What happens when everything is going smoothly? The inevitable, of course. Samson Samson Maddox's life was straight out of a fairy tale. He was good-looking, popular, and destined for the NFL. His family had money and he had a brother he'd do anything for. His friends were loyal and there was never a shortage of girls willing to keep him entertained. So, why was the high school senior with the seemingly perfect life such a brooding jackass? Good question. Mackenzie Mackenzie Harden's life was straight out of a nightmare. Known as the beautiful girl with the purple eyes, everyone thought she had it made with her popularity and football star boyfriend. Yet, her life was anything but perfect. With a deadbeat father and a single, hard-working mother, she did her best to stay out of trouble. So, why was everything around her falling apart? Good question. When life is no longer just fun and games... With a new start on the horizon, Mackenzie learns the hard way that the past is never really in the past. Even though she lives in a new town, goes to a new school, and has new friends, none of it matters. Her demons are not far behind her, but Samson Maddox always did love a good fight. With everything Samson has ever wanted finally within his grasp, he'll stop at nothing to get what he wants. Determined to hold on to his newfound obsession with both hands, he'll destroy anyone who dares to threaten that. Mackenzie Harden learns quickly enough just what he's capable of. Mackenzie wasn't looking to be save, but Samson was going to do it anyway. NOTE: This book contains adult language, adult situations, explicit sexual encounters, domestic abuse, and violence. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not purchase.

"The Hacker and the Mob Boss" ❦ Reyna Fields seems to be an ordinary girl with her thick-framed glasses, baggy clothes, hair always up in a ponytail, and her head tucked away behind a computer screen. However, no one knows she's armed with a genius IQ and a heart of gold. She hacks her way into virtual systems on a search for her mother. Unfortunately for her, she has hacked into the wrong database. She hacked into the database of the notorious mob boss, Santino "Saint" Venturi. Saint is the opposite of his name. He's known for his ruthlessness. As a mob boss to a mafia, he learned to eat or be eaten. When Reyna stumbles upon his database, a plan dispersed into his mind. He's going to take her. ❦ "I don't share, angel." "He's a friend," she found herself saying. Dante was too busy staring at her to notice the fiery glare in Saint's eyes. She was mentally praying that Dante would just look away. His fingers trailed up her leg before his hand latched onto her sex. He held her there while a small gasp left her lips. "I will fuck you on this table if he doesn't stop looking at what belongs to me." ❦ READ BOOK 2 -> The Kingmaker HIGHEST RANKING: #5 romance - 6/26/22 Dark Romance Cover by @-simplyhan

"How do you say idiot in Italian?" "Bell'uomo." [ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛] "You're a bell'uomo." .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. Isabelle Ariti just needed someone to talk to, and Leonardo Rossi happened to be there. He was her escape and she was his. Her obsession with sunglasses and constant talking went well with his quite behavior and glares he sent to everyone else. They weren't a likely match but somehow they understood each other more than anyone else could. He was rude and blunt to everyone; everyone but her. She was extroverted and bold to all; especially him. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. Isabelle Ariti just wanted waffles and to meet someone new. She didn't expect to spark the mafias dons right hand mans interest. Leonardo Rossi just wanted to be alone and have coffee. He wasn't expecting the talkative girl that didn't know what a filter was to rope him in with her unexpected comments. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. "Do you love me?" "Endlessly." .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. The chapters get better as the story goes on/theres character development Words: 137,631k .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

"Stop it, Dax." I wouldn't meet his eyes, I couldn't. His hot breath trailed up my neck, his soft lips ghosting over the exposed flesh. He chuckled when my back arched involuntarily, my cheeks flaring hot and pink. "It's Officer Rivera, to you." His deep voice rasped quietly in my ear. "Besides, you don't want me to stop, Princesa." "If you don't stop, I'll-" "You'll what?" He interrupted, smirking against my jawline. "Call the police?" Jane Kingsley is a Veterinary Medicine major at the University of California-Davis. If she isn't at school, she's either working or lounging around the house she shares with her best friend, Vivian Tyler. Everything in Jane's life was getting back to normal, almost boringly average. But then Officer Daxon Rivera moves in next door. Flirty, sexy, and a total asshole: Officer Rivera is everything Jane wants to stay away from. But can she? -Mature Content within- Ranked #32 in Romance [2-1-2018]

𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. Leaving her broken home to attend college is the fresh start Nia needs. She's prepared to avoid distractions, convinced boys are a waste of time, and content to keep her fantasies hidden in the fictional world. But her new life shatters when she catches the piercing blue eyes of notorious campus playboy, Caspian. He knows what he wants and how to use his sinful skills to get it-if he's not sketching a new sex position, he's practicing it. "𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥." In the first week of classes, Nia becomes the center of Caspian's attention and soon neither can ignore the shock waves caused by the other. As he sets out to earn her trust, she challenges his beliefs about romance and they discover their deepest desires align more than they realize-except Caspian isn't some mysterious character in one of her stories, and Nia is resolved to be unmoved by lust...or love, if that's what this turns out to be. 💘 Campus Player x Bookworm 💘 Annoyed to Lovers ♀ 💘 Instant Attraction ♂ 💘 Dual POV 💘 Opposites Attract 💘 Size difference 💘 Healing from trauma 🌶️ Dirty talk 🌶️ Praise k!nk 🌶️ Enacting Fantasies [12x] Featured #19 romance #1 playboy #1 steamyromance #1 newadult #1 chicklit #1 universityromance #1 adultromance #1 sexualcontent #1 sexscenes #1 happyending #1 cheesyromance #1 lovestory #1 flirty #1 collegegirls #1 alphamale #1 praisekink #1 newadultromance #1 humor

Lexi Grayson is a normal teenager, as normal as she can be with her unobserving skills and her overthinking mind. But she might need the overthinking if she wants to unravel the smirking mystery that is Blake Eaton.

❝There is no sinner like a young saint.❞ ||MATURE CONTENT|| In which a girl sets her eyes on a forbidden man. COMPLETED. All rights reserved. kingkatewrites 2023. cover by alluringathena

Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.

I'm supposed to be attending art school, focusing on studies, making friends, having fun. Instead, I can't keep my mind off of my hot professor. And he can't keep me off his either. "I love this book so much" - annika1_ "[This] book is my favorite one right now" - Granola_Jossie "This book is sooooooo lovely...It's so interesting" - nathabraham

WATTYS 2023 SHORTLIST Sarah Kennedy's life has fallen to pieces. Her family is broken, she's growing apart from her only friend, and it's been a while since she's stopped dreaming about anything better. She embarks on a trip to Latin America, joining a retreat she hopes will mend her dwindling friendship and escape her miserable day-to-day life. Bad turns to worse, and her hopes are shattered when she is kidnapped by a cartel. While her life is miraculously spared, she's kept captive by a daunting and narcissistic drug lord, Pablo. As his obsession with her grows, so do his favors and promises. Sarah soon finds herself in a gilded cage, living a life more lavish than anything she's ever imagined. But all that glitters isn't gold, and this luxury has a price. If Sarah wants to escape the violent, treacherous, and cocaine-fueled world of cartels, she'll have to fight the demons that keep her captive, as well as the monsters in her head, armed with nothing but a dry sense of humor and a fragile strength. But as she and Pablo both know- it's a long journey home when you don't have any home to go to. _____________________ DTOD is marked as mature for strong language, drug use, violence (and also dark humor) and the occasional steam/smut. Trigger warnings are included before sensitive or explicit scenes. _____________________ "Drugs, Treasons and Other Demons, a niche erotica for people who like men who keep their socks on." "A book that will make you cry whenever you hear a Pitbull song." "By the time I finished reading this whole book, I could have read the entire Hunger Games saga. But I would have had a lot less fun." "I went to read a few chapters of this book one night, and all of a sudden a whole weekend went by on me."