Are There Books Similar To 'I Didn'T Know I Needed This'?

Lisa and ken grew up side by side...the kind of childhood friends everyone admired, their bond was unbreakable... until life took them to different directions. Ken, once warm and positive, now hides behind charm and flings, convinced love only brings pain.Lisa has spent years searching for something real,only to end up heartbroken again and again. Then on her birthday, she get the worst news,yes...her boyfriend just married someone else. while she's still trying to put her life together, Ken proposed a crazy deal : marry him. Not for love, but to help him keep his inheritance. No strings.No feelings.Just a contract. It sounds insane, but Lisa is tired. Tired of trying.Tired of getting hurt. So she says yes. They move in together, thinking they can keep things simple. But old memories comes back. Feeling they never talked about begin to grow. And pretending starts to feel a lot like the real thing. Now they're left wondering...what if this fake marriage is exactly what they needed all along

In the chaos and quiet of her 30s, a woman reflects on the loves that shaped her, the heartbreaks that undid her, and the tender spaces in between. Through fleeting romances, almost-loves, and the weight of expectations—family’s, society’s, and her own—she navigates a world where connection is currency, vulnerability is rebellion, and self-discovery never comes easy. Told with wit, warmth, and raw honesty, this novel is a journey through modern love: messy, magical, and sometimes maddening. It's about the people who entered her life, the ones who left, and the version of herself she’s still becoming.

SUMMARY (BLURB) I wasn't supposed to be here and mostly not sleeping with a total stranger. But here I was, breathless, falling apart in his arms, lost in the moment. ★★ ★★. ★★. ★★. ★★. ★★. ★★. ★★ After being cheated on by her boyfriend with her friend, a heartbroken Sam agrees to a night out with her best friend who tries to convince her that the best way to get over a man is to get under another. Her friend arranges a hooker for her; she disagrees with this but ends up having a passionate night with a stranger when she mistakes hs room for hers Weeks later she finds out that she is pregnant, not wanting to keep the baby and not knowing the father she decides in abortion. But as fate will have it, they bump into each other and she finds out he isn't a hooker and he wants her to keep the baby. He will take responsibility she disagrees with at first but not being able to go through with the abortion she contacts him. Being forced to live together for the sake of the babies, two guarded hearts slowly collide,turning responsibility into affection and attraction into a sweet love. But they must overcome their feats and prove that sometimes one can find love in unexpectedly situations.

To Be Loved Like This tells the story of Raegan, a woman who finds herself, not in the innocence of first love, but in the aftermath of becoming. Through the weight of loneliness, past wounds, and lives already lived, her self worth grows into something rare: a love that is steady, intentional, and safe. This is not a story about being saved, but about being chosen. It's about what happens when love shows up softly, stays, and proves that healing doesn’t have to hurt.

WARNING: Do not proceed if you are below 18 years of age! This book has no filters. ***** “I’ve always been yours, you know.” I whisper the words into his ears, feeling a tremor pass through me when he wraps his hand around my neck. His touch is gentle, and he strokes my neck softly with his thumb. I whimper, my body spasming from the way he’s looking at me. He looks into my eyes before speaking, “You’re taking me in.” He grinds against me, and I smile. “Yes, I am.” ***** Desire has no boundaries here. This is an erotic collection including stories of Threesomes, MxM, MILF, BDSM, WxW and so much more.

THIS STORY CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEX SCENES. READER DISCRETION ADVISED. I Was Never Yours is an emotional romance story about love, power, and emotional survival in a world where affection can feel like control. Amara once believed in love with her whole heart. She believed in promises made under soft lights, in quiet conversations that felt like forever, and in a future she thought was guaranteed by a man who made her feel deeply chosen, until he didn’t. Julian is a man shaped by control, success, and emotional distance. To him, vulnerability is weakness, and love is something he can manage rather than surrender to. Years ago, Amara and Julian shared something intense but undefined, a relationship built on emotional closeness without public labels or clear promises. It was passionate, quiet, and dangerously addictive in its secrecy. Then Julian walked away without explanation. Not with betrayal. Not with arguments. Just silence. Years later, fate forces them back into each other’s world when Amara becomes an employee in his powerful company. But time has changed everything. The girl who once waited quietly is gone. In her place stands a woman who understands emotional survival, boundaries, and self-worth. Now the power has shifted. Julian wants her back, not just as a lover, but as someone he can emotionally possess again. He begins careful, strategic moves to stay close to her, protect her, and slowly pull her back into his emotional orbit. But Amara has learned something dangerous from heartbreak. She can love him… but she refuses to belong to him. As emotions resurface, both must confront healing, obsession, pride, and the question of whether love is about holding on or choosing each other again every day.