After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

I looked at her possessively before grabbing her by the nape of her neck and pulling her closer to me, our lips a breath away. "You are mine. Only mine. Understand?" I gritted out and she nodded slowly. "Good. Because I'll fucking kill any man who lays his hand on you. On what's mine." I said and crashed my lips onto hers. I kissed her roughly and possessively, I made her know who she belonged to. And if anyone said otherwise, they'd have to deal with a bullet in their head. * * * Nicholas 'Ace' King - Don of the Italian Mafia and the most feared person around. Dove Winchester - A bright college student, with a fire inside her only a few know about. When Dove bumps into the Mafia king at her favourite café, how will he react? She seems to bump into him in various places that her friends say it's fate... but is it? Will Dove grow closer to Nicholas and put his past behind them or will she question all her morals to be with him? Will Nicholas learn to love or will he be dragged down with his bloody past? Keep Reading to find out! #1 in Passion #1 in College #1 in Café #1 in Blue Eyes #1 in Rich #1 in Beautiful #1 in Bad Past #1 in Girl #1 in Guy #1 in Jealousy #1 in Hot Guys #2 in Italian #2 in Bad ass #3 in Dark Romance #4 in Singer #4 in Mafia #5 in Billionaire #6 in Possessive #11 in Friends & Family #11 in College Stories #12 in Love

{TAKEN DOWN FOR PUBLISHING} Join the discord to know more/read the last chapter for the announcement. Discord link on my bio. +18 MATURE CONTENT "Even The Wicked Needs Love." ELIO MARINO, also known as IL MALVAGIO 'The Wicked' is a man whose presence alone is enough to evoke a silence more sinister than the one from a graveyard. Nothing could shake him, or so he believed. ZAHRA FAIZAN was trouble. Growing up with men who treated bullets like sugar cubes, she has risen from the streets and created the most notorious gang of thieves in the whole of Italy, but after a job gone wrong, she finds herself and her crew held captive by The Wicked, and she would do just about anything to take advantage of it. Even if it was as foolish as performing the biggest heist her gang has ever gotten to dream of. Little did she know she was about to be thrust right into a wicked world, wicked than the one she had once known. Could she tame the wicked and bring him to his ruin? Or tame him and keep him to herself? After all, even the wicked needs love.

Rebel Simmons was just a girl who was dealt a shitty hand in the game of life. Despite her harsh and abusive upbringing, she worked hard, and studied harder. With an IQ of 252. she's a certified genius and is working towards her Masters Degree in Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University. When tough times hit and she's desperate for money, she steals $5 Million from an offshore bank account. Little did she know she was stealing from the most ruthless Mafia Boss in the world: Dante Vino. • MATURE THEMES 18+ • Cover designed by Holly Thurston

"You broke one of my rules you must learn the consequence," his provocative voice speaks with so much authority, and all I did is nod understandable. "On your knees Annabelle," he orders, letting his palm loose from my neck. I obey and sink to the floor on my knees. I wasn't the cause of what happened, but I have to pay the price. He is my possessive boyfriend and I'm madly in love with him. He grabs my ponytail and yanks my head back, making me stare up at him while he looks down at me with rage and his eyes going dark. "Stay away from him; you're mine and mine alone. I own you!" He pulls his zipper down and pulls it out. "Open," I listen looking down at it. He yanks my head back, "look at me, I want to see those pretty eyes of yours my Annabelle." - Annabelle the not so innocent nerd senior year took a turn when her best friend's hot and sexy brother Josh Rider, comes into town and becomes possessive over her. Warning: Contains sexual content and expletives that can be inappropriate for some readers. Read at your own risk. Some of the places are made up. They are not real. Oh, and it's toxic ....like very TOXIC!😏 Don't be coming at me in the comment section when you read a part that is......you know, gets you disgruntled 😏 because I told you before that it was toxic. If y'all don't like dominant guys or toxic relations, DON'T READ! Because I don't want anyone of you to come at me because you didn't like something in the book...

Julia was a feisty girl, with a big attitude. She hated rumors, gossipers, people that bragged and specially cheerleaders. Don't get me started on sport. So realise her anger when Hunter James, the football captain and popular guy in school, dared to touch her food. That's right, her food. No one touches her food, and no one gets away with it. Hunter on the other hand did it on purpose. He had known Julia for a long time, ever since he was nine to be exact, and she always made him wonder. Why did she have that personality? Being dared by your friends to find out the Bitch of the school's little secret, well, that was a bad (but good) mistake. Even more...what was Hunter's secret? Cover design assisted by Microsoft Copilot (AI)

Completed! Highest ranking: #15 in Humor Ariana Iglesias tends to go to extremes when she's BORED. Being a genius doesn't help either. Her sharp mind mixed with crazy theories she can't wait to try, lands her in a pit full of major events she never thought would be so... EXCITING! Even though there are guns involved which she likes to describe as 'physics in a metal case', she is determined to enjoy her life to the fullest, however long it may be. •°•°•°•°•°•°• Alexander Dimitriou, the epitome of ALPHA male, the Greek Gangleader of land as far as you can see, or atleast that's what the Legendary stories of The Dimitriou family said. Alex would go to any lengths for his family name and his...hair? Oh yes, as weird it may seem the Gangleader had a mind of his own, unlike his ancestors, who knew only about kills and guns.Alex was as SMART as a trained killer can get. •°•°•°•°•°•°• But would he be able to understand Ariana, even when her eyes tell a different story than her mouth? Would he be able to handle the storm and thunder brought in his life by this ADORABLE peice of shit? Find it out for yourself! In this Steamy Romantic Comedy Mafia Book available at your nearest screens!!! (Okay I may have been exaggerating a tiny bit, but please just give it a try, and constructive feedback is always appreciated;) High Rankings constant: #1 on YoungAdultReads #1 on #Romcom #6 on #Steamy THANKYOU FOR VOTING !!!!!!!!!!

Cassandra Reeves was on the run from her abusive father after a traumatic night. Little did she know that after a hospital trip for a broken wrist, she would find her new living arrangements with 4 men who instantly feel a pull towards her and want to make her theirs.

Clarice a sarcastic, funny, ordinary black girl, that doesn't believe in interracial relationship, neither in Werewolves, and supernatural things, until she starts working at Cargill.Corp and bump into the irresistible Alpha Richard Jones. Finding love wasn't in her plans, so falling in love with a werewolf was unimaginable, how will Richard Jones the CEO of Cargill Corp. take in finding out that his life mate is a human? [[Mature content] ] [BWWM] ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO AURIA D LEITÃO UNDER THE COPYRIGHTS AND PATENTS ACT OF 1988, DO NOT STEAL OR COPY!!

*Chosen Mates* Mary Elizabeth Carter have gone through the Mating Ball for five consecutive years with no luck in snagging a mate. She didn't care if had a rank or he wasn't all that attractive. All she wanted was to be mated and sated. Yes, that's right. Thoroughly fucked. Now, at the age of twenty-five she was well on her way to be hung on the spinster shelf for the unwanted. She decided to break out of her shell and instead of waiting for someone to notice her. Get herself noticed. Her target was Beta of the Stonewall Pack. Luring him into a dark corner and planning to give the kiss of his lifetime, she gave it all. A kissed that took both of their breath away. The kiss led to an almost fairytale ending. Everything was going smoothly.... except she didn't kiss the Beta of the Stonewall Pack. Mary had accidentally snogged the most eligible bachelor that all unmated female werewolves have been pining for---Alpha Ryker of the Stonewall Pack.