Slow Burn Stories

Explore our collection of 240 amazing stories tagged with slow burn. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.

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Tarnished for the Don

Tarnished for the Don

Author:Evangeline Thorne

To save her family from a rival mafia, art student Elara Vance makes a desperate bargain. She sells her body and her freedom to Damian Blackwood, the city's most feared and enigmatic Don. Trapped in his gilded cage, she must endure his cold commands and their shameful nights together. But as her body betrays her with unwanted desire, and glimpses of a man beneath the monster appear, Elara discovers that the most dangerous prison might be her own heart, which is beginning to crave the very man who owns her.

Her Secret Signature

Her Secret Signature

Author:Rogue Sterling

Liam, a successful but lonely entrepreneur, escapes his sterile world through the anonymous online persona of Penny Trait Mee, a woman who shares her uninhibited self-pleasure with the world. During a business conference, he discovers the shocking truth: the brilliant, poised keynote speaker is the very woman from his fantasies. Recognizing her by the signature nails he's only seen gripping sex toys, he's plunged into a dangerous game of seduction. He knows her deepest secret, but he's about to find out she has a few of her own, and she's been waiting for someone just like him.

By the Book

By the Book

Author:Felicity Reed

Clara, a librarian with a mission to find the perfect, clean romance for her elderly grandpa, clashes with Ben, a cynical literary author who believes the genre is worthless. But when their grandparents start their own late-in-life love story, Clara and Ben are forced into an alliance. She gives him a romance reading list to fix his writer's block; he starts writing a new story with a heroine who is suspiciously like her. As they plot a happily ever after for their grandparents, they might just write one for themselves.

His Promised Return

His Promised Return

Author:Terri Hicks

He was Dante 'The Ghost' Moretti, heir to a criminal empire, and I was just an art student caught in his dangerous world. He promised he would come back for me, a vow whispered in the rain before he vanished. For six months, I clung to that promise while his enemies drew closer. Now, the city is a warzone, and they've found me. They think I'm his weakness, a pawn to be captured. But they don't know Dante. They don't know he'd burn the world down to keep his promise. And he's coming back.

Thorns & Petals

Thorns & Petals

Author:Penelope Bloom

Ten years ago, she was the sun-drenched dream who shattered his world and vanished. Now, she's back, moving in next door with a smile as bright as ever, planting flowers in the ruins of their past. He's a carpenter who builds walls, both real and emotional, and he's spent a decade nursing his bitterness. But in their small town, there's no escaping her light or the searing tension between them. He thinks he knows why she left, but her sunshine demeanor hides a secret storm, and mending the fence between them might just tear down every wall he's ever built.

What the Shadow Keeps

What the Shadow Keeps

Author:Ruby Steward

Elara Vance is a librarian, content with a life lived between the pages of books. She is ordinary. But when she accidentally awakens an ancient Fae artifact, she becomes the unwilling obsession of Kaelen, the ruthless Shadow King. He's a villain who wants to break the world, and she's his beautiful new puzzle. Trapped in his dark palace, she discovers that while the world's hero may sacrifice her for the greater good, this monster would burn the world down just to keep her safe. His darkness doesn't change, it just finds a new center: her.

Viral Enemies

Viral Enemies

Author:Sophia Hudson

Disillusioned book blogger Ellie Vance swore off the toxic online world. But when she attempts a comeback, she’s immediately targeted by her nemesis, the ruthless influencer @TheLitCritik. He’s everything she despises: a master of rage-bait and cancel culture. Forced to collaborate for a high-stakes convention panel, their explosive online rivalry ignites an even more dangerous offline chemistry. As sparks fly and secrets unravel, they must decide if a love story can be written between the lines of viral hate, or if they’re destined to be another cancelled chapter in the book community's drama.

Invisible Anchor

Invisible Anchor

Author:Amelia Stone

For a decade, ruthless billionaire Julian Thorne has searched for the girl who was his anchor in the storm, the one who vanished after a tragedy that shattered his world. Now, a spirited new architect, Elara Vance, challenges him at every turn, igniting a fire he thought long extinguished. He dismisses her as a frustrating distraction, unaware that the woman he can't stand is the ghost he can't find. When the truth surfaces, he'll have to do more than just apologize; he'll have to grovel for the heart he almost destroyed twice.

Thorne in My Side

Thorne in My Side

Author:Vivian Hayes

Elara Vance spent a decade erasing the memory of her high school tormentor, Seraphina Thorne. Now, she's on the cusp of landing the biggest interior design project of her career, only to discover the client is Seraphina's older brother, the cold, powerful, and sinfully handsome Julian Thorne. He offers her a deal she can't refuse, but it comes with a price: working alongside the very woman who shattered her past. Trapped between a ghost she can't escape and a man she can't resist, Elara learns that some contracts are bound by more than ink, and some desires are worth fighting a war for.

Echoes of a Red Scarf

Echoes of a Red Scarf

Author:Gloria Dunn

For twenty years, billionaire Alex Sokolov has been haunted by a single summer—a summer of forbidden love with a charismatic camp counselor, Dima, under the watchful eyes of the crumbling Soviet regime. Now, returning to the ruins of Camp Lastochka, he finds more than just memories. He finds a second chance he never thought possible, one that could either heal his oldest wound or tear it open forever.

His Ruinous Touch

His Ruinous Touch

Author:Evelyn Sterling

I was his brilliant associate by day and his devoted 'good girl' by night. Julian Thorne, the scarred, billionaire CEO, demanded my complete submission. Our rules were simple: no emotions, no future. But when a drunken night of aggression shattered our fragile dynamic, I learned the terrifying truth. His control was an illusion, masking a fire-ravaged past. Now, I've run from his gilded cage, but a man who controls the city won't let his favorite obsession go so easily.

Tasting May

Tasting May

Author:CaspianVale1

He was the mischievous college kid renting her guesthouse. She was the older, alluring landlady with secrets in her eyes. One stormy night, a simple kiss ignites a firestorm of forbidden passion, fueled by melted chocolate and desperate touches. Their age gap is a chasm, her past a shadow, and their landlord-tenant contract a line they're about to burn. He's determined to taste every bit of her, but losing control might cost them more than just their hearts.