Recently moving to the west coast, Daniela Parker expected a shift when moving with her mother and brother to Los Angeles. Daniela didn't think she had anything to worry about since her brother is an A+ student, and she stayed out of people's business. But when a known gangster, Enrique González, put his eyes on her, she had trouble avoiding the charming brown-eyed man with a background of violence. *black female lead and latino male lead* #1 in the U.S 4/25/25

Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.

"I wanna be rough with you" he said as he neared me. "Huh?" I gulped, while he just kept reducing the distance between us. "I'll make love on every single piece of furniture in this room" To know more, start reading...

[was FEATURED on the official ROMANCE profile reading list!] 'His touch tainted the purest side of her.' ****** "We shouldn't." I uttered softly as he looked into my eyes, his stare piercing. "We really shouldn't." Taehyung whispered back, cupping my cheeks as he brought our lips together. [highest ranking: #2 in Shortstory] © 2020 softaura cover by: @eulu-xuria

𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐓 𝐒𝐎 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 ❝𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐝.❞ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Kim Taehyung; Romance; Angst; Mafia AU Winner of the Bangtan Writers Awards 2020 © 2019 -hyungnim

Best Ranking: #4 "You don't strike me as a professional criminal" "That's what makes me so good at it" -- Kim Ji Yeon; a newly appointed police inspector at Daegu, manages to arrest a lawbreaker- Kim Taehyung. Will the jailbird fall in love with the lady officer or worse, will Ji Yeon let the thief steal her heart? - Mafia!Taehyung - Legal guard Kim Ji Yeon - Lots of fluff and some smut around the corners ;) - Mentions of weapons, drugs, deaths, etc. This book is purely fictional and does not mean to encourage any sort of activities. (In short, respect the law. Don't do drugs) © shooknae

in which falling for your new neighbour is a bad idea. ◈ 18+ ◈ short story ◈ comfort fic ©️ bangtanbagels 2023. all rights reserved.

In which Alayah takes her son to the neighbourhood barbershop and tries everything in her power to not fall for the owner. "And that's why night after night I'll be lovin' you right.." Story takes place in Compton California Jeon Jungkook x Black!OC!

[BOOK ONE] "You're too good to be true." • • The biggest name in the tabloids is Kim Taehyung's. The newest scandal is the woman he was caught walking out of a hotel room with.

Their love was like a beautiful melody, filling the air with sweetness and warmth. They danced under the stars, whispered secrets to each other, and vowed to be together forever. Let's breakup and end this!! Years passed, and Y/n remained haunted by the memory of Taehyung's absence. She tended to the garden they once planted together, whispering to the roses in the hope that he might hear her words on the wind. But as the years drifted by, her hope began to fade, like the colors of a sunset that bleeds into dusk. Can you ever forgive me?