Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? ***** Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch. Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number. But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town. Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry? Title: Ari and Zac (formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis) Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.

Gemma had no use for sex or a relationship--until she gave Tre a chance. One date with him, and she's rethinking every negative thing she learned about being a woman. Soon, this gorgeous man's gentle encouragement and obvious attraction ignite her sexual confidence and heal the wounds from her past. She feels deserving. Loved. Wanted. Beautiful. Life is perfect. Until Gemma realizes her best friend, the guy she's had a crush on since she was nine, has feelings for her too--hot, sweaty, heart melting feelings. How can she choose between the man who showed her how sweet love can be, and the man who's always made her feel safe? Maybe she won't have to...

Richard and Carlton are childhood friends who haven't seen each other in five years after that embarrassing incident. Things are about to get awkward now that Carlton is the butler of the Preston family and Richard is the sole heir of the Preston-Astor Group, one the largest conglomerate in the world. --Completed 02/27/25 WATTYS SHORTLIST Ranking Milestones #1 boyxboy #1 bxb #1 lgtbt #1 gay

Ashton Carter is a man that every woman wants. Handsome✔️ Body✔️ Money ✔️ Fame✔️ Girls✔️ Billions✔️ Sexy✔️ Houses✔️ Cars✔️ Connection ✔️ He's life is perfect but he still feel empty Why? Read to find out......... ******************************* Arabella had her first heart broken on her teenage. She became the bet of the school popular boys 5 years later! Until they meet again... Will she forgive him? Will she still love him? Read to find out........

Evelyn is a little who just turned 18. For her birthday she wants to go to the park but instead her best friend dresses her up and takes her to a club where she finds two handsome gentlemen intrigued by her. What will she do when they take her home and ask her to be their little? Read to find out! *WARNING mature content. Including cursing, sex, alcohol, kinks, drugs, and other things. You have been warned!*

Fifteen year old Alexandra Amoretto Decides to run around the city, Causing trouble with a random boy she met on the bus after being abandoned by her boyfriend because of her pregnancy. Seventeen year old Massimo Moretti Runs around the city causing trouble with a girl he just met on the bus to celebrate his last 48 hours of life due to his Leukaemia. Massimo carried a bucket list that night, crossing. Alexandra takes it on herself to Marry Massimo knowing she'll be a widow soon enough in attempt to complete his bucket. Ten years later Alexandra meets again with twenty-Seven year old Massimo Del Carlo, Cancer survivor and Italian mafia boss. Realizes he needs his wife to help him carry on the legacy, and the mafia doesn't do divorces. -------- "You're an asshole, did you know that?" I scowl before walking away towards the door. Only four sounds of heels touching the tiled floor hit before I was pulling back by my arm. He turns me towards him and gets up close in my personal space. "Id suggest watching the attitude."He warns . I'm not denying another warning for fucks sake. "You know who you're with, Alexandra. Ill fuck you anywhere and anytime without caring of consequences." He says. I believe him. He takes my hand and brings it to his crotch area where its basically rock solid and fucking huge for that matter. "You feel this? You feel me? This is what it feels like every second I see your face so when I say don't tease me, don't do it thinking I won't fuck you into an abyss because it already takes me an insane amount of self control to not do it on a regular basis. Do you understand?" I nod my head again moving my hand up to his abdomen. "Good." He says. Start: August 14 2022

When Ivy Lancaster, a young and successful publisher, saves a family farm in an old rundown town, her life is flipped on its axis. Her charity puts her on the radar of the man who runs all of Sin Sity. His gang has had the city on lockdown for years, and he's at the heart of it all. And now, she's been pulled into this life too. One she never expected. The one she'd only read about in books. Alongside him and his bestfriend, she'll have to learn how to survive this new life she's been pulled into. Or go back to the mundane, calm life at her desk. And she's not sure which is worse. **** I know I shouldn't. I know I should be disgusted by the thought of his hands on me. He is a killer. He's psychotic. He's forcing me to be here. And yet, I can't make myself pull away. I can't tell him to stop. Sin's fingers dip lower, playing with the lace barely covering my skin. I throw my head back against his chest, his gun still digging into my back. My eyes catching Arrows again. He hasn't moved. But his fists clench at his sides. And I wonder what it would feel like to have him pressed against my front with Sin at my back. God, what the fuck, Ivy? Why am I letting this happen? "I know you're wet for me, baby girl." Sin murmurs into my ear. "Wet for us." 'Fuck, I'm screwed' I think as Sin's fingers slip under my panties.

When my father left my mother and me for a better life, I was devastated and naively thought my life couldn't get any worse. How wrong I was. My new stepfather decided he was entitled to my body, and my mother became an alcoholic who did her best to ignore my existence. My only solace in life was my younger twin stepsisters and my best friend, Dane. Over time, Dane and I became more than friends; he knew my deepest, darkest secrets, and I knew his. When I turned sixteen, I couldn't stand my stepfather's abuse any longer, so I reached out to my father and begged him to take me in. Overnight I went from sleeping in a putrid-smelling, cramped trailer to living in a mansion. It was there that I met the devil himself. Disguised as my new, breath-taking stepbrother, Ryder. Ryder and his three best friends, Saint, West and Lawson turned my world upside down. At first, they possessively loved and adored me; unfortunately, that all changed the night of my junior prom, where my life went from bad to worse. The four boys I had grown to trust with my secrets and body turned on me when the queen bitch of the school shared a video with them. Now my only allies in life are Dane and a sweetheart named Matt, who is willing to take any beating my stepbrother and his friends give him to stay at my side. Life had always handed me lemons; was I strong enough to turn those bitches into lemonade? Trigger warnings: Dub/Con, Non/Con, SA, Drug use, Self harm, Murder.

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 DARK ROMANCE Elisia Delivaga was kidnapped by the Russian mob when she was just a little girl. Torn away from her family, she was forced to learn how to survive. When she finally escapes, she's left to face the scars of her past alone. But she soon realizes that escaping isn't enough. Suddenly thrust into a world where power is everything and weakness can get you killed. She realized in order to heal all her wounds she needed closure and justice for her family. Closure being revenge. Julian Ramano is the Capo of the Italian mob. Grieving the loss of his father who was killed by the Russian mob. His father's death put Julian in a position he had to fight for. Revenge on the Russian mob boss was the only way Julian could handle it. Expect his plans got tangled into a mess when he ran into a woman that stole his attention the second she walked into that club. Eyes that seemed to hold a story he couldn't quite place, no matter how many times he found himself looking into them. They're both after the same man, and despite the tension between them, they realize they might need eachother to get what they want. Even if they didn't start off on the right foot didn't mean they couldn't work together. The only thing Julian struggled with was reaching his goal when all of a sudden he only cared about her. --- Complete but going through MAJOR EDITING

Avery's senior year is turned upside down when a kiss with her older brothers' best friend ignites a forbidden relationship tangled in danger, heartbreak, and family secrets that could destroy everything. *** "Aiden..." I shake my head, eyes fixed anywhere but the gorgeous man next to me. His hand grips my chin tightly, just enough to make me avert my eyes to his. "You know you want this as much as I fucking do. I want you to be mine. I want to be the one to hold you and kiss you the one you go to whenever you're happy or fucking sad. But let it be me, let me fucking show you that it should be me." He glares, jaw tensing. ...... ©hessaherophinelove