Bound by desire
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When power demands sacrifice, love becomes the most dangerous game of all.
Daphne Moore has everything, money, status, control. So when her family demands she marry Ashleigh Blackthorne, heir to a her family's empire, she agrees. It's business, nothing more. Two powerful names bound together to build an empire.
But months into their perfect marriage on paper, Daphne can't ignore what's missing. Her wife. Ashleigh is beautiful, elusive, and untouchably charming, except when she's around everyone but Daphne.
Jealousy was never part of the deal.
Neither was desire.
When Daphne's envy turns to obsession, walls start to crumble. What began as a contract becomes a dangerous dance of power, passion, and vulnerability. And in a world where love is weakness, falling for your wife might be the one thing that destroys you both.
RANKED 1st in business love: November 30th 2025
RANKED 4th in romance fiction: November 30th 2025
RANKED 49th in contract marriage: December 1st 2025
RANKED 30th in business: December 17th 2025
RANKED 3rd in womanxwoman: December 18th 2025
RANKED 30th in lgbt: December 22nd 2025
RANKED 1st in contractmarraige: December 22nd 2025
RANKED 26th in business: December 24th 2025
RANKED 58th in wlw: December 24th 2025
RANKED 6th in queeromance: December 24th 2025
RANKED 2nd in lgbtfiction: December 25th 2025
RANKED 1st in lgbtfiction: December 27th 2025
Start date: 5th November 2025
End date: 15th December 2025
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