Slow Burn Stories
Explore our collection of 357 amazing stories tagged with slow burn. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
His Forgotten Bride
Author:Scarlett Thorne
To atone for her guilt, art student Elara Vance poses as a hospital volunteer to watch over the menacing stranger who fell from a bridge while chasing her. But when he wakes with amnesia, his stormy eyes lock onto hers and he claims her as his wife. Trapped in a lie by his volatile obsession, Elara is drawn into a dangerous charade of intimacy with a man whose touch is both terrifying and addictive. But when the ghosts of his past—the Russian Bratva—arrive to reclaim their lost underboss, Elara's lie may be the only thing keeping her alive... or it might just be her death sentence.
Driving Her Wild
Author:CaspianVale1
I just wanted to get my best friend's little sister to the lake house. But Nadia wasn't the shy tomboy I remembered. She was a bombshell with a devilish grin and a hunger that matched my own. One car, a long road, and a dangerous game turned a simple road trip into a forbidden, explosive affair. Now we're trapped in a house with her brother, and every stolen glance, every secret touch, is a spark threatening to burn everything down. We're playing with fire, and I'm ready to get burned.
His Stolen Words
Author:Lloyd Pearson
Elara Vance poured her soul into her novel, only to watch it get stolen by billionaire heartthrob Julian Thorne, the literary world's new golden boy. She's ready to burn his empire to the ground for his theft. But Julian claims he’s innocent, the victim of a conspiracy designed to ruin him. Forced into an uneasy alliance to uncover the truth, they find the lines between hatred and passion blurring. In a world of lies, the only truth might be the one they find in each other's arms. Can she trust the man who broke her heart, or is he just writing another beautiful lie?