One girl, haunted by demons she never asked for. One girl, holding onto a dream with bleeding hands. One girl, clinging to a life she never was supposed to survive. One girl-and one infuriating woman she was never meant to meet. Aurora Winters, 18, soft-spoken and sweet like spring rain, begins her second last first day of senior year. The wreckage of a car crash last Christmas stole what little safety she had left-leaving her in the bitter care of an aunt who never wanted her and a man who only knows cruelty. Bruised, quiet, alone and unraveling, Aurora is trying to survive the storm. But survival becomes complicated when a certain woman enters the picture. Valentina M. Harlow, 37, new to this part of town, new to the school, old to the weight of the world. Once a sweet girl who ached to be seen, now a woman shaped by silence and cold resolve. Sharp-tongued, guarded, emotionally untouchable, manipulative and entirely disinterested in attachments. She is the oldest daughter who walked away-from blood and businesses, from love, from everything that broke her. It's been seven years since she last let herself feel. And she likes it that way. Until Aurora. What begins as uneasy glances and sharp conversations becomes something far harder to ignore. Valentina sees the pain in the girl's eyes. The bruises beneath the surface. And suddenly, the woman who feels nothing is faced with a choice: walk away as she always has, or reach out-risking everything. This is a tale of longing and danger, where hearts shatter, wounds heal, and reopen. Again and again. A story of two women who were never meant to orbit, yet crash into each other anyway. A story of it all. Of longing that feels like ruin. Of aching that feels like home. Of broken things that refuse to stay broken. A slow unraveling, a dangerous pull. A love that could save-or destroy-them both. Maybe they'll piece themselves back together. And set the world on fire, together.

When Esmerelda Harlow steps into the musty halls of Winston High as the new history teacher. With a reputation for being sharp, unyielding, and almost impossibly brilliant, whispers of her arrival ripple through the school. Students are wary, teachers are impressed, and troublemaker Cameron Monroe is intrigued. Cameron, the school's untouchable rebel with a reputation for detention slips and smirks, with a game of breaking every teacher who's tried to tame her. To her, Esmerelda Harlow is just another target-a seemingly uptight woman with strict rules and an aura of authority begging to be challenged. But when Cameron tries her usual antics, she's met with something entirely unexpected: resistance. Esmerelda is not an easy mark. In fact, she's more than Cameron bargained for. Cool-headed and razor-sharp, Esmerelda cuts through Cameron's bravado with surgical precision. Every sarcastic remark is met with calm but devastating wit. Every act of defiance earns a punishment so perfectly tailored, it leaves Cameron seething-and strangely fascinated. What begins as a battle of wills quickly turns into something more dangerous. Esmerelda sees through Cameron's rebellious exterior to the brilliant, restless mind beneath it. Cameron, for all her bravado, finds herself caught in Esmerelda's gravitational pull-her intelligence, her poise, and her mysterious charm. But Esmerelda isn't here to play games. She's here to teach Cameron a lesson she'll never forget, one that will leave them both questioning the boundaries of power, desire, and control. In the end, it's not just Cameron's life that Esmerelda will upend-it's her own. In a town where reputations are everything, what happens when two unstoppable forces collide in a battle of rebellion and resolve?

Laura and Demeter are terrified to cross the invisible line between professionalism and the forbidden - yet everything inside them pushes inevitably toward it. Feelings meant to stay hidden rise above reason, shattering calm and certainty. Will they manage to stop in time and choose what's right? Or will they surrender to the force of emotions, even if it means risking everything they've known?

A dark romance story. Cheryl Blossom is a new college student at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. She's 18, a college freshmen in a completely new state, town, and living quarters. Her family, especially the women, expects her to fail. None of her family went to college, they were all arranged into marriages at the age of 18. That's not Cheryl's story though. Cheryl wants to be someone, have a life, a girlfriend, maybe even a kid or two, she'll survive on her own. She doesn't need her homophobi, misogynist "family". What she doesn't know, is that soon she'll need a certain older woman. Specifically, her 38 year old professor. Cheryl: 18, ginger long hair, pale skin, brown eyes, flirty, she has mommy issues, plump lips, manicured hands (always), a femme, her favorite colors are red and black, gorgeous, pretty, beautiful. Antoinette 'Toni' Topaz has been a college professor for over 10+ years. Every year is the same, a new class comes, a new class leaves. This routine is normal for her. Toni goes to class, goes home, and repeats it the next day. Over and over, year after year, class after class, this stays the same. Until...class of 2028...You see, this class is different. Why? Because Cheryl Blossom is in it. Toni: 38, brunette wavy long-ish hair, tan skin, brown eyes, 5'8, she is protective and motherly, a femme, she's stern but not strict with her class, pretty, manicured hands (always), seductive. • Age gap love (20 year age gap) Cheryl is 18 | Toni is 38 • Sexual content • Dark romance themes • Homophobia and misogyny mentioned (related to family trauma) • Parental neglect and pressure (arranged marriages, emotional abuse) • Mental health themes (abandonment issues, identity struggles, mommy issues) Read at your own discretion. This story is intended for mature audiences only (16+). If any of the topics listed above are upsetting or triggering, please proceed with caution.

Jordan Cox is a woman of many names. Online, she is Jamie Sykes, an Only Fans starlet. To the local authorities in Canada, she is an ordinary citizen named Amy Russell. But to those she loved, or who know the real her, she is still Jordan. It wasn't always this way, but she's been on the run for so long that she doesn't really know any other way to live. But then one snowy night, she stumbles on another runaway, and every aspect of her life changes. Can two women on the run help each other to safely and possibly fall in love on the way? TW: People are gonna die. Past mention of abuse. Some sex may occur (I know, cover your eyes)

Isabella Evans, an 18-year-old girl who got into a prestigious high school with a scholarship. After her father's death, her life turned upside down and nothing has been the same ever since. Working and studying at the same, Isabella wants nothing more but to finish school and move on. What happens when Ms. Thompson, the new English teacher shows up? Will she make her already complicated school life even more difficult, or will she change things for the better?

This is a sequel to my book troubled love. A peek into the daily lives of Danielle and Camilla, who's love story has been nothing but troubled.

Book 1 - The Royal Blood Collection The world is filled with infighting and desperation; uncertainty is rife. Humanity hides of a night, fearing the menace that stalks the streets. Numbers are dwindling, causing the government to force its citizens into forced breeding with assigned partners. They wage war against the vampires, one that they are not winning. The vampires struggle to maintain law and order within their species. They rule the night and hide from the sun during the day. Years of chaos has created a lawless city that is overrun by criminals and lowlifes that prey on the weak. In a desperate attempt to return the power of rule to his family and gain control of the province, one vampire makes a deal with a human woman. All that Alaric wanted was a woman to sit by his side on the throne. A business transaction that would give him exactly what he wanted and nothing more. She would be everything that he needed to keep the enemy at a distance. Emmeline wants to be free of the cage that she sees as her future. A chance to choose her own destiny rather than what the government has dictated. She can have that, all she has to do is trust the vampire. Together they will create an illusion that meets the requirements for his claim to the throne. Cracks appear with lies and deception that will make the perfect plan crumble. © This story is copyrighted. No part may be reproduced by any process, nor may any other exclusive right be exercised, without the permission of T.M. Watkins (xMishx) 2018

Wilder Holt thought she had everything in line. Her goal is to become a fantastic soccer player to be able to go to a great college. To hopefully, in the future, to bring herself and her father away from their economic issues. A town divided by two schools and two teams, the glory is resting on Wilder's shoulders to bring them to victory. However, she didn't predict that fault lines can occur in life, and her name was Nico.

Mara Morozov (codename FROST) is a trained assassin who escaped Hydra after SHIELD caused the organisation to fall apart. Now she is a contract killer for the highest bidders. She is used to her isolated lifestyle, but what happens when an old acquaintance suddenly comes back in her life and asks for her help? *I only own Mara Morozov's character. The rest belong to the MCU. ** The first chapters are really short. This was my first book and it's not great, but I'm too busy to rewrite it 🥲 Highest ranking: 🥇#1 in natasha 🥇#1 in natashaxreader