NEEDS EDITING THIS IS A FIRST DRAFT He built a fortress around his heart. She brought a wrecking ball and a secret. Elias Thorne is a mystery in Oakhaven, A solitary figure and the owner of a successful tattoo franchise, his wealth is as carefully guarded as his silence. He is the quiet grump the whole town wants to decipher, but no one ever gets close. Elias likes his life neat, organized, and utterly empty of anything that could remind him of love and loss. Then June Hayes arrives. Burnt out from the new york art scene and pregnant via a donor, June is determined to create a peaceful, new life for herself and her baby. To the locals, she's just a sweet, new artist. They have no idea she's also viral sensation with over a million followers who sells her work to the A-list. June sees Elias's grumpy exterior and smiles. She needs a friend, and she has decided the broody, ball cap wearing man (no seriously I never see him without a hat on - June) across the street is it. She invades his quiet space showing up at the inkwell every Tuesday and spending the day, sharing her music, and poking at his meticulous order. Elias fights it all, clenching his jaw and pulling his cap low to hide the truth: he fell for the Wildflower the minute she crashed into his life. As June begins posting subtle, faceless photos of him, their reluctant friendship turns into an online viral romance that threatens to expose both of their secrets. How do you guard a heart that already belongs to a Wildflower, a baby, and a life you swore you'd never have? And what happens when the most careful grump in Oakhaven blurts out, "That's my wife," just to stay by her side? Tropes: - Grumpy x Sunshine - He Falls First - Protective - Pregnancy - Small Town - Forced Friends - Friends to lovers - Secret Identity CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE

📚Crack and Crease - Cracks demand repair. Creases demand heat. Not all damage screams. Some of it settles. 🖤 Jaiveer Jahagirdar & Vamika Mittal 🖤 Jaiveer Jahagirdar was not broken by loss, he was cracked by it, and like tempered glass, he learned to stand sharper at the edges. Vamika Mittal carried her crease like precision not damage, just a permanent line where softness used to lie. Yugveer Jahagirdar, 1.5 years old, he didn't see cracks or creases - only arms that held him. 🩶🩶🩶 He was raised in corridors where power never trembled - a son taught that weakness is louder than loss. She learned early that love can bruise without leaving proof - a woman who folds her scars into sharp edges. 🔥 Jaiveer Jahagirdar carries fracture like inheritance. Vamika Mittal wears restraint like silk over steel. 🔥 Their families built empires that refuse to bow. Their names have stood on opposite sides of contracts for decades. ⚔️ He protects what's his. She controls what she builds. ⚔️ They meet across a table neither trusts. No promises. No peace. Just leverage. Because steel doesn't bend easily. And pride doesn't forgive quietly. 👑 Legacy carved their surnames. Damage shaped who they became. But somewhere between the crack and the crease - something refuses to stay folded. 👑 🕊️ Tropes 🕊️ Enemies to Lovers Corporate Rivals Single Father Divorced FMC Billionaire / Industrial Dynasty Slow Burn Power Couple No Cheating Protective Father Child Softens the War

𝐀𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐢 daughter of the Don and heiress to the American-Italian crime family '𝘐 𝘓𝘶𝘱𝘪 𝘥'𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢'. Known for her intelligence and beauty. Yet, hidden beneath her affectionate and innocent exterior, was pain and loneliness. The loss of her mother left a deep hole in her heart, leaving the young woman vulnerable, always searching for the feeling of entirety. 𝐃𝐞𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐯 well-known Don of the Russian mafia, cold and menacing, governed by power and secrets, was only looking to expand his empire into the Americas. Coming across the Sambini family, he arranges his affairs and prepares to enact his schemes. Which are unexpectedly halted at the expense of the heiress. What will happen when a woman who can't help but speak from her heart, catches the eye of a man who no longer knows what he wants? Will the deepest secrets be revealed? Or strongest trusts be broken? What will become of the future they both desperately try to obtain? ••• Aurora cried out his name as he continued to thrust into her, his hand leaving her clit, taking hers and placing it against the bulge of her lower stomach. The visible bump confuses Aurora, her eyebrows knit together. "Do you feel me, мой маленький зайка?" but, she's too fucked out to fathom a reply, and can only moan for him in return. "This is where I belong." 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧-𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 + 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫© 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞/𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭/𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭

She is fiery, hot-headed and spontaneous. He is calm, composed and calculating. She is fire, burning every obstacle in her path. He is ice, numbing his enemies with a single glare. She is loud, not afraid of raising her voice. He is quiet, his silence speaking volumes. ******* Hazel Martin and Xavier Davis are like two opposite sides of a pole, with her fierce persona and his cold attitude. But one thing is common between them; their love and affection for their families. So what will happen when they are stuck with each other and they need each other's help in the middle of a crisis? ... Thank you @prettypink-ink for such a wonderful cover. Things are bound to get messy as their opposite worlds clash with each other.

Skylar Pearl Gray is a single mom, she and her almost one year old son Nico live in New York. Two years after heartbreak she is independent and confident. She has only one rule: NO GUYS NEEDED. Elijah Woods is a CEO and very handsome. Despite his looks he wants a girl he can settle with and is not a player. What happens when these two ran into eachother? Will Skylar be able to let herself trust again? ~~~

What happens when the star baseball player hits a home run into the art studio window? ***** All Sadie Lane Garner needed to make herself happy was a canvas and paintbrush. With copious projects due and little studio time, she volunteers to clean the art building in exchange for after-hour use of the university art supplies. But, she doesn't foresee the loud baseball games outside the workshop windows, the near-perfect view of the field, or the sight of devious, dark-haired athlete, Elijah Preston, known for his charm and home runs. And it doesn't take long for Sadie to find out he also has the perfect view of her. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Completed, 80-85k words Stand Alone novel [previously named The Art of Falling] Cover photo from Pexels edited on Canva Copyright of Anna Steffey All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. -- ONLY POSTED TO WATTPAD

Joelle Morrow has her focus set on the future. As an up-and-coming lingerie designer, she's overcome multiple setbacks on the road to achieving her dream of opening her own boutique but has yet to be knocked down, leaving her no time to think about her lack of a love life. That is, until Sebastian Brookes walks into the pub where she's bartending and immediately catches her eye. As the newest addition to the Boston Knights hockey team, Sebastian is back in his hometown and ready to prove to the world he deserves a spot in the big leagues. Despite fumbling their first few encounters, Joelle and Sebastian are unable to deny their mutual attraction and begin to date, but quickly realize that keeping their eyes on the prize is hard when trying to navigate a new relationship. Not only are they dealing with conflicting priorities and intensifying pressure, but with Joelle on the seam of everything she's ever wanted and Sebastian suddenly sidelined, they're faced with an arduous decision. Do they choose to hit the brakes and concentrate on their own careers or fight for a chance at love?

COMPLETED. A university student. A professional hockey player. They've proved they can be friends. Can they be more? Although they're both in their early twenties and living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, their lives couldn't be more different. Camille Riccardi is a university student who doesn't feel like she has her life together quite just yet. A scary thought, considering she's graduating in a few months. Taylor Hudson, on the other hand, is exactly where he wants to be in life. Drafted first overall in the spring, he's set to begin his first National Hockey League season with the Winnipeg Storm. When they meet through mutual friends, they realize that they may have things in common, after all. They realize that maybe they could be friends. Maybe they could be even more. But it's not nearly as simple as it all sounds. This is their story. Cover designed on Canva with photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash.

COVER CREDIT - @mahgadahling When play boy hot shot Houston Davis had no choice but to turn his act around or lose his NHL contract. The last thing he expected was his PR and management team to come up with something so absurd that it would actually work. Would it work so well that he would break the contract they made filled with rules? Addison Jones, single mom of two kids, eight-year-old Brent Lee, and three-year-old Braelynn Rose, recently separated from her children's father. She never expected an opportunity of a lifetime to be set in front of her while grabbing her morning coffee. Let alone all the amazing things that contract would lead to.

"Run as far as you can Tesoro but I promise you this, I will find you." Lucas declared, "And when I do, I will make you mine." *** Just a trip to Disney land. That's what Sarah wanted, but of course it wasn't like her parents would ever let her cross pack territory . Meet Sarah , a twenty three year old werewolf, daughter of an alpha. After leaving a note for her parents, Sarah runs away for a week just to visit disney. The klutz that she is, she stumbles upon another pack territory. And damn are the man there hotter then sin. CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT.