We are built on lies. Tallia Asriel learnt that the hard way, having left her home to become a world class lawyer in New York yet dragged into a world of crime and violence at the hands of a breathtaking mobster who shows her life from a whole different perspective. When hatred turns to love and the law collides with passion she finds herself stuck between the two. But we always choose violence. She discovers that she has more in common with him than she could have ever imagined but the truth will only destroy you. How do we find redemption in the darkness? Welcome to the Mafia, where only the strongest survive.

*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

Life seems pretty grim for Aaron Cooke. Being forced to move to the small town of Edman, Montana in the wake of his parents untimely deaths, he starts having very bizarre dreams that warn him of a mysterious presence terrorizing local teenagers while they dream. Aaron at first waves off the dream as a result of having too much stress in his life. Things soon take turn for the terrifying when the warning in his dreams prove to be frighteningly true. As his fellow schoolmates begin to suffer from a mysterious illness that pulls them into death, Aaron must work together with newfound allies to control his abilities and master the worlds of dreams to stop a mysterious yet ruthless killer from taking any more victims. Cover by @guyswithguitars

"Loving him hurt. Whether I was loving him as an enemy, as a friend, or as a lover. Loving him hurt. But I'd do it all over again if it meant being with him." {Shameless fanfiction/Lip Gallagher} {Book 1}. ©-peachykeen

Alyssa, Tayler, Bryce, and Addison are in the same gang and they have their own hide out, but when the police find the hide out they run and have to find a new one. Jaden finds out about this secret gang that has been hiding from the police for years. Other hangout gang- Jaden, Colleen, Josh, and Nessa

Dark academia is an aesthetic revolving around the pursuit of knowledge and learning, it is often associated with English literature, but can branch into different subjects, such as science, history, art, etc. For this guide I'm going to be focusing English literature. If you would like any other guides let me know and I will post them as soon as possible. :) Some things I'll address: -style / makeup -books to read / movies to watch -hobbies -room inspo -describing scenarios with the aesthetic vibe -I'm not going to put additional pictures; for inspiration look on Pinterest :) I hope you enjoy! <3

Elena is back after years, but things are different in all their lives. -------------- Follows season 7 I don't own any characters in this story except Elena and her family Book 2

Carl/Ethan Lip/Jeremy Ian/Cameron Mickey/Noel