Maria is the perfect girl-the kind of girl men dream of but rarely find. Since arriving in the States from Russia three years ago, she has been Noah's world: brilliant, breathtakingly loyal, and utterly devoted. For Noah, life is simple: there is Maria, and there's Anthony. Anthony is more than a BSF; he's the brother. Their bond forged over years of secrets and support. But when Anthony confesses something that's been stripping away his confidence-he's a virgin and terrified of failing the new girl he's been talking to-Noah's loyalty takes a dark, experimental turn. He would do anything to help Anthony find his footing. Even if it means bringing Maria into the equation for a lesson no one will forget. It was supposed to be clinical. Anthony could learn the details of a woman's body from someone Noah trusts completely. But Noah doesn't just step aside. He stays. He watches. He becomes the architect of Anthony's awakening, coaching his BSF through every intimate moment. But the moment the first lesson begins, the plan starts to shatter. The girl Anthony was trying to impress is forgotten. In her place is Maria-a woman who discovers that being the center of two men's attention, and being "shared" by the person she loves most, awakens a hunger she never knew she even had. As Anthony moves from hesitant student to a man who knows exactly how to make Maria come apart, Noah finds himself caught in a spiral he didn't expect. Instead of jealousy, he feels a twisted sense of pride-and a deepening obsession with the way his best friend is worshiping his girlfriend. The boundaries of their three-year relationship haven't just been crossed; they've been set on fire.

At eighteen, Josephine's life is a rigid cycle of survival. After being disowned at fifteen and abandoned by the father of her child, she has spent the last two years working nonstop to provide for her son, Ethan. Every cent of her $22.90 hourly wage at an upscale downtown hotel is accounted for, split between a $1,120 monthly rent for a crumbling apartment and the $13 an hour she pays her unreliable babysitter. She exists in the shadows of the night shift, scrubbing floors and changing linens while the rest of the world sleeps. The fragile balance of her life is threatened when Barrett and Andrew arrive. The twenty-year-old heirs are arrogant, conceited, and only at the hotel to prove a point to their wealthy parents. They want their trust funds early, and they treat the workplace like a playground. To them, everything and everyone is disposable. When Josephine's babysitter chooses a date with her boyfriend over her responsibilities, she drops two-year-old Ethan at the hotel curb, leaving him with the new valet team: Barrett and Andrew. Josephine finishes her shift to find her son in the middle of a chaotic scene, her terror quickly turning to fury. But as the hotel manager prepares to fire her for the disturbance, Barrett intervenes with a lie. He claims Ethan is his little brother, dropped off by mistake. Knowing the power their family wields, the manager retreats, leaving Josephine tethered to a lie told by the very type of man she despises most. Now, Josephine is left without a babysitter and to make matters worse, Ethan has taken a sudden liking to the two arrogant men who saved his mother's job.

Chloe's life changes forever when her mother marries a wealthy man, but neither realizes she is marrying into a corrupt Italian mafia family. Moving into their estate brings Chloe face-to-face with her new stepbrother, Santino. He hates her on principle. The fact that she is moving into the room right across the hall makes her an intruder in his world, and he isn't shy about letting her know it. Her presence is a distraction Santino can't ignore. Whether he's blasting music or bringing women home, he's constantly aware of her across the hall, and that loss of control infuriates him. A man who handles his demons with violence, Santino's fuse only gets shorter with her nearby. Their bond is a cycle of explosive bickering and mutual loathing-a match held to a powder keg that's bound to blow. Then there's Rudy, Santino's best friend. Rudy doesn't want Chloe out of the house-he just wants her. To him, she's innocent, tiny, and hot, but it's her attitude he can't wait to see break. He's a man waiting for his moment while the chaos between the step-siblings unfolds. But Chloe has a secret. Will she drop her innocent act and show these men she knows more than both of them combined-including in bed? Will Rudy break her attitude and have her, or will Santino's explosive temper finally break her, proving that he'd rather destroy his stepsister than ever let her in? I'll give you a hint... neither wins, because she belongs to both.

Silent chains An Obedient Girl. A Dangerous Man. A Silence Too Loud to Ignore. Aarya has never spoken a word. A twenty one year old Born mute and forbidden by her cruel family to learn sign language, her life has always been quiet - not peaceful, but silenced. Hidden away in an attic, unloved and abused while her stepsister is pampered like royalty, Aarya's only survival tool is obedience. She never questions, never resists... until one night, fate places her in the wrong place at the worst time. She witnesses a brutal murder committed by the city's most feared mafia boss, Luca De Rossi - a twenty eight year old man known for leaving no witnesses alive. But when he finds her cowering in fear, trembling and tear-streaked, he spares her life. Barely. A story of forced proximity, power and vulnerability, slow-burning connection, and a girl who can't speak... but says everything without words. ---

It's Winter break and a freak storm prevents the last five students from leaving their remote campus. Most of the staff have left and those that remain are happy to lock themselves away in their rooms and wait for spring. In the student dorms, a power cut, no outside communications and a need to keep safe brings the quiet nerd onto their radar and once they see her and get to know her better, they wonder where she had been hiding all this time. One thing is for certain, after the storm has past, they are not letting her go. This is a very fast instalove reverse harem short story - enjoy.

Editing -------- Highest Ranks- 1# Mafia 1#hostage 1#complete 1#good girl 1#italian 2#opposites 3#Mature 4#morallygrey Rosie has always been independent, caring, loyal, polite, but most of all, lonely. Growing up without a family she learnt the hard way that love was most of all, a fairytale, only found in worn books and illogical movies, but that never stopped her from feeling everything so deeply, daydreaming and romanticising a life that's never truly been hers. All she's ever wanted was a little bit of love. Will moving into the busy streets of Brooklyn to get away from the loneliness she's always felt and potentially find the boring love she wants so badly be the easiest choice she ever makes? Probably, and quite possibly...the worst... Now Rosie will learn the hard way that sometimes when a 6'4ft man with piercing green eyes, the mouth of a sailor and an obviously not so alluring demeanour tells you to walk the other way, just walk the other fucking way...

Perfect appearances, perfect grades, perfect manners. Anything less for Adelina Torres and her family kicks her to the streets until she can keep up with the family name. She never had a life of her own. Always studying, always going to business dinners with her parents, always seen as a failure to her family. Despite her bubbly personality, she has always struggled to make friends. What happens when she meets Aaron Hendrix, the leader of the most powerful mafia in the country? A moment to thank you beautiful readers for giving me these rankings among thousands/hundreds of thousands/millions of other stories with similar tags :) #1 in mafia #1 in protective #1 in abused #1 in sunshine #1 in grumpy #2 in innocent #2 in cold #2 in goodgirl #3 in cute #9 in badboy #42 in family #54 in love

"I will wait for you all summer and every summer after if I have to." Competitive surfer, Kenna Calvin has one last summer in Channel Islands, California. Between her horrible family and the constant obstacles she faces with people from her past, Kenna is willing to take any distraction she can. Though, the last thing Kenna Calvin wants is to settle down and get into a relationship. Kenna can't even correctly describe the word "Love" given her broken home, and she has no desire to anyways. Surf Shop owner, Wes Carter's main focus this summer is to maintain his Dads' Surf Shop, unable to uphold any distractions. But Wes finds it difficult to stay focused when all he can think about is the girl who he keeps running into. Wes is well aware that Kenna doesn't want to settle down, Wes is also aware he wants Kenna to be able to describe the word "Love" and he wants to be the reason she can.

"When I first saw you, I thought I'd have to kill you." "Uh, excuse me?" "But now I'll kill anyone that even thinks of laying a finger on you," he said, a dry laugh escaping his lips. "How times change, huh?" ~~~ Atlas, a young chef, was simply trying to survive in the big city. When a mysterious intruder, Emil, breaks into his apartment, Atlas is thrust into a life completely different from his. As Emil takes a liking to Atlas, will the chef run away? Or will the crime boss give him a reason to stay? ~~~ [mxm]

"I love you." "Oh?" "In a non-bro sort of way, y'know? Full homo." ~~~ Kai and Roan are a lot of things. Best friends, football players, straight A students, future roommates, and so on. Read what happens when a kiss adds something new to the list. ~~~ [This is a FREE book with paid exclusive chapters.] [bxb] [Marked mature for sexual content.]