"I met him on the night I was planning to run away - he was holding a gun, and smiling." She thought her father's fists were the worst life could give her-until she met him. Lina, silent, obedient, and when she's kidnapped and thrown into the world of Zane Valerio- the cold, dangerous Italian mafia capo who rules his empire from a building that used to be a warehouse of blood. He's power in motion. Dark eyes, tailored suits, and death in his shadow. She's innocence he doesn't understand. He doesn't do softness. She doesn't know violence like his. But fate doesn't care. He promises protection, but demands obedience. She swears she hates him, but her heart and body say otherwise. She's terrified of him. He's addicted to her silence. And somewhere in the middle, obsession blooms. 2- Aug - 2025 #1 - dark friction 09- October -2025 #1- abusive home 12 - Feb - 2026 #1- truma recovery 12 - Feb - 2026 #2 - Dangerous love

Alina Bardot is a very talented figure skater. But her coach is having problems with her speed and hires a hockey player to teach her to be faster. When Reece gets sighed up to teach a figure skater to skate like him he has no choice but to say yes... "Book 1 of Laurie U"

{COMPLETE} Bayside University Book 2 Bethany Harris is in love-with school, her close-knit family, and Teddy Wilson, the boy she's adored from afar since freshman year. But Teddy barely knows she exists, and with "fun" nowhere in her vocabulary, Bethany has no idea how to change that. Enter Kaden Kell-Bayside University's golden boy and resident baseball star-who offers to help Bethany break out of her shell and finally catch Teddy's eye. It's just a deal... until it starts to feel like something more. Kaden Kell had it all-talent, popularity, and a guaranteed future in baseball. But after clashing with his coach, his spot on the team is suddenly on the line. Desperate to win back favor, Kaden jumps at a risky idea: charm the coach's daughter to get back in his good graces. One problem-Coach's daughter is none other than Bethany Harris, the stubborn, straight-laced girl who can't stand him. What starts as a mutually beneficial arrangement soon turns into a messy tangle of real feelings, mixed motives, and unexpected truths. Will Bethany still want the guy she thought she always did? And will Kaden risk everything for the one girl he was never supposed to fall for?

college hockey player Wes Graham has tormented Adare Wells since they were in the first grade. pulling her hair, breaking her crayons, calling her names-- anything to get her attention. they spend all of high school together, never giving each other the time of day until they end up on first day of university. there's only one empty seat, and it's next to Adare. even though Adare hates Wes and he's an asshole to her, they both have some baggage that only each other seem to understand.