Smoke Moretti Jones rules the city like a king wrapped in gasoline and fire. Tattoos crawling up his throat, blood on his knuckles, and a reputation that makes grown men step aside, Smoke is the kind of danger parents warn their daughters about. He's reckless, violent, and completely untouchable-until Piper Styles crashes into his world. Piper is perfection wrapped in pearls. Straight-A student. Pre-law golden girl. The daughter of the city's most respected judge. She follows every rule, smiles politely, and hides behind the image everyone expects her to be. But beneath her polished exterior is a girl suffocating under pressure, desperate to feel something real. When Piper witnesses a crime tied to Smoke's underground empire, she becomes a target overnight. The only person capable of protecting her is the one man she should fear most. Forced together, their worlds collide in a storm of obsession, secrets, and temptation. Smoke is darkness incarnate, and Piper was raised to run from men like him. But the deeper she falls into his dangerous life, the more addicted she becomes to the chaos-and to him. He calls her Angel. She calls him toxic. Neither of them can stay away. But in a city built on lies and revenge, loving Smoke Jones comes with a price. And Piper may lose far more than her innocence if she lets the monster under her skin win. my

Mia Carter has spent years chasing love that never quite lasts-too many wrong men, too many broken promises. Practical now, guarded, and desperate to help her ailing father, she isn't looking for romance anymore-just a steady job and a way to keep her life from falling apart. Ethan Cole is the last man she expects to work for. Sharp-tongued, brutally intelligent, and confined to a wheelchair, he runs his company with an iron will and zero patience for nonsense. He's known just as much for his cutting wit as he is for pushing people away before they get too close. To most, he's impossible. To Mia, he's a paycheck she can't afford to lose. Taking the job as his assistant is supposed to be temporary-strictly business, no complications. But Ethan isn't just the cold, arrogant boss he pretends to be, and Mia isn't as unshakable as she seems. Late nights, sharp banter, and unexpected moments of vulnerability begin to blur the lines between them. Falling for her boss was never part of the plan. And loving someone who's built walls this high may cost Mia more than she's ready to lose.

"The Mob King and His Enemy's Daughter" Natalia Gambino was raised to obey. Her father's world had one rule-bend or break. She learned to bend--perfectly and quietly. Until bending became the only thing she knew how to do. When Vito promises her to his underboss, Natalia accepts it the way she accepts everything--in silence. She doesn't know someone is coming... Alessandro Rubino has spent eighteen years building toward one moment. He doesn't want the throne. He wants to ruin the man sitting on it. Taking the man's daughter was never the plan. Keeping her was never supposed to happen either. She thinks she's escaping one cage... just to be locked into another? ---- "Look at you..." he murmured, his breath warm against my neck. My body betrayed me, trembling as his hand traced lower, slow and deliberate. "...never forget who you belong to, Natalia." I swallowed, my voice barely a whisper. "I won't." His grip tightened, his voice dropping into something darker. "Then prove it. Bend over for me." ---- - book 2 of "The Prodigy" series (can be read as a standalone)

𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐄𝐍. • • • • • 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. • • • • • I leaned into her touch, savouring the warmth of her palm against my cheek. Her gentle caress sent a shiver down my spine, igniting a fire within me I'd long suppressed. I closed my eyes briefly, inhaling her sweet scent-a fragrance I now realised I'd grown accustomed to and even craved subconsciously. When I opened my eyes again, they were dark with emotion, pupils dilated with desire. Slowly, giving her time to pull away, I brought my hand up to cover hers on my cheek. I turned my head slightly to press a feather-light kiss to her palm, my lips lingering on her soft skin. "Tessa..." I breathed her name like a prayer, a plea. In that moment, I felt stripped bare, vulnerable in a way I'd never allowed myself to be before. But with her, it felt...different. 'Adorously' is purely a work of fiction. All parallels to other narratives, films, and television shows are coincidental and unintentional. Any resemblance to real people-living or deceased-real-life occurrences, or locals is coincidental. This is merely a written creation of the writer's imagination. All rights reserved. With the exception of using quotes in book reviews, no portion of this book may be duplicated or used in any way without the copyright owner's written consent.

❝ YOU'VE MARRIED AN ICARUS ❞ As the first-born daughter of the ancient and respected House of Gunnhildr, you and Diluc Ragnvindr were destined to be married to one another as determined during your youth. But his gaze always seemingly wandered from you, settling upon your sister's tall, proud figure and you always wondered just why that is. Arranged marriages doesn't always entail love but you tried your best. diluc ragnvindr x fem! reader all characters mentioned belongs to hoyoverse © ; huawyn (ying) 092821

A week before her twenty fifth birthday, Azora begins having nightmares. Terrifying dreams of a world that doesn't exist. Shouldn't exist. When it becomes too much, she explodes and finds herself in a completely different realm full of Fae and all different types of magical creatures. As she learns of an ancestors imprisonment, she sets out on a quest to help bring her back. But the only way to do so is to allow herself to be prisoner to the very enemy that is seeking her death. Can she complete this quest, or will the obstacles become to great? Will she be able to push through the lies of the enemy, the kindness that one shows, to accomplish what has been her fate long before she was born or will things go sideways? **EDITING WILL COME SOON! A FEW LATER CHAPTERS WILL BE CHANGED BUT PLEASE COMMENT WITH FEEDBACK/NEEDED EDITS**

Royal Rose (Book 1) Leo's been hiding her identity for years to fight in the arena where women are not allowed. She got away with it so far and won all her battles, but what if she was assigned as the Princess' personal protector and hiding her identity became much more complicated than before. #1 gxg #1 girlxgirl #1 lesbian #1 gay #1 pride #1 historicalfiction #1 knight #4 medieval #11 lgbt #17 romance 🏅PRIDE AWARDS WINNER 2022 (Historical Fiction)

A tale in which an angry god brings a teenage girl back from the dead. ⁂ "And at the crack of dawn, they rose from their ashes, abandoning their graves to wreck havoc upon the world." Neith Johnson was dead. Six-feet-under after being brutally murdered kind of dead. But when the god of the dead curses humanity for the first time in centuries, she returns. But the curse has a catch: she has to find whoever murdered her and kill them to quench her blood thirst, or she'll cease to exist. But how can she find her killer if she can't even remember how she died?

Those who were taken... They never came back, dragged beneath the waves never to return. Their haunting screams were a symbol of their horrific deaths. Like shadows they lay in wait, the deep blue waters hiding them from view. With sharp claws they attack, Pointed fangs tearing into skin, Eager mouths devouring human flesh. Cally was taken, dragged under the water by one of the vicious creatures. But she was not devoured nor torn apart by ruthless claws--no. She was a captive. ~•~ Water instantly invades her senses. Her eyes sting, her lungs and nose burning. She thrashes, kicks, claws--anything to get away. Her efforts go to waste as her body slowly starts to shut down, the air in her lungs quickly being replaced by sea water. Cally is vaguely aware of arms wrapping around her waist and behind her head before she loses consciousness, submerged in darkness. And so she is taken. Another victim of the mysterious sea. 《Completed》 Subscribe to TheAllieL Patreon for exclusive stories and content not featured on Wattpad and to support future works and book publishing! - Free Subscriber Tier - Allie's Library - Tier 1 - $2/month - Allie's Journal - Tier 2 - $5/month Subscribe here: Patreon.com/TheAllieL

"Do I have to fuck you to make you understand that you belong to me?" He whispered huskily against her ear, pressing his pelvis onto the small of her back, "Do you want me inside you, my queen? Do you want your womb to be filled with my seed? Do you want me to dominate you?" - Sweet, naive, and innocent was she, so what would a small thing like her do with a beast king like he? - Warning: Will contain violence, foul words, and sexual content. Does not show a healthy relationship. Read at your own risk. Highest Rankings : #4 in Romance #8 in Paranormal #12 in Supernatural #11 in Vampire #17 in Fantasy #41 in Werewolf