"You think I came back to play your savior, Clara? Look at these hands. I ruin everything I touch." "Then ruin me." *** SHE WAS THE SUNSHINE HE WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO KEEP. With paint-stained fingers, honey-hazel eyes, and a heart too stubborn to let Fallon Harbor rot, Clara Hensley has spent seven years rebuilding her life. But when St. Jude Arts Center faces foreclosure, she storms down to the docks to confront District 4's ruthless new owner-only to come face-to-face with a ghost. HE WAS THE MONSTER THE HARBOR FEARED-AND HER FIRST LOVE. Standing at six-foot-three with ink-black hair, scarred knuckles, and slate-green eyes that have forgotten how to feel, Damian Vance is no longer the ragged boy who used to wipe her tears on her front porch. He is the enforcer ruling Fallon Harbor's underworld with an iron fist. A living nightmare who took the fall for a bloody secret seven years ago and swore he would stay in the shadows to keep her clean. He wants her to hate him. He treats her with cold words and shut steel doors. Until someone else dares to lay a hand on her. When dangerous debts pull Clara into an underground crossfire, Damian's icy control shatters into pieces. Because the Saint might have a black soul...but he will burn every inch of Fallon Harbor to ash before he lets another man touch what belongs to him. ~225,796 words

She falls for her twin brother's best friend, but their forbidden romance is only the beginning. *** Vanessa Adams knows falling for her twin brother's best friend is a terrible idea. Matt Jones is brooding, irresistible, and exactly the kind of mistake she should avoid. But stolen kisses soon become stolen moments, and before long, keeping their relationship a secret is harder than denying the chemistry between them. Just when Vanessa thinks getting caught is the biggest risk, her brother's growing attachment to Matt and long-buried secrets turn everything upside down. Some loves are forbidden. Some secrets are impossible to outrun.

After an unexpected ceiling collapse sends her apartment into chaos, Madelaine Grayson ends up living with her brother - and dangerously close to his tattooed, way-too-charming roommate. He's off-limits... but resisting him might be impossible. *** When Madelaine Grayson's bathroom ceiling caves in, it's not just drywall that crumbles. It's her entire world. Forced to move in with her brother, she finds herself swept up in the chaos of his new protective attitude - especially when it comes to his tattooed roommate, Noah Laurier. Noah is the epitome of perfection: sweet, hot, and embedded into every thought Madelaine has. But he's forbidden, and the closer she gets, the harder he is to resist. Well... what her brother doesn't know can't hurt him, right? *** "Matt's sister, I presume?" He walks towards the couch and my eyes widen. He's tall. I thought I was tall but this man could tower me, and when he reaches a hand towards me, there's an intricate clock tattooed on the back of his hand and his fingers have bones tattooed over them. This man is not human. He's tall and angular and dripping with sex appeal. This man is hot. Capital H, capital O, capital T. I don't think I've ever seen a human being so attractive. All I can think about as I force myself to keep my eyes on the screen is the feel of his jaw beneath my hand, and it takes everything in me not to look

Everyone knows Dominic Blackwood. The 25-year-old billionaire CEO. Cold. Ruthless. A man who never smiles. He has a four-year-old child. Then Amelia Carter appears ,a naive girl looking for a job. She wasn't supposed to get involved. She wasn't supposed to stay. But the moment she steps into the Blackwood mansion, everything begins to change. A man who trusts no one. A girl who sees the world differently. A child who only wants love. And suddenly, the coldest heart in London may not be as untouchable as everyone thinks. Most Impressive Ranking #1 slowburn out of 79.2K stories #1 ceo out of 26.2K stories Rankings #1 billionaireromance out of 1.2K stories #1 funnyromance out of 938 stories

When Farrah Blake let's slip that she wants to lose her virginity this summer, she doesn't expect her childhood best friend, trust-fund baby Ethan Sinclair, to offer her a deal: if he doesn't find a nice guy for her by the end of their joint family vacation, he'll take her virginity himself. Standalone in the Just One Kiss series *** Farrah Blake is dead-set on losing her virginity as soon as she can, so when the guy she's had a crush on for as long as she remembers offers his help, she can do nothing but accept. Ethan Sinclair has been in her life forever - he's her best friend, just like his mother is her own mother's best friend, and their families go on a joint vacation to the lake house every year. Ethan Sinclair is out of time. His parents have arranged his marriage, just as they arranged his brothers. At the end of their summer vacation, he'll be expected to propose to a woman he barely knows. One last summer of freedom, one last chance to do whatever he wants - and he wants nothing more than to make sure his best friend loses her virginity in the most positive way possible, even if that means hiding his upcoming engagement from her. But as time goes on, and feelings grow, will Ethan follow his family, or his heart?