Close your eyes. Breathe in. Feel the air turn thick, heavy with cigar smoke and expensive cologne. You can almost taste the whiskey on his tongue, can't you? General Marcus "Reign" Blackwell is power wrapped in ink and royal blood. He commands armies, breaks enemies, and fucks whoever he wants-until he sees *her*. Dr. Aaliyah Monroe. Quiet. Brilliant. Curvy African-American goddess who codes weapons in the dark. Shy smiles. Soft voice. Vanilla skin that glows under fluorescent lights. One breath of her scent and the untouchable general unravels. He dreams of her every night. Strokes himself raw imagining her thighs wrapped around him. Watches her sway to R&B in her apartment through shadows he shouldn't cross. Calls her *dove*, *tiny momma*, *my wife*-long before she ever says yes. She thinks it's temporary. He knows it's forever. He kneels for her. Begs for her. Cries for her. Marks himself with her initials while she sleeps. And when she finally rides him-slow, commanding, glasses slipping down her nose-he sobs her name like prayer. This isn't love. This is obsession carved into worship. This is a man who would burn the world just to hear her giggle and boop his nose. But when the first fight comes... When she needs space and he needs her closer than air... Will his dove fly away?

When 25-year-old Noelle Costello takes a job as a stripper to pay off crushing family debt, she has no idea the dimly lit club where she dances belongs to Dario Balotelli-a ruthless, obsessive, dangerously controlled mafia don who rules half the city from the shadows. He's been watching her for months. She doesn't even know his name. But when a violent attack at the club exposes secrets she was never meant to hear, Noelle is dragged into Dario's world-into a labyrinth of crime, loyalty, power, and a slow-burning desire neither of them can escape. She is everything he shouldn't want. He is everything she should fear. Their collision is inevitable. And it will change them forever.

after a prank gone terribly wrong, hayden jones is sent across country to caldwell academy, a school for the bitchy, the dangerous and the rebellious. and if that wasn't bad enough, it becomes much worse when hayden is accidentally put in the male dormitory, landing her in a room with the school's notorious heartbreaker, chase everett. [not edited...like at all]

Maeva took charge of my dreams. Melted me with a simple glance. My affection for her grew in secret because she wasn't mine, she was my brother's. Until he ruined everything. Left her heartbroken beyond repair. Now, it's my turn to show her what love is supposed to look like... from one lover to another. [Update each Tuesday at 10:00 AM CET]

Aaliyah Johnson is in her final year at Magnolia State University, where she's balancing a scholarship, an art degree, and the pressure of not knowing what comes next. Elias Carter, the university's baseball captain, seems to have everything figured out, except his own heart. When mutual friends and a poetry club bring them together, sparks ignite in the most unexpected ways. She's brilliant and blunt; he's disciplined and mysterious. But between classes, practices, and the expectations of everyone around them, connection becomes the one thing they can't plan for. From strangers to friends to something far deeper, their story grows with every season, rooted beneath a magnolia tree that sees it all. Autumn brings sparks: "I'm curious about you, but I don't even know why yet." Winter, closeness: "You calm me when I didn't realise I needed calming." Spring, love: "I've known for a while... I just didn't want to ruin it." Summer, uncertainty: "Even if everything changes, you've changed me already." Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to the images used both on the cover and throughout the story.

Asha Monroe was born a ghost-beautiful, silent, and invisible to the violent world her family ruled. But behind the silk and shadow, she was trained as Circe, the deadliest assassin no one ever saw coming. When her brother is murdered and a hidden war threatens the fragile balance of New York's criminal empires, Asha returns to reclaim her legacy. But she never expected Nikolai Volkov-heir to the Russian Bratva, cold-blooded strategist, and a man obsessed with her darkness. When he uncovers her secret, he doesn't run-he tries to claim her. Bound by blood, betrayal, and a brutal alliance, Asha and Nikolai become fire and gasoline. But when a forgotten enemy resurfaces-one who shares Asha's blood and wants to use her as a pawn-their forbidden love may ignite a war neither of them can survive.

Mia Carter - A 28-year-old, independent, strong-willed Black woman who works as a nurse in a busy city. She's never believed in fairytale romances ............................................................ Lorenzo De Luca - A 34-year-old Italian mafia boss. He is cold, calculating, and ruthless in his business dealings but carries a deep, hidden secret. Beneath his tough exterior, he is a man who craves something real, though he's terrified of it. .............................. What happens when both cross paths in an unexpected event? Read to figure out

"Do it." I looked into his dark brown eyes, filled with tears and regret. "Pull the trigger, then I'll do the same." My hands shook in fear and regret, and the rain dripped on my face mixed with my salty tears. We both had guns that faced our faces. Faces of love that was once there. "Mi amore, please I beg of you please pull the trigger." This time he meant it. I held the gun with a firm grip. "You do it first," I begged. His gun faced me, and my gun faced him. One of us had to kill somebody. "If you do not pull the trigger first, I swear I will shoot myself." His hand also shook with fear, he was scared. A tear rolled down his cheek, it was as if every move I made in every sentence within this moment would tear him apart. I loved this man. And the only thing I could do was to kill myself. For him.

Dove's filthy fanfic starring hockey star Tyler Wright goes viral thanks to her sister. Now Tyler's read it-and reality's about to get steamy. Season 1 of Puck Fiction *** Dove Moore, a shy aspiring writer, finds her world turned upside down when her secret erotic fanfic starring hockey heartthrob Tyler Wright accidentally goes viral-thanks to her meddling sister. When Tyler slides into her DMs with a proposition to turn fantasy into reality, Dove dives headfirst into a steamy arrangement meant to fuel her writing. But as dominance, desire, forced proximity, and emotional baggage collide, their no-strings hookup pact starts to unravel and the fanbase known as the Dovies might just get the love story they've been rooting for. Content warning: This story contains depictions of violence and assault that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised. *** Weekly updates on Fridays.

He was the storm she never saw coming. And now, she can't remember what calm feels like. Saint Graziano is cold, confident, and impossible to ignore-the kind of man who makes you forget your own name. Autumn swore she'd never fall again, not after the heartbreak that nearly broke her. But with Saint, falling isn't a choice-it's gravity. Between stolen glances, whispered confessions, and a chemistry that could melt steel, they're walking a line too thin to survive. And when love feels this dangerous... it's only a matter of time before someone gets burned.