𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐌'𝐒 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍 𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱 She's the city's top model. Seen by everyone. Known by no one. She survives by keeping her past sealed tight- every bruise, every secret, every ugly truth locked behind elegance and restraint. Her life is a performance, and she never misses a step. Until she slips... ...and falls straight into the orbit of the man she was taught to despise most. One reckless act- done under the guise of a false persona- sets something irreversible in motion. A line is crossed. A fire is sparked. And the illusion of distance between them shatters. That night leaves her with a hangover, and a realization she can't escape. You don't have to die to go to hell. Some men bring it right to you. He is power without conscience. A presence felt more than seen. The devil everyone fears. She is a mess dressed in designer. A voice that refuses to be silenced. The angel everyone envies. Logic says they should never align. That their worlds, their loyalties, and their sins are fundamentally opposed. Nexum says there couldn't be a better fit. 𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 @xplicitlyvenus 2025, all rights reserved

[ongoing] what if the boy who ruined your life comes crashing back into it? ✰ ✰ ✰ Briar Elliot's worst fear just came true. Casey Brandt is to blame.

𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐭 •------------------------• Book 1 She's perfect. Perfect family. Perfect friends. Perfect life. That's what the people believe. That every celebrity is perfect, when in reality, Isabella Eastwood's life is the exact opposite. Her dad is dead, her mom uses her for money, and she was taken away from the only place that really felt like home. About to turn 18, Isabella thinks she has a solid plan to move back to her home in Italy and continue writing songs with her best friends. It was a solid plan until 6 foot 4 billionaire Leonardo Smith moves in next door and makes her fall head over heels for him. The twist? Neither of them know about each other's true identity and it might just ruin everything. •------------------------• [Started 4-1-22] WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE LANGUAGE, ANXIETY ATTACKS, BODY IMAGE ISSUES, OVER THINKING THOUGHTS, AND EATING INSECURITIES

"You might not know it yet, Zara. But ever since I saw you in that gas station, I knew you and me were destined for each-other. I knew you'd change my life. Don't deny it. Don't push me away. You want me, and it's killing you." ೄྀ࿐ ˊˎ- Zara Collins. The grump that doesn't believe in love. Aiden Carter. The famous football player that believes life is too short for love. When two worlds collide of broken people that never received true love. How will they react? [DUAL POV] 1- #schoolromance (8/19/22) 1- #football (10/7/22) 1- #prepschool (2/18/26) 1- #grumpygirl (2/21/26)

Two broken people. Two people who have never been loved, therefore, not knowing how to love. Theo and Nova. They first met when they were both young. She was blinded by the need to fit in. He was blinded by the undisturbed attention she gave him. She broke his heart and didn't even know it. He ruined her, and he wouldn't even know. What happens when they meet again? When the universe forces them to reconcile? Can they put aside their hatred for each other as easily as they welcomed it?