"He watched me. And I could feel it. The skin on my neck tingled and a staticky feeling ran down the length of my spine. I had never felt this way before." Fallon Everskies was searching for something. Answers, maybe, as to why the touch of others burned her. And why her parents constantly kept secrets from her. But most of all, and embarrassingly so, she was searching for love. "She was infuriating. I could smell her, feel her, and taste her even when she was miles away. It drove me insane, she drove me insane. Yet, I yearned for her touch, begged for her entire being. But I knew I couldn't have it." Lucius Dendron hadn't felt alive in years. There were more...obvious reasons as to why this was. But the main reason was plain and simple; he was lonely. Even if he himself didn't want to admit it.

Will their pasts allow them to have a future together? Elizabeth "Esi" Solomon is an Afro-Caribbean British girl studying at an Ivy League University in Connecticut with big dreams to make the world a better place. Porte Danvers could not be any more different- there was his perfectly tamed blonde hair, grey eyes, and the way that he approaches life and her-intentionally. He is a wealthy Architecture alum at the same university, but hard losses have made him adopt a distant attitude to others. When the two surprisingly hit it off at the campus bookstore, Esi and Porte bond over a shared love of classical literature. As their friendship deepens to something more, both of their pasts threaten to pull them apart. When push comes to shove will their pasts hamper a shared future or will their friendship be lost forever? Imaging Us is a modern story of love, knowledge and learning self-acceptance despite life's obstacles.

Camilla Hartley, a disciplined, ambitious law student with no time for distractions, takes on an elite private tutoring job to pay her way through school. Her client? Julian Kingsley-the enigmatic, spoiled heir to a powerful empire, infamous for his charm, apathy, and trail of scandals. What begins as a transactional arrangement quickly spirals into a psychological chess match as Camilla's razor-sharp mind clashes with Julian's dangerous allure. But behind his smirk lies a restless intellect-and behind her composure, a history she refuses to confront. In a world ruled by money, manipulation, and masks, who's really teaching whom?

Insert from story "You have kind eyes." He said, holding my gaze. "You look innocent." That was on purpose. "Are you ever going to tell me your name?" He asked as he started to clean my foot. "I already did. It's Heather." "Heather." He said, keeping his voice even. "Yes, Heather Dean." He just chuckled, like he didn't believe me. "Why do I get the impression that you think I'm lying?" I asked. "Because of how you respond every time I called you that." Oh...Crap, that wasn't good. "You haven't shared your name either." I pointed out. "I'm waiting." He answered simply. "For what?" "For you to tell me the truth." He looked back up at me. "It only seems fair right?" "It would only seem fair if I was lying." He looked at me for awhile before saying, "So, you're going to stick to that story, huh? All right. Well, when you're ready to be honest, I'll share my name." He had a point but....I still needed to be careful. Yes, he had been kind but that still wasn't reason enough for me to trust him just yet.

*Mafia boss and his lost love* Alessa Romanov had endured a difficult childhood. Kidnapped at two years old, she had no memory of her biological family and spent fifteen years in captivity. It wasn't until her stepfather's death that she was finally reunited with her long-lost family. Bitterness, anger, and hatred consumed her, and she held her family responsible for all the misfortunes she had suffered. With time running out and the damage done, Watch how Alessa battles her feelings for a hot mafia boss who will never let her go and her family who are desperate to fix their mistakes, with her walls high, and her heart guarded Could they ever hope to break through her walls or is it too late for Alessa to be healed? Can Alessa find happiness once and for all? BOOK 1 IN THE HERNANDEZ SERIES ***NONE OF THE PICS ARE MINE THEY ARE ALL FROM PINTEREST***

This book has to be rewritten but I haven't had time yet. Just a warning! Hope you still read! For sixteen years, Valentina Jackson lived a quiet life in a small California town, unaware of the truth buried in her bloodline. But when a man she's never met-Don DeLuca-shows up claiming to be her father, everything changes. She isn't just an ordinary girl. She's Valentina DeLuca-the only daughter of one of the most powerful mafia families in North America. Now, thrown into a world of wealth, danger, and nine overprotective older brothers, Valentina must navigate family secrets, power struggles, and a life she never knew was hers. But as she begins to uncover the truth about why her mother left and the enemies who still lurk in the shadows, she realizes that being a DeLuca comes with a price. Some want to welcome her. Some want to use her. And some... want her gone. With a father determined to protect her, brothers who would burn the world for her, and an unknown future waiting ahead, Valentina must decide-does she embrace her legacy or run from it? Because in this family, blood means everything... and now, it's hers. #2 mafiaprincess 11/29 #1 bwhm 9/3 #1 mafia brothers 12/8 #1 plottwist 12/15 #1 Wild 1/25 Photos are from the internet

Emery James has spent most of her life loving Wesley Hayes quietly. Best friends since childhood, they've shared late-night pizza, prom slow dances, and one unforgettable night they never talk about. Now twenty-four, Emery's a Brooklyn-based columnist with a carefully curated life and a heart full of unfinished feelings. When a new love interest enters the picture-someone who sees her fully and actually shows up-Emery is forced to confront what she's spent years avoiding: the truth about Wesley, the weight of what they almost were, and what she really wants now. Caught between a boy who's never claimed her, a man who might actually mean it, and the complicated threads of friendship, family, and self-worth, Emery must decide: hold onto the comfort of almost, or risk it all for something real.

Fourteen summers ago, two families became neighbours by chance and a spark was ignited instantly. Every summer thereafter brought winds of change. Friendships bloomed. Hearts tangled. Lines blurred. Some summers brought sunshine. Others brought storms. Fourteen years later, one summer will change everything. Forever.

🕯️ The Girl in Apartment 3B By Keela Rucker Genre: Horror | Urban Paranormal | Thriller Description: When Deja moves into a run-down apartment complex in South Atlanta, all she wants is peace and a fresh start. But every night at exactly 3:17 AM, a blood-curdling scream rips through the hallway-coming from Apartment 3B. Problem is... Apartment 3B has been empty for over a decade. Curious and terrified, Deja digs into the building's dark past and uncovers a horrifying truth: a girl died in that unit in 2011. And every night since, she's been trying to scream her way back into the world of the living. As reality begins to twist and her reflection starts moving on its own, Deja realizes the haunting isn't random... She has a connection to 3B-and the ghost inside it knows her name. How do you escape a place that remembers you?

She has never forgotten what it cost her to be made small. He has never stopped carrying the weight of having done the making. Years separate the afternoon that changed everything from the morning they end up sharing an apartment, a refrigerator, and a set of laminated house rules neither of them intended to take seriously. She is brilliant, meticulous, and not remotely interested in revisiting old wounds with the person who inflicted them. He has spent years becoming someone accountable enough to deserve a second look, and he is not entirely sure he has gotten there yet. They are not friends. They are not ready. They are, however, roommates, which turns out to be its own kind of slow-burn education in who a person becomes when proximity gives them nowhere left to hide. This is a story about accountability that takes longer than an apology. About attraction that survives the evidence of history. About what it means to trust someone who has already failed you, and what it requires to earn that trust back in full sentences, over time, without shortcuts. It is also a story about families, grief, ambition, consent, and the specific bravery of choosing someone who once made you feel small and deciding together to build something that has room for all of you. From the gym where it started to the kitchen where it ends, this is the long way around. ©️ _RelleLebby_// R. L.