Book One of The Cost of Outrunning Fate ∘₊✧──────✧₊∘ Some destinies chase. Others haunt. ∘₊✧──────✧₊∘ 𝑴𝒖𝒋𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒕 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑳𝒐 𝑰𝒌 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒊 𝑲𝒆𝒉𝒏𝒂 𝒀𝒆𝒉 𝑻𝒖𝒎𝒔𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒖𝒎𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒑𝒏𝒂 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝑲𝒂 𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒓 𝑷𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝑲𝒂𝒃 𝑺𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒊𝒏 ──────── ✦ ──────── Aarvika Arora. Polished. Poised. Untouchable. The golden heiress of Arora Vision-born into power, raised to rule. By day, she's elegance in heels and headlines. By night, at 12:30 a.m., she becomes Ash-the masked rider of an underground biking crew. No one knows who she is. Until one night she crashes. And Aaryan Thaakur pulls off her helmet. Her family's biggest rival. The last man who should've known. He won't expose her. He'll use it-taunt her, corner her, burn her. But he isn't the first. Adin Zayeer knew long before. Silent. Watchful. Claiming her in shadows. Now trapped between fire and darkness, Aarvika learns one truth- Once Ash's helmet comes off, she isn't just a rider anymore. She's the woman they won't let go ──────── ✦ ──────── "One word from me, and your perfect little world goes up in flames. But don't worry, Firefly- I'm not done playing yet."- Aaryan. "I won't burn your world, Pari. I'll invade it-inch by inch, breath by breath-until it forgets it ever belonged to you." - Adin.

Chrome Hearts & Quiet Sparks" - Book Description She was the kind of girl people looked through like glass. Quiet. Overlooked. Brilliant in ways no one bothered to notice. Until him. Jax "Rook" Mercer doesn't do soft stories or safe people. He lives by the roar of engines, midnight roads, and a biker club that treats loyalty like law. The Iron Seraphs don't take outsiders lightly... especially not girls who don't belong in their world. But Elle Vance isn't just a nerd with ink-stained notebooks and shaky confidence. She sees patterns where others see chaos. Fixes what others throw away. And when she accidentally rebuilds a broken machine in Jax's garage, she doesn't just catch his attention - she rewrites the rules of her entire life. What starts as a quiet collision between two different worlds turns into late-night rides, dangerous loyalty, and a love that refuses to stay small. Jax pulls her into the chrome-lit chaos of the biker life... and Elle starts turning into something no one expected - not even herself. But love on the road doesn't stay simple for long. When Elle's life shifts in a way that changes everything, the Iron Seraphs are forced to redefine what "family" really means. And Jax? He's no longer just protecting her... he's building a future with her in it. In a world where the road is unforgiving and loyalty is everything, they'll have to decide: Do you stay the person you were... or become the one you were meant to be? 🔥 A gritty, emotional biker romance about transformation, loyalty, and a love that builds something bigger than both of them.

Dani Augustus has heard about the Devil's Riders. Everyone in their small town had. The motorcycle club was both feared and respected. For years, she had successfully avoided crossing paths with them. All of that changes when their VP rides back into town. Dixon Carter, also known as the Reaper, was just released from a five years prison sentence three years early. With his new found freedom, he has decided that he wants to make sure the club is safe from any outsiders. When an innocent gets involved in one of the raids, he feels responsible for her getting shot. He's now vowed to take care of her, whether she wants it or not.

"Sleep, my Little Muse. I will still be here when you wake up." Sophie is a creator trapped in a world of absolute chaos, her only escape spilling her soul onto canvases and hidden murals. She lives her life by a strict set of rules, hyper-focused, hyper-vigilant, and fiercely protective of her boundaries. But when the outside world threatens her sanctuary, she is thrust straight into the path of Axel-the ruthless, broad-shouldered alpha enforcer of the Iron MC. Axel is a machine built for war, steel-willed and covered in ink. He doesn't do tenderness, and he certainly doesn't do restraint. But the moment the quiet, artistic girl with the raw gaze crashes into his perimeter, his programming shatters. He becomes her permanent human shield, tracking her every movement and holding her tight against his chest whenever the trauma baseline gets too loud. As boundaries blur in the dark corners of her father's house, a dangerous family confrontation looms. With the clock ticking down to exactly three weeks before Sophie turns seventeen, Axel must hold an ironclad line against the club's enemies. He's determined to prove to his Little Muse that inside his brutal cage, she is finally safe to create-and even safer to love.

Maya, an innocent nurse, finds herself forced to accept protection from the Phantoms motorcycle gang, specifically the dangerous, irresistible biker, Jake Ford. ***** Maya has a normal life and a normal boyfriend, Sebastian. But one day she drops off a letter to a prison for a patient under her care, and finds herself being watched over by a dangerous, handsome biker. It turns out Maya is under the protection of Jake Ford, and despite her feelings for Sebastian, she can't resist the pull of Jake's strong arms, dark looks and chequered past. Soon criminals are coming after her, and Jake is the only one who can keep her safe. Will Maya hide behind her good-girl reputation, or let go and lose herself in the passionate world of Jake Ford? Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual activity, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designer: Ren T. Photographer: Michelle Lancaster Model: Jaxon Human

In a world where soulmates are real and marked by fate, Detective Sam "Sage" Morrison never expected her destined match to be the man she was sent to destroy. When Sage goes undercover to infiltrate the notorious Crimson Riders MC in the gritty town of Millhaven, she's prepared for danger, violence, and deception. What she isn't prepared for is Marcus "Reaper" Voss-the club's ruthless enforcer whose quiet intensity and unwavering loyalty make her question everything she believes about right and wrong. The moment their hands touch during her initiation, their soulmarks ignite: two wolves circling in eternal balance, neither predator nor prey, but perfect equals bound by fate. Now Sage must choose between her duty as a cop and the pull of a love that could destroy them both. Reaper has killed to protect his brotherhood. Sage is willing to betray those who trust her for justice. They're both people who've crossed lines that can't be uncrossed-which makes them either perfectly matched or perfectly doomed. In Millhaven, loyalty is everything, secrets are deadly, and some bonds are worth burning the world down for. 🔥 Mature themes, strong language, and steamy romance 🔥 ⚠️ Contains violence and morally complex characters ⚠️

Lily Breighton will do anything to save her dying father. Even trespass in forbidden werewolf territory to find a legendary healing flower. But when she's caught by the territory's cursed alpha, she strikes a dangerous bargain: one year as his pack's healer in exchange for the cure. As Lily works to ease the pack's suffering, the line between healer and patient begins to blur, and she discovers that breaking a blood curse might cost her more than just her freedom-it might cost her heart.