"I made the decision to cheat on my wife because I liked the way you made me feel vulnerable and comfortable enough to open up to you the night before it happened. I ain't never did shit like that before and that's what made it easy for me to choose to risk everything I got for you." "That shit probably not a big deal to you but a nigga like me ain't never opened up to nobody but my best friend-and still..that's rare. I hate even talking about her with you but I don't even feel comfortable talking to Ariana about my feelings 'cause I know she gon' judge me. You don't make me feel like that."

SEQUEL TO LIES YOU TELL After Graces world comes crashing down around her, she struggles to pick up the pieces of her broken heart and mend her shattered perception of life upon learning that the man she grew to love more than life itself was a cold and remorseless murderer. Landing the position as a criminologist on the NYPD homicide squad, she works hard to rebuild a new life for herself and leave the past in the past. After waiting four long years, Joseph finally gets put on a highly publicized trial and with the help of a well known criminal defense lawyer, the jury reaches a verdict that rocks the city of New York. During those four years being incarcerated, Joseph is forced to let go of the love of his life but upon his release their paths inevitably cross and now he has to fight for and work to earn her love and trust back. To do so, Joseph finally opens up to Grace about his dark past but opens up a can of worms in the process. Grace learns about history of her own family and uncovers dark secrets not even her mother knows which puts her in danger. In a dark twist of faith, Joseph learns who the true enemy is. Will Grace and Joseph finally get their happily ever after? Smoke and mirrors- the obscuring of the truth of a situation with misleading information. DISCLAIMER: This story is a work of pure fiction. Story has no association to photos in the story used to depict the characters in real life. Dec 2021

19 year old, Aariana Bellamonte has spent her life in elegant apartments across Manhattan, hidden behind chauffeurs and private schools. But when her father's global tech empire undergoes a colossal expansion-raising their net worth into the billions-the Bellamonte family relocates to Beverly Park, one of the most private, security-tight, elite neighbourhoods in the world. There, behind manicured hedges and towering gates, Aariana enters a world of power players, celebrities, and dynastic wealth. But nothing captivates her more than the mysterious, magnetic man living next door: Michele Morrone. Italian-born business mogul. CEO of luxury automotive titan Morrone Motors. Married. Father to one-year-old Luca. And deeply, secretly miserable. His marriage is a cold battlefield. His home, despite its marble walls and staff of twenty, feels hollow. The pressure of his empire and expectations has drained him of passion and peace-until the day he meets the girl next door. Aariana is light, curiosity, sweetness, rebellion, and danger all wrapped into one. Their connection is instant, electric, impossible to ignore. And as they drift closer, their worlds-both meticulously crafted-begin to crack. Soon, they find themselves swept into a storm

❝YOU AS REAL AS THEY COME, BUT YOU WOULD RATHER BE ON THEM DRUGS.❞ 2/1/20 - 1/28/21.

Kensley wasn't sure what she wanted in life until she met Elijah. Elijah had everything he wanted in life, and then he met Kensley. Despite both their better judgment, a reckless romance ensues, leaving many casualties along the way.

During yet another very dry and bleak holiday season, Simone Evans, a high school English teacher, finds herself in the most unlikely friendship with Jordan Jackson- an ex con. **Mature Content** More mature chapters will be marked with a (⚠︎︎) before the chapter name ********** This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. I do not own any media content in this book. Started: November 13, 2021 Completed: January 6, 2022

𝐌 𝐘 𝐂 𝐀 𝐍 𝐃 𝐘 𝐑 𝐀 𝐈 𝐍 ❝My love (my love), do you ever dream of (do you ever dream) Candy-coated raindrops? (Ooh-whoa, darling) You're the same, 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 ❞ ༝༚༝༚ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 Alex Vale, a restaurant waitress, crosses paths with a famous football player. OR 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 Jobe Bellingham meets a waitress and unexpectedly finds himself falling in love. 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗗: 𝟣𝟣 | 𝟤𝟢 | 𝟤𝟦 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗: 𝟥 | 𝟤𝟨 | 𝟤𝟧 𝖮𝖢 𝖥𝖤𝖬 𝐱 𝖩𝖮𝖡𝖤 𝖡𝖤𝖫𝖫𝖨𝖭𝖦𝖧𝖠𝖬

Found myself in bed with both, intimacy was strong and I couldn't let go.

-ˏˋ⋆ʜᴀsʜᴛᴀɢ, 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐔 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤⋆ˊˎ- ------------------------------ ❝ 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨 𝖽𝗂𝖽 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍？ 𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗀𝗈𝗍 𝗆𝖾， 𝗀𝗈𝗍 𝗆𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌， 𝗎𝗁！ ❞ ❝ 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗍？ 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝗇𝗍？ 𝖢𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝗇！ ❞ - 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐝 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 Cassandra Pascal and Hector Fort had a brief connection, but Hector ends it, choosing to focus on himself. 𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 Cassandra Pascal discovers that her former talking stage, Hector Fort, entered a new relationship just six months after they called it quits. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝟣𝟤 | 𝟣𝟨 | 𝟤𝟦 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃: 𝟢𝟥 | 𝟢𝟧 | 𝟤𝟧 ʙᴏᴏᴋ 1 ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ #want U back sᴇʀɪᴇs ᴏᴄ ғᴇᴍ x ʜᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ғᴏʀᴛ

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 #𝟭 He brought his other hand in between my legs moving himself against me more, as he was holding me in place with the other. I gasped arching away as he lined himself with my entrance. "No-" I moved away, but he didn't let me go far as he was holding me tightly. "I need you Lilah-" he heaved attaching his mouth back onto mine pushing me towards the wall behind me. "I need to be inside you, so my anxiety attack can go away" he pushed my back onto the cold wall. My back arching my stomach touching his. "Let me fuck you mommy" ❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦ Ryder Hale A gang leader a dangerous guy a "bad boy" but not really as after he starts hanging around Lilah he will show that he's not actually as bad as he pretends to be, he's a sweetheart and has mental issues that only she can cure. ---------- Lilah Rosalin A normal girl not dangerous quit fun to hang around, a lot of guy friends, started developing feelings for her best friends enemy, reads a lot and sometimes makes Ryder read with her, does not mind spending a lot of time with Ryder when he needs her;) Not edited so don't even start with me. (TO BE EDITED IN THE FUTURE)