Daria Cole never expected her quiet high-school tutor partner to return as the new Mafia King of New York. Nico Costa. Bigger. Colder. Tattooed. And looking at her like she's the only softness he'll ever touch. She thinks they're just friends. He knows better. "Say the word," he murmured against my neck, "and I'll ruin any man who thinks he can touch what's mine." A soft, innocent girl. A very dangerous man. Five years of tension ready to explode. A Dark Romance #1 Sunshinexgrump (Dec 15th) #1 bwwm (Dec 17th) #1 mafiaboss (Dec 17th) #1 yearn (Dec 18th) First Book : Kill For Her Book Two : Enzo Wow! You guys have been showing so much love! Thank you! Published Dec 10th 2025 Trigger warning: This story contains sexual content and mature themes. Reader discretion is advised.

"There's something so fascinating about your innocence," he breathes, so close I can feel the warmth of his breath against my lips. "It's a shame my own darkness is going to destroy it. However, I think I might enjoy the act of doing so." Being reborn as an immortal isn't particularly easy. For Rosie, it's made harder as she is sentenced to live her life within Time's territory, a powerful Immortal known for his callous behaviour and unlawful followers. However, the way he appears to her is not all there is to him. In fear of a powerful danger, Time whisks her away throughout his own personal history. But going back in time has it's consequences; mainly which, involve all the dark secrets he's held within eternity. But Rosie won't lie. The way she feels toward him isn't just their mate bond. It's a dark, dangerous attraction that bypasses how she has felt for past relationships. This is raw, passionate and sexy. And she can't escape it.

When Everly Reed collides with the cynical and devilishly handsome Mason Valdez, she knows trouble is ahead, but she never could have guessed how much she would be drawn to the storm. ***** Nineteen-year-old Ever Reed likes when things make sense. Which is probably why she excels at math, enough to secure her a spot at an Ivy League school out of state. Sheltered by her mother and older brother Asher for most of her life, Ever hasn't experienced much of the world, but she knows New York will be an adventure. Enter Mason Valdez: cynical, arrogant, and undeniably attractive-exactly what Ever doesn't need. But as their paths keep crossing, Ever finds herself intrigued by Mason, and eager to know the boy behind the bitter mask. As secrets, scars, and painful pasts rise to the surface, Ever knows one thing for sure: they can only make it through if they face their storms together. [[word count: 150,000 - 200,000]] Cover designed by Frances Louise De Ramos Spinoff to The Hoodie Girl Book One of the A Thousand Storms series [[The Fiction Awards 2018 Best Overall Story and Best Romance Winner]] Content/trigger warning: This story mentions sexual assault and childhood abuse

Audrey Rhode Hayden Born and raised in New York, sophomore at Yale, the gorgeous it girl from one of the wealthiest American families who everyone adores. Everyone except him. Chase Elijah Miller The cold hearted, devastatingly handsome guy who hates everything and everyone. Especially her. . "He is fucki-" I correct myself "freaking annoying, rude, self-centered, and many other negative things that I could count for hours. He is so mean, pure evil, the devil's reincarnation in human form. He is-" Hatred can be a mutual feeling. But so does love. How could the mysterious troubled guy who the only emotion he ever knew was anger let himself fall for the outgoing girl everyone loves? "I went to war with myself for you. I am addicted to you, angel." She was the light to his darkness. ...But even the brightest smiles hide pain behind them. // "How did we end up here?" "You couldn't sleep." // She loves every part of him. Now, he loves them too. . . . . From enemies to lovers?

Meadow Black is quiet, blunt, and protective of those closest to her. Nonsense isn't in her vocabulary. All her life, she was overlooked, but once life takes a turn, she refuses to remain voiceless. When the infamous, hot-headed Paul LaHote starts vying for her attention, she doesn't know what to do. She doesn't want to deal with his persistence and his determination to talk to her. Unfortunately, there are other forces at play, and she can't help but find herself falling for him.

When Rory Vincent's protective older brother moves away to college her senior year, she decides that she is going to live life. She wants to date. She wants to party. She wants to lose her virginity. Just as she's finally making her way into the normal teenage girl scene, another obstacle is thrown her way. Sin Westbrook. Sin is mean and quiet and violent. And despite looking like a god, he has no friends at school. Rory hasn't said a single word to him in the five years since he moved next door to her. So why is he all of a sudden obsessed with her?

Academic Rivals to Lovers in a Boarding School ..... "You wanna know the really dumb meaning behind my name?" He muses and I walk ahead of him. "Nope." "Basically, it means the transporter of goods by cart or wagon, it's from an old french word I believe. You wanna know yours?" "You looked up mine?" I question, hiding the small smile on my face, because I'm mad at him or whatever. For... I don't know why but I'm mad at him because I am. Carter catches up to me, grinning to himself. "Emilia means rivals, it's derived from the root of some latin word. Isn't that strange?" That's just a coincidence, he's probably lying anyway. "Yeah, real peculiar." I reply. ..... #2 - onebedtrope 16/06/22 #1 - mila 16/06/22

"𝔗𝔥𝔢𝔦𝔯 𝔚𝔢𝔞𝔭𝔬𝔫" "𝔗𝔥𝔢𝔦𝔯 𝔐𝔞𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔭𝔦𝔢𝔠𝔢" "𝔗𝔥𝔢𝔦𝔯 𝔐𝔬𝔫𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔯" +++++++++++++++++++++ 𝙰𝚕𝚎𝚡𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚊 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚒 𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚒 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍 𝙺𝚒𝚍𝚗𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝟸 𝙲𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛, 𝙵𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚢, 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚢 𝚀𝚞𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚒𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝟻 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜? 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚝? 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗? 𝚆𝚑𝚘'𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝? ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ ~𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 --> 𝟣𝟥/𝟢𝟣/𝟤𝟣 ~𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 --> __/__/__

Part of the 'The Cost of Blood' Collection. This can be read as a stand-alone - - - "I do not love you and I don't want you anywhere near me. You are merely a business deal that will make me and my mafia more powerful" Vincenzo scorns as he roughly grips my chin so I can't look away from him. "I understand" I whisper gently as I stare into his cold, brown eyes. - - - Alexandria Rayne Castillo, the daughter of the Italian don and a medical student in America, would do anything for her family even if that means giving up everything. Vincenzo Lombardo is the new don of the Sicilian Mafia, after he watched his mother die all he cares about is his mafia and how he could improve it. He is known as vicious and destructive. What will happen when Vincenzo father arranges a marriage between the two?

Aubrey Wilson has the heart of an angel. As the type of person to always trust in others, she's admirable to peers. A total darling, but with a sadness that encases her heart. Anyone could shrink down in fright at the receiving end of Luke Taylor's infamous glare. Tall, muscular, dark-haired, and handsome, he's no stranger on or off the field. Not a kind stranger either. A total brooding asshole, but with a sadness that encases his heart. --- "You didn't have to hit him or anything," I lie my head on his broad, strong shoulder. "He shouldn't have touched you like that," he tucks a curl behind my ear. ~Strong Language~ ~Mild Violence~