One lesson I learned very early in life was to be cheerful, to be agreeable, to do as I was told and ask for nothing, and to never ever complain. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't make trouble and maybe they'll love you. I grew into an adult who took care of others and never expected that those I loved would take care of me in return. I gave and never asked, never expected, never demanded. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't make trouble and you'll find someone that will love you. And then one day, a Dragon walked into my workplace and turned my world upside down with a single wink. Having grown up watching his father treat his men like they were disposable, just meat bags to be fed into the grinder, Dragon was determined to be different when he became president of the Dragon's Inferno MC. He cares about his people. He takes care of them. He was upfront with me, taking care of his MC and those he considered to be his would always be his priority. And I agreed to that, I joined him in that mission, throwing myself into becoming the perfect old lady of the prez. Smile Maddie. Act happy Maddie. Take care of them and maybe they'll love you. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't complain and maybe he'll love you. I told myself I was independent. I was strong. And I didn't need my Dragon to take care of me. And I almost believed it. Almost. But now I'm watching him with her. I'm watching him comfort her. I'm watching him listen to her, support her, reassure her. I'm watching him take time from his day to check in with her. I'm watching him worry about her. I'm watching them become closer right in front of my eyes. I'm seeing every thoughtful gesture he does for her. And me? I'm not happy. I'm not smiling. I'm done being agreeable. Fuck not causing trouble. I'm about to set my Dragon's world on fire. And then I'm walking away. She can have him. For the first time in my life, I'm choosing myself.

sequel to bbr. please read that first :) ☆☆☆ hayden jones has been through a lot. a lot more than someone her age should. now finished her second year of college, hayden needs a break. lucky for her, her fabulous cousin spencer is celebrating his twenty-first birthday in hayden's home town. but as much as she hates it, drama is never far from hayden's life because her ex is also invited; the stubborn and ridiculously good looking chase everett.

I could feel the pain on the inside. My body was just numb as I tried to shut him out, tried to take my mind away from this, tried to find an escape for myself, as I always did. A place where I wouldn't feel him. A place where I wouldn't have to take his wrath. But that was just a dream. A fantasy. Because every time I opened my eyes, I would meet him. His eyes. Those eyes that just stared at me with so much hatred, and anger. "This man has our future in his hands. You know your father's condition. Don't be selfish. Make him happy." My mother words kept repeating in my head, over and over again.

What could an ex-con running a program for troubled teens and a privileged debutante from New York City have in common? Tito and Caylee are about to find out, as things heat up in Miami. Convicted at 17 of drug and gang-related charges, Tito Martinez spent eight years in prison. Now he's out, and has made a fresh start running a non-profit diversion program taking kids out of the juvenile justice system to give them the chance he never had. Tito grew up poor, the son of a struggling single mom who was rejected by her wealthy high school boyfriend and disowned by her parents when she became pregnant with Tito and his twin sister. He has no patience for people who get everything handed to them on a silver platter, and the last person he ever thought he would be attracted to is a privileged debutante form New York City. Caylee Chandler grew up with plenty of wealth and privilege. But as the rebel of her staid NYC society family, she's never felt that she fit in. One year after law school she's bored to tears by her high-paying job at a New York securities law firm, where she spends long hours behind a desk all day, then has to thwart her mother's constant efforts to pair her up with "appropriate" eligible bachelors. The chance for a job working at her cousin's personal injury law firm in Miami is the opportunity she's been waiting for to escape her structured life and start fresh. But part of her past isn't so easily brushed aside, and moving to Miami may not be far enough to escape a threat that's been giving her sleepless nights. When Tito and Caylee meet, an attraction neither of them was looking for catches them completely by surprise. Will the flames of opposites attract burn through their reluctance to let this be anything but a casual fling and keep them together? Or will the sparks fizzle out when reality sets in? This stand-alone contemporary romance is Book #4 - the final book - in the Miami Lawyers series.

His body was as powerful and sexual as I remembered it, he had gotten another tattoo on his shoulder since the last time, a few more scars then I remembered on his chest. His back rippled with muscles as he pulled on a fresh white shirt, my eyes transfixed as he took his time buttoning it up. Somehow it was almost more of a turn on watching him put on his clothes than him taking them off, almost. He wiped the blood off his hands with a kitchen apron in a slow steady motion and I pressed myself back against the wall when his eyes focused on me. My eyes flittered to the back door and I battled with myself on whether or not I could make it before he caught me, I couldn't. He tossed the apron over an empty sink and stalked towards me slowly, a predator in every sense of the word and my eyes drifted to the bloody mess of a man on the kitchen floor, was that going to be me in a second? He stopped just in front of me and reached out to stroke my cheek and I closed my eyes, leaning into his touch despite knowing better. My eyes snapped open when he grabbed my chin tightly and forced me to look at him, was this it, was he going to snap my neck and dispose of my body now? "Touch another man again, and I will kill you" his voice was low and promising and I swallowed as he let go of my chin, pressing a rough kiss to my lips before grabbing my elbow and dragging me out of the kitchen. So much for that arrangement...

[FEATURED ON WATTPAD STARS READING LIST] College girl, Lola, meets Jay Ryder, a blue-eyed boy of the local mob boss. It's not love at first sight but Lola finds herself completely drawn to him all at once, burning and consuming her with an emotion that is as strange as he is. Their worlds are the complete opposite. But when Lola slowly gets introduced to Jay's underground lifestyle, Lola knows it's bad for her, and yet she finds herself drawn to it like moth to flame. The stakes are high but the gravity is too strong to escape. She falls in love with Jay and the way he makes her feel. It's bad and sinful and yet they happened. There's hardly any hope in a relationship with Jay. So, is it just a dead end for both of them? Is Lola truly ready for this? Moreover, how will they deal with the changes in them and the complications Lola could be entangled in, owing to his background?

Avyanna Tate left her small-town home of Jackson ten years ago in pursuit of a modeling career in the big city. When a tragedy strikes in her family, she is forced to return home. Years ago, she left the Xavier brothers behind her, they not only destroyed her life but broke her heart. Destined to only one of them, she could never make the choice and decided to run away instead. Now she is back, and her path is bound to cross with Niko, Slater, and Kage once again. But the boys have done some growing up. If she thought then that one choice between them was not easy, this time around it is going to be near damn impossible. Ten years ago, they were only boys, but now they are the Alphas that run Jackson. The Xavier brothers known for their reign of anarchy have waited in anticipation for Avyanna's return and this time there is no escaping them.

When Chloe Collins gets her dream job as prison guard in one of the biggest jails in California, she realises she will be working with some of the most dangerous criminals in the world. As a naive and innocent woman, Chloe does not realise just how dangerous these men are- including Aaron King, the notorious killer and the man she can't seem to stay away from. Even with her job on the line and an intimate relationship of any sorts with a prisoner illegal, Chloe is pulled to the reserved Jailbird and his mysterious aura around prison. It also becomes ten times harder to stay away when said killer would do anything to have her too. Even behind bars, Aaron aches to have Chloe beneath him. It was forbidden but it was just too good to stay away from.

Nadia Hayden has never been one to open her heart to people. Abandoned as a child and forced to spend a major part of her childhood in foster care, Nadia was always wary of letting people into her life. However, when her best friend's cousin turned out to be the one person whom she had always admired and the owner of the one corporation, she always wished to work for, Nadia let her guard down for once. And regretted it instantly. Dylan VanAssche, a ruthless businessman who runs the biggest security company in the country, has power and resources. A man who is respected and feared even beyond the business world. Reading people effortlessly as a part of his job, he was never wrong about them, not until he met his cousin's best friend. They started on the wrong foot but what will happen when they meet again, two years later? What happens when the past comes tumbling to haunt their future? Vacant roads. Empty cars. Missing people. A quest for truth. And lives at stake. Will it all drive them apart? Or will they stay together until the very end?

Formerly known as The Maid of Honor & The Best Man. What would you do if your biggest rival was your soon to be brother-in-law's bestman? And you're the maid of honor? Katherine Woods is one of the best divorce lawyers in her state. For years, however, she's had one mayor competitor, William Clark... Not only was he one of the best lawyers in the state, he's also one of the biggest jerks she knew and her brother in laws best friend. ...and what will happen when right before the wedding the breakup and subsequent divorce of the decade arise? (I know this doesn't tell you much, but writing summaries is difficult😅) Anyways, this is an enemy-to-lovers story based during a wedding. The rivals are the maid of honor and the best man and because of this a lot of trouble and romance occurs.