by PagesbyMoonlight
Romance writer Kristina Collins has spent years rebuilding her life and protecting the independence she fought hard to reclaim. But when escalating threats force her publisher to hire private security, she finds herself under the watchful eye of Jake Reynolds, a scarred former black-ops operative whose protective instincts are as intense as his presence. Their constant clashes ignite an attraction neither of them wants to admit. But as Kristina’s dangerous past closes in, Jake must learn that protecting her does not mean controlling her, and Kristina must decide whether trusting him is worth risking her heart. When obsession turns deadly, they’ll have to face the shadows chasing them before those shadows tear them apart.
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 9 Oct 2026, 03:08 UTC
Entry forecast updated 9 Oct 2026, 03:08 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 91% of similar stories
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beats 10% of similar stories
Hidden gem — exposure is the bottleneck
Readers who find this story follow it at a high rate; there just aren't enough of them. In our cohort data, near-daily posting lifted the odds of reaching 25 followers from ~0% to 17% — more chapters, shoutout swaps and ads buy the eyeballs this conversion deserves.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
