A depressed Perdida seeks refuge in a web of fantasy, struggling between two loves, two choices. Will she find her way through - and out? Confessionals in fourteen sonnet lines.

Tasha Clarke is twenty-seven and stuck. What was meant to be a temporary job at a golf club has stretched into years of serving drinks, forcing smiles, and enduring the leers of men twice her age. With her best friend Nyla's wedding on the horizon, Tasha can't help but feel left behind. Nyla has love, stability, and a future. Tasha has routine and a gnawing hunger for something more-something dangerous enough to make her feel alive again. Across the ocean, 30 year-old, Ignacio Montoya prepares to step into Seattle for the first time in years. His empire stretches across continents, claiming cities like New York, Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles in blood and power. But Seattle remains unscarred-a weakness he intends to remedy. On the surface, Ignacio comes as a best man, to toast the wedding of his oldest friend. Beneath the tailored suit, however, lies a predator's intent. He sees Seattle not as a city of celebration, but as prey. Ignacio Montoya is a storm-silent until he breaks, relentless once he does. While Tasha aches for change and Ignacio charts his conquest, fate coils their paths together. What begins as a wedding celebration will unravel into something far more dangerous: a collision of hunger and power, yearning and control. When the storm finally reaches her, Tasha Clarke's life-and Seattle itself-will never be the same.

Dejah Champagne has always believed sweetness solves everything until the Santiago name walks through the doors of her bakery. Tony Santiago isn't just any customer. He's a mechanic with oil on his hands, a kingpin with weight on his shoulders, and the last man she should ever let close. Their families' blood runs thick with betrayal, and everyone in their world knows the two names don't mix. But Tony keeps coming back. For cupcakes, for chai... for her. His quiet persistence chips away at Dejah's resolve until one yes changes everything. What begins as a dangerous flirtation soon unravels into something deeper, something Dejah never thought she could feel. Yet love is never simple when loyalty is a battlefield. When Dejah's family discovers the truth and Tony's fear of commitment collides with the weight of his empire, they'll both have to decide: is their bond strong enough to survive the sins of their families, or will history tear them apart for good? Sweet meets street, sugar meets steel, and nothing will ever taste the same.

Sixteen year old Hayley Alvarez starts off as a junior in high school. She's still in love with her ex-boyfriend Vic Barrios, but then she meets a rebellious troublemaker named Eli Hayward, who can completely annoy her and charm her at the same time. Will she go for Eli or go back to Vic?

It's playful, taunting, and nothing like the voice I heard when talking to the Rurales (Police) that stopped us. A shoe peaks from the edge, it's leather black and rounded. The man's shoulders are covered in a deep grey fabric that hangs loose, so loose it dips just below his chest like a thin blanket thrown over a naked body. His long, thick black hair swings with wind so it doesn't block the smirk he flashes down at me. His eyes are sharpened, raven black, and filled with a mischievous spark that matches his sly smile. He doesn't jerk to help me, only stares like I had an abundance of time to hold on. "Help me...please..." I manage to push through the tightness collecting in my chest. He crouches, bringing his alluring gaze close enough to see the excitement stirring in his dark eyes, "Want to come with me, mi corazón (my heart)?" I don't have time to answer. The sweat glazing my hand slips from the bar. I scream. His smile grows so far as I plummet down into the river. Suddenly, I stop with the rough grip of his hand. I didn't see him move but he's strong and fast enough to catch me and yank me back onto the bridge. His hardened chest presses against the shell-like corset of mine, somehow giving us an inch of space but not enough to miss the pulsing heat of his body. I gasp. Holding my breath as I stare into the madness lurking in his obsidian eyes. "Ven conmigo al paraíso. (Come with me to paradise.)" He turns his back toward the edge, bringing me closer to safety without releasing his tight grip around my waist. And like a madman, he tips, letting us fall into the mouth of the river. Alicia, a daughter from a wealthy family tries anything to run from a marriage her mother arranged...even if it means running to another world with a strange man just for a moment.

Vanina Castillo leads an ordinary life as a High School teacher, that is, until a former pro athlete, aka her childhood crush, moves in next door. Frederich Kuhl has finally come to grips with his past and is ready to move forward with his life. The last thing he needs is another woman complicating things, no matter how gorgeous she may be. Comments & reviews: "I have read this 3 times now, cause i love it so much, and i fall in love with it a little more everytime ❤️❤️" - readingobsessedgirl "Really loved the book.. also no drama and stupid descisions. And loved the slow burn." - CarolineR1993 "Best book I've read in ages! Loved it! Thank you! You should be very proud! X" - Milgrattidge01 © 2018, Netflix-and-cry.

He just wants her booty, but she'll end up stealing his heart. ***** After pirates kidnap seventeen-year-old Ana in a case of mistaken identity, the orphaned housemaid prepares for the worst. Instead, between a shipwreck, mutiny, and her growing feelings for her captor -- the dashing Pirate King of the Caribbean, Alestair Kincade -- Ana soon realizes the secret she keeps is far from the most dangerous part of her new life. But playing the wholesome daughter of a Spanish admiral among rag-tag buccaneers isn't easy either, and to avoid both discovery and the gallows she'll have to learn to rely on more than just her wits and her charm. But is Alestair Kincade really on her side? Or will his protection and his love both disappear the moment he learns the truth? Book Two of The Pirate King Series is called SCUTTLE (formerly The Reluctant Pirate Queen) [Now an audiobook from Hachette, Powered by Wattpad] [word count: 90,000-100,000 words] PLUNDER (Book One in The Pirate King Series) © 2014 by R.S. Kovach. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced without the author's written permission. Cover designed by Ren T

20 year old, Ariana Reyes is the daughter of two of the richest people in Jalisco, Mexico. Her family moves to a area known as Atherton, California. Ariana is funny, cheerful person who loves to meet people. 23 year old, Jason Blackwood is the son of billionaires and he also the CEO of there family company but to keep that place he needs to marry Ariana Reyes. Jason isn't exactly the most fun and cheerful person he is cold and harsh. What will happen between these two??? ___________________________________________ CRINGE

☆ ᴡᴀᴛᴛʏꜱ 2026 SHORTLISTER!! ☆ Don't start what you can't finish... ~~~ To the outside world, young novelist Cristina Castillo appears to have nothing but success. With four published works under her belt, she is a literary wunderkind. But behind closed doors, she has a secret shame: countless notebooks filled with unfinished stories. Cristina's waking mind is plagued by the underdeveloped characters, incomplete plots, and cliché themes of her countless abandoned and discontinued tales. Dreams of fiction, reduced to scrap paper. While attending the release party for her latest published novel, Cristina comes face-to-face with none other than the handsome protagonist from one of her most beloved (and unfinished) passion projects. He tells Cristina that he wants an ending for his story. And he warns her: he is not her only forsaken character seeking fulfillment. As Cristina's vengeful creations begin coming out of the woodwork, she is plunged into the depths of her very vivid imagination. A journey of humor, adventure, terror, love, and startling self-discovery ensues as Cristina tries to return to reality. She soon learns, however, that the only way to escape the fictional worlds she dreamt into being is to appease her creations by writing their endings.

Is it possible to fall in love with someone you've never met? When Amos Castillo buys a vintage guitar at a pawnshop, he discovers more than an SG Gibson inside the hard leather case. A hidden compartment filled with journal entries gives him a glimpse into Carmela's tumultuous relationship with her addict rockstar husband, Rodrigo. She's a young woman, navigating a world she wasn't ready for, and suffering in silence as she loses herself to his addiction and manipulations. The more Amos reads, the more he realizes their lives aren't so different. While Carmela struggles to find her voice in a toxic marriage, Amos finds himself in a five-year relationship going nowhere. As he silently roots for Carmela to leave her husband, he reclaims his life by figuring out what he needs to be happy. >A dual POV story told in 1st and 3rd person< If you liked It Ends With Us and Daisy Jones & the Six, you will like this. ~~~~~~~~~~~ [[Top 5 Winner - 4th Place]] 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 [[ ONC Round One Winner - 2nd Place ]] 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩 #29 "𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙮" -𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙛 [[1st Place Winner]] 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏