Story cover for To Steal a Weeping Widow by BritishGravity
To Steal a Weeping Widow
BritishGravity
  • WpView
    Reads 18,303
  • WpVote
    Votes 1,145
  • WpPart
    Parts 58
  • WpHistory
    Time 17h 7m
  • WpView
    Reads 18,303
  • WpVote
    Votes 1,145
  • WpPart
    Parts 58
  • WpHistory
    Time 17h 7m
BritishGravity
Complete, First published Jun 19, 2022
antiheroartbetrayalcrimeforbiddenguardheistlovemysterynewadultpaintingplottwistprotectionrelationshipromancesecretsecretssecurityslowburnstolenthiefthrillerundiscoveredwhodunnit
Someone stole the Weeping Widow. 

The priceless artwork is gone, ripped from its place on the wall and leaving only broken glass behind. The pride of Whitehill Museum and Art Gallery fell victim to heists in the night, and the museum is determined to find the painting and nail the culprit. 

She's been labelled the main suspect after being found at the scene of the crime. He's been hired to protect Whitehill and keep the rest of the art safe. Both with a job to do at the museum, and both determined to fix broken reputations. But the biggest question of all haunts the exhibits they roam: who stole the Weeping Widow?

They painted her the villain. 

He's learning art is open for interpretation.

--------------------------

"Art is to be seen, not touched." His breath curled next to my ear. "But I'd do anything to touch you."

"Are you saying I'm art?" My heart knew no limit as it pulsed in my throat, right where his lips began to hover. 

"As beautiful as what hangs in the Louvre, and just as forbidden to touch." 

Disclaimer: all works depicted above the chapters are real works, and some real works are mentioned throughout. However, some works and artists described within the story are fictional. Additionally, this story has light language use.

*A stand-alone spinoff of "In Love and Diplomacy"*

~ Featured on Wattpad's Crime profile "Crimes of Passion" Reading List (November 2022)
~ Featured on Wattpad's StoriesUndiscovered profile "Thrills N Spills" Reading List (December 2022)
~ Featured on Wattpad's Romance profile "Dangerous Love" Reading List (May 2023)
~ Winner of the 2023 Winter Zodiac Awards
~ Featured on Wattpad's StoriesUndiscovered profile "Light Up the Dark | Horror/Mystery/Thriller" Reading List (June 2023)
~ Featured on Wattpad's Romance profile "Romantic Suspense" Reading List (May 2024)
All Rights Reserved
antiheroartbetrayalcrimeforbiddenguardheistlovemysterynewadultpaintingplottwistprotectionrelationshipromancesecretsecretssecurityslowburnstolenthiefthrillerundiscoveredwhodunnit
Table of contents

58 parts

Sign up to add To Steal a Weeping Widow to your library and receive updates
or
Content Guidelines
You may also like
Audacious Love ✔️ (Vice In The Obsidian World Book #1) by Grishaavyanna
79 parts Complete Mature
"They say sometimes the road of life takes an unexpected turn, and you don't have no choice but to follow it and end up in place where you are supposed to be" A mesmerizingly beautiful, altruistic, feisty, adamant, self-reliant. She is obedient daughter, caring sister and loving friend. She rides along the waves so happy and carefree as she don't have any anchor to hold her down, free spirited. "Adira deRose" He owns mysteries within him. He is as handsome as hell is hot, draconian when infuriated. he comes with infarious notorious personality. A Billionaire who can get anything he intends to get, capable of making anyone kneel down before him. But, he who is caged in his past and captured in the darkness of nightmares couldn't afford Seren nights. "Azriel Harrington." Azriel and Adira are unaware of what destiny have been keeping for them. Their paths will cross. she will be tamed, he will cross those boundaries that he drawn around him just for her. She will venture to mend his ways voluntarily or involuntarily. She will exempt him from his nightmares and uncage him from his past. Her audacity will find its way to get in and break down those walls which he has created around him. But... Will he be able to take her hand and past through the darkness or she will be dragged into the darkness...! #1 feisty out of 270 stories 31/5/2022 14/9/2021 #1 freespirit out of 267 stories #54 heir out of 2.65k stories Ranked #137 lovehate out of 6.6k stories Ranking 13/6/2021 #16 watty2021 out of 340 stories #249 guns out of 14.3k stories #461 kidnapped out of 23.9k stories #1 audacity out of 49 stories #760 past out of 32k stories #96 wattpadromance out of 2.86k stories #5 notorious out of 145 stories #272 arrogent out of 7.52k stories
Made For The Mafia (18+) (1 of 3) by writer82897
51 parts Complete Mature
'For The Mafia' Series - Book 1 of 3! ~~~ "Down on your knees." He lets go of my hair and pushes my shoulders down roughly, before unbuttoning and shrugging off his shirt. I kneel in front of him and instantly unbuckle his belt and unzip his black pants. He watches me eagerly from above, keeping his hands to his side, letting me lead. "Are you jealous when I flirt with those men for information?" I bat my eyes up at him innocently as I pull his pants down to his knees. His face hardens as he considers my question. "I don't like your hands on them." He grumbles and I smirk. I already knew the answer. "I do it for you, Enzo." I remind him as I move my mouth closer to him. "Only me." He growls as he pulls my head forward, closing the space between us. ~~~ When a dangerous mafia leader meets this particular stripper, he learns she is anything but. Both equally ruthless and thirsting for power, he hires her as his lethal interrogator and assassin, however she quickly becomes more when neither can resist each other. But can she learn how to truly care for one of the men she was taught to use? Can he control his jealousy long enough to take advantage of her tricks? Will she love him enough to share her biggest secret - who she really is? Read to find out! Disclaimer: There WILL be mature content - swearing, sex scenes, murder, drugs, drinking, etc. It's a mafia story... so expect a lot of that stuff lol Started: February 2021 Completed: December 3, 2021 (Book 3 is in progress!) Achievements: First 1,000 reads: August 5, 2021 First 5,000 reads: December 24, 2021 First 50,000 reads: September 5, 2022 First 100,000 reads: November 18, 2022 First 200,000 reads: June 9, 2023 First 300,000 reads: December 1, 2023 First 400,000 reads: January 23, 2024 First 500,000 reads: March 23, 2024 First 900,000 reads: September 1, 2024!! Tag Ratings: #2 romantic suspense - January 12, 2022 #1 trouble - August 2, 2023
Love Penalty by DramaQueenforreal
33 parts Complete
COMPLETED✅ The punishment for murder is the death penalty, what about love? "Innocent until proven otherwise" Does this apply to matters of the heart? A story in which a lawyer ends up defending an inmate convicted of rape and second degree murder- that he claims he never did. Is he guilty? Is he innocent? Most importantly, is it morally acceptable to fall in love with an alleged murderer and rapist, let alone a client of hers? ❣️❣️❣️ Excerpt: When his shirt is dangling from his hand with him lifting it up towards his face to wear it, I snatch it from his hands. Throw it on the table beside me and grab his neck with one hand and my other traces his defined abs, and kiss him with full force. I thought he might pull away, saying he doesn't feel the same way towards me and I'm just his lawyer. That we're adults and need to refrain from acting like hormonally-driven teenagers. On the contrary -to my surprise - he kisses me back with the same amount of intensity and passion. One hand is on the side of my face and the other is holding me by the waist. We both taste like waffles and fresh strawberries and it's not something to complain about. Only when we're both out of breaths, we pull away, he smiles against me "What was that for?" He asks with his both hands on my waist now. "I've been meaning to do that for a while now" I truthfully answer his question. He has been on my mind 24/7 non stop from the moment I took his case. ❣️❣️❣️ *contains mature themes. *contains swearing. 8/3/2020 -> #1 in OnTrialForMurder #2 in notmeanttobe 8/8/2020 -> #3 in wtfamidoing 10/16/2021 -> #13 in fml 7/20/2021 -> #1 in ihateeverything 10/10/2021 -> #39 in mixedfeelings 4/18/2022 -> #1 in prison #2 in murder #1 in lawyer #1 in damaged
𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝟏𝟖+ {𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄} by Anushka__S
8 parts Complete Mature
**Pinning me under him, with me completely at his mercy... "If fucking you was an art, I'd paint you all day, Tesoro" He whispers mischievously, his smooth voice flowing over me like silk before he slams his entire length inside me ** _______________________________ Tired of living her life monotonously after witnessing the most gruesome sides of life. Phoebe Carter couldn't be more than ecstatic given the opportunity to work in a foreign country with people as powerful as Hunter industries and Russo Industries. And of course to work alongside her friends Ava and Noah. However things take a swift turn when she lays her eyes on Blayze Hunter, CEO of Hunter Industries, and every single boundary she set in her life is shattered. Like a moth to a flame, she desires him, and surprisingly for her, the feeling is mutual. But we can't always say yes to our deep dark desires now can we? After all, Phoebe is anything but normal and Blaze is the exact opposite of what he seems to be. Even with a lot of things at stake, they continue their passionate affair. As dirty secrets are revealed, all the rules are shattered, lives taken, psychotic sides revealed, will it all end in an inferno? For some people are too damaged to be ever fixed at all. ______________________________ #1 in Dramatic - 18/01/2021 #1 in Temptation - 20/02/2021 #18 in Romance - 02/01/2021 #1 in Fatal - 19/03/2021 #1 in Hot-Romance - 15/01/2021 #2 in Intense - 1/3/2021 #3 in Claim - 03/01/2021 #2 in Infatuation - 18/01/2021
Paint Me, Professor | Student-Professor Erotic Novel | 18+ | ✔️ by TheRubyWriter_
100 parts Complete Mature
18+| COMPLETE✔️ "Ali..." He sighed, his breath tickling the skin of Alison's neck. He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, admiring her beauty, how youthful she was. He then took his hand off her, suddenly aware of the line he had crossed. "This is wrong." He sighed, not looking at Alison. She could feel it in his heaving chest that he was battling his consciousness and his desire. She was fighting the same feelings. They both tried to resist, to rationalize, to not give into temptation. He was her teacher for goodness' sake, and if that wasn't enough, he was so much older than her. It was wrong in so many ways, and yet they couldn't seem to step away. "It feels right." Alison said boldly. She moved her lips to his, on her tiptoes. Dr Damon suddenly gripped her forearms, his face becoming tense and serious. "After weeks of annoying me, being a class clown, disturbing my lessons, embarrassing me in front of my colleagues, disrespecting me, you think you can just waltz into my office dressed like this, taunt me like this... You're a bad student Alison Bardot, you're a very bad girl." _____ It's said that a great teacher can shape and guide you. That couldn't be truer for Alison. Christopher Damon challenges her, sends her to hell and back, only for her to ask for more. She knows it's wrong, so wrong in so many ways, but she can't resist her young, mysterious, and magnetic Art History professor. _____ This book is for mature audiences. You have been warned. 📝 Good Grammar Guaranteed ⭐️ THIS STORY IS COMPLETE 💖Happy ending ⛔️ Please don't comment any spoilers! Started: June 6th 2021 Finished: February 7th 2022 Top Story Rankings: #1 in Artist - July 24th, 2023 #1 in Adult Fiction - February 19th, 2022 #1 in Adult Fiction again - October 4th, 2022 #1 in StudentTeacher - January 24th, 2022 #2 in Adult Themes - September 3rd, 2021 #3 in Submissive - April 10th, 2022 #3 in Artist - June 26th, 2022 #4 in Student - March 21st, 2022
In Love and Diplomacy by BritishGravity
55 parts Complete
She was never scared of heights. Avery Woodsen has spent years clawing her way up the political ladder. She's fought and sacrificed to get where she is; she's more than ready to see the fruits of her labor. Finally, it's her chance to get one step closer to her dream - one step closer to D.C., a shiny city just waiting for her. Her time at the California Attorney General's office has come to an end. She's sacrificed everything for this. She would sacrifice anything to keep it. But when the attorney general seems to be targeted by a gun-wielding coward, Avery finds herself in the crosshairs. There's no manifesto to give her answers, and no suspect to question. Her ladder has collapsed. Will the security team sent from Greystone Security be enough to keep her safe? Will the trained, handsome man forced to be her protective shadow be able to keep her away from danger? Or will her desire to move up in her career have too strong of a pull? Or is what's tugging her not her career at all, but Reed Sterling himself? Trust no one. Except him. - Featured on Wattpad's Dangerous Love Profile "Feature on Dangerous Love" Reading List (March 2022) - Featured on Wattpad's Stories Undiscovered Profile (April 2022) - Featured on NewlyWrittenBooks "A Little Less Talk and A Lot More Action" Reading List (June 2022) - Featured on Wattpad's Mystery Profile "Partners in Crime" Reading List (July 2022) - Featured on NewAdultReads "Classic Young Adult" Reading List (July 2022) - Featured on NARomance "Love in Action" Reading List (October 2022) (September 2023) - Featured on Wattpad's BadassReads Profile "The Dauntless" Reading List (January 2023) - Featured on Wattpad's NA Profile "It's Always the Butler" Reading List (January 2023) #1 in enemiestolovers - 12/12/22 #2 in newadult - 12/12/22
Heart to Hart ✔️ by ClaraLoisy
35 parts Complete
[2021 WATTYS SHORTLIST] A year ago, Natasha packed her bags and hopped on the first train out of her hometown in Hampshire, England, leaving behind a dysfunctional family and a womanising ex-boyfriend. When she realises running away isn't the answer to her problems, she moves back home for the summer to face them head-on. However, not everyone is happy about her return. Alec, her best friend, is also back after his first year at University. This time, he won't let her leave again without confessing his true feelings. After a rocky past with relationships, Natasha must decide if his love will be enough. When you are young, mistakes are inevitable and Natasha is about to find out the hard way, every action has a consequence. A friends to lovers romance. --- 🏆 1st place - Romance in THE CREATIVE AWARDS 2019: 1st Oct 2019 🏆 1st place- Romance in The Chaos Awards 8!: 19th April 2020 🏆 Honorable mention in Winter Rose Awards 2020, Spring Edition: 27th April 2020 🏆 1st place - ChickLit in The Dream Awards 2021: 24th Aug 2021 🏆 Watty Shortlisted- 1st Nov 2021 🎉 featured on Wattpad's New Adult profile under 'There's Only One Bed' reading list. 🧡 3rd Jan 2020 🎉 featured on Wattpad's StoriesUndiscovered profile under 'Love Is In The Air' reading list. 🧡 15th Feb 2020 🎉 featured on Samantha from Wattpad HQ's 'New & Notable' reading list. 🧡 2nd March 2020 🎉 featured on Wattpad's AmbassadorsUK profile under 'Romance Brittania' reading list. 🧡 3rd April 2020 🎉 featured on Wattpad's Cupid profile under 'Love Conquers All' reading list. 🧡 7th April 2020 🎉 featured on Wattpad's General Fiction profile under 'Finding Love' reading list. 🧡19th August 2020 🎉 featured on Wattpad's CommunityTeam profile under 'Romance' reading list. 🧡 1st September 2020
Life's Unexpected Turn by cbakaloff
52 parts Complete Mature
When all hope is lost, what can one do? What happens when someone you love changes and becomes the person you most fear? Do you hide? Do you speak up? Do you fall in line? Do you give up, lose yourself, and hope for the inevitable? ~ Parker Avery is a creative teacher and artist striving to find happiness by starting over in a new city. Her past is filled with lies, abuse, betrayal, and torture; she's attempting to find herself again. Bailey Adams is a kind, artistic college student endeavoring to survive the abuse she endures daily from her girlfriend. She never expected her life to turn out this way, and she's slowly losing herself. ~ What happens when Parker and Bailey's paths cross? Will these two let their walls down enough to open up and trust someone after all that they have been through? Or will they push themselves further away, believing that a happy ending is never genuinely possible? If you desire answers to such questions, you'll have to read how this incredible story unfolds. _____________________________________________ Please note that the imagery used in my chapters are not 100% mine. Nevertheless, the majority of content I've created is derived from royalty-free websites. I further photoshopped them to fit both of my main character's art styles where I deemed necessary. With that being said, any images that do not have my 'cbakaloff' watermark on them belong to their rightful owners. ⚠️ Warning: ⚠️ This story contains strong language, possible trigger moments, details of physical/mental/sexual abuse, a few mentions of rape and other forms of sexual violence, lesbian material, and mature sexual content. Be aware that homophobic comments will not be tolerated. Read at your own risk.
Sparks Fly by VIVKELLER23
40 parts Complete
A Featured Wattpad Romance, Wattpad New Adult, and Wattpad Psychological Novel (triggering romance) **November 3, 2019: 1st place Winner of romance category for the Monthly Sunflower Awards (October) **December 12, 2019; genre winner of the romance category in The Zupe Awards **December 24, 2019: second place winner in romance for the Astrologists Awards **February 2020: placed first in Early Lovers category of Romance Reads Contest "You could get into trouble tempting the wrong person." She frowned at him, creating a slight crease between her eyebrows that was so unlike the rest of her flawless and perfect appearance. "Am I tempting you?" "No." His mind screamed, yes! She batted her eyelashes at him, her violet blue eyes bright. "Do I have to beg?" she asked with a pouty lower lip. *** Teagan Miller: He was known as a no-good ladies' man who lived for the moment. He didn't care about anyone or anything, save the few minutes of pleasure he found when he lost himself in his latest flame. Rain Sullivan: They call her the Ice Queen. She was a straitlaced, no-nonsense young woman who didn't have time for the type of games he played. For all intents and purposes they were like oil and water. They didn't mix. They shouldn't have fit. Yet one night changes everything; the night Rain steps down from her seemingly picture perfect pedestal to offer Teagan more temptation than he bargained for. Sparks fly when these two touch. Now it's up to them to decide if what they've found is worth the risk of getting a little burned. **I OWN THIS STORY! Please do not steal it! **Beware this story has mentions of sexual assault --- 04/23/20- reached 5k reads 05/30/20- reached 10k reads 07/06/20- reached 15k reads 08/09/20- reached 20k reads 09/21/20- reached 25k reads 11/11/20- reached 30k reads 01/04/21- reached 35k reads 03/24/21- reached 40k reads 04/29/21- reached 45k reads 06/05/21- reached 50k reads --- Started: August 2019 Completed: April 25, 2020
You may also like
Slide 1 of 9
Audacious Love ✔️ (Vice In The Obsidian World Book #1) cover
Made For The Mafia (18+) (1 of 3) cover
Love Penalty cover
𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝟏𝟖+ {𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄} cover
Paint Me, Professor | Student-Professor Erotic Novel | 18+ | ✔️ cover
In Love and Diplomacy cover
Heart to Hart ✔️ cover
Life's Unexpected Turn cover
Sparks Fly cover

Audacious Love ✔️ (Vice In The Obsidian World Book #1)

79 parts Complete Mature

"They say sometimes the road of life takes an unexpected turn, and you don't have no choice but to follow it and end up in place where you are supposed to be" A mesmerizingly beautiful, altruistic, feisty, adamant, self-reliant. She is obedient daughter, caring sister and loving friend. She rides along the waves so happy and carefree as she don't have any anchor to hold her down, free spirited. "Adira deRose" He owns mysteries within him. He is as handsome as hell is hot, draconian when infuriated. he comes with infarious notorious personality. A Billionaire who can get anything he intends to get, capable of making anyone kneel down before him. But, he who is caged in his past and captured in the darkness of nightmares couldn't afford Seren nights. "Azriel Harrington." Azriel and Adira are unaware of what destiny have been keeping for them. Their paths will cross. she will be tamed, he will cross those boundaries that he drawn around him just for her. She will venture to mend his ways voluntarily or involuntarily. She will exempt him from his nightmares and uncage him from his past. Her audacity will find its way to get in and break down those walls which he has created around him. But... Will he be able to take her hand and past through the darkness or she will be dragged into the darkness...! #1 feisty out of 270 stories 31/5/2022 14/9/2021 #1 freespirit out of 267 stories #54 heir out of 2.65k stories Ranked #137 lovehate out of 6.6k stories Ranking 13/6/2021 #16 watty2021 out of 340 stories #249 guns out of 14.3k stories #461 kidnapped out of 23.9k stories #1 audacity out of 49 stories #760 past out of 32k stories #96 wattpadromance out of 2.86k stories #5 notorious out of 145 stories #272 arrogent out of 7.52k stories

More details