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Coffee , Chaos and You
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I moved to Brooklyn chasing the career I'd spent years dreaming about. A new city, a dream job, and a promise to let nothing stand in my way. Falling for the one person I shouldn't wasn't part of the plan. But some stories don't begin with love—they begin with a terrible first impression... and the last cup of coffee.
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If you love romance then this book is a contemporary romance with ambition, class differences, workplace/business tension, and emotional chemistry.
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Jaxon Henderson was once a well-knowned guitarist in a band called The Runaways. Eliana Cruz is known as the nightingale of the West End Theatres. What happens when they both run away from the spotlight?
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They say love saves people. They lied.
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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.
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A university hockey romance
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.
Waiting In The Sky
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Mistress Pandora’s monsters are coming to Starsity. Of that, Whimsy the Star is certain. Crashing into the rockface of the Moon Duchess’s gardens, they have but one mission: Save the children of the Moon from utter destruction…before Pandora’s creatures swallow them whole.
Whats left of me
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Liz thought she had it all figured out-her business, her friendships, her future. What she didn't realize was that she was slowly losing herself in a relationship that didn't love her back.
Black lace & Pink venom
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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.
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.
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
Betrothed To My Luna Of Two Worlds
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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.
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.
11:34 A tale of Verdara
Nqobile Xakaza
11:34: A Tale of Verdara is fantasy that reimagines depression and anxiety as spiritual forces, inviting you to question the nature of suffering, belief, and all that goes on around us with a little bit of love and betrayal stitched into it
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?
Secrets
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Roxanne Louise
Lizzy has one fandom rule: absolutely do not like Daiki. She loves FITZ, her friends, & her fandom life… then the band arrive for their first-ever UK tour & check into the hotel where she works. The fans flail, but Lizzy’s friends flail harder. But Lizzy knows she’ll be fine. Because everyone knows you don’t catch feelings for your bias-wrecker. Right?
Petals and Blood
PRAISE ANTHONY
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.
Black Water Mercy
Nique
In a land where mercy runs thinner than blood, a fallen princess and two outlaw brothers become bound by loyalty, desire, and the sins no river can wash away. Together, they carve their names into legend through gun smoke, betrayal, and the shadow of the gallows. Black Water Mercy is their hymn.
Beyond the ARC
CCDDMRSSVM
Beyond the Arc is a sports, romance, comedy, and school-life novel set in the Philippines. It follows Gabriel "Gabe" Dela Cruz, an ordinary senior high school student with an extraordinary gift developed through years of practicing alone on a worn-down barangay court.
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.
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.
Echoes of the Broken string
Kingsley Ogboli
Sixteen years ago, a scandal involving K-pop superstar Cha Ha-eun destroyed Han Ji-woo's family. Now her estranged father is dying—and the diary he leaves behind reveals that everything Ji-woo believed about the affair may have been wrong.”

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