It all started with a fake relationship... Melissa Anderson is known for being soft-spoken and shy, yet surprisingly strict and outspoken when something truly matters to her. She prefers a quiet life, far away from drama-especially the kind that follows Oliver Baxter. Oliver Baxter is charming, reckless, and infamous for breaking hearts. As the handsome son of a powerful mafia boss, he lives a life filled with luxury, danger, and expectations he refuses to follow. When his father demands that he marries the daughter of a mafia ally to strengthen their partnership, Oliver quickly comes up with a plan to escape the arrangement. His solution? A fake relationship. Melissa reluctantly agrees to the contract after Oliver convinces her it's only temporary and harmless and he was going to compensate her-of course. She needed the money after all. But the whole mixed feelings began even before the contract was finalized. What Oliver doesn't know that Melissa has secretly been in love with him for a while. And Melissa doesn't know that Oliver fell for her the moment he first saw her-but refuses to admit it, even to himself. They both refused to admit it. As they pretend to be a couple, the lines between acting and reality slowly blur. Stolen glances, accidental touches, and growing jealousy begin to expose feelings neither of them wants to confess. Meanwhile, Oliver's father refuses to back down, and the fake relationship starts attracting dangerous attention from people within the mafia world. What began as a simple contract soon turns into a complicated game of love, pride, and secrets. And as the five months tick away, Melissa and Oliver must decide whether their feelings are just part of the act... or something far more real. Because sometimes the most dangerous thing isn't the mafia. It's falling in love for real. - Dive into the complicated world of Oliver and Melissa-in MIXED EMOTIONS. ©️Precious_wealth Approved by wattpad-2026

"How long do you cling to something that is slowly destroying you?" The Unraveling of Holding On is an evolving poetry collection that explores the unbearable cost of persistence, betrayal, and quiet endurance. Starting with its first three foundational pieces (The Weight of Holding On, Teach Me How to Survive, and When Life Humbles You). This work traces the exact moments where trying to hold on: to a person, a dream, or a past version of yourself becomes the very thing that tears your world apart. This is an ongoing series of poems. As new phases of grief, clarity, and forced transformation unfold, new entries will be added to document every step of the journey from brokenness to survival. Follow and add to your library to read new poems as they are published.

From New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author Mercedes Ron comes her adult debut-an addictive romantic thriller about a young woman's protected life and the bodyguard she can't resist. *Soon to be a Major Motion Picture* He was my protection...and my greatest weakness. Twenty-year-old Marfil Cortés lives the kind of life people imagine from afar. The daughter of a powerful businessman, she spends her days juggling Columbia classes, stolen hours at her ballet studio, and glittering nights in New York City. Her world feels untouchable-polished, predictable, safe. Until the afternoon she's abducted in Central Park. Days later, Marfil opens her eyes in a hospital in New Orleans with no memory of what happened. There are no demands, no suspects, no explanation, only fear and the unsettling certainty that she is no longer safe. In the wake of the attack, her father tightens security and assigns her a bodyguard: Sebastian Moore. Sebastian is controlled, distant, unreadable-a man whose discipline borders on dangerous. His quiet intensity unsettles and infuriates Marfil in equal measure, stirring resentment toward his presence, his rules, his unyielding watchfulness. Yet as the threat surrounding her refuses to fade, Sebastian becomes the one person she cannot escape...and the one she cannot stop wanting. What begins as tension slowly ignites into something far more dangerous. Because the closer Marfil gets to Sebastian, the more she realizes the greatest risk may not be the one lurking in the shadows...but the feelings she never meant to have for the man sworn to protect her. Lush, addictive, and charged with suspense, Drawn Together is a darkly romantic story about love and survival, temptation and control, and the cost of uncovering what others would rather keep buried. TW: This novel contains themes that may be sensitive for some readers, including kidnapping, violence, and power imbalance. Reader discretion is advised.

"If I had to marry my enemy, I would do it willingly. And if I made his life hell in the process, well, I'd say I was doing my job splendidly."

Ashley Martin has been through more grief than a person experiences in their entire life and carries baggage that no kid should ever entail. Tyler Miller is the school's scandalous bad boy who acts on impulse, blinded rage and will single-handedly destroy anybody who stands in his way. Then all of a sudden, they're thrown together and despite their destructive past, they're forced to overcome their differences. It's time for Ashley to stop running away from his death glares, blank stares and that spine-chilling scowl that reminds her just how little he cares. Driven by a whirlwind of secrets, a class assignment and midnight walks into the past, things should start working out. But then fate kicks in; hard-hitting and soul-crushing. It's a fight-or-flight situation, a reincarnation of her past, a chance for him to right the wrongs he did by her. A second chance is like giving someone an extra bullet for their gun after they missed you the first time round. So here's Tyler's gun. Here's Ashley's heart. And here's to their second chance, however hopeless it may seem.

He went away for a year. She moved into his bedroom. He's a hockey player. She's a writer. He's protective, She's got a stalker. A lot can change in a year and for Carter and Penny, best friends forever, they're finding themselves wanting to cross that line of friendship into something else. When Carter finds Penny in his room, he discovers she's been keeping things from him. Still, Penny has matured a lot and her body in his jersey makes him sweat. When a stalkers contact becomes dangerous, Carter encourages Penny to move into the hockey house with the team and fake date him to protect her. Featuring a Love triangle, fake dating, unrequited love and best friends to lovers. Highest Ranking (since publishing on Wattpad) #1 Hockey #1 Hockey Player #1 Sex Scenes #1 Childhood Sweethearts #1 Music Festival #1 Duo POV #1 Love and Loss #1 Fake Relationship #2 Dual POV #2 Alcoholism #2 Writer #3 Campus Life #6 Friends to Lovers #6 College Romance #7 Steamy #7 Captain #8 Domestic Violence #8 Sexual Themes #10 New Adult #11 Domestic Violence #19 Unrequited #22 Artist #22 Possessiveness #44 Romance Cover designed by @CourtPate check out her titles, she's amazing.

Dominic St. Claire never expected to fall in love. Melody Harrington never expected a chance encounter at a bar to change her life. But in a town haunted by fear and secrets, some people are not who they seem - and some shades of red mean more than love.

Quinn Winters never expected to see the boy who made her life miserable sitting across from her. She's barely holding herself together, and the last person she wants anywhere near her is Xavier Cole-the school's golden-boy hockey captain and the same person who spent years making her dread every school day. The rules are simple: show up, talk, and don't walk away. Neither of them plans to follow the last one. As the sessions continue, the walls between them begin to crack. Behind Xavier's reputation is a boy carrying secrets of his own, and behind Quinn's silence is a grief too heavy to face alone. What starts as forced conversations becomes an unexpected friendship. And somewhere between shared confessions, quiet apologies, and learning how to breathe again, they discover that healing is easier when someone chooses to stay. Sometimes the people who hurt us the most become the ones who help us heal. Sometimes fixing someone else starts with letting them fix you, too.

Sidelined 3 is officially in production! Revisit where Dayton and Dallas' story began before the final chapter arrives. Get ready to head back on the field! The Sidelined: QB and Me sequel is coming soon to Tubi. Started here but has taken over the world! Wattpad's First Published book to now a Movie. Watch Sidelined: The QB and Me based on The QB Bad Boy and Me for free only on Tubi. Prepare to catch feelings for your favorite QB Bad Boy story in any format you like. ---- This is Wattpad Books Published version of Original story. The funny, steal your heart breakout story about a cheerleader, a sexy football player, and the chaos of trying not to fall in love.

The QB, Summer and Me is a new story in The QB and Me universe. Dallas and Drayton spend their summer after high school together. Eleven weeks before they go their separate ways for college. She's heading to California. He's staying in Texas. From lakehouse getaways to midnight rides, it's a summer full of love, uncertainty, and a secret that could change everything. Set during their final summer before college, this standalone novella exists outside the events of the film franchise and offers a fresh, romantic glimpse into Dallas and Drayton's story.