his pack. Damon needs her to save his pack. Kinsey needs answers only he can give. How far are they willing to go to get what they want?

Submit. Obey. Never look them in the eye. In a realm once ravaged by war and monsters, where humans, fae, and shifters battled for survival, the demons came and reshaped life as they knew it. Warlocks were born, and under their shadow, monsters fled and chaos dwindled. The Great Leviathan is the most powerful and feared of them all. His rule over Eminence Keep is absolute, and even the bravest souls tremble at the thought of defying him. No one dares challenge his rule--or survives long enough to try. Valary Alaris, driven by ambition and dreams, steps into the dark halls of Emeninse Keep, hoping to carve her name in history. But no one warned her the Keep is where dreams go to die and hope succumbs to oblivion. Valary will become a legend--but not the one she imagined. Prepare for a tale of survival, shocking twists, and a love that defies the darkest of shadows.

A morally lost elven who is forced to work as a killer, has been waiting for a target that will finally get her killed. She just might get her wish this time. - • - Desa is bound by a powerful enchantment to a man he hates and he's been making her do his dirty work for years. As she feels her chains getting tighter and tighter, the order for a new target comes; 'Kill Aksel Cairn.' When resisting the enchantment that binds her body is impossible, what lengths will she go to prevent herself from harming the only man that has ever tried to help her? Time is ticking and a promise of death is almost upon them.

Cadence is temporarily assisting TaskForce141 throughout the next year of missions with the offer of becoming a permanent member. Joining at a young age to escape childhood errors, danger is always what seems to find its way back. The team is welcoming, save the Lieutenant. Ghost. A very back and forth and complex relationship forms between the two. The main goal is survival. A slow burn story takes the reader on adventures both sad and fun. *Disclaimer* I don't know COD MW or have followed much of it at all. But. Got introduced to the characters and have been enjoying them since! As I read more stories I'm trying to keep things different than other Ghost stories on the app. However I have recently come across some which are very similar to things I have already written. I am in no way attempting to copy anyone's work or would ever dream of plagiarism.

Forced into marriage by duty and obligation, The Duke and Duchess of Rothbury parted ways a week after saying their vows under the explicit understanding that theirs was a marriage in name only. There would be no expectations of love, fidelity, or romance. The Duke hates the American Heiress who married him only for his title, completely unaffected by the senseless tragedy that had made their marriage necessary in the first place. When an illness forces him to retire to the country, he makes sure to choose the property where his wife wouldn't be. Except that she is, and she is still as insufferable as ever. The Duchess resents the man who killed her youthful dreams of love and abandoned her to live his bachelor life unencumbered. When she is jilted by her lover, and faced with inevitable ridicule, she decides to retire to her beloved estate in Cornwall, where she runs an orphanage. Never once does she expect to run into her cold, selfish, insufferable arse of a husband! Forced into each other's company by circumstance, the couple begin to unravel their individual prejudices. Resentment turns into respect and friendship. Respect and friendship soon turn into attraction and affection. Was love closer than either one of them could ever have imagined? And that begged the question; can the Duke win his wife's favor, or is it far too late to make their marriage a love match? Cover by MuniWilliams.

As an angel trained to fight the forces of demons, Chiara knew to not let them take her alive, but she never expected to survive her first battle. Trapped in the depths of hell and tortured, only one thing is keeping her alive - the demon kept prisoner with her in the cold, dark cell. As the deadliest demon alive, Logan knew better than to piss off his commander by stealing whiskey and bedding his concubines. But the ladies were lonely and the whiskey was too tempting. He's paid dearly for his transgressions, though, spending months in a cell being tortured, only to regenerate at night for fresh torture the next day. Time blurs and he grows restless to be freed so he can rejoin the battles against angels, until a new captive is brought to his cell. The second he sees Chiara - her beauty and fierce strength, the blinding white of her wings - he is lost and she is the path forward. He would destroy every demon in hell to free her, but to possess her, he will have to destroy himself.

|| Everything changes when you fall in love with the enemy. || When General Niall Killian, a high ranked prodigy, recruits the newly graduated Thea Rhaanan to work for him, his hope is that she will be the key to unlocking incredibly valuable information from an uncooperative source. This information being exactly what he needs to finally bring an end to the decades long conflict between the Aiverian State and its despised rebels, the Elorian Crows. However, Thea has her own ideas. Realizing that helping Niall may mean turning on her own people, the very people the Elorian Crows fight for, Thea must decide if trusting Niall is the right thing to do... especially when working for the State means being in the heart of the lions den and surrounding herself with people who hate her. Of course, her confusion and fear only worsens when she finds herself not only growing close to her new co-workers, but also starting to develop feelings for the General himself.

Moe Rivas has spent her whole life waiting for the perfect storybook romance, but as she approaches her senior year of college -- single, and incredibly disappointed with the male species -- she decides she's sick of daydreaming. Turning her back on love, Moe hooks up with Theo Landing, the grumpy barista from her favorite coffee shop. And it goes a little too well. Eager to explore something casual, Moe proposes a friends-with-benefits relationship, and Theo, burned by an ex's betrayal, agrees to the arrangement. But as Moe spends more time with Theo -- in and out of the bedroom -- she realizes falling in love is easy; it's denying love entry that's challenging. And day by day, her resolve is splintering.