Adrienne Lace's life was a mess. A big mess. A 22 year old college student who was not only financially struggling, she was emotionally struggling too, a girl with no friends other than her novels and thoughts which unfortunately did not make for good company. She had so much to pay for, always had so much to do, helping her mother, her grandmother and herself all at once. She was drowning, sinking so damn low, and she wasn't sure if she wanted to swim back up anymore. That is until she's paired up with her antithesis, Karsen Krist, for an assignment that will cost them most of their grade in their final year of college. Unlike Adrienne, Karsen was rich, happy, the college's star football player who as she spends more time with realizes is not as horrible as she thought he'd be, and actually, is just as human as she is. Except that he is much too talkative, too flirty, too smart, too sweet and unfortunately, a little too... desirable. But when you've been in a box so long, it becomes your new home, whether it's comfortable or not. Will he be able to get her out of that box? Or will all their potential end up going in vain? *** #1 in books #1 in art #1 in reversegrumpyxsunshine #1 in collegeromance #1 in player #1 in forcedproximity #1 in flirty #1 in grumpygirl #1 in project #1 in opposites #1 in growth

"𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘸𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺, 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦" #𝐋𝐋𝐕𝐑𝐎𝐘 _ _ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

"Treat my wound" he said, laying down on the cold floor of the maid's room in his mansion. "B...but it's too deep. I can't... you need to go to the hospital, sir" the maid replied, her lips trembling, tears pooling in her eyes. "Do it" he said calmly, no trace of pain on his face as he turned his back toward her, his skin carved with wounds. With shaking hands, she stepped closer, the first-aid kit clutched tightly. Tears slid down her cheeks as she began treating him. He lay there on the floor, careless of dignity, of blood, of the world, his eyes fixed on her. And in them lived something forbidden... something powerful enough to destroy everything. He asked her to treat his wounds. But what he truly wanted... was for her to heal him. And she...she was forbidden to even think of him. Forget healing him. What will happen when a sinister mafia becomes obsessed with his maid? Will a soft, pure-hearted girl fall in love with the man the world fears to even look at? Read the story to find out what destiny has planned for them.

𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘...

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮-𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧-𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙛𝙞𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨?

Book two Where Love Leads Us James has always taken pride in the life he believes he has. A father who loves him. A mother who cares. A boyfriend who feels like forever. And a cool older brother he looks up to. But perfect lives don't stay perfect for long. When the truth finally comes crashing down, everything James thought he knew falls apart. His father is barely holding things together, working two jobs just to keep the lights on. His so-called boyfriend disappears without a trace. And his mother and brother are sent to prison. What's left behind isn't comfort-it's rage. When a violent incident leaves another boy in the hospital, James finds himself removed from everything familiar and placed into a group home. There, he meets three boys who carry their own fractures, their own anger, and their own stories of survival. And for the first time, James is forced to exist somewhere he can't pretend. A place where broken people are expected to heal... or break further. The group home owner believes James can be saved. James isn't so sure he wants to be. But everything shifts again when his brother escapes from prison. Old fear returns. Trust becomes dangerous. And survival stops being a choice-it becomes instinct. Now James has to decide: Can he trust the people trying to pull him back from the edge? Or is he already too far gone? And more importantly... Can someone like him ever let himself be loved again?

Raised to be holy. Born into something far more dangerous. Seventeen year old, Evienne Ellery spent her life preparing for heaven. Sent away to a secluded boarding school in the Swiss Alps by distant, unfeeling adoptive parents, she was raised by nuns and priests to be obedient, submissive and small. Behind stone chapels and cold classrooms, Evienne learned early that love was conditional, punishment was holy, and suffering was something to be endured quietly Her future was simple: be good, be faithful, and one day do her duty-marry a man who would secure her family's interests. Her life was planned. Controlled. Perfect. Until it wasn't. When everything she knows collapses, Evienne is torn from the only world she has ever known and sent to live with her biological family-six brothers who are loud, vulgar, violent, and unapologetically criminal. They don't pray. They don't obey. And they certainly don't believe in God the way she was taught. They believe in blood. With them, she learns the truth of who she really is: The lost princess of one of the most powerful mafia families in the world. Her brothers have been searching for her for years, and now that they've found her, they refuse to lose her again. In their world of power, crime, and betrayals, Evienne learns that love doesn't always look gentle-and protection often comes with a body count. But as old family feuds resurface, enemies close in, and the past she was hidden from begins to reach for her, Evienne is forced to confront an impossible question: What happens when the people you love will never be welcome in heaven-and you're no longer sure you want to go without them?

"let me save you from yourself"

A'Lani Carter isn't looking for love not after everything she survived. She keeps to herself, does hair, and trusts nobody. Then she meets Jae'Lon Wright. He's the one everyone fears: dangerous, cold, and tied to the streets. But around her?He's different. She's guarded. He's broken. Neither of them wants a relationship but trauma pulls them together before they realize it. Just when A'Lani starts to let her guard down, Jae's world reaches for her hard. Old enemies, old secrets, and old scars threaten everything they're building. He'll protect her with his life. But loving him might cost her the peace she fought so hard for. Two broken hearts. One dangerous connection. Will they save each other or fall apart trying?