W H I T E O U T ❅ The contract was simple: Two weeks. Two hundred grand. Don't fall in love. For 𝑱𝒐𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆, it's a desperate bid to survive her debt. For 𝑯𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒓, the cold heir to a billion-dollar empire, it's just business. Play the adoring girlfriend for his family's winter retreat, take the money, and leave. Then a blizzard hits. Stranded entirely alone in a remote mountain estate, the icy boundaries between them melt into a bruising, suffocating heat. But when the snow clears and the contract expires, Joelle quickly learns a terrifying truth: Hadrian Sinclair doesn't let go of what's his. The phone lines are cut. The snowplow is sabotaged. The doors are locked. The blizzard is over, but Joelle's nightmare is just beginning. Because the only thing more dangerous than a man with a frozen heart, is the monster that wakes up when it thaws. ❅ "The contract has expired, Hadrian. The roads are clear. Let me go." His pale eyes dropped to my lips, his thumb tracing the pulse racing at my throat. "What roads, Joelle? It's still snowing. We're snowed in. We'll be snowed in forever."

She was in no rush to get into another relationship. Neither was he. One interaction changed everything and they couldn't leave each other alone.

Jasmin is a struggling dance teacher living off of what was left of her inheritance. And it is quickly depleting. Charles couldn't be more well off if he tried. He's a loving family man and well respected, content with his life at this stage. Their lives collide when he is sent to collect his grandson from the same club that she is trying to lose herself in. The attraction is immediate, the feeling of having met before overwhelming. But he's married, and she's too young to take up with him, not that he's the type of man to ever cheat. He knows he should forget her. She knows that he wouldn't look twice at her. But he can't, and he does. Their world's are irrevocably changed because they couldn't stay apart if they tried, no matter how deadly the consequences.

A tale in which a shy rookie quarterback falls in love with the cheery daycare worker.

When a suburban Black girl meets a hard life Hispanic boy.

He can read anyone, but her. Silas Blackwood knows everything about everyone-whether he wants to or not. His psychic abilities make secrets impossible, surprises nonexistent, and life painfully predictable. But when he stumbles into Sienna Nkembe, a transfer student with an enigmatic smile and, shockingly, silence where her thoughts should be, his world shifts. For the first time, someone is a mystery.

Raquel has spent her life searching for something more-a love that isn't just fleeting moments and empty words. But every relationship has left her feeling unfulfilled, a shadow of what she truly desires. That is until one unexpected encounter changes everything. He's the last person she ever thought she'd fall for. Their worlds are miles apart, their differences stark. Yet, an undeniable pull binds them together in a passionate dance of longing and desire. But love isn't always simple, and theirs is met with scrutiny, whispers, and doubt from those who fail to understand. Will Raquel risk everything for the one love that sets her soul on fire? Or will the weight of judgment and fear pull them apart?

In the shadows of a dangerous world filled with crime and chaos, an unlikely connection emerges between two individuals who seem destined to be enemies. Silver, an emotionally detached Italian man, and Kasia, a compassionate black woman dedicated to healing as a doctor, find themselves drawn together in a tale of unexpected love. Silver, known for his enigmatic persona and cold demeanor, has spent a lifetime suppressing his emotions. Born into a notorious mafia family, he is skilled in the art of violence and control. Yet, beneath his hardened exterior lies a vulnerability he refuses to acknowledge. His inability to communicate and understand his own feelings masks the deep love he carries for his daughter, the one person who holds a flicker of warmth in his hardened heart. And his struggle to communicate and understand his own emotions keeps him isolated, even from his own child. Kasia, an intelligent and alluring doctor, is unyielding in her pursuit of healing and saving lives. She discovers herself drawn to the enigmatic Silver-a man who embodies danger and forbidden temptation-a man she met at a bar and had a one-night stand with. It was meant to be a one-night stand that Kasia would never speak of again, but two days later, when Silver's daughter ends up in the hospital, Kasia finds herself in a dilemma. The palpable tension between them fuels a dangerous game of cat and mouse, where their undeniable attraction clashes with their opposing worlds. As their encounters escalate from heated exchanges to stolen moments of unbridled passion, Silver and Kasia become entangled in a web of clandestine affairs. The boundaries of their connection blur, leaving them helplessly caught in a whirlwind of forbidden desires. In their stolen moments, they unearth a shared vulnerability, a longing for intimacy that transcends the boundaries of their respective roles. 🥇in BWWM 11/10/2023 🏅 in AGAINSTALLODDS 1/12/25

"Cora." He called, eyes caressing my face in a way that I so badly wanted for his fingers to instead. "Tell me to stop." I gulped, the words frozen on the tip of my tongue. "Cora, tell me now." He repeated, growing more agitated as his gaze moved down to my mouth. "I can't." I said honestly, shoulders dropping in defeat. That was the only confirmation he needed before he crashed his lips to mine. *** The story of a girl who's been putting up a wall for as long as she can remember, and a boy who will stop at nothing until he brings it down.

❝𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰'𝒎 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰'𝒎 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖.❞ *** 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐞 may be all bright smiles and laughter on the outside, but inside, she's hiding scars from years of abuse by her sadistic stepfather. Her only escape is a secluded cliff where she can forget, even if just for a moment. Until one day, she's not alone. 𝐆𝐢𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢 𝐃'𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐨, a ruthless mafia don feared for his iron grip on power, embodies the darkness she has tried to escape. Cold, calculating, and unfeeling, he's everything Daisy has been taught to fear. Yet, despite their differences, an undeniable attraction grows between them. Drawn to the light she unknowingly brings into his dark world, Giovanni becomes obsessed with her like a moth to a flame. As their lives intertwine, Daisy's warmth starts to corrupt his hardened heart and crack his icy exterior, while his darkness threatens to engulf her. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓: November 04-24 𝐄𝐍𝐃: ... ‼️𝗧𝗪: this story includes some sensitives topics like emotional and physical abuse, self-harm/suicide, violence/blood, mature language, reference to rape, sex scenes and swearing. Please be aware of these topics before reading, and if you're sensitive to them, feel free to skip this book! <3 ‼️ ©𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬