A WHY CHOOSE NOVEL ✄ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Can you withstand the pain and criticism? Hunter Anderson, Garrett Reid, Blaise Dawson and Ashton Hernandez are mine. They may be a little broken, hurt, and constantly distressed but they are unconditionally mine. They are mine but they have secrets. They are mine but have complications that they have been piling up throughout their lives. They are mine and I'm theirs but that doesn't mean we should be. How long can we pretend that living in lies is tearing us apart? How long till we realize that maybe we are better apart than we are together? How long till we ultimately break? ✄ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BOOK 2 [ ONGOING ] [SLOW UPDATES] [UPDATES: EVERY OTHER SUNDAY] ✄ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Started: 09/16/2022

When the all-female pirate crew of The Siren's Kiss raids a royal beach, Captain Miss Loli expects to kidnap a pampered prince for ransom. Instead, she steals the heart of Prince Fox - a man longing for freedom. What begins as a daring abduction spirals into a passionate enemies-to-lovers romance filled with adventure, laughter, fierce battles, and found family. As Fox falls for the fierce, blue-and-yellow-haired captain, the crew expands with new love and new members. Together they battle corrupt enemies, survive deadly islands, build a hidden paradise, and create a legacy that spans generations. With humor, heat, and heart, this is a tale of stolen hearts, chosen family, and the freedom found in love.

Clementine never expected salvation to come in the form of eight devastatingly handsome strangers. After a brutal night leaves her homeless and broken on a park bench, she's discovered by a group of powerful, celestial-named men who refuse to leave her behind. Taken to their luxurious mansion, Clementine finds herself surrounded by eight fiercely protective, muscular, and dominant men who see her not as damaged, but as theirs. As she heals in their care-finding peace in the mansion's grand library and blooming garden-their innocent touches slowly turn into something deeper, hotter, and all-consuming. In a world that once discarded her, Clementine discovers what it means to be wanted, cherished, and completely claimed by not one man, but eight. A spicy, emotional reverse harem romance about healing, found family, and surrendering to the stars.

Daisy has spent her life taking care of everyone else-until the night she starts feeding the mysterious pack of dogs living in the abandoned mansion across the street. What begins as quiet acts of kindness quickly turns into something deeper. The dogs are far more than they seem: loyal, watchful, and intensely drawn to the lonely girl who sings to herself on the walk home. As trust grows, so does an undeniable pull between Daisy and the ten striking men who have been hiding in plain sight. With gentle patience and fierce devotion, they offer her the safety, love, and belonging she's never known. In their arms she discovers passion, pleasure, and a future where she is cherished by every single one of them-body, heart, and voice. A slow-burn reverse harem romance filled with protective shifters, tender first times, steamy group intimacy, and the healing power of being truly wanted.

Romance Trope: enemies to lovers When my high school arch nemesis weasels his way into my friend group, our bitter rivalry starts right where it left off. The back-and-forth trading of insults is a comforting place I'm familiar with, but when the banter starts feeling a little like flirting, I panic-spiral, pumping the brakes before things can escalate. I let my guard down around this man once, and the only souvenir I got was a major case of embarrassment. There's no way I'm making the same mistake twice. But when he starts doing sweet things for me and doubling down on the seemingly innocent touching, I can feel myself wanting to forget all the reasons he became my arch nemesis in the first place. I must fortify my walls because I can absolutely, under no circumstances allow this man the opportunity to best me yet again. [This is BOOK FOUR of the WITH YOU series, a small town romance series set in Minnesota about the lives of the dysfunctional, blended Anderson family - with an interwoven mystery built into the background that spans the entirety of the series.]

Romance Trope: fake dating. When he offers to be my fake fiancé to get my parents off my back, I don't take into consideration what could happen once we start acting the part of being in a relationship. It feels like a safe plan since it's Finn, the goofy playboy not looking for anything serious, but the more layers I peel back, the more I discover about the real man hiding behind the sarcasm and witty retorts. And when we decide to take the relationship into the bedroom, stripping off more than just our clothes, I find it harder and harder to protect myself. The only control I seem to have is my one rule: no kissing. But I have a confession: I maybe, kind of, sort of (read: really fucking badly) want him to kiss me. Once that final barrier is breached, though, then what? Surely the fake status of our relationship can't be more than just that - fake. Right? [This is BOOK THREE of the WITH YOU series, a small town romance series set in Minnesota about the lives of the dysfunctional, blended Anderson family - with an interwoven mystery built into the background that spans the entirety of the series.]

Romance Trope: best friend's sister. What happens when my best friend's little sister insists on getting herself in sticky situations? Someone has to babysit her, and it might as well be me. Sutton has always been a feisty firecracker, and my favorite pastime is riling her up. It's all been in the name of fun...until the time I fake kissed her and it didn't feel so fake. Now every look, every touch, every innuendo brings me one step closer to breaching bro code. Sisters are off limits, but I'm starting to think she might be worth the consequences. [This is BOOK TWO of the WITH YOU series, a small town romance series set in Minnesota about the lives of the dysfunctional, blended Anderson family - with an interwoven mystery built into the background that spans the entirety of the series.]

Romance trope: best friends to lovers. "You're supposed to be my best friend, but all I can think about is kissing you again." TEDDY: I somehow got stuck in the unfortunate "one of the guys" category. It was on accident, naturally falling into this role since my childhood best friend was a boy. The crush on my best friend was also an accident. He's always seen me as one of the guys. That is, until the one drunken night he didn't. The one that nearly ruined everything a decade ago. JENSEN: It was much easier when I didn't notice how hot my best friend is. It would be even better if the rest of the jackoffs in our small town would stop noticing too. I can still remember all the details from our night together years ago. The night we never talk about, yet it's still so fresh in my mind. But will a secret scar from a past relationship ruin everything? [This is BOOK ONE of the WITH YOU series, a small town romance series set in Minnesota about the lives of the dysfunctional, blended Anderson family - with an interwoven mystery built into the background that spans the entirety of the series.] **Title formerly The Rest of Forever**

It's Winter break and a freak storm prevents the last five students from leaving their remote campus. Most of the staff have left and those that remain are happy to lock themselves away in their rooms and wait for spring. In the student dorms, a power cut, no outside communications and a need to keep safe brings the quiet nerd onto their radar and once they see her and get to know her better, they wonder where she had been hiding all this time. One thing is for certain, after the storm has past, they are not letting her go. This is a very fast instalove reverse harem short story - enjoy.

Cassian and Cosmo Devereaux love Alexandria Forbes-Adam Lifelong family friends, they had grown up around each other, but feelings had changed, no longer was it a faux sibling relationship. They had waited, waiting for her to be ready. But now, Cassian and Cosmo were ready, and Alexandria was fighting it. They had waited long enough! It was time she knew, what everyone in the families had known for a while now... She was loved by them.