"You think I've got control? Roxie, I lost that the second you came back into town wearing that damn smile and humming like you owned the air I breathe." ... Roxie Morgan never forgot how Cal Rawlins looked at her in high school - like she was invisible. She was the curvy, awkward older sister of his best friend, and she was more than fine with keeping it that way. That is until she moves back home. Turns out, Cal is still around. Just as rugged, brooding, and ignorant as ever. Only now, to her chagrin, he actually acknowledges her existence. Of course, not without a little nudge from her brother. Unbeknownst to her, Cal has spent the past few years burying everything he ever wanted, including Roxie. Back then, she was too young and too close to the one person he would never betray. So, he did the only thing he could - he ignored her, even when it tore at his heart to do so. Unfortunately, secrets don't stay hidden forever, especially not as adults. The one he's been trying to keep is getting harder and harder to hide. He's running out of reasons to stay away, because the only thing heavier than the guilt he has is the weight of what he wants.

Disclaimer: Contains instances of verbal bullying and fat-shaming. ****** Like any other twenty-year-old Harper Young has problems: keeping up with her college assignments, trying to figure out mixed signals that society sends about her body, and dealing with a boy who just can't stop bullying her for her weight. You know little big problems. But the last one, that goes by the name of Adrien Augustine, is now getting bigger. ****** Excerpt: "You're sick." He really is. "You know what? I am sick." "Then get help and leave me alone!" "You're my help Peppa." He steps closer and my heart thuds. He leans down, inches separating our faces. I see something feral swirling in those black eyes as they roam over my face. He really resents me. "Seeing you strut around with your swollen body makes me sick. You getting rid of that disgusting flab is what going to help me Peppa," he coos mockingly. I suppress a whimper. He's pure evil.

"You don't belong in places like this," he whispers, backing me into the darkness of his bedroom. "But you belong to me." 🖤 Plus-size FMC | Mafia | Morally Grey MMC | Daily Updates 🖤 I was the Don's niece. Supposed to be untouchable. Sheltered. Safe. But my uncle decided I was the perfect sacrifice to leash his most brutal enforcer. Dominic Russo is a slaughterhouse dressed in Italian silk. The man they send to make bodies disappear. A monster with pale, dead eyes who looks at me like I'm a problem he needs to solve. I thought I was just a plus-size girl with flour in her hair, trying to stay out of the dark world my family built. But when I stepped into the wrong alley, I caught his attention. Now, I'm his. Bound in a forced marriage to a man who breaks bones as easily as he breaks rules. I fight him. I hate the dark, hungry way he looks at my soft curves. I hate that when his rough hands touch me, my fear turns into something traitorous and hot. He doesn't just want my obedience. He wants to sink his teeth into my innocence and consume me whole. This isn't a love story. It's a trap. So why is the hardest part not trying to escape... but trying not to fall for the man assigned to protect me? ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNINGS: Dark themes, violence, forced proximity, explicit sexual content, and morally grey characters. Please read at your own discretion.

Count to three. Do not kill your boss. And do not fall in love with him. That's a good start, especially when you work for New York's most eligible bachelor with millions in one pocket and half of Manhattan's panties in the other. Not to mention those said pockets are always part of the most fitting suits any woman in the city would die to rip off. I would love to tear these stupid suits apart, too. To strangle him on them. Being Personal Assistant to Brandon Knox is walk through hell and back, usually ten to thousand times a day, seven days a week. Sadly for me, I have my reasons to put up with him. Which is where the counting comes in - to do his bidding, spare my teeth some gritting and not go nuts. His blue eyes may be able to buckle your knees and mess with your head, but there won't be any wobbling knees or spinning head for me. At least not for any other reason than exhaustion and overwork. Or so I thought. Because amidst all that counting, I forgot one important thing to count with. Count to three. Do not kill your boss. And do not, under any circumstances, fall in love with him.

An anxious homebody gets roped into her university quarterback's scheme to get back at both of their exes. **** Highest rating: #7 in books | 7 - 1 - 23 #2 in fakedating | 7 - 12 - 23 #4 in youngadult | 9 - 17 - 23 #1 in romcom | 10 - 9 - 23

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