Ellen Darke, an aspiring artist, has just moved to Seattle. She's living her dream, new city, new apartment and a new job in an urban art gallery. She's hired as a secretary for the gallery, and as a P.A for a Mr Harry Styles. Ellen is eager to please, but Styles is not a friendly character with many dark secrets Ellen is determined to explore. But, is everything as it seems? And are Harrys secrets the kind that should be unearthed or should they be kept concealed?...

they're each other's nicotine.

Three words. Ten letters. One sentence. The instant he said it, there was no turning back. No escaping my fate. I was once warned about the power of words and their ability to change people. If only I had known. One sentence out of those perfect lips: "You are mine."

Ruby was red. She was the flaming fire and I was burning inside her. Sapphire is blue. And with one gaze, her ocean blue eyes saved me. -2016

Jade has always been the responsible and dependable one. Kind, sweet, caring and selfless. She will do anything for her family, especially for her ill mother. Anything, even if it means writing for an erotica website and stalking her new and handsome neighbor's sexual shenanigans for inspiration. What will happen if she gets caught? And what will happen if he also catches her heart? Is she ready to let this mysterious man under her skin?

"I'm a monster!" he shouted in my face, his veins popping out on his neck. I tried to hold my tears but failed, all these months of patience and anger caused my body to shake, my heart was pounding so loud in my chest that my blood was boiling in my veins. "No Harry! You're not a monster!" I cried out loud, my chest rising and falling from my heavy breathing. He clenched his jaw and fisted his palms and in seconds, he punched the wall that was behind me right next to me, making me gasp for air. All the anger that built inside me was now replaced by fear as his piercing green eyes turned to a darker shade. "How can you say that after what I did to you?" he hissed, his hot breath hitting my swollen lips, his nostrils flaring. I took a deep shakey breath before I parted my lips to answer him. "Because I can see through you, Harry. I can see your innocence."

Harry and Kate are completely different people. Harry is 29, a professor at the University of Chicago, a bit closed off, and currently recovering from the death of his wife that took place the past autumn. Kate is 21, a transfer student, and dealing with life after being convicted of attempting to murder her previous boyfriend. The two meet under odd circumstances and get off on the wrong foot upon their meeting. It doesn't take them long to look past that though and begin an unofficial physical relationship that inevitably does not remain under those terms. These two worlds come together unexpectedly and clash in the beginning. They eventually learn to deal with each other's rocky past though and find a way to be accepting of the person they both have become since those incidents. Of course it's not quite that easy, though. This is a story of love, hate, and uncertainty all wrapped into one. Harry and Kate learn the hard way that you can run from your past, but you will never truly escape the darkness that follows you.

"If only you could see yourself through my eyes, you'll understand why I couldn't just let you go." Sequel of RESTRAINT MATURE CONTENTS. 18+

He was a tattoo artist by day, a painter by night. He possessed what is commonly known as an addictive personality. Perhaps inherited. He had always been like that. He liked to ink his body. He liked to coat his lungs in smoke. He craved adrenalin rushes. He certainly enjoyed hot cups of coffee. Oh, and his paintings. No one would ever understand how much he loved to paint. And then, one night, a new sort of addiction walked into his life. One that would be more detrimental than any before, and yet none had seemed quite so captivating. highest ranking- #82 in fanfiction trailer by @sweetophelias all rights reserved to @derailedthoughts

She showed him a life he never thought he'd have.