Best stories featuring Contemporary Setting. Dive into specific tropes and find your perfect match.

When data-obsessed analyst Lena Ortiz learns the firm only promotes “stable, partnered” executives, she panics—right up until charming creative director Theo Hale offers to be her fake boyfriend for the company’s couples-only retreat. Sharing a hotel room, a carefully curated backstory, and too many almost-kisses, Lena has to decide what she’s willing to risk when their fake relationship starts to feel dangerously real.

You’ve made it your mission to destroy Vale Neurosystems, the billion-dollar empire that sells the chance to erase heartbreak—until its infamously cold CEO offers you a deal you can’t refuse. To save your sister’s stolen memories, you’ll have to become the conscience—and fake fiancée—of the man you vowed to ruin.

You’re a freelance hacker paid to break into billionaire CEO Cassian Vale’s unbreakable systems—only to discover his dirtiest secret isn’t in his code, it’s the way he looks at you when you threaten his empire. In a neon-lit world of surveillance, scandals, and hostile takeovers, loving the man you’re supposed to destroy might be the most dangerous breach of all.

You’re a brilliant cybersecurity analyst hired to expose the shadowy hacker bleeding billions from Holt Dynamics—only to discover the prime suspect is your own arrogant, infuriatingly magnetic CEO. What the world doesn’t know is that Adrian Holt is sabotaging his own empire to secretly take down the men who destroyed your family.

When broke grad student Maya signs an ironclad contract to carry a tech billionaire’s baby for his crumbling marriage, she promises herself it’s just nine months and a paycheck. But as Adrian’s wife grows colder and Maya’s belly grows rounder, the man who was supposed to be untouchable starts looking dangerously like home.

Rae signs a no-strings co-parenting contract with an anonymous match on a sleek new app, determined to have a baby without ever risking her heart. But when the donor turns out to be her brother’s arrogant ex-best friend and corporate nemesis, her carefully planned pregnancy becomes the most forbidden love story of her life.

Broke neonatal nurse Mara signs on as a surrogate for a discreet royal couple, only to discover the intended father is her off-limits best friend's reclusive brother. When palace secrets, a ruthless contract, and a dangerous scandal threaten her unborn child, Mara must decide if she will protect her heart or the prince who claims it belongs to him.

Broke and desperate, you sign on as a discreet surrogate for a reclusive crown prince who supposedly wants nothing from you but your womb. But when a scandal leaks your pregnancy to the world, the only way to save the throne—and your baby—is a very real royal marriage you never planned on.

When broke graphic designer Amelia agrees to be a secret surrogate for a dethroned European prince, she thinks it will be just another contract. But as her unexpected pregnancy and his exiled kingdom collide, she becomes the only woman who can give him back both his heir and his heart.

Undercover FBI agent Harper Quinn finally has the evidence to bring down Miami’s most notorious casino kingpin, except for one small complication—she is carrying his child after a single, reckless night. As her secret grows harder to hide, she must choose between the mission that defines her and the man who has unknowingly become family.

FBI analyst Maya Ellison thought going undercover as a mob accountant would be her fastest way to a promotion, not the reason she ends up carrying the crime boss's child. Now, with a baby on the way and a target on her back, she has to choose which life to betray first, her badge or her heart.

When paralegal Amara Velasquez discovers her one reckless night with the city's most feared fixer has left her pregnant, she becomes the one secret he cannot control. Now every choice she makes could either save her baby or bind them both to his ruthless world forever.

FBI agent Elena Cruz is deep undercover as a cocktail waitress when one reckless night with her target, ruthless mob lawyer Adrian Vale, leaves her with more than just evidence. Now she has to choose between her badge and the father of her baby as the line between duty and desire shatters.

FBI agent Elena Ruiz is one lie away from bringing down Miami’s most untouchable casino owner when two pink lines on a stolen pregnancy test flip her mission upside down. Now she has to choose between justice, survival, and the dangerous man who can never know he’s the father.

Brilliant defense attorney Elena Moretti makes criminals disappear from the system, but the night she signs an exclusive contract with Milan’s most feared mafia kingpin, she realizes she just sold more than her legal skills. As she’s pulled into his world of blood oaths and velvet threats, the line between client and lover becomes the most dangerous conflict of interest of her life.

Bianca Rossi is the Camorra’s star lawyer and the quiet monster who makes bodies and scandals disappear with ink instead of bullets. When the new don decides he wants her loyalty and her heart, Bianca must choose between staying clean enough to escape or embracing the darkness that finally understands her.

Serena Valenti is the secret strategist of New York’s most feared crime family, forced into an engagement with the heir of their blood-sworn enemy to stop a war she secretly started. When the man she once aimed a gun at slips a diamond on her finger, you must decide if you’ll betray your family, your fiancé, or your own heart first.

Forced into a marriage with the Bratva heir whose heartbeat she almost ended, Valentina is the mafia princess who pulled the trigger and lived to regret it. Now, trapped in a gilded cage of blood oaths and desire, she has to decide if she’ll finish what she started or fall for the man who should be her greatest enemy.

You only took the job as the billionaire’s private translator, not knowing his family runs New York’s most feared crime syndicate—or that he’s the heir desperate to escape it. When a botched deal puts a price on your head, he claims you as his fiancée to keep you alive, but the most dangerous thing in his world might be how safe you feel in his arms.

Elena Rossi thinks she is signing divorce papers for her ex, only to walk out of a midnight courthouse as the legal wife of ruthless mafia don Dante Moretti. Now every heartbeat could be a bullet or a kiss as she becomes the one woman he cannot afford to lose.
Best stories featuring Contemporary Setting. Dive into specific tropes and find your perfect match.

When data-obsessed analyst Lena Ortiz learns the firm only promotes “stable, partnered” executives, she panics—right up until charming creative director Theo Hale offers to be her fake boyfriend for the company’s couples-only retreat. Sharing a hotel room, a carefully curated backstory, and too many almost-kisses, Lena has to decide what she’s willing to risk when their fake relationship starts to feel dangerously real.

You’ve made it your mission to destroy Vale Neurosystems, the billion-dollar empire that sells the chance to erase heartbreak—until its infamously cold CEO offers you a deal you can’t refuse. To save your sister’s stolen memories, you’ll have to become the conscience—and fake fiancée—of the man you vowed to ruin.

You’re a freelance hacker paid to break into billionaire CEO Cassian Vale’s unbreakable systems—only to discover his dirtiest secret isn’t in his code, it’s the way he looks at you when you threaten his empire. In a neon-lit world of surveillance, scandals, and hostile takeovers, loving the man you’re supposed to destroy might be the most dangerous breach of all.

You’re a brilliant cybersecurity analyst hired to expose the shadowy hacker bleeding billions from Holt Dynamics—only to discover the prime suspect is your own arrogant, infuriatingly magnetic CEO. What the world doesn’t know is that Adrian Holt is sabotaging his own empire to secretly take down the men who destroyed your family.

When broke grad student Maya signs an ironclad contract to carry a tech billionaire’s baby for his crumbling marriage, she promises herself it’s just nine months and a paycheck. But as Adrian’s wife grows colder and Maya’s belly grows rounder, the man who was supposed to be untouchable starts looking dangerously like home.

Rae signs a no-strings co-parenting contract with an anonymous match on a sleek new app, determined to have a baby without ever risking her heart. But when the donor turns out to be her brother’s arrogant ex-best friend and corporate nemesis, her carefully planned pregnancy becomes the most forbidden love story of her life.

Broke neonatal nurse Mara signs on as a surrogate for a discreet royal couple, only to discover the intended father is her off-limits best friend's reclusive brother. When palace secrets, a ruthless contract, and a dangerous scandal threaten her unborn child, Mara must decide if she will protect her heart or the prince who claims it belongs to him.

Broke and desperate, you sign on as a discreet surrogate for a reclusive crown prince who supposedly wants nothing from you but your womb. But when a scandal leaks your pregnancy to the world, the only way to save the throne—and your baby—is a very real royal marriage you never planned on.

When broke graphic designer Amelia agrees to be a secret surrogate for a dethroned European prince, she thinks it will be just another contract. But as her unexpected pregnancy and his exiled kingdom collide, she becomes the only woman who can give him back both his heir and his heart.

Undercover FBI agent Harper Quinn finally has the evidence to bring down Miami’s most notorious casino kingpin, except for one small complication—she is carrying his child after a single, reckless night. As her secret grows harder to hide, she must choose between the mission that defines her and the man who has unknowingly become family.

FBI analyst Maya Ellison thought going undercover as a mob accountant would be her fastest way to a promotion, not the reason she ends up carrying the crime boss's child. Now, with a baby on the way and a target on her back, she has to choose which life to betray first, her badge or her heart.

When paralegal Amara Velasquez discovers her one reckless night with the city's most feared fixer has left her pregnant, she becomes the one secret he cannot control. Now every choice she makes could either save her baby or bind them both to his ruthless world forever.

FBI agent Elena Cruz is deep undercover as a cocktail waitress when one reckless night with her target, ruthless mob lawyer Adrian Vale, leaves her with more than just evidence. Now she has to choose between her badge and the father of her baby as the line between duty and desire shatters.

FBI agent Elena Ruiz is one lie away from bringing down Miami’s most untouchable casino owner when two pink lines on a stolen pregnancy test flip her mission upside down. Now she has to choose between justice, survival, and the dangerous man who can never know he’s the father.

Brilliant defense attorney Elena Moretti makes criminals disappear from the system, but the night she signs an exclusive contract with Milan’s most feared mafia kingpin, she realizes she just sold more than her legal skills. As she’s pulled into his world of blood oaths and velvet threats, the line between client and lover becomes the most dangerous conflict of interest of her life.

Bianca Rossi is the Camorra’s star lawyer and the quiet monster who makes bodies and scandals disappear with ink instead of bullets. When the new don decides he wants her loyalty and her heart, Bianca must choose between staying clean enough to escape or embracing the darkness that finally understands her.

Serena Valenti is the secret strategist of New York’s most feared crime family, forced into an engagement with the heir of their blood-sworn enemy to stop a war she secretly started. When the man she once aimed a gun at slips a diamond on her finger, you must decide if you’ll betray your family, your fiancé, or your own heart first.

Forced into a marriage with the Bratva heir whose heartbeat she almost ended, Valentina is the mafia princess who pulled the trigger and lived to regret it. Now, trapped in a gilded cage of blood oaths and desire, she has to decide if she’ll finish what she started or fall for the man who should be her greatest enemy.

You only took the job as the billionaire’s private translator, not knowing his family runs New York’s most feared crime syndicate—or that he’s the heir desperate to escape it. When a botched deal puts a price on your head, he claims you as his fiancée to keep you alive, but the most dangerous thing in his world might be how safe you feel in his arms.

Elena Rossi thinks she is signing divorce papers for her ex, only to walk out of a midnight courthouse as the legal wife of ruthless mafia don Dante Moretti. Now every heartbeat could be a bullet or a kiss as she becomes the one woman he cannot afford to lose.