Avery's senior year is turned upside down when a kiss with her older brothers' best friend ignites a forbidden relationship tangled in danger, heartbreak, and family secrets that could destroy everything. *** "Aiden..." I shake my head, eyes fixed anywhere but the gorgeous man next to me. His hand grips my chin tightly, just enough to make me avert my eyes to his. "You know you want this as much as I fucking do. I want you to be mine. I want to be the one to hold you and kiss you the one you go to whenever you're happy or fucking sad. But let it be me, let me fucking show you that it should be me." He glares, jaw tensing. ...... ©hessaherophinelove

"𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮." Lonzo Mattia doesn't like strangers. When his underboss, Gabriel, invites his sister, Alexia, to stay at their house when her parents can no longer guarantee her safety, Lonzo is anything but pleased. The last thing he needs is something else to worry about, he only wants to build his empire without distractions. Alexia Dalton knows what she wants in life. After being brought up by vigilantes, Alexia wants to make a different path from the one that is set out for her. But when she moves into the mafia boss's house, nothing is simple when there are two mutual feelings between them. Hate and a lot of uncontrollable lust. Neither of them want to admit that they love the taste of it. ✧ ✧ ✧ Tropes: - Mafia Romance - Brother's boss/best friend - Forbidden Love - Strong FMC/Grumpy MMC - He falls first and harder - Dark themes - Spicy scenes

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 '𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍' 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐳 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬' 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡. 𝐙𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐇𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬.

With a life dedicated to being a voice behind the sports world, journalist Sarai Nazaire worked her way through the ranks to become one of the youngest and most sought after faces for sports television. Her will and honor to not only be accurate in statistical and skill reporting, but also a sounding board of honesty and empathy who humanizes the most known faces in the world, puts her into a position that she never saw coming. What happens when Sarai's voice becomes synonymous with one of the most prolific and explosive players in the NFL? Will this be the beginning of a whirlwind to mystically morph all that is wrong within their lives into something beautiful or will it be what destructively rips the already fragile aspects of themselves at the seams?

{COMPLETE} Kyla is arranged to be married to Vixen, a powerful mafia boss with an unbroken reputation. To the outside world, he's cold, hard, ruthless, and merciless. She's kind, tender-hearted, beautiful, and caring. Given Vixen's reputation, Kyla doesn't want to fall in love, but soon, she learns that even the coldest hearts have a soft spot, and Vixen's just might be her. And although she doesn't like to admit it, hers might be him. Will they ever find love, or will this be a loveless marriage after all? ⚠️ THIS IS NOT A SLOWBURN NOVEL. THIS IS NOT A SLOWBURN NOVEL. THIS IS NOT A SLOWBURN NOVEL. THIS IS A DARK ROMANCE NOVEL SO YOU MAY NOT AGREE WOTH MOST THINGS THAT HAPPEN. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. ⚠️ ------- He raises his fist and I could swear I made a whimpering sound. I turn away and I look at the window as Vixen gets quiet. "Kyla." he says, his cold, hard mask still intact. I look at him, not saying anything, and he shifts in his seat, well aware of why I reacted that way. "Who did it?" he asks. I look down at my hands and I don't reply. "Was it those assholes at the university?" he asks, genuinely concerned. "Kyla?" he says, his fingers brushing against my arm. I jump at his contact and suddenly a tear falls from my eyes. "God." he says as I begin to cry. I can tell he's not used to emotion.... "How was your first day sweetheart?" she asks sincerely. "A couple of frats tried getting in her panties in broad daylight and everyone around was gonna let it happen. How's that sound?" Vixen says, obviously still pissed. Book cover by @_navyblueee_ Started; Sep 21, 2021 Finished; Nov 3, 2021

Kayla Andrews was living a simple life even as the daughter of one of the richest men in the society, she still tried her best not to dwell under her father's name and everything was going fine until she was told that she was getting married. Still in panic mode, she found out that it was to no one else but the richest man in the society. Jason Anderson was a ruthless and fearless man, he had the looks and money and everything and it was an obvious fact that he was taking over his father's company but when he finds out that he has to get married and to make it even worse, it's to someone that he doesn't even know, he isn't the happiest person on the planet. Will Jason and Kayla be able to live in peace and happiness and survive their marriage? Will they be able to learn the true meaning of love and marriage? Maybe....just maybe they'll have their parents to thank for THE ARRANGEMENT. Hey YOU! Yes YOU! why not give this book a try? I promise you'll love it. Wanna bet? You're on! Start Date: September 3rd, 2018 End Date: September 11th, 2019

****WARNING: THIS STORY INCLUDES MATURE CONTENT****

6 years have past and Dalex is Back! Derek is a successful businessman and Alex is a household name. A lot of success come with Big Problems. New additions and Major loses causes turmoil. Will their solid foundation Crumble or will it stand strong through the rocky times?

[wattpad editor's picks, nov-dec 2023] After a one night stand in Monaco between a fallen from grace championship surfer and an up and coming Formula One star, the two are sure they'll never see each other again...but what happens in Monaco doesn't always stay in Monaco. [extended summary inside] [10x wattpad featured story / featured on wattpad's sports romance reading list / wattpad's litfic, romance, mental health, chick-lit, humor, and contemporary lit profiles] copyright 2020-2025 | Taylor Romagnoli [moonraess]

(mature, not for the faint of heart) Octavia and her mother are surviving, but not thriving. They live on the edge of poverty, but that's about to change. Elijah arrives and Octavia's mother informs her that she's going to be wed to Elijah, and moving with him to Chicago. Octavia is only 16, meaning her mother has the right to give consent for her daughter. What will happen when Octavia married a wealthy, older man? Why would her mom even allow it?