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The Love I Wasn't Taught
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She spent her childhood learning how to survive the people who were supposed to love her. Then she met him—the boy who made her believe she was finally worth choosing. But when love begins to hurt in familiar ways, she must decide whether to keep chasing the love she was never taught… or finally choose herself.
Till death do us apart
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In a place where "dreams come true," but two lives exist in different worlds, destiny scripts an unforgettable tale.
We Go Way Back
Kelsey Brooks
Amelia has never been the same since her father passed away. Hoping for a fresh start, her and her mother leave everything behind and move away. Years later, Amelia returns to her small hometown in Iowa for her high school reunion. But the biggest surprise may come when she sees Chris, her long lost crush…and her exes. Going back might reopen old wounds, but it may also give her the chance to rediscover herself and even find the love she thought was impossible.
My Obsession For A Cowboy
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Colt is a tattooed cowboy who has spent his life following the rules. He never imagined falling for another man until Damien, a fearless biker with a beautiful face and a nose piercing, rides into town. Their friendship turns into an undeniable attraction, forcing Colt to question everything he thought he knew about himself. In a town full of judgment and secrets, can their love survive, or will fear tear them apart?
A Beautiful Love Poem
Amit Mitra
Some loves aren't lost, they are just waiting for the last stanza. Two quiet embers holding back their flame, waiting for the wind to breathe them home.
Ruthless Betrayal
Adibe Nelson
How can she rest when there is no peace? She is kind, beautiful, successful, and has everything she could ever want. But somewhere in her perfect life, there is a betrayer. Someone she trusts. Someone she never suspected. But who is it?
Not Just an Exhibit
bandersnatch95
Eden Clark is a historian helping to curate the Smithsonian's Captain America exhibit when Captain Steve Rogers takes an interest in her safety. She's drawn into the world of her heroes (she wrote her thesis on Captain America and the Howling Commandos after all), drawn in further than she could have ever imagined.
The stories we choose
Karol Hernandez
The Stories We Choose is a heartfelt New York romance about two strangers whose lives collide in the most unexpected place—a neighborhood coffee shop. In a city filled with millions of people, two strangers discover that sometimes the greatest love stories aren’t the ones we read about. They’re the ones we choose to live.
When the Rain Remembers
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Years after their best friend's murder, two childhood friends return to a town full of secrets, where love and the truth could cost them everything
I Hate That I Love You
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Enemies to Lovers • College Romance • Slow Burn • Drama • Jealousy • Heartbreak • Happy Ending•no trigger
Balancing Hearts
aki
Four accountancy freshmen Bianca, Eliana, Miguel, and Matthew begin college expecting nothing but quizzes, deadlines, and sleepless nights. Instead, they find chaotic adventures, hilarious mishaps, unexpected friendships, and slow-blooming romances. As they chase their dream of becoming CPAs, they learn that college is about more than balancing numbers it’s about balancing love, laughter, and the memories that shape their future. .
When God Writes The Story
Karol Hernandez
Slow burn short novel with romance ,self discovery ,Christian romance, contemporary romance Little disclousre This is my first book
I Plead the 5th
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This novel has a lot of twist and turns.
Melbourne Hearts & rival plays
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A university hockey romance
Friendship to Passion
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They promised they would never become strangers. Years later, Adrian and Lia meet again as adults, only to discover that their childhood friendship has grown into something neither can ignore. With Adrian already committed to another woman and both pursuing demanding careers in medicine and law, they must confront the painful truth that loving someone doesn't always mean being able to have them. Sometimes, love requires distance, sacrifice, and the courage to choose honestly.
Between the lines & bottom lines
Karol Hernandez
If you love romance then this book is a contemporary romance with ambition, class differences, workplace/business tension, and emotional chemistry.
Trio Fire (A Billionaire Dark Romance)
Tasneem Patanwala
TRIO FIRE Three men. Three flames. One city under their control. Damien Reed-the calculating blue flame. Andrew Anderson-the blazing fire of obsession. Nikolas Rodriguez-the silent ember waiting to consume. Bound by loyalty, power, and secrets, they rule New York's elite from the shadows. But when love enters their lives, control begins to crack. A strategic marriage. A dangerous obsession. A forbidden romance. Every choice ignites new rivalries, betrayals, and deadly consequences.
Falling For My Rival
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Forced to work together, rivals Harper and Lucas must plan the perfect Gala. Falling for each other was not in the budget.
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Love After Divorce
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After years of struggling to conceive, Sofia’s marriage shatters when her billionaire husband reveals his mistress, illegitimate son—and divorce papers. Heartbroken and humiliated, she escapes into a night of alcohol and ends up in the arms of an alluring stranger. Sofia expects their steamy encounter to remain a one-night mistake in her long line of mistakes, but this mysterious man has no intention of letting her go.
Don't Catch The Falling Blade (Enverga Series #1)
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Asia, a science, technology, engineering and mathematics student, was very clear with her one and only goal in life-to be the valedictorian. However, it became difficult for her when she met Rade, also from science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the boy version of herself or maybe...the better one.
Sunkissed
Roxanne Louise
ONGOING. Updated Tuesdays (JST) Sun, sea, sangria and some harmless flirting. Ella and Lucy head to Spain determined to reinvent themselves before university. Armed with sangria, sunshine and a promise to stop saying no, the two best friends soon discover that first love, first heartbreak and growing up never go according to plan. CLOSED DOOR
Kiss of Ruin
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They say love saves people. They lied.
A Melody Born in Transit
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When two strangers meet on a train journey through South Korea, an unexpected connection begins—one that may change both of their lives forever.

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