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When Hearts Surrender: An Angsty Arranged Marriage Billionaire Romance by Victoria Lum
A cold, reclusive billionaire, a dark family curse, and an arranged marriage with the one woman he’s forbidden to love.
All my life, restlessness has haunted me, as if a piece of my soul were missing. Then, I met him. A mysterious, charismatic bad boy in a leather jacket who whisked me away on the ride of a lifetime. For the first time, I felt truly alive.
But as suddenly as he appeared, he vanished, taking my heart with him. I thought I wouldn’t see him again until I walk into a room to meet the man my parents arranged for me to marry to save my family’s business.
Maxwell Anderson is one of the city’s most powerful men. The reclusive billionaire—the frigid king, as the press calls him—is cloaked in shadows and secrets. He’s overbearing and mercurial, his moods giving me whiplash. He’s the complete opposite of the man I met that magical night.
He tells me he’s cursed, that he can never love me—his love is a literal death sentence. But what if I’m willing to risk everything—my body, my heart, my very life? And judging by his heated gazes and scorching touches, he’s just as desperate to defy fate?
Can we conquer the curse or will our love be our undoing?
Tropes:
- Arranged marriage turned into marriage of convenience
- Grumpy x sunshine
- Gothic vibes
- Billionaire
- Family curse
- Age gap
- Forced proximity
- Protective hero
- Touch her and you’ll regret it
- Soulmates
- He falls first and harder
- Secrets and twists
- Tons of angst
Everlasting Love: A scarred, cinnamon roll hero/single mom romance by Debra St James
Shane
The army took more from me than I’d like to admit—even to myself. I’m still trying to navigate my new normal while taking care of the people I feel indebted to … Because while I came home, one of my best friends didn’t. And I can’t help but feel responsible.
My life has been passing me by in still frames and black and white … Until the moment I see her. I’m captivated. I don’t deserve her when all I do is fail the people around me.
But life keeps throwing me in her path … That has to mean something, right?
Violet
My life isn’t going the way I planned. I thought I was getting my happily ever after but the man I thought was my forever turned out to be nothing more than a waste of my time. The only silver lining in that mistake? I got my sweet daughter, my world, out of it.
When I meet Shane, I’m not looking for anything … But the way he makes me feel with just one glance—it’s impossible to ignore. The cherry on top? He and my daughter have an instant connection that makes me believe better things are on the horizon.
Everlasting love is hard to come by … Especially when we both have demons in our pasts that threaten to ruin our future.
Grab this emotional, steam-filled contemporary romance about a damaged cinnamon roll veteran who believes he’s undeserving of the sexy single mom with a sweet daughter even though they may be exactly what he needs.
Broken by Faith by Eve L. Mitchell
Faith
I left the world of my strict upbringing long ago, embracing a new life with no restrictions. But now a relentless private investigator is hot on my trail. Cooper Carter seems determined to return me to the prison I escaped. He’s an enigma, cold and unfeeling, yet I sense the fire within him waiting to be unleashed.
My plan is simple. If I must return to the nightmare that I ran from … I’m taking Cooper with me.
Cooper
It was just another job, a straightforward seek and retrieve, but Faith Hunter is far from simple. Her sharp wit and spirited nature make her a captivating challenge. Faith says her past is full of monsters who only want to use her for their own gain. An arranged marriage awaits her return, and somehow she’s talked me into faking a relationship.
Yet, Faith’s plan has a crucial flaw. She doesn’t truly know me, or how far I’ll go to get what I want. Soon she’ll realize that the only monster she needs to be wary of … is me.
Broken by Faith is a fake relationship standalone with enemies to lovers, steam, and a morally gray, ruthless PI who will stop at nothing to catch the free-spirited stripper who will end up capturing his heart.
Never Till Now: The Siblings of Heir by Jenna Lockwood
If there are no strings attached, why is it so hard to let go?
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