~complete~ But what would happen when a military captain who barely talks meets an overly joyous girl who works at a bookstore? Surprising, wouldn't it be? When he asks first for them to be friends and constantly finds time in his busy schedule just to be around her? Add two little friends who will stop at nothing but see these two together. Isn't this a ship that's meant to sail till the end? ✪ ✪ ✪ "G-Grey?" I called out softly before he left the store. I was afraid that something would happen to him when he was away. "You'll come back?" I just wanted him to assure me that he would be safe. He was strong yes, but I was conflicted. "Always, tulip." He gently stroked my hair as he extended his pinky finger. I extended mine too and his thumb pressed on mine in a promise and I relaxed slightly. ||Highest ranking|| #3 in protective 5/13/2023 #6 in humor 5/13/2023 #2 in adorable 5/20/2023 #7 in sweet-romance 5/22/2023 #1 in kind 5/25/2023 #2 in grumpy 5/30/2023 #7 in sweet 6/1/2023 #75 in love 6/3/2023 #3 in lovely 6/23/3023 #2 in soft 6/25/2023 #3 in slowburn 7/12/2023 #4 in sunshine 7/25/2023 #1 in smile 10/18/2023 #5 in cute 11/17/2023

Gio and Tessa were best friends for years. When she visits his grave on the fifth anniversary of his death, she finds out something she never expected. How will Tessa navigate through this? Reality has yet to kick in. Could it be a dream? A cruel dream. Will she come to forgive the beholder of such a secret? What will help in, Regaining Her Heart? Disclaimer: This book is edited very little or not at all for most chapters. There are 36 total chapters of the book, but I have removed 16 of them, as the book will be edited and available to purchase later on this month (February 2025). Please excuse any errors and enjoy the story! Highest Rankings/Milestones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #245 in loss 5K Reads - 5/12/23 10K Reads - 5/20/23 20K Reads - 5/21/23 45K Reads - 6/5/23 50K Reads - 6/7/23 60K Reads - 6/13/23 80K Reads - 7/1/23 100k Reads - 8/2/23

I've always thought my life was a dream But dreams turns into nightmares

"You don't want me..." I breathed, selfishly leaning into his touch. But I quickly pull away. "I'm different and so not your type," I muttered, looking everywhere else but at him. He frowns slightly, eyes simmering. "God, Anna." He exhaled, cool breath brushing my skin. " I've always wanted you. from the beginning. since the first moment, I saw you." He said, almost sounding painful. Michael gently cups my cheek with one hand and thumbs my bottom lip, and my heartbeat picks up. *** With the past years of a rough childhood, for 24-year-old Anna, Family, reading--the ocean, and her love for her job as a nurse--are everything. For 27-year-old Michael Padmore,--it was all about getting even with his father and his position as the CEO of the Vitality Tower. the past traumas of his childhood still haunts his heart driving him to unsatisfactory with everything he's accumulated. he finds himself choosing his work over his family. A year into their marriage, life's threatening obstacles are determined to pull them apart. He had her, he lost her and now after discovering truths from the past, he will do anything by to get her back. will the two fight for their love, or will it crumble with the lies and betrayal it started with? Will love conquer, rekindled or will it burn down to cinders? Trigger warning: Mature content, explicit adult scenes, violence, abuse, obsession. This book centers on family, drama, laughter, and sweet & heart-wrenching moments and is told through the heroine's eyes. Tag along, on this journey of love, deceit, and betrayal. The story just began...uncover it.

[Book #2 in the Nystrom series] [18+TW: mature content, heavy topics, language] I push the feeling away and ultimately concentrate my gaze on his upper body, which still bears the traces of my lipstick. "You did not remove them?" He smirks and closes the book as I chuckle and trace the lip print with my finger. I smile at the marks, I wanted him to be mine as much as I was his. The marks reflect that. He raises his eyebrows as soon as his eyes land on mine. "Oh?" His voice is hoarse and low when he murmurs, "You like them?" "I do, they look pretty good on you." I admit, gazing up at him when I see him smirk and I wonder what he is thinking about, but when he grabs my hips and pulls me into his lap, my question is already resolved. "Why don't you take some pictures then, love?" εꨄ︎з 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐘𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈, the psychopath. While she is still tormented by her dark past, she starts to realize that if anything could obliterate her, it would be her twisted mind. She was desperate for sanity, and as if someone had heard her, the only person who could give her that feeling appeared. 𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐒, the murderer. He would twist a knife in his heart if it meant proving that he'd do anything for her. He yearned to understand her, her innermost thoughts and ways of thinking. He wanted to be hers, even if it meant losing his own sanity for her. εꨄ︎з STARTED: July 2022 FINISHED: April 2023

[BLOOD AND BOND BOOK #1] 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞. "𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐨 𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐞." [𝐈'𝐦 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮.] 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞. "𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧?" 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝐔𝐡. 𝐆𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐞. "𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲." 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐒𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐞. 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞. "𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐚 𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐞." 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐥𝐲. 𝐎𝐡, 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐞. Isabella Fiore Celano was never treated nicely by the world. She was only 10, when she was sex trafficked by the Russian mafia. Since then, she was known as dead to her family. After 10 years, she is found again by childhood friend and Italian mafia Don, Alessio Giovanni Costello. Alessio takes Isabella under his care as a tribute to his close family friends. Now a mafia Don who has never know gentleness or care must learn to care for a precious girl in need of all those things. Will the sweet precious girl, bring the big bad mafia Don to his knees? Or will they be ripped apart before the chance of love ever exists? Started: October 20, 2021 Finish

This story follows 5 siblings living with their aunt and uncle after being abandoned by their parents. Clueless about the real world around them and who they really are, they continue training by order of their father who is now gone. What happens when they are sent to the train among killers like them? What happens when they figure out their lives aren't so ordinary after all? Can they handle the burden of having one of the most feared people in the world as their father, or will they keep it for only them to know? Will they become stronger or will their world come crashing down? What happens when a 15 year old Rose meets someone she never intended to? Why is his face so familiar? A boy. With a face of an angel but the mind and soul of a devil. The Tyler Blake. Will she be able to resist his charms or will he figure out who she really is or will he found out who she really is first?

Prequel of Alex's life before Ace. Alex had become one of the most feared men in the country, but how did a normal kid wind up being the right hand man to the most dangerous mafia boss?. Cover design: noahshawswifey on instagram.

DISCONTINUED ❦𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐀 𝐁𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃❦ ❝ 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 ❞ he instructed as I felt myself pool on the inside of my leg. My eyes widened at his dominance but my pussy submitted, throbbing with need. _ 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐀 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐓 has the life that everyone desires: she is wealthy, alluring, and has a successful career. However, none of these things were important to her. All she ever wanted was for her mother to be back in her life and for a man to truly love and cherish her for who she is. 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐎 𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐀 is a bloodthirsty Italian Mafia Don who takes delight in seeing people cower in dread of him. He does not exhibit any weaknesses or fears, displays no emotion, and most definitely does not express love, and he has no intention of doing so. But what happens when, a few months after first seeing one another at a club and spending the night together, he finds her comatose in a shadowy alleyway and, later that evening, learns shocking news that will alter his life forever? (Read tags beforehand)