He's rude, he's arrogant and downright insolent. She's a damaged good with walls built so high it's a surprise even she can see over them. It's almost been a year since Scarlett Valentina has been working as secretary to the suave, sexy billionaire - Jasper Queen - and as her first year draws to a close, sparks begin to fly. Suffering from a childhood of abuse, Scarlett refuses to let anyone get too close until even she herself cannot stop her boss from digging deep into her past. But, will she let Jasper break down the walls and unearth every part of herself for him? Will Jasper stay long enough to seek his secretary out? Through all the scars, tears, truths and tantrums, who will burn and who will make it out unscathed? • THIS BOOK HAS BEEN FULLY REVISED AND EDITED AS OF JULY 1ST 2017 • ● DEAR READERS, PLEASE BE COURTEOUS OF THE FACT THAT THE FIRST 16-18 CHAPTERS WERE WRITTEN WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OF AGE HENCE WHY THEY ARE NOT VERY GOOD AND PROVE TO BE RATHER NONSENSICAL AT TIMES. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.●

Highest ranking #13 in Chicklit Formerly called His Buttercup Book #2 in Our Roots Series, but can be read as a stand alone. He was a criminal trying to start over. She was finally recovering from her own personal hell. Falling in love was easy, but when Asher's past comes back to haunt him, he finds he is constantly putting the girl he loves in danger. This is truly a love where only the strong survive. "I want you to be mine. Only mine." "I'm yours." She whispers. "Only yours." **I'm slowly editing chapters now and some may contain additional content so if you've read before, please read again! ** ***THIS STORY AS WELL AS THE CHARACTERS ARE THE PRODUCT OF MY IMAGINATION. DO NOT STEAL MY IDEAS-PLEASE COME UP WITH YOUR OWN. NO ONE LIKES A COPY CAT!!!***

The human heart is an abyss. Through tunnels, and chambers, the organ beats and the world, in each persons life, continues to churn. With that heart, life is a reality. But, every so often, exceptions have to be made. Every so often a heart breaks, truly breaks, and all the pieces of life and reality become a haze. That heart is beating, but only sustaining. There is only one cure, one remedy- one antidote. That is love. ... There is nothing like the search for the perfect story. For Josephine Taylor, head journalist in a bustling Seattle magazine, where jobs are fought, not won, Aidan Hughes is that story...the story that will combine both truth and intrigue. Plagued by tragedy, the handsome photographer has secluded himself to a remote town, denying anyone who seeks to exploit him. For Josephine, Aidan Hughes is a jackpot of mystery, the perfect subject to propel her career into it's highest form. Like all the others, he intends to send her away. But, when a storm blows in, trapping them in his family estate, concessions will be made... Deep, dark secrets will be revealed... And unwilling hearts will be touched.

Book One - Crantock Trilogy Escaping an abusive relationship, Maddie has run to Cornwall. She's starting over, with her young son Will and has covered her tracks to ensure she can't be found. Maddie very quickly meets Finn, gorgeous,laid back, surf obsessed, the ultimate good time guy. The attraction is instant, but as far as Maddie is concerned, the absolute last thing she needs. Can Finn conquer her fears and convince her to trust him? When Maddie discovers Finn has secrets of his own - will their pasts ultimately destroy their chance of happiness?

Book Two - Crantock Trilogy Wealthy, successful, gorgeous Josh is resolutely single. Known as three jump Josh to his friends, he is as calculating in love as he is in business. He's watched his father break his mother's heart & friends' lives descend into domestic chaos with marriage & children & he's adamant they are not for him. Nell has been a widow for almost four years. Her husband & childhood sweetheart was killed whilst on duty as a police officer. Her life since has been completely focused on her two sons Jack & Louis (aged 10 & 7). It's a life of school runs, football matches, play dates, domestic chaos and there is not a spare minute for herself. A chance meeting between them results in instant chemistry and Josh offers Nell a fantasy few days away from the domesticity - subject to his usual rules. A few days is not enough though and they both agree they want more. However, will the forces that brought them together ultimately keep them apart?

A married writer begins a passionate and destructive affair with a tortured artist, not knowing he has loved her since they met thirteen years ago. ***** Eloise Airens sat as a model for an art class thirteen years ago, where a damaged young artist, Aidan Foley, fell in love with her. For him, she was everything. For her, he was just a face in the crowd. But thirteen years later, Eloise's marriage is struggling and she ends up at Aidan's latest art show in New York. He's immediately drawn to her as he's never gotten over his obsession, and she's drawn to him because despite his pretentious art, only he can make her feel truly alive. Despite trying to save her marriage and stay true to her values, Eloise can't escape the pull of the talented, brooding, yet tortured Aidan Foley. Will she stay with the world she knows, or risk everything? And more importantly, will she do so before Aidan tells her about their strange past? [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

On the WATTYS 2017 SHORTLIST and Featured in COSMOPOLITAN!!! A Wattpad featured story with LOTS OF STEAM! A new life, new friendships, new love... and a secret that may destroy all three. Emmie Marsden's past is a closed book locked in a secure vault. Alone in a new town and two months pregnant with the child of a man she wants nothing more to do with, she is attempting to start her life over again. When she meets the handsome owner of a successful robotics company, she decides to embrace her new life by having a one-night stand with him. Recently betrayed by his money-hungry fiancée, Ryker James isn't looking for anything more permanent than Emmie is. They make a deal: Sex without entanglement. This agreement works at first, but as their one-night stand turns into a month of nights, Emmie realizes she wants to tell Ryker the truth; she can't keep her baby a secret forever, after all. Will telling Ryker of her shrouded past destroy the life they'd begun to build together? ***Note: This story will include adults engaging in fun, adult sexy times. Each scene of this nature will be noted so that delicate readers can skip over it and indelicate readers can dive in with gusto. Enjoy!

Ever had Ramen Noodles for an entire month? Lilly Fenster has and she's tired of it. Which is why she ends up managing the fashion industry's hottest Brazilian model. Lucky her, right? Not really. Lilly can't stand the intolerable Joshua Lachowski . Heck, she can't even pronounce his last name, much less manage his professional life. What happens when the nerd enters the fashion world and meets the biggest jerk imaginable? Mayhem, Ramen Noodles, and love. That's what.

Sophia Kanesse Velaschez, a 22-year old virgin, was recently fired in her job for the lay-offs, caught her lovely boyfriend sucking her best friend's face in her own house right in her own room, and was robbed big time later that night. Great luck, isn't it? Few weeks later, she tried her luck in applying to several companies for any vacancies. Just in time when the high and mighty Liam Franco, fired his current assistant. But beneath her cheery facade, there lies a secret darker than anything and Liam was just unlocking it yet. Will Liam unlock this secret or will he also unlock Sophia's golden threshold also known as heart?

“Don’t say it, don’t ask it, I wouldn’t be able to say no,” he whispered, his voice full of desire. “I can’t…we can’t…not yet, not now.” He lifted my chin slowly with his finger again. His eyes almost pleaded with mine to ask him and not ask him in, but the smart logical thing to do would be to wait - not complicate this even more. Not while there was still risk involved. * Sonja Winters has finally been able to start picking up the broken pieces of her personal life with the help of therapy after leaving an abusive ex. With her career picking up she thinks things can only get better, until circumstances out of her control bring unwelcome change to her perfected routine. Evan Jacobs partners with a longtime friend to start their own medical practice together, but when they take a meeting with the new web designer, he’s shocked. Didn’t he just see that woman on the couch - on his couch? He can’t afford to have history repeat itself. Neither of them expected to find the other in therapy or expected being 'On the Couch' to be so ... stimulating. © 2013-2014 Amanda Nichols