A Soapy Mess Romance/Mystery Novels

https://www.wattpad.com/story/419314589-the-mafia%27s-unexpected-bride Dante Moretti never expected his ruthless, iron-fisted grandfather to arrange his marriage over a spilled bag of groceries. As the feared underboss of the Moretti crime syndicate, Dante is accustomed to absolute control, dictating the lives of his enemies and his men with cold precision. Love and marriage were never on his radar, let alone a union orchestrated by the aging Don who runs their family with an archaic sense of tradition.

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?

https://www.wattpad.com/story/416271167-bound-by-blood “Some bonds can’t be broken—only bled out.” Story Core Concept Two people are magically bound (mates, curse, blood oath, etc.), but fate requires one to kill the other to restore balance—or save the world. The closer they grow, the stronger the pull toward their inevitable destruction. They forget each other entirely… while still feeling the pain of the bond They don't die. They don't hate each other. They don't even remember ever loving each other. Fate takes the memories—but leaves the wound.

https://www.wattpad.com/story/416039680-five-years-of-almost-an-online-romance-mystery An online romance story — atmospheric, intimate, slow burn, and shaped by the long ache of distance. A full narrative arc with emotional depth, escalating obstacles, and a final turning point that forces the question: Do they finally meet, or does life win again?

https://www.wattpad.com/story/415846966-karma-bites-a-voice-for-the-needy When a young woman falls and is severely injured in a construction site as passersby fail to stop and help, she decides to fight to get help for the needy by becoming a voice for victims’ rights. A long-form, character-driven story in a dark, soft, emotionally intimate tone

https://www.wattpad.com/story/415088499-the-halloween-match Jacinda Murray thinks she's met "the one" at a singles Halloween mixer (she's dressed as a Ted Bundy victim) when she meets a new guy named Theodore, Teddy, as he introduces himself, dressed as Ted Bundy. As they hit it off, she doesn't realize Teddy's reason for hooking up with her or his real intention. 

https://www.wattpad.com/story/415044862-broken-romance-after-the-leaving Prologue He never wanted me as his bride. Not really. Not in the way a man should want the woman he vows his life to. He wanted a convenience. A pretty accessory. A quiet wife who wouldn’t challenge him, wouldn’t outgrow him, wouldn’t ever realize she deserved more. I did. And that’s why he hates losing me.

  Today isn't just the day you were born, it's the day the universe quietly made room for someone who would one day become so deeply woven into my heart. And I don't know if you'll ever truly understand what you mean to me. Because loving you isn't something I can explain with a few beautiful words. It's in the ache I feel when I miss you, the smile that finds me when I think of you, the warmth in my chest when I hear your name, and the quiet moments when I close my eyes and wish you were beside me. You have become part of me in ways I never expected. You're in my thoughts when I wake, in my dreams when I sleep, and somewhere between the two is where my heart seems to find you. If I could give you something today, I wouldn't give something wrapped in paper. I'd give you every piece of my heart that I have been afraid to surrender. I'd give you my laughter, my fears, my hopes, my imperfect pieces, and ...

  On Your Birthday, My Love Today the world celebrates the day. A beautiful soul came into view, But I celebrate something greater -- The day that life gave me you. If I could wrap my heart in ribbon And place it gently in your hands, I'd give you every dream I've carried, Every hope and every plan. Your smile can brighten my darkest days, Your voice can calm my restless heart, And even when we're far apart, I feel you near me from the start. So on your birthday, here's my promise: I'll cherish you through every season, Through every laugh, through every tear, Through every moment, every reason. May this year bring you endless joy, May every wish you make come true, And if I could choose one gift for you, I'd give you my forever too. Happy Birthday, my love, My heart, my dream, my sweetest view. Today is your special day -- But every day feels special Because I get to love you!!!!! <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3...

  I wanted to run But something pulled me back Reminded me of what we've endured This morning I was tempted to run But you draw me back in So, Baby, please... Hold me Don't hold me like we're married Hold me like we're lovers Kiss me Don't kiss me like we're married Kiss me like we're lovers So now when I'm tempted to run I remember what we've been through And pray that it all comes to a head Someday soon... This morning I woke up. Discouraged from years of waiting for you I wanted to run But something pulled me back.k Reminded me of what we've endured This morning I was tempted to run. But you draw me back in So, Baby, please... Hold me Don't hold me like we're married. Hold me like we're lovers. Kiss me Don't kiss me like we're married.d Kiss me like we're lovers. So now when I'm tempted to run I remember what we've been through And pray that ...

  I can't apologize for my actions In this relationship. When it comes to the spell I'm under, Reason slips beyond my fingertips. The promise of your love, The promise of your kiss, Whispers to my restless heart Like something I can't resist. It does something to me I can't begin to explain. It quiets every doubt, Then awakens them again. You pull me like the moon Commands the waiting tide. No matter how I fight it, I find my way back to your side. Maybe it's enchantment, Maybe it's desire. Maybe it's the spark between us. That keeps feeding the fire. So I can't apologize.e For loving you this way. I'm only following a heart. That gives itself away. If this is truly a spell, Then let it never end. For I'd choose your love forever, Again... and again.

https://www.wattpad.com/story/412711174-the-oncoming-list-a-final-destination-like A Final Destination-like supernatural mystery A CNA has disturbing dreams of residents passing at the nursing facility where she works. But when the deaths begin to come true, can the CNA stop the dreams and the deaths? A dark, atmospheric, Final Destination-style mystery —noir supernatural, emotionally intense, and centered on a CNA whose dreams begin killing the people she cares for.

https://www.wattpad.com/story/412709842-shattered-rivalries-iii-the-echoes-we-leave-behind A Next-Generation Teen Mystery / Romance / Psychological Thriller Years after Kendall Watkins, Landon Chandler, Ava Monroe, and Jace Brooks helped break the cycle of bullying and revenge at Westbrooke High, a new threat emerges. Someone is obsessed with the school's dark history. Someone who believes Westbrooke only works when there are villains and victims. Someone determined to make history repeat itself. And this time, they aren't targeting one student. They're targeting an entire generation.

https://www.wattpad.com/story/300183088-love-in-the-time-of-six-feet-a-pandemic-romance Chloe Ramirez has always been a romantic, but after COVID19 comes out, the social distancing and wearing masks take a toll on her as she wonders if she will be able to date without the norm of COVID-19. But when she meets Stanley Harker, will she gain renewed hope in romance? A romance in an emotional, atmospheric, character-driven, and grounded in the strange intimacy of early pandemic life.

https://www.wattpad.com/story/287329763-pandemic-as-the-world-falls-spring-haven-follows As the COVID-19 pandemic takes out millions worldwide, the residents at Spring Haven are dropping like flies -- but not from COVID-19. As one lone CNA attempts to understand these deaths in the wake of a global pandemic, Charlene Vega struggles to come to terms with the deaths of her beloved residents.