He doesn't stay. He doesn't fall. And he definitely doesn't lose control. Sam has built his life on three simple rules: No attachments.No promises. No one close enough to matter. Well except for his friends It's easier that way.Cleaner. Until her. She's the kind of girl who remembers everyone's coffee order. Who notices when someone hasn't slept. Who carries other people's chaos like it's her responsibility to fix it. And she looks at him like she sees straight through the charm. He's the playboy. She's the caretaker. He avoids feelings. She drowns in them. But when a dangerous secret resurfaces one tied to her past and a mystery no one else wants uncovered, Sam is forced to do the one thing he swore he never would. Stay. The problem? The more he protects her,the more he wants her. And the more he wants her,the harder it becomes to pretend this is no real. Because this time, if he loses control... He won't just lose a girl. He'll lose the only person who's ever made him want to be better. And in a story where nothing is what it seems,falling might be the most dangerous move of all. This book is a part of a series but can be read as a standalone. Tropes Strangers to lovers Friends to lovers Found family Caretaker xCaretaker Mystery Betrayal High stakes romance.

𝙎𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙙, 𝙨𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚, 𝙎𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙡, 𝙨𝙤 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲, 𝙎𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚, 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙢? Their personalities, actions, thinking, and so forth are strikingly similar plus they both had a crappy past. You've probably heard stories about how a good girl falls in love with a bad boy or vice versa. However, in this scenario, despite the fact that they were never supposed to be together, they were asked or, more accurately, told to stay away from each other. He had also been informed that "𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐄." It's definitely not a story of a King and his Queen, it's a story of a King and his Knight. And how two people find their way to each other. --- He smirked "Are you trying to seduce me, knight?" he started to play along, he tugged a strand of my hair behind my ear and his thumb caressing my cheek. While his delated orbs never left mine. But I'm not gonna let you win, Ryan, and I'll make sure of it. "Do you want me to seduce you, King?" I seductively remarked raising a brow. He slightly laughed "you can't seduce me, knight" attitude dripping from his voice. I smirked and replied "I'm gonna take that as a challenge" my fingers trailed down to his lips and stopped at his lower lip. "Sure, you have a whole night for it" he smirked. --- IT'S NOT A MAFIA BOOK

●COMPLETED● Fan of erotic and heated love scenes? Well, you've come to the right place. No under 18s allowed🚫. The funny thing about love, is that you don't get to choose but your soul finds its mate. You learn and grow with your mate. But what if all odds are against you being with your mate? Nicole Knight was living her best life, and excited about going to university. Never did she think that it'll all take a back flip because of love. She shouldn't have opened that door because after that particular point and time, she met the first man that stole her heart. But here's the catch! This mystery man's father is soon to be her step father. Wait, what? This story unfolds the journey of two young individuals that instantly fell in love with each other at the most wrong time. The story takes you deep into their journey. You might relate with some of their experiences and that's the exciting part. We all had that one person we loved or do love, and of course life has its ups and downs that creates a gap between you. Like any other love story. There will be ups and downs but if there's commitment between the two individuals then love could prevail right? Oh and there are some 18+ scenes so buckle up :).

The first time Bryson Bernard walked into Halston Hall University, two girls dropped their coffees, one guy walked into a pole, and someone in the library moaned. I wish I was kidding. 𓍯 When Bryson Bernard transfers to Halston Hall, the entire campus changes overnight. With bedroom eyes, a perfect smile, and a body carved like sin itself, Bryson becomes an instant unhealthy obsession. Girls throw themselves at him. Guys bend over backwards to be him and his best-friend. Professors overlook the rules for him. Pretty privilege is full intact. But Brynn Winscott? She couldn't care less. She's too focused on her studies, until he takes a liking to her. And suddenly, the riot turns on her. The girls who once adored her now loathe her. The guys who tried to be his friend are now stalking her. The campus has turned on Brynn, and all because Bryson seems to want her. As the obsession intensifies, Brynn finds herself caught in a web of jealousy, hatred, and danger. And just when she thinks she can escape, she's pulled deeper into Bryson's world of twisted allure and destructive attention. [18+ Mature Warning] [Smut] [Mentions of drugs, alcohol, etc.]

"i keep my distance because I know I can't have you..." . . . moving to New York, to at least get a fresh start at life, Phoebe Andersson has no idea what is in store for her. New formed friendships, forbidden relationships and a piece of her past refusing to let her go. How exactly can a girl live peacefully? |COMPLETED|

[Book 3] With him, she loses control. With her, he finds it.💜 ************* Becca Chen did not trust people. She did not rely on them. She did not fall for them. And she definitely did not let anyone close enough to hurt her. Lewis Reynolds tested every single one of those rules. The guy with the smug face and lazy grin had made it his personal mission to get under her skin. He called her Princess. He treated life like one big joke. And somehow, without permission, he was stealing her heart. She should hate him. She told herself she did. But hate was not supposed to feel like this. It was not supposed to spark every time he stood too close. It was not supposed to burn like fire when they fought. And it was definitely not supposed to leave her wanting him even when she swore she felt nothing at all. Lewis knew he should leave her alone. Becca was prickly, stubborn, and impossible. Yet he found himself addicted. Addicted to her sharp eye rolls, to the fire in her voice, and to the way every argument felt like foreplay. Becca Chen was chaos wrapped in sharp edges. Lewis was helpless against the pull. He had sworn he would keep things light. With her, light had never been enough.

౨ৎ [𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐒 #𝟏][𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄] ౨ৎ He's the one man who could ruin her future. She's the one temptation he can't resist. In the quiet, gossiping corners of small town Grantford, Pennsylvania, secrets are hard to keep and even harder to survive. Rose Winward has fought for every inch of her education. Between two jobs and a hard-earned scholarship at Darwin State, she's months away from the finish line. She has a plan, and it doesn't include distractions―especially not the gorgeous, silver-tongued professor standing at the front of her lecture hall who's twelve years older than her. Professor Roman Whitlock is everything he shouldn't be: dominant, alluring, and completely off-limits. As the heir to the university's biggest donors, Roman is used to the rules not being for him. But even he knows that Rose is a line he shouldn't cross―not when a single scandal could rock the town and destroy her future. From the moment their eyes meet, the air sparks with a dangerous hunger. One touch could cost Rose her scholarship. One reckless night could cost Roman his career. But in a town where everyone is watching, the "wrong" choice has never felt so right. In this game of forbidden desire, are they willing to risk everything for a love that could burn them both? ✎ 📈 HIGHEST RANKINGS: ☻ #1 in #university | 12/02/2024 ☻ #1 in #goodgirl | 03/13/2025 ☻ #1 in #forbiddenromance | 01/23/2026 ☻ #1 in #student | 01/24/2026 ☻ #1 in #teacher | 01/30/2026 ☻ #1 in #rich | 02/08/2026 ☻ #1 in #steamy | 02/28/2026 ☻ #1 in #maturethemes | 05/14/2026 ☻ #1 in #waitress | 06/08/2026 ✎ 🚨 PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMERS/CONTENT WARNINGS/TROPES PAGE. READING THE PROLOGUE WILL ALSO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE BOOK BETTER. 💌 THANK YOU FOR READING! DON'T FORGET TO ADD, VOTE, COMMENT, AND SHARE! Copyright © 2024-2026 Haven Noelle

five months ago, congresswoman nicole hartman narrowly survived an attempt on her life. her bodyguard and friend, aaron, wasn't so lucky. while struggling to come to terms with the loss, the attractive (yet totally emotionally unavailable) isaac flynn replaces him. he and nicole clash at every turn, but a night involving an ex-boyfriend and a bottle of pinot changes everything. whoever killed aaron is still out there, waiting for nicole destroy herself so they don't have to.

"Let's go over this one more time. I don't believe it sink in well yesterday. If you drink your morning coffee standing half naked, wearing only a man's shirt, it's going to be MY shirt and with me. Only me." I felt something dangerously close to butterflies erupting in my stomach hearing his words, but I didn't want to jump to conclusions. So I tried to keep it cool and smug when replying. "A little possessive for a womanizer like you, don't you think?" -- Meet Jessica. Sweet and sassy college girl with high expectations for her future and a miserable luck in her love life. She has a loving family, crazy, but awesome best friend and after her last break-up, she keeps on looking for a guy who won't be just handsome, loving and funny, but will also know what he's doing in bed. Her wish is granted in a form of a childhood friend of her brother-in-law. Except... there is nothing loving or faithful about him. But he sure knows how to handle his women in bed.