BOOK 1 in the Drowning/Bully Standalone Series. WARNING: This book contains intense bullying, explicit scenes, triggering language, violence, and psychological content. I told Caden to cancel his stupid party. He told me, with that infuriating smirk, "Why? Planning to be my snack tonight?" Caden has made my life hell for four years, ever since our parents got married. He's gorgeous, arrogant, and the kind of boy Stanford girls trip over themselves for. Me? I'm the only one who sees right through him. He's a blatant bully, the devil who turned me into a surreptitious one. And now we're stuck sharing the same off-campus apartment for our entire freshman year. Living together means new rules, no boundaries... and a tension I never expected. The closer we get, the harder it becomes to remember why we ever hated each other in the first place- and nothing threatens our pride more than that. *** Step into an adventure of passion, forgiveness, and second chances. This is Caden and Madison's story.

Blythe a toujours cru avoir épousé l'homme parfait doux, attentionné. Mais derrière ses sourires se cachent des nuits d'absence, et une pièce interdite dont la porte reste toujours verrouillée. Plus elle l'observe, plus elle remarque que quelques chose cloche. Et lorsqu'elle décide de désobéir pour percer ses secrets, un monstre vêtu d'un masque en peau humaine surgit dans sa vie. Histoire avec des TRIGGER WARNING ASSEZ IMPORTANTS MERCI DE LIRE AVANT DE VOUS ENGAGÉ ! ⚠️🚨‼️

❝Like a work of art he had been dying to put on display.❞ Verani Adams finds herself unhappy with the way she's led her life. Between dealing with the consequences of her career choices, the burden to find romance in an era of one night stands, and most of all, figuring out how to fulfill her endless desire for a thrill in everything she does, she decides to apply for an internship in her final year of college, at one of the most profound museums in the city of Paris: Musée de l'Érotisme. Described otherwise as, a museum dedicated to sex. Face to face with the taboo nature that surrounds her job, she meets Damien Dupont, the head director of the renowned museum. Vera learns early on that his expertise goes beyond the creative field, following him into his personal life, and she can't help but feel curious about the various tastes he indulges in. As for him, he gets what he wants, and his eyes are set on the girl in red. *Unedited, this completed version is the first draft. Currently in revision.* 18+ MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY.

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭. . . . . . . . . . . Living in The Colony was all Josie knew. To the outside world it was a cult of brainwashed victims all under the spell of Kade Rogers, but to her it was home. That was up until a series of events that led up to her escape. If only fate wasn't so cruel as to lead her away from one monster and put her directly into the hands of another. Now, with a new sense of determination, Josie explores the world outside of The Colony and learns the hard way that trust is a dangerous weapon of destruction. Trying to lead a normal life starting college proves to be impossible after meeting Nico Blaine. He was everything she was suppose to stay away from. But when Josie lay's eyes on the tattooed beauty, she can't help it. What starts out as a innocent infatuation turns into a twisted tale of betrayal. .. . . . . . . . . . - Dark romance - Explicit sexual content - Mature themes - Criminal - Villain - Anti-hero #1 goodgirlxbadboy #1 darklove

Du sel au sang suit Crystal Hundz, seule fille d'une fratrie russe, élevée dans l'ombre d'un père boxeur légendaire, dans un univers où la violence, le silence et la loyauté familiale tiennent lieu de repères. Après des années de fuite, Crystal est contrainte de revenir lorsque son père meurt, la ramenant dans une salle de boxe qu'elle a toujours rejetée. Finn Laucs, ancien élève favori de ce père, a repris la gestion de la salle. Entre Crystal et lui subsiste une ancienne rivalité, nourrie par le sentiment d'abandon, la jalousie et des non-dits jamais réglés. Finn devient son entraîneur et s'impose progressivement comme un soutien essentiel, autant dans le ring que face à une relation passée toxique qui continue de peser sur Crystal. Alors que Finn s'allie peu à peu aux frères de Crystal, les tensions internes du clan s'intensifient dans un milieu marqué par les combats clandestins, les luttes de pouvoir et la violence héritée.

With his thumb, he brushed a tear off my cheek. "I want to make a few things clear Astrid." His lips brush mine with each word. "Touch another man, he dies. Let another man touch you, he dies." He pauses, his eyes trailing down my body. "Tell me I can't touch you..." he forces my back against the wall, the warmth of his chest feeling forbidden to me as I melt into his touch, "and I fucking die." When this section is used in the book twisted lies is quoted btw ⚠️ ~ Explanation: Astrid, a young woman is thrust into an arranged marriage with a ruthless Mafia leader. Tasked with the unimaginable mission of seducing him then killing him in cold blood, she finds herself drawn to his dark and dangerous world. As her feelings for him begin to grow, she is torn between loyalty to her father and the intoxicating pull of forbidden love. Will she choose to stay by his side, or will she betray him to save herself? There's only one way to find out...

In which a teenage girl sets her sights on the mafia don, and innocently seduces him. . . . . . . . . . . She gets what she wants because no one dares to refuse the Principessa. But when they can't give her the one thing she wants, she gets it herself. . . . . . . . . . . 19 year old Giana is beautiful, sweet and convey's innocence. Giana is also bratty, spoiled and manipulative. What happens when she's sent to live with La Famigilia after her own family dies? She craves the one man she can't have. The man that is to take care of her. The man that will always give her what she wants, yet the same man that tells her she can't have him. But like the brat she is, she doesn't listen. . . . . . . . . . . - Forbidden romance - Age gap - Dark mafia romance - Explicit sexual content Highest Ranks #1 in Spoiled #1 in Seduction #1 in SpoiledBrat

Elle vit comme une fille normal, elle va au lycée, elle étudie mais en rentrant chez elle chaque soir, elle retrouve son père est l'un des plus puissants narcos du pays. Elle est sous son entière protection. Peu importe comment elle agit, son père la protège. Jusqu'au jour où en arrivant chez elle, tous les hommes de sa famille sont assis autour de la grande table de son salon, le regard froid et tranchant. A-t-elle dépassé les bornes ? Elle non, mais son père oui. Elle est son unique faiblesse et pour assurer sa protection, ils ont engagé Elyo Keurton, un homme réputé des environs pour assurer sa sécurité. Mais c'était sans compter sur le mauvais caractère de Dahlia Russo qui n'a pas encore conscience qu'elle est réellement la cible de plusieurs hommes mal intentionnés. Le temperament froid et distant de son garde du corps ne fait rien pour l'aider, c'est une corvée de la garder. Mais les deux ne sont pas au bout de leur peine lorsque le père leur annonce leur départ pour une petite île presque inconnu où le père possède une maison d'urgence.

Alessa, une jeune étudiante en médecine au passé marqué par la tragédie, voit sa vie basculer lorsqu'elle est enlevée par un groupe de mafieux. Alors qu'elle n'était qu'une adolescente, ses parents ont été assassinés, la laissant seule pour s'occuper de son frère, dévasté par la drogue et l'instabilité depuis leur mort. Elle découvre que son kidnappeur, Ace, est le neveu du chef d'un cartel redouté. Forcée de soigner les hommes de ce groupe impitoyable, Alessia déteste profondément cet assassin, tout autant qu'il déteste ce qu'elle représente. Mais au fil du temps, malgré le mépris et la haine, un lien complexe se tisse entre eux. Ace, conscient de la dangerosité de la situation, lutte pour ne pas céder à ses sentiments, sachant que toute relation avec elle pourrait les mener à leur perte. De son côté, Alessa lutte tout autant pour ne pas céder à la tentation de l'aimer, consciente que tomber amoureuse de lui la détruirait moralement, car il est un assassin, un homme qu'elle ne pourrait jamais accepter.

18+ Disclaimer: this book contains violence, sex scene and dark themes that can easily trigger someone. Kindly don't read if you are easily impressed. In the city that never sleeps, where power is won with blood and money, Catherine is the trophy wife of an ambitious financial consultant, living a life of superficial luxury. When her husband, driven by a hunger for power, tries to ingratiate himself with the Italian mafia, their fragile balance is shattered. It is in this chaos that Catherine meets Matteo Caruso, the feared leader of the city's most powerful clan. Matteo is a man of few words, preferring to assert his will through decisive actions and ruthless gestures. Drawn to Catherine's irresistible beauty and magnetic allure, he decides that she must be his, at any cost. Their forbidden attraction turns into a dangerous game, where desire and fear intertwine in a whirlwind of passion and violence. But as Catherine's world crumbles around her, buried secrets emerge, threatening everything she has ever known. --- Prologue. Catherine leaned trembling against the bathroom counter, her breath uneven as she tried to calm the frantic beating of her heart. It had been a terrible idea. She shouldn't have accepted the invitation. She should have convinced her husband to stay home. But now, with Matteo Caruso's burning gaze still etched on her skin, she knew she had gone too far. The door opened behind her, and the enveloping scent of his expensive perfume overwhelmed her. Everything about him was now her sweet curse. She didn't need to turn around to know who it was. "Don't resist, Catherine." Matteo whispered, his voice low, hoarse, and heavy with a dark promise. "We are meant to be together."