When the lights go out and there are no stars in the sky to show you the way, a great many things can go wrong. Cassie learns this firsthand. Haunted by the demons of her past, she decides to leave behind everything that once mattered to her. Though her heart still aches for what is gone for good, Cassie sets out to find meaning in her life again. Along the way she's helped by unexpected friendships, and by feelings blossoming for a boy she shares one thing with: they both want to reach the stars.

𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐏𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈, known for sleeping around and being cold. she's a renowned tattoo artist that doesn't tolerate bullshit. only caring about herself, what happens when you throw in a bubbly little girl and her incredibly persistent father? 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍, owner of six michelin star restaurants and father to a four year old girl. he's known to be kind hearted and respectful towards everyone. can he be the one to make her believe in love and melt her stone cold heart? 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 they will face many challenges, in love and within their own families. just add a kid who wants a mommy, a man who wants to find love and a woman dealing with unresolved trauma, what could possibly go wrong? keep reading to find out. _______________ started: 12/09/2022 finished: 08/01/2023 !! not edited !! book II of [ the opposite serie ] can be read as a stand alone !!

𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. ✞ ✞ ✞ He wanted to use her. She was the mastermind who planned for that all along. ✞ ✞ ✞ Power. Power built them. Power is what will destroy them. From sworn enemies to reluctant allies, there is nothing 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐯 wouldn't do, nobody she wouldn't use to reach what her mind has been fixated on for years. Revenge. She's inhumane. Emotionless. Messed up in the head-a diagnosed ASPD mind turned into something precise, something dangerous. A machine. The underworld doesn't call her by name. They call her the flame behind the ghost don. The living requiem. Nyx. And when something like her sets her sights on a target? She takes. Uses. Burns everything necessary to get what she wants. And 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐨 became exactly that. There's nothing the Camorra king hates more than her-the ghost, the flame, the thorn in his side he's been chasing for years. The assassin behind the Russian don he wants nothing more than to take down. The one thing standing between him and full control over New York City. Blaze is forced to do the one thing he would rather die than do: Ally with the enemy. It was supposed to be simple. Temporary. Strategic. But temptation has always been a dangerous game, and Vera has never been the kind to walk away from a game. Especially one she knows she'll win. Because she's always ten steps ahead. And this time, she chose to play.

Alexandria Brio is a 16-year-old girl who knows pain like the back of her hand. After getting kidnapped at the young age of two she has known nothing but pain, abuse, torture, suffering, and immense trauma. She has spent her whole life protecting her two younger brothers from their abusive parents and their friends. Her life forever changes when her step father supposedly dies in a car accident and their mom has diapered. She finds out that her whole life has been a lie. She has a whole family who has been searching for her. Loving parents and seven older brothers including a twin. What happens when she finds out that the people she grew up with weren't her parents and that the two boys who she thought were her brothers are actually her cousins? All while the man who is the reason for her sleepless nights and who made her life a living hell is relentlessly searching for her. The man who thrives on her pain, the one who knows about every scar on her body because he gave them to her, the man who promised to always find her and would do whatever it took to get her back in his evil grasp. Will she be able to be happy? Will she trust her family and tell them the hell she went through and is still going through? Can her family protect her? Will she find friends and love along the way? Will she have her happy ending? ‼️Read The Trigger Warning‼️ Some of the Story Rankings #1 Trauma (5/3/24) #3 Violence (10/17/24) #3 Greek (10/17/24) #2 Trauma (11/19/24) #1 Trauma (12/10/24) #1 Trauma (1/28-31/25) #1 Bloodandgore (2/22/26) #1 Trauma (2/22/26) #3 Violence (3/2/26) #1 Trauma (3/2/26) #1 Violence (3/3/26) #1 Trauma (3/3/26) #1 nightmares (4/26/26)

No one deserves to be stuck in a complicated love triangle with their arranged husband and his girlfriend, especially not Kyra Casella, a broken young woman longing for nothing but a little bit of love and affection after years of being abused and battling depression. But, she is in the situation, stuck in a yearlong marriage contract with her scalding hot husband, Jayden Montero, who is hell bent on resisting any chance of anything ever sparking between them and to keep their relationship nonexistent to save his drowning relationship with his girlfriend. The only problem for Jayden is the irresistible charm Kyra radiates, drawing him closer and closer to her with every smile, laugh, tears and even the slightest grazing of their fingertips. This feeling is alien to them both, deeply desirable and tempting to explore. The billion dollar question is, will their suppressed love and sensual attraction towards each other be strong enough to overcome every obstacle in their way and unite them in their matrimony for life or is it just another sad love story? Find out in this mind blowing and super exciting story of romance, lots of drama and testing each other's waters. Trigger warning: This story contains rape, depression, cheating and abuse. This story is unedited and contains mature content in terms of explicit sexual scenes in case you're uncomfortable. You've been warned.

Charles Leclerc's perfectly put together life and plan is thrown off kilter when the stunning daughter of one of Ferrari's new sponsor's is forced around the world with the team. Alessia Amon, or Lacey as she's known online, is famous in her own right, with a large following on Instagram, TikTok and any other social media platform you can think of - including OnlyFans. She's a disaster to be around Ferrari's golden boy who can't understand why everything goes she does affects him so bad and why he's tempted to throw away his perfect persona for someone he doesn't even like? ***** Sex scenes, swearing and a bit of a toxic dynamic... Also disclaimer: I do not own the character's except the OC's and I definitely do not claim that these are what people are like (specifically Charles) - I just wanted to play around with the idea that there's something a bit darker underlying him because he's just so often pictured as being 'perfect' likely because he is but this is just sort of a ... what if it was an act and then someone comes along and throws a spanner in the works kind of idea!

Deadly assassins Allegra and Ace have been trying in vain to kill each other for years. With a mutual enemy threatening their mafias, they find themselves in an unexpected alliance, and soon discover killing each other isn't the only temptation they need to resist... ****** Allegra Grey is poised to be the next great American mafia leader, and she's more than living up to the name. A skilled assassin, there's only one target who's ever gotten away from her-suave, sinfully handsome Ace De Luca, heir to the Italian mafia and the Greys' biggest rival. When both mafias are faced with a dangerous threat, they're forced to work together to protect their families, and unexpected sparks fly. Allegra definitely isn't one to sleep with the enemy, especially an arrogant womanizer like Ace. But there's an undeniable electricity between them and Allegra's not sure it's all hatred. Ace may be bad news, but Allegra's never been afraid of a little danger. As the fire they're playing with grows to a scorching blaze, one thing is clear: trying to kill each other may have been difficult, but resisting this intense chemistry will be impossible. [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Regina Dionela Content/trigger warning: Contains mature themes, violence and gore

{EDITING PROCESS} *BOOK ONE OF TWO* When a high school student named Davina Smith faces her senior year after a tragedy in her family, suddenly finds herself appealed to the new kids in town. She never had an interest in befriending anyone besides her childhood friends Emma and Jackson, But these kids had something about them that just made them stick out. Maybe it wasint such a bad idea to expand her social life. What could go wrong? Right..? ~~~~~~~~~~~ Davina Smith, a 17 year old with trauma of losing those close to her from past experiences and losses, is soon appealed to the new kids in town. Or more like appealed to the attractive black haired, green eyed boy. She's never been the one to want to have a relationship. Is now the time? Xavier Witts, a 18 year old boy hiding a nothing more than a couple lies... or so he says. Xavier never wanted to get attached to someone he could lose. He never to wanted to go through that again. But what happens when suddenly that person fights against his measures of protection? What happens when that person is willing to risk their life just to be with him? Luckily he would do the same ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I don't know what to do Xavier..." I cry uncontrollably into his chest as he holds onto me for dear life. "I know love. I know." "I'm such a bother to yall." I choke out. "I'm so fucking weak. I can't even defend myself." Xavier's arms unwrap from my body, and his hands hold my teary face. "I'm a worthless h-human." Xavier furrows his eyebrows in pain. A tear of his own falling down his face. "No," he says shaking his head. "No. You've never been a bother to me. You aren't weak. And you most certainly aren't worthless." I gasp to breathe, and he continues talking. "What you are is an amazing person who hasn't let all of this crazy bullshit affect her. You handled it like a champ. What you are is a strong, brave being that has stood by my side." I breathe as he leans closer. "What you are, is the love of my life...."

𝐌𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐳. Even being born right next to the cruel and sick crime life never changed the charismatic and positive Mia who wanted to help change the messy world she formed part off. Becoming a nurse at the age of 25 and joining her dad at the clinic seemed like the best opportunity to reach that dream. Or at least that's what she thought until she found 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨. Born in the same wealthy crime life Carlos' focus was quite different. After a rough past filled with many loses his seek in life turned into nothing more than revenge. The search of those who pained him in an attempt of finding some kind of redemption could only be put at risk by 𝐡𝐞𝐫. book two of The Devil's series covers by bellesandbooksdesign (on insta) this story is not mafia related! ............................................................. She was everything he needed but also everything he forbid himself to have. When she entered that room and introduced herself as his nurse it was the day everything changed. He knew there was no way he could let himself feel 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 again but sometimes not even the strongest mind is able to leave emotions behind. ............................................................. #1 on grumpysunshine #3 on darkromance