After unknowingly saving a mafia boss from a botched bank robbery, Kiara accepts an offer to work for him as a translator, not realizing love may become part of the package. ***** Though Kiara Payne may be a genius when it comes to languages, what she knows of the real world largely comes from books and movies. But after foiling a robbery on her first day as a bank teller, Kiara finds herself thrust into a world of danger, her life resting in the hands of the infuriatingly sexy Italian mafia boss Milo Di Vaio. In exchange for her safety, Kiara agrees to serve as Milo's translator, accompanying him across Europe as he tries to clean up the mess his late brother left behind and save the reputation of the Di Vaio crime family. Cold, ruthless, and sinfully beautiful, Milo is hard to resist but even harder to love. As tensions rise and secrets are spilled, Milo and Kiara are both forced to question everything they thought they knew. Does love outweigh loyalty? And if so, is it worth dying for? [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Content/trigger warning: Contains mature themes and violence

An au pair (plural: aux pairs) is a domestic assistant from a foreign country working for, and living as part of, a host family. Typically, aux pairs take on a share of the family's responsibility for childcare as well as some housework, and receive a monetary allowance for personal use. Antoinette is living her dream . Coming from a comfortable family life on the Parisian country side , she has always desired to come to America. The culture has always appealed to her . So when she becomes an Au pair and gets sent to a wonderful family in L.A , she thinks she is dreaming . But when things start getting steamy with the man of the house , she is put into a difficult situation . Their tumultuous love affair is getting hotter and hotter as the days pass by, with no signs of slowing down . That is until the woman of the house begins noticing .

[ #1 in "Rising" Chicklit (4/10) ] "What do you want from me, Hazel?" A muscle in his strong jaw ticks, almost as though it's counting down the seconds until his emotions swallow the both of us whole. I've never met anyone like Tyler. Never met anyone who's so honest about themselves like he is. The good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful...it doesn't matter. He's an open book and that...scares me. His mere existence in my life demands that I open myself to him in the same way. He wants me to wear my heart on my sleeve, but that's how things get broken. That's how people lose themselves, and I can't let that happen again. Tyler inches towards the door, shaking his head. He's going to leave, I can tell just by the look in his eyes. He'll leave and he won't come back. My fingers latch onto the sleeve of his jacket before I can stop myself. This was supposed to be fun. This was supposed to be harmless. Why can't we go back to it just being easy? "Everything," I tell him in a hushed whisper. "I want...I want everything." (Detailed summary inside) ✖️✖️✖️ Ranking | Chicklit HR: #28 (4/22/18)

*Mature Warning* 18+ Content 🔞 Please Don't Report Zoey Bold is shy, insecure and riddled with bad thoughts 24/7. Her girlfriend abused her, hurt her and left her with scars up her spine that she could never forget. Zoey watched as her now ex girlfriend fucked another woman, then broke up with her because she was boring and plain. Zoey was left emotionally broken and physically scared, she shut herself away in a tiny box and ignored the people around her. Viva Rivers, she was confident and content with her life in all the right ways. She had a 3 year old daughter, a ex husband who knew it would never happen again after she caught him cheating on her with his boss and a new liking for woman she couldn't ignore. Viva had everything she every wanted, except parents who supported her. They were the bold example of horrible parenting and her popularity within her business made it hard to have friends when she truly needed them, just like she was there for them. It wasn't until Viva met a tiny girl named Zoey who looked like she was about to be hit by a green haired monster. Viva felt protective, territorial and terrified of what she felt for this girl. Zoey felt sensitive, aware and tiny around this woman. Who knew love could brew out of two woman sensitive to different things, with different pasts and very similar nightmares.

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞," he whispered, leaning in further, his minty breath washing over my face. Sliding an icy hand under my shirt, he rested it above my hips. "I... I don't. Let go of me," I stuttered, shuddering at his touch, trying to push him away. "I have a boyfriend." "I know, princess," he whispered. His hands gripped my waist, the cold silver of his rings brushing against my heated skin. "But does he make you feel like this?" he smirked, pinning me against the wall. ☾ She was the rose shielded by her thorns. He was the fire hiding his flame. [ extended synoposis inside ] © la_via_en_rosee 2021 highest rankings: #1 in college #3 in lovestory #9 in badboy #19 in schoolromance #1 in heartcondition

She's young and is quite independent, considering she's in her early twenties and is looking after herself and her lousy, useless of a boyfriend. She gets a new job down town, and its one of the biggest businesses in the U.S. She does something very bad, as she's in a current relationship. She was gonna tell her pointless boyfriend that she had an affair, but when she walks through the door, all she could hear was moans. So maybe her boyfriend made it easy for her, as she can see his been cheating as well.