Isabella is desperate for her own independence, but her overprotective father stands in the way of her future. When she demands that she attends a University two hundred miles away from her home, her father only has one exception; a bodyguard. Elio is dedicated to his career to honour his late sister, but when he owes a favour to an ex-mafia boss, he takes body-guarding to a completely new level. Isabella is reckless and likes to push her bodyguards limits. Elio has zero patience and a desire to punish his client. When things start to get heated and unexpected feelings get in the way, their forbidden relationship becomes a distraction when Isabella's life is on the line. Elio is desperate to not let down another important woman in his life. But he can't save everyone, including his own bleeding heart. Tropes: - Mafia Romance - Bodyguard - Age-gap (8 years - FMC is 21 and MMC is 29) - Forbidden Love - Brat FMC/Grumpy MMC - Light BDSM (sub/dom vibes) - Size difference (5'4 & 6'6) - University/College Setting - Past Trauma/Healing - ANGST (so much of it)

'If we pretend to be a couple, I might make you mine for real.' When sweet Samantha fakes a relationship with her sarcastic roommate, she never suspects that he might not be pretending at all. 21-year-old Samantha is a broke influencer struggling with insecure thoughts. No one knows that behind her bubbly smile, she numbs her self-doubts with substance abuse and online likes. But a steamy encounter with a witty bartender starts a chemistry too strong to ignore. And when circumstances force them to live under the same roof, resisting each other is painfully impossible. The only way out? Fake an online relationship and make more money to get the hell out. The only problem? While she promises herself not to fall in love, he does everything to change her mind.

"We learned to share from a very early age-shared everything, you know? Once I introduced you two, there was no going back to having you just for myself." College freshman Wren North enters her first year of University with no friends, no boyfriend, and only her older sister Lila for company -- until she meets the engaging, funny, and extremely attractive Arlo Levitt. Their chemistry sparks instantly, and Wren's feeling the sexual tension build between them as the weeks go on. But then Arlo's twin, Oliver, inserts himself into the picture and makes it clear he doesn't like his brother's game of keep-away. Wren must decide what to do when she discovers Arlo and Oliver have always shared everything... and will always share. ★ Mature content, please read the Author's Note! ★

He's messed up. She's just a mess. Can they fix each other or will they just break one another even more? Sawyer Bailey is a complicated, broken boy stuck inside a man's body. Liz Adams is a grieving, heartbroken disaster who can't seem to get over her cheating ex. With a new school year starting and the two being thrust into each other's worlds, their pain seems to bring them together after an irrational kiss-gone-wild. And with pain comes strength, they say, but can the strength of their love really heal all the wounds they have inside? "Skating Past His Secrets" is a story about love and overcoming. This book contains mature themes and heavy content that are not meant for people over the age of 18, so read at your own discretion.

Romani Noor is an aspiring chemist- well, possible ex-chemist, after she can no longer afford the rise in her university tuition fees. Her best friend and sister, Juno, is living across the country with her wife, sending Romani occasional cheques to help her complete her education. However, even with her sisters help she is falling behind on payments. Taking something into her own hands for once in her life, Romani looks for a job. As fate would it have it, Valentine Carter, River Fabiano and Slater Hayashi are looking to take on an employee in their bakery, whilst they practice their... extra-curricular activities... Sweet Romani thinks she's walking into a simple job of cakes and cookies, but she fails to predict the web of obsession, lust and love she's getting herself tangled in.

╰┈➤ 𝑯𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒉𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌. ── ☾ 𝑲𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒍 sees others as an interference in his life, making his interest in having any social interaction with humans at the bottom of his schedule. Until he met Carson, that is. Killian never planned to be involved with someone like Carson. He hates everything about her, and more importantly, he hates that she gets in the way of his plans. But...maybe a change of plans isn't so bad? ☼ 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒓 thinks that getting into Columbia University was nothing short of a miracle for her. But she's survived for three years just fine. Now in her senior year, she's paired up for an assignment with a man who's the exact opposite of her. Cold, uninterested, and a stickler for his own rules. Carson is used to capturing the hearts of whomever she meets, but her partner becomes a new challenge that will be hard to beat. ── The Sun and Moon are planets that are never supposed to meet. Complete opposites, and yet, the Sun tends to pull the Moon along with its every move. Now that the Sun has seen that the Moon can be brighter with just a little bit of encouragement, the Sun takes on the quest of making the Moon its friend.

Pro hockey star, Christian Brooks, has everything he ever needed as a starting forward Right Winger, and a three year old daughter. Or, so he thought. When Brinley Cameron's newest patient happens to be, a star hockey player, for her favorite team's biggest rival's, daughter. She never thought she'd find herself quickly getting over her ex fiancé, and falling into the world that is: Christian Brooks. * Christian I never thought I'd need someone more than Charlie, that is, until I met her. Meet: Brinley Cameron, one of my daughter's surgeon, southern sass at its finest, slight pain in my ass, and the girl I can't get off my mind, no matter how hard I try. Brinley I always assumed Christian Brooks was a jerk. He was an antagonizer on the ice, that meant he was one off the ice too, right? Wrong. He was the total opposite. In fact, I couldn't help myself from melting into a puddle every time I saw him interact with his daughter. And I definitely could help the fact that I found myself wanting to be around him, 24/7. (#1 - singleparent) ~ 1/12/23 (#2 - surgeon) ~ 1/10/23 (#11 - hockey) ~ 1/10/23 (#1 - sports) ~ 3/14/23 (#3 - cancerpatient) ~ 1/10/23 (#6 - singledad) ~ 1/10/23 (#8 - nhlhockey) ~ 1/10/23 (#670 - sportsromance) ~ 1/10/23 (#458 - maturescenes) ~ 1/10/23

A billionaire CEO. A receptionist-now unintentional nanny. Neither was ready for their triplet surprise. See that devastating man in the corner office? The one with the piercing green eyes and don't-even-think-about-it attitude? Yeah, baby, that's Cole Wagner, domineering movie mogul extraordinaire-and my new boss. When his son's nanny quits without warning, guess who he commands to step in. Yep. Me. Annie Fox. His naïve and inexperienced young receptionist who knows nothing about kids-or life. Talk about being thrown in the deep end. Little Robbie? Adorable. His father? A walking torment in a thousand-dollar suit, still grieving for the wife who died in childbirth and keeping everyone at arm's length-even his own son. Then... that night... that first night... when he took my v-card... his hands and lips were everywhere. It was raw, it was electric, and I realized I had fallen in love with this enigmatic man. Now I have not one, not two, but three little humans growing inside me. So, Cole? Time for your biggest production yet: One nanny, three babies, and a love story you never saw coming.

She's sick. He's heartbroken. They put a ring on it. The line between deals and promises is beginning to blur. * What starts out as a deal between two friends, becomes more than either of them could've ever have imagined. Between the fake kisses that seem to be turning a little too real, Jake Henry is starting to realize that he has only a limited amount of time to make his "marriage" to Katherine Kenny count. A story in which she teaches him how to live, and he teaches her how to love. (BOOK 2 IN THE 'MIAMI MAVERICK SERIES') { #1 in kidneyfailure} ~ 4/16/23 { #35 in sickness } ~ 3/16/23 { #135 in hockey } ~ 3/16/23 { #426 in maturethemes } ~ 3/16/23 { #754 in friendstolovers } ~ 4/16/23 { #96 in nhl } ~ 3/16/23 { #8 in hairstylist } ~ 3/16/23 { #25 in nhlhockey } ~ 3/16/23 { #573 in sportsromance } ~ 3/16/23 { #187 in fakemarriage } ~ 4/16/23

To start over. That's what Alex Rose needed, after that night. That's what drove her out of her home in London, to New York, halfway across the world, to start her second year of college in North Regal University. A whole new world greets her, new people, a gorgeous city, new experiences. Perfect to start over, to forget. To leave the demons of her past far behind. Hunter Triton. The boy with tattoos on his skin, and scars on his heart. Disconnected from reality, wrapped up in his own demons. No one could really figure him out. A silver eyed, cold hearted soccer player who likes to throw punches in his free time isn't one of the things Alex expected to come across. The things that happen when two damaged people with dark pasts, terrible secrets and demons to battle, collide... Will they make or break each other? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 「NEW ADULT COLLEGE SPORTS ROMANCE 」 「 COMPLETE 」 ✦ 𝙂𝙊𝙇𝘿 𝙍𝘼𝙉𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎 ✦ 01 on #mentalhealth - 12/01/21 01 on #campus - 10/02/21 01 on #opposites - 01/02/21 01 on #soccer - 17/02/21 01 on #boxing - 06/04/21 01 on #university - 14/08/21 02 on #badboy - 03/05/21 03 on #collegeromance - 03/01/21 09 on #foundfamily - 26/08/21 10 on #college - 10/01/21 CONTENT WARNING: this book mentions and talks about sensitive and mature themes such as mental disorders, sexual assault, erotica etc. 15+ readers only. #ProjectBadBoys & #ProjectBrave