Three years ago, Freya Whitmore watched Cole Vassallo kill a man. Sirens followed. Chaos followed. And in the space of a heartbeat, the boy she loved decided she'd betrayed him. Cole disappeared, sent away by his father while Freya was left with the memory, the damage, and a truth she never got to say out loud. Now he's back, enrolling at her university before he takes over his family's criminal empire. Freya wants distance. Cole wants control. He acts like she's the enemy, like she's a mistake he can't afford, yet he's everywhere: watching, interfering, stepping in whenever anyone gets too close. Freya despises his world. Cole swears she has no place in it. So why does he keep pulling her into his orbit... and calling it protection? Because people are starting to notice what Cole Vassallo can't hide and when they realize Freya is the one thing that gets a reaction, they don't come for him. They come for her. And Cole has to decide what's stronger: his need for revenge... or his cruel devotion.

James Hanson has never exactly been the high school quarterback stereotype. He's one of the top recruits in the country, but he's always been too shy, too sensitive, and (secretly) too gay to really fit the mold. Nobody knows about James's secret boyfriend, Rafa, but Rafa knows James's biggest secret: that his rich, powerful father has a mean streak. In October of his senior year, things come to a head. His football coach is suspicious. His friends are worried. Rafa's begging him to report his father. And his father is becoming increasingly unstable. And James doesn't know how much longer he can take it. * * * Updates whenever I get around to it. Cross-posting on AO3 as of February 26.

All she wanted him to do was smile. A love story.

He thinks she's beautiful. He thinks he's falling in love with her. He wants to tell her, but there's one problem: He can't speak. #87 - Story Story / #300 - Romance

Ace and Caleb are determined to give Jodee the Christmas Winter Wonderland of her dreams. Join these three siblings on their trip over Winter Break to Aspen, Colorado. A vacation filled with laughter, winter sports, holiday movies, and lots of Christmas spirit! +++ This is a SEQUEL. It serves as a sort of extended epilogue to the first book "Jodee". I would recommend reading "Jodee" first+++

Jodee has been living alone with her older brother and one of his friends for most of her life. The only problem is that Ace Chambers - her brother - is one of the most feared and dangerous men in the city. Ace is rarely home from work and when he is he doesn't say much nor engage in her life. His sister, however, is the opposite - Jodee is a shy and reserved 14-year-old-girl; always wanting to be out of the spotlight that her brother's mysterious life puts on her. She gets good grades, has a small friend group, and is content with her own company. Although the Chambers siblings are polar opposites they are very close. Jodee understands Ace like no other and Ace always has Jodee and her best interest at the top of his priorities. So what happens when her quiet - but different - life is turned up-side-down? Will Ace be able to protect her and save her innocence? Can Jodee handle this change? And most of all, will their little family stick together.

Daniel- A six year old, he has only ever known the hardships of life, living with his relatives who despise him for being alive and wasting there money; he was told he killed his parents and that his birth was the onset of doom on his family, and just because of that his big brother, Felix, hates him too. He has never seen his brother, but what is the point, when he is the bad omen, the cursed child of the lineage. He just wishes he could have one moment without his chores, only until his fingers stopped hurting. Daniel just wishes for a chance to apologize to a brother he does not ever remember seeing, for being a bad little brother. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

He sees the cracks she hides. She hears the silence he jokes over. Neither expects to become the other's safest place. Olivia Hudson has perfected the mask, golden girl, party queen, untouchable. Declan Knight hides behind jokes and a smile loud enough to drown out everything that hurts. When a single crack in Liv's façade collides with the fractures Declan can't outrun, they see each other, too clearly, too fast. Dragged together by pull and pushed apart by pride, they flirt, fight, and burn through a campus that keeps score. But want is easy. Trust is work. And neither of them knows what it means to let someone stay when the lights are off and the past gets loud. Family loyalty, private scars, and a love that refuses to be tidy, this is a story about choosing to be seen and learning that "broken" isn't the end of you. It's where the light starts. For fans of angsty romance with real stakes, protective siblings, and healing arcs that earn their happy ending - golden girl × class clown, grumpy/guarded × charming, hurt/comfort, slow burn found family, brothers who will burn the world for you

Some lines aren't meant to be crossed. This one won't stop calling. Sierra Grace likes quiet plans and clean exits. She has a plan, keep her head down and heart safe. Grayson Knight likes trouble and the edge of everything. He has never met a line he didn't cross - until hers. They were supposed to orbit, never collide. He's the campus legend, reckless playboy and the family's beautiful disaster; she's the one person who's always seen straight through him. In the noise of a too-big family and a campus that never stops watching, Sierra learns that keeping safe isn't the same as feeling seen and Grayson learns that wanting is easy; staying is the hard part. She's careful. He's chaos. If he wants her, he has to be more than the reckless knight everyone expects. If she wants him, she has to decide the line she won't cross... and the one she will. Campus, chaos, and the one girl he won't risk losing. Can a reckless boy become the man she deserves? If you like banter, found-family noise, and a reformed flirt who actually shows up, this one's for you.

He was never supposed to be more than a distraction. Dylan Knight has a reputation for saving everyone but himself. Thea Ashton was raised to keep her heart locked and her family's empire fed. When a chance collision pulls the golden-hearted fixer and the ice-cold heir into each other's orbit, sparks turn into wildfire. Fast. He's sunlight with teeth. She's a storm in stilettos. Between boardroom games, late-night confessions, and a family that loves too loudly to ignore, lines blur and loyalties snap. Want becomes need. Secrets demand a price. In a city of polished lies and private wars, two people learn that sometimes love isn't soft. It's a choice you make with your whole chest. • Enemies-to-lovers energy → forbidden/complicated past • Found family that steals the show (chaotic, warm, ride-or-die) • Grumpy/cold heroine × golden-retriever-with-bite hero