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HIS LOST PEACE - undefined novels & stories
Priya Amour
It was stupid…stupid for him to think that money gives everything which was absolutely true. But, then will it give him love?Girls and Love were something far corner in his world and he had no time for them at all. His ego was something he kept in his heart and brain. But, when a girl entered his life with a slap, he only wanted to prove his egoistic side. He did everything to prove that to her. But, he miserably failed to know that she was precious.On the other hand, when she thought she had lost everything, he entered. But she failed to realize that it was his gameplay and would only lead to heartbreak and it did. After years of the tragedy he created, when she thought she was planning something in her life…he entered again.This time not to prove anything but to show her what her presence was meant to be for him and in what she was successful years ago. He knew he lost her but with a little faith, he was going to strive hard to go behind her and make her his again…only his.Would she be able to forgive him and would he himself be able to forgive him?His Lost Peace is created by Priya Amour, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.
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Stranger at Her Door - undefined novels & stories
Mira Vale
He knocked once. She opened the door. Nothing has been the same since. Maya has spent the last two years learning how to breathe again. After surviving a violent relationship that shattered her from the inside out, all she wants is silence. Safety. Control. But when a new tenant moves in next door, her carefully rebuilt life begins to unravel. Elias Graves is tall, quiet, and just out of prison. No past. No apologies. No promises. He doesn’t ask for anything. He just watches. And when Maya leaves her door unlocked one night, he walks in. What begins as a collision of need and heat quickly spirals into something darker, something Maya swore she would never want again. He gives her the pain she craves and the pleasure she hates herself for needing. But secrets live between their bodies, and some doors—once opened—won’t ever close again. This is not a love story. It’s a story about addiction. About survival. About surrendering to a man who might just ruin her… or finally teach her how to survive the fire.
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The Ties That Binds  - undefined novels & stories
Juliet Blair
Jackson Sterling, a ruthless billionaire businessman with a fractured past, needs a wife to secure his family’s legacy and save his crumbling empire. Savannah Montgomery, a kind-hearted but financially struggling woman, finds herself forced into a marriage contract with Jackson to escape the clutches of debt. As the two grow closer, their marriage of convenience begins to spark real emotions, secrets, power plays, and hidden desires threaten to tear them apart. Can they overcome their pasts and learn to love, or will their contract only bind them to a future of regret?
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The Alpha King's One-Time Rejected Mate - undefined novels & stories
Angel Cole
Talia Graves, a fierce warrior raised within the powerful Black River Pack, was chosen by Alpha Thomas to be his Luna until he shattered everything. At a lavish pack ceremony, welcoming the Alpha home from a month-long summit. He is not alone, flanked by a stunning new she-wolf: Mira. Before the entire pack, he formally rejects Talia and names Mira his future Luna. Reeling from heartbreak and betrayal, Talia is ordered to serve as Mira’s guard and protect the future Luna with her life if needed. The final insult. But she refuses. With her younger sister Alina in tow, Talia flees, determined to protect the only family she has left. Leon, Thomas’s Beta, has sinister plans for Alina. Staying would mean surrendering her baby sister to a fate worse than exile. Branded traitors and rogues, the sisters are hunted. They brave harsh elements, feral wolves, and the pain of losing their pack. Just when hope is slipping away, rescue comes from an unlikely source: Casius, the Beta of the Obsidian Crown Pack. He offers safety—but Talia suspects his intense protection of Alina is concerning. Is it fate? Or something more dangerous? They settle, and Talia carves out a new identity on her terms. She’s offered a position as a trainer and the king's second chance mate. But her growing influence draws jealousy from rival warriors—especially Ilode, a dominant she-wolf with her sights on the King and Talia's new position. Talia doesn’t want power, but she needs it to protect Alina. Lucian sees her not as broken but as a survivor who will serve him and his pack well. Rogue attacks escalate, and Talia’s past threatens to destroy everything she’s rebuilt. She must choose: stay and fight for the future she wants or run again.
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More to Love, More to Play (MxFxM) - undefined novels & stories
Electra Storm
Autumn Rain has lived her whole life isolated from the rest of the world. Born into vampire slavery, Autumn has never known a life outside of it. So, when her 18th birthday comes along and her vampire caregiver/ owner tells her she has to leave, Autumn has no idea what to do or where to go. As her new journey begins, it quickly goes downhill but thankfully two handsome men won't be too far along to help her through the rest. Secrets will be revealed and she will quickly discover she is far more different than she ever could have imagined and little does she know the impact her life will have on the future.
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In Lust with my Sexy Boss - undefined novels & stories
DessySly
He’s my boss, brilliant, merciless, and entirely forbidden. I was hired to manage his schedule, not to crave his touch. Aria Monroe thought she had her life under control: keep her head down, climb the ladder, and never mix business with pleasure. But nothing could have prepared her for Julian Blackwell, CEO of Blackwell Global, with eyes like danger and a voice that makes her pulse race. Cold. Commanding. Unreachable. Until the night everything changed. One stolen kiss. One slip behind closed doors. Now, the rules are broken, and the fire between them threatens to burn everything she’s worked for. But Julian has secrets, dark ones. And in his world, love is a weakness, and trust is currency. Aria isn’t just risking her job… she’s risking her heart. And she has no idea what he’ll do once he owns both.
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CRIMSON ~ The Veil of MINE [Mafia Romance] - undefined novels & stories
ShineeSunshine
[Book 1 — From the Mafia Dark Romance MINE series] He lowered his head, his pupils burning like molten fire. “Maybe you think you can escape from me… but you can’t,” he whispered, his voice brushing her ear like a dangerous promise. Her breath caught—because deep down, she knew he was right. He was her warmth. She was his peace. But peace was never meant to last in a world like theirs. --- ZAFIRA Wilder, a 30-year-old divorcee, rebuilt her life far from the wreckage of her marriage and betrayals that nearly broke her. But fate has a cruel way of circling back. One night changes everything—when she collides with AZRAEL Sartori, the enigmatic and ruthless Italian Mafia boss whose very presence feels like sin wrapped in silk. Drawn into his dangerous orbit, Zafira finds herself in a game where every move is life or death, and every kiss feels like both salvation and ruin. But Azrael isn’t just power and shadows—he holds secrets that link Zafira to a darker, older truth. A truth that could destroy them both. One moment she’s rebuilding her life, the next she’s trapped in his world—a world of whispered threats, burning gazes, and a kiss that feels like a promise and a warning all at once. But Azrael doesn’t take no for an answer… and every time she tries to run, he pulls her deeper into his dangerous game of shadows, secrets, and desire sharp enough to cut. Now she’s caught between a love that feels like salvation… and a man who might be the weapon that destroys her. When your heart belongs to the devil, can you still choose your own fate? Perfect for Mafia Dark romance lovers who crave a blend of danger, desire, and the supernatural.
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Call it love,Call it war - undefined novels & stories
SELENE HART
Riven Vale is Hollywood’s star boy—talented, handsome, untouchable. But when a late-night scandal with a billionaire’s son explodes across every tabloid, his once-soaring career crashes to dust. To quell the frenzy, his team ships him off to a sleepy coastal town in Maine, ostensibly “to rest and recharge.” Unofficially? He stumbled onto something dark: a clandestine meeting between studio executives and a shadowy investor, planning to traffic stolen military tech.He refused their hush-money,and the threats began. At the edge of a misty harbor stands Kael Quinn, a rugged carpenter with a haunted gaze and zero patience for movie stars. Riven doesn’t recognize him at first, but Kael remembers the boy who crushed a small-town heart in high school—and walked away without a second glance. This time, he’s not letting Riven leave until he makes amends. Only, Kael doesn't just want an apology; he wants the truth, the whole story, and he’s ready to use every tool in his belt to pry it out. “Tell me, Hollywood—do you kiss better when you're lying, or when you're scared?” Tension ignites into obsession as Riven fights to stay alive—and to win back the man he once broke. With every secret laid bare, they’re drawn together by danger, by guilt, by the promise of something more. But the label’s mercenaries are closing in, and in a town too quiet to be safe, love might be the deadliest risk of all.
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BATTLE OF THE ALPHAS FOR HER - undefined novels & stories
Celess
Camilla wasn’t expecting her mate to reject her with his kids on the way, and she surely wasn’t expecting to meet her second chance mate right after. A pregnant Camilla gets rejected by her mate soon after she is accused of killing his father, forced into labor, and has one of her kids taken away. Five years later , she becomes a billionaire and then she meets Leo, who is everything she ever wanted in a man and her second chance mate. What happens when Enzo comes crawling back to her begging for her forgiveness. What happens when Enzo, her former mate, returns and would do anything to have her back in his life? What happens when two men go to war against themselves for her? Will she pick a man who betrayed her or the one with whom she holds an unknown future?
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Delivered To The Alpha King - undefined novels & stories
TheLelo M
Alpha Xavier king is an alpha on a path to vengeance. All that drives him is his thirst for the blood of those who brutally murdered his mate and child. With nothing but vengeance on his mind and a broken heart he has no love to give and the only mate he thinks about or loves is the one that one that was brutally taken away from him. On a random Tuesday night a package is spotted on the front door of the pack house. No one knows how the package got there and who placed it there aside for the fact that it is addressed to the alpha. Inside the big black bag is a woman...a naked seemingly human girl with absolutely no memory of who she is and how she got in the bag. Aside her naked body covered with tatoos something else catches the alphas attention...she is the Alpha's second chance mate delivered right to his door step.
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Love Behind the Lens - undefined novels & stories
Aurora Lee
Valentine Rossi knew that great love existed as he'd seen it first hand with his parents. But he never imagined that kind of life was for him. Life was work and while he enjoyed it and the finer things in it, he never reveled in it. Not until he met them. Years ago Adira learned not to trust anyone - the hard way. Now she was a successful photographer getting ready to open up her studio. Though her professional life had taken off, her personal life was stagnate. Her benefactor, Gio Rossi, encourages her to to break out of her shell and start living life so she begins modeling under her middle name -Alexandria. As both careers are really getting underway, she gets drawn again and again to Valentine as circumstances - and Gio- throw them together. Valentine enjoys the quiet and shy Adira, but is drawn like a moth to a flame to the passionate and funny Alexandria. How long can Adira hold back the truth that they are one and the same? While he's trying to show her how to trust she's the one breaking it. What happens when the truth is revealed?
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Miss Nobody Strikes Back - undefined novels & stories
UNIKA WRITES
"The clothes you wear is mine. The house you live in, is mine. Even the air you breathe is mine. I will take away everything from you, even your name," ******* The life of Sienna Clairvoyant, a girl from a poor background gets bamboozled when she is abused by her boyfriend's brother and accused of theft by his mother. In the blink of an eye, the harsh reality that is her is thrown before her as she is locked up, beaten up again and left to die. Nine years later, she emerges from the ground as Sienna Williams, the wife of a deceased trillionaire, seeking revenge. Next to her, is a lovely set of twins that kept her going all those years and the eldest son of her deceased husband, who, secretly harboured feelings for her. With a meticulously crafted plan for revenge, Sienna Williams returns to the town that caused her doom, targeting all those who played a part in her demise. As soon as her gaze locks with her first love and the father of her twins, Sienna doesn't think she can go through with her plans. But seeing how greedy he and has family had become over the years, Sienna Williams decides that they deserve what she has in store for them. Miss Nobody Strikes Back!
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A DEAL OF SIN - undefined novels & stories
Genellia
“Now let me be the father of your kids but sadly you can’t be the mother of my kids!!” _____ Cheon Sarang, a college girl known for her quiet demeanor, finds her world shattered when her boyfriend, the campus heartthrob, betrays her. Months later, their paths cross once more⸺this time at his wedding with the girl he cheated on her with. But the story takes a surprising twist when he returns with an intriguing, sinful deal: he needs her to carry their child for some reasons.
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The Stranger Who Stayed:When Fate Knocks Once - undefined novels & stories
Clare
Missing the last bus home shouldn’t have mattered. For Daniel Rogers, however, it’s about to matter a lot more. When Daniel is picked up by a stranger, Adrian Williams, while walking home one rainy night, he doesn’t think much of it. Polite, observant, and uncomfortably familiar, Adrian is a man Daniel can’t quite place. It’s supposed to end there, of course. But then Daniel meets Adrian again. And then again. Until Daniel realizes that these meetings aren’t quite so coincidental. Adrian doesn’t just see Daniel, Adrian understands Daniel. Too well, if you ask Daniel. As if Adrian knows Daniel’s deepest, darkest secrets, the ones Daniel keeps locked safely away from prying eyes. Caught up despite himself, Daniel finds himself opening up to Adrian, feeling something he hasn’t felt in years: seen, understood, desired. But Daniel can’t shake off the feeling that something is terribly wrong, that Adrian Williams, while not quite a stranger, is definitely not quite a friend. Is Daniel to walk away from something he doesn’t fully understand, or risk everything for someone who makes him feel like he’s found home? Some people don’t just show up by accident. They show up to stay.
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Te Amo, Mr. CEO - undefined novels & stories
Champi
Te Amo, Mr. CEO is all about love, grievance, hatred, and a dark past. From the title itself, it tells us that everybody can love anyone they want, even if it is the CEO of the most successful company in the world. Love is not impossible for the synchronized hearts of two persons---this story will prove that to you. "Life is hard," was one of the common mottos we are hearing from others. It was hard, especially for a single mother, Ramina Maxine, who wants the best for her daughter. That's why she made the best of it and applied as the secretary of a ruthless CEO of Mattheios Company, Percy Bysshe. As they work together, she would know a lot about his life. Contrary to her belief, she didn't know that he was living a miserable life. She was there on his darkest nights. She was there during his vulnerable times. When he fell for her, a revelation was revealed which rocked their world apart. How were they involved from the past? Would it affect their relationship in the present?
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Save Me - undefined novels & stories
Alexia_Dream
Mia Anderson’s life has been defined by her battle with addiction, holding her back from achieving her dreams of becoming a successful businesswoman. After a failed attempt to land an accounting job, her past catches up with her, and she spirals back into old habits. But as she faces the consequences of her actions, Mia is forced to confront her darkest fears and find the strength to rebuild her life before it's too late.
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Nine Months Surrogacy Contract  - undefined novels & stories
DoAj432
Abigail Reed, struggling to make ends meet and reeling from a recent breakup, considers a surrogacy program to improve her financial situation. After a night of partying with her best friend, what happens when Abigail finds herself in a compromising position with a mysterious and handsome stranger? Logan Everett, a billionaire with a reputation for despising women, was in search of a surrogate. What happens when he meets his surrogate and decides that he won't be letting her go anytime soon?
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Kingdom of Ash and Blood  - undefined novels & stories
Enny Tiana
Kingdom of Ash and Blood Book one of the Sicilian Ruin Series She was the fire he thought he had extinguished. He was the ruin she barely escaped. Three years ago Amara Varela vanished without a trace --- betrayed, broken, and hunted by the man who once owned her heart. Now she's back in Sicily, not as the naive girl he left behind, but as a woman forged by survival and secrets. She has a score to settle and Luca Moretti is at the top of her list Luca, the heir to the brutal Moretti empire, never forgives himself for losing her. When he finally finds her alive, everything he buried erupts --- lust, rage, obsession. But the Kingdom he now rules is built on blood, and his bride-to-be is not the one who haunts his dreams. Torn between a crown he never wanted and a woman who could destroy it all, Luca must choose loyalty or desire, power or love. In a world of violent cartels, arranged alliances, and ruthless vendettas, Amara and Luca's reunion is anything but tender. It's a war. And their passion? It could burn Sicily to the ground. Dark. Obsessive. Addictive. This is not a love story. This is a Sicilian ruin.
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Second Chance with Mr.Right  - undefined novels & stories
Zion Coks
Feeling trapped in a loveless and worthless marriage with Liam, Olivia finally decided to leave. Not expecting anything good to happen, her life took an unexpected turn when she met the mysterious billionaire, Andrew Huxley. Despite her trust issues, she found herself drawn to his charm and sophistication. As their relationship blossomed and her career took off, her ex's jealousy threatened to ruin everything she had worked so hard to build.
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The Alpha’s Dead Wife is Back - undefined novels & stories
J.K. Hades
He rejected her. He tried to kill her. And he called their unborn child an abomination. Now, Emily Reed is under the protection of the most dangerous Alpha she's ever met-a man who doesn't play by the rules. One thing is certain: in Ethan Carter's world, fear is currency, and she just became priceless
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