Five years ago, Aria Castellano learned the truth that destroys most people: innocence is the easiest weapon an enemy can use. So she cut hers out. Piece by piece. She left New York to sever every tie that made her vulnerable-family, friends, and the boy she loved enough to become a liability. She traded softness for strategy, hesitation for violence, and the girl she used to be for a woman who understands that survival requires dirty hands and an even dirtier conscience. Now she's back. Not for forgiveness. Not for closure. But to finish the war that began long before she knew she was part of it. Her return exposes traitors, rattles alliances, and forces her to face the one person she swore she'd never see again. And the worst part? It hurts. It shouldn't- but it does. Still, pain is a small price. Because Aria isn't in New York to feel. She's here to win. And she stopped fearing the monster inside her the moment she realized- monsters survive longer.

|Baller Series # 2| Marydeth Aquino is a quiet, introverted Journalism student who prefers observing the world rather than being seen in it. Through her friends, she meets Hunter Ysmael Barrameda, a charismatic basketball player from the University of the Philippines. What begins as a casual acquaintance turns into something deeper when Hunter unintentionally discovers Marydeth's painful family reality-years of pressure to follow a career she never wanted and constant comparisons to her seemingly perfect sisters. Hunter becomes Marydeth's safe space, the one person who listens without judgment and understands her unspoken frustrations. But comfort comes at a cost. Hunter has a long-term girlfriend, and their relationship is already strained. When it finally falls apart, whispers begin to circulate, and fingers point at Marydeth, branding her as the reason behind the breakup. Caught between guilt, misunderstanding, and emotions she never meant to develop, Marydeth must confront the consequences of being someone's comfort while struggling to protect her own heart.

City Series #2 Ever since Natalia was a kid, she was always number 1. All throughout her life, she got used to this, except when it came to her lovelife. In a hopeless attempt to move on from her long-time unrequited love who suddenly left the city, she finds herself losing hope with ever falling in love again. But once she comes across Vale, a guy who seems like he doesn't have much care in the world, she just might change her mind. Beginning: July 26, 2020 End: April 11, 2021

Due to Maeve Zahara Villacorta's parents planning everything out, even the people included in her precious 18's, she have decided to look for someone who can be her last dance in her 18 roses through Bumble. 'Bumble is anything aside from seriousness.' She thought. It was only for a last dance, nothing serious. It was the plan. Not until it was Cairo Devin Montenilva she matched with, someone who isn't supposed to be on the app if not because of his friend who set him up and created a bumble account for him, which also swiped right a lot of girls. And it includes her!

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Dr. Briar Montien lives by a simple code, to save every life she touches. But that bow was put to the test, when she unknowingly saves the one man she should have left to die... A ruthless Mafia Boss on her operating table. Now caught in his lethal orbit, Briar's moral compass is spinning off its axis. She is about to found out exactly how quickly a healer's hand can be stained red. ___________________ UNDER SLOW EDITING SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.

BLACKWELL UNIVERSITY | COMPLETED ✅ At Blackwell University, there is only one rule: Never challenge the Seven. They rule the campus through fear and blood-until she shows up. A girl with secrets darker than theirs. A girl who refuses to be broken. A girl who doesn't bow. She didn't fear them. She faced them. And slowly, the hunters became the hunted. Started: January 5, 2026 Finish: March 4, 2026

"He took my life. I took his control." When a nightclub owner is kidnapped by Chicago's most powerful Italian mafia don, captivity turns into a dangerous test of will, desire, survival, and maybe a little bit of love. ... Luciana Moretti built her empire in neon lights and loud music; not blood and violence. When she's kidnapped from her own nightclub and forced into a marriage with Chicago's most feared mafia don, she becomes a prisoner in a world ruled by his power and obsession. But Luciana was never meant to be owned, and she will escape no matter the cost. Salvatore Valenti doesn't chase. He takes. As Chicago's most powerful Italian mafia don, he's used to being feared, obeyed, and desired. But the woman who owns his favourite nightclub never even looked at him and that was her biggest mistake. He saw her that night he and decided she belonged to him. Marriage isn't a proposal to him. It's a sentence. ... But in a marriage with undeniable fire between them, is Luciana's real danger being trapped with him or falling for him? *** Top rankings: #1 in enemiestolovers #1 in mafialove #1 in betrayal #1 in eroticromance #1 in obsession #1 in possessive #2 in romance #2 in forcedmarriage #3 in mafia #3 in darkromance

Hospital. Sleep. Racing. That's where Sebastian Jesian's life runs. All his life, he's been a devoted doctor, pouring his knowledge and strength into saving people's lives. He never had time to think about what the future holds. When his grandfather noticed that he still had no plans to end his bachelorhood sooner or later, he decided to step into Jesian's life and find him a woman to marry. Since Jesian didn't have any plans and realized he had enjoyed his single life, he decided to accept the marriage proposal. Then, all of a sudden, Leandra Leigh, their new housemaid, started to capture his attention. How could a mere maid awaken feelings he had only felt toward his job? How could her presence throw his life into turmoil in a way that never happened even in his work? How could things spiral out of his hand when it came to her? He has saved many people's hearts, but in the battle of love, can he save his own? Started: 06/24/2024 Ended: 01/01/2025

Carina Selene Velasco had everything life can offer-beauty, brain and a wealthy and complete family anyone could ask for. Or at least, that's what everyone sees in the surface. Little did they know, behind the shadows of a picture perfect life is a big chaos she had to live with everyday. Despite that, she managed to live her life well. When she got close with Forth Axel, the most 'desirable' man in their university, everything felt more bearable. Even with his tainted reputation as from everyone who know him, he managed to gain her trust. And unexpectedly, her heart, too. Lies. Secrets. Betrayal. Can love really prevail beyond all of these hurdles? Or just like any other women, Cary will just end up being a victim of his tormenting love?