Naomi Bennett was only nineteen when she packed her bags and left Jamaica behind. Tired of the constant fighting, manipulation, and pain caused by her toxic family, she moved to Florida hoping for the fresh start she had always dreamed of. Now, she's working as a lash technician, struggling to build a business and make enough money to survive in a country that still doesn't feel like home. With only a few friends and a heart guarded by years of disappointment, Naomi is determined to prove she doesn't need anyone. But everything changes when her best friend, Tiana, convinces her to attend a party one Friday night. What was supposed to be a fun escape turns into something much more when Naomi catches the attention of a mysterious stranger whose life is far more complicated than it seems. As feelings grow, secrets surface, and Naomi finds herself caught between the life she's trying to build and the past she thought she had left behind. She'll soon learn that sometimes running away isn't enough-and that healing can come from the most unexpected places

𝑪𝙡𝙚𝙤 𝑨𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞 has it all. Great friends, an adorable little brother, a chance at being volleyball captain, good grades. Except for the vendetta her math teacher has against her. And her cheating ex, who doesn't know when to quit. 𝑨𝙘𝙚 𝑫𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 is an introvert, through and through. His ideal day consists of staying home and reading studies, doing research, and going to the gym to get his brain pumping. The Junior Year Project is something he's been looking forward to all of high school. But when the two of them get paired, complete opposites, ideas clash and perspectives war with each other while they have to learn to get along. As they learn to grow with each other, Cleo makes an interesting proposition, which could be beneficial to both of them.

Eva finds out shes a witch, will she choose to fight or use her powers for good.

A𝑢r𝑒l𝑖a:Tℎe G𝑜l𝑑e𝑛 𝑜n𝑒. They say Aurelia killed her sister. The evidence is clean. The motive is obvious. Even her own family looks at her like she's guilty. But Amelia's been dead for a year, and she's still whispering in Aurelia's head. Every memory feels wrong. Every mirror looks back a second too late. As she navigates the treacherous landscape of her own memories and the tangled web of her sister's manipulations, Aurelia must confront the truth about her past and the truth is more sinister than you think. ~~~ To prove she's innocent, Aurelia has to untangle the web her sister spent a lifetime weaving-lies, secrets, and a game that never ended. The problem is, the deeper she digs, the more she wonders... What if Amelia never wanted her to escape? What if she's still playing? Can she escape the shadow of a sister who never wanted to let go? ~~~ "Am, come back! Where are you going?" I try to chase her, but the closer I get, the further she disappears. "Please come back! Come back. Where are you going?" I try so hard to catch up, but I end up falling face-flat onto the sand, which becomes my confidant. As I try to get up, what she says next sends shivers down my spine... "It's all your fault." TW *Strong language *SA *Violence *Mental health issues

𝐀𝐍 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 book one of the did you series presented by © 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄 and 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐇 - two students who supposedly hate each other, with a history of pranks and rude jabs at each other for no real reason. Neither of them has ever questioned their dynamic and their view of the other, but when thrust together for an assignment both of them need to do good on, dynamics change. But are they strong enough to understand and overcome the past? Where does one even start when describing 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐇 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍? She is by far the most effortless and perfect human being I've ever seen. Skilled, intelligent and very much disliking me, she walks this earth like it belongs to her. Maybe it does, maybe she's pretending or maybe I just can't see anything else in her than the small picture on Detective Henderson's desk - his precious and absolutely perfect daughter. But it doesn't matter what I think of her, he'd never let me anywhere near her anyway. 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐒. The biggest prick this town has ever seen, or at least that's what my father says. And he should know, considering most of his overtime hours have a least a little something to do with the Collins family. He's arrogant, cocky but unfortunately also very smart and outwits me almost every single time we see each other. Until he stops fighting me during our project and suddenly turns out... nice??

When a photographer is hired to follow a notorious princess on a three-month royal tour, the last thing either of them expects is to want each other. But close quarters, stolen moments, and a camera that sees everything make it very hard to stay professional and even harder to stay apart.

SCARLETT Rule number one, never fall in love with your stepsister, rule number two, definitely and I mean definitely never fall in love with your stepsister who is a diagnosed psychopath. Thankfully I will be able to keep those rules easily since I never loathed anyone more than I loathe Sloane Blackwell. What she did I can never forgive and never forget. SLOANE Obsession is such an interesting feeling, you just get hooked and can't stop fixating on your prey. Too bad for Scarlett Beaumont the prey in question is her. She hates me oh so beautifully too, I know she'll never forgive me, good thing I don't need her to. She will be mine either way, I won't stop until she is, and her hate? That just keeps me warm at night. Let the games begin, shall we?

From the Queens of the Skyline series comes Contractually Yours, a story of staged romance, hidden feelings, and a desire that refuses to stay pretend. -- A spilled coffee brings Alexandra and Samantha together in the most unexpected way. After a clumsy collision in a crowded café, an impulsive decision sparks a risky arrangement: a fake girlfriend, strict boundaries, and a relationship meant to end before it even begins. It's supposed to be simple. Controlled. Temporary. But one of them steps too deeply into the role-tender gestures and lingering glances blur the line between pretense and something dangerously real. As feelings grow, one woman believes she's falling in love by accident. The other is holding onto a truth that could shatter everything. Some love stories begin with a lie... but will it survive the truth? -- ⚠️Content Warning: This book contains mature themes, strong language, and explicit sexual content intended for adult readers. Reader discretion is advised.

Amelia was not just any ordinary vampire, she was one of the Original, feared by all not just because she was Klaus' twin but due to the fact that she could rain down her own special brand of hell if anyone crossed her. But when she forms bonds with few residents of Mystic Falls, the conflict between friendship and familial bonds arise.

"You're a headfuck, a complete headfuck." Red's back is turned as she breathes before heavy raindrops meet her face. "Where is this coming from?" Layla asks out of confusion as she attempts to pull Red by the wrist when Red pulls away quickly. "Don't- don't touch me." Red's voice comes out as a low raspy tone as she towers over Layla, brown meeting green. "Why?" Layla asks, gulping. "Because if you touch me, i'm scared i won't be able to hold back." Red hesitantly speaks as raindrops slide off her face and fall onto Layla's. "Then let me." _____ Reagan Levine and Layla Elsher are high school students in Northern England. The pair grew up with a large dislike for one another's existence purely out of spite. Reagan, also known as Red, grew up with only a father in an abusive home, having no mother or siblings makes her fend for herself in other ways.. ways you wouldn't call legal for a student. Red has despised Layla for the entirety of her being due to the sheer fact she has everything she wants, and maybe even more than that.. Layla Elsher has hated Red because she sees her as nothing but a bully. Not knowing why Red has turned out the way she is leads everyone to make their own perceptions of her intimidating manners when operating around others. Layla is popular and known to any man kind, the boys drool all over her and she loves it. It's the final year of high school for both of these girls, they're enemies since they could remember, but wait and see as Revulsion becomes Lustful throughout their last year of school..