Eve White has spent fourteen years with adoptive parents who treat her like a servant, her only comfort a pendant with a photo of her real mother. At sixteen, she escapes through hacking, secretly known as "Crystal," a ghost in the digital world who uncovers secrets for money. But she doesn't know the truth: her godparents, the powerful Marino Mafia Family, have been searching for her, their lost princess-for fourteen years. One night, Eve makes a mistake and hacks into the Marinos' security system. For the first time, her trail is caught, and the Marinos discover that the mysterious hacker invading their empire is the very girl they've been trying to find all along.

They said she died peacefully. That's what they always say, don't they? When someone slips away in a hospital bed - when the machines stop beeping, and the room goes quiet except for the sigh of grief no one dares to release. Peaceful. Like death is ever kind. I was five. Too young to understand why my mother wasn't waking up. Too small to make sense of the nurses whispering in the hallway or the way they looked at me, like I was already a problem they didn't know how to solve. Her name was Rebecca. She was twenty-five. And her blood betrayed her. They said it was cancer. Aggressive. Silent. A thief in the bloodstream. By the time they caught it, it had already taken everything. I was all she had. And when she left, I had no one. No father. No family. Just a name I couldn't pronounce, and a world I didn't belong to. The system chewed me up und spat me out. Foster homes. Group homes. Back and forth like a package No one ordered. Smiles that didn't last. Promises that broke before they were even spoken. Every time someone tried to "fix" me, I'd break first, make sure they knew I was no one's charity case. No one's second chance. Eventually they stopped trying. I got older. Quieter. I stopped waiting to be rescued and started fighting instead. Literally. Underground rings don't ask for backstories. Just fists. Blood. And that, at least, I could give them. Then one night, seventeen years into this messy life, someone knocked on my door. A stranger. Two of them, actually. His name was marcello Mariano a man claiming to be my father, a man I'd only ever heard of in headlines. CEO. Businessman. Untouchable. I knew his face from magazines. I knew his name from rumors. But I didn't know why he'd come for me. Or what kind of danger was following him. All I knew was that everything I thought I knew about my life... Was a lie. And now the weight I never asked for is trying to pull me under. But I won't drown. Not again.

Sophia Honey never expected college to mean sharing an apartment with her childhood nemesis. ~~~ Freshman Sophia Honey never imagined her brother would stick her with Theo Gray-his best friend and her childhood nemesis-as her roommate. But things get complicated fast. Theo, with his shirtless mornings, flirty remarks, and those intense stares, pushes all of her buttons. Just when Sophia thinks she can handle their awkward living arrangement, she discovers he's not just popular-he's one of the hottest seniors on campus. And as the star of the hockey team, his status skyrockets, forcing her to tread carefully around him to avoid drama. But drama comes knocking When Sophia lands a side gig with the seniors in her photography department to make some extra cash, she doesn't expect her first assignment to be Theo Gray shirtless in front of her camera. She definitely doesn't expect him to say yes with that smug grin-and one condition. What he wants in return? Not money. Something else. Something dangerous. As the photo sessions begin, so does the unraveling. Their banter becomes charged. His touches linger. Her defenses slip. And then one night-when he comes home drunk, eyes glassy, words slurred but honest-he breaks every version of him she thought she knew. Gone is the boy who annoyed her growing up. This Theo is raw. Complex. Broken in places she never noticed before. And now she wants things she's never dared to want. His kisses. His hands. His body-yes-but also his secrets, his pain... him. What started as a paycheck becomes a dangerous line they can't stop crossing. And the more she sees him, truly sees him, the more she wonders- What if falling for Theo Gray was the real assignment all along? Book cover done by Lady_whistleup

She only wanted to read the story. He made her live it. Ananya Mehra's innocent curiosity turns into dark obsession when a BDSM story pulls her into a world of rules, punishment, and pleasure. Under the control of the enigmatic DomTej, her submission is tested, her limits pushed, and her heart caught in a dangerous game of surrender. Obedience isn't easy. But disobedience? It's punished-beautifully... Tropes:- Dom/Sub Romance BDSM Training Obsession Romance Possessive Male Lead Innocent x Experienced Master x Pet Power Play Rules & Punishments Dark Romance Submission Equals Freedom Intense Chemistry Alpha Male Energy Training Her to Obey Forbidden Temptation Love Through Control

She ran from the ice. But the past always finds a way to catch up. Irina has spent years hiding from the world she was born into : the daughter of a hockey legend, determined to bury both her name and her scars. A new college, a new life and a new name. No one here knows who she really is. Until someone does. When a desperate coach uncovers her secret, Irina is pulled back into the game she swore off, helping a struggling team rise from the ashes. But as old instincts return, so do feelings she thought she'd left behind. Among the players and the ghosts of her past, someone is getting too close, too familiar. The harder Irina fights to stay hidden, the more her walls begin to crack. Because some secrets can't stay buried forever... and neither can the heart. [BOOK ONE IN THE PLAY SERIES]

Book One of the Love You Series - Standalone. Sometimes the heart wants what logic swears is off-limits. Kyle Carter. By definition? My brother's best friend. To everyone else? Confident. Charismatic. The human version of sunshine. He walks into a room and people gravitate toward him-like he knows exactly who he is and where he's going. But behind the easy smiles and effortless charm is someone quieter, softer... someone who wants to be seen. Really seen. By one person alone. When you're part of the same friend group, running into each other is inevitable. Daily, even. Bickering became our version of talking, teasing became our shared language. But it's dangerous-the kind of dangerous where you start noticing just how beautiful someone is, and wondering how it's even fair to exist next to them. And feelings? They show up like a tidal wave I can't stop, no matter how many times I tell myself not to fall. Because Kyle Carter is off-limits. And I should know better. Ivy Kingston. Definition? My best friend's sister. The one girl who knows exactly how to push my buttons-and enjoys doing it. She's bold, reckless, and says things that get under my skin and stay there. She's trouble in the form of witty comebacks and the most intoxicating smile I've ever seen. She's not the little girl I used to tease anymore. She's... something else entirely. And it scares the hell out of me how much I want her. Feelings weren't supposed to be part of the equation-but here they are, crashing through every line I've drawn. And no matter how much I try to stay away, she pulls me in like gravity. They say if it's meant to be, it'll find a way. But there's always a but, isn't there? The truth is, I don't know if I'll ever get my happy ending. Hell, she is my happy ending. And I need her. More than anything.

Matteo Sternato is a replica of his father. Intimidating, short-tempered, and fiercely protective of the people he loves. Between being the star player on the football team, incredibly popular and insanely rich, he has everything. But when he's kicked off the team until his grades improve, his entire future lies in the hands of a girl. A quiet, mysterious, broken girl with secrets she wants to remain hidden and walls built around her that seem to fracture with every smile and sweet gesture from the mafia dons son. *SECOND BOOK IN THE STERNATO SERIES* ~ It's recommended that you read book 1 (available on Amazon-Captivation by Kate Taylor) before this one, however, this can be read as a stand alone.

Lilly found an egg on a hiking trip. Nothing abnormal on that, right? Except the egg was four times bigger than supposedly the biggest egg in the world, the ostrich's egg. Okay, no biggie... Except that when the egg breaks, something out of your favorite fantasy book comes out and... think you are its mama. Huston, NOW we DO have a problem. But the problem gets worse when Daddy shows up and thinks Lilly are his egg kidnapper! Now Lilly has to figure out a way to detach from the creature that came out of the egg and return home, to the real world... except that not falling for the asshole dude that claims he is a king turns to be more difficult than she thought. He is a brute of a man of not many words. Lilly definitely needs some assistance here! #1 in Baby #2 in FantasyCreatures #1 in Dragón 20/02/24 #2 in DragonKing 24/03/24 #1 in Royal 24/03/24

When she was three, Seraphina De Luca vanished without a trace. Kidnapped from her family's estate. Raised by their enemies. Trained to forget who she was. For years, the the feared De Luca mafia searched for her - never giving up, never forgiving. Meanwhile, Seraphina grew up in the hands of her family's enemies. She was controlled, conditioned, and shaped into a weapon. Her past was buried. Her name erased. But deep down, a part of her remembered-flashes of warmth, of music, of a mother's perfume. Now, at sixteen, Seraphina escapes. Not to destroy the empire that once belonged to her. But to uncover the truth buried in blood, memory, and lies. She doesn't know her last name. She doesn't know the world she was born to rule. But she is the missing heartbeat of the De Luca family. She just doesn't know it yet.

Silenced by trauma, she returns to six brothers who blame her for their parents' death. Her voice stolen twice - by abuse and accusation. Can she break through their hatred without words? Alternative Story of my book 'Varni' (as requested). Storyline won't be the same though. Neither will be some of the characters.