BOOK 2 of 2 It felt like it's been months since she last saw him. She didn't even know if he was dead or alive. And all Vanessa could only hope he was. Living without him was hard, but that was the only thing she could do for him. Will she ever see him again? Or will she find someone else she could love as much as she did him? Will people leave her now, when she's most vulnerable? Who will leave and who will stay?

Caleb Tanner is a unique combination of both killer and savior all wrapped into one. As a former Navy Seal and medic, Caleb has the ability to both take life and restore it with ease, making him a vital member of Bravo Team at Knight Security. He would kill or be killed for his teammates and the women they love, earning him the reputation of both fearsome warrior and compassionate caregiver. When a new job assignment flares every protective instinct within Caleb, he is fully prepared to step in as a knight in shining armor, but what if his new assignment, Elaina Flores, has no interest in being saved?

Mother, let me tell you a secret Your flowers always died in my hands And I hated being the goddess of spring Something you could never understand And I know how you see me Your broken, corrupted child of light But mother, I wanted pomegranates and death I craved the cruel shadows of the night Mother, the god of the dead loves me He bows before me on his knees He offers me a crown of thorns And calls me his queen And maybe you did love me, mother But he loves me, darkness and all He knew that I was meant for more Than being your silly, fragile doll ---------- "Aren't you afraid of my darkness, cara mia?" Hades asked with mischief in his eyes. "No, mon cher." Persephone replied, "You haven't seen mine yet." OC x OC!Addams Wednesday @madebyrach , 2023

A bodyguard, a girl with a smart mouth, and lots of tension.

~•~ 26 year old, Connor Deluca, is a professional Hockey player in the NHL; who just moved into the expensive Citrus Grove Community. 23 year old, Serena Jade, is the recluse famous author known to the public only under her pen name Skylyn Voss, and is unfortunately Connor's neighbor. Connor moves into the huge and gorgeous house right next to Serena's own big and beautiful home. The pair immediately form a growing hatred for one and other when Connors first "house warming party" involves blasting music at 2 am and his guest puking in her petunia's. He's a bad boy party animal, and she likes her quiet where she can stay inside and read all day. Nothing in common at all. In fact complete opposites. Yet, Connor can't seem to get the outline of Serena's perfect curves out of his lustful thoughts and Serena finds herself fantasizing about Connor's chiseled body on top of hers. Sexual tensions and ever growing lust sets the two a flame with desires they wish they could ignore.

When Isadora, a personal trainer from a wealthy family, falls for Roman, the heir to a deadly cartel, their intense connection is shattered by secrets and betrayal. As danger closes in, they must confront their pasts, fight for survival, and decide if love can exist in a world built on lies and violence. *** Los Angeles, also known as The City of the Angels. It's a fitting name for Los Ángeles del Armagedón, a cartel based in LA that runs the entire continent of South America. They're notorious, ruthless, and absolutely elusive. Well, apart from 26 year old Roman Ernesto Alvarez. Recently released from a two year stint in prison, he returns to the free world as the adopted heir to the most powerful cartel in South America. He's struggling to be back on the outside... until he meets her. Isadora Visente. She's a 23 year old personal trainer struggling with her parents' pressure to settle down and marry. Unknowingly, their slow-building but intensifying connection becomes Roman's unexpected anchor after his release. Her life working as a trainer in her gym is pretty mundane and repetitive, until she meets Roman, of course. Then it all gets a lot more interesting. *** "You sneaky little shit." Roman's eyes snapped over to me, or more accurately, towards my legs. There I stood in the middle of his room glaring at him, and he sat there with his beautiful eyes roaming over my exposed legs. He eventually dragged his gaze towards my upper half, but only for a second before it was back on my legs. "Damn." His voice was low and husky and just...perfect. Even if I was mad at him I couldn't deny that fact. "My eyes are up here, Roman." "Yeah, but your legs are down there." *** Part of the Costantino Universe

An ambitious Indian-American CEO mixes business with pleasure when she finds a hot-headed investor for a new venture. However, when forces threaten their fragile partnership, she must find the culprit before her bank account and bed are emptied. ***** Nyla Malhotra was just promoted to CEO of one of the fastest growing companies in America. Now, it's do or die as she navigates the ruthless business world where she not only faces a contentious Board of Directors but also plenty of backstabbing along the way. To prove herself, she is bound to launch a new product line but it get's shelved indefinitely. Needing an investor, she turns to fellow CEO Darius Giordano, a rather brooding and hot-headed businessman with an agenda of his own. Sparks fly, inside and outside the bedroom, as Nyla faces budding feelings and an enemy who is set to destroy everything she has ever worked for. It might be more difficult holding onto her crown than she thought before. Cover credit: @blackroguex © 2018 Moonlighthunter3 All Rights Reserved.

Two people with self made walls meet and learn how to live instead of existing. Charlotte Joy Strand grew up with a firefighter father in New York City. She witnessed the horror of 9/11 with her twin brother, both afraid for their father who was front and center at Ground Zero. She saw her happy, go-lucky, hero of a father change after the events of that day. She watched as walls were built between her father and the rest of his family as he struggled to rebuild a fire house that had lost most of their members to the collapse of the Towers. By the time he had let his walls back down, he was preparing to divorce his wife, his son was hanging out with bad kids and his daughter was trying to hold her family together and learning how to put up her own walls. Extended summary inside. A 9-1-1 fanfiction Eddie Diaz/OC

ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɴᴀᴛᴀʟɪᴇ ᴛᴏʀᴇᴛᴛᴏ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴᴅꜱ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴀɴʏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ. ( fast & furious 6 - fast x ) deckard shaw x fem oc disclaimer: i do not own the fast and furious franchise, only characters of my own creation and various plotlines.

Josephine Jennings was one of those heads screwed on tightly, smart, kind, beautiful, all encompassing types of people. The types of people who knew what they were after, and would stop at nothing to get there. The types of people who rarely, if ever, derailed their plans. But plans, like people, were fortuitous. And for her, it was one night, one storm, one decision, and suddenly she was completely, and utterly, off-kilter. Ϟ a cowboy, a doctor, and a short(ish) story about fear, love, making mistakes, and learning to heal