When the ambitious criminal lawyer Aliya Chaudhary takes on the newest case knocking at her door, every evidence points towards the man dressed in Brioni. Christiano Moretti has more to him than meets the eye. His dark gaze is always following around the brunette with the mole. As she delves deeper into his secrets, he finds himself luring her further into his underworld.

"Always remember who owns you, Jasmine." The deep sultry voice of the devil himself echoed into the dark. The sole sound guiding my senses through the blindfold. I squirmed, the cold of the wooden floor biting into my skin as I opened my lips, "Yes, Zayn," +++ Money runs the world. It was a fact that was well known to Jasmine Ahuja, who fought battles everyday to keep her head above the water. But when circumstances changed for the worse, Jasmine couldn't help but sign her soul away to the devil. She wasn't making the biggest mistake of her life was she?

It all started a few years ago, in 2013. And at that point, no one knew the German named Hans Heisenberg von Döring. Because before he became the German version of Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Al Capone, and Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, he was just a real estate agent in Munich. The company he worked for, Schlosspark Immobilien, went bankrupt after the 2008 financial crisis due to bad investments in Lehman Brothers. As a result of the bankruptcy, layoffs followed. Hans was fired and became just another number erased by suits who only see spreadsheets. Now without a job, without respect, and without a soul He fled to Los Santos. A city where luxury reeks of blood, and gunshots are louder than applause. Hans arrived broke. He left a predator. While flip-flop dealers fought over scraps, he built an empire with surgical precision: robbery, trafficking, extortion, money laundering. Hans knew: it's not enough to be brutal like Escobar. And the German had to be intelligent like Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, cold like Felix Gallardo, ruthless like Capone. The sharks of the criminal underworld of the city of Los Santos and the entire state of San Andreas understood: Hans was not just another lost gringo. He was the future. Or their end. Hans didn't come to survive. He came to dominate. He came to swallow it all.

She's the chaos. He's the steady one. Amy never planned on falling for Zahn; the quiet, disciplined boy who somehow became her unofficial babysitter. He wakes her up for classes, steals her junk food, nags about grades, and lectures her like a mom... yet somehow ends up being the only place she feels safe. She's lazy, reckless, dramatic, and far too spoiled, her favorite daily routine is pushing his buttons. He's grumpy, easily exasperated, always rolling his eyes... but secretly, a total softie. Together, they're messy, heartfelt, and inseparable, even when life (and their own mistakes) try to tear them apart. Because love isn't always soft edges and fairytales. It's laughter, heartbreak, healing... and holding on anyway. (Cover drawn by me)

For as long as I can remember, I-Yvette-have lived under my older sister's shadow. She was the golden girl-bright and brilliant. While I was simply a silver afterthought. It didn't matter what I did, I was almost always compared to her. Either that or forgotten. The only one who saw me for who I was and cared about me was my twin brother, Yvon. The two of us-overlooked and underestimated-had no one but each other. To the world, I am a quiet, unremarkable young woman with a jealous tendency towards my older sister but fading into the background, I listen, I watch, I plan, and I wait. I know what my sister truly is. And I know all too well the horrors she has done. Like a cruel joke, a month after she was wed to the crown prince-I found myself engaged to her former suitor, Lev. That same man who once looked at my older sister with loving eyes now pragmatically explained and convinced me why we would make a good match and that it didn't matter what kind of person I was because he knew what really mattered about me. It wasn't the love story I dreamed of but this arrangement-our relationship-had its own practical charm. Yet as days passed, our practical and logical relationship, turned into something more. The once cold and distant demeanor of Lev was slowly thawing and I was beginning to see the man behind those cold and unreadable eyes. Still, romance was the least of my concerns. Yvon and I had plans, an ambition years in the making. An empire of our own, our safe haven from the monster we were desperately running from. And I won't let anything, not even whatever it is that I have with Lev, stand in our way. And now, the secrets that have been buried are clawing their way to the surface. When the truth comes to light, will Yvon and I accomplish what we set out to do or will we fail to reach our goal? And when it does... Will Lev stand by my side or will he become just another enemy in my path? Started: 02-2025

In a city where the sky is permanently choked by neon and smog, survival isn't a right-it's a privilege bought with blood. Vegas Theerapanyakul runs the underworld's most feared black-market syndicate, dealing in illegal cybernetics, underground assassinations, and data theft. A ghost in the system, untouchable. Until Pete Saengtham, a rogue enforcer with nothing to lose, rips his way through the underworld in pursuit of a bounty that leads straight to Vegas's doorstep. But this is not a world where justice prevails. It's a game of control, power, and who holds the deadliest secrets. Pete is no hero, and Vegas is no villain-they are both hunting each other, clawing for dominance in a city that eats the weak alive. And in this war of survival, the line between predator and prey is written in neon and blood.

Official bonus novella to High School Hit List. Maddy Danton should have never returned. She's collateral damage, trapped within a cage of secrets, a risk to the reputation of a boy held on a perfect pedestal. And maybe freeing herself from her shackles is as unrealistic as it is dangerous. But lies can only last as long as their facade survives. And Maddy is sure she is dying. A deeper, darker, and steamier insight into the characters of High School Hit List. Find out what happened to the royalty of Arlington once they left the kingdom. » can be read as stand-alone, however, contains spoilers to its predecessor » #8 in ChickLit » cover: @glueeater © 2016 AUTHERAS

❝Oh, Cordelia, sing to me. Then proceed to kill me at sea.❞ ★★★ inspired by The Little Mermaid. Highest Rank Short Story: #55

❝ to the beautiful girl with the lingering scent of roses ❞ ~ from charming where Rosé receives letters from an unknown sender going by the name of Charming

"Falling in love with you was so easy, so effortless. I didn't even realise it until I was completely submerged and drowning and found a bottomless sea with no anchor to hold onto." "I don't think I'm ready." • • • • #38 in like # very short chapters