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One Careless Night  - Romance novels & stories
Vivah_writes
When a dare goes too far, 18-year-old Sophia finds herself in a compromising position with a stranger. Weeks later, her mother introduces him as her billionaire stepfather, shattering Sophia's world. But the chemistry between Sophia and her stepfather is undeniable despite the age gap. Then one fateful night, they let their desire take over. Will Sophia confront her past mistakes, her feelings for her stepfather, and the lies that threaten to tear her family apart? Or will one careless night forever define her future?
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After the Divorce  - Romance novels & stories
Bibi Abdul
"Some loves are written in the stars. Others are carved in sin." Sophia Chen never met her stepfather; she was too busy living her dream abroad to attend her mother's wedding. Two years later she returns home exhausted and broken from a failed relationship, the man who opens the door isn't just her mother's husband. He's everything she never knew she needed. Marcus Reid is hot, tall, intelligent, and trapped in a loveless marriage with a woman who sees him as nothing more than a convenience. The moment he meets Sophia, something shifts inside him, something dangerous, something he can never act on. For months, they orbit each other in agonizing silence. Late-night conversations. Stolen glances. A tension so thick it threatens to suffocate them both. Marcus struggles against thoughts that invade his most intimate moments with his wife, while Sophia battles a desire that grows stronger every day. Then Diane asks for a divorce. Six months later, they bump into each other again, no longer bound by marriage, no longer forbidden by law. Just two people who've denied a burning desire for too long. But freedom comes with a price. Because Diane didn't just leave Marcus for another man. She left because she knew. She'd watched them fall for each other in real time. She'd heard Marcus moan Sophia's name in their bed. And now that they're finally together, she's going to make sure they pay for every stolen moment, every forbidden thought, every lie they told themselves. Some secrets destroy families. Some loves are worth the ruin.
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Ruined By Desire  - Romance novels & stories
R.N
Valentina never meant to cross the line. She was just Sofia’s best friend always welcome in their luxurious villa, always laughing at Sofia’s jokes, always stealing glances at the one man she knew she could never have. Luca Moretti. Sofia’s father. Older, powerful, dangerously magnetic. One forbidden night, a single brush of his thumb across her lip shattered every rule she’d sworn to keep. What started as stolen touches and whispered confessions quickly spiraled into something neither could control. His hands claimed her in the dark, his voice called her “good girl” while guilt tore her apart, and every stolen moment felt like fire she couldn’t extinguish. But desire like this doesn’t stay hidden. When Sofia discovers the truth, betrayal cuts deeper than any blade. Friendships fracture. Family bonds break. And the two people who risked everything for each other are left standing in the ashes of what they destroyed. Now Valentina must decide: walk away from the only man who ever made her feel truly alive… or burn everything down to keep him. Because some love is worth the ruin. And some ruin never felt this good. 18+ | Explicit content | Forbidden age-gap romance | Taboo desire | Emotional angst | Slow-burn tension | Possessive MMC | Family betrayal
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Married to a Billionaire Uncle - Romance novels & stories
Pearl
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?
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Secret Marriage With Killer Lecturer - Romance novels & stories
Chocollacious
Belinda's adoptive family demanded that she marry as soon as possible because her half-sister and all her cousins ​​were already married, even though she was still in college. Furthermore, the main reason for this demand was that her adoptive family hated her and no longer wanted to care for her. On the first day of her fifth semester, Belinda caused trouble for the hot-tempered Brandon, which led to a rift between them on campus as professor and student. However, Brandon ultimately wanted to marry Belinda because his biological mother, who had been hidden for years in a remote hospital with access only to certain individuals, was in danger. Coincidentally, Belinda had volunteered to care for Brandon's mother. Recognizing that his own student, and the woman he hated most, was his mother's savior, Brandon decided to marry Belinda. Furthermore, his desire to marry Belinda was to avoid an arranged marriage he didn't want. Initially, Belinda didn't want to marry Brandon because of his excessive behavior, but now she was forced to do so to reap the benefits he offered her. However, Belinda didn't want their marriage to be widely publicized on campus or on social media. Both Belinda and Brandon were forced to stage a fake wedding. Their relationship has been filled with hatred since their first meeting, how did they fall in love? Who is the person who is after Brandon's mother's life?
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Ruined by Desire - Romance novels & stories
Tessa Marlowe
Luca Moretti is the kind of man women are warned about. A billionaire playboy with a permanent smirk, a yacht full of secrets, and a reputation built on reckless nights and broken hearts, Luca lives for pleasure—not commitment. The tabloids worship him. The world envies him. And he’s never met a woman he couldn’t charm… until Sienna Vale. Independent, ambitious, and completely unimpressed by his money, Sienna crashes into Luca’s glamorous world by accident—and instantly becomes the one woman he can’t stop thinking about. What begins as shameless flirting and irresistible chemistry quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. Late nights in Monaco. Private jets. Hidden kisses. Headlines. Fights that burn as hot as their passion. For the first time in his life, Luca wants more than one night. But loving a man like Luca comes with a price. Because behind the charm and luxury is a man terrified of being truly known. And the deeper Sienna falls into his world, the harder it becomes to protect her heart from the chaos surrounding him. He was supposed to be a temporary mistake. Instead, he became her greatest temptation. And she might ruin herself loving him.
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Babysitting My Professor’s Son - Romance novels & stories
Proije
She was hired to babysit his son. Falling in love with her professor was never part of the job. Desperate to save her dying mother, Livia accepts a babysitting job that leads her into the home of the university's most feared professor—a guarded single father whose only priority is his broken little boy. What begins as a professional arrangement soon turns into a love neither of them can deny. But some love come with a price. A vengeful ex-wife, dangerous secrets, and a scandal that could destroy both their futures force them to choose between love and everything they've worked for. Then one devastating betrayal tears them apart, leaving behind nothing but unanswered questions... And the truth they have been running from may be the only thing that can save them, or break them forever.
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UNDER THE SPELL OF THE SWEET PILOT - Romance novels & stories
Aragones_eng
Desperate to find a companion for her sister's wedding with her ex-fiancé, Kat embarks on a wild search for the perfect man. Her quest leads her to cross paths with Hayden, a daring race car driver whose presence ignites a spark in her soul. As she delves into a passionate romance, Kat wonders if she can play with fire and emerge unscathed. Or will she risk her heart in the fiery embrace of desire?
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DISCARDED PLUS~Size: CLAIMED by EX’s FATHER - Romance novels & stories
AuraObsidian
Chloe Brooks had spent years believing Brandon Parker was the man who would love her exactly as she was. She defended him when his enemies tried to destroy him. She stood beside him when everyone else walked away. Until the night before their wedding… Chloe caught her fiancé in bed with her own blood sister. He looked at the woman who had sacrificed everything for him and told her he would never marry a “fatso.” who doesn't look good in any wear. Humiliated and heartbroken, Chloe disappeared from his life. She thought leaving Brandon behind would finally free her. Instead, she met Richard Parker—a powerful forty-seven-year-old billionaire whose quiet authority and tenderness made Chloe feel desirable again. He didn’t treat her body like something to tolerate. He made her feel seen. But Richard was Brandon’s father. Their attraction should have ended the moment Chloe discovered the truth. But it didn’t. The more they tried to stay apart, the harder it became to deny what was growing between them. And Richard's protective nature only makes the forbidden connection more dangerous. Then Chloe discovers the secret Richard has been hiding…He knew who she was from the moment they met… knew she was the woman his son had abandoned, yet he allowed himself to fall for her anyway. Now Chloe is pulled between the man who shattered her heart and the man she was never supposed to love. Richard must choose between his loyalty to his son and the woman who has become impossible to surrender. But Brandon isn’t willing to lose Chloe twice. If the man who broke her heart wants her back, and the man she was never supposed to love is willing to risk everything for her, which one can she trust?
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Intertwined: Girlfriend For Hire - Romance novels & stories
Dominique1412
Ayase Nakamura, a dreamy and aspirant girl, has her heart shattered when she catches her boyfriend with her sister and learns the reality of her life. Devastated, she leaves everything and goes after her dream of being a photographer. She then meets Sebastian Nascimento who offers her to be his girlfriend. This is the tale of Ayase, Sebastian, and Ayato on their path to happiness.
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8 Seconds - The Cowgirl and the Doctor - Romance novels & stories
Louvid
8 Seconds can be nothing or it can be everything, just as it can be an eternity or the time needed to become a hero. A great challenge has been taking place and attracting even champions. To stay 8 seconds on a bull that has never been stopped. Will anyone be able to win? Rayka is a woman with hot blood in her veins, passionate about rodeo, she will not accept anyone talking badly about her father or everything he built. And if she has to break a promise and risk her own life, she will. But beneath her confident demeanor lies an insecure girl, hurt after the betrayal of her first love. Gael is a dedicated man, always willing to help and save lives. With his life focused on work, he can't keep a date, but he doesn't give up his search. And on an unambitious journey, he may get what he has always sought. Come and find out what this meeting between the Cowgirl and the Doctor will be like...
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In love with the Cougar - Romance novels & stories
Ameiry Savar
Evangeline, 42, never imagined love would find her again, especially with John Robert, a vibrant 32-year-old man who makes her feel young and alive. But their blossoming romance faces the harsh judgment of society and their own insecurities about their ten-year age gap. Can they overcome the challenges and prove that love isn't bound by age, or will their differences drive them apart?
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HEAVENLY PAIN MARRIAGE - Romance novels & stories
Itschaconne
Ariadne Harper thought her brother couldn't get any worse than just turning into a bad guy, but Jaxon Harper did something Ariadne never expected before by sold her to marry a billionaire. After being dumped to marry a stranger man 10 years older than her, Ariadne's life was no different from a precious bird in a luxurious cage. Everything was available for her, but the freedom was taken away, her life was confined in the mansion, even her husband treated her so coldly as if he didn't care. Ariadne slowly hatee her life, but what if something dangerous was hidden behind the reason for her marriage? Ariadne didn't know much about her husband, and why he was interested in marrying her even though he had another woman he loved. A long journey awaited Ariadne to uncovered the secret behind her marriage, and when she opened the secret box, Ariadne would find the reason for her to love Maximilian Leander Milton, or hated him to death.
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Unmasked Desires: My Ex's Professor Uncle Wants Me - Romance novels & stories
Ella Jean Ross
Honor student by day, Camgirl by night. Iris Williams has it all on the surface: brains, beauty, a scholarship and a clean respectable reputation in Hawthorne College. But by night, she is the Masked Muse, a Camgirl who streams to a mystery patron whose generous payments keep her afloat…and stir a dangerous longing in her heart. When Caleb, the golden-boy playboy of Hawthorne, makes his way into her life, she contemplates leaving the past behind until she overhears his cruel wager to date her and all of her feelings crumble. She didn't expect to run into Dmitri, his uncle and the cold captivating professor on campus. An accident reveals her identity. Mortified, she flees, yet that moment changes everything. Because she soon discovers that the cold, enigmatic Professor before her was the very benefactor she had been fantasizing about.
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The Life Rebirth - Romance novels & stories
Jordan Silver
Gabriel Russo had been born under a dark cloud. He knew his history like the back of his hand; his mother made sure of that. He knew what blood ran through his veins and what it meant. He also knew that there were some with that same blood who would kill him if they could. Born the product of a horrible act inflicted upon his mother by one of the Ricci brothers, now the adopted son of another very powerful family, he's the heir to two of the most powerful Familias in the West.The Life The Beginning is created by Jordan Silver, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.
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He Cheated on me, So I Became His Aunt! - Romance novels & stories
Blue_Hibiscus
Ava couldn't be any happier after realizing the due date for her delivery. Excited and all, she comes back home ready to deliver the good news to her husband, Matt, only to stumble upon him buried deep into the lady whom he claimed was his younger cousin sister. The betrayal hit different after learning the whole truth from them, they intend to make her death look like an accident and take away her inheritance afterwards. They both succeeded in making her fall off the terrace which unfortunately made her lose the pregnancy and her life. Few months later.. The appearance of a wealthy heiress who looks exactly like the late Ava causes a storm in the city after Ryan Manchester, Matt's Uncle, introduces her as his wife. Was it really Ava? or was this all a game carefully crafted?
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DANGEROUS LIAISONS  - Romance novels & stories
Zurum Chuks
Ava is madly in love with her father's best friend and she would stop at nothing until she have him. Sean is overwhelmed by Ava's feelings for him but he comes around and ends up falling for the young beautiful woman. After all, the forbidden is the the most desirable. What happens when Ava's parents finds out about their relationship? What happens when Sean's son is crazily in love with Ava? Would they be able to keep their relationship, at the expense of their family? Or would love triumph over all?
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Second Bloom - Romance novels & stories
EmmelineT
The last thing Valentina Serra sees before she dies is the crack in the ceiling above her bed. She is 45 years old. She is not unhappy. That, she realizes in the last seconds of her first life, is the most devastating thing she could say about it. She opens her eyes in a university lecture hall in Barcelona. She is 20 years old. Her notebook is open, her pen is in her hand, and she can feel — with the precision of someone who has lived an entire life — exactly how much she is about to waste if she does nothing. She does something. Armed with 25 years of memory, Valentina sets out to close every loop she left open: the military commission she dismissed, the marketing career she let others architect for her, the relationship she stayed in long past its expiry date, and the mother she visited but never truly knew. One by one, she reaches for the life she talked herself out of the first time around. But the two people closest to her — the friends who have always been there, always supportive, always first to suggest the safer, smaller option — are watching. And when Valentina begins exceeding the quiet ceiling that they built for her, Isabel and David begin to coordinate. Then there is Ethan Cole. Washington D.C. Investment sector. Five years younger, which bothered her the first time. He will walk into her life again in Barcelona, and this time Valentina already knows what the long dinner and the careful conversation and the late-night walk along the Passeig de Gràcia will mean — if she doesn't talk herself out of it. She is not going to talk herself out of it.
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Her Daughter’s Lover - Romance novels & stories
Angelina Marbell
When Claire Lawson’s life crumbles in a single night, she learns that betrayal comes in many forms. First, her boss crosses a line at work. Then she gets insulted by her cheating husband who accused her of being too old to bear him a child. Heartbroken and humiliated, Claire seeks refuge in a bar and into the arms of a handsome stranger, Ryan Hale, who helps her forget everything she’s ever lost. But fate plays a cruel trick on Claire when her daughter ,Sophie returns home engaged… to him. Caught in a web of forbidden secrets, Claire and Ryan are forced to act like strangers. But desire doesn’t fade—nor does the life growing in Claire’s belly.
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In Love With My Ex's Billionaire Father - Romance novels & stories
Jenny Wilson
Emily Carter, a dedicated schoolteacher, is struggling to move past the betrayal of her ex-boyfriend, Jake. Fate takes an unexpected turn when she meets Will Harrison, a charming billionaire—and Jake's father—at a school fundraiser. Despite their age difference and the complexities of their pasts, a deep and undeniable connection forms between them. As Emily and Will's relationship blossoms, they face a barrage of obstacles. Jake, still nursing unresolved feelings for Emily, disapproves of their relationship and attempts to win her back. However, the true threat comes from Victoria, Will’s ex-wife, whose jealousy and desire for control lead her to devise a series of schemes to drive Emily away. Will the new love blossom into something deeper or will it wither under the jealousy and machinations of their past lovers?
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