Veronica Cruz has been through hell and back. After disconnecting with the world two years ago to be at the side of her dying mother, she's left alone, unemployed, overweight, and feeling a decade older than her twenty-eight years. When her best friend coaxes her into joining the local gym to ditch her depression and rejuvenate her life, she meets Noah. Assigned to help Veronica lose weight, Noah is everything she expected a young trainer to be-perfectly chiseled, supportive and motivating. Add to that, he's incredibly sexy. He's everything she's ever looked for in a man. What she least expected was for him to fall for her, but he has. There's just one glaring problem: Noah is eight years younger. Noah Quintanilla has his eye on a boxing title-someday. Down for a few months with an injury, his maintenance-boy pay at 5th Street Gym won't cut it. He's finally given the opportunity to train. The catch? His trainee is an out-of-shape woman with a free week pass. Taking on the challenge, Noah stumbles into one of the closest friendships he's ever known, and before he knows it, he's in love. But Veronica's not having it-the age difference is too much. Their platonic relationship means having to watch her date other men-something that would make him crazy. Believing he's the man for her, Noah sets out to prove that age is but an illusion, and there's more to him than just a number. Adult Contemporary - The story you are about to read is intended for mature readers due to its sexual content and language. It may not be appropriate for all audiences. Please read at your own discretion. This is not an extended sample like all my others. This will be uploaded in it's a entirety a few chapters a day.

(SIGNED AND PUBLISHED ON POPINK) He's mean. He's tough. He's dangerous. He's a playboy. And most of all,he has extreme obsession for cheesecake. That is Callisto Worthington, son of Chip Worthington, the most powerful and feared gang lord of the entire west coast of United States of America. On the day of father's 35th year of reign, he announced that he will be retiring and the next in line was Callisto. He was utterly in cloud 9 but his mood was dampen when his father said there is catch. He needs to finish his last year in high school in order to be fully eligible to run the gang. He was outraged. He was 20 years old and going back would be embarrassing. If he doesn't finish, his father will pass the responsibility to his older brother, Cain, a college graduate and in the works of being a doctor. Callisto didn't want his brother to rule the gang. He didn't have the strong stomach for violence like he did and a big wuss. So he decided to grant his fathers wishes. It will be one hell of an experience for Callisto since he dropped out of high school a long time ago. Would it still be the same than before? He's in for a big surprise as he encounter hardships and who knows, he might find a girl he could fall in love with at the side.