Contemporary Romance
Modern love stories with heat and heart
Contemporary romance delivers modern love stories set in the real world—no magic, no historical corsets, just two people navigating careers, families, and the messy business of falling in love. From billionaire boardrooms to small-town bakeries, from second chances to enemies who can’t stop kissing, these stories prove that everyday life is romantic enough.
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He paid for the hours. He never planned to pay with his heart.
No Straight Answers After Midnight
He called a stranger at midnight. The stranger already knew his name.
Hostile Take-Her-Over
She was hired to decide if I keep my company. I decided to keep her.
No Repeat Customers
Della never sleeps with the same woman twice. Corinne has no intention of asking twice.
Backhanded Compliments
They spent six years studying each other's bodies. The winner finally gets to decide what happens next.
Best Friend’s Dad Bod
He calls it a dad bod. I call it exactly what I want.
She Likes It Rough Draft
Her editor requested revisions. The notes became extremely hands-on.
His Ex-Husband’s Brother
Nine years of restraint. One dark kitchen. No going back.
Cleats, Sheets & Clean Slates
Six years ago, she broke my heart in front of the entire soccer world. Now she has been traded to my team.
The Straight Man’s Plus-One
The boyfriend was fake. The first kiss was not.
My Ex’s Mother Has Better Taste
Her ex said she was too much. Her ex's silver-haired mother disagrees.
Eight Seconds, No Regrets
He only needs eight seconds on the bull. The man who saves him wants him alive for everything that comes after.
Grip It, Rip It, Kiss Me
The softest word from the hardest woman. The steadiest hands on the most reckless player.
Five-Star Anonymous
One storm. One hotel suite. One night without surnames — then he walks into my hotel with a critic's badge.
Pole Position, Bottom Line
The only voice that controls him at 200 mph is even more commanding behind a locked door.
Three Keys to the Honeymoon Suite
Late Checkout
Their marriage was never broken. Their family simply wasn't finished.
First Time for the Straight Roommate
He asked his roommate to teach him how to be better in bed. He wasn't ready for how good the lesson would feel.
Two Divorces and a Dare
Thirty days to experiment. Twenty years of wanting.
Now Hiring: Our Boyfriend
Two husbands. Forty-two questions. One best friend with all the right answers.
Cabin Daddy & Two Lost Boys
She ran from her wedding. She found her home in a blizzard.
Honeymoon Crashers
She went on her honeymoon alone. She's not coming home that way.
Mommy Issues in Accounting
Material Misstatements
She can trace money through twelve shell companies. She cannot survive one quiet good girl from the CFO.
Girls’ Trip, No Rules
No rules. One bed. Eight days to ruin a friendship — or start a forever.
Body Check, Bed Check
Howlers Hockey
A grumpy veteran goalie and his cocky backup share every road trip. The bed-sharing pact was supposed to be casual.
Bi Now, Ask Questions Later
Under Renovation
The contractor is six-foot-six. The denial is somehow bigger.
Vacation Girlfriend, Permanent Problem
She paid for a week. She got a lifetime.
My Boss Says Good Boy
He can manage a billion-dollar acquisition. He cannot manage two quiet words from his boss.
The Boyfriend Clause
I told one lie to save my career. Now I have to pay a man to make it true.
Old Money, New Knees
She rebuilt his knee. He surrendered everything else.
Repeat Booking
She was paid to be perfect. He just wanted her to be real.
Open Door Policy
One house. Three keys. Every door open.
Full-Court Crush
One right answer, one kiss. That was the deal — before the whole campus started keeping score.
Hate Week
Two rival coaches. Seven rules. One blurry photo.
Practice Makes Poly
Six months to practice. Forever to keep.
Going Live
Three gamers. One stream. An audience of thousands — and a love nobody planned for.
The Roommate Hypothesis
Two roommates. Six rules. One experiment that was never supposed to become everything.
Girl Next Door, After Dark
My new neighbor is the sweetest girl in the building. So why do I hear her moaning through our shared wall every night at eleven?
Heatwave Neighbors
The grid failed. The wall between us didn't survive either.
Sugar Daddy Down Low
The rules were simple. Cash. Discretion. No feelings.
Hookup Pact
Fifteen filthy items. One best friend. What could go wrong — besides falling in love around experiment two?
Curvy & Corrupt
They called her corrupt. Then she met the one woman worth ruining everything for.
Room Service
He was hired to run the camera. Now he's the main attraction.
Butch Enough for Two
Two butches. One building. A private war over who melts first.
Hate at First Shift
The lieutenant who never breaks rules. The rookie who makes him break every one.
Wrong Wedding, Right Bride
She said 'I can't' at the altar. Then she took her maid of honor's hand and walked out.
Polycules & Pilates
She came for pilates. She stayed for the instructor. Her girlfriend stayed for both of them.
Off the Itinerary
He was supposed to be the best man. He wasn’t supposed to fall for the groom’s best friend.
Gym Buddy, Bed Buddy
His trainer taught him how to lift. Then taught him how to kneel.
Extra Credit
One extra credit session becomes a private curriculum in obedience, control, and every dirty thing neither of them expected to want.
Beach House & Boundary Lines
She came to heal alone. She learned how to be with someone instead.
Good Girl, Bad Ledger
She followed the money. He followed her.
Straight Until Overtime
He was straight until overtime. Then the clock ran out on every lie he'd told himself.
Roommates with Safe Words
They set rules. Then the rules became foreplay.
Sugar, Suits & Safe Words
He wrote aftercare into the contract. Noah called it a love letter.
Her Captain, Her Penalty
The team's captain is done babysitting her reckless forward. The punishment should have stayed on the ice.
She’s My Favorite Client
She hired me to fix her life. I wasn’t supposed to want to own it.
Straight Bridesmaid, Bent Vows
She kissed the groom's sister. The wedding is Saturday.
Straight Line, Crooked Bed
Sharing a bed turned "this is just convenient" into late-night experiments that blew up his carefully planned straight life.
Rival Rackets
Two rival tennis stars. One sponsorship campaign. Hotel room chemistry so volatile it changes the outcome of their matches.
Her Ice Queen Landlord
A frosty landlord. A sunny tenant. A building full of excuses to get closer.
Captain of My Bad Decisions
Lake City Blades
He's the captain. I'm the catastrophe. The correction is mutual.
Detained for Pleasure
He said 'make me.' The detective should have walked away.
Last Night on Patrol
One last night. One rookie who refuses to let him go.
Hot Desk, Hotter Boss
A startup founder and the older woman who owns the co-working space. After-hours meetings that have nothing to do with business.
Write Me Up
The RA in charge of keeping his dorm under control has one recurring problem: the gorgeous troublemaker who makes every rule feel negotiable.
Straight Girl in My Bed
She's straight. The bed is shared. Seven nights will change everything.
Ghosted Then Gagged
The apology doesn't come with words. It comes with locked doors, late nights, and a private arrangement where the ghost finally learns what forgiveness costs.
Wine, Women, and Weeknights
She signed up for a wine class. She didn't sign up for this.
Bad Neighbor, Great Lay
Thin walls, loud music, and the man next door who's about to make her break every rule.
The Glass Composure: A Sapphic Age Gap Romance
She came for a drink. She stayed for the way one woman made her feel impossible to forget.
Old Dog, New Tricks
He went to the bar to teach the kid a lesson. The kid taught him how to want things again.
Booked Solid by My Tutor
He sold his body for study sessions. He didn't expect his tutor to see his mind — and want all of him.
Hard Limits, Soft Hands
His hard limits saved him. His soft hands rebuilt him.
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The Marlowe Building
He moved in broke and broken. The man downstairs decided that was his problem now.
Wrong Cabin, Right Daddy
She booked the wrong cabin. He was the right everything.
Housewife, Homewrecker, Happy Ending
She had the house, the marriage, the schedule, the life. Then one woman at the gym made her realize she'd never actually been living it.
Office Daddy, Overtime Brat
He's the CEO everyone's afraid of. She's the assistant who won't shut up.
Crashing at the Cougar’s
She was supposed to water the plants. Not fall for the homeowner.
His Brother’s Wedding Night
The last man she should want is the groom's older brother. The suite has one bed. The wedding has five days. She's not going to survive either.
Sapphic in the Stacks
She hid her fantasies in the stacks. Someone found them — and wrote back.
Her Favorite Bad Influence
She hired a fixer to save her image. She didn't expect the woman to fix her life instead.
Sweat, Stretch, Submit
He came to sweat. He stayed to surrender.
Step Out of Line
He walked into his dad's kitchen and found the man who used to own him on his knees—proposing to his father.
Brat in the Boardroom
He said “obedience.” The intern said “make me.”
Tied to the Trainer
He hired a trainer. He didn't plan to fall for the punishment.
Straight Until Checkout
He checked in for business. He stayed for the bellhop.
Lease My Body, Not My Heart
The contract was simple. Twelve months. No feelings. No complications. They broke every clause.
Breaking His Bedframe
He came to fix the house. He wrecked the homeowner instead.
You Look Perfect Like That
She said the pose was all wrong. The photographer said she was exactly right.
Her Best Review Yet
She never gives tens. Maya intends to earn one anyway.
Office Hours Only
She thought the door was closed for a reason. The woman inside kept asking her to come back.
Her Plus-One Problem
She hired a plus-one. She didn't plan to fall in love with the invoice.
Fake Wife, Real Heat
They said "for appearances." Then the appearances got very, very real.
The Older Man Next Door
He was only supposed to be a neighbor. Then he started acting like he wanted to own the whole hallway.
Her Best Student
She came for lessons. She stayed for the way her teacher looked at her when she finally got it right.
Good Boy, Bad Idea
He only wanted approval. The boss who gave it to him wanted something else entirely.
For Professional Reasons
They kept saying it was just work. The problem was how good it felt when it stopped being work.
The Landlord’s Daughter
Her grad program is hard. The landlord's daughter is harder.
Best Man, Better Lover
He’s standing at the altar for the wrong person. His best man already knows how to wreck him.
Booked and Hooked
The grumpy bookseller didn't believe in happy endings until the girl upstairs started reading him like a dirty novel.
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