Scarlett Sovanna doesn't have time for nonsense-especially not the kind that wears a backwards cap and throws parties on Tuesday nights. As a dedicated ballerina at a top-tier arts college, her world revolves around perfect pirouettes, brutal rehearsals, and keeping her spot in the program. There's no room for distractions. Especially not him. Elliot Sinclair is college royalty-the star quarterback with a devil-may-care attitude and a line of admirers trailing behind him. He lives for the game, the thrill, and the spotlight. He and Scarlett couldn't be more different... except for one inconvenient truth: their families are practically intertwined. When Scarlett's dorm situation turns into a nightmare, the Sinclairs offer Elliot's guest room to her. Sharing a space with the person she finds most insufferable on campus? Not ideal. But as the walls come down, so do their assumptions about each other. What starts as chilly silence turns into heated banter. And somewhere between late-night talks and stolen glances, feelings develop. She's all discipline. He's all chaos. Together? They just might fall into something real.

She's spent her whole life skating on perfect edges. He's the hockey captain who crashes through every rule she's ever followed. Skye Donnelly came to Westbridge University with one goal: focus on figure skating and keep her heart protected. Quiet, disciplined, and guarded, she doesn't have time for distractions-especially not arrogant hockey players. Oliver Carver lives for hockey, chaos, and pushing people's buttons. As one of Westbridge's star players, he's used to everyone loving him instantly... except Skye. From the moment they meet at the rink, the two can't stop clashing. But late-night practices, forced proximity, and stolen moments off the ice slowly reveal the truth behind their sharp words. Beneath Oliver's confidence is someone terrified of failure, and beneath Skye's calm exterior is a girl carrying more pressure than anyone realizes. What starts as rivalry turns into something deeper, messier, and impossible to ignore. But when the demands of their sports, secrets from the past, and fear of getting hurt threaten to tear them apart, Skye and Oliver must decide if love is worth risking everything they've worked for. A slow-burn college sports romance full of tension, banter, heartbreak, and healing, Skating the Line is a story about finding the one person who makes you feel safe enough to fall.

I beg to differ that.", I sassed and got out of his grip ready to move out of the room when he pulled me by my elbow and the next second I was pushed on the visitor's chair. He trapped me completely by keeping his palms on the arms of the chair. "I tried to tell you patiently.", I scoffed at his words. Patience and he don't go in a single sentence. He gripped my chin making me look into his eyes."Now listen carefully Miss, I want you for my niece as her babysitter. Tell me how much you'll take and we can seal the deal." This time it was me who blinked once, twice and thrice. "But I don't want to work for you." See the reason was absolutely clear. I liked the kid since the moment I met her but I hated this man from the moment I gazed into his eyes. "How much?" I frowned."You really think your money can make everyone dance on your tips?" "1200 dollars a week." I rolled my eyes making him lean towards me." 1500?" "Make it 15000 and still I won't work for you.", I retorted and pushed him. I walked to the door and gave him one glance."Next time when you talk to me, make sure you keep all your richness aside. That's one thing that I never want to see you again, you self-centred CEO." "We shall see." . . . Brave but lonely. Passionate but sensitive. That's Arielle Summers. For everyone, Money, Assets and happiness may be supreme but to her, self-respect is prime. Cold and reckless. Commanding and ruthless. That was Nicolas Arnold. He only cared for his niece, his Mama and his friends. Love life didn't exist until- she came into the picture. *No Toxic Relationship. No ex-crush/lover/fiance/wife. The male lead is the uncle of the child in this book, he's not a manwhore. There are no trust issues. * Impressive Ranking: #8 in love among 2.31M on 09/04/22 ©2021 ankitawrites_Xx CC: @YT_BookAwards_Covers

"You will marry me." "I would rather die." "That can be arranged." ---- Catalina Sofia Reyes was never meant to be part of her family's business. Shielded from violence by her father and adored by three overprotective brothers, she lived her life as the untouchable daughter of one of Mexico's most powerful cartel leaders. Until her family made a mistake that placed a debt on their heads. A debt the Bratva refused to forgive. Instead of blood or territory, they demanded something far more personal. Her. Forced into marriage with Mikhail Ivanovich Petrov - the cold, calculating heir to a Russian empire that has been at war with her family for years - Catalina becomes a living payment for a crime she did not commit. She refuses to be his wife. He refuses to release what he is owed. Taken into a world where loyalty is enforced and weakness is fatal, Catalina refuses to become a symbol of surrender. She keeps her distance, her anger, and her allegiance to the family that traded her away. Mikhail does not want her love. He wants control, stability, and a living reminder that the Reyes cartel owes him. But power shifts inside a marriage built on debt. As Catalina learns the rules of the Bratva and Mikhail begins to treat her as something more than a payment, their alliance becomes dangerous to everyone around them - especially the families who are still waiting for war. Because if the cartel princess and the Bratva heir choose each other, the balance of power between two empires will change forever. And in their world, love is not just a risk. It is a threat. ---- Best rankings: #4 Cartel 22/5/26 #5 Cartel 20/5/26 #3 Darksecrets 27/5/26 # 4 Captivity 24/6/26 #1 Russian Mafia 27/6/26 #1 Bratva 27/6/26 #5 Captivity 27/6/26 #6 Cartel 27/6/26 #7 dark secrets 27/6/26

When Ava Laurent returns to the city to take over her late father's billion-dollar empire, she expects pressure, politics, and power struggles-not the hockey star who crashes into her life on a night out and changes everything. Lucas Hale is at the peak of his career: adored by the city, unstoppable on the ice, and determined to win a championship. The last thing he expects is to fall for the sharp-tongued, guarded woman who glides across his world like she was born on ice. Their chemistry is instant. Their timing is terrible. And their connection is impossible to ignore. As Ava fights to prove herself in the boardroom and Lucas battles through injury, rehab, and the spotlight, their secret romance becomes the city's favourite love story-whether they're ready or not. From quiet midnight rinks to championship nights and wedding vows whispered at center ice, this is a love story about two people choosing each other through pressure, chaos, and every version of forever.

Sold. Caged. Desired. When Valeria is sold to the mafia, she is thrust into a brutal world of blood and power, where survival is a game only the ruthless can win. With nothing but her wits and a fire that refuses to die, she sets her sights on the most dangerous man in the underworld-La Campone, Alfredo Dela Cruz. Her plan is simple: Make him want her. Make him need her. Make him her way out. But Alfredo is not a man to be controlled. He is a king among criminals, a man with darkness in his veins and secrets buried deep. The more Valeria plays her game, the tighter his grip on her becomes-until she no longer knows if she's seducing him... or if she's the one being consumed. Love was never part of the plan. Freedom was all she wanted. But in a world where hearts are as dangerous as bullets, can Valeria escape before Alfredo owns her completely? Or is she already too far gone? In this world, love is power. And power always comes at a price.

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

River Williams is a master at playing the happy, normal college student. But behind her easy smile is a girl fighting a silent war against her own mind, living in the shadow of a high school mistake that cost her everything. She doesn't deserve love, and she certainly doesn't deserve JJ Belmont, the arrogant, fiercely protective hockey captain she accidentally shot down at a party two years ago. JJ Belmont doesn't do rejection. He definitely doesn't do River, the icy English major who has been a thorn in his side ever since she blew him off. But when his grades plummet, and his captaincy is threatened, he's forced to swallow his pride and beg his favorite enemy for help. The plan is simple: she tutors him, he passes, and they go back to ignoring each other. But behind closed doors, the animosity starts to blur into something scorching hot. But River's past is a landmine, and a single hidden secret is waiting to explode the trust they've built. *UNEDITED* ____________________ ✩ rankings: #1 UNIVERSITY (01/07/2026) #3 MICHEGAN (05/07/2026) #3 JOCK (05/07/2026) [Word Count: 113,700+] Copyright ©2026 by Annabella May

"You came begging for a shield, sweetheart. You had a dead man's blood on your hands and a terrified child clutching your leg, and you thought you were just asking for sanctuary. You didn't know I've spent four years turning the Russian underworld into a slaughterhouse just to find the girl who smiled at me in a hallway. You want me to wipe out the cartel that hurt her? Done. I'll burn them to ash before the sun comes up. But the price is you. You think this diamond on your finger is a marriage? It's a cage. And I am never, ever opening the door." - Andrei Romanov --- To the Russian underworld, Andrei Romanov is the Devil-a ruthless, untouchable Don who commands the largest criminal syndicate in the country. To Angelina Smirnova, he was just a bleeding boy she bandaged in a school corridor four years ago. She forgot his face. He converted an empire into a search engine to find hers. Angelina is a gentle English teacher who has spent her life pouring her soul into the children at her orphanage. When nine-year-old Nika is brutally assaulted by a cartel heir, Angelina doesn't hesitate-she kills the monster and runs. Desperate, hunted, and out of options, she seeks out the only man powerful enough to keep the child safe. She thought she was asking a crime boss for a favor. She didn't know she was walking straight into the arms of a man whose obsession has no ceiling and no limit. Andrei agrees to protect the little girl, but his price is absolute: a marriage. Angelina thinks she sold her soul to a monster to save a child. She doesn't know that the Devil has been waiting four years to worship her, and he will burn the entire world down to ensure she never leaves his cage. _ Book 2 of the Addicted Series {Can be read as a standalone too}

They finally found their way back to each other. After everything, Hudson and Kenzie have something real - something steady, something worth holding onto. But life doesn't slow down just because you've fallen in love. Hudson is stepping closer to his dream, with the draft and a future in hockey right in front of him. Kenzie is building her own path, discovering a future that finally feels like hers. And for the first time, they both have something to lose. They promised they would make it work. They promised they would stay - no matter what. But distance changes things. Time moves faster than you expect. And growing up means learning that love doesn't always fit perfectly into the life you planned. Still, they hold on. Because maybe love isn't about having forever all figured out. Maybe it's about staying, as long as you can. ______________ Book #2 of the NRU- series. Cannot be read as a stand-alone.