✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 ❝𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬❞ ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ In a world where everyone plays dirty, silence isn't safety- it's strategy. Olive thought she'd finally outrun the chaos. That quiet meant peace. But the past has a cruel way of catching up, and sometimes the real enemy is the one you never saw coming. Whispers grow louder. Trust fractures. A familiar face returns with a hidden agenda, and the people Olive once relied on begin to shift in the shadows. Loyalties bend, love is weaponized, and the line between truth and manipulation thins with every secret unearthed. Xavier is still the center of her storm- magnetic, dangerous, impossible to walk away from. But what they had is no longer what they know. And when the foundations crack, Olive is forced to ask herself one question: Who is he really protecting? As the web tightens and a new power rises from the quiet, Olive must choose between who she was and who she's becoming. Between love and survival. Between silence... and the war waiting to erupt beneath it. Because this time, it's not just about staying alive. It's about what you're willing to risk when everything you believed was a lie.

{NEEDS EDITING} ....::::**•°✾°•**::::.... 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 ❝𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬❞ ....::::**•°✾°•**::::.... "Death is the easy way out, remember?" 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. A pretty face hiding a thousand secrets. A mind broken in ways only she knows. The world sees her as a closed book, but only a few have glimpsed the cracks behind her innocent smile. Her past is a shadow that haunts her every move. An unsettling loss, a family fractured beyond repair. People disgust her, but there's one who stands out: a charming, dangerous man who might just be the one to pull her in. 𝐗𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨. Dark, enigmatic, and drawn to chaos. He doesn't play by the rules, but when he meets her, the rules no longer seem to matter. A man with a dark past and an even darker secret, Xavier has always gotten everything he wanted. Until he crosses paths with the one woman he can't ignore. She's everything he never knew he needed and everything he shouldn't want. As their worlds collide, the lines between love and betrayal blur. Xavier has a past he's kept hidden, and Olive is about to learn the hard way that nothing is ever as it seems. Trust is a fragile thing, and once it's broken, there's no way to put it back together. What happens when two broken souls realize they're not so different after all? And when betrayal cuts deeper than anything either of them could have prepared for? ....::::**•°✾°•**::::.... #1 in newstorys - 12/16/22 #1 in rivalry - 12/18/22 #1 in poledancing - 12/31/22 #1 in groups - 12/31/22 #1 in drama - 12/31/22

Ambrose has been in love with his best friend, Lana Hart, for years. But she tied the knot with the love of her life three years ago, leaving Ambrose broken-hearted and disillusioned about love. Enter Davina, the most difficult girl Ambrose has ever met. When their paths collide at the biggest cooking competition of the century, Ambrose and Davina are forced together against their will. Late nights and long hours lead to feelings, secrets, and unexpected surprises. Will Ambrose be able to open his heart up to love again? Or will his heart stay Lana's forever? Cover by eryxsnaps *NOTE* This book is a spin-off of First Love Kisses and Love Letters and contains major spoilers, BUT it can be read as a stand alone. :)

Strong-willed, badass and bounded by the chains of an arranged marriage, Isabela Arias dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses. Being sold to the Italian mafia wasn't exactly on Isabela's to do list... As she's forced to navigate the ropes of her new lifestyle, she must also resist the urge for her brooding, stoic bodyguard. Her forbidden fruit. Her sin. Her death sentence. -- Guarding a stubborn, fierce princess wasn't a part of Julian's game plan, but life always like to throw hiccups in your path. While Julian intended to only guard the princess, he soon is forced to hide the desires for a woman he can't have. His boss's fiancé. Soon to be Queen. Unexpected and forbidden, falling for her seals his own demise... is true love truly the greater of all evils? Or does duty always win?

a 17 year old barista, Nailea Dunne, in a small cafe has hopes and dreams of becoming a well payed real estate agent, in hopes of leaving her parents and being able to provide for herself, but when a 19 year old mysterious guy walks into her cafe, oh how her dreams shatter and change. Will Lucas Brown be the answer to her problems, or the problem to her answer?

IVY'S SALVADOR life has only led up to one thing; following in her father's footsteps. The only problem is that she doesn't want to live her life that way, but she doesn't know how to change that. Her life has always felt so boring and bland since it's only been going in one direction.. she needed a way out; an alternative, something different. MYLES CROWELL was a rule breaker, he never followed along the lines of everyone in the city or the school. He was bound to be kicked out; everyone wanted him gone, he brought nothing but recklessness and a bad name for the school. He wasn't the perfect guy but he was different, he wasn't the same as everyone else that Ivy knew. He didn't show up to every boring lecture and he didn't take shit from every stuck-up jock. Soon enough a deal becomes between the two, an eye for a eye. This deal forms an alliance and somehow a friendship. This friendship maintains, that is until some feelings are being harder and harder to hide. • • • His eyes stayed set on me, my heart racing as if I'd just run a marathon. I looked down at the touch to the side of me, his hands gripping my hips, leading me. I picked up his speed and grinded slowly, not even a few seconds in and a groan elicited from him, "you know how good you look on top of me?" I smiled, pressing down on his bare chest, my hands itching to move further down. As I was itching to do something, so was he, his eyes following my bruised lips and I could see every thought in that head of his. "No.. tell me ."

Seventeen-year-old Mabel, a reserved and studious teenager from a small town in England, finds herself uprooted from her familiar surroundings and thrust into a prestigious boarding school in America. As she adjusts to her new life, she quickly becomes acquainted with the colorful characters that make up the student body, including the enigmatic and rebellious bad boy, Kai. From the moment Mabel crosses paths with Kai, their interactions are fraught with tension and heated exchanges. Kai's devil-may-care attitude and disregard for rules clash with Mabel's structured and rule-abiding nature. They quickly establish themselves as adversaries, locked in a battle of wits and wills that captivates their classmates and sparks a flurry of rumors throughout the school. However, as Mabel reluctantly gets to know Kai beyond his tough exterior, she discovers there is more to him than meets the eye. Beneath his aloof and brooding demeanor lies a troubled past and a vulnerability that few have ever seen. Drawn to the complexity hidden within him, Mabel finds herself irresistibly intrigued and starts to question her initial judgments. "Guarded Hearts" is a captivating tale of enemies turned lovers that explores the transformative power of forgiveness, trust, and understanding. It delves into the complexities of teenage emotions, the allure of mystery, and the magnetic pull of unexpected connections. Amidst the backdrop of a vibrant boarding school, Mabel and Kai's journey reminds us that sometimes the most unlikely of pairings can ignite a flame that changes our lives forever.

Acaia Kuznetsov, the next heir to the Russian Mafia. Ronan Alonso, the heir to the Spanish Mafia. Two mafia's. One common denominator. What happens when they decide to team up to take down the denominator? Book 1 of 4 Can be read as a stand alone

After Ace goes to protect Madeline, she learns that things become more difficult than she expected. With no contact to him and her world falling apart at the seams, what happens when she finds out life changing news? How will she get him back? 𝘽𝙊𝙊𝙆 2 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙘𝙚 Can be read as a stand alone but might not make sense fully! <3 ------------ Highest Rankings #1 Shocking #5 Wanting