𝐀𝐙𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 / pronounced 𝘢𝘺-𝘻𝘳𝘪-𝘢𝘭 / meaning 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘥 The legend read that a sacrifice of a mortal being with beauty and skill could end the famine which had struck her town. Thrown into the woods by her own people, she helplessly began to anticipate her incoming death. That was, until he appeared. And he wasn't interested in her death either. DISCLAIMER: this is NOT an ACOTAR fanfic. All characters remain separate and my own.

| Snow White vs. A Poison Apple | .... Katya Emerson's worst fears had been realized: her no good father gained custody after her mother's sudden disappearance. Now living in inner city Chicago, she crosses the one person who could tear her life apart, but she isn't ready to back down yet. .... Luka Vincenzo is not a "diamond in the rough". He is a piece of coal at the bottom of a chimney. Surrounded by a cloud of smoke and thorns, he terrorizes those around him with a single look. But Luka is about to meet his biggest obstacle yet: the golden girl with a heart of cracked ice. Whom he must save, in order to save himself. ....

Danica Romanov has just started her new job as a data analyst for the S.W.A.T team of the NYPD. She has spent the last few years on her own, away from everyone. What happens when a certain team of S.W.A.T guys want to befriend her? What happens when one particular guy wants to help her fight the demons he can see she is hiding? Will he be tough enough to battle through all the obstacles? Will she be able to trust him to help her? Read to find out. First story so please bear with me :)

Berkley Roberts is a college student in an abusive relationship until one day BJ pushes her too far. Betrayed by Laura, Dane Knight is a single father, struggling to balance work, women and his troubled son. He desperately needs a full time Nanny on site 24/7 to help him with his troubled 3 year old Ethan. Seeing Ethan struggling and falling behind, Danes mother takes matters into her own hands and hires Berkley to care for her grandson. Considering she is a beautiful brunette with stunning jade eyes instead of the middle aged prude of choice, Cybil hires her under the condition that she not fall prey to Dane and his charms. Soon Berkley finds her heart wrapped around the little finger of a small boy who clings to her to fill the void left by his mother. Dane wants nothing more than for his son to have a mother, someday, but his work is challenging him more and the last thing he has time for is a relationship. Berkley is emotionally scarred and hiding from her past, accepts Danes generosity taking refuge in his home. Battered and broken, can Berkley let her guard down and leave her heart defenseless? Can Dane learn to trust again? Will their 'Love of Ethan' pull them together or are they both too damaged?