Quinn, a struggling young lawyer, is given a final chance to prove herself. But when her next client turns out to be her handsome billionaire bully from school, Liam Steele, sparks fly as they navigate a high-stakes legal case together, blurring the lines between business and pleasure. Caught between professional ambition and undeniable attraction, Quinn must decide whether to risk it all for love. ********** "I promise you can have me to fuck four times a month," I whispered out, my cheeks burning with embarrassment as I made the agreement. Stopping in his tracks, Liam turns around, a smirk playing on his lips as he stares at me, his gaze filled with satisfaction. "Good girl," his tone filled with approval as he addressed me, "now I want you to fucking position yourself in the way you'd like to be dominated," Liam demands possessively, his words filled with obscenity, leaving me biting my lips in anticipation.

• Mia Taylor • A 5'0 girl with brunette wavy hair up to her shoulders, beautiful blue eyes which you could get lost in forever, and the shyest personality of them all. Skipping grade 5, Mia is starting her Sophomore year at USC at 18, studying medicine. However being the younger sister of Mattison Taylor, Mia has struggled with many things that no person should have to struggle with, taking a toll on both her physical and mental health. • Jackson Lewis • A 6'5 senior of USC, also the quarterback of the USC Trojans. Known as the McDreamy of campus, Jackson is who the girls want to be with and who the guys want to be. As the charming man he is, Jackson is known to sleep around and drop girls faster than you can count. All because he has only five F's in mind... • Family • Friends • Food • Football • f*cking On the first weekend back on campus, the football team decides to host a party, starting their weekly streak. What happens when Jackson discovers a beautiful girl walking through the doors of his house, only to find out its one of his roommates sisters? Will he be able to charm his way into her room? Or will he fall in love? Will Mia be able to settle the most popular bachelor in town? Or will past struggles of hers come in between them? • FURTHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION INSIDE • (TW • Mentions of ed's, anxiety/depression, drinking, possibly drugs etc. If you are not comfortable reading about those topics please be careful when reading this or don't at all. I will put in mentions if there is a specific part going into detail of these subjects)

Isla Porter is a prodigy-an enigma in the world of collegiate tennis. She never questions her instincts, never gets distracted, and never ventures beyond her carefully mapped-out goals: a professional tennis career, a Wimbledon trophy, two Olympic medals. Relationships don't fit into her life between her studies and her sport. Every NHL team wants Dean Wesley. With his steady rise in talent and an unwavering drive to dominate, he's been on the radar of pro scouts since high school. Now, with college graduation looming, the pressure to over-perform and out-play is at an all-time high. Two over-ambitious athletes, their egos and competitive natures are bound to collide during the most important seasons of their careers. But as tensions flare and feelings emerge, will they risk their dreams for the one thing they never saw coming?

𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 has known only one thing for a decade-destroy everyone who betrayed her. Everyone has mistaken her silence for a weakness. Their downfall is inevitable. With each step, ruin draws nearer. For as long as The Underworld has existed, the D'Aureville name was the most valued and held authority over every aspect; not a single incident or event escaped its radar. But on one tragic day, that changed. The dominance their name held burned down along with the family. Or so everyone thought. A daughter was left alive and locked away, molded into their twisted imaginations-something inhuman. They made her into what she is today: an uncontrollable killer. She played into their cruel games, gaining a small sliver of their trust. No one could stop the river of blood that followed in her wake. The trail brought forth hushed whispers that slowly grew louder as the well-known fallen assassin's signature was left behind with each of her victims. She wanted them to know she was coming. But this is only the beginning. Not a soul is going to get in her way, not even the daunting and sinisterly handsome Don of the Italian Mafia. 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢 has lived through many obstacles. He has beaten the demons that reside within him and around him. Surviving them has made him a Don of the Italian Mafia-an untouchable leader. You can't tame a killer who is as mysterious as the fog in the darkest forest, cold as the piercing winter storm, and striking as the fallen angel Lucifer. No one could until she came along. His reputation wasn't just made up of stories. Anyone who spread rumors about The Don was struck down to their knees, kneeling and begging for mercy that was never granted, as he made sure they saw and felt what lay behind the lies. The dead will turn alive, and the living will turn dead. What will happen when their paths collide and secrets are revealed?

(Book #1 - Blood Series) Riva Valentino, Famous Model. Luke D'Angelo, Most Dangerous Mafia Don. 2 different people. Matching Puzzle Pieces. Riva Valentino, is a famous supermodel whose struggling on the inside but always smiling for the cameras but what happens when she meets the cold Mafia Don who understands her more than anyone. Luke D'Angelo, is feared by everyone, he is known as a successful 'Business Man' but he's actually a Mafia Don, a very dangerous one. He's cold and closed off, the complete opposite of a guy who cares, but what happens when he meets Riva Valentino. It's definitely not love at first sight, more like hate at first sight. --------------------- "Please." I whispered "Please, what?" She asked. "Please, just pretend for 2 seconds you want me, as much as I want you." I said, while placing my head in the crook of her neck. After I spoke those few words, we stayed silent, holding each other for a few minutes. A few very long minutes, before she pulled my face out of the crook of her neck, and faced me towards her, so now I was staring into her beautiful eyes that I love so much. "I don't need to pretend, never have, never will." After those words left her lips, I smashed my mouth on to hers, and lifted her legs so they were now wrapped around my torso. --------------------- •Dual POV Ten·​e·​brif·​ic -Causing Gloom Or Darkness !DARK ROMANCE! !TW! NOT EDITED

"You're so-" "So what?" he leans closer lips almost touching mine. "Confusing," I finish suddenly warm. His lips curve up, "Am I?" All I can do is nod. "You can always leave then." I don't move from my spot on the counter and his hands don't move from their spot on my thighs. ☀︎ She saw the world in color. Sienna Cole was all soft edges and open hearts - shy, sweet, and full of daydreams. Sienna's laughter is loud, her playlists are louder, she got nervous when people looked at her too long, and filled silence with music. He saw the world in grayscale. Mateo Collins didn't do small talk, or crowds, or people who smiled for no reason. He was quiet by nature, distant by choice, and wore indifference all over his face. Most didn't try to get close. He liked it that way. The less noise, the better. She was a "rae" of sunshine that he used his hand to shield his eyes from. Yet when she stumbled into his life one messy, drunken night, he never could fully shield his eyes from her (not that he really wanted to). ︎ ☀︎ "Shes fucking raediant"

MAJOR EDITING AND CHANGES Charlotte Miller and William Henry have been close friends since she moved in across the street when they were five. They started dating in middle school and all through until college and with them now graduated they are ready to get out into the world. But when Charlotte finds out she is pregnant and goes to tell William he's gone and she can't get a hold of him. 5 years later Charlotte is a mother to adorable twins called Caleb and Sophia. She raised these twins with the help of friends and family and without William finding out. William is now a famous NHL player and it's all he cares about. So when he is signed to a new team that's a lot closer to home, will he find out or will it all be kept a secret? Read on to find out what happens. 1st in the secret series