"Don't tell me you're not mine, Scarlett. I'm yours and you're mine, sugar. All mine. So go finish your shift quickly because I'm taking you home to pay for your shit tonight and the longer you make me wait, the more creative I get with what I'm going to do with you." Scarlett Peters just moved into an apartment above a bar, owned by a man who's practically her family. She planned to escape the mess of her life and an abusive ex, having swore off men. But plans don't go so well when she meets a regular at the bar and former marine, Ryker. He's chaos and dangerous, wrapped up in an irresistible package. Ryker has never been one to settle down or be with a girl more than once. But there's something irresistible about his friend's niece he just can't stay away from, especially not when he finds out her abusive ex is still bothering her. This is a sample only, full book available on Patreon through the link in my bio

"Do you have a death wish? You cannot seriously be thinking of going there? That place, those people... they are... not like us, not like other creatures of their kind either!" "He means to say that they are of a far more powerful than us. They are hybrids!" "Exactly. People of their own race fear them. The whole clan is dangerous. They wiped out an entire species for God's sake!" "There is a tacit rule in our world- Keep your hands off Lycorian gems and Lycorian girls." His friends were trying to talk some sense into him. But nothing could deter him because he had already made his choice. Sighing, he calmly stood up and then looked at them over his shoulders, "Their priceless gems are nothing to me; but their princess is everything to me!" ___ ©shruthii

They meet through simple circumstances, a small joke sparking the love that grows between them. And it all starts in a coffee shop. --- Cover by: @annashappy

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

A Lizkook AU A story of fate between two lovers - tragic coincidences that brought Jeon Jungkook and Lalisa Manoban together and love like no other.

When a case of mistaken identity leads to an innocent girl being kidnapped by a gangster, will one man bent on revenge push them together or destroy them? ***** Hayden King and Violet Smith couldn't be more different. While he was a feared gangster, she was a simple college student, a delicate flower whose petals had been crushed by a stranger a long time ago. But what they didn't realize is that they had more in common than they initially thought. Their lives were interlinked in a complicated way because of some sick twist of fate. So how will the big revelation affect their life? Will he able to save Violet from the demon of her dreams? Let's find out. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]