(STERLING SERIES # 2) - Raina Hart disappeared right after talking to Rain Sterling, the guy she met at Daphne and Vincent Sterling's wedding. Two years later, they meet again. Except this time, Rain catches her inside his beach mansion in The Hamptons looking for something. Raina's father passed away and left most of the inheritance to her stepmother. The will only states that she opens the letter he personally wrote himself after he's gone. As she tries to figure out the clue in the letter, she lies to Rain in order to give herself more time at his mansion. Rain slowly develops feelings for her, except there's only one problem. Her annoying ex-boyfriend keeps popping up. But what happens if she's drawing near the answer she's been looking for and everything starts to crumble around her?

(18+) - Vienna Grant has always been the life of the party. Social media vlogger by day, and party girl by night. But despite her wild nature, everyone simply knows her as a Senator's daughter. Her perfect princess life crumbles when she ends up in the slammer after drugs was found in her possession. After a screaming match with her father, she moves far away in order for her to turn a new page. Colorado Springs seems like the perfect place to help her shape her new life. While her list didn't include meeting cute guys, she secretly develops feelings for her friend Nicola's cousin, Gio, who works as the night shift manager at the Italian restaurant where she works at. Giovanni Mori, the estranged son of one of New York's most richest and influential families. Smart, soft spoken, and a gentleman. Lust and power flows in his blood, and he knows it. Denying his previous life was his only survival. Although trouble seems to find him no matter where he goes, Gio refuses to back down as his father's men attempts to reel him back to the world he's been avoiding all his life. One day, he meets the conservative looking Vienna Grant, and that's all it takes to shatter the protective barrier he has on. _____________________ • CONTENT WARNING • _____________________ Strong language Sex Violence Drugs Alcohol Smoking ______________________ • SPARKED: 12.31.2021 • • January 2022 - Ongoing ______________________ WARNING: IF YOU ARE READING THIS STORY ON ANOTHER PLATFORM THEN YOU ARE IN RISK FOR MALWARE. READ THIS STORY ON HTTP://WATTPAD.COM/KATIECRUZ WHERE IT'S SAFE.

(STERLING SERIES # 1) - Daphne Dennings thought she could finally tick off "Have sex with a random stranger" on her bucket list. She realized the next morning that it wasn't a one-night stand after all. After meeting that cute guy on the top deck of her cousin's yacht wedding reception at Saint Tropez, Daphne wishes she could meet another guy just like him. Five years later, she bumps into the very same person she hooked up with back at her cousin's wedding. To her surprise, the guy she hooked up with was none other than one of Forbe's most eligible bachelors, Vincent Sterling. And this eligible bachelor wants her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The story launched on the Radish Fiction app - June 29, 2021 - No longer available. This story is only posted on Wattpad. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C O N T E N T / T R I G G E R W A R N I N G S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sexual themes Drugs Swearing Suicide Character death Knife Gun Alcohol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Formerly What Vincent Wants. Changed on 06.20.2021 CREDIT: Photo by Asad Photo Maldives from Pexels ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ❤ P O S T E D - 05.24.15 - 11.27.19 #3 (Romance - 10.29.15)

|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

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

Valeria Patterson is the IT woman. She has everything: the looks, the brains, and not to mention the countless billions of dollars she owns. She's been grinding to get where she is since the young age of 14 after her parents and uncle are killed in a car crash. Her Aunt Ivy and herself are the only survivors of said event. Since then Valeria has seen her Aunt Ivy struggle to make ends meet when she takes it upon herself to support what family she has left. Her high intelligence allowed her to invest in stocks with the money she's earned working her average high school jobs and before she could process it she was in the millions! Now 12 years later and waist-deep into money and business, her life is everything she has created it to be. Still....she just can't seem to shake the vivid memories of her family's death from her mind, causing her to be perceived as a cold and uninterested person. She ends up working on an investment with a globally known billionaire Italian panty-dropper, Nicolas Roselli who notices Valeria isn't the one to fall for his played-out romantic advances; one night she drinks a little bit more than she should have and ends up in the arms of none other than Nicolas. Her life begins in a swirl of drama and heartbreak as she figures out just who Nicolas Roselli is and why he has become such a prominent figure in her life. Is he the guy she's been searching for to bring her life to happiness? Or is he the one to make sure that never happens?

New Cover! "Come on, you know you want me, Jessica." He says pulling me into his arms. Our bodies are so close that when he breaths, my body is pushed slightly by his chest moving. His arm is around my waist so that I can't move back. I look into his eyes as I feel myself being sucked in. I can't breathe. My body relaxes as I notice him leaning his head down, his eyes never leaving mine. My body is numb as I try to stop this. "Tyler?" I whisper as his perfect plump pink centimeters away from mine. "Tyl-." My voice is just below a whisper. His lips press into mine. I feel his mouth part slightly. His tongue darts out and slowly whips across my bottom lip as he asks for entrance. My lips part on their own. His wet soft tongue swiftly rubs mine as he heats this little make-out session. His hands wander down as he grips in-between my thigh. He lifts me off the ground and lean us against one of the four walls in the living room. His body is flatly pressed against me as he grinds his hip into mine. I could feel the tent in his pants as he do so. Tyler grabs both my wrists and pull them over my head. He pushes his hips into mine as he pulls back a little so that his hips are still connected to mine and only his chest is away from mine. "I've been waiting forever to do that." Tyler says.

"Didn't you say that you were utterly disgusted by Gangsters? ", Katherine asked. "It's hard to resist a gangster who is a good man", I replied with a smirk. ---------------------- If you ever had the option of choosing any one of your parents, which one would you choose? Your Mom or your Dad? Given that your father is a gangster. Add to that the fact that your mother lied to you about your fathers death for the past 17 years and the only time she told you the truth had been the final moments of her life. Just to add a cherry to the already full-to-the-brink ice-cream, is the truth that your father killed his own wife for your legal custody and is practically holding you hostage. Put in your seatbelts and allow me, Alayna, to take you on a ride through my rollercoaster of a life. P.S:- Did I mention a smoking hot Gangster? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "How can you believe him? He's not even your own blood like me! He's not your family!", I yelled as I looked at my bodyguard and then at my ridiculously calm father. "Blood is what makes you related, like you and me. But loyalty is what makes you family, Princess", he replied.

MAFIA ROMANCE Zack Donati's life was surrounded by dangerous people. Never had he wanted to look at a girl in an affectionate way, that was until his brother fell in love. Now, he wonders what would be to have his lover in his arms, even if is forbidden. Theodora Moretti 's life was surrounded by darkness. There was a time that she used to laugh and smile, but due to some events, she changed. Eventually, she stopped feeling. Now, she often wonders if she ever genuinely smiles again, if ever. Zack and Theodora are from the same world but they had different upbringings. But even their lives are not that simple or fixable. Can they be together even with all the chaos? ## Author's note: This is the second book from the Donati Clan saga. Comment and give me your reviews. I love to hear from you guys!! Thank you for choosing this story!! ### Currently editing and updating... :) © 2016 Ruyawrites All Rights Reserved

After having her heart broken by the boy she'd been in love with her whole life, Brimmy Somell decides to take a little...vacation. Little does she know, it turns out to be much more permanent than she had originally thought. After meeting tall, sexy, and mysterious Marcello Pietro, Brimmy finds herself having to make a life-changing decision and putting herself in a dangerous position she'd never imagined to be in. °•°●°•°●°•°●°•° "I love you." He says with no hesitation. It takes a moment for my hazy mind to catch up. I'm still in a daze, mesmerized by his perfections, and the deep dimple set in his cheek. I blink, "What?" "Don't make me say it again." He says, sounding frustrated, but I catch the hint of embarassment in his voice as he runs his hand through his hair and takes a step back. I grab a hold of the neckline to his shirt and yank him back within close proximity of me. "What if I want you to say it again?" I ask, studying his eyes. "Isn't it enough that I said it once?" He scowls, trying to pull back, but I restrain him from doing so. "Nope. Just say it one more time and I'll be satisfied." I state bravely, feeling a boost of confidence I didn't have earlier. He glances down, then looks back up into my eyes, allowing me to spot the vulnerability and uncertainty he feels. "I love you." He says, putting more strength in his voice than he looks to have. I grin, pulling him in for a kiss, but right before I do, I say the one phrase that will seal my fate, "I love you too, big, bad mafia boss." ••••• The story may be rough but the comment section makes up for it. ••••• Word count: 51,173 ••••• Written and published 2018-2019