(Original/unedited version) Lilith Carlisle, an 18 year old senior in high school whose life gets turned upside down when she meets her best friend's boss, 32 year old CEO billionaire, Scarlett Lenore. Lilith soon finds how captivating Ms. Lenore really is as the intensity of their proximities increases greatly. Lilith now must choose but between she knows and what she needs.

She hired Dahlia to take care of her kids. Not to crawl under her skin, not to make her feel again, and most certainly not to fall in love with her. Scarlett Romano, mother of two. A woman carved from ice. Cold, powerful, ruthless, and engaged to a woman who looks perfect on paper. A decision made for the sake of legacy, image, and the future of her children. Love? That's a luxury she gave up a long time ago. But then, Dahlia shows up like a crack in her perfect foundation. She's soft where Scarlett isn't. Bright where Scarlett is guarded. Her children have learned to adore her. And Scarlett- despite herself, begins to crave her. To need her. But Dahlia? Dahlia is breaking. She's unraveling. Because she was never meant to belong here. She isn't who she claims to be. She didn't take the nanny job for the paycheck, or the kids. She took it because her father is holding her brother's life over her head. She's not a nanny, she's bait. A spy. A pawn in a game she doesn't want to play. Planted inside Scarlett's home to find weakness, to expose secrets, and burn it all from the inside out. What she didn't expect was the warmth of the children. She didn't expect them to start feeling like hers. She didn't expect Scarlett's rare, shattering softness. And she sure of hell didn't expect to fall in love with the woman she was sent to ruin. Now, Dahlia's caught between two impossible choices. Between the family she's beginning to love...and the family she's so desperate to save. And if the truth ever comes out. She won't just lose her job. It won't just break hearts. It'll ruin everything.

"Secrets don't die with the ones who keep them. They haunt the living until they're forced into the light..." Aminah ~ Grief has a way of staining everything-your memories, your heart, your sanity. Losing Hailee shattered me, but what came after burned me alive. The deceptions, the cracks in trust, the love that lingers in my heart even when I want to rip it out. Alex is the spark that threatens to ignite what's left of me. Her presence feels like treason, a dangerous temptation I can't afford. And Devyn? She's the ghost of my past and the storm of my present. I loved her once-maybe I still do-but love isn't enough when the truth tastes like ash. This is my life now, balancing on the edge of a knife, torn between uncovering the secrets that will certainly destroy me and holding on to what little remains. They say the truth sets you free. But they never warm you of the costs.

After nearly six years of service in the U.S. Army, Alex returns home, a woman hardened by war and haunted by the echoes of a past she never truly left behind. Chief among those ghosts is Elianna, the woman she once loved, who vanished without warning, leaving Alex with nothing but silence, doubts, and heartbreak. Over the years, Alex tried to move on, convincing herself that Elianna had found someone else. When Alex learns that Elianna has a son, and it seems to confirm her worst fears: betrayal, abandonment, and a future that never included her. But Elianna's life has been far from easy. Alone, raising a child she never thought she'd have, she's spent the past six years fighting to build a safe, if quiet, world for her son, a world untouched by the confusion and pain of her past. Now Alex's unexpected return throws everything off balance. Old wounds resurface. New questions emerge. And in the middle of it all stands Anthony, a bright-eyed little boy with a love for soccer and a heart wide enough to love without hesitation. As Anthony bonds with Alex over their shared passion, the walls Elianna has built start to crack. And for Alex, every moment spent with him, and with her, stirs a love that never truly died. Some truths will hurt. Some forgiveness will be hard-earned. But sometimes, love, even a fractured one, finds its way back home. "Sometimes the pieces we thought we lost are the ones that make us whole"

Aurora is a quiet, sheltered teenager who's used to living a simple, predictable life. But everything changes when new neighbors move in next door-especially Miranda Blakey, a woman stuck in a toxic marriage and looking for something to shake her out of it. To Miranda, Aurora is a spark. Something exciting. Something she wants. But for Aurora, the attention feels confusing, overwhelming, and hard to escape. As Miranda's behavior grows more intense, Aurora finds herself caught in a situation she never asked for. What starts as a strange connection quickly turns into something much darker. Is it love, obsession, or something far more? ( This book is currently being rewritten.)

Zara's voice trembled. "Easy... it's too much, I've..... I've never done this before" as Yasmin thrusts inside her. Yasmin's chest heaved, her mind spinning with weeks of frustration and betrayal. Nara had ignored her, pushed her away while Yasmin had given everything love, care, devotion. And now, with Zara before her, all of that anger and longing ignited. "I... I can't stop, it's so warm and .... Arrgghh I can't fit in....stay still" Yasmin demanded peeling Zara's thighs open, her voice low, almost feral, eyes locking on Zara's. She didn't want to, either. Zara's hands gripped her tightly, the tension between them electric, dangerous. Fear, excitement, and something more twisted danced in Zara's eyes. She was trembling not from pain, but from the intensity, the rawness of it all. The room was thick with heat and tension. Yasmin's hands moved with a possessive urgency, desperate to feel, desperate to release. Every restraint, every rule, every careful facade she'd built melted away. She lost herself in Zara's warmth, in the chaos of the moment, in the dangerous thrill of desire that bordered on obsession. By the time it ended, both were breathing hard, eyes wide, hearts pounding. Yasmin leaned back, letting the tension drain slowly, the room quiet except for their ragged breaths. For a moment, neither moved. "You... you're insane," Zara whispered, a nervous smile tugging at her lips. "And you... you're irresistible," Yasmin replied, her tone dark and husky. "Be careful, Zara. I don't stop for anyone."

Maddie Hayes is the typical popular, blonde cheerleader at Williams high. She's adored by most and gets along with everyone. Dylan Moreau is also popular at Williams high and is especially known for sleeping around. Despite Maddie's feelings about her, Dylan is a very charming and outgoing girl, and is admired by most of her classmates. After losing her father just a year prior, Dylan is dealing with her own inner turmoils while also keeping a secret that most of her classmates don't know about. Maddie isn't particularly fond of Dylan, so when the two get paired up for a school project, things drastically start to change between the two. Will the two girls get along? Will Maddie find out what Dylan has been hiding all along? Read to find out! 😘💜💜

She's a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds . . . Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Caterina smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She's the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa . . . or was. Now, all she can see in the mirror's reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint. They say first impressions are everything . . . In the murky waters of New York's underworld, Caterina's sister is arranged to marry Jennifer Melgren . A Made Woman, a boss, a cheat-even measured against mafia standards. Her reputation stretches far and wide . After her and Caterina's first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes she's just as rude as she is gorgeous.She doesn't like the woman or anything she stands for, though that doesn't stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when she's near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of her voice. And she's always near. Telling her what to do. Making her feel hotter than any future sister-in-law should. Caterina may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she's beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another. Besides, even if she were hers, everyone knows you don't fall in love with a Made woman . . . right?

A young princess is tired of the societal norms. In her kingdom, women are supposed to be polite and passive. But the princess knows she's more than that. That's why she's on a brave quest to find a strong and fearless knight. Only with this knight by her side, she knows she can break free from her expected future. In their path they will encounter deep family secrets and unexpected danger. What does fate hold for them? (WLW)

Four and a half years ago, Elizabeth Sterling was the right person at the wrong time-and loving her nearly destroyed Emily Carter. Now, Emily's rebuilt her life: stable job, sobriety, hard-won peace. But when fate brings Eli back, older and even more guarded, the past collides with the present-and the feelings Emily thought she'd buried come rushing back. Maybe this time... it's not the wrong time.