The Blackwood Sisters Mafia Series - Book 1: The Queenpin's Fall She was born to rule. He was born to take whatever he wanted. But some things can't be controlled. Seraphina Blackwood has spent her entire life proving she's more than just a name. As the eldest daughter of the most feared crime family in America, she's fought tooth and nail to take her rightful place at the top. Now, with her grandfather dead and enemies closing in, she has one goal-protect the empire at all costs. But power attracts predators. Damien Moretti is ruthless, calculated, and just as lethal as she is. As the new head of the Moretti famiglia, he sees an opportunity in Seraphina-an alliance that could make them untouchable. His offer is simple: marry him, and together they'll rule the underworld. She refuses. He doesn't take no for an answer. As betrayal brews within her own family and a hidden enemy makes their move, Seraphina is forced to decide-trust a man she can't control or risk losing everything she's built. But there's one problem: The more she fights him, the more she wants him. And if she falls... she'll make sure he falls with her.

Harley-Blair Thompson is afraid to speak... Parker Sorrisi is afraid to love... She has a personality disorder and he doesn't know. A slightly awkward tale of how two very different yet totally compatible people fell in what they refuse to call love. All Parker wants to do is finish sixth form and travel to Italy to attend the best Fine Art University in the world. He doesn't plan on falling for the enigmatic Harley-Blair but, alas, he's drawn to her like a magnet to metal. Harley-Blair is still dealing with the sudden death of her father and is trying to navigate her way through her first year of sixth form. But everything changes when she meets the boy of her dreams, Parker. The boy who gets her to talk. The boy who listens when everyone else shuts their ears. He's the moon to her stars. They complement each other so well. And they realise it now. They never want this to end. Perfect for fans of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Everyday by David Levithan, and All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. A coming of age story about finding yourself through insecurities, peer pressure, and first love. 🤍 3rd place 2021 Big Dipper award in the teen fiction category! 🤍 featured on the @storiesundiscovered reading list! 🤍 #5 in #younglove, #3 in #undiscovered out of 1.60k stories

I hurried to Dimitri's bedroom. I gasped as I saw the curtains by the window dancing freely in the wind and parts of what used to be a window lying on the ground in shatters. Dimitri was nowhere in sight. The beating of my heart escalated to bullet speed as my body began to shake violently. "Dimitri?" I yelled. No answer. "Dimitri!" No answer. "DIMITRI!" What do you think happened to Dimitri? I guess you'll have to read to find out...

"We're not supposed to be doing this Sebastian..." Sebastian pulled me closer to him not looking away from my forest green eyes. "You and I both know you want this." My heartbeat accelerated knowing that what we were doing was so wrong; yet, it felt so right. ••• Yevette Smith is a smart young woman who works as an assistant for the rough, tough and sexy Sebastian Graham. In all her years of working for Sebastian, she has never once took the time to acknowledge him as more than just her boss. However, when things change and she is no longer just his assistant, all of her feelings are revealed and not in a cute way. |Highest Ranking #3 in pretty| |Highest Ranking #1 in mustread| |Highest Ranking #2 in mansion| |Highest Ranking #1 in sexy| •••• Contains errors, mature content and obscene language NB: THERE IS GOING TO BE A REWRITTEN VERSION OF THIS AFTER IT'S COMPLETED. Copyright © Azaria Conliffe™ 2018- Began on August 25th 2018 Completed on March 4th 2021

Sherry Beckett was done with her marriage, every second was agonizing. Garrett Beckett old charm was gone, leaving a dull marriage in their wake. Until, their marriage therapist suggest fixing their intimacy problems by spicing up their bedroom, will the Beckett's get another chance?

Katherine never pictured her life would be this way, being 'sold off' to some uncaring, misogynistic pig who's nothing more than a leech to society. The mid-thirties was a hard time for everyone, but her family seemed to always manage well, no matter what came about, until they fell on some really hard times and had to do what they had to do, in order to survive. They put their lasting trust in a man who made them more desolate than ever and eventually, they had to make the ultimate sacrifice of giving him their oldest daughter (Katherine) as payment. But what happens when one day, a mysterious man comes into Katherine's life and promises her changes beyond her wildest dreams; any and everything she could ever ask for in life. But there's only one problem, he's white.. From self-experience and stories that have been told to Katherine, she knows not to trust white people. The temptation to engaged is risky, but she can't resist this mysterious man with the captivating eyes and the obvious dark secret behind his smile. Will Katherine fall into temptation and give in to him, or will she listen to her instincts and stay away from the dangerously, mysterious man.

Paris teaches toddlers, she was orphaned at a young age and that has made her guarded and stole all the hope she has of having a happily ever after. Israel may seem like an ignorant playboy to the world but all he has ever longed for is someone who understood him. He feels unnoticed by the world and seeks its attention by being the bachelor they painted him out to be. When in Sandton, a young woman throws herself at him and they are both too drunk to think too much about it. It was supposed to be a one-night stand until Israel needed a wife to close a business deal. Paris may have slept with a stranger but marrying one is not something she will do. Israel needs this deal and the only way Paris is agreeing is if he can make her fall in love but will life hand her a cake and let her eat it too? ********************** "Israel, I am scared again." He holds me tighter. "I will never let anything happen to you, I would give my life for you." "Don't do that, life would not be the same without you." "Stop ruining my confessions of love. I love you Mimma and I will protect you as best as I can." "I love you." He looks at me, his face lights up, he places a kiss on my lips, soft and loving. **************************** Starting date: 28 Feb 2021 End Date: 08 May 2022 Word Count: [100 000 - 105 000] ***** Rankings: 1 - Black 2 - Blackwoman 3 - Swirl 3 - Blackfiction 5 - interracial 8 - Romance 11- Billionaire 16-diversity

*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

Pregnant by a jerk and left to provide for her unborn babies with the help of her successful bakery and the help of her baby daddy's brother, who she's falling for hard. Renee just can't catch a break, especially when her new project for the bakery is with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team her baby daddy plays for. ••••••••••••••• This is my first story, please be kind and Vote and comment! :D

Book two of A L A N A You don't necessarily have to read the first book to understand this one. Some parts would just make more sense. Tainted with a history full of pain, Alana ends up striving for greatness, the twenty three year old left the past in well.... the past. She successfully owns one of the biggest pastry shops in her city and right now she doesn't need love. Or that's what she thinks. But when a new customer decides to show up in the form of a handsome male, she's not so sure what she wants.