"He fell into despair and lost all hope... For who could ever love a beast?" -Beauty and The Beast ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• When Elle stumbled upon an ad for a stay in chef, she thought the universe had finally tipped in her favor. After graduating from culinary school, she wasn't sure what direction her life would go in... Until she met Stefan DeGramont. At first, he seemed like a cold hearted, presumptuous, egotistical asshole. As she grew to know him... Well... I guess you could add Mafia boss to the list. Now tangled in his crazy Mafia business, will something fragile like her heart, be on the line? Or maybe something more risky, like her life? Could all this be avoided If she can learn to love the man behind the beast... Before it's too late. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "A thorn defends the Rose. Harming only those that will steal the blossom." **PLEASE Beware: I wrote this a few years ago so the spelling errors are there, and some cringe moments are present. I'll accept all health invoices for any emotional and mental damage inflicted during this read xoxo

This is the sequel (continuation) of After. Hardin and Tessa's relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along.

Addison's career is her life, she travels to exotic destinations every other week. She thought she was fulfilled until a chance meeting with Ethan Knight, a multimillionaire that just can't seem to get her out of his mind. Will Addison finally believe she deserves to be loved or run in the other direction. A HOT and STEAMY and SEXY love story.

Ever heard Karma's a bitch?? Oh, well meet Karma Dean. Bad bitch on a money mission and fucking up whoever tries to get in her way. Karma and her brother Khal is taking it to the top with their brother-sister drug ring. But an old friend pops up in the business making things for Karma become more complicated. Creating tension, spark, and rival for business Karma now got to make a choice... But which one? When you so head deep into the game and its all you ever known, what do you do? Stay to what you known? The game? OR will she fall for the thug and give it up for him and love or maybe just say fuck it and continue her journey to the top?? Take the journey... But It ain't easy falling for a thug ... © copyright, -- @Shantii owner -- NOT EDITED -- You have been warned !!

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When frumpy, unemployed Blair Davenport catches her fiance cheating on her, she finds herself in desperate need of money and a job. And Alicia Ronaldo knows exactly who she could work for: Dex Richards, CEO of Richards Enterprise, who just happens to be one of the hottest men alive. Will Blair be able to focus on her work, or will she be unemployed within the month? Alicia Ronaldo is twenty-nine and a party animal. However, when she contacts her ex, Johnny Harlan, to help out Blair Davenport, she finds herself thinking about him nonstop. Will seductive Alicia finally settle down or will she not be able to handle the pressure of responsibility? Thirty-one year old Dex Richards is CEO of Richards Enterprise, one of the most important businesses in the U.S., and a sex god. When he encounters his one night stand, Alicia Ronaldo, with her frumpy yet gorgeous friend, Blair Davenport, his new P.A., he finds himself caught in the middle and needing help choosing whom he should stay with and whom he should forget. Johnny Harlan is thirty years old and working for his best friend, Dex Richards, as Vice President of Exportation. When his ex-fiance arrives in need of a job for her friend, he finds himself unable to not think of her, twenty-four-seven. But what's a guy to do when he finds out his boss (and best friend) and Alicia had a one night affair? In this hilarious novel of two pairs of best friends and romance, you'll find yourself turning pages and wanting more. All's fair in sex, love, and other mishaps.

After seeing the photograph of Rose with her baby, Lloyd, Miles now knew beyond doubt that he was his son. One day LLoyd would inherit the Seton property empire, a business which Miles's father had created from scratch and which Miles now ran. He was determined that he would take responsibility for raising his son but to his intense frustration and anger this meant that he would be forced to make contact with Rose, the woman he had spent the better part of a year trying to forget. When he had first met Rose he had thought he had found his soul mate. But then his friend Max, whom he had known since childhood, had told Miles that Rose was cheating on him and he had the evidence to prove it. So not only had he been taken for a mug and fallen for a lying, traitorous bitch but now she had his son too. Rose was dreading having to meet with Miles. She had hidden away from the eyes of the world hoping to be left alone after the hurt of Miles's very public dumping of her but she knew that it was inevitable he would come after her now that a picture of Lloyd had been published in an international gossip magazine. Lloyd and Miles were as alike as peas in a pod. She was under no illusion that the Seton money machine and all the lawyers it needed would soon start grinding away at getting custody of LLoyd. She was still totally in the dark as to why Miles had left her when she was pregnant and now she was terrified that he would try to take LLoyd away from her too. But Rose was no pushover. She had been an international model in her teens and now was a successful businesswoman in her own right. If she had to she would give Miles the fight of his life. The problem was, Rose still yearned for the days before Miles had walked out on her, days she counted amongst the happiest in her life.

Lauren Taylor is an ordinary girl with extraordinary friends. When her glamourous friend Emily invites her to her wedding, Lauren has no idea that an encounter with an irresistibly handsome stranger will shape her future. The gorgeous Henry Banville, 7th Duke of Brecktonshire, is a controlling and arrogant man, and when Lauren loses her way at the wedding and finds herself in his private quarters he has her removed immediately, despite feeling an intense physical attraction to her. Soon afterwards, Lauren loses her job and has to move from her rented flat, unable to pay the rent. In an effort to help, Emily tries to convince Henry to take her on as his Personal Assistant...and that's when things really begin to change.

Deana Carter has always been superstitious and cynical. She's always waiting for the other shoe to drop and expecting the inevitable - disappointment. So, when she meets Matthew Stewart, she can't help her cynicism. It's all too good to be true. However, she begins to warm up to the thoughts of happily ever after . . . until she's standing alone in the wedding chapel - an abandoned bride. She quickly curls back into her dark jaded hole of negativity and becomes caustic, putting all her energy and thoughts into her work. Then, news about the merger comes to light. Her company is merging with the top graphic design company in the country. She doesn't put much thought to it and immerses herself in her work even more. And then she meets Jeremy Harrington . . . . .

(English - Unedited - In Revision) John Zane is a self made multi-millionaire. An arrogant, self-centered, playboy who believes that he can have anything, and treat anyone, every which way but right. Until he meets Linda Blake. As his new assistant, Linda is unlike any other and he finds it interesting that she refuses to take his shit and is beautiful.She isn't his typical 'female', the bottle blond model who puts out the first night and has curves in all the right places with an ass that makes the front of his pants tighten. Only, one night of passion leads to John want more, much more.