BOOK ON HOLD-- writers block 😔 𝗜𝗩𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦 is the perfect little ballerina - soft-spoken, obedient, and untouched by the world that sold her. To everyone else, she's just a quiet girl with lowered eyes and pointed toes. But 𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗔𝗘𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗢 knows better. He sees the way her hands tremble. The way her smile doesn't reach her eyes. The way she obeys like she's afraid not to. And it pulls him in. She was promised to him-a contract sealed in blood, not love-and now she belongs to a man as cold as he is calculated and controlling. Rafael doesn't crave her affection. He isn't looking to be wanted. What he wants is to unravel her. To possess every piece of the girl the world calls delicate. But Ivory isn't fragile. She's fractured. And the closer he gets, the more she falls apart for him. In a world of shadows, power, and pain, their connection becomes something twisted. Addictive. Dangerous. Because when you give yourself to a monster... you don't get to choose what parts of you he keeps. And when control slips... Desire takes its place. And Rafael never loses. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ・❥・ "Careful, Ivory. I play rougher when someone thinks they can outmatch me." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ・❥・ { 18+ | Dark Mafia Romance } 𝖢𝖮𝖯𝖸𝖶𝖱𝖨𝖳𝖤 𝟤𝟢𝟤5 @𝗐𝗋𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗆

cover by @JaelynnMoore 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 It's so much easier to spread lies about people than it is to spread the truth. That's what Gabriel knows to be true, at least. According to everyone in his town, he's a monster. He doesn't deserve to be walking among the rest of them. That's far from the truth, though. He was never good at being alone, but it became something he was used to. After everything he'd gone through, he craved solitude. Until she showed up. She wiggled her way right into his heart and now all he craved was her. 𝐀𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐚 Moving to a small lakeside town in Washington was not where Alyna saw her life taking her. She also didn't expect that she'd fall so hard for the brooding mechanic who lived there. Everyone tells her that she should stay away from him. All of the rumors say that he's dangerous, but all she ever feels with him is safe. With obstacles at every turn, will their love be enough to endure even the worst challenge they'll face? Or will they fall apart under the weight? started: 12/15/2023 published: 05/18/2024 completed: highest rankings: #2 bwwm #4 ongoing

ʚїɞ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐁𝐈 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 ʚїɞ "What's your addiction, Rowan?" He gives me a puzzled look as I ask him, I nudge his arm, eager to know his answer. "Come on, everyone has one. What's yours?" His amber eyes glimmer as they look into mine, he smiles and for a moment, I'm unable to breathe. "You, mariposa. Your touch, your smile, your laugh. Your eyes," he chuckles, "Your eyes, I feel like I could drown in them forever. It's you, I'm addicted to you, Lina." ☆:*'¨'*:.•.¸¸.ପໄଓ 𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐀𝐃𝐎, the very definition of arrogance, trouble, and chaos. 𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎, the beautiful combination of rebellious, mischievous, and angelic. Former lovers who now have nothing but hate towards each other. Despite that, they're the most qualified agents in the FBI. They are forced to set aside their differences the minute they're assigned to an undercover mission abroad. The problem? They're undercover as a married couple. Will they rekindle their love, or will the secrets, lies, and haunting of their pasts keep them apart?

"Killian please.." I whimpered out as my bruised hands laid against the concrete. He inhaled with his cigarette in his mouth as he then took it between his index and middle finger, removing it from his mouth, "Bellissima..this thing,you would call a man, tried to hurt you. And you're begging for his mercy." The guy pleaded as he laid on the floor with a busted knee, howling with pain. I can see the entertainment in Killian's eyes as he pulled the silver pistol from his hip and shot the man through his skull. "vedi le cose che farei per te, Bellissima..."

I cupped her face, planting a soft kiss on her beautiful lips. "Don't ever run from me, baby," I said softly, letting my thumb trace her jaw. "I love the chase." Her jaw tightened, her hands coming up to try and move mine. "Stop calling me baby, Ezra," she snapped, eyes flashing. I couldn't help but grin, dropping my voice to something low and dark. "Ohhh, now my baby has a problem with me calling her baby?" She shot me a glare, but I just tucked her hair behind her ear, pressing another kiss to her lips-gentler this time, lingering. "You don't get to tell me what to call you, baby." I leaned in closer, brushing my nose against hers. "You're whatever the fuck I call you."

𝗥𝗛𝗘𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘 was raised to be a shadow. Sit straight, smile when you're spoken to, don't make people repeat themselves and don't you dare draw attention and learn to be grateful they let the deaf daughter stay in the room at all. In Northvalle, perfection is currency. Her sister, Alina, is priceless. Rhea is the problem they keep just out of frame.. .. She's had her eyes on 𝗘𝗭𝗥𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗢𝗩 longer than she'll ever admit. The city's quiet threat. Fixer, the man you call when you're out of options and ready to sell whatever's left of your soul. He doesn't play about what's tied to his name. He doesn't repeat himself and when you keep him waiting too long, he collects more than debt. He's invited into the Lore empire for one reason.. Alina. A marriage on paper. An alliance at the table. Lore influence for Markov protection. Breaking that kind of deal would cost more than money and everyone at that table knows it. Ezra knows what's at stake. But the wrong girl keeps catching his eye... the daughter who was never part of the offer, the one who moves like she's been taught her whole life not to be seen. He should keep his distance. Instead, he starts to toy with the line.. a glance held too long, a touch he has no business giving, secrets in dark corners that would ruin her if anyone ever found out. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧. 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋆ 𐙚 ̊. "We shouldn't be doing this..." "Then stop trembling every time I breathe your name, Malyshka." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋆ 𐙚 ̊. • 𝘼 𝘿𝘼𝙍𝙆 𝙈𝘼𝙁𝙄𝘼 𝙍𝙊𝙈𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙀 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Mature| 18+ Copyright ©️𝗐𝗋𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗆 2025 All rights reserved.

Originally pub 2014 & edited and republished Abena and Ki, were childhood pen pals whose lives were irrevocably changed by a tragic accident, placing Abena, then known as Nani in a seven year coma, just months before college and the death of Ha-na -Abena's sister and Seong-ho-Ki's brother. With Abena and Ki reunited in adulthood under complicated circumstances. They are both grappling with past traumas and a resurgence of feelings they thought were long buried. Ki, now a successful lawyer, finds himself inexplicably drawn to Abena, his new coworker, but is unable to recognize her as his former confidante. Abena, on the other hand, struggles to reconcile her past emotions for Ki while navigating her newfound life in Seoul, including an uncertain engagement to a man who sees her more as a friend than a prospective wife. Overwhelmed by her precarious circumstances, she must wrestle with whether to reveal her true identity to Ki and possibly unravel the fragile peace they have constructed. As secrets are unveiled and past misdeeds resurface, Abena and Ki must confront their shared past and decide whether their intertwined future is worth the potential heartbreak

She was the light he never wanted... and the only one who made him see again. Rowan Cassius Argyros once had everything-success, charm, and a future as bright as the sun. But when an illness stole his eyesight, it didn't just take away his vision. It shattered his trust, hardened his heart, and left him convinced that love had no place in his world. Enter Harmony Noëlle Sinclair-a nursing student with a heart too soft for her own good, whose laughter feels like light itself. She's determined to see the good in everyone, even the brooding man who hides behind cold words and dark glasses. What begins as routine check-ups slowly turns into late-night walks, café encounters, and an undeniable pull neither of them can resist. For the first time in years, Rowan feels something stirring-hope. Desire. Maybe even love. But opening his heart again means risking the pain he swore he'd never endure. And Harmony? She'll have to decide if she's strong enough to break through the walls he's built, even when he pushes her away. A story of healing, second chances, and the unexpected ways love can teach us to see again.

Imani gets a job at monarch Estates There she meets her boss, James. Imani falls for him at first sight James is attracted to her as well But there is a problem James is married and is expecting a child What will happen? Will James and Imani end up together? Read to find out