The first book of the Dawn series. In the heart of Palermo, where ancient secrets lie hidden beneath cobblestone streets, two worlds collide that never should have met. Madeleine Wood, a shy, timid girl from London, finds her life turned upside down when she encounters the mysterious and devilishly handsome Luca Castellano. A man whose charming smile masks his true identity. Warning ⚠️: Will contain graphic sexuality/sexual references, strong language, and violence.

⠀ 𝑾𝑬𝑳𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑬 𝑻𝑶 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑩𝑳𝑨𝑪𝑲 𝑷𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑫𝑬. ┊ my chemical romance ❝ defiant to the end, we hear the call to carry on, 𝒘𝒆'𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒏 ❞ . . . 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 the hargreeves receive two new additions and with all of them together, they learn to fight the skeletons in their closets and realize that even heroes need salvation; because in the end, it takes nine to save the world from an impending apocalypse. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑼𝑴𝑩𝑹𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨 𝑨𝑪𝑨𝑫𝑬𝑴𝒀. ┊ pre-canon → canon divergent s1 five hargreeves / eighth child!oc 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 ; book 1 completed on : 𝟶𝟻 𝙳𝙴𝙲. 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷 © 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒓𝒓𝒚𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒌

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~ 2021 WATTY'S SHORTLIST ~ "I-well, I..." I hesitated with my response. I wanted to let go. To not worry about what would happen in the future. I'd always loved staring into fires. It hypnotized me with its beauty and danger. It was so tantalizing to look at, but one little touch could destroy. I knew the heat between Tyler and I was similar. It started off small but it had only grown in the weeks he'd been here. We'd fed it unintentionally, and it had gone from an ember to a crackling flame. Every nerve in my body wanted to reach out and touch it, even though I knew I'd get burned. *************************************************** Pia Callahan always lived a carefree life with no worries. Her only responsibilities were to attend her college classes (sometimes) and keep herself fed (on ramen). When tragedy strikes, Pia is all of the sudden thrown into a whirlwind of change. She has to grow up and take on more responsibility than she could ever imagine: the custody of her best friend's son. Pia may not believe she is the best person for the job, but she is determined to do it. She'll trade in frat parties for PTA meetings and beer-bongs for apple juice. But what happens when the ruggedly hot motocross athlete Tyler Westwood shows up in her small town? Tyler lives on the fast track, never caring too much about consequences. You can't when your job is to do backflips through the air. Sometimes, you just have to send it and hope for the best. From the second Tyler meets Pia, he knows he wants her. But she is determined to ignore their bubbling chemistry. She has priorities now and a summer fling isn't one of them. Will Pia be able to stay away from Tyler? Or will she decide to hit the throttle? ***************************************************

"You just have no idea." His voice was thick with restraint. "W-what," I breathed. His gaze flicked to my lips as his thumb stroked again. The calloused pad against my soft flesh sent goosebumps down my arms. His once warm eyes were dark as they lifted and bared into my soul. "What you do to... men." His husky whisper weakened my knees. I almost fell but his other hand settled on my hip, pulling me closer to him. "What you do to me," he added on a breath. The hand on my jaw shifted. His fingers left trails of tingles as he slipped them back slowly, under my earlobe and into my curls. *************************************************** As a young girl, Charlotte Avery's favourite pass time was daydreaming about her Prince Charming: Archer Johnson. She never stopped to consider that Archer was her brother's best friend.. Or that he always appeared severely creeped out by her attention. On her 16th birthday, Charlotte received a harsh reality check. Realizing just how embarrassing she had been acting, she swore to never make a fool of herself in front of Archer again. The problem? She is about to head to college and unfortunately it's the same school where Archer is currently the star quarterback. Follow Charlotte during her first year at USC as she juggles new experiences, social anxiety, family drama back home, and avoiding Archer. These are the unintended consequences of an embarrassing childhood crush. *************************************************** Top Ranks: #1 - Hot #1 - Collegeromance #1 - Brothersbestfriend #1 - Football #1 - Brooding #1 - Slowburn #1 - Quarterback #1 - Athlete #2 - Newadult #2 - Player #5 - Badboy #73 - Romance ***************************************************

Tommy Sallow is onto better and brighter things. After working a small hometown beat in upstate New York, he's finally in sunny California. As expected, it's the same shit in a different town. Except, you know, now he's near the ocean and miserable NY winters are a thing of the past. So, it's cool. He thought finding love would be simple. The guy who's always there for everyone else just wants someone to meet him halfway and things are looking grim, to say the least. Never one to believe in fate, what he definitely didn't see coming was Amber, a small and complicated piece of home he's never quite been able to forget about. ~♡~ Amber Hill always dreamt of having the perfect family. She thought marrying her college sweetheart and starting a family with him would be her happily ever after. But when that picture perfect family breaks, she's forced to move back to her hometown in California with her daughter, Mia. Riddled with uncertainty over the future, Amber hopes to regain a shred of normalcy for her daughter and reclaim the pieces of herself that she's lost along the way. But starting over is never easy, especially when a familiar face from the past shows up. When fate seems to lend a hand after all, Tommy and Amber's worlds collide, challenging them both in ways they never imagined. Can they learn to walk through life together and find what they've been looking for? Or will it all fall apart?"

"A love bright enough to warm the chilly nights, but remains hidden in the shadows of the day." --- Louise and Alexander grew up as best friends in the palace. Over the years, there had been many sneaky exchanges. Sneaky glances. Secret notes. Sneaking around for food and snacks. What had started off as an innocent secret friendship between a young Prince and a young palace maid had grown into something deeper. Something forbidden. The stakes are higher than ever now. Will their love withstand the challenges ahead? Will it weather the storm and rain coming their way? or will it wither and crumble into the soil, buried forever beneath the feet of those who want them ruined? | a short story || novella |

Enquanto se esforçava por um bom desempenho na universidade, Alisha Crosworth sonhava com a chance de se destacar entre tantos outros estudantes de Artes Plásticas e mostrar seu talento ao mundo. E apesar da rotina banal resultante de sua dedicação a este único objetivo, uma vida simples e regrada sempre lhe pareceu suficientemente interessante. Ao menos antes que sua fé na monotonia fosse colocada à prova por um garoto que, se mostrando oposto a ela, não parecia nutrir nenhuma afeição pela arte ou nada que a envolvia. Alisha sabia que algo em Benjamin Holligan gritava "perigo" desde o primeiro momento em que o viu, mas sua curiosidade irrefreável a tornaria incapaz de evitar o súbito desejo de desvendá-lo. No fim, a inevitável aproximação do misterioso garoto de olhos azuis profundos a faria sentir que quanto mais se dedicava a entendê-lo, mais confusa se sentia sobre quem ele e ela própria realmente eram.

August was named after the full moon she was born under. August Moon O'Keefe. The gentle moon. It's ironic that she was named the gentle moon, considering the moon is anything but gentle to her. Besides August and Jade O'Keefe, all characters belong to JK Rowling

It felt like heaven to fall in love with hell...