I smiled again, this time I noticed Nick looking across the table in my direction. His gaze was intense, there was something about it. It was intense, intimidating, sensual, but charming all at the same time. Stop it Tessa. Said my subconscious. You two couldn't even bare to be in the same room with one another a few weeks ago. Stop you do not find him attractive. I kept thinking that telling myself this would help me...but it didn't. He moved his index finger along the rim of his glass, I every so often would catch his bright green- gray eyes look in my direction. I looked down at my hands which were cupped together in my lap. Stop it Tess! "I'll help you clear the plates." His mother said to his father, after we ate. They both stood up and took the plates into the kitchen. Leaving me alone with him. Crap. Tessa Erickson is a beautiful, single, twenty-six year old woman who works for a big named company in New York City. All was great in her life, until she got partnered with a tall, well dressed, exceedingly handsome, arrogant, flirtatious playboy named Nicolai Piercy. Who also happens to be the son of the man who owns the company Tessa works for. As they deal with their own personal problems inside the office and outside, will they begin to see eye to eye, will the way they feel towards each other ever change and will Tessa end up falling for The Billionaires Son? So read along as Nick and Tessa deal with the struggles of life and love. Cover created by: kikiceleste_ Rated PG-13: (Strong language, sexual situations)

Caroline Marshall, a sweet and cute girl, who hates rich guys since her father threw her mother away to marry another woman for money. Living with a step-mother, a step-sister and a cruel father, her life was worse than hell. Aaron Woodwords, a multi-billionaire and the CEO of Woodwords corporation, has everything a person dreams of. From money to women to anything. He is egoistic, merciless and arrogant. Owners of different companies fear from him whereas women throw themselves to him. What will he do when a girl will throw money on his face for scratching his car? What will happen when Caroline meets a guy who is rich, and too much proud of his money? or that is what she thinks. What will she do when she realises she is falling deeper and deeper for that guy? Will she confess her feelings for him? Will she be able to forget her dreadful past, and give him a chance? Join Caroline in this journey, of falling in love with Mr. Billionaire. Cover by: @Anishka14 #1 in romance

On hiatus • unrevised • not yet recommended for reading (very boring no fluff/revisions added yet) --- "Have I ever told you how much I love you?" I smirked. "Hmm, I'm not sure. Tell me again." He pulled me closer, planting a hot kiss on my lips. "I love you here." And then one on my neck. "Here" And on my collarbone. "Here, most certainly." "I've definitely told you I love you here," he murmured, his fingertip trailing further down my skin. "Are you sure? I can't quite remember." A deep chuckle escaped his lips. "I suppose I'll have to give you a reminder." --- For Rosaria Castellanos, there isn't enough time in the world and there never will be. Two years after nearly being imprisoned and fleeing to Italy, she's finally free to return to her home, to her lover, and to her family. Yet a lot can change in two years. A lot can happen in a few months. Therefore, New York will have to wait. Where rivers once ran peacefully, currents now stir restlessly, hungrily seeking justice. White clouds have become grey, rumbling with taunts of fury waiting to be unleashed. Time isn't of the essence, and now, she faces the ultimate game of cat and mouse. --- Side note: Warning: mature sexual scenes, swearing, violence ✨Milestones ✨ ~ Dates ~ WP Start Date: June 14th 2021

"You were money in my eyes, Damien. Nothing more. How can that be amusing to you?" Angel Mohr sold for a staggering price! Not that she has any experience in that department. Princeton University straight-A student, Angel Mohr has her back against the wall. In between her dad's sky-high hospital bills, her pricey university fees, and the creditors hot on her feet, she's like a cornered animal frantically clawing for an escape. And you know what they say about desperate people. With nothing else to do, she's forced to strike a deal with the high and mighty college playboy, Damien Etheridge. With his looks, body, and sexual appetite like that of a Greek god, filthy rich kid Damien would be the perfect client. Funny how a singly question can change your entire life. When Damien uses his power to control her life, her future, and her family--Angel is left regretting that one thing she shouldn't have asked. Will she ever get herself to do the deed? Can a stuck-up playboy open his heart to love? Will their moments of sexual tension turn into something deeper?

He let out a slight shrug, "Putting you to death was not what I was pointing towards. After all, it is merely the mouth that talks." I shivered, as I blinked naïvely, "Humph! A-And are there methods to silence this alone?" I huffed. He snapped his arrogant, coldly-heated gaze in my direction, and my insides clenched, as I noticed his deep, powerful ocean orbs snap down to my... lips. He then snapped his gaze away, fixing his right wrist watch as his deep, authoritative voice came: "Many, trust me." ~~~~~~~~ Fate has a weird hobby of slamming us right in the face about things we so took for granted. My name is Charlotte Thorne. Never claimed to be special, never cared about that. I grew up behind the pages of my books and in the different worlds of my love and romance novels. The world, as I knew it, consisted of my humble yet happy family, my studies, hobbies, friends and a potential perfect love story I was supposed to live. Now what happens when the world, as I knew it, turns out to be mostly a lie I've lived in for a long time? I conclude a simple golden rule: Love is pure, illogical crap. And so, long story short: with my nëw rules, a strict vow, a new family, fresh job, and on top of all those, a cold and arrogant Rickard Ellington Conway as my employer, guess I have a whole lot to deal with in this fresh new world of mine ─which'll get rather interesting... Book I of the Charlotte's Story Series. Trigger Warning: This story may contain scenes/content of violence, vulgar language, etc. that might be triggering to some audience. Genres: Romance • Drama • Action • Thriller ©️ 2016 Athenas

He placed both his hard, and muscular hands over my upperarms, as he pinned me to the wall ─preventing me from moving. Questions shot my mind like a thousand bullets, and I shuddered fiercely. What... What was happening?! God! What's he doing?! An-And... here!!! In front of two-hundred Goddamned people!! He clenched his jaw, as he parted his lips, against mine, and spoke: "Resist me." ~~~~~~~ Charlotte Thorne; innocent, dreamy, and naïve, gets her life turned upside down after she decides to leave her parents' home and enjoy a new space of independence ─New work, new place, new relations, new... Employer ─None other than the business magnate Rickard Ellington Conway. Her story continues on as she dives into the cores of human bonds while she aims for a decent and peaceful life. Accompany Charlotte in her search for a 'loveless' life, and continue to enjoy her story ─Charlotte's Story. Book II of 'Charlotte's Story' Series. Trigger Warning: This story may contain scenes/content of violence, vulgar language, sexual scenes that might be triggering to some audience. ©️ 2017 Athenas

~"What have that bag ever done to you?" I feel someone touch my shoulder. My instinct took over, I spin around and gave a circle kick. Tyler dogged it, he grabbed around my waist and pulled me down to the ground. He held my arms and sat over me so I couldn't move. "Get of me you son of a *****!!" I scream. I'm no one to play with when I'm angry. "Calm down! I'm not going to hurt you I promise." I tried to catch breath and slowly calm down but only seeing his face wanted me to punch it even more. "let me go so I can kill you where you stand!" "hm that sounds like a great idea! Don't think so!"~ Tyler's life changes when he under threat must keep a strange girl captured. She is the most annoying, stubborn and craziest person he ever met. After her problems mixed in with his, need both of them start to work side by side to get something good from everything. Who is Haylee Turner for real? What secrets does she hold? why is she so dangerous? Does he have to marry a girl he never met and will she ever learn to live a life outside of captivity and leave the past they all want her to fall back to. {This story may contain bad language, violence and dirty }

"Come back, Ava. Why did you leave me?" He said looking deep into my eyes. "After what you did, no one can come back to you!" I shook my arm forcefully, freeing myself off of his hold. I kept standing there facing him. I once again looked straight in his dark eyes and hissed, "You are a piece of shit and nothing else." He held my both forearms as tightly as he could, making me wince with the pain he was inflicting on me. He came near me, so near that I could feel the heat radiating from his body, making my surrounding warm and fearful. He leaned down to meet my face and said with a smirk on his face, "This piece of shit is your husband and you know that." ENTER ON AN EXCITING JOURNEY OF Love, Hate and Revenge. . . . cover designer | @equivocally highest ranking | #502 in Romance #212 in Mystery #247 in Thriller #12 in HOT #6 in Cocky #207 in CEO #16 Sexy #3 in Blood #2 in Project Woman Up #1 in Intentions

As he took one last step closer, his muscles made direct contact with every fragment of my body, and I could feel my skin become ten times warmer. "I shall keep my word for you, as a car is waiting down for you and a cloth change has been prepared." He placed his left hand beneath my chin, arcing it up slightly and running his thumb quickly over my lower lip in the process. "But prior to leaving," I felt his right hand shift at that, as it moved to make contact with my.. my bare thigh. Either his long and well-steeped index and middle fingers moved, tracing up the side of my thigh and beneath... his thin shirt... "I have one last task for you." ~~~~~~~~~ 'Pain re-creates humans; shaping them differently as they try to adapt to it.' They say. Suffering yet another shock following her parents' separation, Charlotte now has to pick her broken pieces again and move on with her life. She has developed even further aims now -besides living a loveless, peaceful and happy life, she wants revenge. Between family bond, friendship, and love, the young, innocent, and naïve Charlotte will struggle to achieve her new aim while trying to keep her position as the perfect secretary of the one and only Rickard Ellington Conway! Follow Charlotte in her final journey, delving into the depth of human bonds, and enjoy her story -Charlotte's Story. Book III of the Charlotte's Story Series. Trigger Warning: This story may contain scenes/content of violence, vulgar language, and sexual scenes that might be triggering to some audience. ©️ 2018 Athenas

"You fit the bill just fine, Angel. I need a woman as strong as you." "I don't sell myself to anyone anymore, Mr. Stone. I don't pretend to love someone I don't and will never love." "Mr. Stone... I am not afraid of you. I will not yield to your demands no matter how you try to make my life miserable." Angel Mohr's college life has ended, and so is her short-lived romance with the university playboy. Now a little less starry-eyed and a lot more frustrated, she tries to make her way into the publishing world. She's the family breadwinner, after all. All goes relatively well until the company she's working for, McGarry Publishing, goes under... via suspicious circumstances. With Damien Etheridge out of the picture, Hunter Stone plays his cards and plays it superbly. The cold-hearted business magnate is hell bent on having Angel for a pretend wife and will stop at nothing to woo her-even if he has to resort to the most unconventional of ways. And god knows what the callous billionaire has up his sleeves. What was a one-time girlfriend for hire deal ends up to be a great deal of mess, and it's not looking so well for poor Angel. The contract has been drafted, and he wants her in. Jobless and desperate, Angel Mohr is put in the spotlight once more. Will she sign along the line? Will this little game of pretension turn into something more beautiful? And what about those random visions she has of Damien? Is she just imagining things?