Masai and Koda were supposed to kill each other. Leaders of rival gangs, raised by the streets, built on hate and loyalty. But when a setup turns into something deeper, they find themselves caught in a slow-burning connection that neither of them can explain. They're both dominant. Both dangerous. Both confused as hell. But the more time they spend together, the harder it gets to act like this ain't something. This ain't a love story. It's something... Crazy. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ "Then surprisingly, I wouldn't be upset." His voice lowered a notch. "But maybe I'm just crazy... right along wit you."

𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩-𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐳, 𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞. 𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦.

𝐀 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 "ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ɪᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍʀ. ʜᴀʀʀɪɴɢᴛᴏɴ? ᴍᴇ? ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏʙ?" 𝐀 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐚𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧.

"You know for someone with your name, you're reputation with love is something else," "That's because none of them were you, now come back and let me ravish you Trésor," ************ Amour Charming, brother of Henry Charming, the black sheep of the Charming family. As the bastard child of his father's infidelity, Amour Charming was destined to be the disappointment of the family and he did just that. Instead of being a golden boy like his brother, he became the tattooed-covered, blood-spilling, drug dealing, mafia boss. While his brother was falling in love, Amour scoffed at the idea. How can one fall with someone they just met? Unlike what his name foretells, Amour detests love and does his best to forget it. That all changed one faithful night when he heard her sing. Maybe, he and his brother aren't so different after all. Evangeline Young has many dreams. An orphan girl that worked hard to get a comfortable life. With a voice as smooth as honey, singing is one of the talents she never thought would do her good. That is until she decides to do her childhood best friend a favor and sing at her wedding. Who would've thought, such a simple night would change her future forever? Throwing her into a life of crimes, secrets, sex, and love. *not edited*

" HE'S WHAT YOU WANT, HE'S WHAT YOU WANT, HE'S WHAT YOU WANT, HE'S WHAT YOU WANT. I'M WHAT YOU NEED, WHAT YOU NEED, WHAT YOU NEED, WHAT YOU- I'M WHAT YOU NEED, WHAT YOU NEED, WHAT YOU NEED. " Deja never expected her relationship to turn sour, but what's done in the dark is eventually shone in the light, right? still dating her high school sweetheart at 24, Deja's relationship with successful businessman Romeo suddenly begins to hit the rocks after his behavior turns questionable. staying out nearly all night, acting secretive, leaving without announcing where he was going, not answering his phone when he was out - you name it, he did it. Deja never thought about him being unfaithful because she believed he'd do no such a thing, but there was no point in denying something that was right in her face. leaving to a bar one night to clear her head, Deja runs into Joey, who makes her frown turn upside down and makes her smile harder than she ever had in the past two months. the way she felt with Joey was how she felt when she and Romeo first met, which pushed her further into the man's arms for comfort and protection. find out what happens when a woman falls for another man in the midst of her crumbling relationship and deep dives into infidelity. HONORABLE RANKINGS! ⬇️ 🥇 IN #JOEYBADASS 🥇 IN #JOEYBADA 🥇 IN #GRIMY 🥇 IN #1999 🥈 IN #ENTANGLEMENT 🥉 IN #MISTREATED

Serena bartends. She doesn't drink, not anymore. Serena bartends so she doesn't drink but after seeing an old acquaintance with sad eyes and out-of-this-world muscles, Serena bartends to see him. Grayson is a firefighter going through a divorce so, he drinks. Grayson drinks so he doesn't think about his shitty wife but when he sees an old acquaintance with dark curls and a friendly smile, Grayson drinks to see her. - Slow burn smut farther into book. !!TW: S/A, child S/A, abuse, addiction, m*rder!! !!There will be the same trigger warning in the beginning of the chapter!! #1 in bwwm #3 in AdultLanguge #84 in Romance #1 in AdultFiction #2 in slowburn #1 Slightsmut #1 i adultlanguage

Martina is a bubbly Spanish 21 year old girl full of insecurities and a little apprehensive towards love. Everything changes when she meets Ace, a serious 22 year old soccer player, who has been hurt before and who just wants the same thing as her, to have fun. Will she let her insecurities take the best thing that has possibly ever happened to her? Follow her in the adventure of falling in love, not only with the half-Italian boy, but with herself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Okay, let me sum up." Nathan began. "You had the best sex of your life and you don't know his name?" I nodded guiltily. "So, I suppose you don't have his number either". I shook my head in reply. Nathan raised his hands dramatically. "How are you going to repeat then?" He shouted. "Oh, I'm not repeating. It was a one night thing." Highest ranking: #1 drama #1 boy #1 university #1 spanish #1 friendswithbenefit #1 Italian #1 selfconfidence #2 love #2 cute #3 soccer #12 romance #25 teen fiction #4 eatingdisorder #47 youngadult #75 fiction #4 college Wattys 2019 nominee. 1/3 books Warning: this story deals with eating disorders and has mature content.

Augustus Wolfgang, a billionaire and a very lonely man who has never had a love life until he gets set up with a bubbly, kindhearted woman, Salma Abdulmajid. They form a relationship that moves very fast even though they had enough time in the world.

[SAMPLE. Paperback and Kindle e-book OUT NOW] A woman who's been through too much and a man that seems too good to be true. Raelynn and Milo. ***** 21-year-old Raelynn Garcia just moved into her new apartment when she gets stuck in an elevator with her downstairs neighbor, Milo Evans. He's built well, perfect even, with a smile that could blind, and she finds herself spewing all her problems out to this stranger she's forced to be accompanied by. After Milo pitches to her a deal to fake-date in order to convince her family that's she's not the unhinged girl she once was, things take a turn in directions she never could've seen coming. [[Content warning: mention of SA; insomnia, and claustrophobia]] Started: February 17th, 2022 End date: September 15, 2022

She dreams of owning her own bakery one day. Baking is her passion and what she considers her dream job. She was content in life, just taking things one day at a time learning new techniques and recipes every day. She didn't think life could get any better, that is, until she met him. His life was already a successful one. He was a very private man who's only goal in life was to continue making more money, building his legacy up, despite coming from old money. He was content in life and wanted for nothing, that is, until he met her. ------- "Have a nice day." I told him with a smile as I gave him the box. "Have dinner with me." He told me." Here we go... "Have a nice day." I repeated with a smile. My customer service is excellent if I do say so myself. He gave a light laugh. "I'll see you around glykiá mou." He told me and just like that he was out the door. Highest rating: #9 in Interracial ~ May 2022 #1 in Baking~ August 2022 #3 in Interracial ~ August 2022 #1 in Rich ~ October 2022 Created: Sept 2021 Published: 5/18/22 Completed: 8/26/22