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Time 8h 16m

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When Mary is caught in a scandal with one of the most notorious rakes in town, she believes the only solution to the grave trouble for her dangerous secrets is a wedding. What she didn't account for was her heart--and his.

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Adrien Haverston is a rake caught in his own trap after a seduction goes wrong. One great scandal and a bitter wedding later, he is one angry husband to Mary Featherton. But despite his vow to make her suffer for shackling him to a life he has avoided ever since, he begins to realize that the burning attraction that brought them together in the first place might just lead to something promising. But falling in love with his wife may not be as easy as he first thought, because as Adrien peels off every charming and beautiful facet of Mary, he also discovers dark and dangerous secrets--one of which has the potential to shatter him.All Rights Reserved

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So F*cking Special: 1996 (Book 1, The So F*cking Special Series) by RayeMurphy

A 90's Friday Night Lights meets Fifty Shades, only the town is the sadomasochist and the two young lovers their pawns. July Elizabeth Edwards is stuck in the existence her pretentious, rural East Texas town has allotted her. A shift in social status junior year provokes unlikely ride or die friendships, others' secrets she's not allowed to tell, and an unexpected crush on the ambitious Adrian Reed. The result is far more insatiable than anyone anticipated. July has known and competed with Adrian her entire life. He was conceited and arrogant. She was treading water to survive Pure Pines High. When circumstances strip them of cheerleading and football, the odds throw a replacement neither of them expects, and something the halls of Pure Pines High are certain to reject. One touch, an out of ordinary lingering stare, and something ignites that won't die down, only does it count if it's a secret? How long will it stay behind closed doors? When love is denied, lust becomes unapologetic. Set figuratively to a Soundtrack of Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Counting Crows, R.E.M., The Cranberries and Radiohead. #1- lusttolove TRIGGERS: sexual situations, eating disorder, rape, drugs

Amnesia by carrorune

Marley wakes up in the hospital one day, not remembering a thing about herself. Her mother doesn't take her or her doctors seriously , and her fiancé thinks she's playing around. To make it worse, the only ones who know about her condition is her mother, herself and her fiancé. But one night, a man sneaks into her bedroom, claiming that they were lovers. He promises her that he will teach her all she needs to know about herself and her family, in order to prevent her to tell everone about her amnesia. Can she trust a man she doesn't know? And what about her fiancé? Was he lying when he said that their relationship was only based on sex and money, and if he wasn't, why was he so sweet with her?

You Can Go Home Again by c3peaslee

Have you ever feared mistakes you made so much that you would leave the country hoping to run from them? Have you had secrets you felt were too terrible to share with even your most trusted friends or family members? Have you lied to everyone you've ever loved in hopes to simply spare their feelings and your own? Harper Knighton has done every one of those things, and, for the first time in two years, has to come home to face them. Harper's grandfather has fallen ill, which is what prompts her to return home at all. Hoping to simply spend time with Pawpaw and say her goodbyes, Harper's plans get disrupted by the difficulties of family drama and coming face-to-face with more than one aspect of the past she is still trying to hide from. Experience the ups and downs of what it means to return to your childhood home in your twenties while also navigating the pitfalls of your own heart in You Can Go Home Again.

Shifted by EmillyKathrynn

REWRITTEN KINDLE VERSION WITH BONUS CHAPTERS OUT NOW!! Death wasn't something she feared, especially when she lived the life of a secret assassin. Sharp-witted and seemingly innocent, Hope Taylor perfected a lifestyle nobody could catch up to. But what she never expected was to be watched. Amartolós, her rival and ruthless assassin, had one mission: to kill Hope. With devilish charm and known for his deadly sins, he finds himself caught up in the chase of tormenting The Angel of Death. But one problem: he didn't know her real identity. But what happens when the two of them are more connected than they thought? Will the dynastic plans remain the same, or will sacrifices be made? ❝Can I fuck you, Angel?❞ He whispers as his lips remain inches away from mine. ❝I have a boyfriend❞ , I admit. ❝But he's not Angels boyfriend❞ He whispers into my ear as his lips brush against my cartilage ❝Your real identity and secret one are two different people Angel?❞ Completed April 2023 Unedited ..................... "𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬. 𝙒𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚, 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙙"

The Lady Who Sinned by greenwriter

Banished for five years, Lady Belinda Carrington returns to Willowfair, claiming to know things one would find impossible to believe. With her tainted reputation, can Belinda make Town Guard McKenzie Haverston help her in her pursuit of the truth? *** After her banishment five years ago, Belinda Carrington returns with secrets and tales too impossible to believe. But something in her lies makes McKenzie Haverston desperate for the truth... When Belinda shows up in McKenzie's home asking for protection in return for important information on a case he's working on, he rejects her. But when he learns where she had been banished after her great scandal five years ago, he finds himself striking a deal with the woman-he protects her, she gives him answers. The question now is: how true is her tale? She was once considered the fairest of them all, but one scandal later, she has become the most reviled. And she is also being hunted. If Belinda wants to stay alive, she has to start trusting McKenzie Haverston, a task she finds to be surprisingly easy to do. However, as the truth of the past begins to resurface, and the secrets of her scandal is revealed, Belinda is confronted by her own demons, causing her to doubt her own reality. Trigger warnings: abuse, violence, mental trauma, sexual assault, mental health illness

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The Lady Who Left by greenwriter

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So Fcking Special: 1996 (Book 1, The So Fcking Special Series)

A 90's Friday Night Lights meets Fifty Shades, only the town is the sadomasochist and the two young lovers their pawns. July Elizabeth Edwards is stuck in the existence her pretentious, rural East Texas town has allotted her. A shift in social status junior year provokes unlikely ride or die friendships, others' secrets she's not allowed to tell, and an unexpected crush on the ambitious Adrian Reed. The result is far more insatiable than anyone anticipated. July has known and competed with Adrian her entire life. He was conceited and arrogant. She was treading water to survive Pure Pines High. When circumstances strip them of cheerleading and football, the odds throw a replacement neither of them expects, and something the halls of Pure Pines High are certain to reject. One touch, an out of ordinary lingering stare, and something ignites that won't die down, only does it count if it's a secret? How long will it stay behind closed doors? When love is denied, lust becomes unapologetic. Set figuratively to a Soundtrack of Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Counting Crows, R.E.M., The Cranberries and Radiohead. #1- lusttolove TRIGGERS: sexual situations, eating disorder, rape, drugs