The strip of non-tattooed skin fell from his neck down to the fly he unfastened. "Do I scare you?" "No." "I should." . . . After a salacious event makes her want to leave home, Mina takes a traveling nurse position as far away as possible: Tokyo. In a different country with a different name, lies protect her from her past. Placed in an apartment near a Yakuza base, she meets Ryuzo, an alluring and disillusioned member of the criminal organization. As the two grow closer, Ryuzo admits he is trying to free himself of his gang ties. Mina vows to help him, but when she discovers his true identity, she realizes she isn't the only dirty, dirty liar. . . . Content Warning: This story is intended for mature audiences only. This story contains frequent cursing, explicit sexual content, mild violence, and mentions of drug use.

A collection of oneshot (one chapter/short) love stories that contain anything from smut to fluff to angst and beyond. Might not be of the highest quality, as these stories are mostly my own word vomit to keep me motivated to write something, if anything. All stories are standalone and may or may not be connected to other stories within the collection. The only guarantee? A Happily Ever After.

《 I anticipate the future where I do not yet know the one to fill the void in my heart is none other than you 》

Sophie Hudson is the human equivalent to a ray of sunshine. It's been said that she's never had a single bad outburst in her life. She's hardly ever seen without a smile on her face, and she can make anyone's day instantly a little brighter. Although even the girl born with streams of sunlight in her veins can be pushed to her limits and snap eventually. She wasn't prepared for the shady side of life, so when it hits her unexpectedly, she needs a hand getting pulled out of it. And that extremity just might belong to someone dangerously close to her. Her brother's best friend.

⚡️COMING SOON⚡️ Warning: SPOILERS ahead. DO NOT READ until you've finished 'How We Were'.

"Sometimes what you need isn't what you get, it's what you already have." 〰️〰️〰️ Being stuck in a people-pleasing routine is what Bayla Barclay knows best. She's got every aspect of her strained relationship down to a science. She'll wear herself away to nothing without a second thought for whoever needs it. It's what she's best at. But maybe what you're best at isn't always what's best for you. Maybe what you need isn't what you get; it's what you already have. That's the difference between getting and needing. * 2nd place in the Late Lovers category for the Romance Reads contest 2019 *

“I’m going to get straight to the point. I want you to make me fall in love with you.” Camila Jones is fearless. She’s also uncontrollably fierce and overly ambitious which tends to be a bad combination. When she unexpectedly fails an audition due to her inability to express love, she’s forced to reconsider something she swore she would never do when she was a kid – fall in love. But where is a seventeen year old supposed to find a guy to fall in love with? Turns out, it might be a lot simpler than she thought.

Cassie, 18, never kissed, never drank, never smoked, practically never did anything remotely adventurous, was planning to leave high school unscathed. But when her heart got broken by the school's King, Desmond, she was determined to have a change of plans. Armed with a new look, a new persona, and an army of professional liars and tricksters, she was going all out to bring down the high and mighty Mr. Heartless. Even if she had to break her own heart for the sake of it. Because frankly my dear, all's fair in love and war.

New friends are always fun, especially when they provide you a place to sleep when you get sexiled, introduce you to their friends, and try to play matchmaker with you and their hot housemate. New prospective partners are not fun when they're the king of mixed signals, nickname you 'Poison,' and always tell you to get the hell out of their apartment. Yet somehow, Ivy Flores sticks around and she's happy she does. Cover Made By: @nina-zenik