Adontae Grant, a scandalous pop star, and Tristian Peterson, a disciplined football player recovering from a career threatening injury, are forced into a fake relationship as a PR stunt to save their public images. They're total opposites, but as the lines between pretend and reality begin to blur, faking it gets a lot more complicated. [EXTENDED SYNOPSIS INSIDE]

Riley, a young omega trying to free himself from an abusive family, joins the military to fight criminal alphas who are enslaving his kind, but he finds much more than just his freedom: his new family. *** Riley Steele, a skilled omega soldier, is ready to do whatever it takes to get accepted into Special Operations Unit set to fight domestic terrorists: alphas who are trying to bring back times when omegas were considered broodmares and slaves. This unit hasn't accepted omegas in years, and the people standing in his way are not shy to take advantage of his determination. What choice does he have? He's safe from his abusive family if he stays in the army, but the infantry is infested with alphas who see him as nothing but a toy, so he must grow stronger to protect himself. The path forward brings him more abuse by alphas who hate to see a strong, skilled omega in the army, but it's too late to turn back now after everything he's already endured to get there. His wish finally comes true, and is allowed to join the unit with a promise his life will be hell, and the people he should be afraid of are not the terrorists... No... It's his allies he can't trust. Pushed to his breaking point, Riley joins Tactical Team 07, a team of ten alphas, fearing he's made the biggest mistake of his life. But perhaps these alphas are different. Perhaps his new captain is as kind and caring as he seems. Perhaps his new partner doesn't actually hate his guts like he pretends. And perhaps he has found his new family, his brothers, and with them, he might even learn he no longer wants to fight just to protect himself, but to protect his country and the freedom of all omegas. Trigger Warnings: Violence, Blood, Death, Implied Rape Welcome to Shaded Universe, where domestic terrorism is a big issue; where the good guys are not always good, and the bad guys aren't always bad; where men are cute and cuddly, and where "good boy" and "baby boy" are common phrases even between friends.

Forced out of his home in London, Sam has little choice but to show up on his mother's doorstep in Florida. Absent from each other's lives for the last nine years, Sam comes to find that lot of things have changed. With an annoying (yet surprising) roommate, an all knowing friend, and a little sister that he knew nothing about - just how much can Sam take on board? Not to forget his mother's fiancé, Alex, who should really start wearing something more than underwear around the house. Then again, Sam wasn't exactly complaining. Much. (Explicit chapters available. Warning for mentions of abuse.)

Marcus moved out of the neighborhood years ago. He got a nice condo in the city, a nice job working with kids. I mean, he can't keep a girl but he was living good. All until his brother ends up in the hospital, bringing him back to the hood and right into a childhood crush he forgot he had.

" 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠,𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲,𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝. 𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞."

They've always been close-but never close enough. Ka'Zar "Kaos" Morris is reckless, ruthless, and never the type to settle down. Demetrius "Meech" Hayes is calculated, quiet, and fighting battles nobody knows about. In their world-where loyalty, survival, and power mean everything-neither has the room to admit the truth about what they want. But one moment of passion changes everything. Bound by secrets, jealousy, and the weight of the streets, Ka'Zar and Meech find themselves pulled into a dangerous push-and-pull that could either destroy them-or finally force them to face what's been between them all along. And in a game where one wrong move could cost them their family, their crew, and their lives, love might be the riskiest choice of all.

Dorian Reed lives by reason. A disciplined law professor, his life is ruled by order-until one night he sees something he shouldn't. Diamond de la Vega lives by his own law. Powerful, dangerous, impossible to ignore-he finds Dorian, and instead of silencing him, makes him useful. What begins as blackmail becomes obsession. Caught between fear and desire, Dorian must decide which law to follow: the one in his mind, or the one in his heart.

"My Dad is a Mafia" They say blood is thicker than water. But what happens when blood starts to crave love? Eli Blackwood grew up surrounded by secrets, shadows, and the cold silence of a mansion guarded by men in black suits. His father, Adrian Blackwood, is no ordinary man-he's the ruthless leader of one of the most feared mafia empires in the world. But beneath Adrian's iron grip lies a dangerous truth-he's fiercely protective, obsessively controlling, and hiding feelings a father should never have. Eli, on the other hand, has always longed for more than just approval from the man who raised him... even if it's wrong. As Eli nears his eighteenth birthday, boundaries blur, secrets unravel, and forbidden desires rise to the surface. Love was never supposed to feel like this. But neither was pain. A dark, taboo, slow-burn romance that will leave your heart racing and your morals trembling.

"You're obsessed." As was I; I chuckle, grabbing his wrist as I yank it off of me. Only for him to grab it again and I don't fight it. "Don't act like you're not." To be honest...I liked this. I was obsessed with him too, no matter how wrong this was. ^** He stole everything from him. Desmond was the son to a broken-hearted aristocrat, who towards the end of her life, fell in love with playboy, Fabien De Niro. No one in his family knew of their relationship until they married, and a couple days after their honeymoon, his mother passes away. But worst of all, they learn she gave the entire family fortune and estate to Fabien out of "finding true love once again", despite having a son. She gave everything...to his new stepfather. The man he met once in a club...and where immense attraction burned between them beyond their greatest comprehensions. Desmond, despite his mother's dying wish, refuses to accept such a thing. He could not live with the thought that a playboy manipulated his own mother into giving him everything dear to her. Even if he was, in fact, just as obsessed with his as Fabien was with him. Because of such a thing, he takes it upon himself to do anything in his power to get his fortune and estate back- not just for him, but his younger sisters too. Anything...even if that means seducing and winning the heart of the playboy who seduced his mother at her worst. Having to fight the demons of desire and want for Fabien, or doing the right thing...?

Alt Title: Shadows of Innocence The underworld had always belonged to Adrian Moretti. At twenty-eight, he was feared across the American East Coast-ruthless, untouchable, the kind of man who could make empires rise and crumble with a single command. But beneath the blood and the violence, there was one thing he had guarded more fiercely than his throne in the mafia world: Ethan. Ethan had been only eight when Adrian sent him away-far from the bullets, the betrayals, and the corruption that defined his empire. He wanted him untouched, untainted, raised in peace. So he shipped him off to India, imagining he would grow into a polite, quiet, sanskari young man, far from the darkness of the streets. Ten years later, news shattered the illusion. Ethan wasn't in India anymore. He was in New York. And worse-he was in jail. Adrian stormed into the precinct that night, expecting to find a hardened criminal or perhaps a broken boy. But when his eyes landed on Ethan, chained behind the cold iron bars, his heart stopped. He wasn't prepared for what he saw. The boy had grown into a vision of delicate beauty-big doe eyes that still carried innocence despite the grime of the cell, lips trembling as though holding back words, and a face so heartbreakingly pure that even in prison clothes, he looked untouchable. Ethan looked up at Adrian with a mixture of fear and relief, like a lost child recognizing home. But Adrian knew better. Things weren't as simple as they seemed. The world had touched him, tainted him in ways Adrian had sworn to prevent. Now, the mafia boss who ruled with iron and fire had a new mission: To claim Ethan back. To protect him. Even if it meant tearing apart New York itself. But the question haunted him- Could he keep Ethan untouched by his world forever, or would love drag the innocent boy into the shadows he had tried to shield him from? ---