What Mass Effect Fanfiction Captures The Slow-Burn Romance Between Jack And Shepard?

After achieving everything he ever wanted, Jacob Coleman's life took a traumatic and unfortunate turn. Now, isolated in Red Falls, a small town in Oregon, he´s dedicated into rescuing abused and distressed animals, so Jacob has neither the time nor the intention of pursuing any romantic interest. Who would want to be with a bitter man that is physically scarred by life? Or at least that's what he thought until the new veterinarian arrives to The Eden. Veterinarian and mother of a precocious seven-year-old girl, Vivienne Sweet, had only one thing in mind since she was little. That was to work with farm animals. So, what´s better than a small-town animal shelter where she can spend her free time with Taylor? Or the spectacular and reserved man who runs The Eden? Vivienne never thought she would find such perfection in that place, but what she did know was, that she would not miss the opportunity to get to know Jacob Coleman in depth. No matter how much Jacob resists, Vivienne has already made up her mind, and she won't give up on it until she achieves her goal: to have him for herself.

Immerse yourself in "Killing Me Slowly", a deliciously dark, gripping tale where a struggling father faced with a debt sells his daughter in an auction to a ruthless gangster, who must decide whether to keep her as his puppet—or kill her. Amina Kadir’s life changes forever when she’s sold to Arben Zefi, a dangerous man who had been watching her even before the auction. Now trapped in his world, she feels both scared and strangely drawn to him. Arben, known for his cold and ruthless ways, is also captivated by Amina’s strength and beauty. As Amina deals with the pain of her father's betrayal, she must figure out how she feels about Arben. At the same time, Arben struggles with his growing obsession for her, which threatens to take over his life. Together, they must decide if their connection can survive in this dark and dangerous world, or if it will tear them apart. The “Killing Me Slowly” series is a story of love, lust, and redemption, where secrets and passion push Amina and Arben to their limits.

Carol Renae never thought that she would catch the attention of Titus Black, the man with the highest status in Northvale, after running into him once. However, after they ran into each other a few more times “by accident”, Carol demanded, “What do you want, Titus Black?!”Titus cupped her face and stared into her eyes. “You,” he answered playfully.

Hunter had to take his father's position unexpectedly. He wasn't ready for that.. neither Adriel. Chaos started. Things happened. When Neal picked up the small shiny thing out of curiosity, he didn't know it will lead him to a world he wasn't aware of.

Following a failed marriage, Josephine Jackson reinvented herself. She has everything anyone could ever want: a multibillion-dollar company, a beautiful face, a brilliant mind, and a fantastic body. Alex Montgomery is a handsome, wealthy lawyer. He believes that being in a relationship would distract him, so he only has one night's stand. The day Josephine Jackson has to pitch her company to obtain an important contract, Alex and Josephine's lives would change forever. Discover the love story between Jo and Alex, full of passion, romance, and betrayal.

Peter Cooper lives in the town of Capistrano. After being dumped by girlfriend Amelia his friend James arranges a job at Trans-Port, bossed by the famous Professor William Carver. Carver’s assistant is an American woman called Claire. Peter is pressurised into being a guinea pig for the company’s teleportation experiments and gets sent to another reality ‘The Projection’. On returning he's told Trans-Port have mentally imprisoned him in Capistrano slnce ten. The programme is a wormhole to another reality and Peter is forced to go back there and bring home its creator, his brilliant scientist father John, so Trans-Port's teleportation system can work successfully. The Projection is only programmed for John and Peter’s DNA. Peter finds the alternate reality called ‘Guildford’ similar to Capistrano but landscape and identities have changed. He meets another ‘Claire’, now English. She helps him find his ‘parents’ who informed his doppelganger (Other Peter) is a successful scientist, married to Amelia and working for Kilgore Industries in ‘Cambridge’. They are also building a teleportation device. Realising 'his' John might have gone there, Peter follows. At Kilgore he finds another ‘James’, now ‘Other Peter’s’ Project Manager. He pretends to be his doppleganger's non-existent brother to find out about an 'accident' on the site. That night a dream shows ‘Other Peter’ involved in a metaphysical reaction to the accident. John asks Peter to help him find out more about it. They force Amelia to take them to ‘Other Peter’ at Kilgore. They find him trapped between two states of reality just like Peter’s dream. Peter forces John to return to Capistrano but Carver appears telling him neither realty actually exists. The accident killed Peter and he is now purely cyber intelligence. But is this true? Can Peter’s REAL life still be saved?