Penelope pouts her lips and squeezes her eyeballs shut, scrunching her nose. "What the hell are you doing?" "I'm thinking." "Looks like a lot of effort to think." ~~ Penelope is a local sunshine girl trying to get through life and make friends. She's always optimistic and tries to find the best in people, even if those people, are the ones that hurt her. Parker is a grumpy, mechanic. His mind is always racing and body always tense. He doesn't express himself way others do. He's cold, and arrogant, until a little sunshine comes into his life.

Forced into a marriage neither of them wanted, a fierce Greek mafia princess and a ruthless Sicilian underboss must navigate a storm of power, passion, and betrayal-only to discover that their greatest battle might be against their own hearts. *** They hated each other from the moment they met, but little did they know, they were destined to be together. Millicent Rhea Darmos: Princess of the Greek Mafia. At 25 years old, she's established herself as a self proclaimed boss bitch, running her own publishing company. But now it's time she fulfils her duty to her family's organisation. It's time she gets married. Costantino Salvatore Accardi: Underboss and Heir to the Sicilian Mafia. At 28 years old, he has no interest in settling down-he already has it all. He believes in family above all, so why bring in an outsider? Yet, after a strange string of events, the two of them find themselves thrust into married life. It's full of chaos, drama and all kinds of tension. The question is, how do they survive their marriage and the storm that follows? *** "I've never kissed anyone." My voice trembled with a tinge of vulnerability - something I hated. But Costa didn't seem to mind that I was nervous or anxious. "Good. You're mine." He spoke so seriously, without a flicker of doubt as he took my hand in his. "So you want it be special, principessa?" "Every girl's first kiss is special." I whispered, watching as he brought my hand up to his lips. "I only care about yours."

❝ 𝓐𝓷 𝓮𝔂𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓪𝓷 𝓮𝔂𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭 𝓰𝓸𝓮𝓼 𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓭. ❞ •┈┈┈••✦ ♡ ✦••┈┈┈• 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡 𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚 When he say like this - ♡ ╰┈➤ "I promise I will protect you till my last breath. I submit myself to you. My heart, my soul.....I give it all to you. If right now if you ask for my life, I will give it to you happily because, it belongs to you, Darling. Without you it is all meaningless....." --------------------------------------------------------------- And she - ♡ ╰┈➤ "How can you not fall for someone and specially when it's my Ansh? But he is mine so go away." --------------------------------------------------------------- Dive into my story to know what will happen. Cause honestly even I don't know what's there for me on the plate. Kindly ignore the grammatical errors!! ᴮᵒᵒᵏ ᴸᵃⁿᵍᵘᵃᵍᵉ ⁱˢ ᴴⁱⁿᵍˡⁱˢʰ ⁽ ᴴⁱⁿᵈⁱ ⁺ ᴱⁿᵍˡⁱˢʰ ⁾ [ English translations for the Hindi dialogues are available.] #1 hiddentruth #1 bookcover #1 cutefights #1 fictionalstory Started : Sun, Nov 5, 2023 Ended :

𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔? 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟐 (𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄) ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ Rachel Wang, a girl who makes her own rules and lives her life the way she wants, would never let anyone tell her what to do, the sole reason for which she left her home to live an independent life at such a young age. Seeking enjoyment in the hunt of new challenges and chances, she also enjoys exploring her preferences in men, but none can meet the standards she has set for herself, and she would never lower them for anybody in this world. What happens when she meets an old, tiny spark again, who pushes her in every aspect of life and forces her to obey, setting new standards for her? Nicolas Leblanc, a man who thrives on his passion for his work is successful, intelligent, and charming in his own way. Working as a renowned chef and owning a restaurant in the United States at such a young age provided him with all the satisfaction he could want. However, he often blames himself for a tragedy that occurred in his younger days to his dear sister, which has caused him to want a sense of emotional stability and connection with someone he can name his other half. What happens when the emotion he craves comes from a girl he can't stand for a second? ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ → 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 → 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 → 𝐇𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 → 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧 → 𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐎𝐕 #4 in enemies #8 in angst #9 in slowburn #15 in enemiestolovers

[ongoing] what if the boy who ruined your life comes crashing back into it? ✰ ✰ ✰ Briar Elliot's worst fear just came true. Casey Brandt is to blame.

When vengeance strikes in the form of a bullet out for the princess's blood, Princess Aleia VonAuclair must flee the heart of her country in order to protect the people she loves and take back the pieces of her soul she'd lost to the girl she once loved like a sister - the same girl who'd turned out to be the one hidden beneath the assassin's mask all along. ♡︎♡︎♡︎ Princess Aleia VonAuclair's twenty-first birthday was set to mark the beginning of a new era; a celebration of a country and their princess reborn after a deathly battle that put an entire nation neck-to-neck with Asrea's infamous serial killer. While Aleia struggles to twine the identities of the girl she'd once played dress up with to the girl history writes down as the heartless slayer of innocents, the rest of the world will forever remember her only as her legacy: Asrea's renowned Harbinger of Death. But when terrors of a sharpshooter and his lethal bullet striking for vengeance erupts the nation into utter chaos, the princess is forced to flee thousands of miles away from her home and the people she holds dear to her heart. Hidden between the shadows of a new city, Aleia is ordered keep her head down and her heart locked tight until they capture the man set out for the princess's blood. No distractions, no attachments, and absolutely no mistakes. If only it were that simple. If only if it weren't for the man whose cold, green eyes seem to pierce straight through her soul and into the buried depths of the secrets tearing her life apart by the seams. The man whose own shadows threaten to unveil hers. ♡♡♡ Completed on 9/3/2024 #1 in YoungAdult 🥇 #1 in TeenRomance 🥇 #2 in HiddenIdentity 🥈

ＢＥＡＵ ＨＡＭＰＴＯＮ A totally beautiful, yet completely tragic mess. She's the daughter of an entrepreneur - world famous and business owner Micheal Hampton. Growing up she had everything she could have ever wanted: From toys to technology, new homes and private jets, Beau really had it all. Until one day, her world came crashing down when her mother lost her battle to cancer. And she realised she never really had anything. As a result Beau fell into a deep dark place, picking up bad traits and addictive habits in an attempt to survive each day in her painful world. Aswell as her mental health, her behaviour also deteriorated; managing to get herself kicked out of the last six high schools, Beaus father gives her one last chance before she gets shipped off to London's most strict Boarding school. She's got one last chance to turn the life she doesn't enjoy anymore around, will she take it or will she break it? ＧＲＡＹＳＯＮ ＢＡＮＫＳ He's lost, scarred yet terrifyingly addicting. Not only just the son of Natalie Banks, but renowned father figure for his little sister after their real one walked out 11 years ago. He lives in the ring, boxing is not only his escape from the real world but the only outlet for his anger - stemmed from his fathers departure and harsh treatment. On the outside he's deemed as a cold and careless fighter, but Grayson knows there's more than what meets the eye with him He just needs someone to look deep enough. ........................................................................................... A high school story following a girl trying to find her way back in the world and a boy who's trying to run from it. What happens when they both cross paths? Will it be instant romance? Or will they only pull each other into deeper heartache? #1 IN 'HIGHSCHOOLLOVERS' #1 IN 'ALCOHOL' #1 IN 'REAL' #1 IN 'ADDICTION' #5 IN 'HEALTH' #5 IN 'ADDICT' #5 IN 'REALISTIC' #5 IN

Berkley and Dean had been best friends since they were in diapers. They were so close they could finish each other's sentences and had never spent more than a week apart in their entire lives. They grew up together because their Dads were best friends and co-owners of a fishing boat company they had started up together after college. Dean had always looked out for Berkley and tried to protect her from getting hurt by guys that had bad intentions, and she trusted him more than anyone else in the world. That's why, when they went off to college together and she decided she wanted to experience sex for the first time, she couldn't imagine doing it with anyone else but him. She wanted her first time to be with someone special, someone that meant a lot to her that she could trust. Dean refused at first because he was afraid it would mess up their friendship, but he eventually caved when he found out that refusing meant she was going to do it with a guy that he hated instead. He was so protective of her that he finally gave in. The deal was, it was just going to be one time and they'd go back to being just friends after, like it never happened. The problem was, they didn't think through all the consequences that came along with having sex with your best friend. **** Warning! Very mature themes & sexual content - 18+ ***** Highest Rankings: #1 in Teen Romance out of 94,000 stories #6 in Romance out of 1.9 million stories. #4 in Love out of 2.2 million stories #1 in Friends to Lovers out of 19,000 stories #1 in Best Friends out of 112,000 stories. #1 in Teen Love out of 32,000 stories #1 in Complete out of 23,000 stories. #1 in Mystery-Thriller out of 22,500 #1 in Romance-Friendship out of 13,000 stories. #1 in Erotic Romance out of 11,000 stories #1 in Mystery Romance out of 3,600 stories #1 in Crush out of 63,700 stories #2 in College out of 87,000 stories

NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!!! 1st book in the Sternato Series (now called Captivation by Kate Taylor) It's a tale as old as time: a daughter paying for her father's sins. Mia Santoro has spent years distancing herself from her father's world-carving out a quiet life and atoning for the blood on her family's hands. But the mafia never really lets go. When her father is caught embezzling from the family, Mia is taken as collateral-dragged into the world of blood and betrayal she's spent her whole life avoiding. All she has is her unshakable compassion and a fierce determination to protect the people she loves. But nothing could prepare her for him-the man who pulled her into this life. Logan Sternato doesn't believe in mercy. He was raised to see love as a liability, emotion as weakness, and loyalty as a price paid in blood. When he takes Mia, he expects fear. Compliance. Obedience. Instead, he finds softness that disarms him-a quiet strength that unsettles him more than violence ever could. She makes him feel. And for a man like Logan, that's the most dangerous thing of all. Surviving the mafia is one thing. Surviving each other is another battle entirely. August 2021: #1 in gang leader #1 in kidnapped #10 in romance

In which I fall in love with my brother's best friend. ***** "Don't pretend like you don't feel anything." His voice is low, sending shivers down my spine. "What do you mean?" "You know damn well what I mean." "I don't know what you're talking about." I pretend to ignore him, flipping some pages in my book. "Come on. I have all these assignments waiting. Aren't you supposed to teach me tonight?" "It depends on what you want me to teach." He smirks, his voice sounding even more dangerous. ***** I thought that my brother was the most popular guy in school, but as soon as I step into my university life, I realize how wrong I was. Meet Vaughn Cooper, his best friend. The guy is the epitome of every girl's dream. Godlike handsome. The quarterback. He's got the looks, and he's got the brain. Come on, he's got the scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the country, while I have just barely passed the entrance examination after long years of struggle during high school. How could a guy who worked that hard and deserves nothing more but adoration be labeled as a bad boy? Yeah, the answer is simple. The moment we lock eyes, I realize something as I stare into those piercing, amber eyes. He's not every girl's dream. He's every girl's nightmare. In my case, MY nightmare. Calm down, heart. Our story hasn't even started. ***** THE SPENCERS SERIES BOOK #1 © 2020 Anya Jayvyn. All Rights Reserved. (Content warning: This book has descriptive sexual content, explicit language, and triggering themes)