Hard and Deep A Football Romance

Romance

I was an intern nurse working exhausting shifts, yet my mother constantly forced me into blind dates with wealthy, arrogant men to secure our family's social standing. During a terrifying hospital lockdown, an assassin disguised as a doctor held a scalpel to my throat. I was almost killed, but a high-ranking military colonel threw his own body down a flight of concrete stairs to shield me. I survived with cuts and bruises, but when I went home, my mother didn't care about my near-death experience. She was only furious that I had rushed out on my blind date with Preston, a rich financial analyst. She forced me to meet him to apologize. When Preston grabbed my arm, bruised me, and mocked my attack as a pathetic lie, my mother still took his side. "Men get angry," she told me coldly. "It's your job not to provoke them. You will beg for his forgiveness, or you are no longer welcome in this house." I had narrowly escaped an assassin, yet my own family was willing to feed me to a monster just for a fat paycheck and neighborhood gossip. My heart went completely dead. So, when the intimidating Colonel appeared, offering me maximum military protection through a sudden marriage, I didn't hesitate. I walked back into my parents' house and calmly slapped a crisp marriage certificate onto the coffee table. "I won't be apologizing to Preston. I got married today."

Sci-fi

A short story in the universe of "Mutant Chronicles" / "Warzone" Somewhere in the icy wastes on Mars a squad of soldiers of the Bauhaus megacorporation struggles through the cold darkness. Their goal is a secret research facility of a rival corporation. Accompanied by a mysterious cleric the sold

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Behind the Line: A Story of College Life and Football by Ralph Henry Barbour

Modern

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Romance

Julian Laurent was known as the most notorious playboy in Rivermont, changing girlfriends as often as he changed his clothes and treating marriage like a joke. Clara Sterling, on the other hand, had always been the most quiet and obedient daughter of the Sterling family. Raised as the heir since

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Dwell Deep by Amy Le Feuvre

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The Romance and Tragedy by William Ingraham Russell

Modern

Childhood friends Luka and Dakota, commit the ultimate drunk mistake and have one unforgettable night that changes their friendship in ways they never imagined. But is it for better or for worse?

Mafia

She returned to bury her father. Instead, she was forced to marry his enemy's son. - Rosalind Marlow returns to New York to settle her father's affairs, once one of the city's most feared mafia bosses, only to find he died beside his greatest rival... and left behind a contract binding her to the ri

Fantasy

An Unknown Story

Romance

She tied the hem of her long gown and ran, knocking the door of nearby shops but there was no response. Suddenly, she collided with two hefty men. "Take her!" One of them ordered. Her back pinned to the wall by a supernatural. Is he a vampire, werewolf or an ordinary supernatural? "Who are you?" He

Romance

The sound of metal scraping against metal jolted me awake. My eyes fluttered open, but I was met with darkness, my surroundings unfamiliar. Panic surged through my veins as I realized I was in the backseat of a car, my hands tied behind my back. I recalled what happened earlier, the note. I was s

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Deep Furrows by Herbert Joseph Moorhouse

Romance

Scarlett Park loved Jeffrey Hodges for five years, but he had another woman in his heart. Therefore, she decided to let him go. After a messy night, she signed the divorce papers and left. The next day, she suffered an air crash and everyone thought she was dead. So did Jeffrey. Five years later, sh

Literature

Naturally human work was more creative, more inspiring, more important than robot drudgery. Naturally it was the most important task in all the world ... or was it?

Romance

Sally's new job started in a very unusual way. Now, it's fair to say that Sally really didn't get along with her boss, and he wasn't exactly her biggest fan either. But when he needed someone to pretend to be his girlfriend to help find some secret agents at work, she agreed without much hesitation.

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Literature

F. Marion Crawford was a prolific American author. He is well known for his many mysterious and weird fiction novels.

Literature

Will update

Romance

I'm caught between a mob boss and a madman. I was drowning in debt with no way to get out. All I had left was my body... Until Vin took that from me, too. He offered me protection from my abusive ex. And saying no to Vin was never an option. Now, I'm at the mercy of a mob boss. A vicious killer,

Literature

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