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Steel And Saddle  - Romance novels & stories
Rachel Hart
Steel & Saddle In a city ruled by shadows, love becomes the most dangerous rebellion. Gabrielle Wren never asked for refinement. Raised on horseback and heartbreak, she’s more comfortable in a saddle than a silk gown. But when her father dies, she’s forced to trade the wild countryside for the polished prison of city life under her aunt’s watchful eye. Dante Virelli is 28, heir to a criminal empire built on silence and blood. Feared by many, trusted by none, he’s a man who walks the line between power and ruin. But beneath the tailored suits and cold stares lies a soul quietly unraveling. When Gabrielle defends a stable boy from Dante’s men, she catches his attention—and his curiosity. She’s everything he shouldn’t want. He’s everything she’s been warned about. But as danger closes in and secrets unravel, their unlikely bond becomes the one thing that could save them both… or destroy everything.
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Hidden Hearts - Romance novels & stories
Solan Drayke
Two strangers meet under the guise of chance, unaware they’re each hiding a dangerous truth. Cassandra “Cass” Blake, a secret heiress and the cunning owner of Phoenix Analytics, prefers to work in the shadows, uncovering corporate fraud, laundering schemes, and hidden enemies. Leo Knight, a wealthy, enigmatic operative with ties to covert international intelligence, thrives on staying off the radar, even if it means letting the world think he’s just another self-made billionaire with a playboy smile. Their worlds collide when they’re forced into a series of seemingly coincidental meetings—coffee shops, charity galas, business negotiations—each encounter sharpening the magnetism between them. But neither knows the other’s real name… or the real reason they keep showing up in each other’s lives.
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Tethered To You  - Romance novels & stories
Praise Avila
Ruby has survived hunger, loneliness, and a world that never gave her a chance, but nothing could have prepared her for Kelvin Blackwood. A billionaire bound by a cruel inheritance clause, Kelvin offers her safety, shelter and a contract marriage with one condition..bear his child, or he loses everything to his ruthless brother, Dante. But when Dante, Kelvin’s dangerous and cunning brother, begins to manipulate their lives, Ruby discovers a shocking truth…she is carrying not one, but two embryos, one Kelvin’s, and one unknown. In a world where trust is a luxury and passion can become a weapon. Survival and love comes at a price neither of them are willing to pay. Tethered to You is a dark, suspenseful billionaire romance where possession, love, passion, and danger collide.
853
Rejected But Not Alone  - Romance novels & stories
Sabeeco
Wounded by years of verbal abuse and shattered by her mate’s rejection, Rexiana thought her story had reached its end but she was wrong. Entering the world of Carl Dalton, Alpha of the Blood Moon pack, shattered everything she knew about devotion. The past wasn't love—it was emotional bondage. Real love didn't demand perfection; it loved her back without conditions.
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Do Me To The Full: The Love That Finds Me  - Romance novels & stories
Everlight Everest
The first time I saw Daniel, I did not think he would become the man who would change everything. It was a quiet evening, the kind where the sky looked tired and the wind carried the scent of rain. I had gone to the café only to escape my thoughts. Love and I had never been on good terms, and I had long decided that my heart was safer when it belonged only to me. Then he walked in. He wasn’t loud or dramatic. In fact, if you weren’t paying attention, you might have missed him completely. But there was something about the way he moved—calm, steady, like a man who understood the rhythm of life. When his eyes met mine, he smiled. Not the kind of smile men give when they want something from you. No. This one was different. It was warm, patient… almost like he already knew my story. I looked away quickly, pretending to read my phone, but my heart betrayed me. It beat faster, louder, as if it was whispering a secret I was not ready to hear. That night, I didn’t know his name. I didn’t know his voice. But somehow, in the quiet space between strangers, something had already begun. And before long, Daniel would teach me something I had spent years running from: What it truly means to love… and to be loved to the full.
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Faking his wife, carrying his child. - Romance novels & stories
BlessD
One night. No names. No promises. Nova Chen thought she'd never see those grey eyes again. She was wrong. When her twin sister Lyra panics days before her arranged marriage to Damien Cross — Halvenmoor's coldest, most powerful billionaire — Nova does what she has always done. She steps in. One ceremony. One signature. One week, then she disappears and nobody gets hurt. Except Lyra never comes back. Now Nova is trapped inside a mansion full of secrets, living under her sister's name, watching her lies multiply by the day. The staff notice everything. The mother-in-law suspects something. And Damien himself watches her across every dinner table with those pale grey eyes that see far more than he lets on. Those same eyes she last saw in a dark courtyard three months ago. Before she knew his name. Before she knew she was pregnant. Nova is carrying the child of the man she is deceiving — a man who does not forgive, does not bend, and is already circling closer to the truth. And somewhere in the city, her sister is hiding with a dangerous man whose agenda could destroy everything Nova is desperately trying to hold together. She came to buy Lyra one week. She stayed because leaving would cost her everything. And the billionaire who was never supposed to matter is becoming the one thing she cannot afford to lose. One wrong choice. One impossible secret. And a love built on borrowed time.
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Reborn To The Cold Billionaire  - Romance novels & stories
A.M Grace
"In every lifetime, you love me. And in every lifetime, you die in my arms." Five hundred years ago, General Alexander was cursed. For separating two lovers in war, he was condemned to damnation, destined to find his true love in every lifetime, only to watch her die because of him. He spends the rest of that life without her, filled with grief until he dies too and I reborn and tormented with the memories of her. In the twenty-first century, he is Xavier Vance—a cold, ruthless mafia billionaire who rules the city's underworld with an iron fist. He has accepted his loneliness in every life. That is, until he walks into a high-society gala and sees her. Cassandra King is the sheltered daughter of a legitimate businessman, making her grand debut to society. She doesn't remember the battlefield. She doesn't remember his name. But when their eyes meet, the ancient bond ignites. Xavier vows to break the cycle. To save her life, he must stay away. He must be the villain in her story. He must make her hate him. But how can a man fight a five hundred year old urge to claim the only woman who owns his soul?
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Bound By Chaos - Romance novels & stories
Sabrina Noelle
Libby did everything right. She testified. She ran. She rebuilt a quiet life for herself and her little sister, Emma—one where monsters stayed buried and love felt possible again. Then Matteo Moretti walked into her world. Protective. Sharp-tongued. Dangerous in all the ways that make a woman feel safe. With him, Libby starts to believe in something fragile and terrifying: a future. Until the man who destroyed her childhood escapes prison. When Emma vanishes from school in the middle of the day, Libby’s worst fear becomes reality. The danger wasn’t gone—it was watching. Waiting. Planning. Now Matteo must use every ruthless skill he’s ever learned to hunt down a man who believes blood is ownership and love is control. Because this time, the cost isn’t just Libby’s heart. It’s a child’s life. A gripping romantic suspense about obsession, survival, and the kind of love that doesn’t just promise forever, it fights for it. Perfect for readers who love high-stakes danger, found family, protective heroes, and edge-of-your-seat emotional payoffs.
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The Cripple CEO's Soldier Wife: Touch My Husband And Die  - Romance novels & stories
Self-love
She came home to marry the man she loved. She didn't know she was walking into a war... Five years ago, Amber Laurent left home as a reckless, spoiled girl who thought the world revolved around her. Now... She returns as something entirely different. A disciplined soldier... A fearless woman... And the same girl who has never stopped loving Cedric Sterling... But the man waiting for her is no longer the powerful heir she remembers. Cedric is now confined to a wheelchair after a devastating accident that killed his father and left him disabled. His girlfriend abandoned him, his family treats him like a burden, and everyone believes his life is over. Everyone except Amber... The moment she saw him, she made one decision. She will marry him! No matter what his family says or what society thinks. And certainly no matter what anyone thinks about his wheelchair. But Amber doesn't know that Cedric has spent the last five years hiding something. Cedric has been secretly hunting the people responsible for the accident and building an empire of his own. He doesn't want to reclaim his family's empire... He wants to destroy it. Now Amber has returned to his side, determined to protect her husband from anyone who dares hurt him. But the deeper she digs into the Sterling family's secrets, the more she realizes that the people she trusts most may be connected to the tragedy that changed Cedric's life. And when the truth finally comes to light, Amber will have to choose between the family she has always trusted… and the husband she swore to protect. This time, the soldier isn't fighting for her country. She is fighting a war to win, enemies who have no idea what they just unleashed, and a husband to protect!
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Break up with me - Romance novels & stories
Dulce De Leche
"I think we should break up." Dani Costa said it to a stranger at a red light. A guy on a motorcycle, visor down, face hidden. A joke, thrown out the window of her beat-up Civic on graduation night. She never expected him to lift that visor and show her a pair of dark, amused eyes. She never expected to see him again. She does. Three days later, at an underground drift race, she finds him on the starting line. He's Rook, the ghost racer nobody can beat, the heir to a fortune she can't imagine. And Roman Castellano doesn't just want to race her. He wants to know her. What Dani doesn't know is that Roman has six weeks before his uncle takes everything. Before an arranged marriage seals his fate. Before the family name she's falling for becomes the thing that destroys her father's shop. She doesn't know he's been given a bride. She doesn't know men like his uncle don't lose. She knows he makes her laugh. She knows he looks at her like she's the only light in a dark room. She knows she should run. She doesn't. Break Up With Me is a high-heat mafia romance about a girl who builds race cars in secret and the boy whose last name could burn her world to the ground. Told in a clean, cinematic voice, it's a story about choosing someone when the price is everything you've ever built. I
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The Undercover Nanny And The Mafia King - Romance novels & stories
L O W K E Y
"She came for the $10,000 paycheck. She didn't expect to bargain for her life." Serenia Buenavista is having the absolute worst day of her life. She just got evicted from her apartment, her bank account is down to five dollars, and she just caught her boyfriend cheating on her—while his new girl is wearing Serenia's favorite hoodie. Desperate for quick cash, Serenia applies for a suspiciously high-paying anonymous job online: a nanny position for a "high-stress environment" paying $10,000 a month. But when she arrives at the heavily guarded mansion, she doesn't find a normal family. She finds Matteo Alcantara—a cold, ruthless, and terrifying underground boss who is currently losing a war against his orphaned four-year-old nephew. While other professional nannies run out of the house crying, Serenia sits on the floor and negotiates with the toddler like a tiny criminal, promising to teach him how to picklock doors if he eats his broccoli. Matteo is speechless. He needs her. But just as Serenia signs the deadly contract, gunshots shatter the mansion's windows. Now, locked in a world of danger, secrets, and a very grumpy, dangerously handsome boss, Serenia realizes she didn't just sign up for childcare... She signed up for the mafia.
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The Ruthless Alpha’s Obsession  - Romance novels & stories
Klaus pen game
At Blackthorn Academy, everyone fears Kieran Ravencroft, the ruthless Red Moon Alpha who rules through blood, violence, and fear. Everyone knows the rules: never challenge him, never cross his territory, and never look him in the eyes unless you are ready to die. Unfortunately, I broke all three on my first day. My name is Aria Nightshade, younger sister of Darius Nightshade, the powerful Blue Moon Alpha and Kieran’s greatest enemy. I came to Blackthorn Academy to prove that I was more than my brother’s shadow. I never expected to become the obsession of the most dangerous Alpha alive. One touch was all it took. Kieran discovered that I was his fated mate, and suddenly, the monster everyone feared wanted something he had never desired before: me. But I refuse to be another possession for him to control. I will not bow to his authority, surrender to his demands, or allow his obsession to decide my future. Yet the closer I get to Kieran, the harder it becomes to deny the dangerous attraction between us. Behind his cruel smile lies a secret that could destroy both our packs. And deep inside me, a power is awakening that even two Alphas may be unable to control. When students begin disappearing and the academy’s buried secrets emerge, I discover that my family has been hiding the truth about my bloodline. Now, I must choose between the brother who has spent his life protecting me and the enemy whose darkness calls to mine. But what happens when the ruthless Alpha discovers that his fated mate may be the only person capable of destroying him? He wants to claim me. I want to break his chains. And neither of us is prepared for what happens when obsession becomes war.
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Protecting Her - Romance novels & stories
Lade_xo
Stolen as an infant, Isla has lived her entire life under the control of cruel strangers who never let her feel like she belonged. Years of abuse dampened her spirit, and when she escapes to college, she only wants to finally live her life without any dark cloud looming over her. Instead, trouble seems to follow her. Stalkers, threats, and shadows from her past keep dragging her into danger.     That’s until she keeps bumping into her college lecturer in unusual places and she realizes that there’s a whole lot more to him than what he lets on. Protective, ruthless, and dangerously charming; willing to risk everything for her, he vows to keep her safe.     The deeper she’s drawn into his orbit, the more she realizes her past isn’t what it seems to be — and the truth may be darker than she ever imagined.
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THE CEO's BODYGUARD - Romance novels & stories
Ladybug
My Job? Keep Creed Empire’s playboy CEO away from gold-diggers. My secret? I used to be one. ~ My name is Jenna. A quick one before my lovely writer takes over. To the world, I’m Jason Creed’s bodyguard… tough looking and unfeminine. The perfect image of an official bodyguard. But my real assignment has nothing to do with criminals or rivals, like you’d expect. Instead, I keep the leeches away — the ladies Jason drags into his bed because he’s bored of his grandmother’s ‘approved list’ of women. Yes, I know how pathetic that sounds. But this job pays for my father’s treatments, and it’s my one shot at a real fucking guard academy. Then Jason sleeps with the wrong girl… a blogger’s daughter with a habit of blackmail. His grandmother, the Baroness, gives me 48 hours to fix it or I’m fired. So I made a deal with the playboy himself. One night… One vow to his grandmother – a vow that can never be broken. Jason laughs in my face. A tomboy like me? Please. He has no idea what I’m capable of. No idea how easy I could get a man wrapped around my finger. No idea about the man who’s been hunting me for years. That night changes everything. But the Creed Family may not survive it when my past comes knocking.
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The husband i imagined  - Romance novels & stories
Nazish Jahan
Elena Marchetti, a rising film star, wakes up in a hospital after a car accident with no memory of the last two years. The last face she saw — the last photo she remembers looking at before the accident — belongs to Daniel Ashford, a powerful, guarded tech billionaire she'd only just met once at an event. Convinced he's her husband, she says so out loud in front of the press, his family, and half the hospital staff before he can stop her. Daniel corrects her immediately, privately, the moment they're alone. But by then, the story is already out — and it's solved a very real problem he has: a hostile board vote, a family trust that requires him to be "settled" to retain control of his company, and a tabloid narrative he desperately needed to change. He proposes they let the world keep believing it, just for a few months, while her memory (hopefully) returns and his company crisis resolves. She agrees — she has nowhere else stable to land right now anyway, and something about him feels like gravity she can't explain. What neither of them expects is how easily the pretend marriage starts to feel like it isn't pretend at all — or the secret Daniel is keeping about why he was really at that event the night they first met, and why her memory loss might be more complicated than a car accident. **Core conflict:** A necessary lie built on real, growing feelings — and a hidden truth about their real first meeting that could destroy the fragile trust they're building. **Setting:** Los Angeles and a private coastal estate outside the city. **Tone:** Glamorous, high-stakes, slow-burn with real emotional stakes, steamy but tasteful (closed-door-adjacent — sensual tension and fade-to-black intimacy, not explicit).
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Falling for my Mafia Boss - Romance novels & stories
Babe
Bold maid Elena enters the dangerous world of cocky mafia boss Lorenzo Romano. Amid deadly rivalries, betrayal, and violence, their forbidden attraction ignites. As passion and danger intertwine, Elena must navigate love, loyalty, and survival, discovering that in a world ruled by power and blood, hearts can be the ultimate risk.
501
THE ONLY THING I’D LET RUIN ME - Romance novels & stories
Ember Ocean
She’d built two years of walls and he dismantled them in one evening. He didn’t announce himself. He never had to. The last person she expected walked in like he was exactly where he was supposed to be. Halle hadn’t seen Adrian Vale in two years. Two years of carefully avoiding his name in conversations, his face on screens, and the memory of waking up in his bed, fully dressed, completely alone, and somehow disturbed by that, than if anything had actually happened. Then he showed up to her best friend’s wedding like he owned the place. He reached over her shoulder, lifted the glass of champagne from her hand without spilling a single drop, brought it slowly to his lips, held her gaze the entire time and had the absolute nerve to look good doing it. Adrian Vale didn’t do anything halfway. He never needed to raise his voice because the room already belonged to him. He never reached for things…things simply found their way into his hands. Including, apparently, her. On a moonlit dance floor, his hand slid warm and certain up her spine, his forehead dropped to hers in the dark, and he said the thing that short-circuits every rational thought in her head. “You’re the only thing I’d let ruin me.” He pulled her in for a kiss, close enough to feel his breath, close enough to lose her mind completely, and then he pulled away. Leaving her wanting. He calls her starlight like it’s a secret only he gets to keep. And Halle is so embarrassingly, helplessly gone for him. The ones who make you forget your own name? Those are the ones worth ruining yourself for.
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HER ~LIFE ~IN ~A ~NUTSHELL  - Romance novels & stories
Praiseb
The story is full of intensity . it's all about forced marriage, lies , blood , betrayal, revenge , rivalry, gunshots,death and love
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Abyss. - Romance novels & stories
Faah
She remembers the flames. She doesn’t remember her family. Isabel is a survivor haunted by fire, panic attacks, and a past that stole her memories. Desperate for a fresh start, she lands a job at a powerful fashion empire owned by the cold and magnetic Giovanni Banderas. What begins as business quickly burns into something more. But hidden beneath Giovanni's wealth is a legacy of betrayal and the truth about Isabel’s past. When secrets ignite, love and revenge collide. Will Isabel survive the abyss of lies... or be consumed by it?
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Claimed by the alpha twins  - Romance novels & stories
Skymigthy
In a world where power hides behind billion-dollar smiles and ancient curses run through family blood, one woman returns to claim what is hers only to discover the two men she fears most are the only ones who can truly possess her. Nora Kane thought she escaped the shadows of her stepbrothers, but some bonds refuse to break, especially when they are sealed under the full moon with teeth, desire, and destiny. As secrets unravel and empires bleed, she must decide if love and power are worth the ultimate price.
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