"Your problem is that your heart is too big, it leaves you vulnerable and makes you weak." He spoke in such certainty that it brought tears to my eyes, because it was the truth. I was vulnerable and delicate, I was weak and let my guard down too much. "You put your heart on your sleeve. You are oblivious to evil and peoples capabilities because you cannot imagine a person like that, you are blinded by your good nature." "What about yours?" I asked hesitantly, trying to keep the shake out of my voice. He looked at me with confusion for a second so I continued, "What about your heart?" I questioned. He looked at me with his dark eyes, his stare like stone. "I haven't got one." ******* Angela and Adriano are like fire and ice, they are complete opposites. But what happens when Angela gets thrown into Adriano's dangerous lifestyle? Can Adriano protect her from the evils he faces every day? Or does it become too much for the innocent Angela to cope with? *Warning: There maybe be strong language in some of the chapters.* #26 in Romance 10/04 #4 in Romance 19/06 #2 in Romance 28/07 #1 in Romance 03/09

Delilah Hannaford’s life is falling apart. When a compromising picture is put up on her school’s website, none of her friends will talk to her anymore. The boys at school are harassing her because she’s developed a reputation for being easy. Her grades are falling, and she’s been caught shoplifting. To top it off, her grandmother has just died, and her mother has announced that they will be spending the entire summer in Vermont fixing up the family and revolves around the themes of secrets and lies. Delilah knows her mother is keeping something from her. First, there’s the identity of her father: a journalist and foreign correspondent who was killed pursuing a story abroad before she was even born. Why doesn’t her mother ever talk about him? Then there’s the family rift that occurred eight years ago at her grandfather’s funeral. No one has spoken to Delilah’s grandmother since that day. Why has it taken her grandmother’s death for the family to return to Vermont? Finally, there’s Delilah’s third aunt who died young. No one talks about her, either; in fact, Delilah’s executive mother seems to have very little time to talk to her at all, much less open up about the secrets buried in the family’s past. Vermont seems like it has the potential to change all this. Returning to the place where Delilah spent her childhood summers is reviving long-forgotten memories. It’s also restoring old relationships --- people who remember Delilah when she was younger and might be willing to talk about the secrets her own family is determined to forget. Then there’s Patrick, the neighbor boy and Delilah’s childhood best friend, who’s been hired to help restore the family home. Can Delilah find the answers she’s looking for without repeating the mistakes of her family’s past? Uncovering her aunt’s journal and sorting through all the junk her grandmother has squirreled away, Delilah starts to piece together the family puzzle and her place in it.

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.