What happens when the rules you were raised to follow no longer fit the life you're living? Athena Munroe thought she had it all-a stable marriage, a fulfilling career, and a quiet strength built from surviving family betrayal and cultural expectations. But everything shifts when her husband, Leonard, confesses a long-held truth: he's bisexual and has developed feelings for someone else. Rather than run, Athena makes a bold choice-to explore the possibility of an open marriage and redefine what love, trust, and loyalty can truly look like. With the help of therapy, honest conversations, and a lot of soul-searching, she and Leonard try to rebuild on new terms. But freedom comes with complications. As Athena ventures into a world of emotional risk and romantic exploration, she finds herself confronting generational trauma, family judgment, and unexpected desire. When she forms a deep connection with a man who sees her fully-and loves her freely-Athena must decide what she wants, what she's willing to risk, and which rules are worth breaking. The Rules We Break is a bold and intimate story of love, identity, and the courage to define happiness on one's own terms. Perfect for readers who crave complex relationships, grown-up emotional stakes, and fierce women unapologetically choosing themselves.

Jared Prince, the rich white, hotshot millionaire does not have Love in his plans. Here comes Bianca Ugoh with laughter in her ladle and warmth in every spoonful, unpending his best laid plans. Between spice-fueled banter in the kitchen an stolen glances over simmering pots, something tender-and delightfully unexpected-stirs beneath their clashes. Nothing attracts more than opposites and before they know it, they're falling for each other. But love is never simple.

Regina "Genie" Watson spent a decade suffocating under perfection: a perfect career, a perfect marriage, being the perfect daughter. But one explosive dinner with her controlling husband and demanding parents shatters the illusion. With a single word, no, Genie walks away from the life built for her and finally starts building one of her own. With the support of her best friend, Tasha, Genie opens a luxury travel agency and begins rediscovering joy, freedom, and the woman she used to be. Years later, on a group trip she's hosting, she meets Soren Avery, an attorney with his own scars and secrets. Their connection is unexpected, electric, and exactly what Genie never knew she needed. This is the story of a woman choosing herself, finding adventure, and learning that sometimes the life you were meant to live waits for you on the other side of letting everything else burn.

She thought her marriage was unraveling. She had no idea it was about to explode. Tamesha McClendon believed she knew the man she married. The charming high school sweetheart. The devoted husband. The proud father. But beneath the surface of their life together, something darker had been quietly growing. When betrayal shatters her marriage, Tamesha is forced to confront a truth far more devastating than infidelity. Control. Deception. Violence. As her husband tightens his grip, using money, intimidation, and fear as weapons, Tamesha must fight to protect not only herself, but her young son. With the support of her fiercely protective family and a relentless attorney, she begins the painful process of reclaiming her life. As the past collides with the present, long-buried memories resurface, forcing her to reckon with how love once blinded her and how strength will now set her free. Set against the backdrop of family loyalty, cultural identity, and the resilience of a woman pushed to her limits, this is a raw, unflinching story of survival, awakening, and the courage it takes to walk away from the man who was supposed to love you. This is not just a story about divorce. It's a story about choosing yourself before it's too late.

When Kris Reynolds finds out that he's in love with his promiscuous PA, he decides to do the unthinkable; seduce her until he is the only man she thinks about. ****** "Have you so easily forgotten that I'm just some whore who can't stick to one man?" "I can make you want only me." His lips drawled on her arched neck, leaving tingly sensations everywhere. When the hell did she arch it anyways? "I can make you think of only me and no one else. I can get you to beg for my touch even though there are a thousand options out there." ❌ This story contains graphic description of sex and is intended for an audience 🔞 and above.

𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑 : aftermath ▁ Five years ago, Melanie fell in love with Miko, an attractive mechanic she met by chance. After finding out his deepest darkest secret, Melanie's friends and family convinced her to move back to her home city to get away from the journalist who wanted to know more about the 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳's girlfriend. Even though she didn't want to believe it, she needed a fresh start. Which meant she needed to leave everything behind... 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. Including the only thing she had left of Miko, the one thing he never found out about. Now, working as a full time English teacher for foreign college students, Melanie lives comfortably, for the most part. Coping while the past haunts her thoughts and dreams. However the word got out that Miko, the one she has been trying to forget, was released from the facility they were holding him in early. With maintaining new relationships, as well as rekindling the old ones, will Melanie meet Miko again? Did he change? What are his intentions? - D . D E E DO NOT steal my work. Cover created by me. i do not own any pictures used in this story.

❝𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫❞ - Melanie is in her sophomore year of college. Everything about her is as normal as can be. Friendships, crushes, working, classes, and hopefully relationships in the future. Everything is fine. Until it was not. Who would've thought her car of many years and problems would finally break down on her? And who would've thought her car would introduce her to a tall, mysterious mechanic with a lot of secrets?

"And your eyes will immediately recognise her and your heart will chase her from this lifetime to the next." She's a Human Resources manager from South Africa wholly unprepared for what awaits her in South Korea. Nandi thought she was simply visiting her long-time best friend for a holiday. She had no idea she was stepping into a world ruled by luxury, power, and curated perfection. A world where she never knew she was an obsession of a man she had never met. He is South Korea's most beloved actor. Idolized across continents, Kim Jun-young's life is a spectacle of red carpets, streaming empires like NexView, designer exclusives from Maison DeVère to Velaro, and constant media glare from outlets like The Face and Lucent Magazine. But beneath the dazzling veneer lies a long-buried fixation... on her. The girl his cousin always spoke of. The one he watched from afar. The one he thought he'd never meet. And now his cousin has brought her here. And nothing will ever be the same. Torn between a lifelong fantasy and the cost of fame, Jun-young must decide: will he risk pulling Nandi into his manufactured world of spectacle and obsession, or will he let her go to protect her from the brutality that comes with fame?

This isn't a short story ... The full book of BABY is now available through the link in my bio 🤍 Rose has spent her life in the shadows quiet, reserved, and invisible. But when Luciano Gomez steps into her world, she learns what it means to be seen. Luciano doesn't ask. He takes. He calls her BABY in a voice that drips with possession, staking his claim with every touch, every whispered demand. Wealthy, ruthless, and dangerously obsessed, he craves Rose in a way that borders on madness. She's his to protect. His to spoil. His to break. She should run. She knows it. But when a man like Luciano decides you belong to him... There's nowhere left to hide.