"You're atheist," I remind him. "You don't believe in god." "I believe in you," He murmurs, letting the cigarette hang from his lips. "I believe in whatever you believe." He says, letting the confession roll off his tongue as if it were that simple. As if god, the devil, heaven, hell-as if none of it really had meaning to him. "That's not how it works," I mutter as we walk down a few more alleyways-the city of Manhattan coated in a light blanket of snow. Henry Vitiello had never had anything to pray for, that is, until he met me-the only thing that had ever opened his mind up to the possibility of religion "Isn't it?" He argues, taking the cigarette by his middle and pointer finger before blowing the smoke out. "I'II dip my hands in holy water if it means I could touch you." "You'd probably burn." 𓆩♡𓆪 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐘 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎, the reaper. He's a prick. An asshole. A pretentious son of a bitch. He's not perfect. He's not even decent. But he's hers. She could be a bottle labeled poison but he was an alcoholic, and he had drunk her empty. Now he was hungover. 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒, the healer. She's known to be the perfect good girl, with perfect grades and a perfect life with a perfect family. They didn't know that behind the gated doors of their billion dollar estate, she was strapped down to a chair every night and picked apart just to be put back together in time for supper. 𓆩♡𓆪 star-crossed; adjective (of a person or a plan) thwarted by bad luck. 'star-crossed lovers' and that, they were. So they fucked under those very stars that tried so desperately to break them apart. 𓆩♡𓆪 ‼️DISCLAIMER ‼️ BOOK REFERENCES TO MARA DYER, SHATTER ME, MIND FUCK, ETC ARE ALL INTENTIONAL SO DONT BE RUDE. AS FOR TRIGGER WARN

BOOK 1 - ICE BULLS SERIES April has been dreaming about University for as long as she can remember. She planned everything except for the mishap of dorms. When she arrives, she learns that the house she has paid to live in for the next year is home to the schools notorious Kingsley Boys. A group of boys on the hockey team who are far too popular for April's taste. How is she supposed to spend the next year of her life with a house full of boys and a guy who she would rather stab in the eye with a pencil than sleep across the hall from? ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ Tropes: • Forced Proximity • Popular Boy x Nerdy Girl • Roommate's { Trigger Warnings : bad language, sex, violence } 18+ book < By Tia'Leon >

Grace Zane only agreed to one date to make her sick father happy. Just one She never expected to hear that the man waiting for her would be General Alexander Reeves, the nation's youngest and most respected military commander. He is feared by many, admired by millions, and impossible to read. She is shy,timid,sweet and intelligent When a family promise turns into a one-year contract marriage, two strangers are forced to live under the same roof while pretending to be the perfect couple. She promised herself she would never fall in love. He promised himself he never would. But sometimes, the quietest hearts love the deepest. When duty begins to feel like home, and the contract reaches its end, only onepgg question remains... Will they walk away as strangers... or choose each other forever? Note: Features a terrifyingly dominant General who falls incredibly hard, a sweet nurse who constantly gets lost in his mansion, a sassy best friend, and a grandmother who ships them harder than anyone else.

~complete~ Lilith Ashford was a name you'd easily hear in the hospital hallways but you wouldn't spot her easily until you were keen enough. She was usually in the spotlight yet not clearly seen. No one concentrated enough on her until a new medic is hired and he begins showing up everywhere she is. They say that he's cold and aloof, always minding his business and rarely interacting with the other staff but why does he keep trying to help everytime Lilith finds herself in a fix? ✪ ✪ ✪ "My eyes," for a moment, my hands stopped shaking and my attention instantly shifted to him. "Look into them when you get too overwhelmed," He uttered softly as he held the tiny palm of my hand against his. I followed the pattern of his breathing, firmly grasping onto his hand and the edge of his white coat as the lift went up to the fortieth floor. Not once did my eyes deter from his.

★★★ BOOK 2 IS OUT NOW!!★★★ She ran from a forced marriage and hid among killers. Disguised as a boy, Omega Selene Valeska sneaks into the Ironfang Alpha Academy, the last place anyone would look for her. But when one reckless show of strength lands her in the elite dorm, she finds herself rooming with the most dangerous Alpha-in-training. Cold. Merciless. Impossibly tempting. And the worst part? He's her mate. As brutal trials close in and her wolf fights the bond she can't claim, Selene must protect her secret-and her heart. Because if he discovers what she is, she won't just lose her freedom. She'll lose him.

Some doors should never be opened. Some monsters wear beautiful faces. When Nairobi accepts a job at the most elite nightclub in Eldoria, she expects long nights, difficult customers, and a paycheck that will keep her afloat. what she doesn't expect is....him. Lucian Feared. Untouchable. Beautiful in ways that storms are beautiful....from a distance. The club hides secrets. People go missing. The staff doesn't ask questions. And the police? They already belong to him. But when Nairobi witnesses something she was never meant to see, she learns one terrifying truth: In Lucian's world... leaving is not an option. And worse? The more she fears him... The more she is drawn to him. Because some monsters don't chase. They claim.

Margot Leclair wanted three things in life: to keep her bakery afloat, to stay anonymous, and to be left alone by powerful men. She gets none of them. After returning from years of pastry training in France, Margot is drowning in debt and one missed payment away from losing everything she's built. When a last-minute, obscenely expensive dessert order lands in her lap, she takes it-assuming the client is just another rich asshole throwing a lavish party. She's half right. The cake is for Raffaele Moretti, head of a brutal werewolf mafia dynasty, old money incarnate, and a man who always gets what he wants. Including her. Because the moment he sees Margot, instinct makes the decision for him. Margot's response? Absolutely not. What follows is a darkly funny, violently dangerous game of defiance as Margot attempts to escape a world of bloodlines, power struggles, and supernatural wars-armed with nothing but sarcasm, stubborn independence, and a hairless cat named Peanut. But when betrayal cuts closer than enemies, and the cost of survival becomes impossible to ignore, Margot is forced to decide what she's willing to fight for... and who she's willing to stand beside. New chapter posted daily.

Valerie was never meant to be his. But Henry has never been good at letting go. Drowning under student loans, rent she can't afford, and a future slipping through her fingers, Valerie answers a newspaper ad that feels almost like a joke- a live-in maid at a private estate, no questions asked. She expects an eccentric old man. She does not expect him. Henry is hauntingly gentle, painfully isolated, and untouched by the human world he has kept at a careful distance. Raised in secrecy and self-imposed exile, he has spent his life trying to suppress the monster his blood demands him to be. Letting Valerie cross his threshold is a mistake he knows he should not make-and one he cannot bring himself to undo. What begins as shelter turns into fixation. Protection becomes possession. And lust sharpens into something dangerous enough to draw blood. Dragged into an ancient underworld of vampire royalty, ruthless power, and unspoken cruelty, Valerie finds herself bound to a man who would destroy anything that threatens her -- even if that threat is the world itself. Escape is no longer simple. Survival means choosing who you are willing to become a monster for. Because in Henry's world, love is not gentle... and it is paid for in blood. New chapter daily

She hates everything about her new Elite Academy. Especially him. **Lorenzo Calloway** comes from old money, where power is inherited, reputations are everything, and feelings are buried. Born into a life of wealth and impossible expectations, he's arrogant, dangerously handsome, and impossible to ignore. **Sophia Miller** can't stand rich, arrogant people or the world they live in. She avoids attention, hates drama, and finds comfort in the quiet escape of books and paintings, where she buries the grief of losing her parents. Starting over at Weststar Academy is supposed to be a fresh beginning-but everything changes the moment she crosses paths with Lorenzo Calloway. [Hi everyone, just a quick note: I'm currently revising the book-fixing a few things and correcting errors to make it a much better read. However, I can't upload the new version until the Wattys winners are announced. But still Happy reading!]

𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥. Forced into a Bratva marriage to settle a blood debt, Alina is delivered to the Reznikov estate like an offering - silent, soft-spoken, and smart enough to know that survival means obedience. Aleksei Reznikov is the coldest man she's ever met. He doesn't raise his voice. He doesn't touch her. He barely looks at her. But beneath his stillness lies a storm. He rules with silence, kills with precision, and makes promises in Russian that chill her to the bone. He tells her not to run. That she belongs to him now. That if she disobeys, he won't raise a hand - he'll break her with nothing but words. But as walls crumble and secrets unravel, the most dangerous thing of all isn't the violence outside their gates. It's the quiet pull between a girl who was never supposed to matter... And the man who swore he wouldn't feel. A slow-burn, dark arranged marriage romance. He's a Bratva heir. She's his obligation. So why is he starting to look at her like she's everything? 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 ༺༒︎༻ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 ✓ 𝟔𝟒 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬