Rhodes is an intimidating man, with no expression to match your attempted humor. But his art is like no other, a talented tattoo artist he gave people their wishes but better, making something permanent, merely impossible to regret. There was only one thing to make Rhodes soft, a gorgeous woman he studied like a student did before an exam, analyzing who she hung with, who she spoke to, hoping none of the interactions were genuine although they were. With the kindness that reminds one of a warm summer day, Cecelia serves Rhodes merely everyday at the local pub she waitresses for, his order the same every time to where she forgot his voice completely after the first time. After finding out where he works, she's determined to get him to speak, after all, he was the only one who she thought to be a bit strange. Little did she know he'd been watching her for months. Loving her from afar.

Rhea has always been the forgotten twin - quieter, softer, never enough. But when her sister decides to back out days before a powerful arranged marriage, everything changes. Now Rhea must take her place, wearing her name, stepping into a life built on lies... and into the arms of Damian Voss - a man who sees too much and trusts too little.

Perfection is a performance. Feeling is the flaw in the script. Juniper has not only survived the first phase of the Marriage Process- barley- she somehow managed to be in the top three contestants meaning she has to stay. Much to the disappointment to everyone involved. Now she's expected to spend who knows how long with three bachelors who clearly want nothing to do with her-and in some cases, would rather see her disappear entirely. But as the season drags on, cracks begin to form in their carefully constructed lives. Behind every cold glare and forced smile is a story no one dares to speak aloud, especially not to the unwanted bride they are forced to spend time with. And when masks begin to slip, so do the boundaries between them. Juniper never expected to find connection. They never expected to care. But in a world built on control and illusion, can something real survive?

In a society rebuilt from the ashes of the Great War perfection isn't just expected-it's law. Every woman turning 20 is entered into The Marriage Process: a government-mandated matchmaking ritual where four men are hand selected by the government to ensure that their children would be perfect in the new society. It's a tradition that has never failed-until the arrival of Juniper Burks. Labeled a government mistake since birth and abandoned by her own parents, Juniper never thought she'd have to partake in the government-issued love game. She believed that since she was unwanted by the people who were suppose to love her unconditionally, so much so that they left, she would simple be exempt from participation. After all, no one would want her failed genes reproducing in society bent on becoming the strongest once again. But Juniper is dead wrong. Not only is she brought into the process, she is assigned the top four, most elite men to win her hand. Is this her redemption... or has the government issued another experiment bound to fail? BOOK ONE OF THE UNWANTED BRIDE TRILOGY- -Ranked #1 in GirlxBoy 11-7-2023 - 11-9-2023 -Ranked #1 in Dystopian Society 12-29-2022

Lena has learned how to disappear. At school, she is kind, quiet, and effortlessly beautiful - the girl who smiles easily and never asks for anything. At home, she survives chaos, bruises, and a life she refuses to talk about. She expects nothing, because expecting has only ever led to disappointment. Gray doesn't let anyone in. He's sharp-tongued, closed-off, and intimidating - the star athlete with a temper and a reputation for not caring. He's rich but never boasts, surrounded by friends he would never admit matter to him. Feelings are a weakness. Walls are safer. When a seating plan forces them together, neither of them expects anything more than tension. But stolen glances in the library turn into late-night talks. Quiet kindness becomes protection. And somewhere between school trips, bruised secrets, shared laughter, and a birthday she never thought anyone would remember, something undeniable begins to grow. This is a slow-burn romance about finding safety in another person, learning to be loved when you've never been shown how, and choosing each other - even when the future is uncertain. Because sometimes, the strongest love is built slowly... and survives everything.

Hollow Bones She left with bruises she couldn't explain and a son who'd learned to read a room before he learned to read words. Starting over in a town she doesn't know, Kailea Mai is holding everything together with nothing left to spare. She has one rule - don't let anyone in. She kept it for two years. Then Theo Buckley paid for her son's stolen chocolate, smiled like it was nothing, and walked away without asking for a single thing in return. He's patient in a way she doesn't trust yet. Steady in a way she's never seen. And Elio already thinks he hung the moon, which is the most terrifying thing of all. The last thing Kailea needs is someone new to trust. The last thing she expected was someone who made trusting feel less like a risk and more like breathing. But her past doesn't care about any of that - and Jasper Davies has never known when to let something go.

Reagan Ryans has a secret- her boyfriend, Alex, is abusive and no one know about it. On the outside, she has it all figured out- she's student council president with amazing friends and an even better boyfriend. But what they can't see is when things slowly start to crumble and her relationship slowly turns abusive. No one except for the handsome, brooding boy who sits behind her in her English class. This story is very new so please excuse any mistakes or lack of flow.... I hope you love it!

Astrid is running from a monster, the man who kidnapped her and forced her to breed his heirs. But she's escaped his clutches. Finding herself fleeing across countries with heavy baggage she finds her self dropped on the compound of the Viking Warriors by a glorious stroke of fate. Vidar has always dreamed of finding his Goddess, his other half. But what will he do when he finds out his destined other half has more than he ever bargained for. Will the great Vidar finally find love, or will Astrid fail in finding him? Read to find out... I can't move swiftly enough as I drop down to my knees to pick her up. Gazing at her face, I loop one arm under her knees, the other over her back. She's as cold as death, and barely conscious. Her pale grey eyes gaze at my with a strange combination of trust and terror. I gently pull her closer to me. "Shhh love, I got you now." "L-Liam..." Her voice shudders and her lips tremble, the cold has seeped through into her bones, and she's so tiny anyway she must be permanently cold. Walking towards the car for the baby I pull her closer to my chest. She's now flitting in and out of consciousness, but, as I hold her closer- hoping my body can give her some warmth- I feel the bump, small and distinct. Panic grips me. She's pregnant? But that baby can't be more than 9 months? In her white T-shirt I can see the bruises and cigarette burns littering her pale skin. Whatever has happened to her is beyond awful. But I'm here now. I've got her.

After spending most of her life surrounded by the noise and chaos of the big city, Winnie Grant found herself yearning for something quieter-something real. When the restlessness became too loud to ignore, she did the unthinkable: she quit her job, packed away the pieces of her old life, and accepted a new position in Red Lodge, Montana-a small town where everyone knew everyone, and secrets traveled faster than the wind. As the city skyline disappeared in her rearview mirror, Winnie could only hope she was making the right choice. Her new home was everything she hadn't realized she needed-quiet, quaint, and surrounded by the kind of stillness that made her both uneasy and comforted. After a few days of settling in, curiosity (and perhaps a touch of loneliness) led her to the local bar-a warm, wood-paneled place that smelled faintly of pine and spilled whiskey. That was where she met him. Sheriff Ben Langley. The man everyone in town seemed to know, and more than a few wished would so much as glance their way. Steady, reserved, and impossibly grounded in this small-town life-he was the last kind of man Winnie expected to notice her. But that night, under the soft glow of the bar's lights, it was the newcomer-the woman with city eyes and a quiet kind of courage-who caught his attention.

Sometimes home isn't a place. Sometimes it's a person. Ellie has spent years surviving. Balancing work, online studies, overdue bills, and the quiet loneliness that comes with believing you have to carry everything on your own. Love is something she gives freely to everyone else-but never something she expects in return. Then one ordinary Monday morning, a runaway Dobermann knocks her flat on the pavement. His owner is quiet, guarded, and frustratingly difficult to read. Asher has built a life around fixing broken things. Cars are easy. Engines make sense. People don't. After losing the person who meant the most to him, he's convinced that keeping everyone at arm's length is the safest way to live. Neither of them is looking for love. But somewhere between shared coffees, stolen glances, quiet acts of kindness, and a dog determined to play matchmaker, two wounded hearts slowly begin to discover that healing isn't something you have to do alone. Because sometimes the bravest thing you can do... ...is let someone stay. When We Found Home is a heartfelt slow-burn romance about grief, healing, family, second chances, and discovering that the place you've been searching for all along isn't a place at all. It's home.