Eve thought finishing her first year of university would mean freedom. Instead, it feels like falling - fast. When she meets Michael at a summer party, everything she's bottled up starts to spill out: her fear of failing, her hunger for more, the dizzy pull of someone who finally sees her. He's older. Confident. The kind of man who makes rules just to break them - and now, he's her new boss. Between the chaos of the kitchen and the pull of a man she shouldn't want, Eve discovers what it really means to burn for something - or someone - too much. Sneak Peek: "You should wear your hair up more often," he murmurs, his breath skating across my skin. "It shows the back of your neck." His lips graze that exact spot. "I like the back of your neck, shortcake." The contact is featherlight but somehow burns. His arms bracket me, caging me in without touching. Except for his breath, warm and devastating. I shiver. "W-what?" I manage to say, already breathless. "You heard me." His eyes roam my face, unapologetically, like he's memorizing the shape of every reaction. "And you're allowed to talk to boys," he says, voice low, full of unfiltered intent. "But when it comes to anyone making you feel good-" He finds my hip with one hand. The heat of it steals the sound right out of me. "Say, laugh," he continues, "or come-" His fingers slide slowly up my side, and my eyes snap to his. He's not smiling anymore. He looks possessed. "You're mine." He grips both my hips now and, with ridiculous ease, lifts me onto the desk. His voice drops, primal. "Open."

Brute keeps his heart locked away. After his ex-wife, he promised he'd never let a woman make a fool of him ever again. Instead, he's perfected his playboy persona, hoping to fill the void his ex left when she tarnished his hopes of starting a family. Zeva is used to being in the background, used to looking after everyone else. She knows her place, and she'll do anything to make sure she doesn't lose it- especially when she has a 5-year-old, depending on it. Except the two have an undeniable chemistry and a history that's impossible to ignore. Facing their past could just be the key to everything they've wanted, or it could be the disaster they've been trying to avoid.

When Rosalie Winthrop, an earl's daughter, writes letters to her future husband, she doesn't expect him to be a penniless orphan. *** Sheltered by her father, Lord Samuel Winthrop, in Grenledge Manor all her life, twelve-year-old Rosalie longs to travel the world or at least go to London more than once a year. But when she finally leaves England for a trip to colonial Hong Kong with her father, she meets and befriends Maximilian Walker, a street urchin who's on the run from a troubled past. The two become fast friends, but they are torn away from each other by cruel fate. Soon, they learn that more than an ocean voyage has drawn them together--it's also their intertwined family histories. Neither of their backgrounds is what they appear. Will Rosalie ever meet Maximilian again--or her future husband? And what happens if the two are one and the same? Content warning: This story contains themes of child abuse, racism, implied sexual harassment, and mentions of drug use. This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family. Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store. 2021 WATTYS WINNER 1ST PLACE WINNER OF WALK BY FAITH AWARDS 2021 Check out the lovely trailer made by @kirstyt97

{Shortlisted for the Wattys 2022} It's 1798 and The Lenoir family controls a significant part of London's dreaded and violent underworld. They reap the rewards in high-class society but Clarissa Lenoir has little interest in society or the people within it. Instead, she is following in her grandfather's footsteps as the leader and protector of The Strand, however, a problem, in the form of a silver-eyed man and rival leader, is about to throw her world into chaos. Clarissa is determined to best this entitled and immoral duke in any way she can and refuses to fall prey to his dashing looks and lavish words. Will she risk everything, including her own life to see this man crumble at her feet? Or is there something stronger than revenge in her heart?

Completed | My brother's best friend, a forbidden fling, a tropical disaster - I never imagined a perfect getaway would take such a Wilde turn. I'd planned this holiday down to the last detail: sunshine, laughter, and absolutely no encounters with the one man I can't seem to forget. Jason Wilde. My older brother's best friend, the guy I couldn't resist as a teenager-and the mistake I made again at my brother's wedding. Jason might be hockey's most notorious playboy, but I swear I won't make the same mistake a third time. Arden doesn't settle - which might explain why she's still single but she's not willing to lower her standards and those standard do not include a flirty hockey player. But when a wild boat party turns into a disaster, stranding them alone on a deserted island, her carefully drawn line in the sand begin to blur. With no way out and nowhere to run, Arden begins to wonder if finding solace in Jason's arms might not be so bad after all. But giving in means risking everything she's fought to protect-including her heart. • • • She's always been off-limits. My best friend's little sister. The one person I promised myself I'd never touch. But damn, Arden has always had a way of getting under my skin, of making me forget every rule I've ever made. It started as a one-night stand-something I never intended to repeat - not the one-night part anyway. And now, here we are, stuck in a tropical paradise together. The tension between us is undeniable, and yet she's still denying the obvious. She's worth the risk. The problem? I can't let her know just how much it hurts when she shuts me down. I'm ready to give her everything - if only she'd let me. Because when it comes to Arden, I can't stay away and I'll take anything she's willing to give me, even if it's not forever. Some lines shouldn't be crossed - and some lines are just too blurred to find the boundary.

[MATURE] After a hate-filled one night stand, Evanna Hill is in shambles. With her perfect reputation and Rich parents' influence, she is shocked at what she has let herself indulge in. One night stands don't happen in Evanna's world. Even more so with the man who requires a scholarship to play ice hockey. Sloan Murphy is one of the top defensemen on his team and is known for his sarcastic mouth. Never one to take things too seriously, Evanna can't stand his laid back attitude. What Evanna doesn't know; is that Sloan is skating his hardest through college. The question is, can he get the puck into the goal, his dreams to become his future and maybe have a plot twist along the way? Started: 11/12/21 Finished: 03/04/22 [This story contains graphic depictions of violence, sexuality, strong language, and/or other mature themes] All Rights Reserved To winnieiswriting@2021

Bartending at one of the most popular classic rock bars in Nashville, Ariel is just trying to get by after escaping a toxic relationship. Harry is on his way to making it big in the music industry with his band, Sweet Talk, residing in Nashville to make their rockstar dreams come true. After an interesting run-in with each other, neither of them expected the strong pull of lust and attraction. Chaos builds as their feelings intensify- they can't ignore them forever... or can they? ☆ ☆ ☆ #1 nashville #1 hysteria #1 classicrock #1 defleppard #1 hsfanfiction #1harrystylesfanfiction #5 conflict ☆ ☆ ☆ Started March 2021 Completed October 2024

"I want you to beg for it." His head snaps up, eyes wide. "What?" "You heard me. Beg, Sonny." ── ⋆⋅𖤓⋅⋆ ── 𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙮𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 is all impulsive charm and sun-warmed skin, freshly dumped and flat broke after her summer sorority girl's trip falls apart. 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙆𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 is her older brother's best friend - uptight, infuriating, and tagging along at the family's Lake Alpine cabin to study for the Bar exam after getting unceremoniously dumped himself. They were never meant to spend the summer together. But now they're stuck under the same roof, with too many grudges, too few bedrooms, and one strict rule from Kate's brother, Adam: don't kill each other. What starts as mutual loathing begins to twist into something far more dangerous. The arguments get more heated. The silences heavier. And one kiss turns into something they can't unthink, can't undo, and definitely can't tell Adam about. And while Kathryn seemingly operates on rejecting emotions other than rage, Sonny craves feeling. The two draw a line in the sand. She wants something hate-fueled and hot. He wants something sweet and tender. It could never work... until it does - and it risks ruining every family dynamic they've ever known. Because hating each other was easy. But wanting each other? That's when the real problems start.

𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 The Wreckage Duet #2 💔 Isla Reyes has loved her best friend's older brother for almost six years. Jax Miller has spent years pretending he doesn't love her back. 🔥 They keep happening. One night turns into two. Two turns into more. Every time, she tells herself it's the last time. Every time, he swears it meant nothing. They're both liars. 🥀 She's always been there for him. When his sister left. When a near-fatal accident left him shattered. She sat by his hospital bed for weeks. Hopeful. Waiting. Then he healed. And just like always, he shut her out. 😤 She's done being his secret. His sometimes. His almost. She's moving on. 🖤 But watching her with someone else is making Jax realize that the woman he's spent years pushing away might be the only one who ever saw the real him. And some things, once ruined, can't be fixed. ♡ ♡ ⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️ ⚠️ 18+ content | Legal age of consent always observed | Reader discretion advised 🤍 This story contains mature and sensitive content. Please proceed with care. 🔥 Explicit sexual content 🏥 Serious accident / injury 💔 Parental neglect & abandonment 🥃 Substance use (alcohol and marijuana) 🗣️ Strong language ⏳ Age-gap romance (6 years) 🔞 Reader discretion advised. © All Rights Reserved

He doesn't speak. Not because he won't- But because he can't. Elias Vale is a mute billionaire CEO with a silence that echoes louder than any voice. He runs a graphic design empire with cold precision... and never lets anyone close enough to ask why. Until Loria. A quiet artist hired to create pieces for a Cartier campaign, Loria Haven never expected to be drawn to a man who's never said a word to her. But when his silence starts to feel like a language of its own-one she begins to understand-she realizes some stories are told not in words, but in presence. As her art begins to uncover more than what's on the surface, she'll face secrets, scars, and a love that doesn't need sound to speak.