She had his heart, his future, and the kind of love people envy. But when the girl from his past reappears armed with old memories and a too-familiar smile. Everything begins to shift. Loyalties blur, trust fractures, and the life she thought was unshakable slowly begins to slip away.

Taylor Hadley thought she had it all.... until she didn't. A night that was meant to celebrate her last semester of college quickly became the night she lost the two most important people in her life from a single act of betrayal. Cue Grant Anderson, her childhood best friend that she hasn't spoken to in ages. When Grant hears what happened, he jumps in to save her... just like he always did. What's the harm in pretend dating if you're sure it won't lead to anything more? Emotions get confusing, lines get crossed, feelings get hurt, and hearts get broken. But that might just be a risk they are willing to take.

"Don't contact me if you're dying." When Keith Ingram utters those cruel words to his new wife, he doesn't know how much he'll come to regret them. For years, Ella Bryce has loved Keith from afar. When a contract marriage gives her one chance at happiness, she vows to make him see her-even though the scars of her past make her efforts fraught with pain. But just as her devotion begins breaking through his guarded heart, devastating lies shatter their fragile bond. Broken and discarded, Ella rebuilds her life from the ashes, determined to live on her own terms. She is no longer the unseen girl he left behind. Years later, Keith storms back into her life-colder, harder, and more ruthless than ever. He thinks he knows the truth about their past. He is wrong. Now, Keith must face the reality of what he destroyed. Fate has given him a second chance to see the woman he was blind to, but the road to redemption is paved with secrets. Will he make the same mistake twice... or can he win back the wife he so carelessly threw away? ----------------------------------------- THE MENDED HEARTS SERIES Book 1: The Unseen Bride (Keith & Ella) ← You are here Book 2: The Debts We Don't See (Marcus & Celeste) Each book is a complete standalone with guaranteed HEA. Read in any order, but connect for the full family saga. Trigger warning: This story contains emotional abuse, gaslighting, and family abuse.

Emory thought her and Nathan's love was steadfast in the face of their families life-long rivalries. That they were devoted and happy. After leaving their hometown behind they'd found their new beginning and a chance to let their love flourish. But running away doesn't always mean overcoming, and their peace is destroyed when outside pressures lead Nathan back home and astray from the life they were building. Romeo & Juliet Inspired Perceived betrayal(s) by the h Actual betrayal(s) by the H TW for cheating: The cheating tag applies to the betrayal by H. There will be emotional cheating as well as a kiss between H and OW.

He helped her believe in forever, then he used her trust against her. Phoenix Lane has spent her entire life proving herself. She's built a reputation on hard work, long hours, and never letting anyone see her struggle. For months, Jackson was the one place she could rest. The man who brought her coffee, helped renovate her dream duplex (even though he didn't have a handy bone in his body), and convinced her that maybe she didn't have to carry the weight of the world alone. When she discovers Jackson came to Cascadia with an agenda. One that put her firm, her career, and everything she had confided in him directly in the crosshairs. Phoenix was never supposed to be part of the plan. Until she was. Now she is suspended without pay, her most vulnerable client is in danger, and the man she trusted most is standing on the wrong side of the damage she is still trying to contain. The problem? Jackson knows exactly what he did. And he is not leaving until he finds a way to deserve her forgiveness. Hidden and Held is a slow-burn emotional romance about a burnout heroine who stopped believing in second chances, and the groveling hero who is determined to become the reason she starts again.

Danny Verdago - recruited straight from the Military and trained to become a highly specialised undercover operative. For eight years, he's devoted his life to a single case- one that has demanded everything and cost him more than he ever imagined. What Danny never planned for was Tia. For the past four years, she's been his wife, his rock, and the one constant in a life built on secrets. She's the reason every sacrifice has been worth it and the reason he's ready to walk away from his career. Now, one final undercover deployment, the climax of everything he's worked for stands between Danny and the desk job that promises a future beyond the secrets and the double life. But as the operation hurtles toward its end, Danny is dragged deeper into the life he's spent years trying to keep separate. With the case closing in and the stakes higher than ever, he faces an impossible choice. How far is he willing to go to finish the mission he's sacrificed so much for? This time, the price of success won't be measured in years, careers, or half truths. It could cost him Tia, the family they've dreamed of, and everything that truly matters to him.

On the night of her twentieth birthday, Hanna plans to do the one thing no wolf has ever willingly done. Accept rejection from her fated mate. As an orphan, Hanna has spent years in the fringes of the packs- a spectator, never a participant. And over the last few weeks, she has watched Alphason Leif pretend she doesn't exist. The bond between them is real but Leif has made his choice. And Hanna refuses to spend the rest of her life with that target on her back. Sometimes even a rejection has to be owned with pride. She has six weeks before her life was going to change forever. Anyone else would just wait for the inevitable...but not Hanna. Leif does not know that everything he has planned was about to explode leaving only regrets. Both Leif and Hanna are both are just two cards on a deck. But noone expected Hanna to be a wildcard.

When college freshman Sera Alden begins her semester at Silvercreek University, she expects late-night study sessions, quirky roommates, and the occasional campus party-not to become the target of a bloodthirsty werewolf pack. But after a chance encounter in the woods with the enigmatic and fiercely protective Kael Nightfang, Sera's world is upended. Kael reveals a chilling truth: Sera is the last surviving descendant of a powerful bloodline that could end the centuries-old war between rival werewolf packs. With her life now marked by danger, Sera must navigate a new reality filled with ancient prophecies, supernatural predators, and secrets that even her family never dared to tell. As the full moon rises, Sera is thrust into a deadly game of power and survival. With Kael by her side-a brooding guardian who harbors his own dark past-she must uncover the truth about her lineage and decide whether to embrace the power within her or let it consume her. But the deeper she delves into the world of wolves and shadows, the more Sera realizes that trust is a fragile thing. Old betrayals, forbidden love, and haunting nightmares blur the line between ally and enemy. In a world where loyalty is tested by blood and power is won by the strong, Sera must uncover the secrets hidden beneath the Lunar Veil-before it's too late. Will she rise to her destiny or be devoured by it?

On the night of her first shift, Grace finds her destiny in the eyes of the powerful Alpha Arlo Ravenwood. One perfect moment. One brutal rejection. Cast aside without explanation, Grace hits the road, determined to heal her shattered heart and forget the man who broke it. On the road, she found Daniel-a broken kitsune who understands her shattered heart in a way her mate never could. But Arlo is watching. Can a bond so violently severed ever truly be mended, or will the secret he's keeping be the one thing that destroys them both forever?

She loved them her whole life. And they didn't even come looking. Aelia believed in her bonds with Xander, Zane, and Finn the way she believed in breathing. Three Alphas. One future. A love she never dared speak out loud because she didn't want to put it on them. Then the ceremony came. She woke up two days later in a stranger's cottage, broken and alone, while the pack was told she'd simply... left. Now, with her wolf barely breathing and her heart in pieces, Aelia has to figure out who she is when everything she built her world around turns out to be a lie. And why does the one person sitting in her corner happen to be an Alpha she's never met before? Some bonds break you. Some forge you into something stronger.