When Emily applies for a position as a caregiver for Daniel, a boy with a permanent spinal cord injury, she never thought she'd also be dealing with his brash fighter of a brother, Lucas. Emily soon becomes involved in the world of fighting that seems to constantly surround Lucas as he attempts to find retribution for his brother. Can Emily help heal the relationship between the two brothers while also caring for the seemingly brute professional fighter? Will Lucas lower his barriers enough for Emily to do so?

"You're atheist," I remind him. "You don't believe in god." "I believe in you," He murmurs, letting the cigarette hang from his lips. "I believe in whatever you believe." He says, letting the confession roll off his tongue as if it were that simple. As if god, the devil, heaven, hell-as if none of it really had meaning to him. "That's not how it works," I mutter as we walk down a few more alleyways-the city of Manhattan coated in a light blanket of snow. Henry Vitiello had never had anything to pray for, that is, until he met me-the only thing that had ever opened his mind up to the possibility of religion "Isn't it?" He argues, taking the cigarette by his middle and pointer finger before blowing the smoke out. "I'II dip my hands in holy water if it means I could touch you." "You'd probably burn." 𓆩♡𓆪 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐘 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎, the reaper. He's a prick. An asshole. A pretentious son of a bitch. He's not perfect. He's not even decent. But he's hers. She could be a bottle labeled poison but he was an alcoholic, and he had drunk her empty. Now he was hungover. 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒, the healer. She's known to be the perfect good girl, with perfect grades and a perfect life with a perfect family. They didn't know that behind the gated doors of their billion dollar estate, she was strapped down to a chair every night and picked apart just to be put back together in time for supper. 𓆩♡𓆪 star-crossed; adjective (of a person or a plan) thwarted by bad luck. 'star-crossed lovers' and that, they were. So they fucked under those very stars that tried so desperately to break them apart. 𓆩♡𓆪 ‼️DISCLAIMER ‼️ BOOK REFERENCES TO MARA DYER, SHATTER ME, MIND FUCK, ETC ARE ALL INTENTIONAL SO DONT BE RUDE. AS FOR TRIGGER WARN

𝐋𝐄𝐈𝐋𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐎, short girl with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes. Her mother was not the best, her father was though. But just in the beginning. Then he became distant, letting out his anger on her and only her. After some while, she found this guy who protected her with his entire life. 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐘𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈, he had tattoos covering his arms and upper body. He never were someone who talked and cared about anyone except his siblings. When she came into his life, she changed his whole personality with just her smile. - - - She never met someone who was like him. He always had everything inside him when she was the complete opposite. He had dark secrets but so did she. She just managed to hide them very well. They were soulmates, it was just hidden in hatred and discomfort. - - - TW - Read introduction - - - FIRST BOOK IN MY SERIES - - - "You can do it faster." I say, my voice lower than usual. "I can but I don't want to." He states, looking down at my legs. His eyes is on them for a couple of seconds before he looks up again. "Beautiful." Is all he says. Or more like whispers. The shirt he chose doesn't cover my lower body at all, so you can see it all. My panties, my ass, everything. His eyes glide down my body and I start to feel more flushed, feeling the heat growing in my cheeks. His hands stays on my waist, holding on tight but gentle. He takes one more look at my tanned body before slowly tilting his head up, watching my face. His eyes find mine and his hair; that I fixed just minutes ago, falls down onto his forehead like it was before. He watches me a little longer before speaking up again. "Twirl for me?" - - - #1 in Leila #1 in Greyson #1 in Match #1 in Crash #1 in Amor #2 in Author #2 in Amore #2 in Mi amore #2 in Butterflies #3 in Trust #4 in Panic #5 in Brown

Tropes: Arranged Marriage, Marriage of Convenience, Forced Proximity, He falls first and Harder, Tragic Past, Mafia Romance, Dark Fairytale 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘 https://pin.it/56uSExE 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 Gilded Lily - Cults Love Story - Indila Family Line - Conan Gray The other side - Ruelle Love in the Dark - Adele Diamonds - Rhianna My Blood - Ellie Goulding Lovely - Billie Eilish and Khalid Dynasty - Miia Somewhere Only We Know - Keane Cardigan - Taylor Swift Another Love - Tom Odell 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑫𝒆 𝑳𝒖𝒄𝒂 Though she was infamous for being the most ruthless assassin in the underworld, she was seen as replaceable, insignificant and an eyesore from her parents. She thought she was unloveable, and undeserving of love. Until she met him 𝑳𝒖𝒌𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒐𝒓 He was the next leader of the American Mafia. He had power, authority and tremendous amount of wealth. Being brought up by a loving family, he found great importance in protecting and loving his family but when he is thrown into an arranged marriage for convenience, he imagined it to be loveless. But he was so very wrong.

Alessia Ferrari is the Don of the Italian Mafia. Whip-smart and dangerous, she is a woman in a man's world, surviving against all odds. Born and raised to become a lethal killer, even the ground she walks on bows at her feet. She has it all, until that is, her father gives her hand away in marriage. Ace Hernandez is the boss of the American Mafia. He's a cold cruel hearted monster. He knows the game all too well and does whatever it takes to win and if that means breaking someone, he could do that with his eyes closed. Fate is vicious when the two are forced to marry. Will two monsters find solace in each other's arms or will they kill each other? ---------------------------- "I don't recall signing up for strip poker." She replied. Her full lips frowned softly but her eyes were filled with amusement. She knew she couldn't beat me, not at this game. "Are you quitting? Are you a quitter?" I mocked getting under her skin. Her lips twitched before she pursed them tightly. The blues of her eyes deepened and she threw me a dangerous smirk. She shuffled and pulled off one of her sandals. Fuck. So we're doing this the long way. She raised it in the air, dangling it off her finger before tossing it aside. She raised a brow at me, she challenged me. I knew I got under her skin. Just as I had anticipated. -------------------------- BE AWARE: Trigger warnings: MATURE CONTENT 18+ (SMUT) SWEARING VIOLENCE/GUN VIOLENCE SELF HARM/SUICIDE (REFERENCES) EXPLICIT LANGUAGE REFERENCES TO RAPE SMOKING/ALCOHOL/DRUGS BLOOD/DEATH/GORE ©️ All rights reserved ™️ The Walnut Tree BOOK ONE OF THE MAFIA SERIES

"You're allowed to touch me and pretend we're together, But you're not allowed to kiss me." "We'll see about that, Bambi." - Ace Rosso has been Sage Diaz's enemy for as long as she can remember, They've been tormenting each other for years. Ace and Sage got drunk at a party and ended up sleeping together, The picture got leaked all over the school & people believed they were together. So Ace comes up with a idea to fake being together to make the people they like jealous and opportunities come along the way. What happens if they break the rules & fall for each other in the process? - #1 in benefits 3/8/23

Anastasiya Greyson is back in her stuck up hometown for her senior year after the death of her mom. she already left once and she can't afford to get close to people just for her leave again. but would a friendship with her childhood love be worth the cost of her leaving? August Matthews shows everyone the side of him that's on top of the world, pretending what happened to him had no effect on him. But he can't open himself up to anyone, his heart has been locked up and the only one with a key left years ago. But she's back. Can he really be only friends with the only girl he's ever loved? • • • Matthews Series: Book One ⚠️TW: Death, Sexual Assault, Abuse [DUAL POV] [word count: 105064]

"You make me want to do things to you." He mumbles, his brown eyes never straying from mine. "What?" I whisper, nervous yet at the same time my heart pounds with excitement and anticipation. "Do you want to know what kind of things?" His low tone matches mine as he brings his face closer and I find myself robbed of speech due to our proximity. Taking my silence as his sign, he continues to lean closer. His lips caress my ear as he says "Things like this." Suddenly I feel something wet and thick being dumped onto my hair, soon the liquid drips down onto my shirt. Is that paint? Blue paint proceeds to slide down onto my shirt and my eyes widen when I hear Caleb howling with laughter. "Caleb fucking Carter!" I bellow and before I know it he breaks into a run, still laughing. ________________ Highest Rankings #1 - projectbadassgirls #1 - humor #8 - badboy

"Two damaged souls who fell in love at a school meant for fucked up rich kids." Bryce Weston is an uptight seventeen year old who used to have it all. After getting an expulsion from school she's landed at Welton Academy a place for second chances. Utterly lost in the maze of it she finds herself more closed of as ever between the people she meets. The rich were a nightmare to her and Aaron Mercer just happened to be the person she hates the most. Aaron Mercer cared about nothing but a packet of cigarettes, drugs and breaking hearts. He would always cause trouble until he met the girl who hated the stars and looked at the dark sky. With the mutual hatred and issues between them, friends who betray, lies that damage and accidents that are worth a price they have it cut out for them. Especially when a blackmailer, a psycho ex and death intervenes. A broken girl met a broken boy. Shattering was bound to happen. #1 Always 30/11/21 #1 Self-journey 30/11/21 #1 Blackmailer 6/12/21 #1 Roomates 10/2/22

Meet Angela Santiago, the daughter of the most feared mafia boss in Spain and the sister of three overprotective older brothers. She's a loving and naive girl who has been hidden from the world since the night she turn ten years old. But what happends when Angela is kidnapped on the one night she decided to sneak out. Her kidnapper is none other than the most dangerous and feared Italian mafia Don, Elijah Black. Angela is introduced to the cruel world and has to overcome many troubles, that life throws at her. What will she do when she's only surrounded by lies, heartbreak, death and broken promises? Does she trust Elijah? or does she face this alone and push him away. ________________ "You can't leave me Angel, I have no one" he says softly. "Don't you remember?" she whispers. "Remember what?" he asks, looking at her through teary eyes. "I've always been yours" she whispers with a small smile. "You promise?" "Pinky promise, gummy bear." ________________ [Book 1] *not edited*