15 years ago, Lukas Bennet decided to give up on his coping mechanisms and start healing, become the man his late mom would have wanted him to be. 15 years ago, Tara Baker decided to stop dwelling on her past hurt and embrace the love of the one guy she'd never thought would be interested in her. 15 years later, Tara and Lukas realize that love is not enough. --- DISCLAIMER This book is the direct sequel to Roommates with Benefits, so you should read that one first. I will be working on this book while rewriting RwB for paperback, so updates might be a little slow, but many readers have asked for a rewrite and I didn't want you guys to wait more years.

When Sonja discovers her husband's credit card statement, she finds more than unpaid bills-she finds evidence of a double life. Size 6 lingerie that isn't hers. Romantic dinners at restaurants he claims are "too expensive" for them. Hotel suites charged on nights he was supposedly working late. After 23 years of marriage, Laurent de Barsy-the sophisticated French businessman who once rescued her from an abusive relationship-has become her elegant captor. Now trapped between the familiar hell of financial dependency and the unknown terror of starting over at 47, Sonja must calculate the true cost of staying. Set against the backdrop of Jakarta's expat community, this is a psychological thriller about a woman who transforms from victim to strategist, discovering that sometimes the most dangerous battles are fought in complete silence. How much is your dignity worth? Sonja is about to find out. 🏆 A story about survival, strategy, and the mathematics of love gone wrong.

No one deserves to be stuck in a complicated love triangle with their arranged husband and his girlfriend, especially not Kyra Casella, a broken young woman longing for nothing but a little bit of love and affection after years of being abused and battling depression. But, she is in the situation, stuck in a yearlong marriage contract with her scalding hot husband, Jayden Montero, who is hell bent on resisting any chance of anything ever sparking between them and to keep their relationship nonexistent to save his drowning relationship with his girlfriend. The only problem for Jayden is the irresistible charm Kyra radiates, drawing him closer and closer to her with every smile, laugh, tears and even the slightest grazing of their fingertips. This feeling is alien to them both, deeply desirable and tempting to explore. The billion dollar question is, will their suppressed love and sensual attraction towards each other be strong enough to overcome every obstacle in their way and unite them in their matrimony for life or is it just another sad love story? Find out in this mind blowing and super exciting story of romance, lots of drama and testing each other's waters. Trigger warning: This story contains rape, depression, cheating and abuse. This story is unedited and contains mature content in terms of explicit sexual scenes in case you're uncomfortable. You've been warned.

Having a childhood that could only be seen in horror movies, Emily Springs finally finds a safe haven when a stranger offers her an opportunity to work for him in his luxurious mansion. That sweet haven is short-lived however when another occupant in the mansion demands something from her she vowed never to give. Haunted by her troubling past, she is determined to stay true to herself until she is left with no other choice but to succumb to his unrelenting pursuit. Would this encounter finally be the happily ever after she longed for or another disappointment to add to her growing list? *This is not your typical love story, made up of flowers, rainbows and everything nice. This is not your boy meets girl, falls in love and leave happily ever after. Let's not hide behind the cliches. we all know it doesn't work like that in real life. This story is as real as it gets* **editing gradually.

Highest rank[#1 in Billionaire] [#1 in youngadult] [#1 in NewAdult] [#1 in Fiction] STARTED:10th January 2019 FINISHED: 11th August 2019 When Chloe followed her big sister to her sister's best friend's wedding, she didn't expect the groom to stop his vows and proclaim her as the love of his life and mother of his unborn child. She was seeing him for the first time and was still a virgin to be carrying his child. What was supposed to be a happy event turned out to be her worse nightmare. All it took was one lie for her family to toss her out of their lives and her boyfriend to break her heart and dump her.

White - purity, faithfulness, and commitment. Dare stained it and everything will be shaky, leaving a casualty. When breaking a bone, perhaps it will still be mended. But will it be the same as before? For Solis, it will never be. It is penned forever in history. For how many years, she established a foundation of love with her husband, Hayland. Then one day, strings suddenly twisted. None of them can tell if they can still save their five years of marriage from a three-week storm surge. She's trying to understand and acknowledge the pain. He's trying to correct what is now a shattered piece.

When the overindulged son of a duke meets a feisty bohemian beauty, two opposite worlds collide. But it doesn't matter how ill-suited they are for one another, Aiden and Amalia can't prevent their feelings from growing. • • • England, 1790. Aiden Langston, Earl Graham, future Duke of Leeds, is a jaded young man with everything to lose. Amalia Romero is a proud Bohemian who needs no one's help despite having next to nothing. After one mistake too many, Aiden is forced into exile for the summer. The boredom of the countryside nearly drives him mad until he meets Amalia, whom he hires to give him violin lessons. Amalia has always longed for freedom, and this deal is a golden opportunity to finally obtain it. Her desire for a lonesome life soon wavers, subdued by Aiden's effortless charm. Their shared love for music opens a doorway to more, and before long and despite their great differences, Aiden and Amalia can't deny this is much more than a convenient deal. But in a society that would never allow such a union, can things truly work out between them? • • • Shortlisted for the Wattys 2021! This is the first installment of the Langston Series. It's a standalone that doesn't end in a cliffhanger.

This is inspired by true event that happen in 2O16 when a couple decided to swap their cheating spouses. Athena has been a good girl, some can describe her as a doormat. Rome has always found Athena, the wife to his best friend, boring, plain, a push over and certainly not his type. He loves a woman with a spine and life flowing through her. When his wife cheats he finds himself forced to live with Athena in a wife swap pact. And together they explore everything they ever held back for the sake of their spouses.

It's been eight years since their divorce, and James hasn't seen his ex-wife in such a long time. What will happen when Charlotte faces her ex-husband and his lovely wife along with his wicked mother?

Emily Weatherly was no gently-bred London debutante. In fact, she had thrived on the streets of London, a pickpocket and urchin, until Fate threw her lot in with the Weatherly's, a prestigious family who unselfishly raised her as their own and protect her from a heinous secret that could destroy her life. Despite this, she is never truly accepted as a proper lady, always scorned and ridiculed, and she vows to do her adopted family proud by making a respectable match with a gentleman of some rank and notoriety. Sebastian Weatherly harbors a secret that could thwart his carefully constructed bachelorhood. Indiscriminate rake, scoundrel and downright rogue, he has had to endure Emily Weatherly's presence for as long as he could remember. Now that she intends to make a respectable match, which he knows cannot ever be him as he is not respectable, he can hardly ignore the bitter jealousy residing in his heart as he is forced to watch Emily courted by various beaus.