Romero, struggling to push through the day to day life of his world: court bills, money, family, money, the past, money, his own mind, and more money. Carmen has been pushing to become a lawyer her whole life; wanting to be taken seriously in a field dominated by men is not easy though, and if putting up a front to be taken seriously is what it takes, then so be it. A certain struggle comes with feeling as though you have to act a certain way versus who you really are. Except a sensitive heart of gold can't be hidden behind a brick wall forever. Two people, walking across the same tight trope on opposite ends, trying not to fall. One going against the law and one trying to be the law. One born with a silver spoon and one suffering from the abrasions of life. Both trying to survive in worlds not made for them. Except everything in this world overlaps; bridges connecting different lives and stories. It's just a matter of realizing you're not too different from the person on the other side of that bridge. Highest ranks: #1 in poorboy #1 in latino #1 in feminism #1 in rich girl #1 in law #1 in fictional characters #2 in girlxboy #3 in teen romance #1 in first love #10 in cute #10 in academia #7 in Top 10 in U.S. ('24)

Sienna Russo used to be the girl who never stopped smiling. Before the whispers. Before the cruel jokes. Before being treated like she was different because she was deaf and relied on a cochlear implant to hear the world around her. High school was supposed to be a new beginning when Sienna transferred from a school for deaf students to a mainstream school. Instead, it became the place where she lost herself. Years of bullying turned the once bubbly girl into someone quiet, guarded, and afraid to let anyone get close. Now, determined to leave her past behind, Sienna moves to a new city for college and promises herself she will never be that vulnerable again. Then she meets Liam Carter. Liam is the captain of the university's ice hockey team talented, popular, and loved by everyone. He is everything Sienna tries to avoid. But when she becomes his tutor, he starts seeing the girl behind the silence. The girl who is intelligent. Kind. Strong. The girl who has spent years believing she isn't enough. As Liam slowly breaks down the walls around her heart, Sienna's past threatens to come back and destroy the new life she's built. Because falling in love is terrifying when you've spent years convincing yourself that no one will ever stay. But Liam is determined to prove her wrong.

★★★ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Imani was only working there for necessary means, only for Kazimir to come and change it all. Forced to face reality with her past, discoveries, and open fresh wounds, A developing partnership with Kazimir. What could go wrong? The Ex-Queenpin of the Sinaloa Cartel and The Russian Mob. Possibly everything. ★★★ Once you're in you can't get out, that's how it is when you're involved with crime. There is no easy way to get out, but I did get out or so I thought.