"They came for his crown and his blood. They didn't count on the woman holding the red pen." ........................ Aiden Thorne is a billionaire, a kingpin, and a single father. He's a man who has everything, except a way to keep the ghosts of his past from reaching his children. He thinks he's found the perfect sanctuary for his heirs: an elite school with a warm, kind teacher to guide them. He trusts his high-tech security to keep the monsters at bay. He's dead wrong. I am Anna. To the twins, I'm the teacher with the gentle smile and the gold stars. To the underworld, I'm a ghost-a retired assassin whose name once made the most ruthless men pray for a quick death. I traded my silencer for a syllabus to escape the blood, but when a syndicate puts a target on my students' backs, "Miss Anna" is going back to work. By day, I teach them their ABCs. By night, I hunt the men who dare to breathe their names. Aiden has no idea that the woman grading his children's homework is the deadliest weapon on the continent. And if I have my way, he'll never find out. But as the enemies close in and the tension between us burns hotter than a smoking barrel, I'm forced to make a choice: Keep my secret and watch them die, or pick up the gun and show the King exactly who he let into his home.

She doesn't speak. But she sees everything. When a terrified little girl runs straight into her arms in the middle of a crowded park, she knows something is wrong. The child doesn't cry. Doesn't scream. Doesn't make a sound. Just wide violet eyes... and silence. Everyone else hesitates. She doesn't. The girl belongs to one of the most dangerous men in Chicago. A Bratva king. A man who doesn't forgive mistakes-and doesn't trust strangers. Especially not her. When he's told she tried to take his daughter, he expects fear. Excuses. Begging. What he gets instead... is calm. Cold. Controlled. Unshaken. And when the truth comes out, he makes a decision that changes everything. In his world, protection comes with a price. And now... she's his wife. But the quiet woman he brought into his home isn't what she seems. She watches too closely. Moves too carefully. Understands too much. And the deeper he looks... the more one truth becomes impossible to ignore: He didn't save her. He let her in.

• 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 '𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗦' 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 • "All I ever wanted was more." My voice breaks as I tear my glossy eyes away from his, unable to hold our gaze with the risk of tears slipping down my cheeks. His shoes slowly pad against the wooden flooring, my pulse quickening at the sense of him approaching. "I'll give you more, Sofia." He promises. "I'll give you the world. Everything. The moon, stars, the sun.. the fucking universe if I have to." .................................... Sofia has always been concealed from the perilous world she lives in. Kept in the dark by her protective older brother, waiting for instruction and following his strict orders. Life for her has never been anything other than a repetitive cycle of constant danger and threat. Nico is one of her brother's strongest allies and also runs one of the most powerful organisations in the world. He has always been aware of Sofia's presence, but the opportunity for them to be in the same company as each other has never arose. Until now.

This is book 2 in the "Beautiful Destruction" series. You MUST READ "Theirs to Claim" first in order to understand this one. ____ When I was ten, my father told me that all of my dreams would one day come true. Naively, I believed him. I may have grown up in an environment rooted by hate, dishonestly, and fear, but it wasn't until I was sixteen that I felt true pain. Years later at the age of twenty-three, I felt it again, only this kind of hurt was built on entirely different evils: love, secrecy, and revenge. Alec, Caleb, and Xavier were the most beautiful of beginnings and destructive of heartbreaks, but nowhere in our story is there room for an end. Yes, when I was ten my father told me that all of my dreams would one day come true, but what he forgot to mention was that nightmares were also dreams. One lie, one night. It cost us everything, leaving us here, three-hundred and seventy-six days later. ____ Even with the overarching mystery of who's responsible for the death of Heidi Adams, there are new conflicts that have arisen within New York. With the weight of carrying the title as Don, Xavier, Caleb, and Alec battle between what's expected of them, and regaining the trust of the women they feared they'd lost. When Madelyn receives a series of anonymous cynical threats, she's left with the choice between facing the world on her own or risking the one thing she's spent months creating shields around: her heart. Apart, the four of them are dangerous, but together, their force is lethal. Only time is strong enough to reveal where their stories cross, however it's love, power, and revenge that threatens to burn everything to the ground. What was once a fight against each other turns into something that's far more daunting-something that has the ability to either unite two enemies or destroy what's already breaking. Getting even. ____ This book contains mature content including violence and sexual themes. Read at your own discretion.

Jordyn Rivers. Twenty year old soccer player with a mouth of a sailor and an attitude that would give Regina George a run for her money. When she gets accepted into California State University along with her two best friends, she can't wait to be released into the American college life. To have fun, be free, and of course - continue playing varsity soccer. Arriving at college, she inevitably stumbles across Jace Parker. All star basketball player, captain of the varsity team. Professional player on and off the court. Walks, talks, breaths and probably sleeps like he's the shit. And he is. Girls want him and guys want to be like him. The two hot heads cross paths, and long story short, it's hate, and electric attraction at first sight. They say you can't fight fire with fire. Two sports. Two pro-athletes. One goal. And a whole lot of tension. Winner takes all. Things are bound to get real dirty. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 「A COLLEGE SPORTS ROMANCE 」 「 ON HOLD 」 ✦ 𝙂𝙊𝙇𝘿 𝙍𝘼𝙉𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎 ✦ #1 on collegelife - 07/01/21 #1 on rivalry - 20/03/22 #3 on athlete - 28/11/21 #4 in athletic - 22/03/21 #8 on badassreads - 01/02/21 #8 on soccer - 17/12/21 CONTENT WARNING: this book includes mature themes such as sex, alcohol and language. Mature readers only. This book supports: @BadassReads @ProjectBadBoy @ProjectBadassGirls

"You were ours from the second we saw you," he stated as if I didn't have a choice in it, and the truth was, I didn't need to because he was right. I was theirs, but what they didn't know was that they were mine, too. *** One invitation to an open house. One moment. One chance. And everything changes. When Emma receives an invite to the most exclusive BDSM club in the city, she knows she needs to go. At Desire's Den, she'll experience pain and pleasure, bondage, domination, and submission - all intertwined. For the first time in her life, she dares herself to go after what she wants. She'd always been too afraid. Now she is ready. Now she just has to secure a dominant. But just as everything she ever desired is in her grasp, she finds something she never expected: three possessive masters, all ready to claim her. Callan, the owner of Desire's Den, could make even the most innocent woman hungry with lust. His voice is soft as silk, and as wicked as the dirtiest fantasy you've ever had. Mateo, the sweet-tongued professor, is every woman's dream: a gentleman in public, and filthy in private. Gideon, the trio's resident bad boy, is owner of one of the most popular nightclubs in the city. Behind his calm and stone façade is a violent storm ready to conquer the object of his obsession. And she just might be the one they've been waiting for.

Karen Jezebel Jay is a wolf. A wolf from a long line of Alphas that believe firmly in the place of a woman- seen but not heard, submissive and so accepting it's almost disgusting. And Karen Jay is the furthest you could get from that; rude, obnoxious and just a tad too smart, when she finds out her mate is none other than the warrior wolf Merrick Bale, she wishes to God and to the Moon Goddess (basically anyone that may listen) that she can get away from the too intense, too cold and too arrogant man they call 'Beast.' After being raised as a 'lady' should and seeing the way mates are treated by their other halves, she isn't in it for the flowers. Karen's in it to shove standards up all wolves asses. And if she falls in love along the way, that's an unwelcome and bittersweet addition. Don't copy my shit. I'll fucking cut you. And if you're into that, then I'll find something else because mama's pretty creative.

COMING SOON

Madison's life has gone downhill the past month. From being fired, to breaking up with her boyfriend, to her father's death. She needs to start again, somewhere else. A new job, new house. And Aaron Ryan, her father's best friend son just seems to have everything she needs NSFW Cover by: @yourfavvirgo1 STARTED: 23/September/2020 FINISHED: -

𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥 is an innocent, kind, and unshakable girl that is...until 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝; the Star quarterback, he's untouchable, mysterious and the guy she's tutoring that decides he wants her. He watches, waits, and tests her boundaries. Desire turns dangerous, and obsession doesn't play fair between these two.