This is not a story about what happens. It's about what almost does. At an Ivy League medical school, Isabelle Laurent is known as the Ice Queen-brilliant, distant, untouchable. No one gets close. No one stays. Alexander Whitmore was never supposed to be different. Charming, privileged, and infamous for never staying longer than a few weeks, he understands desire. What he doesn't understand, until Isabelle, is restraint. She believes he doesn't want her. He knows wanting her openly would destroy everything. So they choose the most dangerous thing instead: friendship. "The most dangerous thing about Alexander Whitmore was not his reputation, nor his charm, nor the power he would one day inherit. It was the fact that he never asked for anything from me, and somehow, without realizing it, I had begun to give him everything that mattered." Slow burn • Dual POV • Consent • Emotional intimacy

A vampire heiress on the brink of losing her immortality is assigned a bodyguard who is secretly the Lycan King sworn to destroy her, but when an ancient bond marks them as fated mates, their forbidden connection threatens to burn their worlds to the ground. ──── ✦ ──── Anna Sumeros is a vampire heiress and the youngest of three. Expected to outlive her immortal brothers, both over a hundred years old, she is the final heir to the North American Vampire Syndicate. She is untouchable and unkillable. Until the day she realizes... she's not. Something in her blood is changing. And if her enemies find out, it won't just cost her life. It will bring down the empire she was born to inherit. Idrien Shaw is a ghost. A sharpshooter with a perfect record, a charismatic presence, and eyes that miss nothing. Former special ops. He doesn't ask questions. He doesn't miss. That is exactly why he is hired to be Anna's bodyguard. But Idrien Shaw isn't real. His true name is Idrien Mansa Virel, future King of the European Lycan Syndicate, her family's greatest enemy. He is the one man capable of destroying everything she is. But somewhere between protection and proximity, they fall for each other and are bound for life by an ancient Lycan bond. And when the truth comes out, she must choose: him... or everything she was born to be. Lovers. Enemies. Predators. Fated. Bound for life.

Emerson has always been the tough one, the one who can take care of herself and doesn't need anyone else. But in her last year of college, she finds herself facing a more complicated challenge than sorority snobs and over-served patrons. Quick wit and snarky comebacks won't get her out of this mess, and she might just have to rely on someone else's help for the first time in years.

After betraying the covert Agency that made her, fugitive operative Grace Sumer is hunted across Europe, until the football star she loves finds her, drawing them into a deadly conspiracy that threatens not only their lives, but the future they are desperate to build together. ◈ ◈ ◈ Grace Sumer is on the run from the Agency that raised her to be a weapon, moving across borders to stay out of reach. Hermes Mansi is not a man who gives up. Using every resource at his disposal, he launches a relentless search for the woman he loves, the one who walked away to protect him and his six-year-old son, Drax. Grace has taken refuge in Naples with a powerful Italian mafia family, trying to stay hidden as new dangers close in. When Hermes finally finds her at an elite event in Rome, their reunion sparks more than old feelings. It pulls them into a deadly investigation that exposes corruption at the highest levels of the Agency. With enemies closing in and allies shifting across borders, Grace and Hermes are forced into a race for the truth. But for Hermes, this has never been just about survival. He wants more than to save her. He wants a life with her. And he will chase her across the world until she believes she deserves it. ◈ ◈ ◈ Book two in the Grace Sumer series, sequel to "The Nanny Protocol."

Ashlyn works for a Paranormal Investigation Agency. One day, she and her partner Percy discover a mind-reading alien inside a restricted part of the building. She decides to risk it all and save this poor creature from its prison. Unfortunately, her friend Percy has no intention of helping her, and she must come up with a plan on her own. Only one thing is for sure, for one reason or another, she can't seem to stop her heart from skipping a beat, each time she looks into the alien's dark obsidian eyes. And for the life of her, no matter how hard she tries, she simply can't keep him out of her mind... Literally and figuratively. ... NOTES: 1) This is an original story. The narrative and characters are owned by the Author (AKA me). 2) CAUTION: (Trigger warning) some chapters will address trauma from torture and child abduction. And this book will have instances of ghost possession, sleep paralysis, violence, and moments of strong language. Readers discretion is advised. 3) Book art was drawn by me - the author. P.S. As you scroll through this book, please feel free to leave any comments or feedback along the way. It's always appreciated ^-^ Now, grab yourself a warm cup of coffee, find someplace comfortable, and get ready to dive in! Happy reading, everyone! :D

The Rogue • A Dark Mafia Romance • They call me The Rogue. The brat. The mouthy mafia daughter who doesn't know her place. But the truth? I know exactly where I stand. I just refuse to bow. My father built his empire on blood and fear, and now he's trading me like a pawn in his next power play. Marriage to a stranger I never chose. One man is supposed to own me. Another man won't stop watching... Monsanto Cruze. My father's most ruthless enforcer. Silent. Brutal. Untouchable. He never spared me a glance... until the night everything shattered. Now I can't tell what's more dangerous: The marriage I'm being forced into. My father's wrath. Or the way Monsanto makes me burn. ⚠️ Contains violence, obsession, and morally gray love. Read at your own risk. Pinterest Link: https://pin.it/4H4sULWQi Images are not my own. They have been collected through Pinterest, Midjourney, and other sites. They are only to provide an idea of what I imagine the characters to look like.

A dystopian romance set in ancient Atlantis, between an ex-soldier turned syndicate boss and a noble-born woman, where power is inherited, loyalty is engineered, and love becomes the most dangerous fire of all. #1 of 2k in Speculative (April 2026) #1 of 1k in Speculative Fiction (April 2026) #3 of 13.6K in Mythical (April 2026) #7 in Fantasy Adventure (Feb 2026) #9 of 10k in Dramatic (Feb 2026) #21 of 56k in Dystopian (Feb 2026) #22 of 70k in Science Fantasy (April 2026) ____ The floating Atlantean Capital teeters on the edge of ruin after a political coup fractures the continent. Ancient technology clashes with outlawed magic. And as the last generation of nobles, rebels, and mystics scramble to shape what comes next, love becomes its own kind of revolution. At the center are Inanna, a noblewoman torn from her gilded past, and Ibris Mansa, a genetically engineered bull halfbreed warrior turned syndicate boss, forged by rebellion and violence. Their relationship is fragile, furious, and fiercely intimate. It unfolds in the ruins of a society that was never built to hold them. She is the daughter of power. He is the bull-horned legend of the Underworld. But in the wreckage of old empires, they may be the future. Around them, other flames bloom and burn, including beloved characters: Kaya and Mazi, Esa and Nora, Yoshua and Bo, Manik and Han'a, and Marcus and Cilantra. Each romance a mirror. Each heartbreak a warning. As the Capital above collapses and a new Atlantis stirs in its wake, Inanna and Ibris must decide if their bond can survive betrayal, rebirth, and the burden of destiny. "Flames of Atlantis" is a sweeping, emotional follow-up to "The Sky Gods of Atlantis," continuing the saga of magic, memory, and forbidden love in the Third World Universe created by author Sunny Ghauri. While part of an ongoing series, it can be read as a standalone novel.

Never stay out past dark. That's the number one rule everyone abides by. The woods are an unfriendly- and deadly- place to be after dark. But to harvest the pitch that society depends on, some crews delve deeper than they should into the forests. And they pay the ultimate price for it. Andria was on one of those crews, and a single night is all it takes to turn tempting fate into a terrible tragedy. Now it's up to Andria to decide if that twist of Karma was a mistake, if she never should have survived, or if she's going to keep trying to scratch a living from the horrors that wait in the dark.

AND JUST LIKE THE RAIN A love story between Vessel and OC in between touring, being doxxed and writing/recording Even In Arcadia. Act I: Past Self Socially-anxious, troubled musician meets bubbly barista with an aura of pure sunshine. Will they be able to find what they're looking for with each other? Or will unhealed trauma from the past, his secret identity, a protective brother and his bandmates keep them apart? - He falls first - Forced proximity - She is off limits - Slow burn love - Socially awkward encounters - Hidden identity - Adult content Act II: Emergence While Matthew and Lizzie try to build up their newly established relationship, Matthew's fame rises some unwanted attention. Will he be able to keep himself together as he tries to deal with everything he never asked for? And will Lizzie stay by his side through the drama that nearly tears them apart? - Trauma put into expression - Doxxing identities - Bullying - True love always wins? - Spicy content - Soulmates - Tourlife Act III: Infinite Baths Lizzie and Matthew's love has proved to be strong enough to overcome the hardest issues, but as Matthew seems to evolve into a stronger version of himself, he finds that life is not done throwing hurt at him yet. Will writing and recording a new album give him enough distraction? - Better person - Overcoming trauma - Healing - Finding happiness - Closure - Hurt - Kinky content - Happy ending? NB; This is an ungoing work in progress. In no way are the identities of the Sleep Token bandmembers given away in this fanfiction. Names, situations and places are completely made up by me. I understand the fact that the Sleep Token members are real human beings, so their personalities in this story are what I liked them to be rather than how they might be in real life, since I do not know them at all. Stay respectful!

She was born a Shadow Witch but that never meant much when you're a disappointment. Mira spent her life trying to fit in, pretending she belonged somewhere she never truly did. Then he appeared. A Fallen angel with dark wings and dangerous secrets. Maybe she never belonged anywhere. Maybe she belonged with him. While trying to uncover a mystery, Mira finds herself caught between two worlds, a dangerous adventure, forbidden magic, and a romance far more dangerous than any spell.