Love and hate get tangled in sheets when Vaughn and Claire enter into a marriage of convenience that defies a fragile and bloodthirsty family rivalry. *** Rich and spoilt, Claire's perfect life takes a turn when her father tries to force her into a marriage to pay for his debts. Claire's only escape lies in her father's worst enemy and business rival: Vaughn Jackson. To make matters more complicated still, Vaughn is the man responsible for her brother's death four years ago. However, their marriage will protect her and - sweeter still - show her father once and for all that he does not own her. It seems like the perfect plan. But Vaughn is burdened by dark secrets and vengeful desires. Can six months be enough to fire their passion? Or is the man she turned to for protection, the man she is starting to love, the greatest danger of all? With a killer on loose and love in line, bed sheets aren't the only thing tangled in this game of hearts. *** WATTPAD HQ EDITOR'S PICK - January 2023 Contains descriptive sexual content, strong language and violence. (18+)

❝𝒌𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒊.❞ (to the most beautiful) ━━━━━━━━━━ 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 A mass mission to send the Titaness, Tethys, back to the deepest depths of the Underworld had been a great success except for the reality that Iva Laurent would not be able to celebrate with the rest. Closing her eyes and reopening them, she ended up in a foreign place with an all-familiar face of Sebastian Langton. He was her first love - the one she had spent all her heart grieving over and over again - but he was supposed to be dead. Something's definitely peculiar about his reappearance that made Iva question the actual happenings on the mass missions five years ago. The deeper she dug, the more she would learn about the hidden truths behind everything, including the disappearances of all the assassins. When the equation slowly matched up and the truth unveiled itself, Iva also came to know of the masked identity of Jaxen Evrard. Seems like the simple days are long gone and what are the stakes in playing all these dangerous games?

Vince Hunter. The rich, famous, and world-known hockey player and my asshole of a boss. People see his charming smiles and game moves on the ice. I see his tantrums and irresponsibility. What I never imagined happening between us was a drunken one-night stand. And even worse? Getting fired because of it. But now, six miserable months later, he's back to ruin my life and he's at it again except this time he needs me to play the picture-perfect girlfriend. As it turns out, our scandal left his reputation more damaged than mine and if he can't redeem it, he can kiss his spot on the team goodbye. The worst part of it all? I'm stuck with him, bound by contract, until... forever? . . . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of parental abuse

Jessica Grayson has struggled with body dysmorphia and bullying for most of her life. And when she believes she has finally turned things around for herself, she is betrayed and made fun of by her boyfriend and close friends, which sends her into a downward spiral. When senior year begins, all she wants is to not attract attention to herself, and blend quietly into the background. She plans to keep to herself and avoid any sort of drama. But her plan goes down the drain when she runs into a handsome but troubled boy who has his own twisted agenda. Now that they have crossed paths, their worlds will never be the same. ©️ All Rights Reserved ●●● Most Impressive Rankings #2 in Love on 19/06/2021 (out of 2.22M stories) #4 in Romance on 19/06/2021 (out of 1.14M stories) #3 in Heartbreak on 14/03/2022 (out of 167k stories) #3 in Youngadult on 19/06/2021 (out of 83.4k stories) #2 in Hot on 07/07/2021 (out of 75.8k stories) #1 in Lies on 19/05/2022 (out of 55 5k stories) #1 in Possessive on 19/06/2021 (out of 38.1k stories #1 in Jealousy on 7/12/2019 (out of 25.7k stories) #1 in Tattoos on 22/03/2020 (out of 6.36k stories) #1 in YA on 22/06/2021 (out of 11.3k stories) #1 in destruction on 25/06/2021 (out of 6.44k stories) *** ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING ⚠️ This story contains vulgar language, bullying, slightly mature content, talks of suicide, SA, body shaming and substance abuse. Reader discretion is advised.

[2021 WATTYS Winner] Giovanna joins a handsome nobleman to save a friend from an arranged marriage, but they discover a plot that may have victims of Venice's Black Death rising from their graves. * * * As a child, Giovanna Visconti learned the arts of bloodletting and elixir brewing from her father with an intent to simply support his work, not take it over. But when he falls ill from the pestilence that's been ravaging Venice for months, she reluctantly dons the beaked mask of the plague doctor. Vowing to protect her father however she can, Giovanna hides him away and sees her first patient--the handsome, but alarmingly feverish Matteo Barozzi. Although she successfully treats this son of a high-ranking official, in a careless moment Giovanna fails to properly conceal her identity. The only reason she isn't tossed into a dank jail cell is thanks to the young man's honor and feelings of indebtedness. The association between the charming aristocrat and the clever commoner should end there, but when Giovanna's dearest friend goes missing right after her betrothal to the Doge's son and amid strange reports of nighttime attacks, violent commotions, and inexplicable behaviors in the community, the only person Giovanna can turn to for help is Matteo. Together, they must carefully navigate Venice's increasingly deadly canals to uncover a sect peddling false cures and a smuggling plot involving the highest levels of government or risk the entire Republic falling victim to something even worse than the plague: the risen dead. Historical Fiction with Fantasy Elements THE BORGIAS X FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH * * * WATTYS 2021 winner for Historical Fiction and special HQ prize for "Catchiest Hook" AMBYS 2022 winner for Best Zombie story Content Warning for adult situations including assault and death.