Romans Contemporary & Histoires Protective First Love

Sexually abused by her father and betrayed by her mother who sleeps with her fiance on the day of her engagement, Natalie involves herself in a one night stand with a young virgin, Liam Li. 3 years later, Liam Li returns back to country X and accidentally meets with the lady who disvirgined him and claims her as his girlfriend. "Can I kiss you Natalie" Liam sulked like a little boy deprived of his favourite toy. "If you kiss me, will you take responsibility?" Natalie asked while playing with his hair Liam blushed hard and lowered his head recalling what happened 3 years ago "Yes I'll take responsibility for you" Before Natalie could form another counter attack, Liam had already kissed her desperately like he had been starved of her. What happens when the hotel worker she had a one night stand with happens to be CEO of the company she was interning at, for her college grades? Who was the woman in the shadows or rather, the people in the shadows? "Kill her tonight or return to me dead"

"Blood and Magic are enemies. Blood taints magic." Those words have been drummed into Sabrina's ears since the day she was born. All she cared about though was living a normal life from the clutches and expectations of the coven, and fear of vampires. However, life had a different plan for her. Her first love wasn't just a taboo but a vampire; the enemy of her clan, and their union either a prophesied doom or an unrivaled salvation for the world. Would the two forbidden lovers beat the odds and win or crumble against the weight of those who feared and intended to crush them?

Lunavia Luminari is someone who has spent the most of her life inside, reading and painting her inner thoughts. What she wants is to read her favorite romance book, bask in the sun and paint. But her peaceful life is destroyed when her family suddenly goes bankrupt and her Fiancee broke up with her and got together with her cousin. With the responsibility to help her family get back to her feet, she had no other option but to set herself up with the most dangerous man in the country who is 10 years older than her. It was at that time her life seems to have a new start, with a child that came suddenly and a husband, Luna has to protect herself, help her family rise to the top again and get rid of this marriage. But without realizing it, she already set herself up for a lifetime contract. Will she successfully get her desires without losing herself in the process? How would she cope with the new life that is placed in front of her? With a child between them, will she finally accept him as part of her life?

They were abandoned with nothing but their names. Joel and Joelle grew up in the same orphanage, two unwanted children who only had each other. He promised he would never leave her. Then one day, he was adopted — and she was left behind. Years later, Joel no longer exists. He is Alessandro Guidotti, a ruthless billionaire CEO who controls empires and trusts no one. Joelle is now Mayari Cruz, a woman who believes she has finally escaped her past — until she catches her boyfriend in bed with her best friend. Humiliated. Betrayed. Burning for revenge. So she makes a reckless decision: She will seduce her boyfriend’s powerful, untouchable boss. But Maya has no idea who she’s really walking into. Because Alessandro recognized her the moment he saw her. He remembers the orphanage. He remembers the promises. He remembers her. And this time, he’s not the boy who was taken away. He’s the man who came back powerful enough to keep her. What begins as revenge turns into obsession. What begins as manipulation turns into desire. And when the truth about their shared past surfaces, Maya must choose; Revenge… Or the only person who never truly forgot her.

Adult reading, 21 years and older. Erlan Levin, a handsome man and CEO of a large company in Jakarta, is mature enough to start a family with a young woman. His extended family has even intervened to set him up with several girls, but Erlan is not interested at all. However, at one point, Erlan could no longer avoid it when he was caught sleeping in the same room with a girl he had never met before. In the end, Erlan had no choice but to get stuck in a marriage with the girl because his whole family liked her very much. Will the girl be able to win Erlan's heart? Or will she have to accept her fate as a wife who is never acknowledged by her own husband?

Noa’s love for masked Diamond was real. Their chats were honest, but everything changed after Max’s injury. Believing Max's lie that Noa was responsible, Leon decided on revenge. However, revenge became complicated when Leon realized Noa was nothing like the arrogant captain he imagined. Behind Noa’s cold reputation was a boy drowning in debts, working himself to exhaustion, and hiding painful secrets. What Noa didn’t know was that Diamond and Leon were the same person. Now trapped between vengeance and desire, Leon found himself falling for the one person he swore to destroy. Their rivalry ignited into stolen kisses, secret nights, and a forbidden relationship. That could cost them everything, especially when enemies began uncovering the truth. With betrayal and dangerous secrets, Leon and Noa must decide if love is worth it or if the ice between them is too deep to break.

At seventeen, Seraphina Cole lost more than her innocence. A medical betrayal stole her future, her womb, and her belief in forever. Years later, she is successful, self-made, and emotionally guarded, determined never to let another man define her worth or control her destiny. Then she meets Aurelius Kingsley. A billionaire CEO with quiet power, iron discipline, and scars that mirror her own. Unlike every man before him, Aurelius doesn’t try to save Seraphina or break her defences. He respects her boundaries. He sees her strength. Instead of demanding her heart, he offers something rare, patience. As attraction deepens into devotion, Seraphina begins to believe that love doesn’t have to hurt to be real. But when her past resurfaces, a devastating secret, explodes into the public eye, and a pregnancy doctors said was impossible puts her life at risk, everything she’s rebuilt begins to unravel. Under ruthless media scrutiny, corporate enemies, and medical danger, Aurelius must prove that love isn’t possession, protection isn’t control, and commitment isn’t fear. Because this time, survival isn’t enough. The Heart That Wouldn’t Surrender is a powerful billionaire romance about trauma, healing, and a woman who learns that even after everything is taken from you, the heart can still choose forever.

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.

He didn’t come to find her. He came to sign a business deal. But fate had other plans — and a pair of familiar eyes waiting to meet his. When billionaire investor Adrian Blackwood visits a local primary school to discuss a scholarship program, he doesn’t expect to play hero. Yet when he sees a little girl being cornered by bullies, something inside him cracks. He steps in — cold, detached as always — until she looks up at him with eyes too familiar to ignore. Eyes that mirror his own. Her name is Aria. Smart, stubborn, and heartbreakingly brave… and she has no father. The connection hits him harder than he wants to admit. What Adrian doesn’t know is that Aria’s mother is Elena Hart, the woman he left behind years ago in college — the only woman he’s ever loved, and the one who still doesn’t know the truth about why he really left. But the past never stays buried. As Adrian starts to piece together the truth — about Elena, about Aria, and about the powerful enemies who forced him to disappear — old secrets resurface with dangerous consequences. Someone has been watching them both, someone who knows what Adrian tried to protect Elena from. And when a buried scandal threatens not just his empire but their child’s safety, Adrian realizes leaving her was his biggest mistake… and coming back might be the one thing that destroys them all.

My name is Maya Chen, and I have seven months to stop being the only single senior at Lincoln High. Everyone else posts prom dates, couple hoodies, and first kiss stories. I post nothing. I watch from the sidelines while my friends plan futures in pairs and my mom asks when I will bring someone home. So I make a rule. Get a boyfriend before 18. No exceptions. I build a plan to survive the pressure. Date smart. Date safe. Date anyone who checks the boxes and gets me to my birthday without shame. The plan falls apart the second Cole Evans shows up. He is my brother’s best friend, holds a detention record that scares teachers, and wears a smirk that mocks every rule I wrote. He was never my type. He drives a rusted truck, smells like gasoline, and calls out my bad taste in boys. But he also finds me crying in the bathroom at Homecoming, teaches me to drive stick at midnight, and looks at me like I am not a task to finish. Now I am 18, my plan is broken, and the whole school saw me kiss the guy I swore I would never want. I thought I needed a boyfriend to fix my life. I need him. CHARACTERIZATIONS MAYA CHEN Role: Female Lead Appearance: Straight black hair she cuts herself, small scar on her eyebrow, lives in oversized hoodies and worn Converse. Aim: To stop being the only single person in her friend group before she turns 18. Personality: Sarcastic, organized, loyal, hides insecurity behind a planner. Flaw: Ties worth to relationship status because of peer pressure. Special Note: Uses control and rules to avoid feeling left behind. Hidden Truth: Believes if she does not get a boyfriend now, she never will

The Mafia Boss’s Tiny Trouble Dante Moretti is the most feared mafia boss in the city. Ruthless, powerful, and completely incapable of trusting anyone, he has built his empire on one simple rule: never show weakness. Then, one rainy night, his men discover a baby girl abandoned at the gates of his mansion. With nothing but a blanket and a note bearing her name—**Luna**—Dante suddenly finds himself responsible for a tiny human who refuses to be intimidated by his reputation. His dangerous soldiers become amateur babysitters, his luxurious mansion turns into a nursery, and the cold-hearted Don discovers that the only person capable of making him smile is a baby who cannot even say his name. But Luna isn't the only unexpected addition to Dante's life. When Mia Rossi's father fails to repay his enormous debt to Dante, he offers his daughter as payment. Mia arrives at the Moretti mansion expecting the worst, only to discover that her terrifying new employer is struggling to survive sleepless nights, dirty diapers, and a baby who has completely taken over his life. Mia is supposed to be nothing more than a maid working off her father's debt. Instead, she becomes Luna's favorite person—and the only woman brave enough to challenge Dante at every turn. As Mia and Dante are thrown together by their tiny troublemaker, irritation slowly becomes attraction, attraction becomes something deeper, and the feared mafia boss begins to discover a side of himself he never knew existed. But Luna's arrival was no accident. Someone knows who she is. Someone wants her back. And when danger finally reaches Dante's doorstep, he must choose between protecting the empire he spent his entire life building and protecting the two women who have unexpectedly become his whole world.

For Jems Dawson, true love was something confined to the pages of novels and the happily-ever-afters of fairy tales. Real life is far less kind. When a powerful mafia boss sets his sights on the massive Dawson Empire, Jems becomes the ultimate pawn, targeted to force her family into surrendering everything. Her survival lies in the hands of Derick, a mysterious bodyguard assigned to shield her from the danger. But as Derick fights to keep her alive, his presence begins to unravel dark, buried secrets about her father’s past that threaten to shatter everything she thought she knew about her family. As if surviving a mafia threat wasn't enough, Jems is forced to deal with Ethan Raynolds — Lincoln High’s hottest, most arrogant, cold-hearted cynic, and the boy she has detested for as long as she can remember. He’s the kind of guy who openly believes he’s incapable of ever falling in love, making him the exact opposite of the fairy tales she holds dear. But as the external danger escalates, their lives become unexpectedly intertwined, forcing Jems to navigate both a lethal threat to her survival and a high school rivalry that grows more complicated by the day.

‎She rules the underworld like a game she never loses. ‎Isabella Marisol Reyes"La Veintiuna Negra" is ruthless, untouchable… until a kind-hearted mechanic crosses her path and becomes her only weakness. What starts as obsession turns into a love she doesn’t know how to handle—and a danger he may not survive. ‎When her past comes back for blood and war erupts, one choice will change everything: ‎keep him and destroy him… or lose him to save him. ‎

For eighteen years, Ariel Perez has believed that she is the daughter of a hardworking woman struggling to make ends meet. Her life is modest, but she has never questioned the love she receives from Mrs. Perez. Determined to change their circumstances, Ariel dedicates herself to academics and dreams of earning admission to Harvard University. Everything changes when a DNA test reveals a devastating truth: Ariel was switched at birth and is actually the biological daughter of the wealthy Dalton family. Overnight, the girl who grew up with almost nothing becomes an heiress. But wealth cannot buy acceptance. When Ariel enters the Dalton household, she discovers that not everyone is pleased by her arrival. Britney Dalton, the girl who unknowingly lived the life Ariel should have had, sees her as a threat. Determined to protect her position within the family, Britney makes Ariel's transition into her new life as difficult as possible. At Crestmore Academy, Britney uses her influence to turn students against Ariel, humiliating her because of her humble background and questioning whether she deserves to belong among them. Rather than surrendering to their judgment, Ariel channels her frustration into her studies and gradually establishes herself as one of the school's brightest students. Then she meets Theo Carter, a wealthy heir who sees beyond her circumstances. What begins as an unexpected friendship slowly develops into something deeper, but their growing relationship only intensifies Britney's jealousy. While Ariel fights to earn her place within the Dalton family, protect Mrs. Perez, achieve her Harvard dream, and navigate her complicated feelings for Theo, she must also learn how to live between two very different worlds. The girl who was once overlooked must now prove that being born into wealth does not determine who deserves to be loved, respected, or successful.

Madiaah Is the first daughter of Mr Elfuego Carli. Her father is a run away drug lord who owed people money and has been on the loose, he's become a useless man and drinks his sorrows away and his daughter and their only son keeps getting into danger because of their father's problems. Her father decides that to save them, he had to sell his daughter to the rich Family of the Clyde's for marriage as it's the only way to protect her. Their Son Anthony Clyde is everything including a monster, just like how people describes him. Will her marriage to him be a fire to hell adventure or will broken meet a healer? Find out.

Blackmailed into wearing another woman’s face, Isla Virelli, an elite con artist, agrees to impersonate Celeste Voss, the missing fiancée of Elias Hargrove, to save her best friend’s life. She never planned to feel anything. She never planned to stay. But on the day she is supposed to walk down the aisle, Cassian Hargrove kidnaps her from the bridal room and marries her himself, because he can’t lose the woman he loves for a second time. Now trapped in the wrong marriage, Isla is caught between two powerful brothers, a family empire built on lies, and a dangerous secret about the woman whose identity she stole. As buried secrets surface and her false identity threatens to unravel, Isla’s past comes back to haunt her, putting both her freedom and the life she fought to save at risk. And the more she tries to escape Cassian, the harder it becomes to deny the feelings growing between them. Will a marriage born from a lie become the most real thing she has ever known?

By day, Julian Vane is the king of Blackwood City. He is the untouchable billionaire in the bespoke charcoal suits, the genius architect of hostile takeovers, and the man whose cold, sapphire gaze makes the most powerful CEOs tremble. As his executive assistant, Elena has spent two years mastering the art of staying professional while drowning in the scent of his expensive sandalwood and the magnetic pull of his presence. She thought she knew every secret in his ledger. She was wrong. By night, the suit comes off, and the beast comes out. Beneath the pristine white silk hides a canvas of ink and scars. Behind the corporate facade is the ruthless President of the Iron Vulture Syndicate—the city's deadliest outlaw motorcycle gang. Julian doesn't just run companies; he runs the streets with a heavy chain and a blood-stained patch. One wrong turn changes everything. When Elena’s car breaks down in the wrong district, she witnesses the side of Julian Vane the world was never meant to see: a man of leather and grease, commanding a legion of killers with brutal authority. He should have silenced her. He should have let the Syndicate handle the "liability." Instead, he corners her in a rain-slicked alley, the roar of his chopper still vibrating in the air. His ultimatum is simple and devastating: "Join the ride, sweetheart, or be mine anyway. You've seen the vulture beneath the suit—now you have to live with the predator." Now, Elena is trapped between two worlds. In the boardroom, he’s the demanding boss who expects perfection. In the clubhouse, he’s the dark master who demands total submission. Elena realizes that Julian doesn't just want her silence. He wants to ruin her. And the most terrifying part? She’s starting to want it, too.

A reckless kiss that changes everything. Aurora thought kissing someone would be perfect to show her ex she has moved on, unknown to her it’s the beginning of an obsession. Dominic Ricci, a powerful mafia king, no one that touches him leaves him, even her, the moment she placed her lips on his, she became his, he holds secrets that could shatter her. When Dominic gives her an ultimate, stay with him for thirty days and he will ensure her safety or risk the lives of everyone she loves. Trapped in his world of secrets, Aurora realizes he is a ghost from her forgotten past. Who is he? Why is he willing to burn the world for her? How far will he go for her?

Gavin Montez is what you would call a model student. Perfect grades, perfect attendance record,class president and kind(perhaps too kind). When a teacher solicits his help to tutor one of the school's bad boy and Gavin's childhood best friend turned personal bully Ryan Montegue, he simply cannot refuse.What is supposed to be a tutoring assignment soon catapults into something more when Ryan starts to behave like someone that is unlike the monster that he portrays himself to be.Will this arrangement lead to something more or actually push them apart forever?

"You really think I'd marry you?" He laughed. "Wake up, Lyra." That was the moment I realized I had wasted four years loving the wrong man. So I walked away. Then billionaire lawyer Victor Allen walked into my life with a ridiculous proposal… a fake marriage. He wanted a wife. I wanted revenge. It should have been simple. Except my ex suddenly wants me back, his fiancée wants me gone, and somewhere between pretending to be Victor's wife... I forgot which parts were fake.