𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. . . . . . . . . . . We've all heard the tales of good and bad, the tales of innocent deceit and her hero, the tales that despite their nature, show us the beauty in contrast. But it's the tales of pure evil that get swept under the rug. The tales of deception, where cruelty is rewarded. The tales that have you questioning who the real villain of the story is. There's a simple philosophy to most thing in life; two wrongs 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 make a right. So what ensues when you put two of the worst kinds of people together? Loyalties transfer, lines blur, and hatred ignites complete chaos. She's cunning. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. She's dangerous. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. She's evil. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦. Or so that's what we're told. The devil is always worse. But maybe, just maybe, she's the devil in disguise, playing his advocate... . . . . . . . . . . - 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. - 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧. - 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞.

|𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆| - arranged marriage - slow-burn - plot twists - philosophical ideas - no spice 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤. This story explores themes of autonomy, survival, class, power, psychology and love. In short, it is a philosophically based book, set around a mafia setting with a slow-burn romance/arranged marriage trope. It focuses on main characters as individuals first, allowing them to share thoughts on how they view the world, and how their experiences shape their development along with the storyline. ~~~ 𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈 always knew her fate was to marry rich - to save her family from poverty, even if it meant sacrificing herself. But when her abusive father sells her to the powerful Alvarez family, she realizes she hasn't been promised to a wealthy heir... she's been sold to the mob. Yet, for the first time, Adora tastes freedom away from her suffocating home. In a mansion full of rules, danger, and shadows, she clings to her independence - even when it puts her at odds with those who now control her future. 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐎 𝐀𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐙, the reluctant new head of the Spanish Mafia, has been raised to care about nothing but power. But he despises the bloodstained world his father built. He only finds solace in books - the one place he can breathe. When Adora enters his world, fiery and unbroken despite her past, Santiago discovers someone who understands him in ways no one else ever could. But in a house where loyalty is currency and secrets can kill, their connection might cost them everything. Is it possible for two enigmatic people to fall in love? Or perhaps their fate lies within the world around them. Rankings: #1 in immersive - 26/11/25 #1 in socialhierarchy - 26/11/25 #1 in flirt - 21/3/26 #1 in classics - 28/1/26 #3 in dark

Venus Castellanos, trained killer and daughter to the most powerful mafia lord in the states never chose her life or the risks that come from planning to murder a mafia prince. But when faced with a forced marriage and a mutual threat, will she find freedom with her greatest enemy- as every instinct tells her to run? *𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬*

The wind blows in my hair as the sandy ocean water smelling air goes on my face from the moving car window. I hate to have to move to a new state, school,and a place with people and a new life I don't even want. Me Caitlynn Walker doesn't want to move to Clear-water in Florida. I want to keep living in London with my friends but my mom has to move for her stupid modeling job its annoying and all I want to do is play volleyball with my team and hang with my friends in London its so annoying and I hate having to move to a new place right before the school year.

" I don't think you realize what you've always been to me, El. You were the quiet in my chaos, the one thing that ever felt like home-even when I didn't deserve it." ~~🤍~~ Ariella Hale has spent 4 years keeping her distance from Ace, her brother's charming best friend who always knew how to make her heart race. When he returns home from college for summer break, Ariella's carefully built walls begin to crack. She's not the shy girl she once was-she's sharp-tongued, confident, and no longer afraid to speak her mind. But when she's forced to interact with Ace at her family's annual BBQ, sparks fly in ways she didn't expect. Aces bad boy charm hasn't faded, and neither has the tension between them. As they find themselves thrown together again, Ariella struggles to resist the pull he has on her, especially when he seems more interested in her sharp wit than ever before. Can Ariella keep her distance from the boy who's always made her heart skip a beat, or is this summer destined to change everything? Ranked #8 in summer break All my work, do not steal!