Lingering Memories Novels & Stories

“Midnight Strokes” captures the secretive, rhythmic, deeply physical acts that happen in darkness, driven by raw desire, power play, and mutual hunger. It’s sensual, slightly dangerous, and beautifully ambiguous, suggesting both literal sexual motion and the lingering “strokes” left on memory and skin long after the night ends.

My billionaire boss has no memory of our one-night stand. I have a two-year-old daughter who looks exactly like him. I came to Los Angeles for a fresh start—not to work for the man who unknowingly became the father of my child. Dante Salvatore is brilliant, ruthless, and frustratingly irresistible. He doesn’t remember me, and he can never find out about our daughter. I’ll keep my secret, do my job, and protect my heart from the only man capable of breaking it all over again. It should be simple. It isn’t. The more time we spend together, the harder he becomes to resist. Late nights at the office turn into lingering glances. Heated arguments become stolen kisses. Every time danger finds me, Dante is there, pulling me back from the edge. And every time he unknowingly risks everything to protect the little girl who’s really his daughter, I wonder how much longer I can keep the truth buried. But the past refuses to stay buried. As Dante’s lost memories begin to return, old enemies emerge from the shadows, determined to tear us apart before the truth can set us free. Now the secret I’ve fought so hard to protect may become the very thing that destroys us both. What happens when my billionaire boss discovers the little girl he’s been risking his life to protect… is his daughter?

"Why do you hate me so much?" Amara asked, her voice shaking. "I've never done anything to you." Where power, passion, and painful memories collide, Amara Denz never imagined the same man who made her life a living hell at Lyons College would be her ruthless, charismatic boss. Now CEO of a thriving tech empire, CEO Leo reigns with cool efficiency—but beneath his shining exterior blazes an undeniable, forbidden desire for the very woman he once tormented. Amara Denz is desperate. Desperate to find employment to pay for the mounting bills, desperate to bury the pain of her abused past, and desperate to preserve her shattered pride in a company where every glance from Leo sends unspoken tension her way. Torn between old wounds and an incendiary attraction that she cannot deny or manage, Amara must navigate a landscape of office politics and personal demons. “Work hard, be loyal, and maybe you’ll earn my respect,” Leo declares with a provocative smile during their first meeting. But as the day unfolds, every accidental brush, every lingering look, transforms the mundane into a battlefield of raw emotion and sensual challenge. Set against the high-stakes halls of Baze, this scorching dual-perspective story of redemption and revenge tracks two individuals whose entwined destinies compel them to confront a past defined by brutality—and a present filled with desire. Can Leo demonstrate that he's reformed, or will the wounds of their past continue to keep them apart? And will Amara's need to transcend her past enable her to gamble everything on a second chance at love?

Hanging in the living room is a drawing of Julia Graham's husband, son, and younger sister, Juliette Graham. Julia's son tells her, "If I add a fourth person to the drawing, it'll be the younger sister that Aunt Juliette gives me." Without hesitation or lingering emotions, Julia applies to become an undercover operative in the most dangerous mission to date. From this point onward, she severs all ties with them!

Envision lingering a millennium beneath an enchantment for your counterpart to emerge and mature, but once you endeavor to reclaim her, she desires no interaction with you. "You belong to me. Mine for perpetuity... I shall not relinquish you to anyone. You are destined to be entwined with me for all eternity." Were the final utterances she heard him articulate before succumbing to the shadows. (He is unaware of affection, but for her, he shall discover)

Killian, a successful twenty-eight-year-old multi-billionaire, gets acquainted with a hotshot twenty-five-year-old stunning lawyer, Mayeli, one passionate night. He senses a mysterious connection to her but has yet to discover why. As their paths cross frequently, Killian and Mayeli struggle to admit their lingering feelings for each other. Will they eventually accept each other, or will they keep drifting away from the feelings they share? And what connection did they share?

Luciana Bautista became a “baby maker” to billionaire Lorenzo Illustre — a deal to carry his child in exchange for saving her grandmother’s home. For him, it was revenge. For her, a sacrifice. But as cold stares turn into lingering touches, and hatred begins to feel like love, their fragile bond is tested by jealousy, secrets, and betrayal. Just when they finally start to hope for more.. Will Luci remain just a “baby maker” — or become the woman Lorenzo can’t live without?

The Heart Beneath the Thorn — A Modern Beauty and the Beast Retelling 💔 In a glittering city of fortunes and façades, The Heart Beneath the Thorn reimagines Beauty and the Beast through the broken glass of betrayal, redemption, and forbidden love. Emilia Grace, a fierce yet quietly bruised soul, is just trying to survive. Between juggling hospital shifts, family debts, and the ghosts of her past, she’s never had the luxury of dreaming. But fate has a cruel sense of humor when she’s assigned to care for Max Carter—the cold-hearted billionaire who once made her school years a waking nightmare. Max was the golden boy with the cruel smirk—the privileged heir with everything, except peace. Years later, a tragic accident leaves him scarred, not just physically but emotionally. Isolated and emotionally exiled, Max is now a man haunted by his past choices and a legacy wrapped in barbed wire. When Emilia walks back into his life, she's no longer the girl he mocked—she's the woman who might just be his undoing. Forced into each other’s orbit, what begins as a war of words slowly melts into lingering stares, late-night confessions, and an unraveling of everything they thought they knew. Max, the beast of her memories, begins to reveal the tender man beneath the mask—a man who collects poetry he never shares, who builds gardens no one sees, and who might have always loved the girl he couldn’t protect. But trust doesn’t bloom easily in thorn-covered soil. And when old enemies, buried secrets, and a scandalous inheritance come to light, Emilia must decide: can she love the man who once broke her, now that he’s the only one trying to piece her back together? A tale of enemies-to-lovers, second chances.

Amara thought she had everything, but after experiencing a painful betrayal from her boyfriend and undergoes a heartbreak, a new love life starts up slower with her next door neighbor Elijah, who is ever ready to shower her with peace, love, care and understanding. But moving on isn't something with Jason betrayal still lingering on Amara must learn to trust, laugh and believe in a love that has been right next door all along.

“I'm going to miss this place, I'm going to miss you." He pushed himself up from the leaner of the couch and approached her, So I thought, why not make one last memory, one last good memory." He took her hands in his and wrapped her arms around his neck as he pushed play on the remote. A Moment Like This by Leona Lewis sounded through the speaker and his gaze locked with hers. Slowly he swayed them from side to side, softly singing the song to her as he did, every word laced with love and promise. That moment would be one she cherished forever because in that one moment his eyes said to her everything his lips never did, and strangely enough, she felt content. They would always have the memories they made together. “You are the world and more Sierra Brightly." He whispered when the song softened to a close. “Thank you for every laugh, for every memory, for every moment you gave me, Roman. Meeting you will always be my life's greatest adventure." She reached up and placed a lingering on his cheek, feeling tears burn the back of her eyes as she did. “Ready to go?" He asked when she stepped back. “Yeah, yeah I am." She in a deep breath and turned to the door. *** Sierra and Roman are two kindred spirits both hurt by love, sent halfway across the world for work. After a chance encounter over double chocolate ice cream, they make a deal to have an adventure in the six months which Sierra is posted there. The catch? No strings. No personal information. A clean break. Bound by loyalty and hurt by their past, join Roman as they navigate the budding romance between them and learn to uncross the stars…