Piper Cross, an undercover spy, must relive her past as a child gladiator in order to bring the underground arena to justice. ***** Growing up gladiator is brutal. The cells are cramped, the weapons are blunt, and to top it all off, fighters have to risk their lives in public battles to earn their freedom while the lanistas make a profit. Forming attachments is a fool's gambit. Death lurks in the sand... Five months have passed since Piper Cross chose her friends over revenge, but an opportunity to bring her mother to justice presents itself when she spots a familiar face in the arena. Ordered by Chance Nightshade to extract the fighter they call Spartacus, Piper must enter the Doubles Tournament to get close enough to make her move. The only problem: her partner is very distracting. And his sentimentality might just get the both of them killed... *** Updates every Friday at 1PM (AEST). This book is free to read!

Gifted wolf Scarlett is on the run from a clan that wants to steal her powers, but hiding her identity proves difficult when she discovers her mate is a powerful alpha who doesn't want to let her go. Standalone in the Marked Mate Series *** Gifted wolves are a hunted breed. Scarlett is one of them. Her gift? She can manipulate the emotions of others. But bearing the mark of a gifted wolf comes at a price. The Enclave Clan have made it their mission to hunt down every last remaining gifted wolf and use them for power - something Scarlett vowed to never let happen. So she's been on the run her entire life. But when Scarlett finds herself on claimed pack land, she realizes that their Alpha Roman is her mate - a protective and powerful man who knows what he wants. Her. Afraid her own mate will turn her in, Scarlett keeps her true identity hidden, but she knows it's only a matter of time before the pack discovers what she really is. Her only option? To leave and never return. But soon, her bond to Roman becomes harder and harder to ignore. Especially because he's all she's ever dreamed he would be...

Vyra, an outcast within her pack is thrown into chaos when she is revealed to be the Alpha's mate. Tantalize: Threads of Silver Series *** Vyra Lupine is a pariah in her Lycan pack. Both a hybrid and an Outcast, she has had her fair share of struggles. Nothing compares to the night of the Alpha's mating ritual, when the reveal of Seren Umbra's mate changes the course of her life forever. Bound by magic and tradition, Vyra finds herself stuck in a battle she will undeniably lose. Forced to face the truth of her family's betrayal, a tangled web of deceit, and the bond's temptation, she must fight and claw her way into power after years of being suppressed. Will she choose what feels like love and accept the bond? Or will she choose vengeance and take back what is rightfully hers?

College football star Reid Donahue's comeback is documented by sports media head Jo Lawrence, but as sparks fly between them, Jo must navigate both her career ambitions and growing attraction to the reserved athlete. *** When college football superstar Reid Donahue is ready for a comeback following a gruesome injury, the university tasks their head of sports media for a season-long piece on Reid's return to glory. Jo Lawrence knows that doing this piece is her in for a post-grad job at ESPN and is determined to make her way through a notoriously male-dominated industry. But Reid - reserved and withdrawn since his injury - is making things difficult for Jo at every turn...including the wind sprints her heart seems to do every time he looks at her across the football field. *** [2024 WATTY WINNER] [Wattpad HQ pick January 2025 & June-July 2025] [6x featured story] [18+] Copyright 2023-2025 | Taylor Romagnoli [moonraess]

Elyse, a trauma surgeon who owes a debt to the mafia, finds herself in an arranged marriage with infamous mafia don Alessandro and discovers unexpected love as they navigate his dangerous world together. ***** Dr. Elyse Romero is used to dangerous house calls. Ever since her father's debts to all the wrong people fell to her, she's been the doctor on call for the mafia, and at this point, she's lost count of how many criminals she's had to heal. But when a handsome stranger is brought to her apartment in the dead of night, Elyse knows this assignment won't be like the others. There's no doubt in her mind: if he dies, she dies too. But it turns out surviving the night is the least of her worries. Her new patient is none other than notorious mafia don Alessandro Vitale, and he's not done with Elyse just yet. Presented with an offer she truly can't refuse, Elyse is forced into a new kind of danger and it turns out she's only scratched the surface of this criminal world. After all, when an angel saves a devil's life, there will be hell to pay. Book One in the Devil's Playground Series. Content Warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of crime and violence.

"For a place called Paradise City, this island sucks. I don't think a single day has gone by that I haven't thought about stabbing the shit out of myself," he said. "Especially since I'm forced to live with you every second of every day." "Sh. I'm trying to science," I said, not looking up from my binoculars. "See anything interesting?" "Not really. My vision's a little clouded from the fog and rain clouds you constantly emit." He laughed. "You never fail to amuse me, Rea." "But you just said-" "I just said you make me want to stab myself. Interpret that however you'd like." With a love for whales and all life (besides maybe humans), Reagan Winebrenner had never even seen an ocean until her senior year in high school. But the moment she saw her first humpback, she knew she had found her passion and future career. A few years later and an invitation to Paradise City in hand, Reagan has her entire summer laid out for her, working on the project of a lifetime. But with five other students completing their projects as well, will they discover something worthwhile, or will they end up a psychology lesson for future generations? A New Adult Watty Winner 2019

With the limited time they have, she teaches him how to love. And he teaches her how to let go. Copyright © 2018 by jayscitylights. All Rights Reserved.

[wattys shortlist 2018] Colton has always hated Alexis. It's as simple as that. Alexis has never hated Colton though, not even after the night havoc was let loose: chaos caused by him. This summer, Alexis doesn't expect to be reunited with her tormentor. She assumed that after that night, all those years ago, he wouldn't dare show face again. After all, what he did was unforgivable and definitely not fixable; not this time. Regardless, he's back and a counsellor too. Now Alexis has to figure out if she's going to let him walk all over her again or if she's going stand up to him? With her loyal group of friends armed with many 'pranks' she surely has the weapons to do so. But she's not so sure she wants to use them against her bully. *i'm not great at blurbs, but please give my story a go, i promise it's better than it sounds!* __________________________________ » watty's shortlist 2018. » featured story on chicklit's trending list. » #10 in chicklit, #1 in camp, #1 in summer camp. [COPYRIGHT © 2017, 123itsmeee, ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED TO ME.]