In Her Hands
- Reads 17
- Votes 0
- Parts 2
Dr. Alyson Blake has always known she was destined to lead Blake Memorial-the renowned hospital built by her family, brick by brick. But when her father blindsides her by bringing in an outsider to shadow the role she's spent her life preparing for, her world tilts. And it gets worse: the outsider is her old college flame-the man who broke her heart and her trust.
As Alyson struggles to prove her worth against the man who broke her heart, another, even more dangerous force comes calling. When a brutal gang skirmish leaves a notorious mafia boss, Dante Lombardi, in desperate need of a doctor, his world turns sharply toward hers. With his trusted physician unexpectedly sidelined, Dante seeks the exceptional skills-and unyielding resolve-of Alyson, whose reputation for precision and discretion has traveled far beyond the hospital's polished corridors.
Torn between the familiar sting of Elias's past and the intense, forbidden allure of Dante's dangerous charm, Alyson finds herself at a crossroads. Each man represents a different life: one defined by the scars of old betrayals with the promise of redemption, and another offering a perilous escape into a world where loyalty is rewritten and every heartbeat could be the last.
As hospital politics clash with criminal undertones and simmering passions, Alyson must navigate a treacherous path where love, legacy, and ambition blur the lines between duty and desire. In a battle for her heart and her future, can she embrace the past and defy expectations-or will the forces pulling her in opposite directions leave her prey to destiny?
All Rights Reserved
#256
exes
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Blood and Roses ( My Version )
*A Tale of Love, Danger, and Redemption* In a world ruled by blood and power, **Dante Vieri** is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of men. A ruthless mafia kingpin, he has built his empire on violence, loyalty, and an iron will. Love has no place in his world-until he crosses paths with **Lila Moreno**, a woman who was never meant to be part of his dangerous life. Lila is an ordinary café worker, living a simple life-until one fateful night, she witnesses something she was never supposed to see. From that moment on, she becomes entangled in Dante's dark world. He should have silenced her. Instead, he keeps her close, unable to let her go. As Lila finds herself trapped in a game of power and passion, she begins to see the man behind the monster. But can she truly love someone who lives by the gun? And can Dante, a man who has only ever known violence, risk his empire for the woman who has become his greatest weakness? When the past resurfaces and secrets unravel, Lila and Dante must fight for their love in a world where trust is dangerous, betrayal is deadly, and the price of love might just be **blood and roses**.Complete
His To Keep
📖 Revised Edition: New chapters and revisions have been added throughout the story. Dr. Selena Carter never asked to be part of the mafia world-but when her father's mistakes catch up to him, she finds herself in the hands of Dante De Luca, a ruthless Philadelphia crime boss with no patience for complications. He's cold Controlled Deadly She's everything he never expected. What begins as protection quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. trust, desire, and a love neither of them ever planned for. He was never supposed to fall for her.But she became the one thing he couldn't let go. She Was His To KeepComplete
Heartbreak Express
🏆 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 | She ran from her wedding the day she found out the groom was expecting a baby with someone else. Now, with a broken heart and no suitcase, she's starting over in London... Two men, one new life and a second chance she never saw coming. Isabella Solène Hart was supposed to be a bride. Instead, she became a woman who walked away from betrayal, from shame, from the version of love that left her undone. London offers her nothing but silence and strangers and that's exactly what she needs until it starts to offer more. A job at a luxury PR firm, a flat that slowly becomes a home, a local café with warm coffee and warmer smiles, a neighbour with a cat named Rufus and a shopkeeper named Robert, gruff, loyal, quietly becoming the father figure she never had. But nothing shakes her more than the two men who begin to orbit her new life. Skylar, the charming café owner with kind eyes, he makes her laugh again, makes her feel again, but when it matters most... he stays silent. And Sebastian, the enigmatic CEO with ice-blue eyes and power in every breath. He shouldn't be looking at her the way he does, he shouldn't know who she is, but he does and what begins as a spark quickly threatens to set fire to the walls she's still rebuilding. Now Bella must navigate more than just a second chance, she must decide what kind of love she's ready for and whether she can open her heart again without losing herself in the process. It's a story of loss, of starting over, and the two men who force her to face what love really means. Of heartbreak turned healing, of strangers turned family. It's not just about falling in love, it's about who you become when your world shatters... and you choose to rise anyway.Complete
Blood & Desire
Premise In the shadows of New York's underworld, love is both a weapon and a weakness. Elena Moretti, the daughter of a feared mafia boss, is forced into a world of loyalty, blood, and betrayal. When she crosses paths with Luca Romano, her father's rival heir, the two are drawn into a dangerous romance that could destroy both their families-or unite them under fire. ⸻ Outline Part I: Bound by Blood • Elena's world: She struggles with being treated as a pawn in her father's empire. She craves freedom but feels trapped in loyalty. • Luca's world: Groomed to take over his family's syndicate, Luca has blood on his hands, but also a dream of breaking free from the cycle of violence. • Inciting incident: Elena is nearly killed in an ambush, and Luca saves her-revealing he's not the monster she thought. Part II: Forbidden Fire • Secret meetings spark between them-desire blooms despite knowing the cost. • Their love threatens to unravel alliances and stir a mafia war. • Both are torn between loyalty to family and loyalty to each other. Part III: Betrayal & Blood • Elena's father discovers the affair and vows vengeance. • Luca must choose: abandon Elena or risk everything for her. • A rival faction manipulates events to spark war between their families. Part IV: The Reckoning • A brutal confrontation forces Elena and Luca into the center of the violence. • Sacrifices are made-loved ones lost, trust shattered. • In the end, Elena and Luca must decide if love can survive the bloody throne they stand to inherit.
Fly Away
Love Rejection Heartbreak -------------------------------------------------------- Mia has spent her life living like she's invisible in her own house. Her father, a high class leader in the American Mafia forces a marriage upon her that she uses as an escape from the loneliness that she's been consumed by. -------------------------------------------------------- -Mature Themes -Explicit sexual content -Criminal -Romance Only maybe she's been thrown into more danger that anyone realises. But what will she do when she finds out the deeper meanings behind everything her father has done, and everything thats been hidden in her past?Complete
Art Of Second Chances
**When love means risking everything...** Maya Reyes thought she'd left heartbreak behind when the father of her child walked away. As a nurse and single mother, she's built a life of quiet strength-until Dr. Daniel Hayes, the brilliant physician who's always admired her from afar, steps closer. His steady kindness awakens something Maya has long buried... and something far more dangerous. Because Nathan, the man who abandoned her, is back. And this time, he wants more than forgiveness-he wants control. With custody threats, whispered rumors, and ruthless manipulation, he'll stop at nothing to break them apart. As hospital scandals ignite and secrets are exposed, Maya must choose between the toxic pull of her past and the fragile, fierce love that could finally give her and her daughter the family they deserve. But love has a cost-and only one man will stand by her when everything is on the line.Complete
A DARK FALL: The Published Edition
EBOOK AND PAPERBACK NOW AVAILABLE ***READ THE FIRST THREE CHAPTERS FOR FREE *** You can purchase the new and improved published version of ADF here: UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09BZMN3JQ/ref=nodl_ US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BZMN3JQ The first installment of a dark and heated opposites-attract romance exploring obsessive lust, dangerous passion, and two tangled hearts free-falling on a devastating descent. DARKER THAN LOVE . . . From the outside looking in, Dr. Alex Marlowe has it all. A comfortable middle-class upbringing, a great job as a GP, a picturesque cottage in a quiet village, and all the support she could need to get over her cheating ex-fiancé. So, when dark and dangerous Jake Lawrence appears bleeding on the doorstep of her late-night surgery in London's East End, she isn't prepared for the myriad of feelings he leaves behind. DEEPER THAN LUST . . . Respected and feared in London's violent criminal underworld, Jake lives the furthest life from Alex's safe suburban existence, yet he can't get the classy doctor out of his mind. He's forged his reputation from nothing on these streets, but no amount of fancy cars or high-end apartments can make him feel as if he belongs. Could Alex finally be his key to redemption, or will his growing obsession only lead them both into greater danger? A FALL SO HARD THERE'S NO COMING BACK. One thing's for sure: Neither of them want to let go. But with so many secrets lurking in the shadows, Jake's relentless pursuit of Alex starts to attract some unsavory attention. With all eyes on them and no clear way out, Alex soon realizes she hasn't just fallen in love...but into something much darker.Complete
Wrong Bride To The Right Husband
Aria is the beautiful, smart, and beloved daughter-praised by everyone and trusted with their father's company. But her twin sister, Alina, lives constantly in her shadow-unseen, uncelebrated, and forced to work under Aria's command. When Aria causes a major financial loss to a powerful, mysterious company owned by an unknown billionaire, their father is forced to pay a large sum in compensation. But it's not enough. In return, the company demands an unusual form of settlement: the CEO responsible must marry their CEO until the debt is cleared. To protect Aria, their parents make a secret decision. Alina is forced to marry the unknown CEO in Aria's place. She's terrified-of the marriage, the man, and the new life ahead. No one knows what he looks like, and he's never appeared in the media. He's a complete enigma. Alina's first night in the mansion is unsettling-she's kissed from behind by a stranger while humming a song known only to her and a long-lost love. The kiss stirs something in her, something painfully familiar. And when she finally meets her husband, Darren Blackwood, she's stunned. He looks familiar-too familiar-but she can't place him. As days pass, memories from eight years ago start surfacing. Clues hidden in the house, songs, and gestures slowly unravel the truth: Darren is the man who once loved her and vanished from her life. The heartbreak returns-but so does the spark. Their love story reignites, beginning with slow trust and deep emotion. But Aria, full of jealousy and rage, isn't done. She wages a subtle war to tear them apart, using lies and manipulation to destroy Alina's newfound happiness. Yet, against the odds, and despite the pain of the past, Darren and Alina prove that love-true, hard-earned love-can conquer even the deepest wounds and fiercest enemies.Complete
*A Tale of Love, Danger, and Redemption* In a world ruled by blood and power, **Dante Vieri** is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of men. A ruthless mafia kingpin, he has built his empire on violence, loyalty, and an iron will. Love has no place in his world-until he crosses paths with **Lila Moreno**, a woman who was never meant to be part of his dangerous life. Lila is an ordinary café worker, living a simple life-until one fateful night, she witnesses something she was never supposed to see. From that moment on, she becomes entangled in Dante's dark world. He should have silenced her. Instead, he keeps her close, unable to let her go. As Lila finds herself trapped in a game of power and passion, she begins to see the man behind the monster. But can she truly love someone who lives by the gun? And can Dante, a man who has only ever known violence, risk his empire for the woman who has become his greatest weakness? When the past resurfaces and secrets unravel, Lila and Dante must fight for their love in a world where trust is dangerous, betrayal is deadly, and the price of love might just be **blood and roses**.
More detailsContent Guidelines