Roman Torres lives by a simple rule: hockey comes first, and feelings never do. As the twenty-one-year-old junior as well as captain and center of his college, he treats romance strictly as a series of temporary one night stand encounters, keeping his heart firmly locked down. Mila Haze knows a very different reality. At nineteen, she is exhausted by a world that constantly overlooks her. Because she is deaf, people often assume communication is too difficult to bother with. That isolation has left her feeling entirely unwanted, carrying the heavy label of a virgin in a culture that values superficial ease above genuine effort. When Mila accidentally wanders into the athletic hallway reserved for the hockey team, the collision sets off a spark. Stressed over an upcoming game, Roman snaps, yelling at her to leave the restricted zone. When she continues walking, his anger spikes until he marches up to confront her. That is when he notices the truth: she is watching his lips, not his eyes. She never ignored him at all. In that sudden realization, the walls Roman built begin to crack, and an unexpected connection changes both of their lives forever.

[a desi college romance] Vijay and Nila have only one thing in common - they take the same bus at the same time everyday. What if this mere commonality steers their life into a whirlpool of uninvited feelings, wholesome conversations and unexpected connections, taking them on a ride they don't recall buying tickets for?

State of Affairs ⚖︎ "You missed a talking point on page four, Governor," I said, sliding the briefing file across his heavy mahogany desk. Tennyson didn't look at the file. His dark eyes stayed locked on my mouth, completely devoid of the golden-man charm he'd just fed to a crowd of thousands. "Lock the door, Milan," he murmured, his voice low and exhausted. "You have a press briefing in ten minutes, sir. And your wife is waiting in the lobby." He stepped around the desk, invading my space until the scent of cedar and expensive bourbon swallowed me whole. His hand brushed my waist, his thumb pressing possessively against my hip. "I don't care," he breathed, his facade finally shattering. "Lock the damn door." 🏛️ To the world, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 is untouchable. He is the state's golden man, a devoted husband, and a man with a spotless reputation. Everyone worships the ground he walks on. Everyone except his executive assistant, 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐚. Milan has a strict two-year plan: survive the Governor's temper, secure her recommendation letter, and catch a one-way flight to Washington, D.C. Her job description: hand him his black coffee, fix his crooked ties, and treat the most powerful man in the state like a normal human being. But her immunity is exactly what breaks him. Behind the heavy oak doors of his office, Tennyson sheds his perfect mask. He is cynical, ruthless, and spiraling into a dark, desperate obsession with the only woman who doesn't want anything from him. He becomes addicted to her warmth and slowly to her. As late nights at the office blur into a secret arrangement, Milan thinks she has the situation under control. But she doesn't know that Tennyson's public life is a PR lie. She doesn't know that the Governor has absolutely no intention of letting her go. 'Cause what the Governor needs, the Governor gets.

Lucy was offered a job to be a school nurse at a high school. Since she couldn't say no she took the job and little did she know she would have a huge surprise waiting for her.

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.

❝Book 2 in the 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 series "You're so wet," he groans, grinding his hips up in tight circles that hit something devastating inside me. "Dripping all over me, baby. 𝘊𝘢𝘻𝘻𝘰─you're making a mess." His pace quickens, and I match it instinctively, hips rolling, back arching. Each thrust punches a breath from my lungs. "Luciano," I whisper, rocking frenetically my hips to meet his rhythm. "We need to be quick. They're gonna come out─any second─" His dark eyes flash up at me, pupils blown wide with lust and his grip tightens under my ass, lifting me slightly so he can thrust deeper, faster. "Then be quiet. Or don't. Let them hear how their good little Paris lets me fuck her like a whore during a family gathering."❞ *** After three years apart, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐬 is finally returning to the life and love she left behind. College in New York was challenging, especially with the strain of a long-distance relationship and her father's disapproval of her love for 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨, his best friend. But now, she's back, and her relationship with Luciano is stronger than ever. Their love? Unstoppable. Their passion? Absolutely scorching. Sex? Downright sinful and addictive. BDSM has become their playground, a love language Paris is quickly learning to speak fluently. But just when she thinks nothing can tear them apart, the past comes knocking. A ghost resurfaces, threatening to destroy everything they've built. As old wounds are reopened and tensions rise, their relationship is put to the ultimate test. Faced with unexpected challenges, Paris begins to question everything and wonder if their love can withstand the storm. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓: December 16-24 𝐄𝐍𝐃: July 12-25 ©𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬

Theodora Silvano is going to marry Reed Harrison. Everyone knows that. It is inevitable. They are a match made in childhood summers, family vacations, old money expectations, and the kind of long, tangled history that practically writes wedding vows for you. It has been Thea's life mission ever since she was nine years old. Loving Reed is easy. Familiar. Safe. Until, suddenly, it isn't. Because for the first time in her life, Thea finds herself questioning things she never thought to question, noticing things she never meant to notice, and wondering whether love is supposed to feel comforting...or terrifying. Meanwhile, Violet Silvano-Reyes is absolutely, completely, aggressively over Asher Kingsley. At least, that is the story she tells herself. After all, people who ruin your life do not get second chances. Unfortunately, hearts are dramatic little traitors.

A cold-blooded killer and his biggest target are placed into a predicament that has them playing house, with a loveless marriage and three small kids. However, no love is shared as one partner struggles to hold empathy for the new family they have created and the other hates everything about his wife. But the question that resides in everyone's mind is why. Why does he hate her so much and why is he bothering to pretend? Well, she killed his family. And now, he's getting just trying to get even of course.

When Serena enters a new workplace, she has one rule; stay focused- no matter what. It soon turns out to be easier said than done when she meets her new boss. Valentino is strict, the epitome of difficult and much to her dismay; unbelievably fucking hot. She's determined to ignore the attraction she feels to him for the sake of keeping her job. But what Serena doesn't know is that Valentino can't get her out of his his head. He thinks about her everywhere. He feels captivated by her. He wants her. And he hates every moment of it.

When rivals Kali Cooper and Ashtyn Evans team up to uncover the identity of an anonymous gossip account, the mystery takes an unexpected turn when their partnership blossoms into a budding romance. Standalone in the Sunset Scandals *** Kali Cooper and Ashtyn Evans have nothing in common. Their mutual hatred is the only thing they agree on. But when Kali and Ashtyn become the targets of a Sunset Scandals resurgence that turns them into the laughingstock of school, the girls face an impossible choice: team up to stop Sunset Scandals, or risk further social annihilation. As the unlikely duo attempt to save their reputations, their hatred slowly turns into a tepid friendship. But every twist and turn of the mystery brings the girls even closer together, sparking chemistry that's becoming impossible to ignore. Will Kali and Ashtyn give into the heat between them, or will Sunset Scandals decide that finding Happy Ever After isn't part of the plan?