Guarded

Ellie’s holiday escape to France was supposed to be quiet. Solo. Drama-free. Then a snowstorm ruins her plans, her hotel cancels, and she’s left with exactly one option: crashing with the hot single dad she met on the plane and his adorable, matchmaking son. What starts as one night only turns into shared mornings, lingering looks, and the kind of chemistry that makes boundaries blur fast. Trapped together by winter weather and bad decisions, Ellie finds herself falling for a man who’s guarded, irresistible, and absolutely not part of her plan. But holiday magic doesn’t last forever… and neither do easy choices. Ellie thought she was escaping the holidays, not walking straight into temptation. Unbeknownst to her, being snowed in with a devastatingly attractive single dad and his far-too-cute son would turn a ruined vacation into something unforgettable. One lingering glance, a shared night, and an impossible choice.

She came to campus to disappear. He rules it without trying. When silence meets fire, something has to burn. Maya Chen has one goal at Crestview State University: remain invisible. A guarded first-year Software Engineering student, she's learned the hard way that closeness only leads to pain. After a public betrayal in high school, Maya keeps her head down, her grades high, and her heart locked away. Idris Vaughan is everything she avoids. Final-year Architecture student, campus debate champion, and magnetic in ways he doesn't have to try. Beneath his confidence, he's suffocating under his father's expectations and a reputation he never asked for. When Maya challenges him publicly, she doesn't fall at his feet like everyone else. And that unsettles him.

Gia O'Leary, the stripper who makes the crowd go wild, has spent years hiding behind the allure of the Black Swan mask. No man has ever touched her, no one has ever seen her true face. But when a ruthless Alpha sets his sights on her, all her carefully guarded secrets threaten to unravel. Now, Gia is left with two choices—submit to his dangerous desires or risk losing everything. Levi Edelman, the powerful yet cursed Alpha of the ClawVille Pack, has one mission: find the woman destined to break his curse. Time is running out, and playing fair is no longer an option. When destiny brings him to the defiant Omega who was never meant for him, he does what any Alpha would do—he takes. But what begins as a ruthless pursuit quickly sparks an uncontrollable desire in both of them.

What happens when running from your past lands you straight into the arms of a man more dangerous than the one you fled? Ivy thought she had escaped her nightmare. After leaving a toxic relationship with powerful and dangerous Julian Monroe, all she wanted was peace. But peace was never part of her story. Not when her ex is obsessed with control… and revenge. When Ivy crosses paths with Adrian Wolfe — a guarded, ruthless billionaire with secrets of his own — she’s pulled into a world of protection, power, and painful truths. Adrian offers her safety, but it comes with rules… and a growing attraction she can't ignore. But as Julian starts closing in, Ivy realizes the mansion's walls can’t keep out the ghosts of her past. In a world full of lies, shadows, and danger, she must decide who she can trust and what she’s willing to risk for freedom... or love. This is not just a romance. It’s a battle for survival.

Akshara, the human girl who was unexposed to the world, was about to found the truth that she has been living in a Witch palace and guarded by werewolves until the night of the Blue moon which brings her fantasy world to reality. The shock and fear prevail in the air around her by witnessing their true identity. She wonders why she is kept alive among them. She always wants to escape her reality but unfortunately enters into the world of the mighty and powerful hybrid creature of Dragon-wizard, Devrit Swiftwings – The crown prince of Ayruzglow Kingdom. Eventually, she found the truth about the death of her parents and wanted to seek revenge. In the journey of revenge, she encounters the unfamiliar theme, LOVE. Will unarmed beauty able to defeat those evil blood-stained creatures for her revenge on the death of her parents? Who will she choose ferocious werewolf or mighty hybrid dragon wizard? Let’s explore the survival of Akshara against her destiny in the monstrous world.

A fiercely independent and highly disciplined art student, known for her intense focus and guarded nature, is meticulously planning her final thesis exhibition – a project she sees as her only path to healing from a past betrayal that left her emotionally scarred. Her carefully constructed world is upended when a plumbing disaster in the dorms forces her into a temporary, shared apartment with the university's star rugby captain. He's a charismatic, powerful 'golden retriever' type, known for his easy charm and protective instincts, but also carries the weight of his own family's expectations. Initially, she views him as a loud, distracting presence, leading to clashes over shared space and differing lifestyles. However, the rugby captain is 'immediately obsessed' with her quiet intensity and the raw emotion in her art. He actively seeks to understand her, offering unwavering support and protection, especially when her past trauma threatens to derail her artistic process.

She loved him in silence. He denied her without remorse. Alvara gave her heart to a man far above her world, believing his promises meant something. But when consequences followed, Adrian Vale chose power over love—and erased her without hesitation. Forced into a marriage built on cold rules and public lies, Alvara quickly learns that being a wife does not mean being wanted. Every kindness has conditions. Every smile hides control. And every mistake is hers to bear alone. When the marriage ends, Alvara walks away with nothing but scars and a vow never to be weak again. Years later, she returns...changed, guarded, and no longer willing to beg for what she deserves. But the man who once denied her isn’t ready to let go. In a world ruled by power, pride, and regret, can love survive after divorce… or is denial the one thing that never truly ends?

“Cassie.” Everything around me froze. I stared at him without blinking for a second. “Cassie?” I repeated back to him. “The woman you brought into our house and claimed she was a distant cousin?” That was the moment I knew my marriage was over. Chloe Stone thought she had a perfect life, with a husband she loved and a future she had dreamed of since she was a child. But on the night of their fifth wedding anniversary, one text changed her life. Her husband was having an affair with another woman. Devastated, she walks away from her marriage with nothing but a suitcase and her pride. She leaves and tries to heal but it is difficult under the roof of a bitter father. Chloe lands a job in a powerful firm and comes face to face with Alex Blackwood, her ex-husband’s college rival, a powerful billionaire CEO with a guarded heart, raising a child on his own. Can two hearts shattered by their pasts, find love in the most unexpected second chance?

Do you believe in mermaids and other mythological creatures? What if I tell you they really exist? There are seven seas in the world. One of them is the Primal Sea― the widest one among them and it is said to be guarded by half human and half fishes also known as the merpeople. One of them is Merliyah, she’s thirsty to know what’s the view above the surface of the water. When she received the wishing seashell on her 18th birthday, she already knew what would be her first wish. To have a pair of feet instead of a tail. As her journey continues, she met Margarette Sandoval― a woman full of dreams and determination. She will guide Merliyah on the right path. They said that “Be careful what you wish for,” but can you always be careful even though you know someone else is in danger? Can Merliyah give justice to her wishes? Or she will feel regret about it?

A doctor too cold to love. A nurse too guarded to trust. A past too dangerous to forget. When Alyana Mendoza, a strong-willed nurse, is assigned to care for the ailing mother of the cold, powerful CEO-slash-surgeon Dr. Sebastian “Bash” De Almonte, sparks fly—but not the romantic kind. Their clashes are brutal, their tension electric. Until one stolen kiss in the dark changes everything. Just as their hearts begin to thaw, secrets erupt from the past: An ex-lover. A hidden child. A paternity war. And a betrayal so deep it threatens to tear them all apart. As Alyana fights to protect her son from people she once trusted, Bash is forced to risk everything—his name, his empire, even his life—to protect the family he never knew he needed. But when blood isn't enough, and love is tangled in lies... How far would you go for a child who may not even be yours?