"Let me guess," he says, eyes gleaming. "You read somewhere that if you humanize your captor, he starts to feel sympathy. Stockholm Syndrome in reverse. Touché." I try not to flinch as he stops directly in front of me.My breath catches, but I don't look away. He grins darkly. "Silly rabbit," he murmurs. "Tricks are for me." *** She came to London to chase the story of a lifetime. He was the story all along. When journalist Penelope Reese begins investigating a string of stolen artifacts tied to a shadowy criminal syndicate known only as The Umbra, she expects danger. What she doesn't expect is to lose herself inside it. At Lethewood Manor, time warps. Morality bends. And the girl who once hunted monsters begins to wonder if she was always fated to become one. Harry Styles is more than the Umbra's ruthless leader he's a mind sharpened into a weapon, a genius who swore nothing human could ever touch him. Cold, calculating, untouchable. Until her. She's the only distraction he's ever allowed. The crack in his control. The voice he swore he didn't need, yet can't silence. To him, she's leverage, temptation, inevitability. To her, he's both a nightmare she can't escape and the one tether that might keep her alive. As Penelope unravels the secrets behind their operations-paintings lost to history, jewels worth empires, power hidden in plain sight. She begins unraveling something far more dangerous: the man who took her... and the truth about herself. But they are both bound by something neither can name-an obsession threaded by fate itself. Because some stories aren't just reported. Some stories are inevitable.

Persuade Induce someone to do something through reasoning or argument. Adelina - the daughter of model Katerina Ricci and designer Phillip Archibald has always lived the typical nepo baby life: New York city, parties, private school, giving paparazzi the finger and endless rumours. Until one day, she meets the famous British singer, Harry Styles. The 19 year old member of the current biggest boy band. But after endless hatred, misconceptions and challenges, the truth unravels. Secrets exposed, lives changed. But through all this, Adeline can't help but fall for him.

What comes out of being Niall Horan's little sister? For Nat, a whole lot of things. 🎶 Being a musician herself, she has a close bond with the band - well, with almost all of them. Except Harry. He's the one who drives her crazy, the one she can't stop fighting with... and the one who sets her heart on fire in ways no one else ever could. So what happens when sparks turn into something much more?

Estelle Adler is a highly renowned actress and Hollywood starlet with a 'golden girl' reputation to maintain. Harry Styles, a popular musician, basking in the glory of his successful debut album, hardly cares for his reputation. But, when the two stars cross paths in a Los Angeles night club, one drunken kiss causes a media frenzy, with the pair stuck in the eye of the storm. With no where to turn and their reputations on the line, Harry and Estelle are forced to undertake a forged path, in the hope of saving both of their careers. The only problem being, they detest one another...

Mallory Monroe is a surgical intern at Grand Meadow Hospital. Harry Styles is a prestigious pediatric surgeon who will do anything to save his patients lives. But what will happen when their paths cross before they even make it through those hospital doors?

There were really only two things happening in Seattle, Wa. in the 90's...music, and murder. Now one of those is a hell of a lot less fun than the other, so let's focus on the fun one, yeah? The music scene in Seattle was unmatched. Grunge bands in every bar, rap battles in every club, loud, vibrant, angry, overwhelming, and intoxicating. There were venues and record shops on almost every corner, and our story begins with owners of those very establishments. Eddie Valentine owned a favorite local venue, The Showbox, downtown. It's home to some of the rowdiest rock shows in the city, with an array of famous guests, but gives anyone a chance to shine on open mic nights. One particular night, after visiting The Showbox regularly, Ronnie found herself amused and excited by a tall Brit with long hair as he shouted out lyrics over the crowd. He had a furrowed brow, a sexy smirk, and the face of a fucking angel with just enough attitude that he kept her on her toes. The two of them, combined with their group of friends, have a dream of spending their days in a cloud of smoke, surrounded by music and sex and fun. But, like most things in life, things don't go according to plan. When the first dead body turns up outside The Showbox, it's written off as a tragic situation with an unfortunate dump site. When the sixth body turns up outside The Showbox, nobody is safe. How well do you know your neighbors? Your co-workers? Your friends? Love Bone is a completely fictional story. No character portray any real people and no real life events are being portrayed. this book is for mature readers only. content warning list that you may find in this story: drug usage, alcohol, violence, death, descriptions of crime scenes, talks of suicide, depression, anxiety, sex and lots of it, anal, choking, light degradation, spanking, restraints, exhibitionism, glory holes. let's rock & roll, babes.

A prince with a kingdom to rule, molded by a tyrant father who taught him love was a weakness. A mere knight trained to protect him. Harry and Louis were never meant to be more than adversaries, bound by duty and divided by blood. But hatred is a fire that burns close to desire, and when the line between them finally blurred, it became impossible to ignore. Their love was a quiet rebellion, a secret written in stolen touches and lingering glances, in quiet halls and darkened corners, it became everything. But with a crown comes sacrifice, and as the throne demands its price, Harry must decide if love is worth the risk of breaking history itself.

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Front row at 1D, couldn't get any better right? Wrong. Harry's invited you to a private after party, and you two are the only guests