He wore gloves to protect others from his sins. She wore kimonos to reclaim her identity. Willing Prey is a romance fantasy novel about a disillusioned ex-colonel, Gerald Aldrick, finally feeling his dead heart beat again after getting unfairly yelled at by a fearless geisha, Robin Taylor. But instead of anger or annoyance, Gerald feels nothing but admiration for her fervor and personality. Robin isn't as impressed with him, but fully plans to take advantage of his legendary colonel status for her own benefit with the help of her mind-reading ability. The question is, will she find herself feeling more for him than she initially expected? INDIGO - BOOK ONE LGBTQ+ Dark Romance - Urban Fantasy - Dark Academia Rated MATURE for a reason-please, refer to the chapter titled 'disclaimer' for the full warning list.

Right person, wrong time. A story full of hope and promises until the overwhelming pressure of life pulls two lovers apart. Will they move on or fight for their love? Find out for yourself. Their journey begins with laughter, latenight drives and whispered dreams but as responsibilities grow heavier and choices become harder, love is no longer just a feeling, but a test. A test of patience, sacrifice, and destiny. Will love find each other back? Or will their heart give up and move on? What lesson will they learn?

Dylan has always been into women. That part of himself has never been a question. Then one night he gets dragged out to a gay club and gets tangled up with the one person he definitely shouldn't want-his best friend's younger brother. Richie is cocky, persistent, and impossible to ignore. Dylan tells himself it was just alcohol, bad timing, and one mistake. That explanation gets harder to believe the more he wants it to happen again. A mature contemporary romance about denial, attraction, and a trans man questioning more than he bargained for. Tropes / themes: -Best friend's younger brother 👀 -Forbidden attraction 🔥 -Identity questioning 🌀 -Bad decisions 😈

Some people are born into power. Fray was born into a cage. At seventeen, her world is already ending. Shaved bare. Drugged into silence. Marked by something no one understands, Fray survives beneath the watch of those who worship the twin suns while feeding on the ruin of others. In a world where worth is decided before birth, she is seen as broken long before she is seen as human. But something ancient lives beneath her skin. Something starving. Something that was never meant to survive. As memories fracture and time itself begins to unravel around her, Fray is pulled toward a truth older than kingdoms and far more dangerous than death itself. A truth tied to twin suns, forgotten cycles, and the white-haired boy who looks at her like she is both salvation and catastrophe. She was never meant to become anything. Yet the world keeps trying to kill her before she can.

Selene was just an ordinary fourteen-year-old orphan living in the old, winding streets of Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1994. Dreaming of one day graduating from medical college and moving to a bustling city far from the place that had labelled her the "spooky orphan," she longed for a life of quiet and peace. But ordinary has a way of unravelling. Selene knew she was strange-strange enough to be a whisper in an unsolved police case-but she had no idea just how extraordinary her life was about to become. One dream, one night, changes everything. Haunting, tender, and tinged with mystery, The Other Side follows Selene as she steps into the other side of the world that will test the limits of her courage-and reveal that being "spooky" might be the least of her worries.

One bet. One leaked video. One reckless mistake that destroyed Zara Khumalo's life. At eighteen, she was expelled, sent to Russia in disgrace, and forced to leave behind the only home she'd ever known. Ten years later, she's back as Black Swan-a brilliant hacker and thief determined to bring Cape Town's elite to their knees. Her biggest target? Police Captain Damion Roux. The boy who used her to win a bet. The man hunting her without knowing she's the girl he ruined... or that the twin boys he never knew existed are his sons. She's out for revenge. He's chasing a ghost from his past. But when masks fall and old feelings reignite, will revenge destroy them both-or give them a second chance? Dark Romance • Secret Baby Twins • Hacker FMC • Police Captain MMC • Revenge • Second Chance • Cape Town Vibes • 18+ Impressive ranking # 1 on principa