"I said a lot of things when I was caught up in it. You're a kid. I got caught up in the idea of you. The princess is slumming it with the help." The cruelty in his words was so precise, so practiced, it felt like surgery without anesthetic. "But this is real." He tapped his chest. "This life. It's ugly and it's hard and it's mine. You're leaving. You have a whole other world waiting. A better one. This... us... it was a summer thing. It's over." I did that so her father would not break her spirit but the Union ended up breaking her any way... #badgirl #badboy #mafia #cross #romance #love #spicy # slowburn

When trouble strikes the Alesci family, Adelina's life is torn apart. Forced to leave her home in New York, she is sent to Italy under the protection of her brother's best friend, a ruthless, feared Dom in the Italian Mafia. Controlling and dangerously powerful, he is the last person Adelina wants to rely on. As enemies close in, old secrets begin to resurface and Adelina is dragged back into a dark part of her life she has spent years trying to bury. ------------------------ Mature Content, 18+

A group of teenagers who feel like they have nowhere to belong. What unfolds when they are paired together during their final year at school? A group of lost souls find their way to one another, experiencing love, friendship, heartbreak, and family. What happens when that final year project goes awry? One simple task escalates into a small agreement for a petty act of revenge. What occurs when the boundary between revenge, friendship, and love becomes blurred? This is a story about their final year at school. THE MISFITS.

Hollywood loves a perfect story. Valeria Romanova was never meant to be the villain of hers. Behind every award, every premiere, and every flawless smile is a girl who traded everything for the spotlight only to discover that fame ca become the most beautiful prison. Some stories are written in ink. Hers was written in lies.

At sixteen, Tara's world is a gallery of unfinished canvases. She has the technique and the passion to captivate an audience, but her art lacks a soul-a muse to bridge the gap between "good" and "unforgettable." Her pieces remain incomplete, waiting for a spark she can't quite define. Then, he returns to town. With one look, Tara recognizes the eyes of the boy she swore she'd never forget. But the boy is gone, replaced by a man who is strictly off-limits. He is her older brother's best friend, a figure from her past who is now a dangerous distraction to her future. As he becomes the missing piece in her art, Tara must decide if finishing her masterpiece is worth the risk of shattering her family's trust. Some secrets are better left unpainted, and some muses are destined to stay out of reach.

Life is a gamble for some, but not for Alaïa. There's no thrill in her dull reality. She spends her days cleaning hotel rooms, keeping her sister out of trouble, and scraping by any way she can. Until she unknowingly catches the relentless attention of Adamo. To Adamo, every breath is a gamble. Odds. Numbers. Predictability. Logic rules his world, until Alaïa shatters every principle he's ever lived by. She's the chaos he craves, the one variable he can't control. And it doesn't help that she's the maid at the hotel where he's staying. Adamo's life is built on vengeance. His devious obsession for Alaïa was never part of the plan. What begins as a game soon becomes something far more dangerous. But when the ghosts of their pasts rise from the shadows, even obsession might not be enough to save them. Will she be sinfully his or his ultimate downfall?

𝒮𝒽𝒽𝒽... 𝓈𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝒹𝑜𝓃'𝓉 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓎 𝓋𝑒𝒾𝓁𝑒𝒹 - 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓎 𝓇𝑜𝓉, 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓃 𝓉𝑜 𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓇𝑜𝓎. Four families-entwined by power, broken by treachery. Eight lives-marked by sins they swore to forget. When the past rises from the ashes, no secret is safe. Beneath the whispers of deception and the weight of bloodstained oaths, a truth too monstrous to stay buried is clawing its way back. In a world where love is just another form of control and loyalty is a death sentence, three couples find themselves trapped in a game where the only way out... is through fire. But not all love stories are meant to be saved. Some are written in obsession. Some are inked in revenge. And some? Some are Veiled in Sin.

How far do we go for validation? Lena Sinclair has always wanted to be loved, or at the very least, liked. However, her quiet suburban town in Maine never interested her. She thought she'd spend her teenage years rotting away in a conformist cesspool, until Alan Nilsson came along. Alan's magnetic energy leaves Lena lovestruck. Amused by her antics, he invites her to join an elite academy, École Militaire Internationale, a network of European schools aimed to strengthen the military of its nation. For Lena, this was an escape from suburban hell and a way to gain the approval she desperately wanted---not realizing that validation's a slippery slope...and the price to pay may be heavier than she'd ever imagined. Impressive rankings: #1 - military school #11 - Europe #1- mentalproblems #104 - academy #1- lossofinnocence #7 - napoleon *note-i am aware that the cover isnt napoleonic but unless i ai gen something its hard to find cute napoleonic girls that also arent random art, the cover is a Pinterest pic btw)

"You know why those rules are there, Alex. You're putting everything at risk. Again." Alex's eyes flashed with defiance, and he pulled me closer to him. "Fuck the rules," he growled, and before I could react, he slammed his lips to mine. ~~ Crestwood High Trilogy #2 ● SILVER BLAKE I've got one simple rule: Don't get too close. Boys think they can handle me, but they can't. They're all the same - weak, predictable, and disposable. I'm the one who calls the shots, and if you're lucky, I might just let you hang around for a bit. Alex Carter is everything I despise. Loud, energetic, fun - he's like a walking cliché. Thinks he owns the place just because he's got a charming smile and a trust fund. ● ALEX CARTER I'm the life of the party, the king of the night, and the one everyone wants to be. I'm the guy who walks into a room and instantly knows everyone's gonna have a good time. My parties are legendary, my friends are the best, and my charm's undeniable. Girls love me, guys want to be me, and I'm just living my best life. And then there's Silver Blake. She's like a dark cloud ruining my perfect sunshine. I've tried to get to know her, but she's always pushing me away. But I'm not giving up yet. ~ What happens when the party king & gothic queen surrender to desire? ~