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?

in a small town where everyone knew her story with him, gianna marino stopped believing anything could change. then she started going to local basketball games. and suddenly the court wasn't just a game anymore. it was where she saw her past. and where something new started looking back at her. ☆

| teacher x student | wxw | slow burn | When 19-year-old Lena James enters English Literature class, she expects nothing special. Instead, she meets Ms. Sinclair her cold, sharp-tongued British literature teacher. Elegant, cutting, and unbearably superior. From the very first lesson, the 34-year-old woman seems to take pleasure in dismantling Lena's every opinion with cruel precision. Lena hates her. She hates the condescending red marks on her essays, the raised eyebrow that makes her feel small, and the way Ms. Sinclair lingers in her thoughts long after class ends. But hate this intense has a way of twisting into something far more dangerous. With a strict 15-year age gap and an unbreakable teacher-student boundary, their slow-burning tension threatens to break every rule both in literature and in real life. Some lessons aren't taught kindly. And some hatreds taste too much like desire. "Ms. Sinclair's Secret"

Kennedy Sterling does not believe in second chances Not after Reese Calloway walked away from four years of loving her and left Kennedy to figure out how to survive with half a heart and too many unanswered questions It took Kennedy a year and a half to become someone who could breathe without her Then Kai Brooks happened Cocky, patient, dangerous in all the ways Kennedy should have known better than to want Kai makes her feel wanted without making her feel trapped And Kennedy hates how badly she wants to let her in Then Reese comes back Now Kennedy has to help rehab the girl who broke her heart while trying not to look at her like she never stopped loving her ⛧ ✦ ⛧ ✦ ⛧ Reese Calloway told herself she had no choice Leaving Kennedy was supposed to protect a secret big enough to destroy everything her family had built So she did the one thing she knew Kennedy would never forgive her for She left first But loving someone does not stop just because you are the one who ran And now Reese is back at UNC, sitting on Kennedy Sterling's training table, pretending she can survive being touched by the girl she never stopped wanting Kennedy looks at her like she is the worst thing that ever happened to her Reese cannot even blame her ⛧ ✦ ⛧ ✦ ⛧ Kai Brooks does not usually chase girls this long She likes attention, the almost, the moment before someone gives in and admits they want her But Kennedy was never that simple Kennedy made Kai wait Made her work Made her want something that did not end the second she won it And for the first time, Kai is starting to wonder if maybe settling down does not sound like a trap when it is with the right girl ⛧ ✦ ⛧ ✦ ⛧ Two girls want Kennedy Sterling One broke her One makes her want to try again And Kennedy is stuck between the girl she never got over and the girl who refuses to let her run

When 𝐌𝐢𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 has to move back to Cedarsville, the perfect, glittering village of her childhood, she expects to pick up right where she left off: rich, admired, untouchable. But Cedarsville remembers, and so does 𝐀𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤. Once, they were inseparable: two girls building worlds in a treehouse, dreaming about forever. Until Aubrey kissed her, and Mia called it gross, and everything broke. Mia's family whisked her away to England. Aubrey stayed behind to become the outcast everyone whispered about. Now, six years later, Mia's back. Aubrey's still the same: clever, sharp, a little desperate to be seen, and Mia's still pretending she feels nothing at all. It's not a love story. It's obsession, humiliation, revenge, and the kind of attention that burns more than it heals. They destroy each other slowly, intimately.
Because somewhere deep down, they both think it's what they deserve.

Manhattan belongs to 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. At twenty-three, she is New York's most visible success story: a fashion prodigy with Vogue covers, private fittings, and a reputation polished to perfection. However, beneath the structure, Soleil is volatile. Petty. Bratty. Childish. Defiant in ways that don't belong in the world she dominates, and far less interested in discipline than she is in breaking it. When her father remarries, Soleil gains a step-sister she neither asked for nor intends to tolerate. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 is eighteen, newly arrived in Manhattan, and deeply rooted in one of the city's most visible religious circles. She moves through sanctuaries and society with quiet certainty, guided by devotion, restraint, and something far more rigid than faith. Willow does not bend, and when she cannot control something, she destroys it. They do not want to understand each other. But in a city that thrives on performance, the line between temptation and control becomes dangerously easy to cross.

Riley Mitchell wears #10 like a crown The same number her mother wore when she was the golden girl of college soccer. But Riley isn't golden. She's reckless, impulsive, and carrying a legacy she never asked for. Tatum Hayes has been Riley's personal nightmare since eighth grade. Five years of bullying. Five years of psychological warfare. Five years of making Riley hate herself. Now they're both at the University of Texas. Same campus. Same parties. Same apartment complex. Riley wants to destroy her. Tatum wants... something she can't name. The line between hate and obsession is thin. And when they cross it, there's no going back. LEGACY OF VENOM A dark college bully romance

Book 2 of The Legacy Series Jordan "JJ" Jones doesn't break rules. She's team captain. The reliable one. The one everyone counts on. She even helped create the no-dating-teammates rule because she knew exactly how much was at stake. When Nova Rivera came in as a freshman, JJ took her under her wing as a friend, mentor, the one Nova called when everything felt like too much It was supposed to stay that way. Then Nova's high school girlfriend broke her heart. And JJ held her while she cried. Made her laugh. Reminded her she was worth more. Somewhere in those late night conversations and early morning practices, the line started to blur. Now JJ can't stop noticing her. Can't stop thinking about what it would be like to kiss her best friend and never stop. But they're teammates. The core of a team fighting for a national championship. And JJ helped write that rule for a reason. "But you're my teammate. We can't." "I know." Where does loyalty end and love begin? [18+ sapphic romance | teammates to lovers | friends to more | basketball | forbidden | slow burn | The Legacy Series]

TRIGGER WARNING: Alcohol SMUT DETAILED- If you aren't comfortable please skip this is the only warning. Any other triggers you may think is in the book, i will add or continue as i go! Some people are all wrong for you on paper, and perfect in every way that matters. *Professor Catherine Whitmore has spent her entire life doing what was expected of her. The right schools. The right career. The right relationship, until it shattered quietly, leaving her guarded and certain she can read people better than she actually can. At 38, she doesn't do reckless. She doesn't do vulnerable. And she certainly doesn't do students. *Rowan Sinclair learned early that love means showing up, even when it's hard. After losing her mother at thirteen and watching her father struggle through grief, she became the steady one, raising her younger siblings, holding her family together. At 21, she's at Greystone University trying to build a life that's finally her own. She's been in love once before, but never like this. Never with someone who makes her feel seen and completely terrified at the same time. *When Rowan walks into Catherine's literature class, something shifts. Rowan sees through every wall Catherine has built- observant where Catherine is guarded, patient where Catherine is controlled, soft where Catherine is sharp. And Catherine? She's starting to realize Rowan isn't infatuated, isn't temporary, isn't another counterfeit. What starts as academic tension becomes something neither of them can ignore. But loving each other means risking everything- Catherine's career, her family's legacy, and the control she's fought so hard to maintain. A slow-burn, forbidden romance about healing, trust, and learning that love isn't about being smart enough to avoid pain- it's about being brave enough to try again.

Book 3 of The Legacy Series Sienna Martinez has known Liv Williams her entire life. She watched her grow up. Braided her hair before elementary school. Treated her like the little sister she never had. That's why this is so wrong. Liv isn't little anymore. She's eighteen, confident, and moving into the room right next to Sienna's for her freshman year at UT and she's looking at Sienna like she's been waiting for this moment her whole life. Sienna should walk away. Should keep treating her like Harper's little sister. Should ignore the way her heart races every time Liv smiles at her. But they're living together now. Sharing walls. Sharing spaces. And Sienna is running out of places to hide. Harper is Sienna's best friend. Has been since they were born. She trusts Sienna with everything including her little sister. If Harper found out, she'd never forgive her. If anyone found out, everything would fall apart. But Liv knows exactly what she wants. And she's not giving up. "You're my best friend's sister." "I know." Some desires are too dangerous to resist. [18+ sapphic romance | best friend's sister | age gap (22/18) | forbidden relationship | forced proximity | living together | slow burn tension | family dynamics | The Legacy Series - can be read standalone]