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Villain Complex
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If killing a superhero were easy, everyone would do it. But for Julian Godfrey, defeating Storo[m Warning was far from the hardest part. What began as victory over the city's biggest hero quickly unravels into a mess, once he learns that the mysterious source of Storm Warning's power has found a new host. Charlotte Hathaway has no idea how to use her new abilities, but she won't stop trying until she destroys Julian's alter ego, Citadel.
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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.
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In the rain-soaked city of Rosen Hollow, Lovely Hart never believed the rumors about the mysterious disappearances—until she met Vesper Vale. Cold, beautiful, and dangerously secretive, Vesper awakens an irresistible connection that blurs the line between hatred and desire. But Vesper is hiding a centuries-old truth: she is a monster. And some love stories don’t just break hearts… they devour souls.
Kiss of Ruin
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They say love saves people. They lied.
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#18+ #GTA5 #oc×trevor
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Lu Hua thought she had finally escaped the twisted obsession of the boy who had tormented her when she was shot and killed. However, she was surprised to find that she had been transported to an ancient world, inhabiting the body of a girl who had been married multiple times befor
Ruin in velvet
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He’s the syndicate heir sent to clean up the blood. She’s the brilliant hacker holding the key to his empire. To survive St. Jude’s Academy, they’ll have to fake an engagement—and try not to kill each other first. "I'm not your captive," she breathed. "I'm your worst mistake if you think you can control me."
My Heart Will Go On
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"Can love outlast lives?"
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The city feared his name. She refused to learn it.
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A university hockey romance
Mine in the Dark
Cotton Candy Princess
A fake boyfriend. A hidden protector. A deadly conspiracy. In a city full of secrets, falling in love could be the most dangerous choice of all.
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frida frosting
Valley Shadow is a Stardew Valley fanfic that challenges the game’s cozy atmosphere, delivering a dark psychological drama that follows two broken souls—a boy mourning a girl he thought he lost, and a vampire desperate to uncover the deadly conspiracy behind her own murder.
Petals and Blood
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Elena Rossi, a struggling florist, accidentally witnesses a mafia execution. Instead of killing her, ruthless mafia heir Damien De Luca takes her captive to protect his family's secrets. Trapped in a world of blood, betrayal, and danger, Elena slowly uncovers the man beneath the monster. As enemies close in, their growing love may become the deadliest weapon of all.
The Rose Still Bleeds
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Elena Sanchez is just a nurse — until Dante Petrovic, heir to a rival mafia empire, recognizes the ghost of her old life in her hands. To escape him, she runs. Instead, she’s captured, unmasked as Eleonor Valentino, and dragged back to the father she fled. As his estate strips her identity away piece by piece, only one man is reckless enough to breach the gates for her. But by the time he reaches her, he may be facing a stranger wearing the woman he loves.
Puck, Paws, and Mating Calls
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A hidden wolf princess hiding out as an elite ice hockey athletic trainer must navigate her overwhelming temptation for the team’s tattooed star alpha forward while keeping her bloodline a secret.
Falling for Mr Wrong
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Lena Carter never expected to fall for Adrian Knight—the cold, arrogant billionaire she couldn't stand. But as love grows between them, hidden secrets and unexpected twists put their hearts to the test. Will loving the wrong man become the best decision of her life?
Bound in darkness
Dominic.R
Diana has spent years trying to escape her past. When Damon returns, old wounds reopen, and the fire within her begins to spiral out of control. As dark secrets surrounding her powers unfold, she is drawn into a hidden world of ancient forces, dangerous enemies, and a mysterious being named Kaerith. To survive, Diana must embrace the power she fears before darkness consumes everything she loves.
BLACK TIES AND CRIMSON VOWS🖤❤️
Tanzania Holloman
Luca Moretti and Adrian Ashcroft were childhood best friends before becoming enemies overnight. Ten years later, New York’s two most powerful mafia heirs are forced into an uneasy alliance after someone begins targeting both families. As old memories resurface and dangerous secrets unravel, they’ll have to choose between the blood they inherited… and the love they never truly left behind.
The Thorned Crown of Shadows
irrzie
When a broken princess is imprisoned by the ruthless shadow monarch who slaughtered her family, she must choose between using her celestial light to destroy him—or surrendering her soul to the darkness to reign beside the monster she has come to love.
Golden Roses
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In the city of Newside, England, a college girl becomes a hotel CEO’s new obsession so he hires her as his personal assistant…will they get close? Will he get his chance with her? (In progress of adding more chapters)
My Dirty desires
Rejoice
She was never supposed to fall for him. He was never supposed to want her. When a dangerous attraction turns into an irresistible romance, two hearts become tangled in kisses, secrets, jealousy, and forbidden desire. But when his dark past threatens everything they've built, they must choose between walking away—or risking it all for a love neither can resist.
Come Get Me.
Storme 🌊🥹💕
Maya thought she was marrying the love of her life… until she caught him with her best friend on their wedding day. Heartbroken, she texts the one person she never expected to need again — her childhood friend. She has no idea he’s now a mafia Don who’s been watching her for fifteen years. And he’s done waiting.
Ashes of Moonhaven
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A hidden princess. A crown prince. A dangerous obsession. In a kingdom where the past refuses to stay buried, love may be the only path home.
Betrothed To My Luna Of Two Worlds
B-Luv
Rose believes she is human until a mysterious prophecy then mark pulls her into a world of wolves, vampires, and deadly secrets. Adrian, the powerful Alpha, tries to stay away, determined to protect her from a world she doesn't belong to. But fate has other plans. As a failed Luna ritual, forbidden bloodline, and rising vampire war expose secrets that could change everything, Rose must discover who she truly is before the blood moon seals her fate.

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