Eighteen-year-old Emerson Maxwell is preparing for her last summer at home before college, ready for sun, saltwater, and whatever unexpected moments might come her way. But when her brother shows up with his college best friend, Brooklyn Warner, everything changes. Brooklyn was supposed to be a quiet houseguest. A background character. Instead, he's all sharp edges and lingering glances-nothing like Emerson imagined. After a year of pressure from demanding parents and conflicting dreams, Brooklyn needs this summer to breathe, to figure things out. Falling for his best friend's little sister was never part of the plan. As days stretch long under the Miami sun, rules blur and secrets simmer. And in the middle of it all, Emerson and Brooklyn begin to wonder if one summer could change everything-if they're willing to risk it.

Lyric Brown is a Bronx-born hurricane-part bartender, part artist, all heart. In LA, she craves more than survival; she wants to feel alive. Vanilla, acrylic paint, and stubborn hope cling to her skin like second nature. She doesn't follow rules, and she definitely doesn't follow men. But Diego Romierz isn't just any man. Diego lives in shadows-quiet power wrapped in Cuban silk and cold smoke. He built his empire on secrets and fists, never letting anyone close enough to see the scars underneath. Lyric was supposed to be a distraction. A risk he could control. One night, one broken rule, and a missed period later, they're both pulled into something neither of them knows how to hold. Love. Trust. A heartbeat on a screen. And for two people who've only ever known how to fight, family might be the hardest battle yet.

❝ She wasn't the woman he came for. ❞ ────────────────────── Bianka Kavà has spent her entire life avoiding the world her family built. The world of blood. Power. And men like Remo Casovaiké. When Remo's men are ordered to abduct the daughter of a rival wealthy family, they return with the wrong woman. The niece. By the time they realize their mistake, Remo simply shrugs. "She'll do." Now Bianka is nothing more than collateral-a bargaining chip for a debt she never created. She hates him. He doesn't care. Until the woman he planned to use becomes the only person he can't bear to lose. Because in Remo's world... everything has a price. And he'll burn an empire before he lets anyone collect hers.

Everyone already knows who Rhys is. Or at least, they think they do. A foster kid. A delinquent. A monster. By seventeen, Rhys has learned that once the world decides what you are, the truth rarely matters. Violence becomes easier than vulnerability, and surviving each day is the only future he's willing to believe in. Then he meets Peyton Phillips. Quiet, compassionate, and unafraid to look beyond the stories everyone else accepts, Peyton sees the person beneath Rhys's reputation. Peyton sees past the wolf everyone else fears. Their unlikely friendship becomes the first place either of them has ever truly belonged... until one terrible night changes everything. Now imprisoned for murders he insists he didn't commit, Rhys recounts the months that led to his arrest, searching for the moment his life stopped being his own. Because the deeper he digs into the past...the more impossible it becomes to believe it was ever written by chance. Ashes Still Burn is a gripping coming-of-age psychological thriller with supernatural undercurrents, exploring first love, inherited violence, and the devastating cost of allowing others to decide who deserves to be believed. They already decided who the monster was. Rhys never got to tell his side.

Lucian placed my legs on his lap, took my shoes off, and began rubbing my feet. "How was your day at the gallery?" he asked. "It was so boring," I began. "Wednesdays are always so uneventful..." As I was explaining, his hands began to move up my thigh and underneath my dress. He started rubbing my pussy over my panties. "Mmm," I moaned, trying to grab his arm lightly. "Move your hand & continue, little girl," he commanded. I tried to continue telling him about my boring ass day at work, but the pleasure was becoming overwhelming. "I can't," I gasped. He growled darkly. "Mmm, you want me to suck on your pussy again, don't you, angel?" I whimpered. "Mmm..." Lucian stopped rubbing my pussy and grabbed my neck lightly but effectively. "Answer me when I'm talking to you, Nyla. I want to hear you beg for it. You hear me?" "Yes, Lucian," I breathed out. He smiled lightly. "Good girl. Such a good girl." Then he kissed me with so much lust and passion that my pussy was soaked, and I honestly couldn't wait.

Jackson has lived his entire life in the cold, a hollow shell of a boy carved out by years of cruelty. He was a ghost until Mira looked at him. She was the first person to offer a hand instead of a fist, and in that moment, she didn't just save him-she claimed him. He doesn't just love her; he worships the ground she walks on and hates the air she breathes that isn't his. She thinks it was a chance encounter. He knows it was the beginning of the end

When a lonely girl crosses paths with the guy that is willing to do anything for her and the universe feels irrevocably changed. ••• The first day of my second year at Cambridge university, and I still haven't made a single friend during my time here. I don't know what that says about me as a person. ••• Her eyes were the first thing I noticed. I thought they looked like eyes that deserved to be painted, every detail captured. They warranted being made immortal and deserved to be showcased at the most famous of museums. All Rights Reserved ®

18+ only #1 in Marriage of Convenience [July 2024] "The fewer people that know the truth the better. And if this all goes smoothly, you two will be able to get divorced before the hockey season ends." "I have the places where you both will sign," His eyes lifted and scanned both of us. "But only of course, if you both agree to this." "I'll do it," I said honestly. Minnow sighed outwardly and bit her bottom lip. "If you need more time-" "No," she swallowed, staring at the thick packet in front of us. "I feel like this goes without saying but...no sex. Of any kind. It only complicates things." My cheeks flushed with heat, probably turning pink and Minnow choked. "We won't..." I shook my head, clenching my jaw. Shivers crossed my back. "You don't have to worry about that," Minnow said obviously. "Trust me." ***************************************** Minnow Noel is known for two things: being a hot head and an amazing figure skater. Running from a dark relationship and a past version of herself, she ends up where her skating career all started. Norwegian native Søren Skejeggstad's only focus in life is hockey. With no time for women or a personal life, his only goal is to become the top NHL all-star. But when a major problem arises, he's at risk of losing his dreams if he doesn't figure something out. They were once friends in a past life but now things are cold as ice between them. Just the thought of Søren alone makes Minnow's blood run cold and he'd rather avoid her at all costs. But now an opportunity presents itself and wait...can they get along for a little while or will they end up killing each other before their agreement is through? Started: September 2023 Completed: June 2024

Neveah Russo is a naive girl with big dreams and a bright future ahead of her that was until she collided paths with Ace Mernandez, the leader of the ltalian Mafia who believes love is an unnecessary social construct he wants nothing do with. All he is good at is fucking and dumbling. Neveah happens to be one of the individuals that is involved in his late night endevaours. Only one problem, He went raw, she wasn't on birth control She has two options A: keep the baby and expose herself to a life of danger or B: abort the baby and flee the furthest away from the mob as possible And he will do anything to protect what rightfully belongs to him. Read to find out more.....

When a one night stand leads to an unexpected pregnancy Sofia Smith doesn't know who to go to. she tried to find the man who got her pregnant but he is nowhere to be found 6 year later, fate brings them together Joe "Devil" Collision is the boss of the biggest dangerous mafia in the world, he has no time for romance nor is he looking for it, but when he gets an unexpected call for a deal, he comes face to face with the woman he couldn't forget but had to. FOR MATURE AUDIENCE ALL COPYRIGHT RESERVED ^^^^^THERE ARE ERRORS THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, WE ARE SLOWLY DOING THAT^^^^^^