Explore a collection of different stories and one-shots of 'Night Owls & Summer Skies,' each one taking place in its own distinct universe.

Still haunted by the past, Architect Quinn Madrigal returns home to take the reins of her late father's company. But the real test isn't business-It's Alexis Chavez, the sharp-minded Engineer and the woman she never truly got over, now working right beside her. When a family crisis forces them to pretend their love is not dead, old wounds resurface and dangerous sparks reignite. What starts as pretense turns into something far more fragile as they uncover layers of sabotage, betrayal, and a murder that shattered them both. As the women navigate corporate wars, family secrets, and the ghosts of their past, they're drawn back to the one place that holds every answer--the penthouse where it all began. Because some truths don't stay buried. Some stories don't end -- they resurrect. This story features: - Second Chance Romance - IVF Journey - Friends to Lovers to Enemies to Lovers again - CEO / Power Couple - Forced Proximity / Fake Dating - Murder Mystery & Corporate Sabotage - Found Family ✨ Author's Note ✨ This story has been with me for a long time. I started writing it 12 years ago, and for reasons only time can explain, I never got to finish it... until now. So if you're here reading this: thank you! I hope this story finds the right people, at the right time. after all these years, this story was meant to be shared now. Please vote, comment. Enjoy! - Eli 💛

Power built their world. Betrayal will burn it down. Xavier Cage buried his past beneath a new name and a trail of blood. But when whispers rise of the man who destroyed his family, Xavier Corvus claws his way back into the underworld - hungrier, crueler, and ready to reclaim the empire that was stolen from him. Ophidia Tarot has spent her life dancing on the edge of danger - raised in the shadows of a criminal dynasty, silenced by secrets, and haunted by a father who vanished when she needed him most. When a stranger moves into the estate next door with a smile like venom and eyes on her sister, Ophidia plunges into the criminal world her family once ruled... hunting help from a ghost. She doesn't know his name. But he knows hers. And he's been watching. He calls himself Cage. She calls herself Isa. Neither is telling the truth. As their paths collide in a world of shifting loyalties, masked identities, and whispered threats, desire becomes a weapon - and obsession becomes a war. He wants revenge. She wants freedom. But some games are built to destroy everyone who plays. Velvet Ashes is a dark romance full of brutal power plays, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers tension, dangerous lies, and the kind of love that ruins - and resurrects.

Valsria died broken... overworked, betrayed, and done. She thought it ended in a crash. Instead, she wakes up in another world... one that already hates her. Reborn as Lady Elyria Virelle, the most reviled woman in the Eastern Dominion, she's branded a witch, condemned for treason, and destined to burn at the stake. Problem is,they already burned her once. Now, trapped in a life that isn't hers and haunted by memories that might be, Valsria must survive a realm of cursed bloodlines, divine tyranny, and court politics as sharp as any blade. There's no prophecy. No chosen one. Just a woman twisted by fire...and a kingdom on the edge of ruin. She wasn't sent to save this world. She's here to tear it apart.

Once a devoted monk, now exiled and nameless, Sanwu walks through the ruins of a world he helped break. Branded The Unbound, haunted by dreams that aren't his own, he alone hears the bells that no longer ring. When a girl with a cursed spirit crosses his path, and a child who whispers to ghosts begins to follow, Sanwu finds himself at the heart of a growing storm. Relic hunters chase echoes of power. A death cult rises in the ashes. And the War God he once released threatens to rise again. To stop it, Sanwu must sacrifice more than his past. He must decide if redemption is worth becoming no one at all. A quiet, spiritual fantasy about memory, guilt, and the weight of names. When the bells call again, will he answer? A Korean-inspired dark fantasy.

ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴜʀɪᴛʏ, ʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ꜱɪɴ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ꜱᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ. Her body was his canvas. Their love, a dangerous masterpiece. Aria Cross has lived her life under strict rules, quiet obedience, and a father who controls everything she is allowed to be. To everyone else, she is good. Untouched. Safe. Only her art knows how badly she wants to break. Ryder Black is the opposite of safe. A tattoo artist with a violent past, scars no ink can hide, and a reputation built on danger. He does not believe in redemption. He only knows how to survive. Their connection is instant. Forbidden. Addictive. With him, Aria finds freedom. With her, Ryder finds something he never thought he deserved. But loving him means stepping into a world of secrets, obsession, and sins that refuse to stay buried. Some loves feel like prayer. Theirs felt like confession. Ranked #1 in Good Girl x Bad Boy - 09.25 ❦ Ranked #1 in Cocky - 12.25 ❦ Ranked #1 in Temptation - 01.26 ❦ Ranked #2 in Unholy - 08.25 ❦ Ranked #3 in Sinful - 08.25 ❦