Marley Valentine draws on her background as a former social worker to craft emotional and heartfelt contemporary romances. Her works delve into the complexities of life, lust, and love, sensitively exploring her characters' journeys toward their happily ever afters. Valentine enjoys blending both M/F and M/M romances, offering a rich and engaging reading experience. When not writing her own stories, she immerses herself in the words of favorite authors, further enriching her distinctive narrative voice.
Exploring deep emotions, this book delves into themes of longing, loss, and passionate love. It captures the intensity of human connections and the heartache that often accompanies them, portraying a journey through desire and heartbreak. The narrative invites readers to reflect on their own experiences of love and the complexities that arise from it.
The narrative explores the profound experiences of a twenty-four-year-old who feels as though they have lived multiple lifetimes. Through a blend of introspection and adventure, the protagonist reflects on their past, grappling with identity, choices, and the impact of their experiences. Themes of growth, resilience, and the search for meaning are woven throughout, inviting readers to contemplate their own journeys and the myriad of lives one can lead within a single lifetime.
Tragedy brought us together, but something stronger made me want to stay. Julian was the boy next door. My brother's best friend, he fit with my family in ways I never could. While he and Rhett went on to play house, I left the only life I knew, desperate for a fresh start. Until everything changed. Heartache came along, and the aftermath of my brother's death was here to stay. I was now face to face with Julian more than I ever wanted to be. Being around him brought up all my insecurities, forced me to deal with hard truths, and conjured up feelings I had no business entertaining. He wasn't the man I thought I knew. He was complex and layered, and inherently beautiful in all the ways I'd never noticed. Not on another person. Not on another man. Not until him.
Navigating complex emotions, the protagonist grapples with unrequited love for their best friend, who is about to marry a woman. This situation leads to inevitable heartache, highlighting the challenges of loving someone who identifies as straight. The story explores themes of friendship, love, and the painful realities of yearning for someone who cannot reciprocate those feelings.
The story explores the deep bond between two foster children, Arlo Bishop and his companion, who navigate the challenges of neglect and abandonment together. Their shared experiences of being unwanted lead them to form a unique connection, providing each other with solace and support as they grow up side by side. The narrative delves into themes of resilience, friendship, and the search for belonging amidst a difficult upbringing.
Attending King University was at the top of my bucket list. Falling in love with my Professor wasn't. Earning a full scholarship to King University was my hard earned ticket out of hell. I'm happy to be away from the small town I grew up in and all the equally small minded people who live there. King was going to be my safe haven. A place where I could leave the old me behind and finally grow into the young man my family had desperately tried to hide away. Diving head first into new experiences, new friends, and parties, I didn't expect to run straight into the one thing I wasn't ready for. His arms are welcoming, his body is addictive and his lips are heaven. Cole Huxley is everything I could fall in love with, except for one problem ... I never wanted to fall for my Professor.
Duty, honor, and sacrifice. Dedicating my life to these elements, for family and country, leaves little for myself in return. It's why I indulge in a no-strings hookup with a handsome stranger mere days before heading half-a-world away. Except one night turns into a week-long fling, creating a connection at the most inopportune time. And neither of us want it to end. Staying in touch is easy at first, but dwindles to radio silence and distant memories as time passes. I didn't expect him to reemerge in my life months later, now belonging to someone else. It should be enough for us both to walk away. To push down this relentless, aching want. But we don't... We can't. Because the heart always wants what it can't have.
If someone asked me to describe our love story, I would only need to use two words.Before and After.When I met Leonardo Ricci, he was determined I would only be a fling, while I was certain he was my forever.Seven years later, we're the perfect couple. Happy, married, and in love-in sickness and health, till death do us part.At least until the unthinkable happens.Now we can't look at each other. We don't sleep in the same bed. We can't even be in the same room. The loss is too great and the pain runs too deep.But this man is the love of my life. I convinced him once, and I would be damned if I couldn't do it again. I would be damned if I couldn't fix what we broke.
