For the last seven years, Baya Mikaels has been living the fast life. Right out of high school she got the chance of a lifetime; to live her dream in LA as a songwriter. But are dreams always what you expect? It wasn't easy but Baya was independent and determined to stay afloat on her own. That was until her inspiration ran dry and she realized that the one place that might help her was the last place she wanted to go. Her hometown. The place she ran from, filled with the people she left behind. Jensen Keeler had to grow up faster than most. In one fell swoop, he lost his parents and shortly after, the love of his life. He then obtained guardianship of his three siblings, a business, and all the responsibilities that came with them. He worked himself to the bone to keep his family from sinking even if he barely kept his own head above water. But what happens when his first love shows back up in town? Jensen never wanted to see Baya again. Definitely not as his new neighbor and certainly not attached at the hip with his traitorous sister. Baya and Jensen are not the same people they were seven years ago. The feelings they shared are muddied from neglect, yet still fighting their way through. So why does it suddenly feel like maybe together, they wouldn't have to fight to stay afloat? Maybe together, they could learn to tread the waters. Tropes you can expect: second chance romance, forced proximity, a little bit of enemies to lovers. ~As a warning, please expect sexual content, steamy smut, cursing, drinking and other mature content. Also expect love, humor, sarcasm, a healthy dose of drama and always a happy ending!~

Joelle Morrow has her focus set on the future. As an up-and-coming lingerie designer, she's overcome multiple setbacks on the road to achieving her dream of opening her own boutique but has yet to be knocked down, leaving her no time to think about her lack of a love life. That is, until Sebastian Brookes walks into the pub where she's bartending and immediately catches her eye. As the newest addition to the Boston Knights hockey team, Sebastian is back in his hometown and ready to prove to the world he deserves a spot in the big leagues. Despite fumbling their first few encounters, Joelle and Sebastian are unable to deny their mutual attraction and begin to date, but quickly realize that keeping their eyes on the prize is hard when trying to navigate a new relationship. Not only are they dealing with conflicting priorities and intensifying pressure, but with Joelle on the seam of everything she's ever wanted and Sebastian suddenly sidelined, they're faced with an arduous decision. Do they choose to hit the brakes and concentrate on their own careers or fight for a chance at love?

*COMPLETED* Ella: College is overwhelming for everyone. Add being a freshman here on a scholarship from Sweden, trying to make a new life for myself, I have no time for any distractions. I need to be on my A game at all times, even when 'mr QB one', or Adonis himself, enters my life. Nothing more can grow between us than friendship. I have to make sure of that. Mac: I have always been a believer at love at first sight and when I see her I know she is it. She insists we can only be friends but I plan to show her how good we are for each other, and as the sizzling attraction between us only grows stronger, it is harder and harder to stay away and I know she can feel it too. Love is never easy and sometimes we do stupid things in the name of love. One devastating decision leaves them both despair and the question is if they are going to make it out of this stronger than ever, or forever at loss. (Can be read as a standalone)

Emmy Rhodes is tired of relationships. She spends her days drinking coffee, doing yoga, and sleeping around. It's been nine long years since high school graduation. Almost a decade since she's seen Brooks. Meet Jay Brooks, the OG boy toy. He is tall, sexy, and secretive, and Emmy just can't help herself. She's only going home for two weeks and has zero plans to rekindle an old flame, but not if Brooks can help it. It's true that old habits die hard. Find out what happens when the one who got away comes back and these two spend the night together one more time. Sex is safe || Love is not ... One More Time is an instant sex-crazed classic. It's raw and relatable, overly dramatic and funny. It will hook you so deep, you'll wish you were friends with each and every character. *Editor's Pick List July 2021* *AWARDS* 1st Place The Golden Awards 2K20 ChickLit 2nd Place The Golden Writer Awards ChickLit #3 in ChickLit #1 in GossipGirl #10 in OTH ⚠️ references to sex & drugs, frequent profanity & sarcasm [[word count: 110,000]] Cover Design: Kat Pace

Tatum Carter + TBD (but probably a hockey player, let's be real)

Hoping for no distractions during her senior year of college, Ryan finds herself in a whirlwind romance following a one-night stand with the last person she expected: the star wide receiver of the football team. ***** Ryan Collins only has two goals: to get into medical school and avoid football players, thanks to her ex-boyfriend and their nasty breakup. But after a one-night stand, she's torn between a notorious wide receiver and the dream she's starting to question more each day. With the NFL draft quickly approaching, Carsen Blake has a lot more to worry about than just football. Managing an alcoholic mother, a stubborn coach, and his grief after his father's passing, Carsen has to convince the one girl he's liked for years that he's worth more than a one-night stand while also proving to himself that he is more than everyone's expectations. Book One of the UNC Series Content warning: This story contains an instance of mild self-harm, themes of addiction and mentions of emotional partner abuse

Zachary Rhodes is the type of man you deem as invincible. Best known for running one of the highest ranking Fortune 500 investment companies, he's always had everything at his beck and call. Women, lots of them. Money, he's got endless amounts of it. Power, which comes to him naturally. But even with all the women, money, and power in the world, there's one thing that he's always one thing that he doesn't get much of. Love. Until he meets her. Lauren Rivers. The most forbidden fruit of all. - - spin-off of Want. I highly recommend reading that before reading this book, although it can be read as a standalone, it will give you the full experience.

Two people - broken in their own way - collide. Francesca's life was completely normal up to a couple months ago. Ethan's never known normality. Two people. Carrying a massive weight of secrets. Only time will take for their barriers to break and their walls to fall. Mature content throughout: PTSD, Language, sexual themes, smut, drugs and alcohol. - - - My insides are begging for me to let go, and I don't think I can hold no longer, but for my own dignity, I do, trying to push it down. It's too soon, embarrassingly soon. "Don't you fucking dare." His voice is hard, demeaning, and that alone makes my insides tighten further. The pressure becoming unbearable. Ethan's hand grabs my wet hair, twirling it around his hand before he pulls me up by it, and I wince slightly before sighing as my back hits his chest, his cock still buried into me. He palms my breasts, my nipples hardening further, and he rolls my right one between his fingers before pinching it, and I whine at the feeling. Dickhead. "Cum for me right now, Francesca, or else."

A reverse button has been pressed - at what place are we now paused at in Francesca and Ethan's journey? Four months have passed, what happened since that evening in January? Did she get the help she so desperately needed? Did he keep up his end of the bargain? Only time will tell. Mature content throughout: PTSD, Strong Language and Sexual themes - Smut, Drugs and Alcohol. - - - ~ ≫ ──── ≪•◦ ❈ ◦•≫ ──── ≪ ~ "You're such a desperate whore, aren't you, huh?" He asks, and I nod, screwing my eyes closed, his words making the knot in my belly tighten further. "Then you're going to wait." "What-" I'm opening my eyes, seeing his hand reach for his belt. In a blink of an eye, he's ripping it out of the hoops, and he's grabbing my wrists, restraining them. "This okay?" He checks, his guard lowering, and I nod, biting on my lower lip. "Use your words, baby." "Yeah, it's okay." I say breathlessly.

𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐨. 𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫: 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 I was only fourteen when I was promised to Nicolas and sixteen when I became engaged to him. Now, weeks from my eighteenth birthday and only a few months from our wedding, I have come to realize many things that I did not at fourteen. Not just about myself, but also about Nicolas. I knew that he was experienced and enjoyed his life, especially considering that he is three years my senior, but I was naive to think that he would ever love me like my papa loved my mama. I guess it's a good thing that I've grown up. It's an even better feeling to know I no longer have any fears. I will be the person that I want to. If that is my father's downfall, so be it. If it's Nicolas' downfall, that's even better. I'm a bad girl now. I'm out for blood. XO GP ♥ 1ST PLACE in ROMANCE | THE LEAL AWARDS