'The Last Samurai' meets 'Shōgun', meets 'The King and I'... For years she believed herself to be cursed. Every time she grew close to someone they were taken away from her, paying the ultimate price. And now the curse struck again... Lottie has been falsely accused of her uncle's murder. She must escape or she will hang. It's 1854 and America's lawless West is not a place where a lonely woman can count on justice. Then, by the turn of fate, she is given a chance to revisit Japan and seek the people who raised her. In Imperial Japan, divided between isolationists and modernists, she finds an unexpected love and a new sense of belonging. She also finds someone else. Someone from her past... What will she choose? Where will her loyalties lie? Cover design by More Visual Ltd.

❝Mysterious," he hummed in amusement. "I like it. Are you new then, mystery girl?❞ - High school is like a game of chess. You have to gamble the moves you make and risk the chance of checkmate. In Harrington, that isn't the case. No matter what moves someone could make - unless you were one of the Elites - you'll always face checkmate, just for pure pleasure and entertainment, because that's all they'll ever be; another pawn in their game. But that was before Candace. After her best friend was ripped away from Harrington due to her obsession with climbing the hierarchy, Candace knows that she has to do the same to them. One by one. And once she does, she'll finally rest. But what if destroying the Elites means destroying someone she cares deeply about too? - © Copyright 2020 of ImAWandererXO

" Fucking hell Storm, I swear to God!" he seethed, before Andrei could finish his threatening sentence I interuppted loudly. "I'm sorry God can't answer your call at the moment, please try again later. Leave your message after the beep. BEEP BEEP GORILLA TOES!" I don't know what took over me, I honestly don't. Asking for death? Yes Feeling invincible? Yes Hotel? TRIVAGO!! Andrei Jabal, a 25 year old unemotional man with severe anger issues who runs the Russian Mafia in the UK. His next job is to rob the Louvre but he needs her. Storm Campbell, a 23 year old sassy street wise woman. Her only job is to pay of her colossal debt and protect her father. Her skill set is what he needs but her attitude is what reels him in, not even his father has the audacity to speak to him in the way she does. She's fire, his goal is to put her out. CURRENTLY EDITING, something's may be a lil weird. 1 in comedy 22/04/2021 (Hey my pen name used to be Saia Knox, it's now Havva the Author)

They say I'm crazy but that isn't true,...right? "What is it that you have and I have that's abnormal to everyone?" "We both have demons on the side of our beds... Disguised as guardian angels." Her anxiety, asthma, insomnia, paranoia and depression all attacked her as she stands there. Pictures with blurred and scratched out eyes surrounding her. In the same place she drew. His blurred eyes. Warning: contains aggressive vocabulary! Read at own risk ❗️❗️ #8 in horror-thriller 🏅 #2 in tobecontinued #79 in creepy

Alessia Ferrari is the Don of the Italian Mafia. Whip-smart and dangerous, she is a woman in a man's world, surviving against all odds. Born and raised to become a lethal killer, even the ground she walks on bows at her feet. She has it all, until that is, her father gives her hand away in marriage. Ace Hernandez is the boss of the American Mafia. He's a cold cruel hearted monster. He knows the game all too well and does whatever it takes to win and if that means breaking someone, he could do that with his eyes closed. Fate is vicious when the two are forced to marry. Will two monsters find solace in each other's arms or will they kill each other? ---------------------------- "I don't recall signing up for strip poker." She replied. Her full lips frowned softly but her eyes were filled with amusement. She knew she couldn't beat me, not at this game. "Are you quitting? Are you a quitter?" I mocked getting under her skin. Her lips twitched before she pursed them tightly. The blues of her eyes deepened and she threw me a dangerous smirk. She shuffled and pulled off one of her sandals. Fuck. So we're doing this the long way. She raised it in the air, dangling it off her finger before tossing it aside. She raised a brow at me, she challenged me. I knew I got under her skin. Just as I had anticipated. -------------------------- BE AWARE: Trigger warnings: MATURE CONTENT 18+ (SMUT) SWEARING VIOLENCE/GUN VIOLENCE SELF HARM/SUICIDE (REFERENCES) EXPLICIT LANGUAGE REFERENCES TO RAPE SMOKING/ALCOHOL/DRUGS BLOOD/DEATH/GORE ©️ All rights reserved ™️ The Walnut Tree BOOK ONE OF THE MAFIA SERIES

[Completed novella: Imperial Monarchy- starting from chapter 63 where the mafia king ended.] A/N: besties, if u choose to read this story, know that this story is being edited, read at your own risk! I warned you! --------------------------------------- i had to look up at him since he was so close to me. i backed up hitting the wall, his body pressed on mine. "you want to know why i get all worked up when i see other guys around you? do you want to know why i get so angry when you treat other guys so innocently?" i nodded my head he groaned & ran a hand through his hair "you really are clueless aren't you!" when i didn't reply he spoke again "because you make me feel things aurora! i cant control myself! every time i see another guy around you i want to rip them to shreds!" he yelled "why on earth would you feel things?! you don't even like me Leo!" i retorted "I DO!" --------------------------------- an angel meets a devil. They both were so different yet so similar. In the end they both learned the same lesson; that Love is a strength not a weakness. this story is set in a Dystopian era Where Mafias, Gangs & Mobs gained control over everything. They flipped the world upside down creating their own system. the only way to survive is to abide by their rules. Aurora Amherst. a 21 year old girl. Kind, compassionate and has a strange sense of humor. Enjoys hacking for fun. isn't scared to speak her mind. Leonidas Gambino. Leader of the Sicilian Italian Mafia; the strongest mafia on this earth. He is brutal, violent and without an ounce of mercy in his body. He is the description of the devil. He controls everything from the down low. what happens when she hacks into his Mafia's system "accidently"? This is their story. ~TW: contains dumbass M.C Very toxic, bipolar but hot love interest lastly, fights with google translate Note: there's no smutt (this story is PG)

Psycho, an infamous assassin, is known for their skills and ability to kill without the slightest bit of remorse. But what isn't known, is that The Psycho is a woman. To bring an end to a longstanding feud with the Russian Mafia, Adriano Moretti hires Psycho, unaware of her true identity. Their plans are soon disrupted by their own conducting emotions and the ghosts of Psycho's past who have come back to haunt her.

What if you one day fell in love with a boy you weren't supposed to? What if that boy was your employers son? Seventeen year old Ember Rhinehart has been raised to become a CIA operative. Training ever since she could walk, she knows sixteen languages and has black belts in mixed martial arts, karate, and jiu-jitsu. She never knew her parents. Being enrolled into the CIA's top-secret operative development project (called Project N), she was taken from her parents due to the unstable household they ran...or so she is told. She doesn't know much about them. Not even their names. She's trusted the CIA her whole life. The agency sent her to one of their designated foster homes for more agents-in-training enrolled in Project N. Fed her. Protected her. Educated her. Cared for her. But, when Ember is assigned to keep watch on the First Family, she has to deal with so much more than being caught on a mission. With a spoiled teenage daughter and two sons (one of which is addicted to sex and alcohol), the McGallen's aren't the picture-perfect family America believes them to be. But, one day, Ember falls in love with President McGallen's mysterious third son that nobody knew about from a past relationship. He shows up at the White House and is immediately brought into the family, but his appearance is surrounded by scandal that could ruin the McGallen family's campaign for good. With a second election on the horizon, will Ember be able to help the McGallen's clear their name? Or will she lose everything, including McGallen son #3?

Ashlia is a sixteen year old badass. When she was one week old her parents sent her to their most trusted friends to be trained and kept away from danger. Her parents and older brothers would go see her once in a while, but when she turned ten they stopped. - "Ashlia please behave while your family's here." Felix said as he walked into my room. "You and Preston are my family." I snapped back as I got out of my bed and walked into my closet. "Your mom, dad, and brothers are all your family. Preston and I are also your family. I know how you feel about them, but they really do care about you no matter what you think." He said and walked out my room closing the door as he goes. They may be my family by blood, but I don't claim them.

"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