Dakota is just like every other 17 year old high school senior. Or that's what everyone thinks. Everyone sees Dakota as this funny, sarcastic, and caring girl. What people don't see is how much she is truly suffering inside. People don't know that the smile she always wears is completely fake. They don't know what's really going on at home. They don't see the bruises she has to cover up every morning. They don't see her having to step up to take care of her two younger siblings. She puts on a fake smile as soon as she walks through the school doors and slowly builds her walls up higher as each day goes on. She thinks no one will ever see past her facade...that is, until three new bad boys come strolling into town taking an automatic interest in Dakota. And one certain bad boy can read her like an open book. Will Dakota eventually let these three bad boys in? Or will she keep everything in until she finally reaches her breaking point? Warning: explicit language, violence, sexual assault, abuse, and sexual content ---------------------------- Highest Rankings: #1 Past #1 Underground #1 Abuse #1 Broken #1 Fighter #2 Boxer #1 hurt #2 sad

Amelia Smith a 20 year old baddie. She lives her life like there's no tomorrow.You really dont wanna get on her bad side Because this girl can fight.But the everything changes when she agrees to go on holidays with her friend to Italy for a week and she bumps into HIM. Grayson Rodrigo a 22 year old leader of the biggest gang in Italy called the Black Roses.He's someone you wouldn't wanna mess with. No one step's out of line in the black roses at least not when Grayson's around. He can get anyone killed with just a snap of his fingers. What will happens when these to bump into each other one day? Continue reading to find out... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning violence

Poems are an expression in words of the beauty seen in the things around you. Many a time these words do not entirely encapsulate what you mean or feel but merely are a fragment of the beauty it beholds, whatsoever it may be. This written word is to be looked upon with an open mind, understanding each word and visualise as you go. But these are stories that capture the heart. Vote and Comment your honest thoughts on them. Highly appreciated! 🥈~ in spoken word {11/04/20} 8th ~ in poetry {04/02/22}

"You're a spoiled, ungrateful brat." Asher snarled, turning around so suddenly that I nearly fell from the sheer momentum. His blue eyes blazed with an icy fire as they narrowed into slits. "Why are you so ignorant?" He took a large step towards me as his words rocketed around the room. I bit my trembling lip with all the strength in the world. No freaking way. Absolutely not. I refused to cry in front of him. "Can't you see that I care?" His tone so dangerously quiet, so very low. I pushed myself back further into the stony wall, hoping it would swallow me whole. "Is that not enough?" His eyes dropped to my lips, flickering back up as quickly as they had fallen. All I could see was him, all I could feel was him. He had captured every single one of my senses. And I hated it. He made me feel things that I sure as heck didn't deserve to feel. "To hell with the rest of them." He growled, "you're mine." ------- Ariella Gates is the daughter of one of the richest men in the world. As someone who is set to inherit billions, she's never had to lift a finger. Unfortunately, no one expected her 'beloved' daddy to die so soon. Thrown into a world of poverty, Asher Kent, a pessimistic yet handsome cleaner, reluctantly takes her under his wing. They say that opposites attract. Let's test that fictitious, romantical theory out. ----------------------- A bucketload of heart fluttering romance, a dash of tragedy and a hint of danger. INCLUDES SOME MENTION OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS - violence, physical and emotional abuse, death, mental health and eating disorders. ----- A massive thanks to @june-writes for this amazing cover. Check her graphics out!

"Sometimes the most beautiful things are found in the depths of darkness"

When reality shatters him, Gleam creates a world of his own. As a form of escapism, 17-year-old Gleam Wuthrich paints a world of his own. A place to comfort himself of all the pain the past left him. A room only he is allowed to see. That is until his step brother's baby sitter is greeted by those same for walls. With his secrets shared with another, Gleam decides to avoid Elaine at all costs. But his father doesn't make this easy when he forces him to go with them to Switzerland for their family vacation. The worst part of it all, he finds himself lost in Switzerland with Elaine. With each adventure they have, Gleam feels himself getting closer to Elaine. Will he take a leap of faith for love? Or will he let the past destroy it all?

This series is a mystery filled book about the adventures that Seth has in Èze. A mystery of the forgotten and forbidden church where his friend's father died years ago. Is it his ghost that is haunting the place or is it some one else's. Is the place really haunted? Join him in this book to find out the true story behind the church and also the big secret it reveals in the end.

**Love is not always wonderful, it can be a blessing or a curse** Carter Hall CEO of Hall technologies and the current reincarnation of the Prince Khufu, he is cold and serious, but sweet and domineering making him easy to fall in love with. He is cold and ruthless during work, but he is sweet and friendly during leisure hours. Kendra Shiera Sanders the current reincarnation of the High priestess Chay-ara. Fashion designer and the CEO of a fashion brand, diagnosed with a heart disease at birth she is kind, sweet and just wants to live a normal life. During their first lives the high priestess Chay-ara and the Prince Khufu were cursed to fall in love and die by the hands of the High priest hath-Seth every lifetime. After 206 reincarnations and deaths can they survive another, or will they make the same mistakes? Is 207 their lucky number? ~~~~~~~~~~~ I stared at Carters face from the side with a smile on my face, I do not know what it was that attracted me to him, but I was very happy about it. I stared at his high cheek bones and his chiselled jaw in awe as I thought about how it was possible for someone to be so perfect. I do not know how long I was staring at him for but then he suddenly turned around and looked me straight in the eyes, it was like he was staring at my soul and I was staring at his. He felt so familiar and comfortable to me, he felt like someone I could give it all up for and that is what scared me. "See something you like" he said with a smirk as he stared at me. I quickly looked down as I blushed realising what I was doing. Looking at my reaction he gave a hearty laugh and then wrapped his arms around my shoulder. ~~~~~~~~ WARNING!!!! This is not your typical cliché love story, it is the story of the life and death of two star crossed lovers as they meet in different points of time, with one fault. Nothing ever changes.

Stay-at-home mom Harriet has just about had it. As her husband puts in more and more hours at the office, she's stuck with six-year-old Sam and the looming insanity of the holiday season. Along with the usual event planning panic, fall brings constant reminders of her father's failing health and the limited time they have left together. When her friend and renowned caterer Carol invites her over for a baking session, Harriet jumps at the opportunity to destress and learns Carol's secret ingredient to her stress-free lifestyle: venting her negative emotions into everything she bakes. As Harriet's love for baking warps into an addiction to the comforting warmth of the oven, her new coping mechanism starts to look more and more like a recipe for disaster. Cover by @meha-k