[BLOOD AND BOND BOOK #1] 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞. "𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐨 𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐞." [𝐈'𝐦 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮.] 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞. "𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧?" 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝐔𝐡. 𝐆𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐞. "𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲." 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐒𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐞. 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞. "𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐚 𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐞." 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐥𝐲. 𝐎𝐡, 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐞. Isabella Fiore Celano was never treated nicely by the world. She was only 10, when she was sex trafficked by the Russian mafia. Since then, she was known as dead to her family. After 10 years, she is found again by childhood friend and Italian mafia Don, Alessio Giovanni Costello. Alessio takes Isabella under his care as a tribute to his close family friends. Now a mafia Don who has never know gentleness or care must learn to care for a precious girl in need of all those things. Will the sweet precious girl, bring the big bad mafia Don to his knees? Or will they be ripped apart before the chance of love ever exists? Started: October 20, 2021 Finish

[being edited] Reid's life was simple. Goes to a small town high school, hangs out with his group of friends, keeps up his grades, and goes to church every Sunday. He'll do anything to keep his parents proud of him. That all changes when Reid meets a boy at a high school party. Grayson Clarke. He also happened to wake up half naked with Grayson in bed with him the next morning. Luckily, Reid will never have to see Grayson again and he can forget all about his scandalous night. At least that's what Reid thought before he found out Grayson was the new student at their school. Though Reid tries to suppress his feelings for Grayson, it just might be out of his control. *Cover art is not mine, it's from Pinterest lol* Best Rankings: #1 Comingoutofthecloset #3 Comingofage #4 teenromance #7 LGBT+ #9 boyfriend #10 bxb #10 daddyissues ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warning: This book is boyxboy meaning the main characters are gay and will be doing gay things! If you do not like that, don't read it.

Tropes: Slightly Forbidden Romance, He falls first and Harder, Tragic Past, Mafia Romance, Yakuza Princess, He made her feel again, Dark Fairytale 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘 https://pin.it/5mWVgoO 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 Him and I - G-easy, Halsey Where have you been - Rihanna Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift Feline - Delta Goodrem Alive - Sia Let me Love you - DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber Centuries - Fall out Boy Young and Beautiful - Lana Del Rey Wolves - Selena Gomez & Marshmellow The Other Side - Ruelle Princesses Don't Cry - CARYS 𝙉𝙞𝙠𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙞 𝙁𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙫 He was confident that he could be the next leader of the American Bratva. His family has been an indisposable pillar to the brotherhood and has left a lasting impression time and time again. Where the future of the Bratva was still unstable, he had to be on his best game. No distractions. No time to waste. And yet, he sees her. Looking ever bit poised and elegant. But he knew there was more. 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙞 𝙎𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙪𝙠𝙞 She is a strong headed girl who did anything she liked and pleased. Because she was in the position to be able to do so. She did all things no other girl in similar position as her. Martial Arts, archery, kendo, and even shooting. But she presented herself like any other respectable young lady, drilled with countless hours of etiquette lessons and how to show the world the fake and graceful side of her. So what happens when a man she couldn't really care less about, figures her true persona? Who she truly is, on the inside?

[𝐌𝐌] 𝐕𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 & 𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐓𝐖𝐎 ╰┈➤ 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓. ── 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐑 - Cocky, unserious, and above all else, crazy attractive. Under a Japanese mafia called the Vipers, the redheaded Sage Fraser works as one of the leader's right-hand men. And he's got a not-so-secret obsession with his boyfriend. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 - Quiet, reserved, and bratty. Finn Becker sees himself as the opposite of his redheaded counterpart. To him, it was a miracle that the two of them ended up together. After all, he hated Sage. But Sage isn't one to back down from a challenge. ── Months ago, the two of them went through hell and back in Chicago. Even acting against a psychopath that caused Finn to lose the majority of his hearing. Adjusting to his new situation poses many difficulties, leaving him to recede from his life and friends. Sage is willing to do anything that will revive the boyfriend he worked two years for from the empty shell who's been by his side. But instead of crafting their love anew, a terrible rift emerges. One that makes them split farther than they have before. And so, the hunt begins. A ruthless game of hide-and-seek.

𝐀 𝐕𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 & 𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 ╰┈➤ 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉. ── 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐑 - Manipulative, arrogant, and terrifying. He claims to be a good citizen who helps for the benefit of society, all while using questionable, non-traditional methods. Eros Montell is an editor-in-chief for a news journal, running the company he's under like his own. No one suspects that the person covering stories on murderers might actually be one too. After firing just nine assistants in only a month, his tenth becomes the one that catches his attention the most. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄 - Pretty, tempting, and headstrong. She's the former mafia princess who's been tasked with finding the root of the drug cases that have spread around the city like wildfire. Two years after killing her father, she finds herself now entangled with the Vipers. Under the guise of an assistant, Mavis Loman becomes acquainted with her boss in more ways than she'd like. ── The stage is set for them, and the play relies entirely on the trust between the actors. Though, it seems the darkness Mavis is chasing has been beside her all along. She falls into a dangerous game of deceit, one that ropes in her beloved friends too. It's up to her to call the shots that'll make or break her victory.

After getting attacked one summer night, 19-year-old Elle Russo doesn't want to be weak anymore. Deciding to get a self-defense teacher sounded easy until it ends up being the guy she hates most from her childhood. Elle is known for her sweetness, but he brings out her venom. Nico Cross is very quiet and to himself. The only time he speaks is to make sarcastic remarks or tell people to shut up. With a gaze that makes you shiver, most people choose to not speak a word to him. Hating each other and seeing each other everyday isn't a good mix. They push each others' buttons and hate nobody in the world more than they hate each other. But as time goes on, they both soon realize, Sometimes you hate something to keep yourself from loving it. ---------- "Why would I be scared of you?" I asked. "What are you gonna do, kill me?" He leaned forward, and I could feel his breathing against my skin. I whispered, "I think you want to kiss me."

Practice makes perfect, and when you're fighting to be the best in your sport that is especially true. Ryder and Francesca are no exception. They are dedicated to their sport and refuse to let anything distracted. But when a scheduling conflict forces the two to share the ice, staying focused becomes just a little harder. TW// mentions to abuse & scenes of verbal abuse

'𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭'. - an enemies to lovers, childhood best friend, college romance - ~~~~~~~~ She then speaks up, "Alora." I look up at her and I feel everyone's gaze on me, "Truth or dare." This won't be good but fuck it. "Dare." her eyes widen as if she didn't expect that answer. "I dare you to give someone a lap dance." she smirks and gasps fill the room. I look at Stone and his eyes darken. "Don't make me choose. Name someone," I look back at her and she shrugs. "What about Stone?" a random girl asks. Everyone laughs. "She won't fucking do that. They're friends." a boy says. "Yeah that would be fucking weird if my sister gave my best friend a lap dance." Aiden laughs. I look at Stone and smirk. "Look away then, brother." ~~~~~~~~ Alora Winters has all she's wanted: her two girl-friends and figure-skating. But what happens when they have to return to the place they grew up in? The place that caused them so much hurt? Their male ex-best-friends await there and all the memories and pain come flooding back. Especially the ones that involve him. A BOOK IN THE RUIN ME SERIES [CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE] BEST RANKINGS: #1 in enemieswithbenefits #1 in friendgroup #1 in badboybadgirl #1 in enough #1 in americanfootball #1 in roommates #1 in friendswithbenefits #1 in desperation

"𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐦𝐞.". - an enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience, mafia romance - ~~~~~~~~ "Because I can't look at you without wanting to rip your clothes off and fuck you so hard you scream my name, so that everyone can hear that you're my fucking wife. It physically fucking hurts not being able to touch you." My eyes widen at his confession, stealing my breath away. I gulp and with my head held high, "Then touch me." ~~~~~~~~ Nova Ferrara. The ruthless, badass heir to the American Mafia. Axel Romano. The morally grey, careless heir to the Italian Mafia. Being enemy Mafias and ordered by her father, Nova must kill Axel as a plot for power. But when a rat makes that impossible, she's forced to marry him instead. If that isn't bad enough, she has to live with him, share a bed with him, and work with him to defeat the Don of the Russian Mafia. Secrets and lies get revealed, fury is acted upon. Will they break each other like they intend to? Or will something between them make them fix each other instead? A BOOK IN THE RUIN ME SERIES [CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE] BEST RANKINGS: #1 in enemies #1 in one-bed #1 in enemieswithbenefits #1 in badboybadgirl #1 in italianmafia #1 in billionaire

'Dancing is a beautiful way to tell your truth, it's also a devastating way to get lost in the expression.' Ariana Noor Van Doren. A prodigy in ballet at just nineteen, said to be a star. Yet one thing about stars is that they always burn out. A ragdoll for her father to throw around and abuse, a target of her mother's insults, commonly about her weight, and victim to a family friend who thinks of her body as something he owns. The one solace in her life currently is her older brother, who, despite caring for and protecting her, assumes that he's lived a harder life than her and dismisses all her problems as whining. Alies Nicholas Van Doren, a menace in the ring and a well-known boxer at only twenty-four, is not unaware of his father's temper, and worries for his sister as he is going out of town for a while for an once in a lifetime oppourtunity to fight someone he's looked up to for years. Because of this, he forces Ariana to learn how to fight from his best friend. Rowan Lance Harlan, a twenty-two-year-old champion in the ring, said to hold no remorse, whether it's for men or women, young or old. People fear him because he wants them to, so imagine his surprise when a long-time boxing partner of his, Alies, asks him to train his younger sister. When the two meet theres an instant click. It unsettles them both. Because Rowan doesn't date, and Ariana doesn't trust. So when the stars align and destiny pushes them together, they're quick to ignore it. But destiny doesn't like being told no. And the two lovers are going to be dragged together, even if it means boundaries are crossed, and secrets are spilled.