She wants to escape it all. She runs from it. She gets a chance to leave it all behind. And she does, without thinking twice. Gabrielle leaves France, her home country, when she finds an offer to babysit in London. She doesn't have a lot of experience with kids, but she's willing to do whatever it takes to just disappear from the world she somehow got sucked into. She comes to a rich family, who has a daughter and a son. She gets a big surprise when she arrives there. The little girl might be little indeed, but the son is nothing like she expected. He's all tall and broad with tattoos marking almost every inch of his skin. And he screams bad news. Alexander shows he doesn't like Gabrielle from the first time he sees her. However, they somehow just can't ignore each other as much as they'd like to, even though Alexander told Gabrielle to never involve in his business. But her being stubborn and fearless, she quickly finds out why people call him 'Sin.' *WARNING! This story contains a strong language and violence.* *The Literary Awards 2017 winner Cover by @ForeverIsland

Aftertaste, noun Af·ter·taste : persistence of a sensation (as of flavor or an emotion) after the stimulating agent or experience has gone There was once a time she was running away from her life, from people, from everything and everyone; running as far as she could. Now, she's running towards it. She's running towards happiness. Towards love. Towards him. She got to experience a different life. With him. She got the taste of being with him. Now this is the aftertaste; the taste that lingers afterwards. This is what it's like to be loved by Sin.

Georgia Monroe thought it was going to be a normal day in court. Someone would come in, pleading not guilty, although they most definitely were guilty, and they'd make bail or spend some time in jail. Same old, same old. Her job wasn't easy, but it was rarely too difficult. She knew the law. She knew the rules. . . But Reed Robinson knew how to bend them. He was excellent at bending them. He was unlike any other lawyer she'd ever seen and he was about to change everything.

When I locked my gaze with hers, everything became clearer. While my wolf screamed 'Mate' in my head with joy and excitement. I whispered with despair: Mine *** Serah Silverknight, an ordinary human like most of them. But she always had a heavy taste for adventure. She made up a thrilling bet when she was young; she'd break the boundaries that defends her from entering and exploring a mysterious and unknown world for her tiny self, the forest. A few years later, when she finally achieves her goal, her world turns upside down. Indeed, what could she do when an injured wolf turns into a little girl? Hence, what she'll discover will change her whole perpective of life. She will also meet Jay, the perfect man she'll ever meet but the circumstances weren't on their side. So how will their relationship evolve? Could they resist their fate or will they give in their lust?

And for just the briefest of moments, the sensation of his strong arms wrapped around me and the warmth of his skin radiating against mine, casted the faintest of glows inside my belly for my best friend's boyfriend. Addison Miller is in love with her best friend's boyfriend. She never planned for it to be this way but when the two people closest to her started dating each other, the Queen of hogging the spotlight despised that the attention was no longer focused on her. Addison prides herself on being loyal but does it really count as stealing your bestie's guy if she's cheating on him? Vanessa Adams is away at college in NYU, leaving behind her boyfriend, Matthew Jones with her friend since the third grade. It's a shame she's too busy spending steamy nights in the city with a cute artist to notice how close they are becoming. Will Matt fill the void of their long-distance relationship with cuddles from Addison or fall into the arms of a past fling?

High school reunions can be an amazing experience where you have a chance to reconnect with people you haven't seen in ages, or they can be utterly dreadful. For Sara Cooper, it's the latter. Her high school days were filled with lust, love, lies, betrayals, and heartbreaks. So when she walks down the halls of Cedar High once more and is faced with not one, but two former lovers, Sara's life takes an unexpected turn. Secrets, sex, and more drama than she ever could have anticipated. • W A R N I N G • This story contains mature themes that include but are not limited to, explicit sex scenes and references, profanity, graphic violence and drug and alcohol use. By reading you are confirming you are 18 or over. Reader discretion is advised.

Arabella does not wish to marry, but her father has other ideas. Without even given a choice, on her eighteenth birthday, her surname will change to the countries most notorious and deadly man's surname. Reign. Reigns gang rules New York, all men fall under his order, including his two best friends. Roman was announced a psychopath when he was a child, his dark personality, inability to feel things, kill count higher than his age, manipulative nature- a made man by the age of eleven- and Arabella has to marry him. Luca has the looks, the tattoos and scars, but deep down, everybody knows the murderer, hotel owner, businessman is a softie, and he does have a strong soft spot for Arabella. Asher, originally a bodyguard, has his reputation in the states, Italy and China, thanks to his mother being the daughter of a Chinese Triad, and his father an Italian Made Man. Asher knows how to get what he wants and doesn't stop until he has it. Arabella has three of the countries dangerous men at her feet, and that makes her the target of many attacks, but these guys will do anything to keep her safe. Anything. 18+ !!!! - (2) started: 20/03/22 finished: 08/08/22 -

"You must be really stupid," I said with giggle. "You're way in over your head if you think I'm going to call you my husband. Your ego is starting to get a little bit too big." He took a step closer, completely overshadowing me. "And you must have forgotten who the fuck I am, my love. You better loose that attitude, because here in my mafia..." He grinned. "You are nothing before me, nobody is. I hope you understand that." I smirked as I reached for he's shoulders, rubbing then in small circles "It's seems to me that you are losing your memory, Mr Serraino. I hope you remember who made you so powerful. Do I need to remind you? It was me. I hope I made that clear." He gave a deep chuckle. "Oh really, Mrs Serraino? Ok fine, but let me also remind you of something..." He gave me a wide smile. "You need me more than I need you." I raised a brow. "Yeah, but here's the thing..." I slowly pushed him onto the bed. "I can just simply take all your power away from you." He scoffed. ''The only way that will happen is if you die." I slowly reached down to my nightstand, quickly glancing back to him only to see him watching my every move. "I've lost everything. My father, my mother and my mafia which is now in the hands of the man I'm forced to share a life with." I opened the drawer and pulled out my gun, aiming it to my head. "If killing myself means that my mafia will be out of your clutches, than so be it. I've got nothing to lose." ••• 18+

Blissfully married, surrounded by loyal friends and family, and the leaders of the eminent Sangue Mafia, Jasmine and Valentino Guerrero are the quintessence of a perfect couple. They are dangerous, bold, powerful and above all madly in love. Mere months after having tied the knot the newlyweds are faced with family drama, envy, jealousy and animosity from all sides. They say family is everything, but sometimes even the closest relatives tend to hide the darkest secrets. In addition to the internal strife, shadows from the past loom over the Guerrero household, bringing startling revelations, pain and old grudges to the surface while threatening the safety of the family as well as their loved ones. "Alright buddy, here's the deal. My wife is hungry, she's cold and tired, and frankly, so am I," Valentino said as he picked up a hammer and approached Alejandro. "Why not make this easier on everybody and just tell us where the files are? If you do that, I'll skip the foreplay and go straight to the fucking." "You idiot! You mixed up the phrases," I laughed. "It's, 'I'll skip the torture and go straight to the killing'. You're just horny babe, that's why you were thinking of foreplay and fucking." "I blame it on you tesoro. You and your sexy-as-hell body. Why, looking at you in this tight little leather skirt and lace top has all sorts of desirous thoughts running rampant through my brain," he groaned. I giggled and leaned against the wall, feeling proud of myself for being able to scramble Valentino's brains so easily, that too without even trying. Redirecting my attention to the matter at hand I saw Valentino raise the hammer and bring it down on Alejandro's knee, causing the latter to let out an anguished yell. "Where are the files?" he demanded. "F..fuck you! I'll never tell you!" Alejandro spat. Valentino looked back at me and I gave a helpless shrug. "He asked for it, so give it to him."

This book is a sequel and continuation. In order to understand it, you have to read 'Partners By Chance' first. • "I vow to always be there, to always listen and to always hold you close. I will love, honour, respect, encourage and cherish you, In sickness and health, for better or worse, through sorrow and success, for all the days my life." **** After Amelia Smith and Liam Black became partners, a lot happened. Her friends and his became friends and they all formed the most amazing friendship ever and most importantly, they fell in love. Unfortunately, being an heiress to a multi-billionaire comes with responsibilities and as a result, Amelia had to make a big sacrifice. Join her on her second journey with her friends, lots of drama, parties, university life, wifey duties, more craziness and the hottest husband ever. With having to give up something that special and all that is going on, will she loose herself along the way? Or will she end up finding something so much better than what she has lost?