"What is it that you want in a relationship? And please, be as descriptive as you can be" He asks with a smooth barritone that rings bells of pleasure in my ears and other places I dare not to mention I ponder on the thought for a moment then I look at him "I want to be respected, I want stability and commitment, I want to be able to build a life with someone, to have them cherish, protect and love me. I want honesty and I want to get married and have a family." I stop and chuckle, feeling all kinds of silly, with the way he's looking at me. I can't tell if he's thinking that I'm too wishful given the era that we live in where people are quick to deceive each other and dive from one partner to the next. Commitment really does seem like a thing of the past. "I want a family, I want to settle down, get married, provide for and protect my wife as I should. I also expect respect, honesty, loyalty and transparency" he says and it almost sounds like we are negotiating terms of a deal "And love"I add "Love..." he says slowly like it's his first time hearing of the word, it almost sounds foreign coming from him "Yes, I want to be loved" "What is love, exactly?"

I Fell in Love with a Prisoner Simthandile Ngwenya is a focused final year criminal profiling student at the University of Pretoria, determined to finish her degree and secure a better future. But a routine academic assignment takes an unexpected turn when she steps into one of South Africa's most notorious prisons. There, she crosses paths with Luthando "Ace" Mkhize-a feared inmate who commands power even behind bars. He is dangerous, unpredictable, and everything Simthandile knows she should stay away from. Yet one encounter is enough to entangle their lives in ways neither of them planned. As boundaries blur and tension rises, Simthandile is forced to confront the reality of studying crime versus standing face-to-face with it. Caught between fear, curiosity, and forbidden attraction, she must decide how far she is willing to go-and what it could cost her. A gripping story of power, vulnerability, and choices that change lives forever.

Jessica Samson is quite the firecracker. After a tragedy when she was a teenager, she moves to LA and joins the 118 alongside Bobby Nash, her father figure and best friend and makes some new friends along the way, maybe even finding a new family TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED!!

Single mom Selina Sardi would do anything for her 6-year-old son. Eager to turn their new house into a real home for him, she's devastated when she discovers that the monster under his bed is not a figment of his imagination but the real deal. Elias Zwarteveen started his bogeyman career twenty-four years ago and he has been living in the same attic since. He would love nothing more than a change of scenery, but if he wants to move, he needs to rebuild his strength. The only way to do that is to consume plenty of fear. Selina and Elias strike a deal. She will feed him her fears for seven nights in a row, after which he will leave and never return. There's nowhere to hide in the small attic room and Elias picks up on fears Selina wasn't even aware of. Selina and Elias embark on a heated, emotional rollercoaster. What starts as a game of cat and mouse evolves into an intense yearning that will be hard to walk away from. Yet, that is exactly what they intend to do when the week is over. Seven Nights with the Bogeyman is a steamy monster romance with explicit sex scenes between two consenting adults, written for the ONC2024. Enjoy! ONC Prompt 5: Horror is in the eye of the beholder ONC2024 SHORTLIST & HONORABLE MENTION 1 in #ONC2024 feb.16 '24 1 in #opennovellacontest2024 feb.18 '24 1 in #bogeyman march 6'24 1 in #monsterromance may 2'24 1 in #romantasy may 28 '24 1 in #paranormalromance june 3 '24 1 in #paranormal may 15'24 6 in #lovestory July 2'24 12 in #darkromance July 2'24 1 in #speculative July 2'24

I don't know how you got into my heart, but I know I never want you to leave.

"Ulokhu uwaphenqile la mehlo akho kanti ang'dlali ngawe. Ngiyazi iy'nswelaboya sezashela ngomendo, zidlala ngawe. Kepha mina ntokazi angik'khohlisi. Inhliziyo yami usuy'phendule eyakho kodwa ang'khalazi ngoba ngiyazi isezandleni ey'phephile. Ngiyazi uzongang'kholwa mengithi ngiyaqala uk'zizwa ngalendlela ngomuntu eng'qalayo ukumbona kodwa kuyobe kuyiqiniso elimsulwa. Uma kuyidliso leli, ul'faka kancane, nyusa is'kali mama. Ngithathekile ngawe, sala usuk'thatha konke, Mnininhliziyo. Thatha nalu uthando lwami, ngikunika lonke unreservedly. Thatha isandla sami, sigxume, sizicwilise othandweni. Thatha ngisho nazi iy'ndlebe zami, ngizwe ngawe. Whatever you want, MaNdwandwe, as long as you'll have me," he said. Siminaye Nxumalo has sworn off men - well, at least love from men. Still healing from a relationship that nearly broke her, she finds herself unexpectedly pursued by Qophelo Dlomo - a forward, confident Zulu man with marriage on his mind from the very first encounter. When Qophelo proposes marriage, foregoing courtship and even dating, will Naye allow the walls she's built to protect herself be wrecked or will fear of the unknown conquer?

"I need you to be the put together one because I'm so fucked up. You've saved me." He whispers. "Carter, we saved each other." I mutter looking at him through my eyelashes. I lean into him, our lips not even an inch apart. "Sophia we shouldn't..." He looks hesitant. "Please, I need you." I almost started crying. "Please." I mutter one more time, my eyes begging for him. My body needing him. Sophia Carrington. She just moved from New York to California in search of a new life. When her life took a dark turn she's forced to leave everything behind. She just wants to finish her final year of high school, numb to the world, while learning to cope with the trauma she's endured. Carter Marquez. Newly single after being dumped by his girlfriend of two years. After losing his dad in a car accident he's fallen apart. The list of people he trusts is short, he hates letting people in. He's constantly trying to make up for his mistakes of the past, trying to find a new purpose in life. When the two of them collided, they instantly took a mutual disliking to each other. Misunderstandings and a dash of alcohol set a flame between them. Sophia hates the snarky remarks and stupid nicknames that leave his mouth. Carter thinks Sophia is just another trust fund brat. Soon their rivalry begins to dissolve and they learn that sharing the pain of their past can form connections they never thought to be possible. WARNING: This story contains mature topics such as sexual assault and drug addiction. Read with caution. Copyright © by lulustoriesss 2021

It started on Wattpad but now is EVERYWHERE! With a bestselling book by WWBG, a captivating Webcomic on Webtoon, and a film adaptation by Wattpad WEBTOON studios, you can read, scroll, or watch - there's an experience for everyone to dive into Waverly and Blake's journey. ***** In order to fit in during her summer visit to a beachside town, Waverly must take swimming lessons from Blake, the moody (but gorgeous) lifeguard next door. ***** Seventeen-year-old Waverly Lyons is from Alaska. She doesn't do sun. But after her divorced parents can't agree on who gets to have her for the summer, Waverly gets shipped off to Holden, Florida, to spend a couple months with her aunt, Rachel. There's one minor hiccup: Blake Hamilton, Rachel's seventeen-year-old neighbor. He's athletic, outgoing, arrogant, tan, and pretty much Waverly's exact opposite. She's eager to avoid him at all costs, hoping to fit in with the other kids in Holden without drawing too much attention to herself. But when Blake discovers that Waverly has been hiding the rather embarrassing secret that she can't swim, he does the unthinkable: He offers to teach her. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Highest Ranking: #101 in Horror - (10/3/17) Have you ever seen a rotting corpse's head being bashed in? Well in the zombie apocalypse, it's a normal thing. Summer and Brianna are living with their father, and Summer's best friend Cameron helps them survive. Summer and Cameron try to surprise Brianna on her birthday. As a result, they are stranded and invited into a different group. They face many hordes of infected, many of who are gross piles of rotting flesh. Summer, more focused on boys than returning to her sister, has to choose who she will fall for. What chilling obstacles will they get themselves into on their way to nowhere? - Previously featured in two of @WattZombie 's reading lists! - Featured in one of @fright 's reading lists! - Third place in The Emerald Awards for Horror! WARNING ⚠️- Includes scenes with intense gore, strong language, crude jokes, and some scenes with intense violence that could be triggering. Completed: 7/11/2021

As the deadly infection spreads, enveloping the world in suffocating despair, you are forced to endure the new horrific reality alone. An unexpected encounter with an enigmatic stranger changes everything. Your first meeting with him almost ended in disaster, with him nearly stabbing your heart. However, afterwards, he becomes the driving force behind your will to survive. Simon 'Ghost' Riley x Reader - apocalypse au - 18+ - render by @661ave 🏅 9 in #zombieapocalypse 🏅 52 in #apocalypse 🏅 1 in #simonriley