At 22years, Vanessa thought she was just starting to chase her media dream at the Media Academy in mystic falls city. New in the city she kept her head high to survive and fit in the new life she chose. But from the first day, something shifts. Patrick Pearson. is introduced as the strict, untouchable senior mentor with a controlled presence, the kind of man who doesn't get involved in anything against his professional ethics. He is here to guide not break rules for a mysterious student. Yet somehow, he does. ​It begins in small moments during orientation, brief eye contact that lasts too long, a correction that feels personal, silence that somehow says too much. Nessa is sharp, stubborn and proud but something about him unsettles that confidence in ways she can't explain. She tells herself its just professional, just coincidence or even her imagination. ​But Patrick starts remembering her too clearly for someone who is supposed to keep his distance. And in a place where boundaries are meant to be clear, their connection begins quietly breaking every rule from the very first introduction. ​THE ETHICAL HEARTBEAT is a mentor-student relationship fiction novel.

When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana