Hooking up with her best friend's brother is Sam's childhood crush come true, but to have a future together, she'll have to overcome her past. ***** Sam Larson has always known Mason Wells is off-limits. He's her best friend's brother, and their family took her in when she needed somewhere to go as a teen. She thought she'd let her crush go, but seeing him at his sister's wedding brings all those old feelings back. And then some. Hooking up is one thing, but to have a real relationship, Sam will have to wrestle with the past she fears if she's going to have the future she longs for. [[Word count: 60,000-70,000]] Cover designed by @OutofMyLimit17 Content Warning: This book contains references to drug use, childhood neglect, and intimate partner abuse.

Grace Perne is a hard-working young woman with a lot of responsibility on her shoulders. Brought up by her father, a doctor, after the tragic death of her mother, she is determined to do good in the world. Alexei Ivanov is determined to escape the life he is supposed to live. Brought up by the notorious Ivanov mafia residing in London, he thinks he has persuaded his father to change his ways...until suddenly a drop goes wrong, leaving the family business in Alex's hands. When Grace and Alexei find each other, both of them desperate and lonely, something sparks between them that neither can ignore. But will Alexei's role in the mafia tear them apart?

To the world he was a beast but for her he would do anything. He could have the world but all he wanted was her. They say the things we want most are the things we can't have. For she was so afraid of him that even the thought of him could have her running for the hills. Little did she know that she was the only one who didn't have to be afraid of him. Credits for the cover go to @Chatachino for the amazing cover.

Aria Adkins only cares about three things: 1.) the bills piling up on her kitchen counter. 2.) getting her sister out of their dead-end hometown and off to college. 3.) keeping the bottle of Jim Beam out of her heartbroken, alcoholic mother's reach. Closed-off and content as one can be with a never ending routine of crappy part-time jobs and the task of cleaning up broken whiskey bottles, Aria is used to dealing with things by herself; especially after her father runs off and she's forced to step up to the plate and solely care for her dysfunctional mother and younger sister. At twenty-one, Aria sticks to herself and has no time for men, romance, and most of all, love. After witnessing the demise of her parents' train wreck of a marriage lead to a cycle of adultery, addiction, and abuse, she swears to herself that she wants no part in any of it. That all changes when she crosses paths with tall and tattooed New Orleans native Austin Delaney, who weasels his way into Aria's heart and refuses to let her maneuver life alone. First, he offers her a job. And then? The promise that he's not going anywhere. • Highest Ranking: #1 in New Adult Romance, #4 in Adult Romance, #22 in Romance •

| Complete | REWRITING + ROUGH DRAFT | Riley Greene was all set for her summer vacation with her college boyfriend, Kevin. With her bags packed and passport ready, she was excited to go sight-seeing through Hawaii. All her plans came crashing down when Kevin decides to end their relationship...the day after graduation. A heartbroken Riley is unable to resist the invitation to spend the summer with her best friend Samantha and her family at their beach house. Sam just had one rule: NO DATING ANY OF HER BROTHERS. Riley agreed without hesitation. After all, she had no plans on even looking at another man right now. That is until she meets Joey. Known as the womanizer of Sam's brothers, he can charm anyone. When he sets his sights on Riley, it unleashes an erotic connection neither of them saw coming. Lost in a passionate affair of secret rendezvous and stolen kisses, Riley is battling with two things: the craving for Joey's touch and the fear of betraying her best friend. How far will they go? Rankings: #9 - romance out of 1.5 million stories (March 2020) S/n: the main purpose of this story is drama. Some scenes may not be dramatic to you, but it's a story. That's the point. Beautiful cover by: Thegraphicdistrict on Instagram! I'm sorry guys. This is the very very ROUGH DRAFT. I did not edit. I will get to it when I have more time.

Peter Goodman has never been in love. He disregards other's emotions including his own. He lives his life being a wingman, with no attachments and meaningless sex. It's a tiring life, until one day he decides that maybe instead of sleeping with the "ugly" friend he should befriend her, unaware that he's about to fall in love and with it comes her haunting past. Warning contains gangs and violence.

"Don't tell me you're not mine, Scarlett. I'm yours and you're mine, sugar. All mine. So go finish your shift quickly because I'm taking you home to pay for your shit tonight and the longer you make me wait, the more creative I get with what I'm going to do with you." Scarlett Peters just moved into an apartment above a bar, owned by a man who's practically her family. She planned to escape the mess of her life and an abusive ex, having swore off men. But plans don't go so well when she meets a regular at the bar and former marine, Ryker. He's chaos and dangerous, wrapped up in an irresistible package. Ryker has never been one to settle down or be with a girl more than once. But there's something irresistible about his friend's niece he just can't stay away from, especially not when he finds out her abusive ex is still bothering her. This is a sample only, full book available on Patreon through the link in my bio

**Highest Ranking : #1 in Chicklit** [ A WATTPAD FEATURED STORY ] Mabel Carter traveled half way across the country to attend college and get away from her dark past. After so many years she finally feels as though she's the one in control of her own life and she's on the way to mending her fragile heart. Until she meets Alexander Woods that is. A friendship sparks between the two of them, and he begins to make her feel things she never thought were possible. But what happens when the past comes knocking? Alex Woods doesn't do girlfriends. He's convinced that the girls he attends school with only want him based off looks, and would prefer him to be "arm candy." When he meets Mabel he's caught between wanting to be her friend and craving so much more than that. He's convinced himself that friendship is all that will ever come of their relationship, but as she shows the vulnerability beneath the sassy temper of hers, his feelings for her begin to grow in an unexpected way. ✖️✖️✖️ WATTPAD FEATURED STORY (3/1/18) Ranking | Chicklit: HR: #1 (4/21/18, 6/25/18)

When pre-med student Mia gets pulled over on her way to school, she doesn't think that the rude Officer Phoenix Adams is anything more than a factor of a bad day. She definitely didn't think she'd see him again. She definitely never thought they would fall in love. Cover done by the amazing @couchpotato2022 !

❦ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 Victoria Marshall, a school nurse by day, an on-call hospital nurse and a part-time bartender at night. After a nasty breakup when she was seventeen that resulted in jail time for a crime she didn't commit, every day for her is busy, work dominating her life with no time to find love. But love comes knocking on her door when Victoria meets Oli Carson's uncle and the last thing she expected was meeting the sexy police officer from the night before. A year has passed since the takedown of the mafia, and it's been a big year for Jason Carter. From divorcing his backstabbing mafia wife Kerri to arresting most of the police officers in the city, and let's not forget being promoted to police chief; Jason's year has been a busy one for him and his nephew. He's rejected anyone who's looking for a relationship but something draws him to the fiery spirit of Victoria Marshall. Will Victoria be charmed by the sexy officer? And what happens when the ex she left and ran away from steps back into her life? ✘✘✘ ⚠️ 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭/𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.⚠️ ✘✘✘ What readers have to say: "I absolutely loved your stories, TEC as well as this. I'm a writer myself and when I have writer's block I have about 2 authors whose books I go to for inspiration. You are one of them fam. Thank you so much for sharing such an amazing story with us. I will definitely come back and reread it!"