~ Nirah Avani Grey She's a skilled assassin who works under the name Ava. She is on the hunt for the person who murdered her parents. She gets a call from Black Blade, an assassin company offering her a massive sum of money to locate and kill a mystery target. But good always has to come with bad for her... she has to work with the man she hates. ~ Lucien Aresius Valentino He's also an assassin and he's known for being cold and ruthless. He works under the name Ares. What happens when Nirah finds out everything that's happening in her life is connected, and Lucien is in the middle of it? ♤ ♡ ◇ ♧ • COMPLETED • EDITED/in editing July 2025: so sadly some of your... lovely... comments will be deleted but I'll try to keep as many original paragraphs as possible 🤍 (book will remain published through editing so it won't effect current readers) Please read the info + warnings at the beginning of the book <3

This beautiful cover was made by TwinkieCell. Isn't it amazing :D♡♡ Artemis is an author and college student pulled into the world she created by the villain of her story. Kai is the evil king intent on revenge. Artemis loves his younger brother, the heroic prince, and Kai refuses to allow them their happy-ever-after. Can the evil king tame his stolen queen before the traitors in his castle take her from him? All Artemis wanted was to escape her boring everyday life, so she wrote stories of another world. A wonderful world she wanted to live in beside the hero she created. One night she dreamed her hero came to her and woke her with a kiss before bringing to his world. While she dreamed she felt lips pressed against hers. She opened her eyes, expecting to find her beloved hero. Instead, Artemis discovered the amused villain came to claim her. Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.

"I've been looking for you." There was an unexpected rasp to his voice, a hint of desperation. He stretched out one hand, as if to brush it across my cheek, or perhaps wrap it around my throat. Oddly enough, I didn't know which option frightened me more. *+*+*+* Lily Burdett has an unfortunate gift for getting herself into tricky situations, but her luck is especially bleak the day she finds herself in the destructive path of the city's premier supervillain. When he grabs ahold of her, she reacts without thinking and stabs him twice in the shoulder, only surviving the encounter thanks to a nearby hero who intervenes on her behalf. Unfortunately, her villain vows to get even. Everywhere she turns, he's there, and with each bizarre encounter more doubts fill her head as to his true intentions. *enemies to lovers/slowburn