He wasn't her lover. He was her mistake. And yet... the only man who ever stayed. --------- He was a stranger in the shadows. She was his heartbreak wrapped in fire. Niyati thought heartbreak ended with her ex. But the night she wakes up next to a dangerously magnetic stranger, everything changes. She doesn't remember the kiss. She doesn't know his name. All she knows is the way his touch lingered... and the way her heart stuttered in his presence. Rithwik Ahuja-cold, ruthless, and untouchable-is the man every woman fears and desires. To the world, he's a powerful enigma. To Niyati, he's a mistake she can't forget. But Rithwik remembers everything-the stolen kiss, the soft moans, the way she whispered another man's name against his lips. And yet... he can't stay away. She's drowning in guilt and confusion. He's addicted to the chaos she brings. In a world tangled with secrets, possessive longing, and a past that refuses to die, love isn't gentle-it's a war. And Rithwik is ready to burn for her. One kiss. One lie. One twisted love story. Welcome to the storm that is Niyati & Rithwik. "𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞?" "𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐞?" "𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞." #𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬

When college junior Maddie Arden catches her hockey-star boyfriend cheating, she turns her viral breakup into a power move-by getting herself hired as the team's new social media manager. Armed with a camera, a grudge, and her sharpest comebacks, Maddie infiltrates the locker room drama with one goal: make Austin regret ever messing with her. But revenge gets complicated when Nate Kincaid, the team's quiet backup goalie, volunteers for a fake relationship that quickly starts to feel a little too real. As locker room secrets unravel and team tensions rise, Maddie must decide if getting even is worth risking the one guy who might be worth falling for.

A perfect boy. A broken girl. You know where the story goes. Cecilia Duarte knows how to keep a secret. She's learned the hard way. With covered crimes and heavy burdens on her shoulders, it's a requirement. But then, in one lucky encounter, that weight is about to fall. Julián Reyes. So perfect it's actually annoying. Blond hair, honey eyes and a smile anyone would die for. Including Ceci. Julián Reyes knows how to play a part. With a scholarship secured and his spot on the soccer team admired, he must. But she's always been there, in the back of his mind, threatening his focus. Cecilia Duarte. And a seat chart could bring them together. Chocolate hair and sad eyes he sees in his dreams. They've pretended their whole lives, so stopping isn't an option. And yet... *when we stop pretending is the first book of a 6 (hopefully???) book series but ceci and juli's story concludes in this book*

You've got one boy. One girl. One pretty little lie. A perfect relationship. The perfect boyfriend. The perfect girlfriend. The perfect dates. The perfect gifts. And the perfect surprises. That gives you our golden couple of Sunset Westwood High. But what happens when it's all a lie? One boy. One girl who needs desperate help. One pretty little lie. That sounds more like it. When Olivia's ex is bothering her and rubbing it in her face at a party that he moved on after dumping her, she sees her nemesis, Ethan walking by and she uses him as her ploy, but the move isn't so smart when you think about it. I mean, how easy can it be acting lovey-dovey with your enemy? . . . . . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

When scandal sends popstar Luca Santori's life into a tailspin, his only solace comes from an unexpected source: an unflinchingly genuine radio host who refuses to feed the tabloids. Tessa Blackwood has no time for fame, not with her ailing mother and her own secrets to keep. But Luca's obsession with her sparks a slow-burning romance neither of them saw coming. Can love survive under the glare of the spotlight, or will their worlds collide and shatter them both? First Book in the Velvet Horizons Series - A RIOT

[Wattys 2023 Grand Prize Winner] After an eight-hour flight sitting next to her high school nemesis Jackson Carter, fashion designer and barista Isabelle Curtis thought that would finally be the last she would see of him. But as the saying goes, famous last words. * * * Isabelle Curtis and Jackson Carter were fierce academic rivals in high school, up until Jackson moved to the UK in junior year for boarding school. Eight years later, Jackson has returned from abroad to take on the role of CEO at his late father's company. When Isabelle and Jackson meet again, there's a war of words, banter and a passionate dislike towards each other. Throw in a high school reunion, some more chaos, and a 'deal' in the mix-one that might just involve a little faking and pretending. It's all fun and games and tit for tat, almost just like in high school, until real feelings become involved...

TEASER: "No fiancée of mine needs to learn how to fight." His breath flows upon the prickling skin of my neck. I close my eyes, involuntarily shuddering in response. "All you need to know how to do is satisfy me." "How exactly am I supposed to satisfy you?" The answer to such a question is obvious, yet, like the idiot I am, I still asked him. "Blood...and of course, other means." BLURB: When college student Cyra finds her life falling apart after a brutal breakup, she wishes for an escape-only to awaken in a realm filled with sword-wielding vampires, deadly elves, and more fantastical creatures. Unfortunately for Cyra, she's been chosen to marry a powerful vampire prince... and kill him. Trapped between survival and a dagger with a destiny, she must navigate a world where fairytales come soaked in blood, sarcasm, and forbidden attraction. WARNING: This story contains scenes involving sexual assault/harassment. The chapters containing these potentially triggering subjects all have warnings at the start of them! Please read at your own discretion! RANKINGS: ⭐️#3 in adult - 12/28/23 ⭐️#9 in werewolf - 12/28/23 ⭐️ #4 in mature audience - 4/2/24 ⭐️ #1 in werewolfandvampire -5/27/24 ⭐️ #10 in unrequitedlove - 8/2/24 ⭐️ #1 in adultsituations - 8/5/24 ⭐️ #10 in -romance - 1/4/25 ⭐️ #7 in -romance - 3/18/25 ⭐️ #8 in vampireromance - 5/14/25 ⭐️ #4 in -romance - 9/25/25

From the outside Hadley's got it all figured out: the perfect future career, boyfriend, and an endless source of money. But the ultimatum given by her parents circles in her mind. Seeking an escape from her thoughts, she finds solace working most of her evenings in an old, cozy bookstore. All too soon she is kicked back into reality, forced to focus on the life that has been set before her. While battling through her first year of college and her newly found emotions toward her strangely distance boyfriend, she notices the dark and dangerous man who has also discovered her secret hideaway. Little does Hadley know that getting involved with this mysteriously handsome stranger will send her life into an extreme whirlwind of chaos. Now she's met at a crossroads that she never imagined, forced to make a decision she could never reverse.

Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.