Wren wakes without a name, without a past, without any memory of the life stolen from her. Ambrose is there - beautiful, patient, waiting. He tells her she is his fiancée. He tells her he loves her. He tells her she is safe. In his secluded estate, he feeds her, bathes her, and lets her carry his children. Her days are measured by his approval, her nights blurred by the sweet wine he offers. But somewhere beneath the haze, a voice keeps whispering-a name she cannot remember, a life she cannot reach, and a truth that would destroy everything he has built. - "You're mine," he said, and his voice was soft, was certain. "You understand that, don't you, Wren? You're mine. Now and always." 🥀A Dark Gothic Erotic Romance ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This work contains mature themes, including explicit scenes, toxic/possessive dynamics, and other dark subject matter. Reader discretion is strongly advised. 18+ ONLY 🔞

Elera Carter believed in three things: loyalty, hard work, and love. So when she caught her boyfriend in bed with her best friend, something inside her broke. One drunken night later, she made a mistake. She climbed into the lap of a stranger she thought was a male stripper. He wasn't. Caspian - a man whose name carries power in the shadows of the city - is not used to reckless women who aren't afraid of him. Now she has something that belongs to him. And Caspian Valerius always takes back what's his. He calls her kitten. She calls him a storm she should run from. Neither of them plans on falling. But some storms are impossible to escape.

The day I finally learned I was carrying the baby I had waited years for, I saw my husband with another family. Alistair Ravenscroft is one of the wealthiest and most dangerous Alphas in England. He rules the northern pack from an ancient castle, can bring hundreds of wolves to their knees with a single command, and for eight years, he called me his one true mate. But he already has a child. A little girl with Lydia-my younger half sister, the daughter born from my father's affair. I had spent my entire life trying not to blame her for the betrayal that destroyed my mother's marriage. All the while, I was terrified of repeating my mother's fate. I never imagined my own husband would make me live through almost the exact same thing. I run from the pack, knowing Alphas do not let their true mates go. My only chance is the protection of Gideon Ashcombe, Alistair's longtime rival. But my husband finds me anyway.

all of his attention is on her no matter how he feels about her. He don't want to like her He don't want to want her He don't want to love her. But she wants all of him. Will he let her? the only two problems to say she thinks he hates her, little she knows he falling for her before she even knew it. not to mention he is her brother's best friend. what happens when he offers ivory a deal that will either be the end or the beginning of them. ===== *warning* this story will contain mature things (language, scenes, etc.)

What happens when the one person you can't have... becomes the one you can't resist? --- I've lived my entire life under the spotlight. First, as the daughter and sister of hockey legends Joseph and T.J. Murphy. Then, as the youngest American in history to win Olympic gold in figure skating. Since forever, my world has been early mornings at the rink, medals, and a future I never thought I'd have to question. Until one fall at last year's World Championship ended my career... and destroyed every plan I had laid out in front of me. I came to Henley for a fresh start. I was going to be just Ollie. Your run-of-the-mill college student trying to figure things out. It was a solid plan... until Josh Jackson came skating into my life at full speed. Josh is quiet, intense, and impossible to figure out. The kind of guy who keeps everyone at arm's length, yet somehow still makes you want to get closer. Unfortunately for me, he's also my TA, chem tutor, and the one person I keep ending up skating with when the rink is empty every morning. Josh doesn't care about my last name. He doesn't treat me like I'm broken. And when he looks at me, I almost forget the girl I lost. The problem? This isn't allowed. If anyone finds out, Josh could lose everything. And no matter how badly I want him... I can't be the reason that happens. - A forbidden, grumpy x sunshine, slow-burn hockey romance - ****The Henley Boys is a set of standalone novels. Playing Offside is the third book in the series, but you can choose to read in any order!*****

He's the NHL star with a cold reputation--she's the spark that could melt it all. All Lilah wants to do is keep her head down, finish her online college course, chase her dreams of becoming a baker, and survive. But when a photo caught at the wrong time with the NHL's newest star, Cole Becker, goes viral, she's suddenly thrust into the limelight--exactly where she doesn't want to be. And when the person she tried so hard to escape from resurfaces because of her new popularity, Lilah has no choice to run to the safety of fame and Cole Becker as his fake-girlfriend. Because no one can lay a finger on the newest sweetheart of hockey, can they? But Cole makes her feel things she's never felt before and she wants nothing but to be loved by the boy that makes her feel beautiful and safe. Cole Becker needs an out, and fast. A stupid rumor built on absolutely nothing is threatening to destroy the reputation he's barely built. He's only a few games into his rookie NHL season and already he's been nicknamed the NHL's "Ice King;" scary, domineering, and arrogant. So when Lilah crashes her way into his world, he has no choice but to fake-date her, to both help his reputation, and to help the girl who's already got him wrapped around her finger. He wants to show her she's worthy of love. She wants to be loved by him. And when the lines between real and fake start to blur, Lilah has to let go of the secrets in her past holding her down and let herself love the goalie. But someone is lurking in the shadows, ready to steal Lilah away from the life she's tried so hard to build. Past Rankings: #1: cinderellastory #1: hockeyromance #4: loveatfirstsight #2: minnesota #2: waitress #1: slowburn #1: shygirl

« i need you » he whispers his hot breath going down my neck.... __________ Irina baranova the Russian mafia princess , or at least that's what people called her somehow gets tangled in an arranged marriage with the ruthless cold don of the Italian mafia Lorenzo moretti nicknamed the devil , ruthless cold monster he doesn't tolerate disrespect disobedience, but what happens when he has a sassy fiesty wife who certainly doesn't listen to him . Feelings grow and love gets dangerously tangled in the middle of lies betrayal and secrets ... Will they break and fall apart Or will they get stronger....... . •enemies to lovers •arranged marriage •Italian mafia •jealousy •mortally grey •mafia

Leo Rivera. Yeah, he's an asshole. He likes power, he likes control, and he clearly has secrets, I'm not supposed to know. Every girl wants him. Not me. So how the hell did I end up as his intern... and pressed against a wall? "Don't lie, Sofia," he whispered against my neck. "You know you want me." Expect the unexpected when you read. ;) A Dark Romance #1 in enemies (Dec 5th) #1 in brooding (Dec 5th) #1 steamyromance (Dec 7th) ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʜᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴜɴɴɪᴇꜱ!!! Trigger warning: This story contains sexual content and mature themes.Reader discretion is advised.

I love you, Aria. You look so pretty in pink. Stop ignoring me, princess. Playing hard to get, I see. I hate it when you braid your hair. Stop biting your lips you'll hurt yourself. The messages flash one after another on my screen, each one making my chest tighten and my hands tremble. My phone buzzes again, the vibration rattling against the nightstand like it's mocking me. I can't bear to read another word. I throw it onto the bed and bury my face in the pillow, my tears soaking through the fabric before I can stop them. I want it to stop. I want them to stop. It's been like this for months an endless stream of messages that swing between sweet and suffocating, between playful and threatening. And every day, I feel the invisible noose tightening. I'm scared. I'm so scared. I can't tell my dad. He already has enough to deal with especially with no heir to take over his business yet. I can't be another problem on his plate. But the truth is, I'm drowning. The worst part? I have no idea who it is. No face to match the words that haunt me. No name to put to the shadow that's watching me. But I know one thing for sure... He is not going to stop. And I can't handle living like this anymore...

[Book 2 Weststar Academy ] He loves her. And that's exactly what he hates about it ...that he's the reason for her pain. She's destroyed. Her feelings betray her every time she should know better than to feel them at all. Can they find their way back to each other or is what stands between them simply too much this time ? Back at Weststarr. New school year, backt to enemies ?! Sophia and Lorenzo are right back where they started except this time the betrayal cuts deeper, the questions scream louder, and the feelings refuse to hide, every single time their eyes meet. New challenges. Street races, parties, jealousy neither of them will admit to. And in the middle of it all, one question Can she ever forgive him? And will he ever be able to live with himself?