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Torment | 18+ ✓ by rhianovak
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Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.
Sleeping With My Best Friend - (Complete) by ShellyWritesBooks
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Berkley and Dean had grown up together because their Dads were best friends and business partners. Even though they were total opposites, they were best friends too. They were so close they could finish each other's sentences and read each other's minds. When she lost her Mom, Dean was the one that helped her get through it. He had always been there for her when she needed him. He looked out for her and protected her from guys that had bad intentions, and she trusted him more than anyone else in the world. He even gave up going to his dream school so he could go to college with her to make sure she was okay after losing her Mom. When she decided she wanted to lose her virginity, her roommate convinced her it should be with Dean because she wanted her first time to be with someone special, that meant a lot to her. Who could be more special than her best friend? Dean refused because he said it would mess up their friendship, but when he found out that refusing her meant she was going to do it with a guy he hated instead, he eventually gave in. He was so protective of her that he would do anything to keep her away from that guy. The deal was, they were going to do it one time and then go back to being friends after and act like it never happened. The problem was, they didn't think through all the consequences that come along with having sex with your best friend. **** Warning! Very mature themes & sexual content - 18+ ***** Highest Rankings: #1 in Teen Romance out of 94,000 stories #6 in Romance out of 1.9 million stories. #4 in Love out of 2.2 million stories #1 in Friends to Lovers out of 19,000 stories #1 in Best Friends out of 112,000 stories. #1 in Teen Love out of 32,000 stories #1 in Complete out of 23,000 stories. #1 in Mystery-Thriller out of 22,500 #1 in Romance-Friendship out of 13,000 stories. #1 in Erotic Romance out of 11,000 stories #1 in Mystery Romance out of 3,600 stories #1 in Crush out of 63,700 stories #2 in College out of 87,000 stories
His Dirty Little Secret [18+] Todeskreis Series #2 by JaysArmy
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In Silas Windsor's world, loyalty is everything-and betrayal is paid in blood. As the ruthless leader of an underground assassination syndicate, he doesn't hesitate when he finds Giadhya Merrani standing over his brother's body. To Silas, it is simple. She was there. Atlas is dead. She's the reason. So, he takes her. He chains her to his world, more aptly, his bed. She swears she's innocent-but he doesn't care. Not when grief demands revenge. Their hatred is violent. Their chemistry is worse. Arguments turn savage. Touch becomes punishment. And soon, Silas's rage gives way to something far more dangerous-desire. She was never meant to survive him. Now he can't live without her.
The Rules by Sammers
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I have three basic rules to live by Don't draw attention to myself. Make it through another year. My brother's friends are off limits. My junior year, each and every single one of those rules will be broken. **~~** Blaine has always been the type to embrace the wallflower lifestyle. With her brother being the big man on campus, it's easier to do then you would think. No one thinks twice about the quiet, shy girl hanging around the football god. Blaine was thankful, until her friend drags her to a party in an attempt to expand her social life. Now, Blaine is juggling the pieces of her life she wanted nothing to do with.
Griffin  by DiaFuller
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Elena's life had been peaceful, until the day she was forced to join the Godson family to pay off a debt that had been owed for generations before hers. To complicate things, Elena had captured the unwanted attention of the youngest son of the Godson family, Griffin Godson. Elena is determined to erase this debt once and for all while staying out of Griffin's way. What she didn't count on was Griffin's determination to be in her way. --- So much for a little rest, one hour had already passed. I stretch my arms over my head to hopefully gets better blood flow " Sleeping on the job?" Came a low husky voice My body went rigid. My eyes instantly snapped toward the source. On my bed, in gray sweatpants, a fitted white t-shirt stretches over his big body with one knee slightly bend as he sits comfortably with his back against the bedpost, flipping through my book. Griffin. My body remains rooted on the spot, my eyes peek at the door. I locked it, right? Griffin leisurely places the book back on the bedside table before turning his full attention toward me. Should I make a run for it? " Don't even think about it, Elena. If I have to catch you, I will throw you on this bed." His eyes steadfastly fixed on me I swallowed " What do you want?" I ask instead
The Bet (Book 1 in The Deception Series) by xsheyx_
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Garrett Gray was the captain of Rowan University's hockey team, he was a girl magnet, he could have any girl at his feet with a flash of his smile. He was your typical cocky, humorous jock that everyone loved. Taylor Perez was a typical college student trying to pass her classes and make money to survive. She was a stubborn but also kind, beautiful, and well-grounded girl that no one could push down. Garrett and Taylor never passed paths or even looked at each other, till one particular day. The day the bet was made.
Night Terrors by novelistwannabexox
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Danielle and Nate haven't gotten along in years, but when Nate discovers Danielle was sexually assaulted the year before, he's determined to fight for her and for love. ***** A week-long power outage can do a lot of things, but mending a decade long broken friendship didn't seem like one of them. However, when Danielle's childhood ex-best friend and current neighbor, Nate, comes knocking on her door every two seconds, she's quickly proven wrong. As Nate uncovers the secret that his best friend sexually assaulted Danielle at a party the year before, he realizes the bitterness of reality and blames himself. While Danielle fights the nightmares that come both night and day, Nate does everything in his power to better things for her, whether she agrees with them or not. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains sexual content and deals explicitly with sexual assault and violence. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
The Forbidden Lands (Wattys 2015 Winner) by linsella
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Evelin is known as the wild Fendway sister. She dreams of someday escaping to the Forbidden Lands to the west, despite the rumors of its danger and dark magic. Evelin escapes to the lands and finds them to be not exactly how she expected. The creatures there need help, and only Evelin will save them. On a journey filled with bandits, elves, faeries, kingdoms, and a prince, Evelin tries desperately to break an enchantment cast long ago. Completed 9/30/15
Heart of Leoth: [HAITUS] by ScarletteDrake
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Heart of Leoth is on Haitus as I work on my next published book. It will return end of March 2023. ------------------------------- The Final Book of The Four Realms series. Carrying the last blood heir of Azura, Fara has returned to Calate to try and persuade her brother the king to court peace. Yet her heart remains with the Leoth warrior she left behind. As Fara tries to manoeuvre the political pieces of her own realm in order to bring peace to Ethis, Theodan too must embrace his destiny. A destiny that will force him to make a choice between his realm and the woman he loves. In the furthest corners of the Four Realms, a dark force starts to rise to the surface, and the strings of fate that have been loose too long, start to pull taught. War is coming. But so is something far more powerful. Soon, Leoth and Human alike will be forced to take a side, for what else are mortals capable of, but love and war.