"In life, we form bonds and relationships with those who've never experienced themselves in all seasons of life-at their highest and lowest points, in grief and sadness, happiness and anger. We expect people to know themselves coming into our lives, but we never think about the seasons they haven't experienced."

Trapped in the woodlands, Ivy's only hope of going home is to escape the faerie who enchants her into loving him, blinding her to what he is--monstrous. *** A dark fortress of trees twisted and crippled by time, the Clearwater, Connecticut, woods is no place for two teenage girls. The legends claim it's haunted. Fed up with being kept inside after dark, fearing the monster will take them, sixteen-year-old Ivy Farewell and her best friend Margaret set out to prove everyone wrong--that the ghost of Clearwater isn't a ghost. And the voice that has been calling to Ivy after dark is simply a trick of the wind. But the woods are deeper than Ivy imagined, each turn bringing them farther from home. When they end up lost their only hope is in each other. All seems undone when Ivy falls ill with a fever, until a stranger persuades them back to his cabin. Under his spell, Ivy falls into a deep and complicated love, a love so treacherous it blinds her to what he truly is--a monster. Copyright © 2023 T.A. Joseph All rights reserved cover by @xenomorphius

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#Romance #Urban. [18+] MATURE CONTENT. Harlem's life changes when she's given a fully funded scholarship into one of the most prestigious universities of New York. She's going to experience the campus life and will come across rough paths that would only strengthen her the more. But most importantly, she finds new love. In someone she never considered her type of man. Adventure, partying, sororities and fraternities, art and crushes await her. "I ain't like other girls. I don't take shit. I'm from the streets. the hood is part of me. But that doesn't mean I don't want to be someone tomorrow. I will be someone." All rights reserved. Copyright 2016/2017©

Careful: twists and turns up ahead. Love has never worked out for Ann in the past, and she's long since sworn off of it. But, when her brother starts bringing around a new friend named Ether, everything changes. At first, they acknowledge their mutual attraction by starting a "platonically sexual" relationship, but eventually, feelings get involved and sassy, self-assured Ann finds herself falling fast and hard. Sometimes, love chooses you, but this story won't get its happy ending before it has an unexpected storm. Mature Rating for explicit sexual content and profanity

book one: t r o u v a i l l e french (n.) something lovely discovered by chance; a windfall book two: z e m b l a n i t y english (n.) the inevitable discovery of what we would rather not know book three: q u e r e n c i a spanish (n.) a place from which one's strength is drawn, where one feels at home; the place where one is their most authentic self. book four: s a u d a d e portuguese (n.) a nostalgic longing to be near again to something or someone that is distant. --completed peak: #6 in poc #42 in short story

Aaliyah Jay , age 17 lives with drug addict mother. One night she attends a party with her bestfriend Jamie and meets David Brewster AKA Dave East... read to find out

Coming May 1, 2020... Watch her build, watch her grow and watch her survive with tears in her eyes, but not tears of fear nor was it tears of hurt. It was tears of happiness, tears of finally conquering her fears. From this man. "I wanna go! I don't wanna stay, PLEASE! I-I don't wanna stay" Heaven cried pulling on....Read to find out *This book contains INTENSE SEXUAL CONTENT and VULGAR LANGUAGE⚠️❗️this book have VERY HARSH ABUSE & SEXUAL ABUSE❗️❗️ if not comfortable with these things this book is NOT for you! Update every 3days✨ I'm editing this book into a 3rd person Pov instead of a 1 first. PLEASE DO NOT COPY MY BOOK! I PUT ALL MY HARD WORK INTO ALL MY BOOKS, SO I PLEASE BEG OF YOU DO NOT COPY. IF YOU SEE ANY SIMILAR TO OTHER BOOKS PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!

"I want to love. I want to feel safe in your arms. I want to let my guard down. I need to be happ-" "Then why don't you?" Gianni shouted hurt and broken by the woman in front of him. "What if you hurt me like Mark and Oscar did?" Anya asked as she stared at this man, a man she knew deep down that she loved, a man she knew she was too good to her. "I'd never hurt, let alone do what those two pigs did to you! You don't understand what you do to me Anya. I love you beyond words, I've loved you from the first time I saw you. When you came into my office asking for a job and handing me your resumé I knew you was special. I love you Anya, but I love myself enough to know that I can't do this." Gianni cried out in pain as he held Anya's face in his big hands. Crying too he wiped her tears with his thumb. Letting go off her face he held her chin with his index and gently kissed her lips. "Goodbye Anya." ***** Anya Jones is a rape survivor who is often busted by the demons of her past. Unable to get through it by herself she finds comfort in the arms of her boss, Gianni De'Luca. MATURE CONTENT.

This story is the definition of trouble in paradise. What Shai-Anna believed to be a normal trip to Jamaica turned out to be much more than what met the eye. One week away gave her the ability to see what had been underneath her nose this entire time, she was able to feel things she never felt before, she was able to get the love that she always deserved... but at what cost?