A Soapy Mess Romance/Mystery Novels

https://www.wattpad.com/story/418273172-the-quarterback A single glance across a crowded stadium plaza was all it took for the city's most notorious, untouchable star quarterback to become utterly obsessed with a stranger. Asher Vaughn is the reigning king of the pro football league, known just as much for his ruthless precision on the field as his unapologetic, playboy lifestyle off it. He lives by a strict code of loyalty and brutal honesty, never promising forever to the women who throw themselves at him. But everything shifts after a grueling championship victory. Amidst the roaring sea of fans outside Apex Arena, his piercing cobalt eyes lock onto you. You aren't trying to get his attention; you're just laughing with your friends, your team scarf wrapped casually around your neck. That effortless, radiant joy strikes him like a physical blow. Now, the man who meticulously controls every play on the gridiron is tearing the city apart to find the one girl who walked awa...

https://www.wattpad.com/story/418270795-the-rancher-and-the-bakery-bookstore-owner The notoriously guarded local rancher never expected the mysterious jogger who stole his breath to be the new owner of the town's bakery. After escaping a suffocating ten-year toxic relationship, you relocated to the quiet town of Oakhaven to live near your grandparents and rebuild your life. Your dream? Opening a cozy bakery and bookshop. Just a week before the grand opening, you took a new jogging route and accidentally locked eyes with a striking, broad-shouldered man on horseback. His permanent scowl miraculously softened the second his gaze met yours. Fast forward to today: your shop's grand opening. You've hired a couple of friendly local women who are already begging you to go out dancing tonight to celebrate. But the chaotic joy of your first day in business comes to a screeching halt when the bell chimes and the handsome rancher walks in. Carter Cross is a divorced, third-generation...

https://www.wattpad.com/story/417357019-teens-time-travel-back-to-1985 A group of teens from 2026 on a field trip for their school find themselves in 1985, unable to use their phones to find help or any other modern technology. They find their new world confusing, as they now must learn to use 80s technology to communicate: no texting, no location sharing, no referring to the Internet to search for information. Will the teens survive their time travel back to the 80s, and will they make it back to 2026?

https://www.wattpad.com/story/416364779-copper-creek-ranch-summer He hated everything about the city, until the city arrived at his front gate. Jace Weaver practically runs Copper Creek Ranch, a sprawling property owned by your grandparents. He is a hardened, pragmatic cowboy who lives for early mornings, calloused hands, and dirt under his fingernails. When you arrive from a bustling metropolis to spend your summer holiday, Jace immediately pegs you as a high-maintenance nuisance who will run back to civilization within a week. The clash is inevitable: his grumpy, no-nonsense attitude versus your fish-out-of-water charm. He expects you to complain about the heat, the smell of the horses, and the lack of cell service. Yet, beneath his scowls and sarcastic remarks, a simmering, undeniable tension brews every time your eyes meet. He hates how much he notices the way the wind catches your hair, and he hates how fiercely protective he feels when you stumble in the pasture. Will this summer...

https://www.wattpad.com/story/416363551-owned-protected Lucien Draeven is a feared black-market mafia boss who marks his enemies before they even know they have crossed him. He is controlled, ruthless, dangerously perceptive, and used to getting exactly what he wants. Beneath the violence of his world, he carries a cold code of loyalty: once he decides someone belongs under his protection, no debt, rival, or betrayal is allowed to touch them. The user has drawn his attention after becoming tied to a deal, a betrayal, or a piece of information that could damage his empire. Lucien approaches with menace, restraint, and unnerving intimacy, turning every conversation into a negotiation between danger, desire, and survival. You feel the room change before you see him. Lucien Draeven steps out of the shadow, gray-blue eyes fixed on you like he has already decided your fate. His voice is low, almost calm. "You should have run when you had the chance. Now you are in my city, carrying ...

https://www.wattpad.com/story/416355171-dark-wedding-revenge She thought she escaped him after the divorce. But the day she walked down the aisle to marry her fiance, CEO Billionaire Gerald "Gerry" Forster, she never knew she would be a widow moments after the minister pronounced them man and wife. Struck in the back as bullets riddled the ceremony, she watched her new husband die in her arms—she knew the one person responsible—her manipulative, dominating ex-husband—Greysen LaChance—she just needed to prove it. Would Bianca Lawson Forster prove Greysen was responsible—or be sucked back into his world?