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Trapped In The Mafia Wolf Island - Romance novels & stories
Yinky L.
Aurora thought hell would look like fire. She was wrong. Hell was an island ruled by Dante De Luca. Aurora’s life was already miserable—abused by the family meant to protect her, forced to survive in a house that no longer felt like home. But one wrong step into the room of the city’s most feared man changes everything. Dante De Luca is cruel, feared, and dangerously mysterious. A man whose name alone sends fear through the city. People whisper about the scar he hides, the monsters surrounding him, and the island no one escapes from. After being traded away by her own family, Aurora is dragged into Dante’s dark world—a place ruled by fear, secrets, and creatures she never believed could exist. She was supposed to be nothing more than a punishment. A captive. But the closer Aurora gets to the monster everyone fears, the more dangerous things become. Because Dante De Luca is starting to watch her differently. And on an island filled with deadly secrets, escaping him may be far more dangerous than falling for him.
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HATE ME HARDER (a dark revenge romance) - Romance novels & stories
Chi chi
Raven Noir, a lethal assassin scarred by a decade-old rape, infiltrates billionaire Damien Blackwood’s elite nightclub empire as a masked dancer her cover to get close enough to torture and kill the man who unknowingly fathered her daughter. Damien, captivated by her icy control and commanding presence, pulls her deeper with lucrative nights and charged intimacy. But when he encounters her identical twin, the buried memories flood back. Mistaking the twin for his victim, guilt drives him to propose marriage. Devastated, Raven faces an impossible choice, expose the truth, seize her revenge, or let obsession destroy them all in a dark, slow-burn thriller of betrayal and forbidden desire.
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owned By His Dark Commands - Romance novels & stories
Abraham Rechi
When Sienna Vance’s world collapses after catching her fiancé cheating, one reckless night with a mysterious stranger seems like the perfect escape. But the stranger is Andrea Voss— ruthless billionaire and the man who just acquired her father’s failing architecture firm. Now Andrea offers her a deal: one year as his personal assistant and companion in exchange for saving her family’s company. What begins as a business arrangement quickly becomes something far more dangerous as Andrea's possessive commands awaken desires Sienna never knew she had. In his penthouse and boardroom, Sienna must navigate the thin line between submission and surrender. But the more she fights him, the more she craves the man who owns her body… and threatens to steal her heart. Warning: This is a dark billionaire romance with intense power dynamics, explicit content, and possessive themes. Reader discretion advised.
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My Fake Boyfriend Is My Enemy Hockey Captain  - Romance novels & stories
EmberQuill Joyce
I hated Kane Ravenwood before I ever spoke to him. The ruthless captain of the Ravens Hockey Team ruined my brother’s career and turned our family into campus gossip. Everyone worships him like a king, but I know the monster beneath the crown. Arrogant. Violent. Untouchable. So when he suddenly asks me to fake date him to save his reputation after a scandal, I should’ve said no. Instead, I made a deal with the devil. Now he’s everywhere. Touching me. Watching me. Controlling who talks to me. Calling me like he already owns me. The worst part? The fake relationship doesn’t feel fake anymore. Because behind his cruel smirk and bloodstained knuckles is a broken boy hiding dangerous secrets… secrets that somehow pull me closer instead of pushing me away. But Kane has enemies. And when his obsession with me turns violent, I realize something terrifying: I’m no longer pretending to be the hockey captain’s girlfriend. I’ve become his weakness. And he’ll destroy anyone who tries to take me away.
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The Man Who Married My Name - Romance novels & stories
Judy
Nadia Laurent wakes up after a mysterious accident with six months of her memory gone—and a husband she doesn't remember marrying. Lucien Voss is powerful, ruthless, and dangerously secretive. He claims Nadia once loved him and chose to become his wife, but she remembers nothing about their relationship. Then Nadia discovers a recording made by her own hand before the accident: “Don't trust anyone. Not even Lucien.” Determined to uncover the truth, Nadia investigates the life she can no longer remember and discovers that she and Lucien had been secretly working together to expose a powerful organization. But the deeper she digs, the more disturbing the truth becomes. Her memory loss wasn't entirely accidental. Someone betrayed her. Someone is still hunting her. And the secrets she buried may destroy the man she is beginning to fall in love with. As Nadia follows the clues left behind by her forgotten self, she discovers that her past wasn't something that happened to her—it was a carefully designed plan. Now she must uncover the mastermind before they find her first. But the greatest revelation awaits her at the end: Nadia didn't erase her memories to protect herself. She erased them to protect Lucien.
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WORSHIPPED BY MY DAD'S BESTFRIEND  - Romance novels & stories
Sernyx
He’s my dad’s best friend. Twice my age and Off-limits in every possible way. But when I walked into his mansion at midnight, dressed to tease, I knew I wouldn’t leave untouched. Veeraj Kapoor doesn’t play nice. He’s ruthless, dominant, and filthy with his words. One night, he ruined my virginity and now, he makes me count every thrust, beg for permission to come, and thank him for using me. I should hate it, I should run. Instead, I spread my legs wider. Because the truth is.. I love the way he degrades me. I crave the way he owns me and I know this isn’t just lust-this is obsession. But how long before my father finds out his best friend is turning me into a desperate little slut behind closed doors?
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Crave Me,Daddy's Good Girl - Romance novels & stories
Pretty Betty
Isla Harper spent three years being the perfect, invisible girlfriend until the night her boyfriend chose his childhood sweetheart over her and left her to drown. Pulled from the water by a stranger’s commanding hands, Isla discovers her rescuer is none other than Damien Voss: cold, ruthless CEO, and the father of the man who just discarded her. What starts as reluctant gratitude ignites into a dangerous craving. Damien doesn’t ask he claims. He doesn’t beg he commands. And in his world of wealth, control, and dark desires, Isla is no longer second best. She is his good girl. But when ex-lovers, jealous rivals, and buried family secrets threaten to drag them under, Isla must decide if she is willing to drown again this time willingly for the one man who refuses to let her sink.
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SWEET TEMPTATION - Romance novels & stories
Any Estrada
Synopsis Caroline Gómez, a twenty-three-year-old woman recently laid off, finds herself in the painful position of having to accept her best friend's offer: working for her father at the real estate firm W&S Inversiones Inmobiliarias. The problem is Will Ashford, a forty-year-old man, widowed for six years, father of her best friend, and her future boss. To Carol, businessman William Ashford has always been the perfect man. For years, she has searched for someone who could even come close to what he represents. When she is forced to live under the same roof as Will, Carol discovers that he is not only the ideal man… but also a dangerous temptation. Despite the age gap and the impropriety of the situation, Will remains irresistibly attractive, and Carol cannot help but crave that which should never be crossed.  
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Claim Me, Daddy - Romance novels & stories
T.Tamara
“Oh yes, Daddy, just like that!” That was me crying from the computer; slowly I turned to look to see if there was a video when I was met with Daddy's cock. He had shoved down his pants, and oh my god, it was just as beautiful as I imagined. Thick, hard of cum that made me wetter. I just wanted to get on my little knees and suck it dry. "I've been jerking to your videos.” He groaned, his hand now slowly running through his beautiful cock; holy fuck, it made my tits hard. Hearing that he's been jerking to my videos and that he's been recording me secretly, creepy in a way that made my clit twitch.
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The CEO's Lethal Obsession (ENGLISH VERSION) - Romance novels & stories
Docky
Unexpected Encounters. One agreement. One dark secret. Lily Russell is the new apple of the eye of the dominant and ruthless billionaire, Wade Chilton. She intentionally entered his life for only one purpose - revenge. But what if, she fell in love with her foe while working with him as his assistant at the same time, as his secret lover? Will she continue her mission or will she give herself a chance to experience one true love?
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Dangerous comfort  - Romance novels & stories
Kasie
Olivia Tate never dreamed her ife would be sold to the highest bidder. When her father's company crumbles. she's forced into a marriage with the cold, ruthless billionaire, Nuel Wilson. But what begins as a loveless arrangement spirals into a dangerous triangle when Olivia falls for the one man she shouldn't- -Ethan, her husband's driver. Between a husband who sees her as property, a lover she cannot have, and a vengeful ex determined to destroy her, Olivia's world becomes a gilded prison. And the deeper she falls, the higher the cost of escape.
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MY CHEATING HUSBAND'S VALENTINE SURPRISE. - Romance novels & stories
Nico
I caught my husband cheating on Valentine's Day. Hours later, a stranger knocked on my door and changed everything. Five years of marriage. Gone in one night. I found Bryan with another woman in our anniversary suite. The red dress I wore for him suddenly felt like a joke. The apology I rehearsed felt stupid. I ran to a different room, broken and alone. Then Julien appeared. One night with him made me forget five years of pain. His touch was gentle. His eyes saw me. Really saw me. For the first time in my life, I felt alive. But someone was watching us. Now I have a message on my phone. Someone has photos. Someone wants something from me. My husband wants me back. A stranger wants to destroy me. And Julien might be the only person I can trust. But can I trust anyone after what happened? One Valentine's night. Two men. And a secret that could ruin everything. What happens when the person who breaks you isn't the one who saves you?
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My Hockey Devil - Romance novels & stories
Zee Writes
Roman Thorne is the invincible team leader of college hockey. He is large, aggressive and a nightmare to the media. The press, however, does not know what makes the Briarwood Ice Devils so feared. They are not just players. They are ruthless, blood-swilling offspring of the most formidable crime business in the city. Trying to keep a small scandal which is about to blow up their small business, the Thorne family appeals to the service of Sloane Mercer. She is 24 years old and a brilliant ruthless PR fixer. Her task is easy: to improve the image of the team, to work with press, and not to put Roman in the prison. But Sloane has not come to save them. She is here to ruin them. Sloane is enraged by the club of men belonging to the toxic boys at the University which exploits women at school. She espies documents to bring down their empire. She feels it’s a perfect plan. But the boss notices her plan. Rather than shooting her, the vain, insane captain does even better. He turns into a mad man who is obsessing over her. Roman does not care about his gang, their criminal history, and the law. He is simply interested in this cold-blooded, witty lady significantly desires to ruin him. Handling her is capital punishment. In case the family discovers that the captain loves one of the traitors, the trouble will be extended past the ice. The school locker room becomes a instances of psychological battle where a girl is emulating god and the mob boss who desires to possess her. Can you endure the obsession of the boss? Read Chapter 1 now.
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The Billionaire’s Contract Wife: HE Fell First  - Romance novels & stories
The Mind Surgeon
When brilliant architectural restorer Maya Vance inherits a crippling $5 million underground syndicate debt after her father’s death, she is left with an impossible choice: pay the money she doesn't have, or let the ruthless collectors harvest her chronically ill younger sister’s organs. Enter Julian Sterling. Cold, calculating, and dangerously powerful, the billionaire CEO of Sterling Global needs a wife to fulfill a trust stipulation and inherit his grandfather’s empire before his thirtieth birthday. He offers Maya a lifeline: sign a two-year marriage contract, move into his fortress-like estate, and play the role of his compliant, invisible bride. In exchange, her debt is erased, and her sister receives world-class medical care. Maya signs, believing she is nothing more than a pawn in a billionaire’s corporate war. But Maya is wrong. Julian didn't choose her at random. Five years ago, during a brutal kidnapping that left him bleeding out in a rain-soaked alley, Maya unknowingly saved his life. He has spent years obsessively hunting the girl with the silver star necklace. He didn't buy her debt to use her; he bought her debt to trap her in his world, terrified that if she knew his true, dark obsession, she would run. But Julian’s dangerous stepmother has discovered his weakness. When a coordinated attack shatters their fragile arrangement and Maya’s sister is taken hostage, the icy billionaire must drop his corporate mask and unleash a terrifying, scorched-earth war to protect the woman he loves. He needed a contract to keep her. Now, he’ll burn the world down to save her.
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SISTER SERAPHINE: THE UNHOLY NUN - Romance novels & stories
jollybee
She took vows to serve God. He built an empire serving only himself. Sister Seraphine thought she buried her sins the moment she entered the convent. Silence, prayer, and devotion became her shield against a past that would never forgive her. Until Cassian Vale walked into her world-billionaire, sinner, and the very embodiment of temptation. He wanted her innocence. She wanted redemption. But the moment their eyes met, both of them knew-this was no holy ground. In a city where cathedrals hide corruption and holy men are devils in disguise, Seraphine and Cassian are bound by a dangerous truth: sometimes, salvation doesn't come from God... It comes from sin.
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Falling For my Fiancé’s Enemy - Romance novels & stories
Miran22
It all started the night Sky made a terrible mistake. She had mistaken her fiancé’s rival for her fiancé and ended up in his bed. To protect her engagement and her image, Sky made a desperate decision. She struck a secret deal with the man she should never have touched a contract to spend ten nights with him, and after that, everything will be over. But what began as a simple game soon turned into an obsession. William never planned to let her go. He wanted her in every possible way, and he would stop at nothing to make her his.
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THE PRICE OF BEING HIS  - Romance novels & stories
Penumbra
Reader discretion is strongly advised. Blurb When the devil disguised as Tristan Hale offers desperate Andrea a one-year contract to be his, under his rules, in his bed, with no love, no promises, and no future... she accepts, hoping to clear her family’s crushing debt and save her brother’s life. But what happens when pretending starts to feel real, when survival turns into burning desire, and when the man who was never meant to keep her becomes the one she cannot walk away from?
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OWNED IN THE DARK - Romance novels & stories
Lizzy Fash
After losing both her parents at a tender age, Ciara experiences coldness despite having her best friend Carlista whose parents chose to raise her, she faces several oppositions from extended family and even outside pressure as a result of her inherited wealth; she falls in love with her best friend's brother who refuses to acknowledge their relationship to the public.
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CRAVING DIRTY DADDY - Romance novels & stories
Ceci Muse
Heartbroken and reckless, Violet stumbled into the wrong restroom… and straight into the arms of a devastatingly handsome man who fucked her raw against the sink like he owned her. What she didn’t know was that the dangerous, dominant man who just ruined her was not just a Mafia boss, he was her late father’s best friend, and the man who just offered her a dream job in Chicago. Now she’s moving into his luxurious penthouse until she found her own place. He swore nothing won’t happen between them again. She swore she can resist the older, forbidden man who now haunts her darkest fantasies But the moment they were alone, all their promises crumble.
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A Bodyguard For The Misogynist  - Romance novels & stories
Chri's Layla
Six years ago, I screamed his name in a hotel room—Zayne Harrison, the cold, untouchable CEO whose hatred for women was so intense people whispered he was probably gay. But that night… he wasn’t cold. He wasn’t distant. He was the man who ruined me with pleasure—and the man who unknowingly gave me a child. My name is Anna, a single mother fighting to survive. When I’m hired as a bodyguard for the richest and most feared CEO in the country, the last thing I expect is him. The man from that night. The man who can never know the truth. The man whose security detail I cannot refuse—because the pay is the only thing keeping my daughter alive. Now our dangerous past is colliding with the present: A misogynist CEO with power. A single mother with a secret. A one-night memory he doesn’t remember… And a child he must never find out about. But working beside him means one thing— I can hide my identity… I can hide my past… But I can’t hide the way he makes me feel all over again. And this time, if he discovers the truth… It won’t just be my heart on the line. It’ll be my daughter’s life.
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