When two rival hearts tangle themselves in one another, when push comes to shove and sacrifices have to be made, what will they choose? Lizzie Myers a Junior at Meadow ridge university is both beauty and brains. Being the hotshot of her campus she has lots of guys throwing themselves at her but she only has eyes on one thing and one thing only and that's completing her degree in biology, growing up with a poor family she prioritized her academics and now in college she still does. But when she meets the captain of the rival hockey team Luke Becket, her priorities change. Luke Beckett a incoming power force in the hockey world who wants to go sign with the Vancouver vipers to excel past his fathers footsteps but he has an obstacle in his path when he meets Lizzie Myers from his rival school. What happens when he tells her about his twisted past and she stays. When all is said and done opposites attract. Second book in the 'Winning hearts' series BUT can be read as a standalone! ༺♡༻ { Started: 4th February 2024 } { Finished: 30th April 2024 } #2 in offcampus #1 In studentathlete

Practice makes perfect, and when you're fighting to be the best in your sport that is especially true. Ryder and Francesca are no exception. They are dedicated to their sport and refuse to let anything distracted. But when a scheduling conflict forces the two to share the ice, staying focused becomes just a little harder. TW// mentions to abuse & scenes of verbal abuse

Madison James, seventeen year old werewolf, is miserable. Her father abuses her every day for stupid reasons like tripping over her own two feet, her mother left her when she was ten years old, she and her father are technically considered rouges. Need I go on? But when she meets Blake, her mate, everything changes. He is the light to her darkness. The beat of her heart. That is until she is raped by daddy dearest. Now, every time he looks at her, disgust fills his eyes and his fist clenched with hate. Why? An alpha cant have a cheating mate for a Luna. But what he doesn't know, is Madi is innocent, sort of. When he finds out the truth, Blake will do anything to help Madi, but the question is, will Madi want to be saved? On top of everything Madi discovers dangerous secrets about her and her past, endangering everyone she loves. A war is coming, but who will win. *In need of some serious editing, read at your own risk*

Caden Miller. Hot, cynical, and notoriously labelled the bad boy of Crestmont High. Attention-seekers flirt with him. Idiots fight with him. The ones who know what's good for them, stay away from him. If you fight him, you know you'll lose soon. Short-tempered, mysterious, and those oh-so-hot looks. All of that was enough for a person to fall head over heels for him. If only he cared to give a shit about them. Not when he was also the youngest gang leader in New York City, with just one mission in mind: stop his equally cynical brother from ruining his life more than he already had. Skylar Anderson. Not a nerd. Or a cheerleader. All she cares about is her workaholic (and maybe even a little dysfunctional) parents, her adorable cat and her not-so adorable best friend, and her sleep. Quite literally. Living a normal and carefree life, trying her best not to flunk Physics, there wasn't anything more that she wanted. Until she receives a letter in her mailbox... ...and that normal, carefree life goes right above the clouds. . . . "Tʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ɪꜱ," ʜᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴀꜱ ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀɴᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇʀ, "Iғ ɪ ᴋɪꜱꜱ ʏᴏᴜ, ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪ'ᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ." #2 in Chick-lit #1 in Humor #7 in Romance #1 in Teen Fiction #3 in The Grace Awards 2019 Text copyright © Crystal7016 ™ 2018 Cover credits: @youtumblrgeek ✨

Isabella Ekaterina is the only daughter of the two most powerful mafia families in the world: the Di Luca Italian mafia and the Vasiliev Russian mafia. She was their little princess, and her life was supposed to be like that of a princess. However, that was not the life for little Isabella, and instead she had been followed by almost never-ending misfortunes since the day she was born. She lost her mother minutes after she came into the world, and when Isabella was three years old, she and her father suddenly vanished without a trace, leaving their family to be confused and in pain for the next thirteen years. It has been thirteen years since the incident, and Isabella is supposed to be sixteen now, but the Di Luca and Vasiliev families never gave up, and they are most determined to find out the truth about what happened to their missing princess. And during the past thirteen years since Isabella went missing, life has never been the same for the two families. The four troubled Di Luca brothers face their own version of hell, not knowing at the same time that their missing princess is also facing the worse kind of hell. What happens when they finally find their missing princess? Can Isabella and her brothers finally escape the hell they were thrown into, or are they too far into the deep to escape? Can they still continue to be a family despite spending years forgetting what the word family means?

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Isabella moved to Italy with her best friend Aaliyah which was the best decision she has made for the longest time. She became a doctor and also won the Olympics in Figure Skating as a member of the Italian Olympic team. She wanted a new start from all that happened and that was what she got until everything changed when her ex-boyfriend, Axel Garcia came walking back into her life. But that's not the only thing he brought into her life. He's now the Don of the American and Latin American Mafia like he always wanted to be. But something was missing that that something was living in Italy far away from him and doesn't want anything to do with him after what he did. Axel knew he wanted Isabella back and he also knew he will get her back no matter what. He'll do anything to get her back. "You broke me! You broke my heart into many pieces," I yelled into his face. Just looking at him makes me want to cry because of all the memories that were coming back. "Pequeño Zorra, (little fox) I'm sorry-" I cut him off. "Don't call me like that. I'm not yours anymore. You lost me and everything that we had," I spat. I decided I had enough of him and his presence, so I grabbed my bag and was about to walk out of the apartment when I felt a strong grip on my wrist which turned me around to stand in front of Axel, inches away from his face. "You know that isn't true. I still love you. I never stopped loving you, amor. I promise you that I will fix this," he whispered and stared at me with his beautiful emerald green eyes. "Well, the feeling isn't mutual," I got out of his hold and walked out of the door without sparing the last glance at him. Before closing the door, I decided to say something. "Don't promise something you can't keep. We both know how that ended," with that I closed the door and walked away.

"I can show how much of a 'little' guy I am." He said emphasizing the little. He came closer to me. Our lips were inches away. I could smell the scent of his cologne definitely not cheap. My breathing became uneven. "What's wrong princess? Cat got your tongue" He stroked my cheek. I leaned into his touch but he removed it. He pulled away grabbing another glass. I let out a breath. I turned around. Guess I have to do this the hard way. I leaned near to his ear. He tensed. "Teasing me is only making me wet. Imagine you inside me. Screaming your name. I guess you don't want that." I said seductively. I kissed his ear. I walked toward the hallway by the bar leading to different rooms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adelina Madden is a 28-year-old who got fired from her job. Having a thirteen-year-old son to look after she was forced to find away to make money. Her sister and her best friend were also in need so they resorted to stealing from rich men but to Adelina, it was more like rich Mafia men. Alessandro Del Vante a 29-year-old who killed and made peoples lives hell for fun. He didnt have a dark past he was just a pysco. Helping out a friend he went to America to do business hoping to not getting into anything but ends up meeting a girl at his club. Will Alessandro light the fire that as been burnt out in Adelina or will Adelina be the fire that Alessandro needed in his life. "He was a boy who loved to play with fire and she was his perfect match."- unknown

DISCLAIMER THIS BOOK IS NOT A SLOWBURN, WROTE THIS A YEAR AGO AND IT NEEDS EDITING. 𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 She wanted love. He wanted power. Aaliyah is forced to marry someone who she hasn't yet met, unwilling and disgusted at the thought she does everything in her power to get out of this future and stay with her boyfriend Zane, but her father makes sure she cannot avoid her fate. Killian Knight was nothing but a cruel, ruthless man who didn't care for anyone's life. When he found out he was marrying Aaliyah, he didn't fight it and only did it to become don. She was nothing but a convenience to him and to her, he was her downfall. Nothing could stop this from happening, the marriage and what happens in the future will be unstoppable. She will try to run, and he will chase. A destined future for the two. Killian will do anything to become leader of the Italian mafia, and Aaliyah will do anything to run from the killer that is Killian. But soon, love is in the air and both of them try to deny it, try to run away from their feelings and refuse to come to terms with it. But fate has other plans for these two, unavoidable and inescapable fate. Quote : You are like a rose, so beautifully tempting but the second I came within your space, I was pricked by your sharp, cruel thorns. You drowned me in your toxins, like you were a drink of poison that I kept drinking even when my own heart couldn't take it. You were an ocean that sank me in sorrows. Like the sun, you burned me and left unhealed wounds on my skin, blinding me with your beauty just to leave me reduced to burnt ashes.

Warning ⚠ some chapters contain strong language/sextually contents "Stay away from me"I shouted as I backed away from him. "Come on baby doll your precious Antonio isn't coming"he said and I chuckled bitterly. he didn't know what he got into. "You are wrong father he is coming and when he learns about what you are attempting to do he will have your head on a stick"I shouted at him spiting a little bit on his face. "I would like to see how he finds you"he said and I looked him straight in the eye. "You have made my life a living hell for the past four years for the fun of it but not anymore, I will get revenge for every thing you did"I said and he punched me then grabbed a stick and hit me on the back of my head. "You are nothing but a bitch and you will never know happiness you fool. You will die by my hands"he said and I spit out the blood from my mouth. "No father. mark my words the minute Antonio finds out you tried to rape me he will kill you and I will be there to witness it, your days are numbered for you and your son"I said. *** Isabella martin had been bullied and abused for four years, physically and emotionally by her own family and the people who she once called her friends. Isabella always had hope that one day she would escape the inhuman treatment she received almost everyday of her life and never once tried committing suicide. When she was almost losing hope,Antonio Fernandez walked into her life. Antonio Fernandez was the son of one of the most feared Italian American mafia and Antonio just so happened to be the leader of a dangerous gang called the 'night shadows'. Antonio was what you call the definition of a Greek god, he was a bad ass bad boy who had a lot of secrets to be uncovered. Being a bad boy and being so hot meant that girls chased after him and though he occasionally 'went out' with them,he never seemed to be interested in anyone of them. When he moves to Boston, he met Isabel who became the center of his life. ⇥vGqzSdlK⇤

Annabella has had a rough life. From surviving brutal beatings from her so called 'parents' to becoming a well known person on the streets. Oh. And she was kidnapped when she was a newborn. Fast forward 16 years and she is tired of the abuse. She calls up one of her friends and moves to Italy. What happens when she runs into the school bad boys? Or when they turn out to be her brothers? Follow Anna on her journey that will have ups and downs but that's family for you. Will everything she tried to keep in the shadows bring her family closer together or tear them apart? cover by @mebarrioss 𒊹︎Started:June 1,2020 𒊹︎Completed:June 25, 2021