Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. ~ Martin Luther King-Jr. Colton: With a difficult upbringing and only myself to rely on, building a new life for myself wasn't always easy. But Mama K giving me a second chance at life was all a kid like me could ever hope for. She allowed me to flourish and have dreams. So finding my love of soccer and being able to be the success I am today - I owe it all to her. She showed me I mattered. Even so, escaping my past and trying to move on proved tough at times. The darkness was always there. Always lurking around the corner, waiting to suck me in again. Finding silver linings was damn near impossible....until her. Angels on earth. Who knew they existed? Not me. She was a beacon of light, that light you see at the end of the tunnel. Layla, was the angel's name, and she was going to be mine...

**I wish you would have came home with me. Oh the things I could do to you.** I decide that instead of telling him I'm a virgin I'll just play hard to get. **What kind of woman do you think I am?** **I wouldn't think less of you. Honestly you have intrigued me. No woman has ever said no to me.** **Well I'm not like every woman.** **Have dinner with me tomorrow night.** I'm a little thrown off due to him basically saying I am having dinner with him instead of asking me. But I'm definitely intrigued as well by his words and I need to know more about him. But I'm still playing hard to get anyways. He is used to having any woman he wants. He won't possible want me once he finds out I'm a virgin. **Oh I'm not sure I might have plans tomorrow.** That should throw him off a bit. I lay down in bed not expecting him to text me back but my phone vibrates again and I can feel the excitement as I open up his message. **I wasn't asking you Emma. Send me your address and be ready by six thirty.** Okay that didn't throw him off at all. And surprisingly my excitement has grown even more along with the warm sensation swirling in my stomach. I quickly send him the address and set my phone on the nightstand. Ready for bed I crawl under the covers and just as I close my eyes my phone vibrates. ** See you then Emma. Don't be a naughty girl without me.** My mouth drops open and I am blown away. I've never let anyone touch me nor have I ever touched myself. I decide not to respond but replay his last text over and over in my mind until I fall asleep. And I dream of him again.

River and Pierson were childhood best friends until Pierson suddenly moved away, causing them to later on forget each other. River is a loud, sarcastic, bossy, jerk police officer with tough love given. Pierson has a traumatizing past, leaving her scared, anxious, and closed off. How would a jerk face and a girl living in fear, mix?

"The Hacker and the Mob Boss" ❦ Reyna Fields seems to be an ordinary girl with her thick-framed glasses, baggy clothes, hair always up in a ponytail, and her head tucked away behind a computer screen. However, no one knows she's armed with a genius IQ and a heart of gold. She hacks her way into virtual systems on a search for her mother. Unfortunately for her, she has hacked into the wrong database. She hacked into the database of the notorious mob boss, Santino "Saint" Venturi. Saint is the opposite of his name. He's known for his ruthlessness. As a mob boss to a mafia, he learned to eat or be eaten. When Reyna stumbles upon his database, a plan dispersed into his mind. He's going to take her. ❦ "I don't share, angel." "He's a friend," she found herself saying. Dante was too busy staring at her to notice the fiery glare in Saint's eyes. She was mentally praying that Dante would just look away. His fingers trailed up her leg before his hand latched onto her sex. He held her there while a small gasp left her lips. "I will fuck you on this table if he doesn't stop looking at what belongs to me." ❦ HIGHEST RANKING: #5 romance - 6/26/22 Dark Romance Cover by @-simplyhan

*• POV IS IN BOTH MALE AND FEMALE•* •• Any similarity to a different story is a complete coincidence! I thought of this story on my own.•• 18 year old Helena Celine was known for her beauty and kindness, but also known for being abused and alone. She's always been different for having white hair and vibrant purple eyes. Her family has rejected her completely and everyone's labeled her as the outcast. Her 2 older brothers contribute to the beatings while her father and mother stand by and watch. Alpha Levi is aware of the way his pack treats Helena but he takes no actions to stop her torture. In fact, he joins in every one and a while to make the poor girl more miserable and broken. When they clash on Helena's 18th birthday he knows right away he needs to reject her. To him she's incapable of running a pack, especially when that pack hates her. Lucky for Helena, she takes the rejection quite good and is able to find the strength inside of her to get out and move on to something better. -- I SUCK AT DESCRIPTIONS IM SO SORRY!!!

"There's a difference between respect and fear" the scared sound of a girl is what started it all. Never in my life did I think ol' Jonny Guffet would hit a woman much less his own daughter. But when I visit an old friend and find his daughter crying in her bedroom with a black eye it sets me off. "I need to get her out of here" and "I need to stomp his ass" are the two thought's battling in my head. I gotta make a choice and it better be the right one. But damn is she hot.... (No, he is not being a creep, her age will be revealed)

Ellison Claire Sanders left Jefferson 10 years ago after her and her best friend Brantley got in a fight. Brantley always felt like a piece of his heart went with her. Ellison returns home to Jefferson at the same time Brantley comes off tour. What happens when these best friends come face to face? Will they pick up their friendship or will it be something more?

19 year old Ray gets abused by her foster parents that don't want anything to do with her. She's in her fourth year of university planning to become a doctor. Ray is extremely smart, known for her kindness and most of all, she's very shy. 21 year old Ace is a quiet and dangerous gangleader. He's never been seen with friends, smiling, or even talking. He's majoring in business, but everyone knows about his most known gang in the country, therefor he is feared by everyone. What happens when Ray bumps into a walking wall named Ace King in her vulnerable state? What causes Ace to start questioning this 19 year old?

Riona Willow has known darkness and refuses to ever be helpless again. When this modern day warrior woman lands in 12th century Scotland, things are bound to go awry. But with her delinquent brother and oblivious twin sister in tow, Ri will have a tough enough time finding a way home, let alone keeping them alive long enough to make the journey. Shaw Logan has faced great adversity and works to protect his people and their lands. When a strange, otherworldly beauty saves his life, nearly dying in the process, Shaw is determined to discover what could make such a bonnie lass learn to fight with the grace of an angel and the deadly force of the most skilled warrior. Her younger siblings are driving him crazy with their bickering and antics, while she herself frustrates him in an entirely different way. The longer they spend together, the more Ri allows him in, and the closer Shaw comes to learning about her past. But her siblings are restless and afraid, even if they won't admit it, and as Ri begins to fall for Shaw, she starts to wonder if she really wants to go home after all. Something lurks in the shadows, watching, waiting. A darkness threatens the happiness Ri and Shaw have found in each other and the life they might build together. Ri is getting closer to finding a way home, which will put her family out of danger, but if Ri and Shaw are to have a future in any century, they'll need to find this threat and eliminate it.

Hansen Hayworth is a military soldier who was betrayed by the love of his life when he found her in bed with the towns sheriff. Which just so happens to be his best friend. Hansen leaves his small-town. Decides to go to Hawaii and escape the whispers of the scandal. There he meets a friend from the military along with a beautiful local woman named Thanya Lan. Thanya Lan is a sweet soul with a heart of gold. Hurt by the her ex-fiance, she hardens her heart and refuses to let any man in. When she meets Hansen, at first she thinks the worst. But slowly, as her and Hansen spend more time together. The attraction becomes very mutual. Can Thanya learn how to forgive and love again? This story is about love, forgiveness and trust. Enjoy, as you read the story of Hansen and Thanya, showing the definition of " Finding True Love."