It seemed like Kayla Ryans and Jake Mitchells had it all figured out when they started their senior year of high school. Two talented and squared away people who happened to be crazy about each other. Now four years after they met they cringe at the sound of the other's name and refuse to discuss what happened between them. What happened? Clearly they didn't just drift apart. Now as the summer before their senior year of college starts they will be forced to confront each other and what happened between them. They've both changed drastically in four years, but when you get rid of all the tension and pain of the past can they fix the mess they've made? This is the sequel to "An Unlikely Duo" so I strongly recommend you read that first. The link is below. http://www.wattpad.com/story/31400137-an-unlikely-duo

Kayla Ryans tries to maintain control in all aspects of her life and avoids relationships at all costs. When she signs up for a Co-ed Summer Beach Volleyball League the last thing she expects is to befriend Jake Mitchells. On the surface they seem to be complete opposites. The whole town thinks they know Jake, but maybe he has more secrets than anyone. Can a girl with trust issues team up with a guy like that to win the prize money they both so desperately need? What is Jake hiding? Why does Kayla have trust issues? Why do they need this prize money so badly? Can the past ever truly stay in the past? You think they'll fall in love and everything will be just easy and wonderful right? Hah as if it is ever that easy. It's an unlikely duo so who knows what could happen.

Book 1: Living in a House Full of Ten Crazy Boys When Cleo Tatum gets the devastating news about her parents unexpected death, she is told to go live with her mothers best friend, Jacklen. This isn't any ordinary family, this is a family with ten crazy boys, who are good looking, intimidating, and just overall a hectic bunch. Along her crazy journey of living with the Stroud family, she soon begins to fall in love. Keep reading to learn more about Cleo's crazy life living with the Stroud family.

When Jiyeon finds a box full of significant paraphernalia, she takes a trip down memory lane and relives the events that changed her life forever. Previously titled "All Because Of Him" A/N @August 21, 2019 So this story was originally posted on AFF with a different title. I decided to sync the titles and the poster if anyone would end up being confused.

Popular, good-looking, and arrogant, with a killer smile. That's Xavier Cassidy. Equally popular and good-looking, but also funny, smart, and boyishly charming. That's Ryan Cassidy. One's supposedly a "bad boy," but I blame the black leather jacket. One's the school's football star, even though he also plays basketball, baseball, and maybe even lacrosse. One's older, which means one's obviously younger. Everyone knows who they are, but I guess that's just the definition of popular. For the past three years I, Max McKinney, have just been an observer to their so called "awesome" lives, but then I smash my face into Xavier's locker, and he's hell-bent on never ever letting me forget it. With a few more slips, mall-trips, awkward-to-deep conversations, a secret admirer, and one party later I may find myself falling-for one of them at least ©2015 ℓαℓαℓαℓαwriting

**Only the bonus chapter is paid, the rest of the story is (and will stay) free!!** Libby Marks-Whelan is decidedly not a lady. Kicked out of nearly every finishing school in the country, she's shocked when her demure, straight-laced cousin Ella invites her to the royal court as attendant during her debutante season. What Ella fails to realize, however, is that Libby's brand of mischief is exactly the kind of distraction Prince Andrew is looking for during his inaugural season as an eligible bachelor. Cover designed by Adam Budny

"Sometimes, you've gotta look a little deeper" Caroline Lane and Zachary Martin met by pure coincidence. Both in Rose Hill Hospital on the same night, on the same floor, getting medication for two completely different illnesses. They have lived through the same emotions. Feeling very small and living in a rather joyless life, with limitations and hospital appointments and medications and the constant fear of death. But suddenly, they burst into one another’s life, and begin on their first and last love of their lives. They never saw each other coming. And they’ll never be the same again.

Wattpad Editors' Choice, Winner of the 2020 Fiction Awards (for Best Plot Twist) and 2020 Mafia Romance of the Year. A chance encounter with an enigmatic Russian oligarch turns a young woman into the target of a criminal empire. Caught in a web of deceit, greed, and betrayal that stretches from the depths of Russia's gangland to the Kremlin's gilded halls, she is forced to forge a perilous alliance with an unlikely protector. From London to Moscow, this thrilling, sensual, and richly textured story transports the reader to the heart of a mafia empire - perfect for fans of dark romance and spine-tingling suspense. Originally published under the title "Russian Gambit". Genres: spy fiction | espionage thriller | political thriller | spy thriller | mafia romance | mafia thriller | romantic suspense | mystery Featured on: Wattpad Picks / Wattpad Editors' Choice Wattpad General Fiction @generalfiction Wattpad Dangerous Love @dangerouslove Wattpad Action @action Wattpad Ambassadors UK @AmbassadorsUK Wattpad Romance @Romance Wattpad Psychological Novel @PsychologicalNovel Mafia Community @MafiaCommunity Mafia Book Picks Mafia Community @MafiaCommunity Mafia Book of the Year Awards: Fiction Award for Best Plot Twist Mafia Community " Mafia Book of the Year " award

❝Being against evil doesn't make you good.❞ -Ernest Hemingway ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ BOOK 1 IN THE ROMANO SERIES ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ FBI agent, Anaya Arora, is well acquainted with the underbelly of Miami. Having spent most of her career closing in on a notorious gang terrorizing Miami, Anaya thinks she's seen it all. But that's until she stumbles upon something bigger - someone bigger. CEO of a successful casino and hotel chain, Alessandro Romano is the whole package; attractive and wealthy with a touch of danger. He's determined to rise to the top in his legitimate business and his illicit family business no matter what it takes. But on one faithful night, Anaya and Alessandro are both in the South Miami PD precinct after a drug deal gone wrong. Alessandro isn't the one being interrogated and Anaya isn't quite sure what a notorious hotel heir is doing at the police station at three in the morning, but she can't shake the feeling that there's more to the story. With unexplainable events leading Anaya and Alessandro to cross each other's paths more than usual; Anaya uncovers corruption, secrets and the realization that the good and the bad are more alike than they seem.

A crime boss struggles to carry out a vendetta after he falls for the spirited daughter of his enemy. ***** Twenty-two years after his parents were killed, Federico Di Maggio returns to New York with a simple plan: take down the man who betrayed his family. What he didn't plan on was Elenora Borelli, the enigmatic and fiery daughter of his enemy. Reeling from recent heartbreak, Elenora will stop at nothing to find her happiness. But when she finds herself pressured into an engagement with the dark and mysterious Federico, happiness may be the least of her problems. Hellbent on sabotaging the arrangement, Elenora defies Federico in ways no one else would ever dare. Too bad Federico's never been one to back down from a challenge. Especially one that calls to him in the most feral and passionate of ways. With unforeseen betrayals and new rivals, perhaps the real challenge Federico must face is deciding whether to fight his feelings for Elenora or give into them. But even if he chooses to end his long-standing vendetta against her father for mounting sparks between them, there's no guarantee she'll risk her heart on him. *Content Advisory: This story contains coarse language, scenes with violence and mature sexual content. (Word Count : 101,000-111,000) #1 Italian #1 Possessive #46 Family secrets #95 Passion ©2022 LJ RAE