Contemporary Web Novels & Protective Misunderstanding Stories

Max Walker, a charming but untidy chef, is the last person Grace Chen, an uptight editorial assistant, anticipates when she finds herself in dire need of a roommate. He is spontaneous, gregarious, and utterly unorganized everything she is not. Despite their apparent inability to live together, their desperate financial situation compels them to attempt. What begins as a personality conflict gradually changes into something neither party anticipated. Grace and Max learn that sometimes the one who makes you feel at home is the one who drives you crazy as their walls fall down. But when their new connection is threatened by past relationships and job chances, they have to choose between their planned life and their newfound love.

Five years ago, June Trevor was forced to become the wife of Rauf Salvador, the most feared mafia lord in the city. It was supposed to be her stepsister Amie's wedding. But when Rauf lost his sight in a terrible accident days before the wedding, Amie abandoned him, refusing to spend her life caring for a blind man. With the Trevor family's life hanging in the balance, June was forced to take her sister's place. What began as a marriage built on fear slowly became something June never expected. For five years, she stayed beside Rauf, caring for him through his darkest days. She became his confidante, his best friend, and eventually, the woman he loved. Then, just one day before Rauf's surgery to restore his sight, June discovered she was pregnant. She couldn't wait to tell him. But when Rauf opened his eyes, the first woman he saw was Amie. The sister who had abandoned him five years ago returned and claimed to be his wife. And Rauf believed her. Overnight, June went from being the woman who had sacrificed five years for him to a stranger no one wanted to acknowledge. Even her family turned against her, leaving her with nothing but the child growing inside her. June leaves with a broken heart, determined to build a new life for herself and her baby. But when Rauf finally discovers the truth, he realizes he has thrown away the only woman who ever truly loved him. Now the ruthless mafia lord will stop at nothing to find his forgotten wife. But Amie has no intention of letting June return. Because as long as June is alive, Rauf will never choose her.

Brielle Cerver - The consummate career woman who has purposely put work first to avoid any further risk of heartbreak. But when a disturbing turn of events threatens both her livelihood and her safety, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the man hired to protect her. Allen Jones – The handsome security consultant who, after a devastating loss, has also made work his life’s passion – until he meets Brielle and discovers his priorities have shifted. Can they move past their tragic histories to build a lasting love together? And can Allen find and stop Brielle's stalker before he or she exacts the ultimate revenge?

She gave up, she gave in. She forgot that she was on an airplane that was now accelerating for take-off. She was far more interested in her own personal take-off – one that Hunter was controlling with hard, deep thrusts inside her as his thumb gently stroked her clit. She opened her mouth against his throat, her breath coming out in pants now. As she approached climax, Sully gripped her chin between his fingers, forced her face up to his. Her release was muffled against his mouth and he swallowed her gasps and tiny whimpers; when she relaxed and sighed, he held her close, absorbing the aftershocks into his own body. Cordelia floated next to him, dizzy and breathless. **** Twelve years ago, Hunter Sullivan lost everything that mattered. Since then, his life has been built on distance, discipline, and emotional lockdown. Love was a luxury he failed to protect, and one he doesn’t deserve again. Or so he believes. Until Cordelia Patton walks into his life and dismantles his defenses with a single smile. Cordelia is already carrying too much: a sick child, a demanding job, and a future balanced on a knife’s edge. Her toughest assignment comes when she and Hunter are sent undercover as a married couple to take down a child-kidnapping ring. Pretending to be close to a man who refuses to want her may be the hardest role she’s ever played. Cut off from backup and relying only on each other, lines blur and emotions ignite. But when the case explodes and a criminal escapes, the danger turns personal... and Hunter is forced to face his greatest fear: losing the woman he never meant to love.

Remington Alvarez didn’t expect to fit in when she moved to a new town, but she certainly didn’t expect to find an immediate enemy in Margaux Dubois. Margaux is beautiful, ruthless, and completely untouchable—and for some reason, Remington is her favorite target. But behind the glaring eyes and sharp tongues lies a searing chemistry that neither girl can ignore. As Remington uncovers the hidden trauma behind Margaux’s cold exterior, an intense, protective bond forms between them. But their new connection puts them right in the crosshairs of a lurking danger. With a tight-knit circle of friends by their side, they have to navigate the chaotic highs of high school while facing an encroaching darkness that threatens their families, their safety, and their lives.

He faked their divorce to save her life. Now the woman he can't touch is the only one he wants.

He knelt down again, his eyes level with her lower lips. He stared at her pussy, remembering how she’d tasted, how she’d felt as she came on his fingers and mouth. He glanced up at her. “Babe, I can’t wait to go down on you again.” He pressed a kiss to her mound, his tongue darting out to give her a teasing lick as he pulled back. “You’re so damn hot, you know that?” “Uh,” she gasped as his fingers slid inside. “Please, Luke…” “Please?” he said, his thumb massaging her throbbing clit even as his fingers moved in and out of her. “Please what?” “Please…” She threw her head back, tried to keep standing. God, the man was going to kill her. “Please go down on me again.” **** Nine weeks ago, Selena Perez chose survival, and paid for it with her breasts. The double mastectomy saved her life, but shattered her sense of femininity. She doesn’t want desire, romance, or complications... especially not from a dark, dangerous man who looks at her like she’s still whole. Luke Rhodes lost his left hand in Afghanistan three years ago. He doesn’t dwell on it. He cooks, he bartends, he lives his life. He has almost everything he wants – except Selena. And wanting her isn’t casual. It’s consuming. Their connection ignites fast and deep, catching them both off guard. Selena gives Luke her body, and her fragile trust. What she doesn’t know is that Luke is hiding someone from her. A secret that threatens to destroy everything she’s begun to believe about him… and herself.

Four months after being trapped in a one-night stand with Archer Hill, Geneva Marie had to face the fact that she was pregnant. The one-night stand wasn't caused by Geneva's drunkenness, but by Archer's brother, Noel Hill, who deliberately set them up. Unprepared for the pregnancy, Geneva intended to abort it to return to her normal life. However, Archer thwarted her. Because that billionaire wanted the baby she was carrying. A funny twist of fate is that they become parents who learn to understand each other through the baby. This makes Archer and Geneva get used to each other and secretly lock their hearts for the love that comes. However, threats from Archer's mother come, stating that Geneva must leave Archer after giving birth to the baby. Can Geneva stay by Archer's side? Will Archer protect Geneva and confess the love he has for her? 

Mia Williams thought landing a job at Declan Enterprises would finally bring stability—until she met the man who runs it. Harry Declan is a billionaire CEO with a reputation for being ruthless, brilliant, and entirely untouchable. But when Mia accidentally stumbles upon a confidential document that could unravel a major acquisition, Harry doesn’t fire her. He makes her an offer: stay quiet, follow his rules—and in return, he’ll give her everything she’s secretly craved. Control. Power. Him. As their dynamic spirals from professional to possessive, Mia finds herself falling under the spell of a man who plays dirty in business and even dirtier in the bedroom. But with secrets lurking in every shadow of his empire, Mia has to decide: is she a pawn in his game… or the only one who can beat him at it?

Moving to Canmore was the last thing sixteen-year-old Dani Bergeron wanted. Forced to leave Toronto behind, she arrives in the quiet mountain town with nothing but unanswered questions about the family she's never known. Everyone seems to recognize her last name, yet no one will tell her why. Greyson Blackwood has problems of his own. As heir to one of Canmore's oldest families, he's spent his life living under impossible expectations. But when a single accidental touch with the town's newest girl turns his world upside down, he begins losing control of something far more dangerous than his temper. The closer Dani and Greyson get, the more impossible it becomes to ignore the strange pull between them. Ancient rivalries, long-buried secrets, and a curse that has haunted their families for generations threaten to tear them apart before they even understand what's happening. Some bonds are written by fate. The hardest part is choosing what to do with them.

Cassandra Hayes is a nineteen-year-old college student balancing school, a part-time job at a flower shop, and caring for her aging grandmother. Her life is ordinary, predictable, and painfully small until a routine delivery goes disastrously wrong. Sent to the Gold Coast with an arrangement of white orchids, Cassandra arrives at the wrong address and stumbles upon the aftermath of a violent confrontation. Bullet holes riddle the walls. Furniture lies shattered. And a deep, dangerous voice demands to know who's there. She flees. She thinks she's safe. But the black SUV waiting outside her apartment tells a different story. Dante Moretti is twenty-eight, cold, calculating man and the head of an empire built on both legal and illegal foundations. When a delivery girl witnesses something she shouldn't, he should eliminate the threat. Instead, he's drawn to her in ways he doesn't understand. Then he sees the necklace she wears, a pendant that belonged to her mother, a woman he helped twenty years ago. A woman who died hiding evidence that could destroy powerful men. Cassandra is no longer invisible. Enemies who killed her mother now want her dead. To protect her, Dante makes a shocking decision, he claims she's his fiancée. What begins as protection becomes entanglement. Cassandra is thrust into a world of luxury, danger, and family secrets. Dante's parents despise her. His aunt torments her. And the truth about her parents' past threatens to tear everything apart. As the fake engagement blurs into something real, Cassandra must decide if she can trust the man who's both her protector and her captor. And Dante must confront the one thing he's never allowed himself to feel. Love. Because in Dante world, love is not safe. And Cassandra might be the missing piece that destroys him or finally sets him free.

One night. Two babies. Five years of secrets. Colette Etienne's life imploded when her boyfriend's betrayal left her drugged and in a stranger's bed. She remembers only fragments-his ice-cold touch, that commanding voice, the way he vanished like smoke. Then came the twins. And the contract: *Have the babies. Take the cash. Disappear forever.* Colette took the money, kept one baby, and ran. Five years later, she's back in Crestfall City with her daughter Lea, ready for a fresh start. Instead, she crashes-literally-into Oliver Ashford: billionaire CEO by day, shadow king of the city's underworld by night. Ruthless. Untouchable. Dangerous. And unfortunately for Colette, he's also the father she's been hiding from. When Oliver discovers the truth, his carefully controlled empire starts to crumble. The woman who defies him at every turn isn't just some random nuisance-she's *hers*. The mother of both his children. Revenge becomes obsession. Hatred ignites into something neither can resist. Some secrets are too explosive to stay buried.

Aria Collins has spent almost a year searching for a stable job, determined to build a better future for herself and her struggling family. When she receives an unexpected interview invitation from Blackwood Group, one of the most powerful corporations in the country, she sees it as the opportunity she has been praying for. But she never expected to become the personal assistant to Ethan Blackwood—the thirty-two-year-old billionaire CEO known for his ruthless standards, intimidating personality, and complete lack of interest in relationships. Ethan has never trusted people easily. Everyone around him seems to want his money, power, or family name. Then Aria walks into his office and treats him like an ordinary man. She doesn’t flirt with him. She doesn’t seek special treatment. She simply works hard, speaks honestly, and quietly notices the things everyone else ignores. For the first time, Ethan finds himself looking forward to seeing someone. What begins as professional curiosity slowly becomes an undeniable attraction. Ethan falls first—and falls harder. He remembers every little detail about Aria, protects her without thinking, and finds countless excuses to keep her close. But Aria doesn’t believe a billionaire like Ethan could genuinely love someone like her. As office jealousy, cruel rumors, and Vanessa Sinclair’s growing obsession with Ethan threaten Aria’s position, the difference between their worlds becomes impossible to ignore. Ethan is willing to risk everything to prove his feelings are real. But when loving him begins to cost Aria more than she can bear, she makes a heartbreaking decision that could destroy the only love either of them has ever truly wanted. Can Ethan convince Aria that she is worthy of his love? Or will the woman who changed the billionaire’s heart become the one person he can never keep?

Broke waitress Callie Brooks is just trying to survive and keep her sick mother alive, till being at the wrong place at the wrong time, changes the course of her life. She witnesses a murder in an alley she should not have been in, and is subsequently pulled into the life of the most feared man in Chicago, Marcus Vane. Marcus is brilliant, ruthless and dangerously possessive and as it turns out, he knows way more about her than he is letting on. Though he is protective of her, his cold and controlling nature prevents her from believing him and she fights to break free, only to find a much older, much more personal truth. Everything is connected to some dangerous people in power; her mother’s sickness, her father’s death, the poverty in her family, all of it, and Marcus has known for a long time. It might have begun as survival, but for Callie, it has become a war and she must decide whether Marcus is her protector or the biggest threat to her life. The Witness He Owns is a gripping dark romance story filled with secrets and survival, and a second chance at a love that blossoms from a big misunderstanding and a truth that was never supposed to be found.

Elena Hart buried both her parents in the same month—and buried her future with them, until a desperate offer promised to save it. Forty-five thousand dollars to carry a stranger's baby. One signature, and her final year of nursing school was paid in full. She thought she understood the risk. But what she didn't know was that the money came with a hidden puppet master, a buried lawsuit, and a family secret bigger than any contract could cover. When a devastating diagnosis threatens to unravel everything, the couple who begged her to carry their miracle vanishes without a word—leaving Elena to raise the daughter they abandoned, completely alone. Six years later, comfortable and rebuilt, Elena works as a secretary at Cross Enterprises—never knowing her own daughter shares her billionaire boss's exact steel-gray eyes. When the Whitfields resurface to take Zuri back, the court orders a DNA test. But It doesn't just clear Elena's name. It proves the daughter Ethan Cross has been quietly falling for wasn't a stranger's child at all.

NOT LIKE THIS!!! Talia Grey never expected to meet the man she abandoned like this! A wife trapped in a marriage where the furniture are of more value than her being. She used to be the rich kid, he was the pauper! Now he stands before her as heir to a powerful empire — cold, untouchable and dangerously handsome. Meanwhile Ethan Reed has spent five years drowning himself in work enough to forget about her, not until one meeting shatters it all. Five years ago, Talia Grey walked away from the only man she ever loved; bound by duty and fear. Now, his grandfather's 80th birthday and retirement celebration has brought him back to her city. "You're.....rich?" Talia's voice dropped, her hands trembling beneath the table as she recounted the contours of his face, but Ethan scoffed with a clenched fist. His now cold gaze pierced the eyes of the once naive young lady he'd give his all for....... "why? Are you going to divorce your husband and jump back to me? You're still so crazy over wealth....you disgust me Lia" She felt an arrow to her chest... He hates her for breaking him like that.... But what about her?! Talia has never known love and acceptance till she met him, yet he lied to her! She can't believe she gave her life to protect a lie. Their once structured and fated lives become disrupted again. She's married, he's getting engaged....but both hearts have refused to stop aching and yearning for each other. The question remains.... Is the universe teasing them or are they about to complete the pages of their unfinished love story????

When billionaire Dominic Hayes is accused of corporate fraud, he hires Serena Caldwell, the country’s top lawyer, to clear his name. As Serena uncovers a web of betrayal led by Dominic’s vengeful cousin, danger escalates, and sparks fly between them. Torn between professionalism and passion, they must work together to expose the truth—before it’s too late

A Halloween Romance A tiny pumpkin carved with a poem brings the colors of autumn back into her life. When Haruka discovers a miniature pumpkin in her backyard, she finds a few quiet lines of poetry carved into its skin—a mysterious “pumpkin letter” that seems to have come from the house next door. Tired of dealing with people, Haruka has returned to her late grandmother’s home in search of a quieter life. Her reserved neighbor, Minato Sasagawa, works among the plants at the local botanical garden and seems far more comfortable with flowers—and his rescued German shepherd—than with conversation. But one pumpkin letter leads to another. Through handmade gifts, shared silences, and small acts of kindness, the distance between two lonely neighbors slowly begins to disappear. Set beneath the warm glow of Halloween lanterns, The Pumpkin Letter is a gentle, heartwarming autumn romance about finding unexpected sweetness just next door.

Six years ago, A doctor told me my newborn daughter didn't survive. I broke into a million pieces. I never truly healed. Desperate for cash, I take a job as a nanny for Alexander Vance-A billionaire whose six year old daughter, Jasmine, is infamous for terrorizing every nanny in the city. She hates me on sight. She locks me out, throws tantrums, and makes it her personal mission to drive me insane. I almost quit. But every time I look into her stubborn, fiery eyes, something pulls me back. Then came the accident. While cleaning a scrape on her knee after one of her stunts, my heart stops. On her inner ankle rests a distinct, crescent shaped birthmark. The exact birthmark my baby had before they declared her dead. My hands start shaking. My breath hitches. "Who gave you that mark?" I whisper, tears blurring my eyes. Jasmine glare at me, pulling her leg away. "Don't touch me! You're not my mom!" Alexander steps into the room, his blue eyes locking onto mine. "Is there a problem with my daughter?" I stare at the billionaire who has no idea his late wife stole my child. My baby didn't die six years ago. She's been living in this penthouse all along. And I will burn the world down before I lose her again.