𝐇𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥. ୨ৎ 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨 has always been a little too curious for her own good. Sweet, spoiled and calculating when she wants to be, she has an irritating talent for getting exactly what she wants. A trip to New York with her friends should be no different. Until she meets 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨. ♱ Cold. Brutal. Calculating. A man who kills without remorse and commands the Cosa Nostra with an authority that leaves no room for disobedience. 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨 is everything Isabella knows she should stay away from. And she does. 𝑼𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒏𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓. ⋆⋅♱⋅⋆ Suddenly, the freedom Isabella has never thought twice about belongs to a man who refuses to give it back. Angelo insists her life is in danger, but offers little else. No answers. No explanations. Only locked doors, watchful eyes, and the infuriating certainty that whatever he knows, he isn't telling her. Someone wants Isabella. She doesn't know who. She doesn't know why. And the only man who seems to have the answers is the one man she refuses to trust. ⚿ But danger has a habit of drawing closer. So do people. And somewhere between trying to escape Angelo and needing him to survive, the lines was so certain of begin to blur. Captive or protected. Hatred or desire. Freedom or 𝒉𝒊𝒎. ♡ Some lines are meant to be crossed. Some are meant to be feared. And some, once crossed, leave no way back. 𝐈𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄. ♱ 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐌𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐗𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐘

Phoebe Marlowe has spent her life trying not to be noticed- soft, timid, gentle to the bone. But softness has no place in New York's criminal underworld. When her grieving father signs a fatal contract with the Valenti crime syndicate, Phoebe becomes the debt. At eighteen, she is handed over as the unwilling bride of Romeo Valenti- the cold, ruthless heir to an empire built on blood, fear, and obedience. Romeo doesn't want a wife. He wants nothing to do with the fragile girl who flinches when he enters a room. Yet the moment she steps into his world of marble floors and locked doors, Phoebe becomes a liability he can't ignore-and a weakness he never wanted. She breaks rules she doesn't understand. He punishes a girl who can barely lift her eyes. She cries through dinner etiquette lessons. He threatens to kill anyone who makes her cry again. And when she tries to run, he hunts her. But the deeper Phoebe sinks into the Valenti world, the more she sees its truest monster- Dorian Valenti, Romeo's father, a kingpin who uses people like weapons and cages girls like pets.

NOW ON KINDLE UNLIMITED! Read the full story, including exclusive scenes, via the link in my bio! 🔗 He came for a hiding place. He stayed for the cook. Serenity Davidson has no time for strays. She's too busy running the best soul food catering business in Greensboro and keeping her heart in the Dudley neighborhood. As a proud Dudley High alum, Serenity knows how to handle the heat but she isn't prepared for the starving, half-dead man collapsed on her front porch. She does what she does best: she feeds him. He says his name is Kevin. He says he's an unemployed factory worker with "bad asthma." He is lying. He is Lorenzo Moretti, the ruthless Don of the Sicilian Mafia, battered and hiding in plain sight. He intended to heal, exact his revenge, and disappear. But after weeks of Serenity's soul food, her warm bed, and her sharp tongue, Lorenzo realizes he has a new addiction. He's not just going to take back his empire. He's taking the cook with him.

(Sequel to 𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘙𝘛𝘚 𝘛𝘖𝘖 𝘉𝘓𝘌𝘌𝘋.) 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧. Because what tore them apart wasn't just bad. It was brutal. Loyalty didn't scream when accusations were thrown and he didn't speak when they dragged her away in cuffs. She loved. She bled. And she watched him choose the one girl she could never fight. Her best friend. And Aaron? He became the villain of a story no one fully understands. Once, he walked into her world, uninvited, unexpected, impossible to ignore. This time... she walks into his. But they are not the same anymore. She is wounded. Empty. And no longer believes in love. And him? He isn't just feared. He isn't just followed. He is something far more dangerous. And this time... there's no telling what he might destroy to keep control or what she might lose trying to survive him. ______________________________________________________________ "𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚, 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣. 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝?" he asked. I froze. Not because I didn't know the answer. But because I never thought he will ever want to know. And then I said. ''𝙎𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝.'' ''𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝... 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪.'' And that one question... turned their world upside down.

This isn't your typical arranged marriage story. . . Tamryn Brooks wasn't promised to a man, she was promised to a mystery. Born into wealth, Tamryn has never been blinded by privilege. So when her father arranges her marriage to Darren Bolaray, a man whose power reaches farther than most can imagine, she agrees not out of duty but determination. Darren is everything the world whispers about: commanding, untouchable, and impossibly cold. Yet beneath his control lies something fractured, something he refuses to let anyone see. Tamryn vows to uncover the man behind the mask, even if it means stepping into the darkness he hides. But the closer she gets, the more she learns: love in Darren's world is a dangerous illusion. . . and some secrets are meant to stay buried. (WARNING: If you are uncomfortable with AGE GAPS , this story isn't for you.) P.S: This story has been a part of me since I was 16. Please respect that this is my original creation.My ideas, characters, and words are not to be copied or reproduced in any form. Thank you for honouring the effort and heart that went into bringing it to life. ** Any images or videos used in this book belong solely to their rightful owners. Full credit goes to them for their works**

[Book 2 Weststar Academy ] He loves her. And that's exactly what he hates about it ...that he's the reason for her pain. She's destroyed. Her feelings betray her every time she should know better than to feel them at all. Can they find their way back to each other or is what stands between them simply too much this time ? Back at Weststarr. New school year, backt to enemies ?! Sophia and Lorenzo are right back where they started except this time the betrayal cuts deeper, the questions scream louder, and the feelings refuse to hide, every single time their eyes meet. New challenges. Street races, parties, jealousy neither of them will admit to. And in the middle of it all, one question Can she ever forgive him? And will he ever be able to live with himself?

"Lorenzo... they're waiting for you outside the door," I said breathlessly, trying to steady my voice as his hand disappeared under my skirt. "Come on, amore... just a taste,"... 22-year-old Olivia Brooks. A scholarship student at a prestigious university in London. She's Focused. Guarded. Running from a past she doesn't talk about. 29-year-old Lorenzo De Luca. CEO of De Luca Holdings. Cold. Controlled. Untouchable. A man who does not mix business with emotion. Until her. What was supposed to be a final-year internship turns into something neither of them expected when Olivia steps into his world... and straight into him. What happens when the girl assigned to his company becomes the one rule he cannot follow? She doesn't know he's her funder. He shouldn't want her. And yet... he does.

Lia Valencia was supposed to be just another student. Quiet. Invisible. Forgettable. Until Adrian Monteverde noticed her. Cold billionaire. Guest professor. Dangerous man. The moment he stepped into her life, everything changed. Because Adrian doesn't love normally. He watches. He protects. He controls. And once Adrian decides something belongs to him... He never lets it go.

Evelyn married Adrian, believing her love could melt his cold heart. But years later, she finds herself trapped in a lonely mansion, raising their daughter Elena while her husband parades his mistress in public. Humiliation, heartbreak, and betrayal become her everyday companions-until the day Evelyn decides she has suffered enough. From a fragile, broken wife, she begins to rise as a woman of strength, grace, and power. But when Adrian finally notices her transformation, will it be too late? Or will love bloom in the ruins of their cold marriage? A slow-burn emotional journey of heartbreak, betrayal, and self-discovery - where love and revenge intertwine.

Olivia was everything to Xander Thorne-his reason to breathe, the center of his world. She was the bright light in his dark empire, the promise of a life he never thought he could have. Their love was all-consuming, fierce and tender, built on whispered dreams of a future they'd both believed in. But when Olivia was framed for a betrayal she never committed, everything they shared was put to the ultimate test. Instead of standing by her side, Xander let doubt and fury blind him. In a single night, he tore apart the life they had built-burning not only her art but the memories that meant everything to her. Now, standing in the wreckage of what they once shared, he sees the truth. And it's enough to break him. Because Olivia wasn't just his wife, wasn't just the woman he'd built his future around-she was the air he breathed, the blood in his veins. And without her, he's nothing. He'll do anything, risk everything to win her back. To prove that what they had wasn't just a dream lost to ash. Because she's still his world. And he won't stop fighting for her, no matter how much she hates him.