"The Taming of the Shrew" depicts the courtship of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew. Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship, but Petruchio tempers her with various psychological torments-the "taming"-until she becomes a compliant and obedient bride. Cover done by @zonaamind

catch-22 noun a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.

❝ YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RUDE. ❞ ❝ WOW, YOU'RE LIKE A DETECTIVE OR SOMETHING. ❞ Scout Wiley has two sides. The loudmouth mailroom girl who hates coffee, and the trained assassin who never misses her target. Thanks to years of training, these lives have been kept separated. But after an unusual incident, Scout can't help her intense curiosity towards the mysterious, and a little bit charming, Dr. Spencer Reid. As she learns more, her separate lives begin to merge in a dangerously lethal way. Scout knows her mission. She cannot fail. But what if succeeding sudden cost more than she bargained for? And is it worth anything if it destroys the only love she's ever known? - previously titled NUMB - ( BOOK ONE of FIGHT OR FLIGHT ) rankings: #1 in criminal minds #1 in reid x oc #1 in spencer reid #1 in matthew gray gubler

❝ EXCUSE ME, I HAVE TO GO KILL SOMEONE. ❞ ❝ I REALLY HOPE SHE'S TALKING FIGURATIVELY. ❞ ( BOOK TWO of FIGHT OR FLIGHT ) Scout Wiley was once in love with the abyss. It was her mistake for getting too comfortable. She knew she shouldn't have lied, that she shouldn't have messed with things out of her control. Scout couldn't help herself. Because when the abyss stared back at her, all she saw were the eyes of Spencer Reid. But now is not the time for past romance or forbidden memories. Instead, she knew she had a choice to make and running away from her problems was no longer an option. The only solution was to seek refuge in the one person she had been avoiding for 13 years. And he wasn't the same man anymore. rankings: #1 in reid x oc #1 in spencer reid #1 in matthew gray gubler