"You are mine!" He roars. "I will do whatever it takes to make you know that. Whether it means I lock you up in a prison and throw away the key." Footsteps come rushing into the dining room, and I turn to see multiple men--guards I suppose, flanking one another. Each of their hands rest on things within their jackets. Which i can only guess are guns. What else would they be? He waves them off and stalks towards me, standing behind my chair. I try to turn my head to look behind me, at him, but his hands move to the sides of my face, stopping me. "I can give you the world Mia. I am no fool. I know that love takes time, and I will give you as much as it takes. But you are mine." He says so calmly. -------------------------- When Mia Jones, a College student from Australia with a mysterious past is offered the opportunity to work as a translator for a man she had never heard of in New York City, she had assumed it would be a normal job, little did she know it would be the end of her freedom. Matteo Giovanni is the most feared Mafia leader in New York, and the whole country, heir to the Italian Mafia, he is used to getting what he wants. And when he sees Mia walk into his office for a job interview, he knows he wants her. She is his light, and he is her darkness. Will Mia ever be able to escape Matteo and the Mafia, or will she fall in love before she can stop herself? WARNING: Within this story there is coarse language, themes and violence. ______________________ #1 in Romance 29/10/2020 ----------------------------------- Began: 21/08/2020 Completed: 13/01/2021

"You cannot fool me, I know who you really are." His hot breath fanned Vivian's lips as she stared into his hooded grey eyes. "And if you don't reveal yourself to me, I shall do it by force" It is the mid-19th century. Despite society's efforts to turn Vivian into a child bearing housewife she is resistant. Her younger sister is on the verge of courting, pushing her over the edge. Young and desperate, she makes an ultimate decision that will change her life forever when she bumps into the most horrid business man she's ever encountered.

"You do not know how much I can do to just get you Nirvana," he smirked. Zachariah Adonis Villin, the sole heir to the biggest Medical Corporation in the world and a genius surgeon. He's cold and ruthless with no strings attached to anyone, but that is until he meets Nirvana Delaney. Her talent, skills and grace draw him in with every move she makes, and somehow she is the only one who makes him feel alive, and now that he wants her love he's not going to let her go no matter what. He wants her and he wants her bad.

Michael Sheikh is a name of fear, a sinner, cold blooded assassin with no heart. He didn't believe in love, considering it to be nothing more than a weakness. His life revolves around two things death and lust. But everything changed, when she stumbled in his life, he wasn't supposed to see her, yet fate played its strings. He was drawn to the beauty with mesmerising honey coloured eyes and breathtaking smile. She was the only soul so innocent and pure that became his temptation and obsession. He knew she was forbidden for a man like him, yet the desire runs deep when the denial is stronger. (18+⚠️) ******** It can be read as a stand alone story🖤

E F F E R U S adj. savage, cruel, barbarous I always knew that a beast lurked beneath Luca's aristocratic demeanor. He was so beautiful, he bewildered me. He was so brilliant, he intimidated me. He was so charming, he terrified me. He was too good to be true. I didn't want to stick around to find out if I was right. As time progressed I began to suffocate. His experience and power overwhelmed me. I needed liberation. I couldn't handle his demanding ways. I told him I wanted out. Silly girl. You think he'd ever allow that? Luca humors me, saying he's willing to play along. But this isn't a game to me. He gives me four years. Four years to live, to enjoy my youth, my freedom, my beauty. In four years time, he will return to collect his prize. But I'm not ready. I've gotten a taste of a life outside of Luca, and I will fight relentlessly for it. Four years of being in the light invigorated me. I am more frightened by Luca's darkness than ever. I tell myself that I'll never go back, and that Luca will let me be free. I have never been more wrong.

'You merely adopted darkness, I was born into it.' *** Violet had the tendency to run away from her demons and hide behind a facade that protected her from the world full of chaos and harsh reality. But what happens when she is forced to confront it,when she has no other option but to face it,when she is seduced to towards it? On one very normal and mundane day of her life, she meets an irresistible and utterly terrifyingly dark Italian version of her own personal Adonis and her world changes, irrevocably. *** 'I found the Devil. I found him in my Lover.' *** WARNING: This book contains strong language and sexual content. Read at your own risk. And the updates will be super slow so don't kill me... (On A Temporary Haitus) © All Rights Reserved

THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT OF MY BOOK. I AM JUST LOOKING FOR BETA READERS TO COMMENT ON WHAT THEY THINK SO FAR, NOT COMMENTING ON THE FORMATTING OR PUNCTUATION! "You are mine." He growled out the words as if the rumors were true. They are part beast, part man. "No. I am not yours... I am no ones, but my own! I am a lady of the Court of Roses and I demand you let me go this instant!" Delilah twisted and squirmed in his strong grip, but it only caused her simple dress to tear at the seam. "No. You are mine. My lady." His voice was firm and he pulled her further against his chest. His height and large physique made Delilah feel small, like a dove in his hands. Dread filled Delilah's mind and fear coiled in the pit of her stomach at the thoughts that raced through her mind. She was a barbarian's lady.

~Mature content~ "What the hell did you do to me?" His growl sends a shiver down my spine. The room suddenly becomes so much smaller as I fight a losing battle. The empty space is gone, and even without his hands on me, he has me in his grasp. His grip on me is brutal, his eyes feral. I inhale deeply, attempting to calm the frantic beat of my heart. "What are you talking about?" I try to seem unaffected, but my reply comes out breathless and weak. Grabbing hold of my shoulders, he pushes me roughly into the wall. His face comes closer, and the sweetness of his breath fans my lips. His hard body molds against my own so perfectly. His warmth seeps and begins spreading through me. I can't seem to control the quivers as the hard outline of his body pushes further into me. "Mason" I whisper. The need is apparent in my voice. My hands reach up, gripping onto his broad shoulders. My grip tightens, acknowledging the fact that I can't deny this anymore. I have always wanted him.... "This...this is what you do to me" He growls lowly before crashing his lips against mine. ------------------------------- As Co-head of division 5, Mason only had one thing in mind, and that was to become the leader of the division. He is arrogant, cold, and above all your average alpha male. The concept of family, friends and least of all love has never crossed his mind. That all comes to a halt when the woman he has been obsessed with enters his world, and starts screwing up his head. Scarlett has been on the run for the past seven years. Running away from Silas, the evil leader of Corporation X. He has taken away everything that she has ever loved, in hopes of getting his dirty fingers wrapped around her. A horrific incident stirs up the courage to fight back, but she is thrown into the world of division 5......Where she meets one of the most stubborn, insensitive man she has ever encountered.

Salvatore Emilio Regnante is a man you need as your ally and prey to never have as an enemy. Even the shadows know not to mess with the devil in disguise. Everyone shivers at the unholy and cold-blooded actions he is capable of. And such a man does not have the word "weakness" in his dictionary, nor does he expect to find one. However, that was all before an expansion negotiation ends with a band around his finger and a fierce young woman, now with his name, having to adjust and learn that in his world, the only rules are the ones from his sinful lips. And they must be followed at all costs. This couple's dawn was based on a contract. And now having become one, they face a lot of trials and tribulations to make their political merger a successful marriage. But the arrival of former lovers rekindles old feelings, threatening not only Salvatore's empire but his heart as well. (The rest of the story can be found on the link provided on my profile)

Ingrid Rodríguez A 20-year-old girl who knows almost to nothing of the outside world. Her strict parents made her see what they wanted her to see. They wanted her away from the outside world so much that they put her in online school throughout her entire life. She was too timid and shy to talk back to anyone, which led to years of people walking over her. Her older sister is one of the main ones. Her aging grandmother is the only person who understands what she's going through and desperately wants to take her away from it all. Tristian Locke A 25-year-old tattoo artist who believes his heart is broken beyond repair. His mother, who has experienced painful trauma is now in a state of shock. His father, who is a lawyer, wants his son to get out of the phase he is in so he can have a "real" profession... so it seems. Tristian, in his mind, has disowned his father for the many things he's done behind his mother's back as well as his constant attempts to lure him back into the old ways of their family history involving the Irish Mob. On the outside, Tristian is calm and subtle, but on the inside, he has pent-up anger that he only releases accidentally or while training in the gym. His mother, alone, is the very reason he hasn't completely broken yet and is the source of all his inspiration. Tristian no longer believes in love. His father being the worst example of what love should be, is painted into his mind. He stays away from relationships and women as he wants nothing to do with them until she walked into his shop. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ " He tattooed his name on my heart " WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT AND EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. #95 in Romance - 12/06/17