A toss of the dice, doomed Evangeline to an uncertain future. Her father gambled away their families fortune leaving her in the hands of a ruthless man determined to have her at any cost to repay their debt. She escapes him, and a series of unfortunate events lands her in the company of two pickpockets and two goons that teach her how to survive the London slums. A change of fate lands her in the home of Adrian St. James, a wealthy Earl. She's caught stealing from him. But, when he learns of her predicament he swears to protect her and in doing so in his care, this defiant street urchin turns into an elegant beauty before his eyes. The daring beautiful thief not only took his breath away but in the process stole his heart.

"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

"Why did you drink Zion?" I asked him locking the door. "I don't know." He mumbled walking closer to me. "Do you need water?" "No I don't, I said I'm not drunk just a little bit drunk. He muttered. What the hell? "How many fingers are these?" I asked him raising four fingers up. "Four." He rolled his eyes mumbling something under his breath. "Okay." I muttered holding his hand. "I'm mad at you Carter." He said giving me an intense stare. "Said that before, what did i do?" I chuckled. "You are playing with my head." He muttered. "I'm sorry." I whispered, I don't know why I'm apologizing to him but it's Zion when I'm around him I do a lot of things I can't explain. "Sorry is not enough, it can never be just the same way I can never be enough." He said. "You are drunk Zion." I whispered. "I want to kiss you." He mumbled biting his lip. "You are drunk, you won't remember all this tomorrow." I told him. "I'm not, I know what I'm doing. I promise you I will remember all this tomorrow something that a drunk person can't." He answered holding my waist. "Who told you all this?" I asked smiling. "Saw it in movies, people have sex, do crazy things and can't remember because of alcohol, but I promise I will remember especially if you let me kiss you." He said his eyes raking over my body. "Zio-"

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?

When Alexis agrees to help the school's player, she must guard the secret that could unravel everything - even as unexpected feelings complicate the game. *** What happens when Alexis Dawson, the 'resident loser' of Redwood High, agrees to help the school's notorious player, Aaron Walker? How can she stop herself from falling for him? It isn't all love and romance - Alexis has a secret of her own. Join them on a journey of jealousy, betrayal, trust, friendship, and love. A little favour just got a whole lot more complicated. *** He was so close, his breath hit my lips. His eyes darted from my eyes to my lips. I stared intently, awaiting his next move. His lips fell near my ear. "Shut up and kiss me" He whispered roughly. A chill shot up my spine. I pulled back, staring at his eyes and leaned in...

Once upon a time, a girl made a vow never to give her heart to someone undeserving . . . for the sake of her happiness and heartbreak. Lydia Hayes has had enough grief in her life. After the death of her mother, she was torn. As for her father, he picked up his life and moved on. Lydia hides behind a temporary mask of 'I'm fine' and 'everything's going to be okay' when she is far from that. Enter Miguel Acosta, the boy next door. He notices Lydia one night and hasn't been able to take his eyes off her. While he's silently protecting and observing her from afar, she is meek and silently being dragged into an abyss of darkness. Lydia takes an instant interest to Miguel and the beautiful smirk he wears. However, when a night out manages to panic Lydia, Miguel springs to the rescue. Lydia begins to notices that Miguel is rather fond of protecting her. Lydia now realizes that she'd made a vow that she might just break. WARNING: This story contains mature themes such as: language, violence, self harm and abuse. Read at your own risk! This image I used to made the cover is a photograph taken by Marina Williams (@marinawphoto) on Twitter! #1 FAMILY PROBLEMS

"you shouldn't forgive the devil so easily"

Billie is a quiet, shy girl who is trying to figure out what she wants. While it seems like everyone around her is falling in love, she doesn't know where to turn. When Billie's friendship group begins to fall apart, she and her best friend, Madison, fall into the hands of a new group of boys who invite them into their friendship group. Grayson is a gorgeous boy, troubled by his family life, known as the town's 'bad boy'. He takes his anger out by playing rugby and getting drunk, but when a mysterious girl joins his friendship group, he may have found the solution to controlling his emotions. But can Billie help Grayson handle his trauma? Or is it all too much? #8 in romance #1 in love

𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 a 21 year old, she worked as a pole dancer at night and a model by day she had lived in New York for 2 and a half years her best friend living next to her they had their own apartments but met every day to model for 𝐊𝐢𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬. One shift at the club changed everything 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐚 met a handsome man 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢. He kept his eyes on her for the rest of the night not knowing this women fucked people once then left the morning after. But something was different about 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 ------------- ~•~ ------------- I opened the door to see 𝐇𝐈𝐌 my jaw dropped as I let them in he kept his eyes on me as he walked past. "So this is Nova that's her best friend Mae she doesn't live here just visits a lot" Felix said smiling as he showered the man around the apartment I quickly went and sat with Mae "That's the dude I slept with!" I whispered she nodded in shock "That's going to be so awkward!" Mae said in shock I heard them slightly as they looked around I quickly grabbed my wine and downed it "Okay calm down babe!" She said giggling I smiled and poured another glass "Okay last one we don't need you getting drunk!" She said taking the bottle out my reach. ------------- ~•~ ------------- ➪ Cover by me <3 ➪ Sneak peaks on my TikTok ☞︎ @exoticforestx ➪ Photos aren't mine all from Pinterest <3 ⚠︎︎ Contains mature scenes, swearing if any of this triggers you 𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 ➪ I do not promote any drugs, smoking, slut-shaming or anything like that it's just in the story!! ➪ All Italian/Spanish/French ect is all Google translate I don't speak any other language but English! ➪ Any French or Italian ect is from Google Translate!

18+ To Manhattan's millionaire, David Argent, bounding himself for eternity and sharing the solemn vows of I do with Dawn Montgomery, the woman he loves is just the thing he needs to do to keep the last four years of his life from haunting him, but there is only so much the heated sex and sizzling passion can cover up before the skeletons start to unravel themselves, and when they do, he finds his marriage tilting to a whole new place where hate, pain, and heartbreak are inevitable. But will their undying love for one another be strong enough to weather the storm his past brings or will the dent put in their vows by the secrets hidden be the very thing that ruins their happily ever after?