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High standards by anonymits
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At Evergreen Academy, perfection is expected and power is inherited. A'noria arrives on a full scholarship, determined to prove that she belongs. Ezran has always ruled the top. Admired, untouchable, certain that no one could rival him. Until her. What starts as a competition turns into something sharper...older. Because their rivalry happened once before. It feels like history is repeating itself... -------- "You'll hate me." "I wish I would."
Still His Girl by legalpolicyss
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Juniper Perlin - or Junie, as everyone calls her - ruled the halls since elementary school. Loud, bold, unbothered. Ezra Harrison? Quiet. Calculated. Never without a book and never without something smart to say. In middle school, they couldn't stand each other - and honestly, that might be putting it lightly. Junie used to make his life hell. Ezra never forgot. But high school changes people. And when senior Ezra ends up tutoring junior Junie in Algebra and Biology, the old tension turns into something new. Something intense. Something neither of them were ready for. From whispered apologies to secret smiles in art class, to truck rides, late-night study sessions, and a kiss that shifted everything - their story unfolds in slow, soft moments.
The Cowboy's Unfinished Business by Girdie
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Xavier Brent spent years trying to outrun the dust of Cedarville, Texas, trading his father's cattle empire for the cutthroat glass towers of Manhattan corporate law. He thought he had left the past behind, including Isabella Smith-the brilliant, defiant city girl whose memory still haunts his bed. But when his father's terminal illness forces him back to the ranch, Xavier is hit with a verdict he never saw coming. Isabella didn't just build a highly prestigious remote legal career three counties over; she brought his legacy with her. For four years, Isabella has raised twin girls who possess Xavier's striking, predatory dark eyes and unyielding jawline, keeping them safe from the suffocating Brent family name. She ran to find her own identity, but when a high-stakes cross-county property dispute lands a sealed case file directly on Xavier's desk, the lines in the sand are violently washed away. Now, Xavier isn't just fighting to save his family's land he's playing a dangerous, high-powered game of legal chess to reclaim the family he was denied. But Isabella is no longer the quiet girl from the city; she's a senior litigator who matches his gravity stroke for stroke. In a small town where old secrets run as deep as oil wells, two brilliant legal minds are about to find out that when it comes to raw passion, unyielding pride, and absolute love, the court is officially back in session.
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A  Billion Dollar Marriage of Convenience by Girdie
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"A different woman every single day, and yet you're completely alone," she mused, swirling her drink as she looked him up and down. "No wife. No legacy. Just a revolving door. I can't imagine your mother and father look at what you've become and feel an ounce of pride. Am I right?" She met his eyes, offering a cruel, knowing smile. "Silence. That's what I thought." "Keep my mother and father out of your mouth," he slammed his fist down, his voice dropping to a dangerous, thundering growl. "Don't you dare."
𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗘𝗗𝗚𝗘 by authorbelladonna
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𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗘𝗗𝗚𝗘 ❆ "Move, Carlisle." I kept my chin lifted, refusing to look away from the center of the ice. He didn't budge. Instead, a massive, bruised hand slammed flat against the cold glass beside my head, caging me in. The freezing air of the empty 2:00 AM arena suddenly felt suffocating. "You smile at everyone else like they hung the moon, Nadia," he murmured, his voice a low, vicious scrape. "But you look at me like I'm dirt." He leaned in, his chest brushing mine, his mouth stopping a breath away from my jaw. He left a smear of blood from his split lip on my pristine collar. "Keep looking at me like that," he whispered. "See what it makes me do." ⛸️ 𝑵𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍 has one rule: absolute perfection. If she loses her figure skating scholarship, she loses everything. She doesn't have time for distractions, and she certainly doesn't have time for the suspended, feral enforcer of the university's hockey team who steals her late-night ice time. 𝑽𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒆 is the university's star but brutal hockey player. Comes from old-money roots, built for violence, and entirely unhinged. He's used to people either bowing to his wealth or cowering from his temper. But Nadia? She just rolls her eyes and tells him to get out of her way. That was her first mistake. Now, Vaughn isn't just taking up her rink. He's watching her. Stalking her. Discovering the secret, raw passions she hides from the world. And he's decided that her flawless, untouchable world is exactly what he wants to shatter, and he won't stop until every broken piece belongs to him.
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼. 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 by authorbelladonna
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State of Affairs ⚖︎ "You missed a talking point on page four, Governor," I said, sliding the briefing file across his heavy mahogany desk. Tennyson didn't look at the file. His dark eyes stayed locked on my mouth, completely devoid of the golden-man charm he'd just fed to a crowd of thousands. "Lock the door, Milan," he murmured, his voice low and exhausted. "You have a press briefing in ten minutes, sir. And your wife is waiting in the lobby." He stepped around the desk, invading my space until the scent of cedar and expensive bourbon swallowed me whole. His hand brushed my waist, his thumb pressing possessively against my hip. "I don't care," he breathed, his facade finally shattering. "Lock the damn door." 🏛️ To the world, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 is untouchable. He is the state's golden man, a devoted husband, and a man with a spotless reputation. Everyone worships the ground he walks on. Everyone except his executive assistant, 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐚. Milan has a strict two-year plan: survive the Governor's temper, secure her recommendation letter, and catch a one-way flight to Washington, D.C. Her job description: hand him his black coffee, fix his crooked ties, and treat the most powerful man in the state like a normal human being. But her immunity is exactly what breaks him. Behind the heavy oak doors of his office, Tennyson sheds his perfect mask. He is cynical, ruthless, and spiraling into a dark, desperate obsession with the only woman who doesn't want anything from him. He becomes addicted to her warmth and slowly to her. As late nights at the office blur into a secret arrangement, Milan thinks she has the situation under control. But she doesn't know that Tennyson's public life is a PR lie. She doesn't know that the Governor has absolutely no intention of letting her go. 'Cause what the Governor needs, the Governor gets.
Ravished by a  Rake :  Historical Fiction    by Sinaidkincaid16
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Historical Romances do not focus much on Historical accuracy, but rather offering a compelling love story to captivate the heart of the reader... Sabrina was a gentle lady, but she kept that hidden as she worked in the orphanage. She was attracted to the Earl, but she kept that hidden as well, because she thought he was a RAKE! .....Until the mutual attraction found her comprised and she was forced to marry the RAKE.
Checkmate Darling by mayflowers2007
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Amanda has one goal: survive her final year at Earlwood Academy, keep her scholarship, and get into her dream university. That would be easier if Theo Anderson didn't exist.
Kill For Her | 18+ by NettyWrites
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Daria Cole never expected her quiet high-school tutor partner to return as the new Mafia King of New York. Nico Costa. Bigger. Colder. Tattooed. And looking at her like she's the only softness he'll ever touch. She thinks they're just friends. He knows better. "Say the word," he murmured against my neck, "and I'll ruin any man who thinks he can touch what's mine." A soft, innocent girl. A very dangerous man. Five years of tension ready to explode. KILL FOR HER IS OFFICIALLY ON PAPERBACK! ❤️ 🖤 LINK IN BIO🖤 A Dark Romance #1 Sunshinexgrump (Dec 15th) #1 bwwm (Dec 17th) #1 mafiaboss (Dec 17th) #1 yearn (Dec 18th) First Book : Kill For Her Book Two : Enzo Wow! You guys have been showing so much love! Thank you! Trigger warning: This story contains sexual content and mature themes. Reader discretion is advised.
forever & always | 18+ by angelhmwrites
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He was the embodiment of everything she craved but he was also her best friend's brother making him completely off-limits. For a time she admired him from afar, convinced he would never notice her. But then one day, he did. - [copyright © 2026 ] forever and always