Meet Lorenzo, the cruel, handsome and capricious mafia boss who never gets attached to anyone, until he meets Clara. Meet Clara, the girl who was abandoned once. She is not looking for love, she doesn't want to belong and she doesn't want Lorenzo. Can Lorenzo make her fall in love with him? Can he uncover her secrets before she gets hurt?

After losing a friend, Clover Fields finds comfort in the one person who understands her feelings-Jared, her best friends brother. xxx After Clover Fields loses her best friend to a tragic accident, she enters her first year of university without a friend or a care in the world. She's alone, and she wants to keep it that way-it's easier that way. But when she finds herself bumping into her school's wide receiver and ultimate flirt, she does her best to keep him at arms length. Because even though they have chemistry and a past alongside it, Clover knows that mixing with Jared Harvey can only lead to trouble. Because despite having a friendly persona and seemingly bruised knuckles every time they meet, he's her best friends brother, and the last thing Clover wants is to be reminded of her guilt. But with an unidentifiable past that ruined her life, only Jared can bring the pieces back together-even if that means learning something unexplainable. t r o p e s: best friends brother, football romance, college romance, hurt comfort, underground fighting, mutual pinning

[2023 Wattys Shortlist] When a feud between siblings goes too far, Solana finds herself falling into the hands of his enemy. Two university state teams have been fighting for generations, and unfortunately for Solana, her brother happens to be the quarterback for the Hawks, while his ex-best friend and current enemy leads the Tigers. She's normally supportive, but after an argument goes too far with her brother the night of a party, she finds herself welcoming a certain player into her bedroom. Christian Kane knows all about loyalty, and that it was his loyalty to others that got him screwed over. While he hides his anger behind his smooth words and flirty smile, the one person who can't fall for his charm is the little firecracker he's known for ten years. But with his loyalty to his team, he knows that surrounding himself around Solana will only lead to issues he doesn't need. But as the unlikely pair come to a mutual fake dating agreement to stir some problems, it's only time until things shatter into pieces. t r o p e s: faking dating, brothers enemy, one bed, banter, sleepover, college fiction, football romance, past history

Perfect Althea Carras creates a sex to-do list after being cheated on, with the help of Myles Wayne; her towns most known tattoo artist and bad boy. xxx Althea Carras sees life as a fairytale: with prince charming and a happily ever after. That comes crumbling down after catching her prince not acting so charming. In her last semester of college, Althea realizes she never had the chance to experiment and decides to curate her own sex to-do list at a bar, only to catch the wrong kind of attention. Myles Wayne is far from her usual type: a good boy with good looks. Good. Good. Good. When he shows up with messy hair, tattoos for days and a face with less emotion than a rock, she doesn't expect to like him, let alone tolerate him. Yet he offers his services: help her commit to her list. But the more he helps her, the more she feels like there is more to him. He challenges her, and as much as she hates it, for the first time in her life, she feels alive. But nothing is as it seems, especially Miles Wayne. And when all there is left is secrets, everything will be in ruins.

Vous aimez les histoires d'amour impossible? Je suppose que c'est un oui à l'unanimité. Alors, me voilà. Voici mon histoire. J'ai eu la malchance de tomber amoureuse d'un homme qui n'a d'yeux que pour ma sœur. Il pense à elle jours et nuits. À aucun moment il n'a posé les yeux sur moi. Il est complètement obsédé par elle. Mais je ne laisserais pas tomber. Je vais lui montrer que je suis capable de le rendre heureux. inspiré de La Belle Et La Bête 🌹

HANNAH I've spent my entire twenty-one years on this earth in the background. Walked over by friends. Family. Strangers. And I didn't see a problem with it; I'd rather nobody pay attention to me. It was safer that way. Easier. Until I got the wrong kind of attention. Lev Somov caught me running from an impromptu crime I was committing against my ex-boyfriend, and in that moment, he somehow decided I was worth giving his attention to. All the bad kinds of attention. Next thing I know, he's watching over me, hijacking my job and becoming my client. And then he takes things above a level I never thought possible. He is a monster, incapable of feeling any type of remorse or guilt for anyone and anything, including me. All I can hope for is that I make it out of this obsession alive. LEV This life wasn't meant for me, but now that he's gone, it's mine for the taking. And no one is going to stop me. I've shown my loyalty through blood, and I make no plans to change my future. Especially not for the little kukolka I found stumbling into the wrong alleyway. I'll take my time before I break her. And then, the Dynasty will be mine.

When Savannah Bennett met Dimitri Somov by chance at seventeen years old, for the first time since her dad left her and her sister, she had hope. Hope for a good life, full of happiness and love. And for a short while, it stayed that way, until she uncovered a secret she was never supposed to learn. Suddenly fearing the one person she thought she loved, Savannah vanished, and for five years, she successfully managed to stay under the radar, even though she feared the dark and men in darker suits. But when Dimitri Somov strolls into the bar she works at, she starts to learn that nothing is coincidence when you're dealing with a monster-and Dimitri is much more ruthless than she last remembered him to be.

[COMPLETED] Three years ago, she ran away from something she doesn't want to go back to, and never looked back. But that doesn't mean she's safe. 21 year old Alina Anthony thinks New York City is safe for her-well, safe enough to not be found. Hidden in plain sight, she goes to school during most of the year, but works at a florist shop for the summer. But the switchblade she always keeps on her is a reminder of what she and those searching for her are capable of. So she has her one rule: don't get too close to anyone, no matter how bad she wants to. But when Daemon Kade sneaks into her life without an explanation to who he is, the two opposites can't help but attract, even if she hates his bossy demeanour and how attached he is to his gun. She knows he's dangerous, and he is definitely hiding things from her, but she can't help but fall deeper with the guy with a cold heart and even colder eyes. But when his secret comes out, all that's left is betrayal and heartache. t r o p e s : grumpy/sunshine, frenemies-to-lovers, banter, secret identity, mafia fiction, smut, no strings attached

Shelby est une lycéenne normale dont la vie se résume à son activité favori: la lecture. Quelques jours après la rentrée, poussé et encouragé par par sa meilleure amie, elle décide d'écrire une lettre d'amour à son crush depuis la classe de seconde, Stone Bridgeton. Le lendemain, on répond à sa lettre. Extrêmement heureuse, elle va y répondre en continuant son anonymat. Ce qu'elle ne savait pas, c'est que, depuis le début, elle se trompait de casier. Qui peut bien être celui qui a répondu à sa lettre d'amour?

Les dieux ont pris le pouvoir sur Terre sous forme humaine. Les irréguliers ainsi que les non-humains sont sortis de l'ombre, et les humains sont devenus les esclaves des dieux qui, longtemps, les ont bénis. --- Dans la grande université d'Olympia, dirigée par les dieux, quelques centaines d'étudiants humains sont présents uniquement pour servir les dieux. Parmi eux, une humaine du nom de Coriandre est admise en tant que servante dans le domaine de Hunter Gods, un descendant d'Hadès. Dès leur première rencontre, quand leurs regards s'accrochent, elle succombe à son charme et, dès lors, son cœur devient sien. Mais Coriandre ne laissera pas facilement ses sentiments prendre le dessus sur ses objectifs. Car, comme elle le dit souvent : "L'amour ne fait pas la vie."