Part of the 'The Cost of Blood' Collection. This can be read as a stand-alone - - - "I do not love you and I don't want you anywhere near me. You are merely a business deal that will make me and my mafia more powerful" Vincenzo scorns as he roughly grips my chin so I can't look away from him. "I understand" I whisper gently as I stare into his cold, brown eyes. - - - Alexandria Rayne Castillo, the daughter of the Italian don and a medical student in America, would do anything for her family even if that means giving up everything. Vincenzo Lombardo is the new don of the Sicilian Mafia, after he watched his mother die all he cares about is his mafia and how he could improve it. He is known as vicious and destructive. What will happen when Vincenzo father arranges a marriage between the two?

|||2021 WATTYS SHORTLIST||| "We're lost souls finding peace in each other" - Willow Edwards is about to turn her life upside down with a move to Colorado, convinced she needs a fresh start (even if it might not be necessary). She's the kind of determined girl who seems to attract trouble like a magnet. But just as she's getting used to her new surroundings, in strides Sargent Hills, the ultimate troublemaker, the resident jerk, and her sworn nemesis - that's the title she's given him. He sweeps into her world like a storm, turning everything into absolute chaos. Sargent Hills is the embodiment of every girl's fantasy and the epitome of every guy's jealousy. He's the school's golden boy, swimming in wealth thanks to his family's ownership of the school. He's stubborn, a master of causing mischief, and some people might even label him a rude snob. But behind every smile, there's darkness hiding deep inside. What could possibly happen between a stubborn girl who always ends up in trouble and a stubborn troublemaker who doesn't know when to stop? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Highest ranking: #1 in lovehate 19/1/22 #1 in enemies-to-lovers 10/6/21 - 2/5/22 #5 in hate 4/8/21 #1 in mentalhealth 11/5/22 #3 in ya 20/8/21 #2 in sad 11/5/21 #20 in abuse 9/11/21 #1 in thewattys2021 23/3/22 #3 in bullied 29/11/21 #1 in willow 22/12/21 #6 in enemiestolovers 16/2/22 #10 in highschool 27/4/22 #5 in drama 11/5/22

"You are not going there and that's the end of our conversation." He yelled while tightening his grip on my wrist. I tried to free my wrist but no avail. "And why should I not?!" I argued. "Please Aria for the love of God, listen to me! It's not safe for you." He said but I wasn't going to listen to him. "Why do you care? Who are you to care? You're not even my boss now. So why-" "Because I love you God damn it! I love you! I care about you. That's who I am. I can't live without you." He paused and placed his hand on my cheek. "I am obsessed with you, with every little detail of you. I love you Aria!" He said softly and placed his forehead against mine. ********* Aria Mathews, with many dreams crushed, heart broken and scars countless, is still a sweet and simple girl who has the small hope of everything going right in her life. Losing everyone in life and having the only person in life dislike you, her life is pretty much the worst nightmare. Talking about Ashton King, with almost the whole world bowing before him and abundant power just in his hand, is a very robust and ambitious man. Happy and content with his life, he meets his love, his angel, his obsession. What change will she cause in his life? What change will he bring in her life? This beautiful cover is by @AdrielleSilver

When River crosses paths with a man who speaks to every hidden hunger inside her, their connection spirals into an all-consuming pull neither of them can resist-but is she Grayson's salvation... or his ruin? *** Everyone in River Avelle's hometown knows about Grayson Maddox-the troubled bad boy who almost killed another student in the middle of the school hallway. Those who look into Grayson's eyes only see pure fury and hatred. They all think he's beyond redemption, even Grayson himself. But not River. As the seemingly perfect good girl, River saw something more in those alluring grey eyes. Something worth holding onto. From the first time their eyes connect, both Grayson and River feel the intense, undeniable attraction between them...but neither of them understand what's pulling them together so fiercely. The closer they get and the more vulnerable they become, River has to wonder: is she saving Grayson from his darkness? Or is she just pulling him further into hers? *** He tips my head toward his with his index finger, keeping my eyes trained on him and driving me crazy with the primal look on his face. His grey eyes look heavy, filled with dark desire, and a shock runs up through my core. Everything around us disappears and all I can sense is him and the hardness pressing between my legs. "What are you doing to me, River?" he whispers, his voice raspy and utterly captivated. His face is lowering and I'm closing my eyes, waiting for soft lips to press against mine. My whole body is on fire as I hold my breath for his touch. *** Cover by @strayin

Caroline Marshall, a sweet and cute girl, who hates rich guys since her father threw her mother away to marry another woman for money. Living with a step-mother, a step-sister and a cruel father, her life was worse than hell. Aaron Woodwords, a multi-billionaire and the CEO of Woodwords corporation, has everything a person dreams of. From money to women to anything. He is egoistic, merciless and arrogant. Owners of different companies fear from him whereas women throw themselves to him. What will he do when a girl will throw money on his face for scratching his car? What will happen when Caroline meets a guy who is rich, and too much proud of his money? or that is what she thinks. What will she do when she realises she is falling deeper and deeper for that guy? Will she confess her feelings for him? Will she be able to forget her dreadful past, and give him a chance? Join Caroline in this journey, of falling in love with Mr. Billionaire. Cover by: @Anishka14 #1 in romance

Previously known as Married to my sister's fiancé "Are you......Emily Jones? The biological daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jones?" The lawyer asked and I nodded. He let out a sigh of relief and continued. "Well, there are some things you need to know." "Go on," I said and he continued. "Before you Grandfather and Grandmother die, they sign a contract with the Stephano family, that the first daughter of the Jones family will be given to the first son of the Stephano family as a wife" "What?!" ... Emily Jones was a very normal girl living a wonderful life but one bad day she was fired then came home to catch her boyfriend cheating with her friend so she decided to go see her parents and then found out her grandparents sign a contract with the most wealthy family in the country, the Stephano family. Can her day get any worst? Follow Emily on this journey to find out what will happen... ... #1 in billionaire [May 10, 2019] #1 in marriage [May 10, 2019] #4 in romance [May 10, 2019] [WARNING!!! This book is not edited. Please read at your own risk!]

Jessica Summers is a simple and a beautiful young lady who has recently lost her parents and has moved to stay with her aunt. Within a few weeks, her aunt's true colors get revealed and she is no more that sweet, caring and loving aunt as Jessica had anticipated! What happens when she runs away from her aunt, unable to bear the mad­ woman and ends up in New York. Scared and lonely, will she survive in the "Empire City" or will she give up? Dean Walker, the young and popular billionaire is the CEO of Walker&Co. Known as 'the womanizer' before he became the perfect workaholic and now what everyone calls 'a stone hearted person'. Also, he is a tough person when it comes to love. He's built a good amount of walls around his heart after being broken by what he thought his first love. What happens when both their worlds collide? Will they be able to fight their attraction or will they let their walls down and feel a beautiful feeling called love? * * * WARNING: This story contains violence, abusive language, sexual context and plenty cliche moments, enter at your own risk. Mr. Billionaire and Her. Copyright © 2016 All rights reserved.

#1 in romance genre (1stJan - 8th Jan.) ( Again placed #1 in romance in Feb) Aaron got up from his seat and walked round the table towards her while she was still sitting as if glued to that seat. He bent towards her, his one hand on the table and with the other he held her chin so that their eyes were at level.. "Listen to me very clearly, Mrs Livia Aaron Rodriguez, you are my wife now. So you can only think of me, talk to me, smile at me, look at me and be around me only. You will do what I say." "I am not your slave." Ignoring her protest he continued,"And if you are feeling very needy and if you want to sleep with a man so much then don't worry just come to me and I promise you, I'll give you the best physical pleasure in this world. Afterall I'm quite experienced in this physical pleasure department." "Bastard!" she slapped his hand away but Aaron caught her mouth and kissed her hard... ____________ A cold and arrogantly ruthless CEO by day and a playboy by night, was how newspapers and magazines always portrayed the young billionaire Aaron Rodriguez but how much of truth did these rumours held? Was he really that kind of person as the rumours called or was there a different shade of him? Livia was going to find out soon... ______________ 18 Oct '19 - 12 Dec' 19 Word count : 34950-35000 approx. *** This is my first work and I hope you'll like it 😊 Do vote and comment because your support matters a lot. 👉 The work is unedited. So read at your own risk. If you find a mistake I hope you'll be able to either ignore it or point it out very politely. You can also check out my other book. Hopefully you'll like it too. ❤️

"New student, right?" the Principal asked me. I nodded meekly, hoping that he would turn out to be a patient suffering from short term memory loss and would forget about detention but his next words confirmed how rotten my luck was! "Mr Spencer, Ms Wilson" he began in an icy calm voice," creating a raucous in the corridors right outside my office isn't exactly a heroic thing to do. Both of you have an option of either a week detention together or a two week detention together." My eyes shot wide open, "One week detention with him! That's practically impossible for humankind!" "I don't want to risk my bright IQ by serving detention with this psycho!" I heard Spencer jerk protest. "You have an IQ???" I looked at him, giving my best shocked expressions, "Is it the joke of the decade or joke of the century???" "Since you didn't react to my calling you a psycho, it confirms that you are one." he shrugged calmly. My brain was ready in an instant with a smart answer to that. I opened my mouth to give it back to him--- "STOP." The headmaster yelled, the pulse in his temple was throbbing red in fury. "The options are now changed to three week detention or four week detention." he muttered in anger. ***** Andrea Wilson was looking forward to having an ordinary life in school. But things don't turn out as planned when she accidentally gets into the bad books of the hot nerd in school. And when that popular nerd turns out to be her brother's best friend....well things don't really uncomplicate. Add to this generous amounts of classes, detentions, friends, enemies, crushes, heart breaks and Andrea is all set to have an eventful year in High School that she was for sure not looking forward to! ~*~~*~*~~*~ #7 in Teen Fiction 4.5.16

He was a prince. She was a guard. When Isandra's past catches up with her, her job of protecting the royals gets harder and protecting herself in the process was near impossible. Her duty was to him and the throne he would be sitting on, but things get a bit out of hand when she gets assigned to be a royal guard. Men from the past, needed to stay in the past.