Lila is different. She's sweet, shy, and completely unimpressed by his fame - and Ethan can't get enough of it. What starts as playful flirting quickly turns into something deeper. But Ethan is only in town for two months before he has to return to his life playing football, and Lila's world is rooted in the small town she loves. Between protective brothers, curious preschoolers, rumors from Ethan's celebrity life, and the fear of falling for someone who might leave, their relationship is tested in ways neither of them expected. But sometimes the quietest girl can steal the biggest heart. And sometimes love is worth the risk.

"Stop apologising." So I did. Then I apologised for stopping. I'm the girl who eats lunch alone and tells herself she chose it. The girl who's never been kissed. The girl who hides behind books and oversized sweaters and a smile that says please don't look at me. Malakai Vashko looks at me anyway. Six foot seven. Russian. Knuckles that never heal. Eyes the colour of something cold and far away. He fights men twice his size for money and walks out of rooms without explaining himself to anyone. He told me he didn't need a friend. He told me to stop looking at him like he might be one. I should have listened. But I caught him trying to buy flowers for someone who couldn't receive them anymore, and something in me understood him before my brain caught up. He hides with silence and fists. I hide with silence and books. I didn't fix him. He didn't save me. But the night I grabbed an underground boxer by the hoodie outside a corner shop and told him to stop, something started between us that neither of us knew how to end. He still doesn't smile. But he stayed. ------------------ ⚠️ Mature themes: violence, dark content. No explicit sexual content.

"I'm serious," I snap, glaring at him from across the kitchen island. "If somebody touches you again, I'm setting their car on fucking fire." Malachi just stares at me for a long second, built ass leaning against the counter with his arms crossed over his chest. "Is arson your fucking solution to everything?" "Yes." "Shut the fuck up and come sit on my lap."

Kairo already got enough problems without Saint suddenly becoming one of them. Between his overthinking mind, family issues, and trying to survive another summer in a crowded apartment with his aunt and cousin, the last thing he needs is Reem constantly bringing Saint around. Calm, observant, and impossible to read, the underground rapper has a habit of getting under Kairo's skin without even trying. And the more time they spend around eachother, the harder it becomes for Kairo to ignore the tension building between them- no matter how much he tries to act like it doesn't exist. this book will contain smut later on.

Everybody knew they were too close. The late-night calls, the jealousy, the lingering touches, the way they always found their way back to each other. But when feelings start turning into something neither of them can ignore, their entire friend group begins to notice what they've been trying not to admit. Maybe it wasn't just friendship after all. Maybe it had always been you.

Aamani Lalowa was born in the shadows of New Orleans. A gorgeous woman who fought her way out of violence and abandonment to become one of Manhattan's most promising prosecutors. Archie "Archibald" Walker was born into New York power. Old money, elite education, and a reputation as the city's most feared criminal defense attorney. Charming in public. Psychologically unhinged in private. A master manipulator. Their lives collide in one of the most televised, nationally explosive cases New York has ever seen, and the clash sparks something far darker than rivalry. A dangerous attraction. Twisted interest. But only on one side. Because while Aamani tries to keep her distance, Archie becomes intensely-dangerously-obsessed. An infatuation that evolves into a dark romance with no intention of ever letting her go. Not in this life. Not in any. He is not a good man. And when Aamani realizes she has crossed her moral lines and fallen directly into his trap, she faces a truth far more terrifying than the case itself: Archie Walker doesn't want justice. He wants her. Completely. Possessively. In the most darkest primal way... Surviving him may cost her everything-even her life. • ᴀ ᴛᴀʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ'ᴛ ꜰᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ-ʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍꜱ, ᴄᴏɴꜱᴜᴍᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴏʏꜱ.

Best friends...to lovers...maybe? A gangster love story

Rakeem and Hassan. Two enemies since the 5th grade over jealousy. It turned worse as they got older. Rakeem never leaving Hassan alone. NOT PROOFREAD!!!!

[MxM] Mason Moore is a 42 year old detective, he lost his father to the hands of an evil man called Demon Salazar, one of the most feared criminals in America and Europe. He vows to take the notorious drug dealer down. 21 years later and he's still chasing after the man. What happens when Damian Alvaro, the kid he used to babysit 20 years ago comes back to help him catch Demon Salazar and also win the heart of his childhood crush. Will Mason accept his help and his feelings? Will he accept the love Damian has for him despite there being an 8 year gap between them. I guess you'll have read for yourself.....

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