Nova can't escape the rich town of Riverside, where a tragedy follows her every step, but she can work to uncover who's been lying to her all these years. ***** When seventeen-year-old Nova Nightingale returns to her late mother's hometown the last thing she expects is to be public enemy number one, but the rumors surrounding her mother's sudden disappearance fifteen years earlier follow Nova everywhere she goes. And to top it all off, the local rich boy, Isaac Royal, is adamant about making her life hell. Surrounded by rumors, lies, and a secret keeping the town on edge, Nova has to figure out why she's hated and why the boy hell-bent on making her suffer seems to be the only person she can trust. Content/Triggering Warning: this story contains themes of suicide and violence [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

Note to readers: Hey Guys! Safe guard is now under contract and I'm only able to post a sample chapter. It's coming Sept. 5, 2017 on amazon, so stay tuned! The DeLucas are back in this second installment of the family saga. Hugh DeLuca knows what he wants from life: marriage, family, contentment. He's had it with women more interested in their careers than anything or anyone else. The last one broke his heart and nearly broke his spirit. So why can't he get his brother's partner out of his mind and his dreams? She's exactly the sort of woman he's trying to avoid, but they keep getting thrown together and he can't seem to forget her. Chris Hart was the youngest person ever to make detective in her precinct and she's proud of the career she's built. She loves her partner, but wishes she could forget about his gorgeous older brother. He makes her nervous and she's developed a ridiculous school-girl crush that he seems completely oblivious to. She's much too old for this sort of thing! But Finn's wedding keeps her in all-too frequent contact with Hugh. How is she supposed to forget him when she has to see him nearly every day? When six bodies are discovered on Hugh's new job site, it shuts down construction and he turns to Chris for help. Will they be able to solve the mystery before one of them gets killed? Will they be able to overcome their preconceived ideas of what the other is looking for in a relationship and find the love that is waiting for them?

He is wilder than the west ************* What compelled her to agree to the absurd terms that Carlos put forward was beyond her. He turned towards her with a wicked grin that soiled her knickers. "I win." It was a simple statement yet she felt breathless. She swallowed, her forest green eyes darkening. "Well, name your prize then?" She demanded, his blue-grey eyes flickered to her lips when she nervously and unconsciously licked them. His grin widened. "A kiss," He answered.

When Jade decided to go to Rome over the weekend, it was to surprise her best friend Lucy who had moved there a year ago. What she didn't expect was to witness a murder the same day she arrived. And what she definitely didn't expect was to be taken hostage by those men who later turns out to be a part of the infamous Caliostro-cartel. And above all, she never ever, in her 22 years, expected to fall for Nico Caliostro, the boss's eldest son. Soon she realizes she's too entangled to ever find a way out. Or is she?

What a Cavelli Wants, a Cavelli gets... ******* Vitelli Cavelli is by birth a brilliant businessman. Born an enigma even to his parents, Vitelli is not ready to forfeit his bachelor card. With a hefty bank balance, near perfect looks and a master of the female body, this Cavelli has always gotten what he wants. ******* Olivia 'Ollie' Clarkson is a pediatrician and every public workers nightmare. Having gone through a rough childhood, her life goal is to expose all the greedy and selfish bastards in the adoption system and one day build an orphanage of her own. Her hectic lifestyle does not allow time for men, yet she can't seem to stay away from the arrogant brute who makes her blood boil. ******** Excerpt from book "Do not let another man touch you," he growled lowly, "Or I will not hesitate to cripple him beyond repair. You are mine Olivia and Cavelli's do not share" His grey eyes flashed as he withdrew, leaving her in the form of a hot, panting and unsatisfied mess.

After her father killed her mother when she was a child, Jane Reynolds stopped believing in love. She knows firsthand that it will never work. That is, until she meets her new patient Tobias Cantrell who is out to prove her wrong. © All Rights Reserved. 2013.

Thrane Cantrell. He's Washington High School's brand new chemistry teacher and tech guy. Be it from the all-nighters he pulls in the school building to the gecko he never lets leave his side, Thrane Cantrell remains a mystery to not only the students but also the staff. A very temperamental, frustrating mystery. His moods are about as unpredictable as the words that come out of his mouth. Kids come out of his classroom crying, others never wanting to leave. Teachers leave his infamous Room 104 with beet red faces, some fanning themselves and the rest with veins evident on their foreheads. The arts teacher, Amara Koller, has taken notice of it all. She feels his stares on her during their faculty meetings and does her best to avoid him, like she does with most of the men in her life. Until one day, when her computer faces some unexpected problems, does she finally come face to face with the loud, brash, and demanding Thrane Cantrell. Their encounters after that aren't any more pleasant. He goes out of his way to get her attention. From blasting his music at night to walking into her classroom whenever he pleases, there is no limit to what he'll do to get what he wants. And Thrane wants her.

Titus Cantrell has a problem. Her name's Anna Simmons. She's the neighbor girl he's been in love with for almost a decade. So when that neighbor girl gets pregnant and the father of the child leaves, everything that Anna has ever achieved is on the edge of being destroyed. The small town of Napolm doesn't like it when young women get pregnant out of wedlock. The school board's made sure in the past that those pregnant, husband-less women lose their jobs and reputation. Seeing his chance, Titus asks her a question he's always wanted to ask. He asks Anna to marry him. But after she says yes, he finds himself facing another challenge. Convincing his wife to finally love him back. © All Rights Reserved. 2013. Cover done by GuiltyInnocence!

To Alix Romaro, Taivon was the man who came in every night for a single, dark ale beer. To Taivon Cantrell, Alix was the woman who looked like his deceased fiancée. Cover done by GuiltyInnocence! © All Rights Reserved. 2013.