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When a real estate billionaire attempts to evict a millionaire matchmaker's business from his new building, they clash in a deal of head vs. heart, only to discover they're each other's perfect match. Standalone in The Elite Matchmaker Series *** Love is Iris' business. Boston's elite matchmaker has built a thriving company by finding perfect pairings. Her expansion dreams screech to a halt when she finds a hot, sexy stranger sitting in her office like he owns the place. Turns out, he does, and the new building owner, Xavier, wants her "scam" business out. The man wouldn't know love if it sat on his infuriatingly handsome face. Locked in a heated argument, Iris proposes an impossible deal: three months to find the perfect match for any client he chooses. When she succeeds, he'll publicly endorse her matchmaking, but if she fails, she'll pack up without a fight. The last thing she expects is the billionaire to call her bluff and nominate himself for the bet. Botched screenings, auto-rejections-Xavier sabotages every potential match thrown his way. But as their conflict sparks something far more dangerous than competitive rivalry, and succumbing to their steamy, forbidden attraction provokes every emotion Iris has sworn off, she faces an even bigger problem. With the deal clock ticking, breaking her cardinal rule-never fall for a client-is the one match she can't afford to make. *** Weekly updates on Mondays. Wait & read for free, or unlock with coins-the choice is yours!

I left him. I never thought in a million years I would be the one to walk, but I was. I left the man I was madly in love with, I had no idea where I was even going to go, but I couldn't care less. I walked out and left him, left him standing there looking like I had slapped him across the face. I couldn't stay, only to then have him leave me, only have him stay with me for the baby's sake. Our child. Alex and Blake's relationship came to an end, she could see it coming but didn't want to believe it. How will she cope when she has to watch the man she's desperately in love with marry another woman, can she do it? Or will she finally give up and leave him for good? Can Blake put everything on the line and leave the trapped marriage for good? Especially when he realises just how much he's about to lose with Alex. Will he leave the woman who's made his life nothing but miserable? Who has wrecked all his chances of ever having another shot with Alex, the woman who's carrying his child? Can they ever be together again? Free and able to finally be a family? But as we all know, secrets eventually come out and the heartache comes back. Only this time it's worse than ever.

"There Was A Monster In Me. I was the villain and it wasn't even my story" ~~~~~ 18+ Ivy and Cleo, best friends since they were little. They spend most of their time together and they would do anything for each other. But things change when Cleo gets a new boyfriend named Nathan Grey. No one knows what happens in secret when Cleo and Nate are alone. Ivy suspects that Cleo is getting hurt but what happens when she meets Alexander grey who happens to be Nate's brother? Things change for these two best friends as they find love and discover dark parts of themselves. Not just a romance but also the importance of friendship.

Ryan Clarke needs to shed his reputation as an irresponsible playboy if he wants to be appointed the CEO of his family's multi-billion dollar empire. He needs a serious girlfriend as part of his image rehabilitation. The only problem- he does not have any prospects. Except one. A chance encounter reunites Ryan with his high school best friend, Sara Morgan. Although she and Ryan shared a connection in the past, Sara feared she would never fit into his glamorous world. Growing up in a working-class home, Sara attended Ryan's private school on a merit scholarship. A decade later, Sara is a social worker for the same program that aided her as a teen. She cares about helping people- not wealth or privilege. When Ryan offers Sara a donation to her at-risk youth program in exchange for posing as his girlfriend, she accepts the deal despite her reluctance to get too close to Ryan again. They must work together to maintain their charade, all the while fighting their growing feelings for each other. Will their pretend relationship prove they are too different to be together? Or is it the second chance at love they needed all along?

No one warned me that "fake it till you make it" cliché can lead to a heartbreak. Kara Farrington has a perfect life: she has a boyfriend her parents love, the money to buy Prada shoes, and a friend who loves shopping with her. Except, Kara has grown indifferent toward her boyfriend, doesn't care much about her parents' money, and hates shopping. Her motto is "fake it till you make it," and it's been doing her just fine, even if "perfect" doesn't actually mean "happy." When Kara receives birthday gifts full of betrayal and heartache, her perfect life begins to crumble. All Kara wants is to continue her grandpa's legacy by joining the family law business to help those less fortunate. Gramps is Kara's role model, and after she graduates from college, she wants to use the power of law to help people. But with her anxiety, stage fright, and well-practiced faux life, convincing her parents she's ready for the pre-law track seems impossible. Her parents have a different plan for her-marry someone who meets their prerequisites for love. Kara's parents give her an ultimatum: they'll continue paying for college and let her work in the family law business after Kara brings home a guy who fits their mold. Desperate, Kara begs Dean Sawyer, a renowned playboy in school, to be her fake boyfriend for the semester. Dean is secretive and averse to a serious relationship, and he's everything her parents wouldn't approve of, but confident Dean can smooth-talk anyone. Even Kara. As their charade progresses, their chemistry grows, and Kara has to keep herself from falling for swoon-worthy, secret-keeping Dean. After all, how can two people living a lie ever truly experience love? Soon, Kara must choose: accept her true self and risk heartbreak, or keep faking it till she gets everything she's worked for. Some scenes deal with sensitive topics some may find triggering. Happily-ever-after is guaranteed.

Brooklyn Nova didn't have an easy childhood. Her mother passed away when she was young, her and her older brother moved out of their father's house when she was 15. She's in her junior year of college and she's living her life to the best. She's been dating her boyfriend for a year and some months and she's happy with him. Or at least she was until the night before their 2 year anniversary when she caught him cheating on her. In comes Josh Flynn to her rescue. Josh has been in Brooklyn life for years. He's Brooklyn's brother's best friend. Brooklyn and her brother moved in with Josh's family when she was 15. That was when she found out that Josh's dad was the leader of the well known mafia in town. Josh has known since he was young about his family's background. He was well prepared when his father passed away after he turned 18. He took his dads place and moved into a house with Brooklyn and her brother. Brooklyn and Josh always argue and tease each other. They don't hate each other but they don't really get along. The day Josh finds out that Brooklyn's boyfriend hurt her he comes up with a plan to get revenge. A game they will play to get back at Brooklyn's ex. How long will the game last until someone looses? Who will be the one to loose Brooklyn, Josh, or Brooklyn's ex? A game that's supposed to be fun and simple turns complicated in so many levels.

*** STORY COMPLETED* Hallie Dawson never expected to fake date Weston Hale, her insufferably cocky, ridiculously attractive childhood rival turned workplace nemesis. But when she needs a date for her cousins wedding-and he needs to convince his family hes capable of commitment-they strike a deal. A couple months. No real feelings. No complications. At first, it's easy. They bicker, they show up at events together, and they put on a flawless act. But somewhere between stolen glances, lingering touches, and a kiss that should have meant nothing, their rules start to blur. Then comes the real problem: jealousy. When Hallie meets up with her ex, Ethan, Wes makes it very clear that he doesn't like seeing her with someone else. But if none of this is real, why does it feel like it is? As the wedding approaches, so does the inevitable fallout. Because fake dating always comes with an expiration date-and Hallie and Wes might not be ready for what happens when their time runs out.

What happens when a good girl becomes determined to make her brothers best friend fall in love with her? Drama, sexual tension and jealousy of course. Maybe even a little bit of love... *** Nell Brook has been in love with her brothers best friend for as long as she can remember. He has only ever treated her like a little sister, but now they are both in college she is desperate to make him see who she really is - a beautiful young woman who is irrevocably in love with him. Unbeknown to her Zander has always loved her too, but doesn't want to betray his best friends trust. He has always done a brilliant job of loving her from afar, until she turns up at college determined to make him notice her, taking him on a whirlwind of emotions. But will her plans of seduction, fake boyfriends and never-ending attempts to make him jealous work? And will he finally give in to his true feelings? Find out in Nell and Zander's story, characterised by jealousy, true love and knowing when to let go. *Completed and edited but there may still be some mistakes!*

It's the first day of June's senior year and everything is already going wrong. Her first boyfriend and supposedly love of her life dumps her for someone else, her heart is broken and feels like it won't ever heal again and her best friend makes her join the most unnecessary club on earth to help her find new friends she most definitely does not need. Still. New chances are for new beginnings, right? Instead of falling into a deep dark pit of self pity (however tempting that may sound), all of this betrayal ends up leading her to the best friends she's ever had and the most exciting school year of her life. Oh - and a whole new fake boyfriend, to get some revenge on that idiot who dumped her. And who knows. Maybe even more.

Briar has to move to a new place with her mother after she has found a new job. One that can benefit both of them. She now has to go to a new school which she is not looking forward to and meets a boy with who she wants to try new things. But with her mother's past experience with her father, is she able to leave the past in the past? -------- "I'm going to shower," I say and get up. I hear him shuffle on the floor before his voice comes from right behind me. "I'm coming too." He says. I turn around and look at him. "What? No, you shower after me." I say and enter the bathroom. He's right behind me so I playfully push him away. Which did nothing considering his muscles. "Or....we could shower together." He suggests and shoves us both inside, locking the door behind us. -------- Alec Hart is the quiet type. He doesn't talk to anyone who he thinks isn't worth talking to besides his best friend. He's never really had an intimate relationship and is not looking for one, that is until she came. He's taken an interest in her and is willing to wait for an eternity to ensure her happiness.