(a small prequel to "Absolutely Not") Kelsey is brought to Manchester after her friend's death. Now in the company of Simon Riley, whose emotions are no longer masked and tucked away in the guise of professionalism, the two find themselves unable to keep their true sentiments hidden once in the solace of privacy.

He lit his cigarette, I lit nothing. He drank alcohol, I drank water. He smirked, I smiled. He didn't love me, I didn't love him. He and I together wouldn't last a day. And then the game started... He said he found me intriguing, unique, and interesting because I didn't swoon over him. "You and me Grey, let's play a game. We'll date and in three months time I promise you will fall for me. When you fall in love with me between that time span, I win. If in any way you were to win I'll give up all the alcohol, cigarettes, and player ways." It was a game I wasn't willing to lose, but all games had accidents and consequences. It takes a broken heart to know how to break a heart.

Being in the military isn't easy, especially when your lieutenant makes it harder by hating you for no apparent reasons. But did he really hate you ?

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 (𝘷.) /kreɪv/ feel a powerful desire for (something). . 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐉𝐀𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓 the soldier, who would tear the city down with his sword for his own. He has learned to lock his heart away at young age. Growing up in bad conditions made him strive to be something more. The boss with the heart of ice. The Machine. But then she walks into his office, and he finds himself crossing the lines for her. He starts to feel his heart de-frost, and he welcomes the forlorn feeling with a shark-grin. A problem arises in Elijah's picture-perfect-world with her in the middle when his brother starts taking a like in her and his world is turned upside down, as he makes the impossible decision, and sells his soul to save her. 𝐉𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐑𝐄 is like any other girl she knows, except for the little fact that she broke the norm in her family and moved away to do what she strived to do. Josie has always yearned for freedom, has let the world be her outlet. But when her eyes lock with his, she feels her entire world coming down beneath her. She finds herself not being able to separate her brewing feelings for him, and the freedom she's always yearned for, and frankly she finds herself not caring. But when her life is put into danger by an unwelcome manic-like love, she finds herself in an impossible position where she has to choose a life, if she wants to be with him. She has to choose between the gold cage she escaped from, or the freedom she's always craved. Will their love survive this test? .

[ COMPLETED ] [ 2021 WATTY'S SHORTLIST ] ❝ You've never been loved like this? ❞ Twenty-nine year old Monique Harper is a senior VP travel advisor. Great at her job, she is sent to Valencia, Spain to vet a chain of hotels owned by billionaire Matteo Romano. Immediately taken with the woman with an attitude, Matteo has his sights set on her, and what he wants, he's sure to get. COPYRIGHT © MIDNXGHTSUN 2020

'Look at me, Celeste,' he gently lifts her chin up with the tips of his slender fingers. 'I'm right here, okay?' *** When Celestine Vora enrols at the elite Marion University to study medicine, the last person she expected to come face to face with was Adrian Schulz. Always condescending, never conceding. As her brother's best friend, he always caught glances of her in the background, the silent, quiet shadow of an adopted girl who never quite matched her brother's innate talent. One who always seemed to be a hindrance, his biggest competitor for valedictorian in high school. He was looking forward to a fresh start. That is, until she shows up in front of his apartment in the middle of the night, and shakily utters the words, 'He's missing.' ~ [This is a work of fiction. All events and characters are fake.]

Band 2: 'Leyla' ••• Ace Rodriguez. Das Oberhaupt einer Motorradgang. Stinkreich, verdammt gutaussehend und das geborene Arschloch. Eines der Mitglieder dieser Gang ist Leylas Bruder, Elija. Die Jungs kennen Sie nicht, auch ihr Bruder erwähnt sie in keinem Wort -Sie wissen nicht einmal dass sie überhaupt existiert- was sich auch unter keinen Umständen ändern soll, das steht ganz klar für Leyla fest. Doch durch ein kleines Missgeschick ihrerseits traf sie die sieben Bad Boys direkt in ihrem eigenen Wohnzimmer an. Und auf einmal stand ihr gesamtes Leben Kopf. ••• Angefangen:11.08.2020 Beendet: 04.05.2021 ••• #1 in boyxgirl (25.03.21) #13 in Badboy (19.02.21) #7 in Drama (25.03.21) ••• ATTENTION Das hier ist die unüberarbeitete Version des Buches! ••• Erwachseneninhalt