"Morning, Mr. Serious," I say now, setting his usual cup on the table. I add two sugar packets because I can't help myself. He never uses them. He never even looks at them. But I like the idea of them sitting there, taunting him with sweetness. His eyes flick up to mine - stormy gray, the kind that make you feel like you're under interrogation for a crime you don't remember committing. "You should stop doing that." His voice is low, accented, like gravel dragged across velvet. Russian maybe? Or Italian. Or both. Either way, it does unholy things to my stomach. "Doing what?" I ask innocently, sliding the sugar closer to his hand. "That." His gaze drops to the packets. "I don't take sugar." I grin, all sunshine and sass. "You don't know that. Maybe one day you'll wake up and realize life's better with a little sweetness." ●・○・●・○・● Rafael Volkov doesn't do small talk. Or smiles. Or sugar in his coffee. As the mafia's underboss, he's built a reputation on silence, sharp suits, and an expression that could curdle milk. So of course, Lila Parker makes it her mission to crack him. The sunny diner waitress insists on slipping him extra sugar packets, calling him "Mr. Serious" behind the counter, and treating him like a normal guy instead of a walking red flag. He tells her to stop. She doesn't. He growls. She grins. And suddenly, his late-night coffee runs feel less like routine and more like... something he shouldn't want. The problem? In his world, affection is dangerous. Smiles get noticed. Weaknesses get used. And if Lila isn't careful, her little act of kindness might just paint a target on her back. Rafael swore he didn't have a sweet tooth. Turns out he was wrong. ●・○・●・○・● Word Count: 37,478

~complete~ But what would happen when a military captain who barely talks meets an overly joyous girl who works at a bookstore? Surprising, wouldn't it be? When he asks first for them to be friends and constantly finds time in his busy schedule just to be around her? Add two little friends who will stop at nothing but see these two together. Isn't this a ship that's meant to sail till the end? ✪ ✪ ✪ "G-Grey?" I called out softly before he left the store. I was afraid that something would happen to him when he was away. "You'll come back?" I just wanted him to assure me that he would be safe. He was strong yes, but I was conflicted. "Always, tulip." He gently stroked my hair as he extended his pinky finger. I extended mine too and his thumb pressed on mine in a promise and I relaxed slightly. ||Highest ranking|| #3 in protective 5/13/2023 #6 in humor 5/13/2023 #2 in adorable 5/20/2023 #7 in sweet-romance 5/22/2023 #1 in kind 5/25/2023 #2 in grumpy 5/30/2023 #7 in sweet 6/1/2023 #75 in love 6/3/2023 #3 in lovely 6/23/3023 #2 in soft 6/25/2023 #3 in slowburn 7/12/2023 #4 in sunshine 7/25/2023 #1 in smile 10/18/2023 #5 in cute 11/17/2023

╰┈➤ 𝑯𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒉𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌. ── ☾ 𝑲𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒍 sees others as an interference in his life, making his interest in having any social interaction with humans at the bottom of his schedule. Until he met Carson, that is. Killian never planned to be involved with someone like Carson. He hates everything about her, and more importantly, he hates that she gets in the way of his plans. But...maybe a change of plans isn't so bad? ☼ 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒓 thinks that getting into Columbia University was nothing short of a miracle for her. But she's survived for three years just fine. Now in her senior year, she's paired up for an assignment with a man who's the exact opposite of her. Cold, uninterested, and a stickler for his own rules. Carson is used to capturing the hearts of whomever she meets, but her partner becomes a new challenge that will be hard to beat. ── The Sun and Moon are planets that are never supposed to meet. Complete opposites, and yet, the Sun tends to pull the Moon along with its every move. Now that the Sun has seen that the Moon can be brighter with just a little bit of encouragement, the Sun takes on the quest of making the Moon its friend.

BOOK 2 of FIORENTINO SERIES |#1 in thrilling| |#2 in uncertainty| Former Bodyguard Zhara Embin is now a newly inducted FBI Agent. On top of her new title as an agent, she's also gained the title of "mommy". Juggling her new life since the long forgotten events of her past has become easy for Zhara- so easy that she hasn't noticed the eyes watching her from a very close distance. And these eyes aren't just watching- they're holding... Holding a part of her hostage. Soon enough, her intuitiveness leads her to discovering this part of her and to her dismay, it brings HIM back into her life. Zhara seems to believe her new discovery is her only problem... She doesn't even know the half of it. (17+ Mature Content- read at your own risk) Copyright © 2019 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without written permission of the copyright owner except for the use of quotations in a book review.

Published by Blvnp Incorporated This book is a sample and only has the first five chapters available. You have been warned. *** #2 in Falling For A Womaniser Series The book does not have to be read in order, but it may contain some spoilers for the other books. *** "W-what are you doing?" I stammered as Damien leaned towards me. "Kissing you." With that his lips crashed against mine. His lips were soft and moved against mine with such intensity. He nibbled on my lower lip, making me gasp and his tongue delved into my mouth. Sparks of desire raced across my skin. Never had I been kissed with such intensity before in my life. Not even with Jake. Immediately, a cold bucket of water splashed over in my mind. How could I forget Jake? I pushed Damien away, "You shouldn't have done that Damien. I have a boyfriend." Whose dead. Six years ago. "Tell me you felt that." His blue eyes gazed into mine. He caged me against the wall. "Felt what? I have no idea what you're talking about." I said coolly with a straight face. No way could I let Damien know how much he had affected me. A smirk crossed his handsome face, "You're lying agápē mou. I can see what you're feeling in your expressive blue eyes. Did you know that?" I was in so much trouble. *** Highest ranking: #5 in Romance

Isabella Wood, a seemingly average affluent woman, life takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with Damien Knight. Damien Knight is a king in the world of crime. He is known for his brutal ways, to get what he wants. And yet, publicly, he masquerades as the hot young playboy. Their worlds collide at one of Damien's business parties, revealing that they will be married in just one month. Isabella and Damien despite being polar opposites, embark on a journey together, vowing to stay committed until death do them part. Follow the gripping tale of two individuals from vastly different backgrounds as they navigate the complexities of love, commitment, and the collision between the ordinary and the criminal underworld. Will their love withstand the challenges that arise when worlds collide, or will their differences prove too much to bear?" UNEDITED Cover: niharikamagic <33 Thank you all for the amount of support and I hope you all enjoy-Bella❤️

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐈𝐈𝐈 After ending a marriage of 4 years, Hunter and Sophia are back at it again. They hate each other now more than ever. He broke her heart and she doesn't know why. What will happen to these two enemies as they continue to raise a child and run a business together? Will all their questions be resolved? Will they be able to find their way back to each other's hearts or will they finally settle with being enemies forever? #2 in breakup

TAKEN SERIES: BOOK TWO TW: mature themes and strong language, violence, sexual assault, self harm, manipulation, death, grief, etc. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. ------------------------------------------- "I will never love you." ••• The biggest wedding of the year. Jasmine Williams and Sinn Hyde. Two families being joined together in the underground as per their father's wishes. ------------------------------------------- Eighteen-year-old Jasmine has been groomed as the perfect bride-to-be. She's prepared, she's ready and all doubts and nerves she had felt before were now fully at ease. Either way, it's whatever father says, goes, right? Stay respectful, don't talk back and keep Mr. Hyde satisfied and everything will be okay, she'll be taken care of. But to her complete shock, her new beau doesn't feel the same way. ------------------------------------------- Twenty-three-year-old Mr. Hyde knows better. He will do just fine running his father's ends without a wife but cannot make the choice for himself. "You need an heir," his father says and whatever he says, goes. He's decided to suck it up, satisfy his father just to get him to back off. But that doesn't mean he'll like it, at all. In fact, he'll see just how far he can push her until she has no choice but to leave.

*CONTAINS VERY GRAPHIC/MATURE CONTENTS* (EXPLICIT & Slight gory NSFW including Rough & Forced sexual acts, PLEASE READ WITH CAUTION) In a small town known as Snydersville, lives a 17 year old girl named Jezzabelle Johnson. To the people in the town she's an outcast, not only because of her strange group of 4 girls she's always seen with, but because even though she's known by everyone in town, nobody actually knows the REAL her behind all the rumors and stories told about her and the 4 friends she's stuck to like glue. On the other hand, there is also a group of teenagers in Snyderville that is known by EVERY SINGLE PERSON in town. Not in a good way though. The Ryker gang got their name by the leader of the gang which is, Trent Ryker, aka the towns biggest asshole. Not only is he an asshole, but his group of 4 goons is also consisted of the towns craziest teenagers all known by their pasts and actions which is nothing near godly like. The thing that brings all of these 10 teenagers together is non other than the gates of hell, also known as school. Snyders High is where the story begins in this book. If you wanna read about sex scandals, toxic relationships, abusive parents, obssessed secret admirers, and jealous hormonal teenagers than THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU :) ... Highest rankings: #1 crazy romance (1.24.22) #1 Psycho boyfriend (1.28.23) #5 School bully (2.13.22)

Cora is a young girl who suddenly wakes up in the basement of the Russian mafia and one of the best Assassins in the world, Dimitri Volkov. what he wants with her, she doesn't know. she is forced to face his harsh and cruel treatment. the strange thing there is, Dimitri keeps referring to her as Cara, her twin sister's name. She spend too much time there that she starts making friends and maybe, just maybe, she might understand why Dimitri has her in his basement. she might see him for a broken mafia Don that he is, and not a vicious, ruthless and heartless assassin the whole world paints him to be. but will Dimitri keep his hands to himself before Cora gets a chance to know him beyond the mask he has on, or will he ruin everything before it even begins?? Warning: This is a very dark romance, mentions of rape, torture and gory thing.