I don't like people crowding her. Don't like people touching her. Don't like people making her uncomfortable. Which would be fine... If I didn't barely know her.

Jeremiah is a lot of things. A great big brother, a good son, and a hell of a fireman. It wasn't until he laid eyes on Cecelia Blair, that he realized he wasn't a good man. Cecelia has an entire life that doesn't involve him, but he doesn't care. She is the love of his life and he spent years searching for her. He wouldn't let something like her having a boyfriend get in his way. Seeing her again, was fate. He knew it. They were always supposed to be together. He thinks it was written somewhere very long ago. The only problem? She doesn't know it. Jeremiah's not sure why he remembers their past life and she doesn't. He's not sure why he's been cursed to ache and long and she hasn't, but that's okay. It doesn't matter. What matters is that he found her, what matters is that they can be together again. And he swears that he'll do whatever it takes to keep her this time because he wasn't so lucky the last time. Even if it means blowing up both of their lives in the process. How do you even tell someone that you loved them in another life? That you love them in this one? That you'll love them in all the ones after? He's not sure. But, he will. She's the only person he'll ever love and he's about to make it everyone's problem. ♾️ Started: July 2024 Published: Feb 17, 2026 Completed:

When a bubbly track star meets a grumpy Dutch baller... A college sports romance between two polar opposites.

What happens when two people who take care of everyone finally get taken care of? Zara Mitchel talks with her hands, laughs with her whole chest, and walks into a room like she owns the light. She has spent years being the dependable one, the oldest daughter, the problem-solver, the woman everyone calls when something goes wrong. Between building her career in New York's fashion industry and carrying the weight of her family's expectations, she doesn't have time for distractions, especially not a charming hockey player with observant eyes and a touch that makes her forget her own rules. Connor Whitfield prefers quiet to crowds and actions to words. As a professional hockey player, he's used to pressure, responsibility, and putting everyone else's needs before his own. Then Zara crashes into his life, all confidence, warmth, and sharp insight, and suddenly she's the only person he can't stop thinking about. They collide by accident and become something neither of them planned and both of them crave. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore what's growing between them. What begins as friendship turns into longing, stolen moments, and a connection neither of them expected; and in the soft glow of New York nights, control slips first... then clothes... then every rule they swore they'd keep. How long can two people who are already acting like they love each other pretend they don't? Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to the images used both on the cover and throughout the story.

Javier Solis knows how to leave a mark, both on skin and on the heart. The oldest of six, he grew up surrounded by love, laughter, and art, and now he pours all of himself into the tattoo shop he owns. Navy Jones has spent her life holding everyone else together. The middle child of a big family, dependable and quiet, she became a teacher not just to guide children, but to give the care she's always given others, even when no one gave it back. On New Year's Eve, Navy walks into Javier's shop for her first tattoo: a lotus placed close to her heart. One night, one tattoo, one choice, and suddenly two lives collide in ways neither expected.

She was infatuated with a boy who was mysterious and dark, holding the most reliably darkest of dark secrets. And yet, aware of the warning signs in front of her, she still decidedly trespasses. ✧ ∞ ✧ Chaos, chaos, and more chaos. That was the life of Aurora Brown. While studying in the world of fashion full-time, working part-time in a hardware store and attempting to take care of her monthly rent, Aurora's life just kept getting wilder by the minute. Starting her third year of college, Aurora has just about had enough of her hectic life and was more than happy to skip to the good part. Adoring a college-star basketball player boyfriend on her arm---who is becoming less interesting and more obnoxious by the day---Aurora also now has to fit in another class in order to pass her finals this semester. A business studies class that appears to take place at nightfall. Among all the other things in her own drowning universe, Aurora recently encounters a mysterious boy she's never seen before, who happens to be attending her new night class. With the aura of something dark, but appearing to have something darker hiding behind a pair of even darker eyes, she was utterly and utmost intrigued with this man. And, as sad as it seemed to be, she couldn't help but feel the dead stars in her soul finally illuminate with a flame. Something almost 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚.

At seventeen, I was just another foster kid....until Carlos Salazar made me believe in forever. A reckless smile. Dangerous charm. A touch that burned. For one fleeting moment, he was everything. Until the night he left me broken. Now I'm twenty-two. An assassin. My world runs on blood and contracts, not love. The girl he knew is buried.But the cartel doesn't care about scars, and fate doesn't care about promises. My new assignment? Protect the man who ruined me. He doesn't recognize me. I remember everything. The lies. The scars. The night that turned me into this. Carlos wants the sweet girl he lost. But someone else has already seen the woman I've become...sharp, dangerous, untouchable. In his world, softness is a liability. He doesn't promise comfort. He promises survival. I swore I'd never love again. But between the man who shattered me and the one who offers no mercy at all, my heart becomes a battlefield. And when the truth finally bleeds out, all that's left are sinners.....with watercolour eyes. -Really slow burn(kinda) -Dark romance -Assassin FMC -Enemies to lovers -Love triangle -Obsession

You're not supposed to want your best friend's brother. Skylar knows that better than anyone, yet she can't seem to ignore the way Damian looks at her. He's calm, a little intense and watches her as if he's physically unable to look away. He's wanted her from the moment she was introduced as his sister's best friend- and when an accidental text is sent his way, everything changes. Those stares grow longer. His need for her intensifies. Skylar can feel it, and with temptation thick in the air, she no longer knows how to stay away- even if staying away was the only thing she was ever supposed to do.

Age Gap Mafia Romance - 18+ ݁⋆⭒˚.⋆ Lily Black was born into power, violence, and blood. Alongside her twin brother, Tiger, she has spent her entire life training to inherit the Black mafia. But Lily has demons of her own. The recent attempts on her life have only made things worse. Theodore Arrow was never supposed to return. After nearly dying more times than anyone can count, Theo was sent to Europe to live a life far from the mafia that nearly destroyed him. Ten years later, he is back. And Lily Black is nothing like the girl he remembers. When another assassination attempt drags Theo back into the dangerous world he tried to escape, he realizes two things very quickly. Someone wants Lily dead. And staying away from her and the world he was pushed away from might be impossible. WARNING: this book contains mature themes, such as blood, violence, torture, and sex.