Conrad and Valeriya's first year of marriage.

This story begins with Conrad in California, detached and disciplined, carrying the familiar weight of being the responsible one-the son who absorbed pressure, grief, and expectation until love felt indistinguishable from obligation. He is older now, sharper, angrier, and more self-aware, but still haunted by his past: his mother's death, his father's failures, and the wreckage left behind with Belly and Jeremiah. Everything fractures the night he meets Valeriya-brilliant, commanding, emotionally guarded, and immediately unreadable. Their connection is instant and volatile, built on challenge rather than comfort. Valeriya doesn't soften Conrad; she exposes him. She calls him out, refuses to be managed, and meets his intensity with her own. What starts as mutual fascination quickly spirals into something obsessive, physical, and deeply binding. Their relationship becomes the emotional center of the story: fierce loyalty, constant proximity, and an intimacy that is not gentle but deliberate. They move fast-not recklessly, but with certainty-building a shared life that feels private and impenetrable. Sex becomes routine, grounding, and expressive rather than impulsive; domesticity becomes just as charged as conflict. Conrad finds himself choosing her again and again-not out of duty, but desire. But as their bond deepens, the past fights back.

*PREVIEW ONLY* Available on Kindle and Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCPX775Y PAUL I cheated on my fiancée. Sophie and I were building our future. In love, happy, peaceful. Then she found a lump in her breast, and I made the worst choice: I numbed my fear by sleeping with someone else. My worst mistake and my biggest regret. Now I see Sophie around town with him. She's radiant and laughing with people who actually show up. I'm trying to learn how to be a man who does. If she lets me, I'll spend the rest of my life proving I can choose her when it's hardest. If she lets me... SOPHIE I thought the promise was in sickness and in health. But he buried his fear in someone else. On the same night, I walked into a bookstore and met the gentle giant owner, who invited me to his book club full of misfits. I'm laughing again, I'm smiling more than I ever have, and I'm healing my heart. My bookstore owner keeps showing up like it's as easy as breathing. I don't know what the future holds; I don't know if I'll win this battle against cancer, but I do know I'm done wasting time on people who love only when it's easy. CALLUM She came into Rivers & Rhodes Bookstore and asked for books with happy endings only. I gave her a recommendation, an invitation, and an offer of friendship. Now, this beautiful, brave woman is completely under my skin. I'm not here to win a competition against him. I'm here because choosing someone, second by second, is the only way I understand love.

☆★↬ 𝑯𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕 𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔. What started as a chance encounter in a bar became something neither of them expected - a love story built in the quiet spaces between heartbreak, courtrooms, and bedtime stories. A woman with two young children and a man terrified of commitment, learning together that sometimes, family is the one you choose. ( 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 × 𝐟𝐞𝐦!𝐨𝐜 )

Jessica Evans and Austin Cole wanted a peaceful first year at university. They thought moving away for university would give them a fresh start somewhere new, but trouble seems to find them wherever they go. Whether it be cameras, rumours or people following them, Jess and Austin's first year at university is anything but peaceful.

«if i'm going to feel guilty about something, i'm going to feel guilty about this» ana 'rogue' howard graduated top of her class along side bradley 'rooster' bradshaw who she has known since the diapers stage. the two get called back to top gun along with eleven pilots and WSO's to train for a suicide mission. will feelings come up between the two best friends? will someone not make it home? started: 8/9/2022 finished: top gun: maverick(2022) paramount bradley bradshaw x oc

"On August 22, 1485, king Richard III dies and a new era begins..." Isabella of York survived the Wars of the Roses, bore the pain of loss and now she wears a crown herself. Not as Queen of York, but as the wife of the new ruler: Henry Tudor, now known as Henry VII. A marriage that is more alliance than love. A peace built on mistrust. Together with her six children, Isabella stands between two worlds: York in her blood. Tudor in her name. She must learn to survive in a world full of political intrigue, courtly traps, and deadly secrets - while the shadow of the past lingers and new threats stir. Will Isabella be able to maintain the balance between mother, queen, and former York heir? What will happen to her children when the power struggles for the throne become dangerous? Who can truly trust her at court and who is just waiting for the moment to overthrow her? --- Order for reading my stories: 1. The White Duchess of York✅️ Inspired by the series The White Queen 2. The White Queen of the Tudors☑️ Inspired by the series The White Princess 3. The White Rose of the Crown❌️ Inspired by the series The Spanish Princess The ending parallels the beginning of The White Queen Mother 4. The White Queen Mother❌️ Inspired by The Tudors The beginning parallels the end of The White Rose of the Crown 5. The White Legacy❌️ Inspired by Becoming Elizabeth

⋆⁺₊⋆ 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 ⋆⁺₊⋆ ──────────────────────── .° #₊˚ෆ ❝ 𝘪 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚. ❞ ╰┈➤ ❝ [ 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡𓏧 𝚊 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜... 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚜 ] ❞ 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝙤𝙘 × 𝙤𝙘 © -𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘥𝘹𝘴𝘵 | 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

When former pro surfer Summer Hayes arrives in Miramar with nothing but her late grandfather's letter, she's chasing more than memories - she's searching for purpose after the ocean took her career and grief nearly swallowed her whole. Taking a job at a local bar feels like a pit stop. That is, until she meets Lieutenant Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw. Steady in the sky but guarded on the ground, Rooster doesn't expect the new bartender with sunlit hair and a stubborn streak to knock the wind out of him. But something about Summer pulls him in. As Summer retraces her grandfather's legacy - uncovering ties to Rooster's own past - the two are swept into each other's orbits. But when the last stop on her journey nears, Summer has to decide if her heart belongs to the past, or to the future. She followed his flight path. She never expected to find her wings.

Ava Mitchell and her older brother Pete are quite easily the best Navel Aviator's in the country along with their RIO's. When they get the once in a life time opportunity to attend the Top Gun training program their lives will change. New friends will be made and relationships are formed between Ava and a certain blonde pilot. 𝐓𝗼𝐩 𝐆𝐮𝐧 𝐓𝗼𝗺 "𝐈𝐜𝐞𝗺𝐚𝐧" 𝐊𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐱 𝐀𝐯𝐚 "𝐂𝐡𝐚𝗼𝐬" 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 10𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: 𝐈𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝗼𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬