Just as Annabeth's hands reached to grab the back of her jacket, Sonya pivoted smoothly, one arm coiling around Annabeth's waist like a whip. There was a sharp gasp-Annabeth's-and then her spine slammed against the edge of the bar, the breath knocked clean from her chest. Sonya's forearm pressed hard across her collarbone, pinning her in place with infuriating ease. "If you wanted my attention, sugar, all you had to do was ask," Sonya murmured, her voice sultry and rough, lips inches from Annabeth's. "Get off me," Annabeth snarled, squirming beneath her hold. Sonya arched a brow, leaning in even closer until her body molded against the younger woman's-thigh to thigh, hip to hip. "You're feistier than the girls next door," she whispered against the shell of Annabeth's ear, her breath hot. "Careful now, Anna. I've always had a thing for resistance." Annabeth jerked against her, face twisting in rage. "Let. Me. Go. You stink of whiskey and whores," she spat, kicking against Sonya's shin. Sonya didn't flinch. "Say please," she drawled, her voice silk and steel, utterly unbothered. "Manners go a long way in this town." "Never," Annabeth hissed.

A Good Girl's Guide To Being Naughty • • • Ivy Collins is a normal 21 y/o woman. Except for the fact she's a virgin ... or at least she was until she had sex with her university rivals hockey captain. After a quick (devastatingly quick) night with the man and being called a lousy lay, Ivy made a promise to herself that she wouldn't do it again ... sex that is. Who needs sex when all it brought was insecurities and more, and it wasn't even that good to begin with. Enter Asher Hudson, Ice Hockey captain, her brothers best friend and her best friends brother - triple trifecta of why she shouldn't get involved with him. But when he overhears a conversation Ivy has with her best friend, he gives her an offer she can't refuse. Well, she can, and she should, but why would she want to? Three months, she helps him with his grades, and he'll help her with her sex life. Only one rule, don't fall in love. Easy, right? He'll teach her everything she wants to know, and show her that sex can be fun, you just have to know how to do it right. And Ivy should refuse, after all he's the Ice Hockey captain, her brother's best friend and her best friend's brother - but what's the fun in that. Ivy knows she should say no, but she won't. And she won't fall in love, she can't. ••• Completed • First Draft - Edited. Watty2025 winner #1 in #Romance #1 in #Brotherbestfriend #2 in #bestfriendsbrother #2 in #icehockey

𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 was never supposed to be chosen. Yet, out of sixty thousand models, she was. Now under the control of StarCorp's cold and untouchable founder, 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐬𝐬, Ella finds herself pulled into a world of luxury, lust, and the impossible standards of fame. But Taylor plays a slow game. And Ella? She's determined to prove she's not as easy to break as the girls before her. [DISCLAIMER: The intended audience for this book is 18+.] © Tear Me Down may not be reproduced, copied, reposted or translated in any way unless explicit permission is given directly from the author.

Formerly known as love, baby daddy ❝You love me back?❞ I asked, he looks at me and caresses my cheeks, he lays a kiss on my forehead and smiled at me. ❝I loved you from the very day you stole my heart, keep it because it's yours, Star❞. During their wild college years, Augustus "Gus" Costello and Indigo Evans shared a passionate night that changed their lives forever. When Gus leaves for California to chase his dream of becoming a professional hockey player, Indigo discovers she's pregnant. Determined and resilient, she raises their daughter, Aurora, on her own, while Gus's career takes off in the spotlight. Years later, fate intervenes and brings Gus back to town for a charity event. A chance encounter with Indigo reignites long-buried emotions, and Gus is stunned to learn he has a daughter. As he grapples with the revelation, old feelings for Indigo resurface, blending guilt, regret, and longing. Caught between his demanding career and the desire to be a father to Aurora, Gus must navigate the complicated path to reconnect with Indigo and build a relationship with the daughter he never knew. In a story of second chances and enduring love, Gus and Indigo confront their past mistakes and discover if the spark that once burned brightly between them can ignite again.

''Everyone needs a form of release, cariña,'' Elena whispered, her breath warm against Sofie's skin. And then Sofie felt it. A pressure, firm and unyielding, pressing against the apex of her thighs, right through the fabric of her trousers. She looked down. Tucked between Elena's fingers, held with a casual, deadly familiarity, was the sleek, black grip of a compact pistol. The cold, hard barrel was pressed directly against her core. ''What the fuck?'' Sofie gasped, trying to jerk away, but she was pinned against the couch, with Elena's body and the weight of the gun holding her in place. ___ This explosive entry in the Club Violet series is a short, intense, sapphic mob story that pulls no punches. It's a dark tale of loyalty, power, and the price of betrayal, perfect for readers who like their crime fiction hard-hitting and fast-paced. For undercover agent Sofie Gellar, getting close to Elena Alvarez was the job. Moving into the mafia princess's home was the plan. But she wasn't prepared for Elena herself; a vision of tailored suits and terrifying intelligence, who commands respect with a whisper and deals in lethal consequences. Now, trapped in a gilded cage, Sofie is caught in a dangerous dance of lies and desire. Every glance is a test, every touch a threat. When Elena corners her, the line between interrogation and seduction shatters.

Killing Me Softly is a dark, sapphic, age-gap erotic thriller of power, surrender, and the dangerous pull of obsession. A birthday trip to the infamous Club Lilith was supposed to be a one-night rebellion for Avery, a taste of a world far from her quiet life. She never expected to catch the eye of the club's enigmatic owner, Victoria. Elegant, powerful, and ruthless, Victoria deals in a very particular form of justice outside the law. When she sets her sights on Avery, she doesn't just pursue her - she unravels her. Seduced into a shadowy world where obsession is a weapon and morality is blurred, Avery is forced to confront a terrifying question: how far will she go for a woman who might save her, or destroy her?

"It always made you feel powerful when I beg, right?" Morana murmured, her eyes softening as she lowered herself to the cold floor. "So let me beg." Nerezza always knew how to clean up her messes. Knew where to scrape, where to smooth over with a domestic shine of innocence. Erase the evidence. Rephrase the story. Recalibrate the damage. But what happens when the mess starts talking back?

Lena Carrington is at the top of the world, she not only founded Carrington Industries but she is also a genius, creating cures and antidotes all the time. Lena does what has to be done to be the best, meaning she is rather cold and only focusing on her work, it doesn't matter her own private life suffers the cost. Zoey Porter is basically a walking sunshine, not one bad bone in her body, Zoey works as Valentina Powers's assistant but her true passion are numbers and science, she also reads people like a book, she tries supressing it but she can't help it when she sees someone she can tell exactly how they are feeling and the reason behind it, except Lena Carrington, that woman is a mystery, a very attractive one at that. Zoey has a threat in her life that she tries to avoid at all costs, but will she succeed? And what will happen to her passion? Can things change for her, and will Lena play a role in it?

Princess Isadora of Astoria has felt the weight of the crown for longer than she can remember, she's been polished into the future leader everyone expects her to be, she's been taught how to walk, how to smile, how to react and to never under any circumstances put anything above duty and what's right. Alessa Sinclair knows exactly whats right or wrong, she just simply doesn't care, her mother being the president of the country allows her the freedom which she isn't afraid to use, she's never met anyone who wouldn't fall at her feet from admiration. That's until she met the Princess, what's worse is that now not only do they need to work together in politics but even at their senior year of high school. Isadora can't wait to be done with it, Alessa lives for the thrill, what does that mean for them exactly?

Zora Sterling has everything, she is beautiful, she is rich, her parents own the school everyone would kill to get in to, the only thing that makes Zora tick is Jade Winslow, the low life no one who shouldn't even be there, Zora has to break her, ruin her and destroy everything still alive inside her until she runs back to where she came from, far away from her sight. Jade Winslow was lucky enough to get in a school like this with a scholarship, because this way she'll most likely get into her dream school Crownridge in England, that's the only thing that keeps her going that she only needs to survive one more year, only needs to survive one more year with Zora Sterling, who represents everything she hates. It's one more year, everything will go smoothly without any complications, right?