Li Yao, a retired assassin, woke up one day to find herself transmigrated to ancient times and became a famous shrew far and wide. With hands on her hips, she wailed loudly. Villagers called her the bane of ghosts, and even dogs would circle around when they saw her. She had four children, her husband had passed away, and it was a disastrous year, leaving them poor as church mice. Fortunately, River Bay Village was nestled against a big mountain, with wild chickens, wild boars, wolves, tigers, herbs, spices, corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes... it seemed to have everything. Rely on the water to eat, and rely on the mountain. With her skills that exceeded the times, Yao Li quickly became the wealthiest person in River Bay Village. She was determined to stick to her original aspirations - retire and live out her remaining years in peace. But as a widow, there were many things at her doorstep. Her maiden family coveted her wealth; local ruffians lusted after her beauty; the magistrate admired her talents; the prefect wanted to rely on her to build up his political achievements; the scholar admired her literary talent; the chancellor respected her breadth of knowledge... Wave after wave, wearing down her doorstep. Even a Prince was amazed by her, finding all kinds of excuses to frequently visit and neglect his palaces. Li Yao adapted to the circumstances, sparring back and forth, just wishing her retirement life would remain undisturbed. But unknowingly, the world was changing because of her.

One abused military student. Three instructors ready to save him while healing themselves in the process. An MMMM love story about healing. /!\ Trigger Warnings /!\ _____________________________ INFORMATION : Series "From darkness" : #1 : "What we built from ruins" [MxMxMxM] #2 : "How we breathed from drowning" [MxMxM]

"You're so fucking annoying." Jake just shook his head at me. "And you're a self centered uptight dickhead." I glared at him. Jake laughed lightly at the insult. "You have such nice things to say about the guy that just fucked the shit out of you." - Evan and Jake hated each other. That was the one fact everyone knew. Captains to rival football teams meant that they were constantly at each other's throats. Everything turned into a way to one-up the other. But then the two boys find themselves alone in a bar bathroom and soon they are stuck in an enemy with benefits arrangement that can only turn messy. ⚠️Content Warnings- Sexual content, abuse, homophobia {book one in Crossing Lines series}

Hyacinthe Claiborne is simple. She's an introvert, a foodie, and can't go a day without reading a good book. But between classes and daily naps, she's come to the conclusion that she's wasting her college experience. So, when a dare makes her create a Tinder profile, Hyacinthe isn't worried. After all, it's not like she'll fall in love. Justice Davis is complex. He's made it his mission to do everything that could possibly end up on a bucket list, including making a Tinder profile. He barely uses it anyway, but Hyacinthe is making an offer he can't refuse. ---- Best rankings: #2 in Contemporary #1 in Black Love The cover and the story are created by me, so please uphold the copyright (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED). Thanks for the support.

Divine Jackson is driven. She's always had people to take care of, and that list barely included herself. So, it was hard making any room for a man between her family and her work. But with her best friend's wedding coming up, Divine can't be the maid of honor without a date. Online dating is a quick solution, just as long as love can take a backseat. Eli Thomas is patient. He's been stuck thinking about the mouthy girl from college that ghosted him, but she's a woman now. After spending time abroad with work, his best friend's wedding is the perfect time to find a new flame... or rekindle an old one. Except, she might not be so willing to make room for him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The cover and the story are created by me, so please uphold the copyright (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED). Thanks for the support. This is the SECOND INSTALLMENT of my interconnected standalone series. It's best to read the first book, Tinder, Love and Care before starting this one, but you can read it out of order.

𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚌𝚔 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚢𝚌𝚕𝚎, 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚆𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚠𝚎 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚜𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚗' •-•-•-• •-•-•-• •-•-•-• This is the sequel to Done Deal. You don't need to read them in order but I do highly encourage you to at least read the chapter "Miragè's Backstory" before reading this book <3 Tags: • #1 in blackcast (4/23/25) • #1 in businesscouple (2/7/25) • #2 in businessowner (2/12/25) • #1 in pocauthor (4/06/25) • #4 in standalone (3/11/25) • #1 in dissorder (4/23/25)

Taio Ru woke up in a beautiful bamboo forest. The sun shimmered as the light passed through the lushes emerald green bamboo. A babbling brook flowed at the side. Waking up Taio's first thought was, "Shit, why did reincarnation have to exist, just give me eternal nothingness. I'm F*** tired!" Marshal Jun De entered his restricted personal garden only to find a snake beastman lazily resting in his favourite spot. His first thought, "Is it an enemy?" With that thought he cautiously approached only to hear it say. "What do worms eat? Am I just going to starve to death? Whatever... ?"

In a world where neither Adeline Beckett or her boss Aaron Hotchner thought they deserved happiness, they accidentally stumble across it. But they're sworn to Secrecy.

Reader and Emily Prentiss are best friends who share everything, sometimes even men. So when Reader convinces an unsuspecting nerdy work colleague into a threesome, how can Emily say no.

Sunday Finnegan is the definition of chaotically detailed. She is powered by coffee thanks to her addiction of reading smutty books till 3am, cheerfully goofy and optimistic to a fault. She's fresh out of Quantico and already has her first big girl job with the BAU. Of course when your mom was one of the best profilers and your dad turned out to be a serial killer, your automatically recruited. Spencer Reid has never met anyone like Sunny. She was the epitome of enthusiastically energetic. With a serious coffee addiction. Most of all he just likes how she makes him feel like the most important person in the world. She listens to him....really listens. He's never felt truly comfortable with anyone until her.....she made him feel at home in her presences.