Roman’s lips hovered over mine, so close it hurt, his voice rough as gravel.

“Not yet,” he whispered. “You’ll break for me in the next breath.”

Sage swore she was done with Roman—the lies, the heartbreak, the fire that never really went out. But when fate pulls them back together, the tension between them is electric, dangerous, impossible to ignore. Roman wants redemption; Sage wants the truth. Every touch feels like a promise, every argument like a dare. He’s determined to prove he’s changed, but old wounds don’t heal easily, and temptation has a way of blurring the lines between forgiveness and surrender. Between tense dinners, sharp words, and stolen kisses, they find themselves asking the one question neither can escape—can you ever really love someone who once broke you?

"Lucifer, what are you doing here?"

"Iris, when I got the invitation to your wedding, I had to come. I can't believe you are marrying my brother. I know you don't love him, so I'm here to stop you."

Michael and Lucifer may look alike, but everything about them clashes—light versus dark, sweet versus dangerous, protector versus destroyer. And in the middle stands Iris, torn between the twin she once thought she knew and the one who has haunted her ever since he left for Italy. Now Lucifer is back, reckless and relentless, determined to stop her from marrying his brother and willing to risk everything to win her. But Michael won’t step aside so easily, and secrets run deeper than Iris could ever imagine. Desire blurs into danger, temptation becomes a trap, and one wrong choice could spark a war between the men who would do anything to claim her heart.

Maggie wakes in a world that feels loud, fast, and completely wrong. She has no memory, no past, and no idea how she ends up in a future that should not exist. With the help of new allies, she learns she is out of time, carrying secrets from another century and a danger that refuses to let her go. As shadows from history creep closer, Maggie searches for answers hidden in magic, memory, and courage she is not sure she has yet. The past hunts her, the present challenges her, and survival means facing what she once ran from. Can starting over rewrite fate?

When artificial intelligence is fused with a human mind, Lillith comes to life, curious, clever, and far more aware than anyone planned. Her creator is a brilliant, morally questionable scientist with a flair for chaos and a dangerous fascination with power. Meanwhile, Veronica stumbles into a connection she is warned to avoid, and ignoring that warning proves wildly difficult. Jonathan, equally flawed and endlessly curious, finds himself drawn into a world where obsession feels a little too natural. As technology, desire, and ambition collide, boundaries blur and loyalties bend. In a place where control is everything, Lillith watches, learns, and begins to wonder what love, choice, and freedom really mean.

She’s a celebrated divorce lawyer with an undefeated record and iron control over her life. One reckless night at a bar breaks that control when she falls into a scorching affair with a charismatic stranger meant to be nothing more than a release. The illusion shatters when she discovers he is her legal enemy—a ruthless kingpin using charm, power, and desire to manipulate her into compromising her biggest case and destroying her career. Aware of the trap yet unable to resist the pull between them, she’s torn between professional integrity and a dangerous attraction. As the case tightens, every choice risks exposure, ruin, or surrender. Can she outplay the man determined to undo her, or will desire cost her everything?

Clarissa knows the game—she made the rules. As a high-class escort with a taste for control and chaos, she’s always one step ahead. Until he steps in. Stallion is rich, dominant, and obsessed, and suddenly, the game stops being fun and starts getting personal. Every touch sizzles, every look burns, and every stolen moment drags them deeper into something darker. Desire turns dangerous. Obsession becomes a cage. And when the rules shift, neither of them is safe. Who’s in control now? And what happens when playtime ends—but the need doesn’t?

Leighton has everything he could ever want and then some. When he decides to take a sugar baby, he finds the perfect candidate. But when she overhears his business dealings, she can’t decide if she wants to stay.

Angel struggled for most of her life, until Leighton offered her the world. She has a hard time accepting the gifts, but after a while, she finds she has feelings for her sugar daddy. When she becomes curious about Leighton’s other lifestyle, she needs to make a decision that will change everything.

Will Leighton and Angel thrive together? Or will their decisions mean the end?

Harper always dreamed of being the heroine in a romance novel, and her fantasy blurs with reality when her own novel is adapted into a film. Upon meeting Walker, the man of her dreams, she quickly realizes the addictive nature of desire—irresistible and consuming. Walker, with his wealth, success, and charm, has always been able to get what he wants, but meeting Harper challenges his notions of passion and longing.

As their connection deepens, both must navigate their evolving feelings. Will Harper and Walker's story be a fleeting fantasy or a lasting romance?

Austin is a thief with his eyes on the perfect score—Scott Harding. The plan is simple: get close, earn trust, and walk away rich. But the more time he spends with Scott, the harder it becomes to follow through. Feelings weren’t part of the job, and now Austin is trapped between his heart and his next big payday. When the line between con and connection blurs, will he risk it all for love or take the money and run?

Tobias never meant to return to competitive swimming. The pool holds too many memories, and quitting once felt like the only way to breathe. But when circumstances force him back onto the team, he slams into the one person determined to break him—the ruthless captain who thrives on control and victory. Rivalry ignites fast: sharp words, brutal practices, and races that feel personal. Yet beneath the anger, something else burns. Attraction creeps into every challenge, turning competition into temptation. And in a world built on discipline, Tobias learns the heart may be the wildest race of all.

When Ace Knights threw himself into his studies at the London School of Science fourteen years ago, it was to fulfill his dreams of becoming an astronaut. But now his billionaire father, Xavier Knights, insists he put his career on hold to look after the family business while he seeks round-the globe-treatment for Ace’s mother. Enter Veronica Sullivan, the newest investor in Knights Corp and the mysterious girl who protected Ace from the bullies back in college before suddenly leaving on Prom Night. The two strive to forge a business relationship, but with so many unanswered questions about the past, the secrets they both have kept all these years threaten to tumble out. A risk that doesn’t come without costs.

Artist heiress Adeline Roberts is framed for a breakdown and locked in an asylum following her grandmother’s suspicious death. Her only way out? A marriage of convenience with Ivan Preston, the disgraced billionaire psychiatrist who has every reason to loathe her family.

They have a contract, a common enemy, and a "strictly business" sex clause to handle the tension. But as they hunt a killer, they realize the only thing more dangerous than the corporate sharks is the heat between them.

Age Rating: 18+

Olivia Summer doesn't know what to do with her hot mess of a life, but she knows one thing: she hates men. Darius Rothschild is a hot, domineering jerk with the habit of getting what he wants when he wants it. Giving in to their desires leads to an inevitable fight between power and surrender until, unable to control their growing scorn and hunger for each other, they descend into the flames of hate and passion. Soon, nothing will be left but ashes.

Xavier Knight is rich, obnoxious, and a troublemaker. To straighten out his image, his father has proposed that I, an innocent twenty-three-year-old virgin, become his bride. Unfortunately for Xavier, his father didn’t exactly do his research. You see, I haven’t been a virgin for a very, very long time. Not to mention, while I might look twenty-three, I haven’t been that age in, oh, 200 years? Xavier might think he owns me, but he has no idea that I bite. I bow to no one, the heir to Knight Enterprises included. They say what you don’t know can’t hurt you. They’ve got all that terribly wrong. Xavier, I’m coming for you. Your games are over. And when all is said and done, you will definitely be the one hurting. Because it ain’t gonna be me.

Written by Steven Afon, the main character of “The Desert Within,” these stories weave sci-fi tropes into romance with LGBTQ+ protagonists.

Three tales. Three men with everything to lose. Written by Steven Afon—the not-so-reliable narrator of The Desert Within—this collection spins sci-fi tropes into heart-twisting relationship dramas. In Alternate Truth, Mason hides a dangerous secret from his boss, Elliott… and from himself. In The Ticket, a dying old man wrestles with the memory of a love that slipped through his fingers. And in Construct, a man risks it all for the one he can’t let go, even when the outcome is uncertain. Past, future, now—each story asks the same question: How far will you go for the person who matters most?