𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒊 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒐 • alexandra romero has always put her role as a peaky blinder above anything else. but love is like a bullet; unexpected and painful. by the time you notice, there's one aimed at your heart, and the trigger has already been pulled. trying to survive it would be foolish. • mature themes john shelby x OC completed + sequel is out • created 31st july 2019 • completed 31st july 2020

~complete~ There comes a time when everything is just too much to handle by yourself. *apparently this story is kinda like the manga Kaichou wa Maid-sama in the first couple of chapters? I haven't read that before, so I'm sorry about that! I assure you, the rest of it has nothing to do with maids, or any other mangas hopefully lmao*

Breakups are always messy, especially when things end because somebody has cheated. That's exactly what has happened with Sam. Her best friend, Nadia, has a plan prepared for the perfect breakup and Sam is keen to try it out. Romances blossoms, friendships begin, and fires start in this 21 step plan to the perfect breakup.

When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]