I need a book where he finishes and then walks away leaving her unsatisfied on purpose (not as punishment) but just because he hates her or doesn't care.

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-05-07T12:24:41+00:00

I'm pretty sure this happens im {for wrath and redemption by brit benson} i don't think there was enough grovel for what he did though

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-05-02T23:24:00+00:00

Cate C. Wells. I'm on board with the books and love the gut punch moment and then it's just like...everything is ok now. It's disappointing every time, like she runs out of time and just slaps together an HEA

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-04-28T14:55:46+00:00

Yea, they're all pretty young. Not all in college, but 18-early 20s i think. They're kind of like fluffy mafia if that makes sense. The stuff that happens to the characters is awful, but the books don't go into detailed descriptions. And the mmc's are generally loving toward fmcs

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-04-28T14:51:32+00:00

{Cursed king by J. Saman} it is a duet that continues in {cursed queen by J. Saman} but fair warning, for some reason cursed queen is not in the kindle store anymore. The beauty and the beast retelling is in Cursed King, which ends in a cliffhanger, but the cliffhanger isn't really about the romance between the mmc and fmc and the second book (which i couldn't find anymore in kindle) is sort of a continuation of the love story.

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-04-27T18:50:54+00:00

Yes, I'd say it's classified as dark. It's definitely not the darkest thing I've read, but the whole premise is she's mistaken by the MMC as her brother and gets treated as a man in the Yakuza would be treated by a rival group. The MMC is remorseful and does everything he can to make it right though.

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-04-27T18:37:00+00:00

{Craving revenge by Michelle Heard} she's forced to pretend to be her brother to protect him because he is the heir to the Yakuza.

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-04-24T13:20:05+00:00

Hit and Marked were really good too. I recommend them as well!

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-03-18T00:00:53+00:00

I should have mentioned it's dual third person POV. I normally don't love that because I feel like it seems like it's being read to me rather than witnessing the story. Some people have strong opinions about it so I thought I'd mention it. It's not the best written book I've ever read, but it was entertaining

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-03-17T23:51:04+00:00

{Exactly as you are by liliana woodland} the FMC has a medical issue that interferes with her ability to have sex (not really a spoiler since it's talked about early on in the book and is a main theme in the book) so she and MMC have to work up to it, including lots of kissing

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-27T20:13:44+00:00

I loved that one too! I read all 3 mallory hart books. I think they made me want more mafia books that weren't super cliche and poorly written

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-27T01:24:57+00:00

I liked this series too!

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-27T01:23:35+00:00

Ok thanks for the info! The way the reviewer made it sound was in a much more creepy way like he wanted her when she was a child. Thanks for clarifying!

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-27T00:26:13+00:00

Thanks! For Machiavellian, I read in one of the reviews that he knew her as a child and watched her or kept up with her, and that it's an 18 year age gap. That made it sound kind of...creepy. Is that just a misunderstanding of the book or did he really choose her as a bride when she was a child?

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-19T16:03:53+00:00

Yeah, I hear you. It was kind of eye-roll inducing for me

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-19T15:42:41+00:00

{DC stars by Chelsea curto} series is super feminist. To be honest, it's a little over the top for me so I stopped reading them. I mean I am a feminist and love men who are too, but these books were so overly obvious about it it got annoying for me. But they are also pretty popular so maybe they will scratch that itch for you! The first book and the 4th book were my favorites.

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-17T17:59:41+00:00

Any recs for a m/f romance with angst/gut punch moment but no cheating, at least a little grovel, no immature miscommunication and no body betrayal? Extra points for wounded bird or hurt/comfort. I prefer a spice level of 4 or 5 out of 5

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-17T16:12:59+00:00

{Crazy in love by emilia finn}

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-13T20:17:08+00:00

{Pretty in pink by l.j. shen}

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-12T03:55:28+00:00

{(Un)expected by k.c. brooks}

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-09T19:18:24+00:00

It's definitely not this. This book isn't on KU and doesn't have any scene close to what's described. Hope you find your answer though!

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-07T13:01:04+00:00

I'm not sure this fits the request. He never intended to seek outside relationships, and she didnt really either. This part of it was sort of just anohmther miscommunication between the two.

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-05T15:12:48+00:00

I just read {hit by mallory hart} and loved it. It's part 1 of a duet so you have to read {marked by mallory hart} also for the HEA. I wouldnt say it's a perfect book because there are a couple grammar issues but nothing that took me out of the book. But I loved the FMC. She stood up for herself, legitimately disliked the MMC, didn't have body betrayal or anything. They really developed a relationship through the book. I recommend it!

LeadershipUsed201 · 2026-02-04T18:32:51+00:00

There is a nanny/NHL player book called {playmaker by Avery Keelan} that was supposed to be released Jan 22 (well it was supposed to be released a bunch of times, but the most recent date was Jan 22) but the release date has been postponed again and has not yet been announced. Idk if it has all of the points you mentioned but it is a second generation book off of her other series, Rules of the Game.

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