She ran away from home with nothing but a broken heart and a car that barely made it. One fight, one night, one decision...and everything changed. Desperate for somewhere to stay, Avery answered an ad for a room and ended up moving in with Rhett...a tattooed, cold, pro hockey captain who thrives on control, discipline, and dominance both on and off the ice. Commitment isn't in his vocabulary. Neither are second chances. He's chaos in skates and trouble in leather jackets, sharp edges wrapped in muscle and attitude, and he makes it painfully clear that he doesn't want her in his space, in his routine, in his carefully controlled world. They clash from the start. Power against defiance. Fire against gasoline. Too similar. Too stubborn. Too damaged in different ways. She's soft, but not weak. A good girl who knows how to party, dance, and forget the world when the music gets loud enough. He's adrenaline and aggression, fueled by late-night games, bruised knuckles, and a hunger for control that doesn't turn off when the crowd goes home. Closed off. Possessive. Allergic to feelings. Living together becomes a dangerous game of boundaries, tension, and lingering looks that last a second too long. Every shared space feels like a challenge. Every accidental touch feels like a dare. Neither of them are willing to admit that the pull between them burns hotter than any fight on the ice...or that surrendering might be the one thing Rhett fears more than losing. But the past doesn't stay buried forever. Her mother returns to haunt her, reopening old wounds. And just when Avery starts to feel safe...just when it starts to feel real...Rhett does what he does best. He runs. Because falling is easy...but staying is the dangerous part. Warning: May contain profanity and sexual content.

There is nothing more beautiful than watching an innocent angel fall apart at my sinful actions. I'm going to ruin her. •••• "You know," she whispers, "Everyone would be disgusted by the things I would let you do to me." I smirk. She's made for me. "Tell me," I said, "Tell me what you would let me do." I rub my thumbs across her cheeks. She grins up at me, looking so fucking pleased with herself. "Can I show you instead?" -------- Amorette Ávila is just trying to support her family and make something of her life. She meets a man who changes her perception of all things. Augustine Eros is a dangerous man, one who kills and controls crime, and that scares her. She wants to look out for her brother, but that only leads her closer to the man she fears. However, he finds something in her he's never found before, and he's addicted. She sees through his rough facade, and her curiosity seems to drive her interest. She's an angel to him, and he thrives off of it. She is his drug, and he wants to overdose on her.

Rosalie wants more than boring hookups-she wants fire. Enter Reed, a cocky frat boy with a secret, and a plan to give her exactly what she craves. ౨ৎ Rosalie is tired of boring, vanilla hookups. Who can match her freak? Enter Reed Hurst, the cocky frat boy quarterback, who thinks he can give Rosalie what she wants. When their worlds collide at a frat party, sparks fly-but Reed's got a secret. He's not just after her for fun. There's a reason why he knows exactly what she wants and needs-and he's not backing down. One thing's for sure: this game of push and pull is just getting started. The tension is sizzling, the stakes are high, and in a world of cocky jocks, frat boys, sorority girls, drama, and endless parties, Rosalie might just have to throw caution to the wind. But can she handle the rush of it all?

COMPLETE Freddie and Amanda are both confident and successful business people in their own right. In their thirties, Freddie runs his own restaurant and Amanda heads up a team of engineers at an aerospace company. Their lives are on different trajectories until a bolt of lightning connects them and sets off a chain of events that sends Amanda's career down the drain while Freddie's continues to make waves. On meeting again months later, sparks fly when they start exchanging intimate fantasies, but can Amanda handle a relationship given the mess she feels her life has descended into? And does Freddie care for her, or does he simply love fixing people? Their dysfunctional romance has many false starts as Amanda struggles with her declining mental health. And just when she thinks she has it all figured out, tragedy hits once more. Can lightning really strike twice or is something more sinister going on? -------- Cover by @Bottle_of_rum

Who would have thought such chaos could come from her loosing a bet? From her biting the wrong person? From her possessive instincts of protection? Who would have thought that he would be the one to damn them all...

Raven's many talents have elevated her to a position of prestige far above that of the common criminal. But when she crafts a scheme that involves outwitting one of the most cunning, powerful, and ruthless men in the world, she finds that she may be in deeper than she can handle. Kieran's sharp mind and formidable influence are a deadly combination, and they have brought him far. But with power comes enemies, and even Kieran is, when it comes down to it, just a man. Aidan is the fire to Kieran's ice, the hotheadedness to his twin's cool intellect, and the amalgam of their differences has proved nothing short of lethal. But then two young women enter the brothers' lives, and Aidan finds himself caught directly in the center of a power struggle that spans continents. Three extraordinary individuals. Two genius minds. One cosmic gamble. * 2nd place in the Arctic Awards 2/19 3rd place in the Rising Star Awards 2/19 3rd place in the Moonlight Awards 4/19 1st place in the Doughnut Awards 8/19 1st place in the Honour Awards 9/19 * Cover credit goes to MayaDemonAngel from Majestic Inc.

*~~~~~~~° When Mia discovers her father's suitcase full of illegal drugs, she's plunged into a dangerous world of deceit and cartels. As she delves deeper into her family's past, she's forced to confront the possibility that her loving father may not have been who she thought he was. Meanwhile, Charlie's determination to start afresh despite his sister's arrest leads him on a similar path of questioning his beliefs. As their lives become intertwined, Mia and Charlie join efforts to withstand the whirlwind of high school. But can they stick together in a world where danger and unexpected consequences lurk around every corner? Note: mature.

Convinced for months that she’s been hallucinating, Thalia is not at all happy to find that Colt is very real. She thinks he’s a ghost, something he continuously denies, and is focusing her energy on getting rid of him, whatever it takes.

・❥・ She thought maybe she was okay with being wicked. That she was so angry, so desperately, bitterly livid. She thought perhaps there were pieces of this world that deserved her wrath. Her wickedness. Some souls who deserved to be snuffed out. ・❥・ Cirsei Silvaeus had run away from home. A "home" that was much more akin to a prison, a crypt within which she would waste away to nothing. Cirsei's father, Valentine, had been keeping her under his thumb ever since the death of her mother. Regarding her as little more than an object, a piece of property which could turn him a profit, he subjected her to wretched, unspeakable cruelty. Her escape had been impulsive, fueled by the desperation harbored only by those who were fighting for their lives. She does not make it very far before crashing into an Illyrian general who, to her dismay, pulls her into his world. Surrounded by new faces, a new city, and a new sense of uncertainty about her future, Cirsei feels she has traded one prison for another. She will come to learn that this could not be further from the truth - but this lesson is not without its growing pains. Takes place shortly before Under the Mountain. OC x Bat Boys x ??? #1 in acourtofthornsandroses #1 in rhysand

Elizabeth Oldin is an unhappy wife in 1950's America and wants more for herself and her family. Growing up in a concentration camp in WW2 Europe she fled to America the first chance she had, finding a man that would have her and give her a family, but she cannot overcome her own crippling past. When an unspeakable event throws her life into a storm of murder allegations and shocking truths of her history, Elizabeth is taken into Police custody and trialed as a cold blooded murderer. With little evidence on her side and nothing but her own story as corroboration Elizabeth is found guilty and thrown into the most notorious prison on earth, Alcatraz. As the only woman in a prison full of men, Elizabeth knows she will need to fight harder than she ever has before to survive. Not even her own terrifying past was enough to prepare her for what the Warden of Alcatraz Prison has in store for her. But the Warden and inmates have greatly underestimated the strength, will and power of a woman who has already been broken, and will not relent herself to another. Authors note: I would like you all to know that the research that went into this book was extensive, all historical features of this story are correct to their time and place, including the layout of the prison. The only deviation from history is a woman being incarcerated there, and obviously names of staff and inmates. I hope you enjoy the rich historical element of this book as much as the story itself. 1st place winner: Midnight Awards general fiction. 2nd place winner: World of Champions 2019: General Fiction 2nd place winner: Majestic Inc. Awards 2019: General/Historical Fiction. 3rd place: 4th Ohana awards: General/Historical Fiction. 3rd place: The Sunrise Awards Summer 2019: fantasy, scifi, historical fiction. Finalist place: The Sass Awards 2019: General fiction.