"Tell me to leave," he said, his voice a low, dangerous whisper that sent shivers cascading down my spine. My breath hitched as I met his piercing gaze, my heart racing in my chest. "And if I don't?" His lips curled into a slow, wicked smile, his eyes dark and consuming, laced with something that made my pulse quicken. He leaned closer, his voice dropping even further. "Then don't blame me for what happens next." "You're playing a very dangerous game, Leo," I managed to say, though my voice trembled as my eyes flicked to his lips. "Am I?" he murmured, his tone soft yet devastating. "Because from where I'm standing, you're the one pulling the strings." His smirk was ever-present, and the amusement dancing in his eyes told me he was thoroughly enjoying this-and it was dangerous for both of us. ~~~~ They were both hiding, but neither expected to be found. Calista Carlisle, Hollywood's sweetheart, escapes to the sleepy town of Mendocino after a public breakup turns her life into tabloid fodder. She's traded red carpets for creaky coffee shop chairs, hoping to stay invisible. But nothing stays quiet for long-not when Leo Donovan, the maddeningly smug owner of the café, keeps finding ways to break through her defenses. Leo isn't just any barista. Billionaire by birth, recluse by choice, he's traded boardrooms for espresso machines, running his late mother's café chain under the radar. He's done with the high-stakes world of fame and fortune-until Calista waltzes into his café and flips his carefully curated life upside down. Their connection is magnetic, but the secrets they're running from might pull them apart. In a town too small for pasts as messy as theirs, one thing becomes clear: they're either each other's safe haven-or their ultimate undoing. "They were supposed to be each other's escape-until they became each other's greatest temptation."

ᯓ ✈︎ "Okay!" Logan's voice is a little muffled through the closed door. "Your gift is ready. Come on in!" When I step in, I see Logan sitting on the edge of his bed, completely naked, and his dick standing upright, tied in a red ribbon as if he'd turned himself- scratch that- just his dick into a gift. I throw my head back and laugh, sliding down until I'm on the floor, laughing so hard my stomach hurts. Every time I look at him, it starts all over again. Logan frowns, arms braced on his thighs. "Okay," he says, "it wasn't supposed to be this funny." "I'm sorry," I gasp. "You just-really went all in." He sighs. "I thought it was romantic." "It is," I say, finally calming, pushing myself up to meet his eyes. "It's just... very you." He smiles despite himself. "So I didn't ruin the mood?" "No," I say, stepping closer, hands resting on his knees. "If anything, it makes me like you more." ᯓ ✈︎ Iris Lowell thought switching airlines would give her a fresh start. New routes. New crew. New rules to follow. She didn't expect Captain Logan Cole. He's everything she shouldn't want-her commanding officer, dangerously charming, and carrying more baggage than just his pilot's case. When Logan discovers he's the biological father of a twelve-year-old girl overnight, his carefully controlled life spirals off course. One reckless night. No strings attached. Friends with benefits-strictly off the record. Between long flights, hidden hookups, airline rules, and a child who changes everything, feelings start showing up where they're not supposed to. And when they do, both Iris and Logan have something to lose. ᯓ ✈︎ Do they follow the rules... or risk everything for love?

"He was not my husband, he was not my lover and yet I let him do things on my body." For Cassandra Vitalis, the most painful thing in her life was watching the man she loves get married to the love of his life. So she drowned her sorrows with alcohol and proposed a deal to a stranger that her sane self would never ever do it. To forget the unrequited love she has for the man she loves she slept with the man she met at the wedding. When she woke up much to her horror, the man who spent a wild and uninhibited night with her was none other than Calix Spiridakou, the cousin of the man she loves! Would she accept this devilish man's offer to help her forget her first love by spending her days--and probably her nights in his bed?

When Camille unintentionally falls for a biker, she has to decide between her feelings and her father's wishes. Standalone in the Misfire series *** After being unfairly expelled from college, Camille Kingston returns home to her blood family and to her biker family: The Mayhem Men. Her father is one of the most feared bikers in town and because of that Camille has long since promised never to be involved with a biker. But when she finds herself drawn into a heated relationship with the infuriating new Mayhem Man, Bear, they must contend both with her family's disapproval and the danger of a rival club.

• An arranged marriage love story • ❝ His soul was tainted with darkness, Hers was full of light. One without the other, they knew they wouldn't survive! ❞ ' 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒙, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑵𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕. ' • • • • It all started with a hug! "Hey wait--- I need you to do something in return!" His words sent chills down my spine, along with confused thoughts in my mind. "What kind of help?" I tried my level best to act normal. 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙢𝙚𝙩 𝙈𝙧.𝙉𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩. • • • • 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺? Peep in to know how destiny binds them together. #11🏅#Humor (208K) #8🏅#Lovestory (242K) #1🏅 #Indianstory #3🥉 #Arrangedmarriage(15.4K) #34🏅 #Emotions(28K) #41🥉 #Destiny(24K)

* C U R R E N T L Y E D I T I N G & R E W R I T I N G * BOOK 1 - THE LOMBARDI SERIES L I L Y At the tender age of twelve, Lily has never seen the world beyond the tiny window of her bedroom. She's never known love, or comfort, or care. Growing up with abusive parents and an older brother who seemingly could care less if she lives or dies, she's only ever had herself to rely on in order to keep her from breaking. At least, that was the case. When her family decides to move from California to New York, Lily finds everything she's only ever dreamt of. Friends, happiness... family? What happens when Lily meets the Lombardi brothers and finds out her entire life has been a lie? - T R I G G E R W A R N I N G this story contains; abuse, self-harm, anxiety, drugs, mental illness, mature scenes (SA), forbidden romance and panic attacks. there will be trigger warnings at the top of each chapter. - BOOK ONE OF THE LOMBARDI SERIES. • Book 2 - IF I STAY - Leo (complete) • Book 3 - BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME - Jack (ongoing) - 1 in #Care 1 in #Help 1 in #Bambino 1 in #LongLostSiblings 1 in #BabySister 1 in #Reunited 1 in #Saving 1 in #Friends 1 in #Childhood 1 in #Anxiety 2 in #Secrets 2 in #LittleSister 2 in #Abused 3 in #OlderBrothers 3 in #Family 6 in #Brothers 6 in #Twins - S T A R T E D - 2O|12|2O21 C O M P L E T E D - 4|O4|2O22 - C O P Y R I G H T ALL RIGHTS RESERVED @shanlivx

Perfect appearances, perfect grades, perfect manners. Anything less for Adelina Torres and her family kicks her to the streets until she can keep up with the family name. She never had a life of her own. Always studying, always going to business dinners with her parents, always seen as a failure to her family. Despite her bubbly personality, she has always struggled to make friends. What happens when she meets Aaron Hendrix, the leader of the most powerful mafia in the country? A moment to thank you beautiful readers for giving me these rankings among thousands/hundreds of thousands/millions of other stories with similar tags :) #1 in mafia #1 in protective #1 in abused #1 in sunshine #1 in grumpy #2 in innocent #2 in cold #2 in goodgirl #3 in cute #9 in badboy #42 in family #54 in love

Since Esmera was abandoned on a stranger's doorstep as a baby, the only person who has looked out for her is herself. Until a lark starts visiting her, leaving behind exotic flowers and iridescent pebbles that the internet doesn't recognise. Esmera can't believe her eyes when she recognises the lark in a painting in a museum. Her investigation takes her to the home of the museum owner, Tauram - a man who is more than he seems. When a magical force summons Esmera and Tauram to Milatanur, the hidden kingdom that is their home, they have no choice but to answer the call. Soon, it is not their decades-long betrothal that binds them but feelings they must ignore for the sakes of their fractured pasts and precarious futures. Around them, nature rebels under the unjust rule of a cruel sorcerer, threatening to engulf Milatanur. The formidable King Ruagu has spies everywhere, and those who aren't on his side turn to it out of fear. Loyalty will rot into betrayal, blood will be paid, and Esmera will be presented with her destiny to wield a weapon of unparalleled power. But only if she can elude her dark past long enough. *** Cover by @-DeeIsDead-

It was one night. No names no feelings. But nothing is that simple when the impossibly hot stranger Ava encounters is heir to the Caponelli mafia... ***** Ava Moretti is a mafia princess with a fiery personality and an aversion to doing what she's told. Nick Caponelli is next-in-line to lead the Caponelli mafia - and he is used to getting exactly what he wants. When they meet by chance one night neither has any idea they are from rival crime families. After a night of passion they are supposed to part ways and never see each other again. But what happens when fate has bigger plans? Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of sexual activity violence and drug use which may be triggering for some readers. Ties That Bind Us is part of the Wattpad Originals and you will have to buy the 10 latest chapters of this story. This book is also available on all Ebook platforms! Cover designed by Ashley Bandy

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 1 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 "𝓶𝓸𝓱𝓪𝓫𝓫𝓪𝓽 𝓱𝓪𝓲 𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓪, 𝓳𝓸 𝓽𝓾𝓶𝓼𝓮 𝓴𝓪𝓻 𝓵𝓲𝔂𝓪 𝓱𝓪𝓲" ⋆ ˚｡ ⋆୨♡୧⋆ ˚｡ ⋆˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖ 𝑨𝒚𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝑿 𝑲𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒂 ↪Arranged Marriage ↪CEO x CEO Ayaan Kapoor, a 26 year-old self-made billionaire. He never believed in the idea of 'love' after he was mentally tormented by his past relationship. Kiara Khan, a 24 year-old self-made Fashion Designer. Always hoping to find true love since childhood but a certain incident of being stuck with her abusive partner shattered all her hopes of finding 'love' again. Two people, one unnecessary marriage tying them together. Both of them with traumatic pasts, will they be able to mend each other's broken hearts? 𝑹𝒆𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒉 𝑿 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒚𝒂𝒉 ↪love at first sight ↪Sunshine X Sunshine It was love at first sight for him. But was it the same for her? 𝑨𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒗 𝑿 𝑨𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒉𝒊 ↪Enemies to lovers ↪Fake Dating ↪Footballer X Hacker They claimed to hate each other, and they did, but what will happen when they come to a mutual agreement to date each other for a while for their own benefits. Will the hate change into new found feelings or will they continue to hate each other? 𝐀𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐗 𝐙𝐚𝐫𝐚 ↪Highschool Love ↪Second Chance ↪Flirty X Sunshine Two people in love since highschool. Two people scared to confess their feelings for each other. When they cross paths 6 years later, will they seize the opportunity and confess their feelings or let it go once again? Wrote this book almost 2 years ago and it's really cringe, now that i read it but it is what it is DONT JUDGE