Free Slow Burn Romance

A warm-hearted governess finds herself falling for her cold, grieving employer, a widowed lord haunted by a dark secret from his past. As Eleanor helps Sebastian and his daughter heal, their forbidden feelings grow stronger, forcing them to choose between society’s expectations and the love neither expected to find. But when the truth behind his wife’s tragic death resurfaces, their growing romance is placed in danger.

Captured by the Scottish laird her father taught her to hate, Isla MacLeod expects revenge—not the unexpected kindness and fierce protection of Ronan MacGregor. As an ancient feud threatens to destroy both their families, Isla and Ronan uncover a dangerous secret that proves their hatred was built on a devastating lie. But as distrust slowly turns into trust and forbidden attraction becomes something neither can deny, their growing love places them in even greater danger. When Isla is finally given the freedom to leave, she must decide whether the man who once held her captive has become the man she cannot imagine living without.

She is a duchess with a secret that could destroy everything she has left. He is the man determined to uncover the truth. When Lord Adrian Vale discovers that the elegant Duchess of Ravensmere has been hiding the existence of her murdered half-sister, he expects to expose a scandal. Instead, he uncovers a dangerous conspiracy involving stolen government secrets, powerful men, and a ledger worth killing for. As Adrian and the duchess work together to uncover the truth, suspicion slowly gives way to trust, and trust becomes something neither of them expected. But the closer they come to the truth, the greater the danger becomes. With enemies closing in and the duchess's secret threatening to destroy them both, Adrian must decide how far he is willing to go to protect the woman he has fallen in love with and Arabella must finally choose between hiding from her past and fighting for her future. Because some secrets can destroy a life. And some truths can change it forever.

He mistook her for a servant. She never forgave him for it. Clara Whitmore has no patience for arrogant gentlemen, especially one who looks at her as though she doesn't belong in his world. When the Earl of Ashford makes the humiliating mistake of assuming she is a servant, their first meeting ends in sharp words and wounded pride. But Clara soon discovers there is more to the cold, guarded earl than his arrogance. And Julian discovers that the stubborn woman who challenges him at every turn is becoming impossible to forget. What begins with irritation slowly turns into friendship, stolen glances, quiet conversations, and a love neither of them expected. But with Julian determined to protect his heart and Clara unwilling to settle for anything less than a love freely given, their growing feelings may be the one mistake neither of them can afford to make. Sometimes the greatest love story begins with the worst first impression.

He thought she was a servant. She thought he was insufferable. When arrogant Lord Adrian Hawthorne mistakes Eleanor Vale for a servant, their first meeting becomes a battle of sharp words and wounded pride. But as their constant arguments turn into stolen glances, unexpected friendship, and undeniable attraction, Adrian begins to see the woman behind his first impression and Eleanor discovers there is far more to the earl than his arrogance. What begins as a mistake may become the love neither of them ever expected.

He needs a wife. She needs protection. Neither expects to fall in love. When Lady Eleanor Ashford enters a marriage of convenience with the cold Duke of Blackwood, she believes their arrangement will keep her safe. But a deadly conspiracy, hidden secrets, and a trail of murdered witnesses soon pull them into a dangerous investigation reaching dangerously close to the Crown. As trust turns into love, Eleanor discovers that the greatest deception may be the one closest to her heart.

She's given up on love after a heartbreak that changed everything. He's never believed in love at all. When Nora and Ethan meet for a disastrous first date, they agree they'll never see each other again. But fate and a new project at work has other plans. As irritation turns into laughter, attraction, and unexpected trust, they begin to wonder if the person they were determined to avoid might be the person they've been waiting for. Sometimes the worst first date can become the beginning of the greatest love story.

She's spent two years secretly loving her co-worker, convinced he'll never see her as anything more than a friend. But after Emma earns a major promotion, Daniel suddenly begins looking at her differently. As their friendship turns into something neither of them can ignore, office gossip, career fears, and hidden feelings threaten everything. Falling for your co-worker was never part of the plan but sometimes the love you've been afraid to confess is the one you've been waiting for all along.

A man secretly loves his best friend’s sister, the one woman he promised himself he could never have. When years of buried feelings finally surface, Noah must risk his oldest friendship for the woman who has quietly owned his heart all along.

A guarded single dad hires a warm-hearted nanny to care for his daughter, never expecting her to become the person who brings laughter, healing, and love back into their lives.

Liam Ward has been waiting for three years. Three years since Mira walked out of his life. Three years of watching her from a distance, tracking her every move, dreaming of the day she'd come back. Now she's finally returned to town, and he's not letting her go again. He's charming, persistent, and utterly obsessed-the same intensity that once thrilled her now terrifies her. Mira knows she should run. She knows he's dangerous. She knows he's the reason she left in the first place. But when she sees him again, something inside her cracks open. The same magnetic pull that drew her to him years ago is still there, stronger than ever. He'll do whatever it takes to win her back. She'll do whatever it takes to survive him. But surviving isn't enough anymore. She wants to live-and living means loving the man who broke her heart and spent three years trying to put it back together. He's her ex. He's her obsession. He's the only man who's ever made her feel alive.

He wears a smile like a weapon. Julian Devereux is charming, magnetic, impossible to resist-and hiding a darkness so deep it could swallow her whole. Mira has spent her whole life being careful, reading people, protecting herself from monsters. But Julian's smile makes her forget to be afraid. She falls for his charm. She falls for his lies. She falls for him completely. When she discovers the truth-that he's been watching her for years, that his obsession runs deeper than she could ever imagine - it's already too late. He's already inside her heart. He's the devil in disguise, and she's his angel. She should run. She should fight. Instead, she sees the broken man behind the monster. She sees someone who's been waiting his whole life to be loved. She can't run. She can't fight. She can only surrender. And in surrendering, she finds something she never expected: a love so consuming it destroys everything in its path-and rebuilds something better.

Lia Vasquez was desperate. Her sister was dying, the bills were piling up, and she'd run out of options. So she broke into the office of the most dangerous man in the city and stole something she thought she could sell. She didn't know the journal belonged to Kael Morozov's dead mother. She didn't know it was the only thing he'd ever loved. She didn't know she'd just signed her own death warrant. When he catches her, she expects to die. Instead, he follows her home. He meets her dying sister. He pays for everything. And then he makes her an offer she can't refuse: come with him. Stay with him. Be with him. She's his prisoner. His obsession. His revenge. He wants to destroy her. He wants to possess her. But the more he tries to break her, the more she breaks him. She's the first person in thirty years to make him feel anything. She's the only person who's ever looked at him without flinching. She's his enemy. She's his heart. He's not sure which one he'll kill first. He should have killed her the night he caught her. Instead, he made her his. And now he's not sure who's really the captive.

Theo Kim runs a failing independent bookstore in a neighborhood being devoured by luxury condos. He's stubborn, bitter, and still grieving a loss he won't talk about. Enter Clara Vance - the cheerful, relentlessly optimistic urban planner assigned to oversee his block's redevelopment. She's the enemy. She's also the only person who's noticed that every night, Theo folds one perfect paper crane and leaves it on the windowsill facing east. What she doesn't know: he's been folding them for three years, one for every day since his wife died. Clara is too bright for a man who's made a home in the dark. But she keeps showing up. And she keeps asking questions he doesn't want to answer.