Unpublished: May 30th, 2026 Republished: August 20th, 2026 ⚠️𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫⚠️ ​Please read carefully before proceeding. ​While this novel is set within a dangerous, high-stakes syndicate world, it is not a Dark Romance. The love story at its core is built on a different foundation; however, the world these characters inhabit is unforgiving, emotionally heavy, and deeply complex. ​The characters in this book are intentionally flawed and profoundly human. They lie, they break, they fight, and they make devastating mistakes. To honour their journeys, this story explores heavy emotional stakes and dark themes. ​⚠️𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 & 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬​⚠️ ​This book is intended for mature audiences and contains explicit content, including: ​Violence: Scenes of descriptive physical torture and syndicate warfare. ​Content: Explicit sexual content. ​Mental Health & Trauma: Graphic discussions and themes of trauma, mental health struggles, and mentions of suicide. ​Religion & Belief Systems: Exploration of religious trauma, incorporating elements and themes related to Catholicism, Jewish traditions, and atheism. ​Social Themes: Depictions of systemic misogyny ​Reader Discretion is Strongly Advised. Please prioritize your mental and emotional well-being before deciding to step into the world of Trust & Betrayal. 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤#1 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. (𝐂𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞) (Book 2 is 87% complete)

#1 Southeastern University Series Natosha Jackson is from the south-side slums of Ridgeport. She's your average bookworm and mathematic fanatic. To pay her dues to the dean of students, she is hand-picked to tutor one of the most notorious football players at Southeastern University, Matteo Four Wittstock. In the town of Ridgeport, the Wittstocks are well-known wealthy people from the north side. Although Natosha wants nothing to do with Four's lifestyle and womanizing tendencies, she finds herself falling into the temptations of lust. While she wrestles with this new fiery excitement in her life, Four becomes enamored deeper than he ever imagined. No one expects the rocky twists and turns that bring these two people together but Four loves a good challenge. And when a game is this good, he's more than ready to play. ***The Southeastern University Collection shows the lives of young adults as they enter, survive and finish off their university experience. The students attending this university are not only dealing with keeping up their GPAs and attending student union meetings. These students are battling ties with addiction, exploring their sexuality, and embarking on past and present family burdens. *** *** These works cannot be read as a standalone. *** WARNING: THIS STORY IS 18+ AND CONTAINS MATURE LANGUAGE AND MATURE CONTENT. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. STARTED: 7/10/2020 Completed. 2022

"This," he gestured to Vincent's corpse, "is what happens when you betray me," he hissed. He grabbed my chin and pressed his thumb painfully into my cheek again before continuing, "don't ever betray me." Without hesitation I said, "I won't." I didn't know what made me so sure. Was it my love for him or my fear of him? But as his face broke out into a wide smile, his pearly white teeth a clean contrast to the blood all over him, I realised what the answer was. Daniel was sick. But I was sicker because I loved him more than ever. I could never fear him. He removed his hand from my face, no doubt smearing blood all over my brown skin as he patted my head like I was an obedient dog and he was my master. "Good girl." ***** Full synopsis inside. Highest Rank: #7 in adultromance

𝐀 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 Book Two in The Bittersweet Series. Created: 04/01/20 Published: 05/01/20 Completed: 14/11/20 Rewriting: start 26/01/23

Elijah Romano is the leader of the most powerful and dangerous gang. You know those stories people tell you about someone you should stay away from?... Yea he's the "someone" people are talking about. Being a mafia leader since the age of 18 has brought him a lot of pleasure, but one of these days he's going to receive a treasure that he wasn't ever expecting. ***** Treasure crooks are one of the things that Elijah hates the most in his entire life. A cop. A 25-year-old gets the hardest job undercover to trap the most superior gang leader alive. With all the things going on will Elijah notice her going behind his back? Will she go behind his back? Will Treasure betray Elijah? Will Elijah figure out her plan before it's too late and if he does... ...will he kill her? Or will he admit that he fell in love with his own killer?

|MOVING TO GALATEA| Love was dangerous. The mafia even worse. She never expected to face both at once. Being kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend and becoming a mafia wife was never on Catalina's bingo card. But surviving the Mafia Games isn't just about playing deadly-it's about becoming the danger. With secrets lurking in every shadow and loyalties as fragile as glass, Catalina soon discovers that winning these games-and following her heart-may be the least of her worries. ~Book 1 of the Mafia Royalty Series~

Take a military father and a carefree mother...you get Zena Weston; a beautiful, don't back down, around the way girl with a heart of gold. Then her heart is put to the test when she falls for Julien Laurent...genius and borderline psycho.

The gorgeous Magnolia Richards has her fair share of tough times. Wanting a better life, she leaves her rough city to start a new one. With a new job and apartment, life starts to get easy....or so she thought.

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