[MATURE] Lucas James is the most career focused man you will meet. After being a big time player in the NHL, he has turned to his second love... dinosaurs. Ever since Lucas was a boy, he dreamed of finding his own dinosaur... only now it might come true. Being appointed second in command on the biggest excavation in his career is a task he will take seriously. It means hard work, no distractions and nothing will break that until he's gotten through the rocks in his way. Not even the cute little newbie who's caught his eye. Thea Marshal is the definition of a rookie. Recently qualifying as a palaeontologist, she is nervous, excited and more than ready to start her career. Months fly by and the only experience in her name is between the four walls of a lab... until she gets picked up as the newest crew member of the biggest excavation in the last 5 years. It's time for Thea to pack up to South Africa and throw herself right into the rocks. Who knows, maybe she'll find her first dinosaur... or a rock that, when polished, might just turn into love. Spin Off to the Simple Love Trilogy. 1: Hand In Mine 2: Sure Thing 3. You And I *These are all interconnected and you don't have to read any of them first however I strongly recommend at least reading Sure Thing as it will explore the main MC's background. Characters and backgrounds have already been explored in the previous books. [This story contains graphic depictions of violence, sexuality, strong language, and/or other mature themes] All Rights Reserved To winnieiswriting@2023

[ COMPLETED ] [ 2021 WATTY'S SHORTLIST ] ❝ You've never been loved like this? ❞ Twenty-nine year old Monique Harper is a senior VP travel advisor. Great at her job, she is sent to Valencia, Spain to vet a chain of hotels owned by billionaire Matteo Romano. Immediately taken with the woman with an attitude, Matteo has his sights set on her, and what he wants, he's sure to get. COPYRIGHT © MIDNXGHTSUN 2020

I didn't think my captor would be as maddening as he is captivating. He drags me back to the house I vowed never to return to. He wants answers, and if he needs to, he will rip them out of me. I'm broken down piece by piece by every harsh word and every burning touch. But within the confusion, I can't help but crave him, the way he observes me, the way he controls me. I am consumed by his pain, but also consumed by his presence. I should hate him, Instead I'm falling.

Wedding Planner x Mafia Boss Grace Hartley, an ambitious wedding planner with a passion for perfection, is hired to organize the wedding of Serena Costa, the youngest member of the powerful and dangerous Costa family. The arrangement seems simple enough: design a dream wedding for a woman she hardly knows, all while staying out of the family's criminal world. But when she meets Santino Costa-mafia boss, ruthless protector, and brother to the bride-her world begins to shift. In a world where loyalties are tested and every move is a game, Grace must navigate a fine line between professionalism and the growing pull of a man she knows she should stay away from. But with every passing moment, the wedding she's planning isn't the only thing that starts to feel binding. .......................................... #1 in arrangedmarriage #1 in Italian #1 in fiction #1 in mobboss #1 in Boss

Easton Raven, born into the mafia world and next in line to take the seat handed down from generation to generation. Rough, tough, ruthless, charming and dangerous as well as dangerously good looking. Aubrey Black, young, beautiful, sweet, caring and giving. Aubrey is the kind of girl who would do anything for anyone in their time of need, however, people tend to take advantage of her kindness as they mistake her for weak. What happens when the man who swore he would never fall in love, falls in love with someone from the outside world? Will two worlds become one or will it all end in heartbreak? Book 3 in the Cobra series. Number 1 in Mafia: 27/2/2020 Number 1 in New story 13/3/2020 Number 2 in forbidden 22/3/2020 Number 2 in Young adult 22/3/2020

𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬" 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐕𝐀, an 18-year-old girl living with her protective mother, she's been homeschooled her whole life which makes her the introvert she is, she has a strong love and passion for ballet ever since she was a kid, what happens when she meets a person to another as she remains innocent about the world beyond her sheltered life. 𝐃𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐑𝐈 𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐕 , twenty nine years old and the feared leader of the Bratva, is a man carved from ice-ruthless, guarded, and used to a world where love is weakness. But when he meets 𝐡𝐞𝐫, something shifts. The walls he's built begin to crack, and for the first time, warmth seeps in. He's still cold to the world... but for her, 𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬. ___ "𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦" Long description but I hope you all enjoy this! ❣️ #2 in homeschooled -28/6/2025- #1 in cute - 30/7/2025 -

Atlas saves Jolene one day and develops an irrational love, which later causes chaos in her world. His extreme obsession turns him into a stalker with only one goal in mind: owning Jolene Hansley. After months of randomly meeting Atlas everywhere she went, Jolene travels to Italy for a business meeting. She meets Dario Romano, the Italian Mafia Don, to discuss a business contract, but then Atlas shows up. A hero can turn into a villain, and a villain can turn into a hero. ~~~ *Warning: Vulgar Language, Violent Acts, Spicy Scenes (not explicit)* All Rights Reserved August 2022

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰-𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘈𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘮𝘢𝘯 - 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 19 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺? 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦?

Thalia Kennedy is a positive ball of sunshine, she likes dirty jokes and smiling whenever. When she meets a man, the complete opposite of her she immediately takes a liking to him and wants to be the one to teach him how to enjoy the little things is life. Heath Jackson was a complicated man in many ways, from his complicated past to his guaranteed complicated future, he was never able to run away from his silent fears he'd face alone. He was closed off and hated the thought of even interacting with people, until someone was heavenly brought in to save him. --------------------------- "I'm thinking" He tells me and I frown. Is it really that hard to think about something nice about me? "I like your lips" He finally answers with a sly smirk on his face thinking he did something. "Which ones?" I ask before I could stop myself and bite my lip. "Don't you dare answer that" I point my finger at him, the smirk still on his face. ----------------------- #3 in cold 7/11/22 #1 in sarcasm 8/10/22

𝐆𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏𝐘 𝐗 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄 Elijah West is a stubborn, moody asshole who overall dislikes other people. After Carter Sakuna (quite literally) runs into him, he finds her mysterious, loud and overall super annoying. At least that's what he told himself. So then how did he end up falling in love with her? 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬: grumpy x sunshine only soft for her boy obsessed teasing comedy