She was smart. 𝘞𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 smart. she was devious. she was cunning. And so much more then what people thought of her. Claire Van Doren was outstandingly smart out of all of Thameswood Academy. With a high GP and top student of her criminology and law studies, she was assigned to solve a case that couldn't be solved. A case that nobody, not even the police, could solve. She had secrets. 𝘏𝘦 could solve them. He had darker secrets. 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘥 solve them like a riddle. She hated him. 𝘏𝘦 despised her. But maybe, just maybe, she was all he could think about.

𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 always had one thing in mind. A quiet life has always been the plan. Books, gardening, and quiet evenings-she's perfected the art of staying out of the spotlight, hidden within her family's legacy of wealth. But when her parents arrange her marriage to Xander Silver, a notorious playboy from a powerful family, her life suddenly veers off course. 𝐗𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 is known for his charm, his wild reputation, and his carefree smile. But beneath the surface, he's more complicated than anyone suspects. The heir to an old title and a well-kept family secret, Xander masks his intensity behind a flirtatious grin, concealing a side of himself that's hidden even from those closest to him. Thrown together by duty, they reluctantly enter a marriage of convenience. But what starts as a reluctant alliance grows into something that neither of them expected. As Dorothy's guarded world collides with Xander's hidden depths, their arrangement becomes something far more binding. Book 2 of the Thameswood Academy trilogy. Can be read as a standalone.

Madden: Alora Ha is a bitch. No questions asked. Alora: Madden Drakos is a monster. Madden: But I see straight through her little shield. Alora: But then again. So am I.

Donatella Winters: Spellbindingly beautiful. Effortlessly smart. Not the most popular but friendly with everyone she comes across. Darius Ford: Painfully gorgeous. Shining star of the hockey team. Reigning at the top of the high school food chain. At school they don't know each other. She knows of him, of course she does, but he's never even heard her name. Or so he believes.

Two families The son of one The daughter of the other One, the dark prince of the world in which they live The other, the queen in a world that is entirely her own He is seen and worshipped by all who meet him She is invisible and lives in the shadows Two mysteries Bound by coincidence Repelled by hate A hate so strong that perhaps it could be mistaken for something else He is her dark prince She, his shadow queen But can they put away their shared stubbornness and allow themselves to to give in to each other ? To consume one another To allow themselves to fall Or has the hole they've created been dug too deep ?

|| Book 1 of the Syndicate Series || [Standalone] When young Diovanna is framed for something she didn't do and is sent off to a "boarding school" she feels abandoned and betrayed. But one thing was for sure, this boarding school was no ordinary school. One day when police roll in and search the place effectively shutting down the school, she is forced to go to the family that sent her away. The ones who abandoned her in her own personal hell. One thing is for sure, she is no longer happy and bubbly, she is silent and dangerous. ~~~ Ok yall idk abt the description but please give this book a chance!