Lady Victoria Ashdown will do anything to protect her inheritance and defeat her conniving stepmother, even if it means competing against the young, beautiful and talented debutantes in the most wicked social season in town...to find a charming husband. ***** Levi Everard was once a charmer, until he hid himself in his Standbury estate for reasons only he knows. Now, he is back in town, no longer the charmer, but the man forced to find Victoria Ashdown a husband, for friendship's sake. She is his good friend, he tells himself. Nothing more. And good friends are not supposed to kiss... *This story is a standalone title in the Everard Family series. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro

This is Book 2 in the series. Book one being "My Mistake". I'd recommend reading that book first but it's not absolutely necessary. I thought I knew what love would feel like. I'd been dreaming of it for so long. I've spent my whole life fighting to be chosen. Chosen by a family. Chosen by a future. Chosen by someone who sees me as more than the girl who was left behind. So when Marcus walked into my life; attractive, attentive, and impossibly put together. It felt like stepping into a world where I was finally the center of something beautiful. I started spending less time at home, but that's normal when you're in love. I started checking my phone more in class, but that's what you do when someone misses you. I started apologizing more, but relationships take work. He just wanted what was best for me. He liked my nails a certain way because it looked elegant. He answered questions for me because he knew me so well. He didn't like when I walked away from him because he was afraid to lose me. He didn't like my friends because he wanted all my time. He didn't like when I chose other people over him, but he's my boyfriend. That's fair. He said love is about choosing each other first. And I wanted to be the kind of girl who was good at love. So I did choose him. Over my friends. Over my family. Over the life I had built. He didn't ask for much, but he gave me so much. So I let him pick my nail color. I let him speak for me. It was easier that way. He was happier that way. And when he's happy, he's so soft. So sweet. So proud of me. Like I've done something right. When Marcus is happy, his hold is gentle, not punishing. When Marcus is happy his presence comforts me, it doesn't scare me. When Marcus is happy, he doesn't hurt me. When Marcus is happy, I can be happy. I thought this was going to be a love story, but it's not. This is My Story.

She thought he was perfect, but perfect doesn't exist. Alex had never been in love. Never been kissed. Never even held a boy's hand. So when Ben (the charming, confident, older man) swept into her life, it felt like fate. He said all the right things. Made her feel special. Claimed he was keeping her safe. At first, she believed him. When he checked her phone, it was because he cared. When he told her what to wear, it was because he loved her. When he got really angry, it was her fault, wasn't it? She should've known better. Shouldn't have talked to that guy. Should've texted back faster. Should've listened to him. Then the first slap came. Then the apologies, and promises it wouldn't happen again. But it did. It kept happening. Ben doesn't love Alex. He owns her. And she's learning, slowly and painfully, that love doesn't leave bruises. Love doesn't monitor your every move. Love doesn't isolate you from your friends and family, punish you for breathing the wrong way, or force you to beg for kindness that never lasts. But by the time she sees it for what it is, she's already trapped. And Ben doesn't plan to let her go. Not without a fight. ⚠️TW⚠️Domestic Violence ⚠️TW⚠️ Sexual Assault ⚠️TW⚠️ Emotional and Mental Abuse This is copyright so if you see anyone taking my book please help a girl out and let me know. I've worked so hard on this. I recommend not reading until your 18 but I know y'all won't listen. Just be aware this book contains sensitive topics

When Serenity lands a job at a well known company, she doesn't know that her presence would be the reason why she's targeted. The CEO, Quentin Frost, is a cold borderline psycho, and unyielding man who rules the company. When he sees Serenity for the first time, he can't help but stalk her. Her innocence alone stirs a possessive obsession in Quentin, one that he can't control. She doesn't realize it yet, but she had awakened a deadly beast within him. A beast that won't let go, that will stop at nothing to claim what it desires. ___________ HEAVY EDITING IN PROGRESS...THIS BOOK WAS LOWKEY CRINGE ASF. I GOT SECOND HAND EMBARRASSMENT RE-READING IT. SO UNTIL THEN ITS BEING FIXED. 🤦🏾‍♀️

18+ 𝙉𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖- "𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆?" (Adopted by a wealthy family with a dark secret, finds herself caught in a world of power and danger.) 🥀 𝙄𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙚𝙝𝙧𝙖- "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒖𝒏 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒎𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓." (A ruthless heir with ties to the underworld, becomes obsessed with her, turning their connection into a twisted, deadly game of love and control.) " My characters are portals to my own inner healing "

+18 Igor patted his thigh-slow, deliberate. "Come here," he said, voice thick with amusement. "Sit on my lap. You look tense." Etta stood her ground, she didn't want him to win. His smirk deepened "You want to see what happens when I ask again?" **** When Etta agrees to a spontaneous trip to Russia with her best friend, she expects snow, sightseeing, and maybe a little adventure-not to be hunted down by a brooding, relentless police officer with icy dark grey eyes and a claim that burns. Igor doesn't ask. He takes. And from the moment he sees her... she's his. WARNING: This story contains dark themes, obsession, NASTY sexual scenes, Reader discretion is advised.

"Maybe if I beat some obedience into you, you'll finally act like a wife."he said sharply. "Please, Jungkook, I didn't mean to-" SLAP. "From now on, you ask before you even breathe outside this house. Do you hear me?" She couldn't speak. Her mouth tasted like blood. Her vision blurred. She loved Taehyung. He died saving her. Now she's married to Jungkook-a man who only knows how to hate. He beats her. Breaks her. Uses her. But never lets her go. Trapped in a cruel marriage, Y/n is forced to carry the weight of grief, bruises, and a love that was never meant to bloom. But fate has other plans... Can a heart still beat after it's been shattered? Or will love remain buried-under pain, rage, and regrets?

***TRIGGER WARNING!***This entire book is a trigger warning I am not going to label which chapters are what. Just know this will contain S/A scenes and the suggestion of r*pe. I do not care to hear your opinion on the way that portion is written, if any scenarios like that make you uncomfortable then this is not the book for you. She was sent as a tracker with a military group to recover stolen tech. She didn't expect to be hunted. Jade was used to being alone-until the mission dropped her into a jungle thick with secrets and men who didn't expect her to last a week. But something else is watching her. Not one of them. Sol'drex is no man. He's a predator born in bone and blood, a silent force from beyond the stars. And he's chosen her. She becomes his obsession. His prey. And maybe... something more. But the line between hunter and lover was never meant to be safe. In this jungle, devotion is savage, and surrender might be the only way out alive.

Ira Verma never imagined her new job would land her inside the cold, echoing walls of the Rathore estate-a mansion guarded by silence, secrets, and the brooding presence of the man she's been hired to care for. Devraj Singh Rathore, heir to one of the most powerful families in India, is feared by many and understood by none. Bound to a wheelchair after a brutal attack, he shows no emotion, no warmth... and certainly no interest in the woman tending to him. At least, that's what Ira believes. What she doesn't know is that behind his still gaze lies a storm-dark, obsessive, and dangerously fixated on her. He watches when she's not looking, collects pieces of her she never gave, and burns with jealousy every time his younger brother dares to flirt with her. But Ira has a life outside this mansion. A fiancé her family chose. A future she thought she wanted. Devraj is done pretending. And when obsession begins to crack through restraint, Ira must face a chilling truth: You can only run so far... when the one who craves you is already inside your world.