𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝟏𝟖+ Aurellia Mitchell never imagined a simple house party could turn into a nightmare. One moment she's drinking and laughing, then everything goes black. She wakes in the back seat of a locked car, an unfamiliar man watching her through the rearview mirror. He turns out to be her best friend's brother. From the moment he noticed her at the party, he's everywhere, lurking in the shadows, tracking her every step, breathing down her neck. And now that he's claimed her attention, he refuses to let it go. Even if she begs on her knees, he won't leave her alone. 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐄. 𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐘, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈'𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍. 𝐈 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒, 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒. Rankings: #1 in Crazy (sep 2025) #1 in Psychopath (sep 2025) #1 in Bestfriendsbrother (sep 2025) #1 in Morallygray (sep 2025) #1 in Smutish (oct 2025)

he wasn't always like this. one night on the beach changed everything. he became attached-unhealthily. he took away her freedom but she still loved him. but sick minded people can change and receive the help they need. he went down that path. - lower case intended! mini story based on a oneshot - i don't own the photos and gifs in this book, credit to the rightful owner- cover done by me♡︎ © thvvantae #3 in bwam ➪ 12/24/2023 #18 in seoul ➪ 12/24/2023 #28 in jeongguk ➪ 01/02/2024 #3 in btsoneshots ➪ 03/10/2024 #1 in btsoneshots ➪03/21/2024

You didn't stare. You looked away, pretending to examine a sculpture near him, willing your heart to calm. But then... "Do you like it?" a low voice asked. You turned. He was talking to you. "...The painting?" you asked, playing it cool, though your voice betrayed you just a little. He nodded slowly, hands in his coat pockets. "It's the only piece here I can't stop looking at. Makes me feel like I'm remembering something I never lived."

All it took was one fateful encounter with her to change his life.

Aurelia Floris only wanted a steady office job-something simple, something normal. But when a mysterious assistant position leads her straight into the world of Kazuya Shota, a wealthy, emotionally distant single father with mafia-level intensity, her life takes an unexpected turn. When his nanny abruptly quits, Aurelia is offered a temporary position caring for his quiet two-year-old daughter, Yuki. What starts as an awkward arrangement soon becomes something more: quiet moments in the kitchen, unspoken glances across the room, and a slow-burning connection neither of them expected. Kazuya is a man used to control, silence, and solitude. Aurelia is all warmth, laughter, and light. As their lives intertwine under one New York City roof, they must navigate cultural differences, emotional wounds, and the pull of a love that's growing louder by the day. But in a world where walls are easier to build than break, can two people from such different worlds truly find a home in each other-and in Yuki's little heart? A slow-burn, heartwarming BWAM romance about love, trust, and finding family in the most unexpected places.

❝𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫❞ - Melanie is in her sophomore year of college. Everything about her is as normal as can be. Friendships, crushes, working, classes, and hopefully relationships in the future. Everything is fine. Until it was not. Who would've thought her car of many years and problems would finally break down on her? And who would've thought her car would introduce her to a tall, mysterious mechanic with a lot of secrets?

Kaito Takashi is an assassin who does business with the Yakuza. However, while doing some dirty work in America, he is caught and arrested. While serving his time in Queenstown Penitentiary and waiting for an execution order, Haruka, a Japanese detective meets with Kaito and offers him a job. Katashi, Kaito's younger brother is missing. In return for helping Haruka solve his missing brother's case, he's offered the chance of having a reduced prison sentence. Kaito takes the job, but with it comes with many cons. He has to change his name to Leo Takemi, and he's not allowed to kill anyone, or involve himself with any innocent bystanders. Kaito thinks this is an easy task, but what happens when his ego is tampered with by a persistent journalist who's after him? 7/28/22 #1 Assassin

Alexandrea Noles is the daughter of a rich family residing in London. Despite her family pressuring her to settle down and marry, her stubborn and persistence of wanting to travel and studying Thailand elephants gets in the way. As a result, her father makes a deal with her to explore and study what she wants for thirty days. But along with her business partner, Hansel who is a professional zoologist and writer, she is forced to take two suspicious and brutish bodyguards that her father hired on the trip. A storm unleashes and the group are soon shipwrecked. Alexandrea is unfairly separated, and during her journey to find food, she runs into a wild man. A mysterious wild man who doesn't speak Thai and takes keen interest in her. How will she ever cope? ~ The original short story was written in 2021 and is still available to purchase on my Ko-Fi page (link in profile bio). However, I've decided to rewrite the story because I felt like I could've told it much better. Sit back, relax, and enjoy :)!

Keeya has always known how to survive. In the crumbling corners of Queens Town, South Africa, she keeps her head down, working hard, keeping her heart guarded, and dreaming quietly of something better. Grief, loneliness, and the cruel voices around her have shaped her world, but Keeya has learned to live in the small spaces where no one else looks. Then he arrives. Takashi Aizawa, the beautiful, mysterious outsider with eyes full of shadows and a charm that cuts through Keeya's careful walls. What starts as an unexpected connection soon pulls Keeya into a world of luxury, intensity, and promises she isn't sure she's ready to keep. But not every love story is gentle. Not every vow is spoken freely. And not every heart survives the price of belonging.