Ongoing Romance Web Novels Featuring Slow Romance

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Warm My Bed, Brother-in-law

“Spread your legs for me until your husband wakes up.” I barely have time to breathe before I’m pressed against the office door. His fist tightens in my hair, and his other hand hikes my skirt up without hesitation, like this was always going to happen. His lips hover at my ear, his voice quiet and deadly. “Six months, Elena,” Damian murmurs, knuckles brushing the inside of my thigh. “For six months, my brother will get your name, and I get your body. Fair, isn’t it?” I should push him away. I should scream until someone hears me. I should be thinking about my husband lying in a hospital bed, machines breathing for him. Instead, my fingers clutch my husband’s brother’s shirt, and I hate that my body responds before my mouth can find the word no. Because in a world built on blood and betrayal, the only man who’s ever looked at me like I was more than a decoration is my husband’s much younger brother. I’m Elena Vitale, 38, wife of a powerful mafia boss now clinging to life in a coma and somehow, I'm the one left holding an empire I never wanted. And the only person ruthless enough to help me hold it together is Damian Vitale. At 26, he’s the black sheep of the family… an exiled hacker who built his own ruthless syndicate from nothing but resentment, genius, and an obsession with me that began when he was nineteen. Our deal is brutally simple. He’ll protect my husband’s empire. He’ll hunt the traitor who put a bullet in his brother’s chest. And in exchange, I’ll give the devil everything he’s craved for years. My body. My surrender. My soul… until the day my husband opens his eyes.

PayalSinghRajput · Romance · 18 ch

Guiding Paradise [BL]

Kyrian Averin is a highly capable S-Class Guide and Alpha, who has been contracted to Guide a Cerberus Esper with strong resistance to Guiding. Unit S-1 Eiden is an S-Class Esper who refuses to give control of himself to another human being, even at the expense of his own life. Will Kyrian be able to earn this Esper’s trust despite the growing attraction between them and fulfill his contract? Or will it end in yet another horrible tragedy?

shadowmark_umbra · Romance · 30 ch

Your D to Major

The story began between two prodigies from different backgrounds and may have evolved into something more... Yuri Yoshima, a 16-year-old 2nd-year high schooler with a good reputation. A valedictorian made her popular in academics. A Musical Muse, known for her talented and virtuosic musical abilities, with her flawless, gorgeous, unignorable appearance that made many boys in the school fall in love with her. A student council president. A girl who excels in some sports. And among all... She's a "Major". Behind all of that, she was known for her ego and fear of losing the spotlight despite being angelic and respectful. Jiro Arashi, a 17-year-old 2nd-year high school student who appears to be an average, calm, and introverted "D" student, has quietly been under pressure, dealing with tensions and an unfair school system and treatment since the middle school era, which affects him deeply. Yet his musical abilities made him push himself beyond his limits, a payback for his negatives.

Akai Mara · Romance · 7 ch

The Billionaire's Fake Girlfriend

"Sign the contract, Ava. Play the part of my perfect woman for six months, and I will wipe out your debt by morning. Refuse, and watch your father’s legacy burn." He is Ethan Alexander Blackwood, the cold, pragmatic "Ice King" CEO of a multi-billion-dollar empire who treats human connection as a dangerous liability. But when a calculated corporate scandal threatens to strip him of his crown, he needs an immediate public shield to protect his throne. She is Ava Grace Carter, a fiercely resilient event planner drowning under a mountain of predatory debt. She loathes everything Ethan’s elite world stands for. But with twenty-one days left before the bank seizes her late father's company, she is forced to sell her freedom to the devil in a tailored suit. The Rules of the Game Were Simple: Never look at each other with real emotion in public. Never ask about the secrets hiding in the dark. Never, under any circumstances, fall in love. But the moment Ava steps into his ultra-elite high society world under the fake arrangement, their transactional walls begin to crack. Deep family secrets reveal their matching fates were never an accident. Someone in the shadows wants them both dead, and the ultimate threat hides behind the faces they trust the most. As the contract lines blur into a dangerous obsession, Ava breaks her ultimate rule. But in a game where devastating betrayal lurks behind every close smile, trusting the Ice King might be the most lethal risk of all.

tamannaislam · Romance · 60 ch

Under The Veil

Original ONGOING Portal Fantasy / IsekaiTime LoopUrban FantasyProgressionWar and MilitaryActionMysteryPsychologicalRomanceApocalypseDystopiaFirst ContactGender BenderHigh FantasyMagitechMale LeadMartial ArtsMythosReincarnationSteampunk Warning: This fiction contains: Graphic Violence Profanity Sensitive Content On the empty street, a lone figure walked. A black coat draped over a white shirt, stained in dark, uneven patches that had yet to dry. Black trousers followed the same muted tone, blending him into the night as though he belonged to it more than the world around him. His hair was black, unremarkable at a glance, yet his eyes—sharp, brown, and unwavering—carried a quiet weight. Not exhaustion of the body, but something deeper, something that had settled within him long before this moment. Blood marked his clothes. Fresh enough to glisten faintly beneath the dim light, yet old enough to cling stubbornly, refusing to fade. The road remained silent. No footsteps but his own disturbed the stillness. No distant engines, no whisper of wind—nothing. Only a single street lamp stood above, casting a weak, yellow glow that felt… insufficient, as though it illuminated less than it should, leaving parts of the world just slightly beyond reach. And in that dim light— Something about the scene felt incomplete. Then, without warning, the streetlight flickered. Once. Then twice. Then irregularly, as though something unseen had begun interfering with its rhythm. The shadows shifted with it—but not entirely in sync. A fraction too slow. A fraction too late. As if they were no longer bound perfectly to the objects that cast them. NOTE:- Please only read if you are ready to imagine the extreme gore and all types of mortal cruelty. Also available on Minkly.io in audio form

Phoenixfly_steller · Mystery · 7 ch

Devil Town: While the Demon's Away

Death was supposed to be the end. For Juno, it was just the beginning. A desperate pact with the Time Devil saves her life, freezing her illness and dragging her into Devil Town on borrowed time. There she meets the Creator, the most dangerous demon in existence, who insists they share a soul and won't stop smiling about it. He says he can help her, says they're connected. But he's also a liar. When the people she swore to protect start dying in visions that feel disturbingly prophetic, Juno has to decide: trust the monster who claims he can save them, or refuse and watch the prophecy unfold exactly as written. The problem is, she's starting to think he wrote it himself. • • • Content Warning: Contains scenes of violence and dark themes that may be disturbing to some readers.

dev7sita · Urban Fantasy · 14 ch

Rebirth: My Awakening

Shin, a 2nd-year high school student, lives a routine marked by monotony and tiredness that seems to increase every day. However, his life changes when, after spending a whole night playing, he falls into a deep sleep during a class. When he wakes up, he finds the room empty except for Yuki, his classmate and the secret love he never had the courage to confess to. What begins as a series of trivial interactions between them, soon takes an unexpected turn. Shin finds himself in a relationship and, bit by bit, rediscovers his world through love, friendship, and personal achievements he never imagined he would reach. His insecurities and fears slowly disappear as he walks this new path of happiness and success. — This is how i finally woke up to life. And began to live again.

Lxpe · Romance · 9 ch

The Intern He Hates

Luca West has everything: the fame, the fans, the flawless image Fisher Group built for him. What nobody knows is the price he's still paying for it — and he intends to keep it that way. Then his manager brings in an intern. Noelle Auclair isn't here for the glamour. She's spent years quietly obsessed with one question: how does a man like Luca West get made? Her thesis depends on getting close enough to find out. She just never planned on him deciding, the moment he sees her, that she's a spy sent to destroy him. He wants her gone. She needs to stay. And neither of them expected the two of them figuring out the truth about the other would feel like anything but war. A slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance set behind the glass walls of the entertainment industry's most ruthless empire — where every smile is a performance, and the one person who sees through his isn't supposed to be looking at all.

ccmaker · Romance · 16 ch

Fate is Calling (but my phone is on silent)

Evon Pérez is the prime example of an incompetent fool, a slacker who charmed his way through life and left others to clean up his messes. He may have all of Reflector society wrapped around his little finger, but that doesn't mean he's good at his job as this generations Mirror. At least, that's how Florian sees him. As the right hand of Evon, Florian gets all up close and personal with all of Evon's "adventures" and has to deal with the consequences too. He is done with picking up the broken pieces of Evon's mishaps, and wants to go his own way. He hates that fate has been dragging him around by the collar ever since he was 14, ready for something new. But when large amounts of Scryers start popping up around the country, he's forced to reconsider his feelings about Evon and maybe, just maybe, pick up the call of fate.

idiosinkrasies · Magical Realism · 8 ch

I Can Extract the Plot ( As a Trash Side-Character)

Caelen Vance was supposed to die in Chapter One. Not metaphorically. Not “almost died but awakened hidden powers” died. Actually executed. Publicly. By axe. Unfortunately for the plot, Caelen remembers the game he reincarnated into. And unfortunately for the world, he just unlocked the single most broken ability imaginable: Endless Concept Extraction Touch anything. Steal one of its concepts. Permanently. Sharpness from swords. Durability from shields. Intent to Kill from monsters. Later? Luck. Identity. Memories. Even Divine Authority itself. There’s only one catch: He can only extract once every 24 hours. Now trapped inside the brutal dark-fantasy RPG Apocalypse: Reforged as a talentless noble bastard with a dead mana core and a 30-day countdown to execution, Caelen has exactly one goal: Survive quietly. Get rich illegally. Avoid every main character. Retire before the apocalypse. Naturally, everything goes horribly wrong. The future Ice Tyrant overseeing his execution becomes suspicious of him. The regressed heroine meant to save the world thinks he’s a timeline-breaking demon. A terrifying demon assassin starts living inside his shadow after he accidentally frees her from slavery. And a merchant genius keeps trying to convert emotional intimacy into legally binding business contracts. Now Caelen must survive political conspiracies, eldritch horrors, noble assassins, and the increasingly violent cold war between four dangerously competent women all while pretending he is absolutely, definitely, completely normal. Which becomes difficult after he accidentally removes a monster’s “Intent to Kill” and gives it an existential crisis. After all… It’s hard to stay a background character when you’re secretly stealing the concepts holding the world together.

Arthur04 · Fantasy · 14 ch

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