WATTYS 2023 SHORTLIST Sarah Kennedy's life has fallen to pieces. Her family is broken, she's growing apart from her only friend, and it's been a while since she's stopped dreaming about anything better. She embarks on a trip to Latin America, joining a retreat she hopes will mend her dwindling friendship and escape her miserable day-to-day life. Bad turns to worse, and her hopes are shattered when she is kidnapped by a cartel. While her life is miraculously spared, she's kept captive by a daunting and narcissistic drug lord, Pablo. As his obsession with her grows, so do his favors and promises. Sarah soon finds herself in a gilded cage, living a life more lavish than anything she's ever imagined. But all that glitters isn't gold, and this luxury has a price. If Sarah wants to escape the violent, treacherous, and cocaine-fueled world of cartels, she'll have to fight the demons that keep her captive, as well as the monsters in her head, armed with nothing but a dry sense of humor and a fragile strength. But as she and Pablo both know- it's a long journey home when you don't have any home to go to. _____________________ DTOD is marked as mature for strong language, drug use, violence (and also dark humor) and the occasional steam/smut. Trigger warnings are included before sensitive or explicit scenes. _____________________ "Drugs, Treasons and Other Demons, a niche erotica for people who like men who keep their socks on." "A book that will make you cry whenever you hear a Pitbull song." "By the time I finished reading this whole book, I could have read the entire Hunger Games saga. But I would have had a lot less fun." "I went to read a few chapters of this book one night, and all of a sudden a whole weekend went by on me."

Pierce Travis is used to getting whatever he wants, whenever he wants. Football, girls, grades, everything comes easy for him. But when he transfers high schools for his sport and is tossed into a traditional 'game' the seniors play each year, he may be in over his head. What happens when to win the game, he needs to sleep with the one girl in the school who doesn't bat at eye at him- Isabella Castra. She's quiet, reserved, and on track to be the valedictorian of Greenbrook High. With social skills stunted by her traumatic childhood, she's used to being alone with her school work. Until the new boy takes an interest in her, and she's thrown into the world of mean girls and popular guys she's never known even existed. 🔥 SLOW BURN 🔥

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 She wants freedom, he craves control - but when their families force them into marriage, their union becomes a dangerous game of power, passion, and betrayal. ... Emilia, a mixture of Enzo and Elianna. She isn't afraid of anyone and is a headstrong force to be reckoned with. For most of her life, Emilia had only had two goals in mind: attaining her degree and finding her forever. Santo, a mixture of darkness and cruelty. He loves to be in control and is known for being the heartless leader who killed his people. For most of his life, Santo had only one goal in mind: kill anyone who gets in his way. ... A marriage between these two will result in a disaster. What will happen when the fathers of these two strike up a deal that will benefit both mafias? Will Santo stop Emilia from achieving those two goals she has in mind or will she stop him first? ・‥...━━━━━━━☆☆━━━━━━━...‥・ A STAND-ALONE! *SLOWBURN* *MATURE* This book contains sex scenes, some inappropriate language, physical and verbal abuse which may be triggering for some readers. Please read at one's own risk as a trigger warning will not be designated at each chapter. THANK YOU FOR THESE TOP RANKINGS #1 in enemiestolovers #1 in enemies #1 in mafia #1 in mafiaprincess #1 in Italianmafia #1 in hate #1 in rivals #1 in slow burn #1 in lovers #1 in agegap #1 in arrangedmarriage #1 in forecedmarriage #1 in sunshinexgrumpy #1 in mafiaromance #1 in darkromance All Rights Reserved

Paisley accepts a dare or two... a night with the hot, single and infamous Maverick Warren. Hockey captain and campus heartthrob. Is it all fun and games or will this lead to more than either of them could have ever imagined?

COO Beyonce Knowles is ready to have a child but she doesn't want to put her career on hold, part time school teacher and waitress Onika Maraj needs the money to start a new life. How will these two women from two different worlds navigate their unlikely situation? There is more to this story than meets the eye, come watch it all unfold. "To be a surrogate you have to have given birth before....what happened to your child if you don't mind me asking?" I wanted to ask her this for a long time now. An unreadable expression crossed her face before she spoke. "You should try some of those cookies they are delicious." With that, she placed her plate in the dishwasher and went to her room. #First Book

Being adopted is hard, being adopted by a serial killer is even harder. Cover by: Verde56

Kyra is only seventeen years old when she is kidnapped together with her best friend while at a slumber party. She does not know who her assailant is and quite frankly, wants nothing to do with him. Her life is destroyed when she is kidnapped and all she can think about is escaping. This is unlike a typical kidnapping as everything is done with such precision and no ransom note is given. Her parents are devastated when they are informed of Kyra's kidnapping they do everything in their power to get their only daughter back. Raymond is a nineteen-year-old billionaire and he is Kyra's kidnapper. After monitoring her for months, he decided that the slumber party was the perfect time to make his move. He also kidnaps Lisa because he plans on torturing her. The kidnapped girls are taken to an isolated castle in Canada and their lives are totally transformed. Kyra is treated like a princess and given all her heart's desires. On the other hand, Lisa is beaten, tormented, and treated like a slave. Unknown to Kyra, every time she does something which displeases Raymond, Lisa is beaten as she is a slave who is punished every time the princess does something wrong. When Kyra is aware of Lisa's treatment, she tries to help her best friend escape, but how far are they willing to go? Will it be until Raymond tries to kill Lisa? Kyra is living in a fantasy world and has yet to see how evil Raymond truly is. What happens when Raymond's true colours are revealed? Kyra is the love of his life, but sometimes in order to protect the love of your life sacrifices must be made. After all, if Raymond can't have her, then no one else can. Read this story to find out more. ___________Do not copy my story. It is an original____________ Best rank [ #7 in Mystery/Thriller] Books in the Castle Series: 1. Kidnapped to Live in a Castle 2. Escaping the Castle 3. Living in a Castle

Three psychopaths are convinced a teenage boy is their baby. (This book is a psychological thriller. It does NOT contain any sexual content AT ALL) copyright, all rights reserved.