When Grace's sexy but domineering new boss overhears her badmouthing him at work, she quickly finds herself fighting temptation in an unexpected battle of wills. *** Grace Warren is ready for love, even if love doesn't seem to be ready for her. While on yet another disappointing date, she heads to the bar to reassess, only to catch judgment from an unimpressed stranger, James Evans, who dubs her quest for love shallow and pathetic. Not one to be sidelined by negativity, Grace doesn't hesitate to give him a piece of her mind. So when her new boss arrives in town mere days later, Grace is horrified to match his devastatingly handsome face to the broody stranger from the pub. Worse, he wants her gone. But she won't be removed so easily. After firing her, James soon learns that his new office doesn't function without Grace. Forced to invite her back, James must play Grace's game in order to keep her, not knowing how much of her he wants to keep. *** "When you make those god damned sounds with your mouth...you could reduce greater men than me to their knees." "You're making me sound like some kind of temptress." "Aren't you?"

Everett Holden had sworn to live the rest of his life a single man, but his plans are disrupted when he finds himself sharing an apartment with his best friend's ex--the one woman he detests with every fiber of his being yet simultaneously desires. Standalone in the My Brother's Best Friend. *** Twenty-two-year-old Everett Holden has always had his life figured out. Being the product of wealthy parents, he knows loneliness better than most. He's grown accustomed to being the broody, miserable man desperate for love with impenetrable walls. However, when his best friend requests a favor, he finds himself sharing an apartment with the one girl he both loathes and desires above all else, the one girl he can't have. Emery Clark isn't one to give up. She's persevered through every obstacle life has thrown her and refuses to accept defeat. That is, until, she's given an eviction notice from her apartment and is forced to live with none other than Everett Holden, her ex's crotchety, grumpy best friend with an attitude licensed to kill. As she spends more time in his company, she gradually comes to a realization. Perhaps his rude behavior towards her isn't due to her allegedly taking away his closest friend, but rather because his closest friend snatched her away from him. *** Weekly Updates on Fridays. Wait & read for free, or unlock with coins-the choice is yours!

"You're playing a very dangerous game, Cassie," Adrian says, staring at me with so much intensity that I take a step backward, my back hitting his office door. My breath hitches. "I like games," I admit in a whisper. "Because I always win." *** With a degree in Event Management, social butterfly Cassandra Carrington never expected to work at a boring old law firm. After being laid off from her job, Cassie reluctantly takes a position at Pearson & Associates, working as Adrian Cavallero's Personal Assistant. Adrian is charismatic, confident, and always gets what he wants. But when the Managing Partner's PA quits right before a big case, Adrian is forced to share Cassie with Blake Pearson. Blake is private, mysterious, and charming. He's also drop-dead gorgeous. With two demanding type-A personalities running her life, working at a law firm just got a little less boring. They say don't dip your pen into the company ink but those people never had two smoldering hot bosses. Join Cassie on her adventures as she struggles to juggle a Mr Grey and a Mr Darcy, all while trying to get her messy life together. 🖤 A sexy chicklit romance that will leave you laughing and swooning. 🖤Highest Ranking #1 in Love #1 in Women's Fiction #1 in Law Firm #1 in New Adult Romance #1 in Power Struggle #1 in Millionaire #2 in Romance #2 in CEO #2 in Humor #3 in Chick Lit #3 in Funny #3 in Love Triangle #3 in Hot

Selene Moreau was never just a wife-she was the kingmaker. While the world saw a graceful First Lady, beneath the polished smile lived a woman who had sacrificed everything to put Alexander Moreau in the Oval Office. She shaped his image, orchestrated his rise, and made him untouchable. Then he betrayed her. When the mistress emerges, when whispers of scandal grow too loud to ignore, when the man she built tries to erase her-Selene doesn't crumble. She evolves. Moving through Washington's halls like a ghost, she turns allies into enemies and secrets into weapons. But in a city where power is everything, nothing is as it seems. A dangerous billionaire circles like a predator. A rival waits in the shadows for their moment to strike. And Alexander's mistress? She's a wound he won't let heal-and a threat Selene won't let live. Every player has their own game. Selene is playing for keeps. As the stakes rise and the walls close in, the question isn't how far she'll go to reclaim her life-but what kind of woman she'll become when the reckoning comes. In Washington, when the throne crumbles, only the ruthless survive to claim what remains. BOOK REVIEWS SuzeenaXtha: "Why's this the best book I've ever read here?" the_infinite_flame: "Oh my God... what a book! The way the story spiraled throughout had me hooked. Definitely reading the next one. I can't name one character as my favorite-all of them were great. I loved your work. Keep writing!" 538409c: "I'm genuinely lost for words... totally not expecting this ending when I first started your book. Really not sure what I want now? Excited for a second book but not sure if my nerves could take another one..."

The perfect girl. The perfect life. The perfect murder. Caitlyn Coates had it all-beauty, brains, money, and a future as dazzling as her smile. With Yale on the horizon and graduation just weeks away, she should have been celebrating. Instead, she's dead. All that remains of Highland Park High's golden girl is a pinky finger, a clump of hair, and a red silk thong-clues that ignite a media frenzy and leave her affluent Chicago suburb reeling. Enter Detective Brandon, a seasoned cop with little patience for gossip and even less for lies. But in a community where appearances mean everything, everyone has a secret worth protecting. Paired with an eager rookie and hounded by relentless press coverage, Detective Brandon must navigate a web of privilege, envy, and betrayal to uncover the truth. Told through multiple perspectives-including Caitlyn's own chilling voice from beyond the grave-this twisting psychological thriller reveals that the deadliest lies aren't the ones spoken aloud, but the ones left unsaid. Highland Park has always looked perfect from the outside. But peel back the glossy surface, and you'll find that perfection can be deadly.

After three years' imprisonment for high treason, a jaded princess is given one last chance of freedom through an arranged marriage to a foreign prince, but she quickly learns that she has traded one cage for another. __ Princess Alexandra has spent three years imprisoned in a tower for the crime of high treason, awaiting her execution. On the night she is to die, a reprieve comes: rather than be executed, she will be exiled to the far-away duchy of Selica to marry a foreign prince. It is a second chance. Her last chance. But in Selica, Princess Alexandra quickly realizes that she has traded one cage for another. The people of Selica despise her. Prince Marisuz, her husband, cares nothing for her. And the palace is full of dark secrets and dangerous conspiracies, which threaten not just Alexandra, but the home she can never return to.

"James McGregor, CEO of McGregor industries, has passed away yesterday evening after a long battle with cancer. James McGregor, aged 63, was one of the-" Elizabeth shut the TV off, she couldn't bear to listen to this... She had been there when it happened, she did not need it to be repeated. Elizabeth Waverton had been Mr. McGregor's personal assistant for the last three years. During that time the two of them had gotten close. They became friends, as he was as a father to her. Ms. Waverton was seen by many as one of the best personal assistants that there was. Most didn't last long at the McGregor's, but Ms. Waverton did. She was known for making anything possible, having connections all over town and anywhere you can imagine. But now that her former boss and friend is dead the company will be taken over by James McGregor jr. the son of her boss. Elizabeth had never quite taken a liking to this man, but he however has taken an interest in her...

James Redwood has always loved women and feared marriage. When his parents force him into an arranged marriage against his will, he finds himself engaged to a woman he cannot stand and powerless to avoid what he fears the most. His only hope lies in prudish Grace Follet, his unwanted fiancee: if she breaks the engagement, he will be free. But how can James make Grace break the engagement when she has everything to gain by marrying him and everything to lose by leaving him?

With her reputation in tatters and a baby to look after, Catherine Balley is given a single chance at redemption: marry the man she once betrayed, a man who has every reason to hate her. * * * * * Seduced, ruined, and abandoned, Cate spends her days looking after her illegitimate baby, Luke, and trying not to think about the past she lost and the future she will now never have. When David Demery, the man she was once engaged to, offers to honour his promise and marry her, Cate cannot refuse: it is the only chance she will ever have to repair her reputation and protect Luke's future. But just because Demery is willing to marry her doesn't mean he's willing to love her: she broke his heart once, and he is determined not to let her do it again. Even if this time Cate's own heart is at risk of breaking too.

NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON WATTPAD Jessica Howerty fell for her brother's best friend when she was a young girl, and never quite recovered. Now, all grown-up, she knows that a disreputable rake like Jacob Hurst is the last thing she should want. After two seasons in London, she's tired of looking for a husband she never wanted anyway. So when Jacob's father offers her to spend the summer at his estate, she thankfully accepts. Then Jacob unexpectedly visits and her plans for a quiet season are immediately ruined, what with her heart skipping a beat every time the handsome earl is near. Jacob Hurst, the Earl of Wortham, has worked very hard on his less-than-favourable reputation to ensure he never marries, all to annoy his father. Though sparks fly whenever they're in the same room, he has never allowed himself to think of Jessica as anything other than his best friend's little sister. That all changes when he finds out she's spending the summer at his father's estate. After years of avoiding his ancestral home, Jacob returns home, even if it means he has to spend more time in Jessica's presence than is good for his peace of mind.