Raine Woods thought her life would always be like the rain: gloomy, gray and undesired. She was lonely and quiet , living with the bitter memories of tragic past. But little did she know that there was a man out there. A man who was in love with the rain. Xavier Thorn, every women's dream and every man's enemy. Billionaire, CEO. He's got everything, yet he nothing at all. Comparing himself to his name, he considers his life as painful and unwanted as a thorn. But little did he know that roses needed their thorns to protect them. And one day, he found his rose. And he promised to be her thorn. He would protect her. Even if it meant risking his shattered heart. What happens when a sweet, lonely girl runs into a dark, powerful man? Will a deadly Thorn be able to protect something as delicate as Raine? Will Raine be able to give whatever is left of her broken heart to a man known as trouble? Will they risk it all or let go? Follow the journey of Raine and Xavier as they venture out on a voyage full of shocking confessions, heartbreaking pasts, betrayals, and pain, only to find that love is waiting at the finishing line for those who stick long enough to reach it. * * * "Forever Raine. I want forever and I want it with you." --------------- Book 1 in the Forever series ***#3 in love*** ***#1 in Young Love*** ***#15 in Billionaire*** ***#8 in CEO***

BOOK 4 °•°Mature Content°•° (THE ESPOSITO FAMILY) **Il suo zaffiro (His Sapphire)** Sapphire, a striking young woman with deep blue eyes and cascading black hair, lives a life of hardship on the streets, unseen and unloved. At 21, she navigates her lonely existence with resilience, fending off those who seek to harm her. Her world shifts dramatically when Logan Alessandro Esposito, the heir to a powerful mafia family, notices her during his regular visits to an upscale restaurant. Logan, burdened with the expectations of his aging father and the looming responsibilities of mafia leadership, feels an inexplicable pull towards Sapphire. When he finally meets her, his protective instincts surge. As threats begin to close in on Sapphire, Logan finds himself torn between his dangerous world and his growing need to safeguard her. But their budding connection is tested when unforeseen challenges arise, threatening not only their lives but the fragile trust they've begun to build. In a world where loyalty and love clash with power and danger, how will Logan and Sapphire navigate their tumultuous paths? Discover the depths of their bond and the trials they face in "Il suo zaffiro."

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.

• Roxie is running away from her past with her seven year old daughter. After moving to a new city, she ends up meeting Damon, the Boss of the American Italian Mafia. Will he help her escape her troubled past or bring more trouble to her future? * Book One In The Mafia Series * ________________________________________ Started - November 14, 2019 Completed - March 3, 2021

Luca Sanford has taken his rightful spot as head of Sanford Drake Inc. With his parents now retired, it's his time to lead the company. He is thick headed, stubborn and still emotionless to most. The only women in his life include a wild Aunt Cami, his sisters Cami and Cassidy, and his incredible mother. He doesn't understand the need to have a woman... not until a certain one crosses his path. Sophia Andrews has enough of going on in her life. Trying to make the most of it and living everyone moment to the fullest. She was not expecting to have a run in with a man that would shift her world. She wasn't ready and certainly didn't want it... Too bad, nothing could keep her from becoming claimed. Preview: "Mr. Sanford!" My words shaky as I feel his fingers dancing around my hip as he coils me closer to his toned chest. My breathing is ragged as he moves my hair to the side baring my neck to his lips. They leave a fire trail in their wake as he takes a deep inhale of my skin. "It's Luca to you..." His words coming out lowly and husky. My knees feeling weak where they stand. His arm tightens keeping me from falling. "Luca" My whisper word makes a low growl escape the man behind me before I am spun around looking into the eyes that have darken significantly. My body pressed to everyone contour of his before his lips crash onto mine.

It was rumored that a beast lived in the shadows, he was known as the sex beast long before a battle went down and after that, he was known as the scarred beast who preyed on females in heat. No female had ever survived his wrath, or bore his mark. Except for one. Lilliana never thought what she would come across on one fateful night where she felt more hornier than ever. Once marked by the beast, everyone frowned upon her and she was ruined until the beast appeared again, claiming her as his. 18+ (Jumps into action real quick!)

"You will come with me to Sicily." Those were the words the handsome but dangerous stranger tells her one bright afternoon outside the campus just when her summer break from the university is about to start. Haven Pierce knew she never laid her eyes on this man with vicious aura around him before. Maybe there was only some sort of mistake but the man insist that he is now her new guardian since her father died recently. Santi Marchesi doesn't have time to babysit this opinionated girl who has a say on everything but this pink-haired woman is left in his care. In his chaotic and deadly world as a Mafia this woman has no place in his life. He can take down enemy in no time but he needs to be vigilant as far as this woman is concern. Because if he's not careful she will surely be his downfall.

Romeo Asher Wright was a real troublemaker. He was the captain of the basketball team and one of the most popular boys in the high school. Sienna Anderson was the first and only girl who made his heart beat faster. His childhood crush, even if he never admitted his feelings towards her and enjoyed teasing her every time he saw Sienna which annoyed her exceedingly. Once they got older, everything changed between them, excluding the only thing: he still liked to tease her. However, Romeo was still denying his feelings towards her because she was off-limits. She was his best friend's sister, but it didn't stop her from haunting him in his dreams.

* Book 1 in the Viper series. Living in Mexico with her Mexican father Gabriella 'Ella' Vargas is fresh out of college and searching for a career in accounting. Struggling to find work, her father suggests a few weeks holiday to visit her American mother in America who she hasn't seen for a year. Taking her fathers advice Ella sets out on a American holiday, but when she arrives not all is as it once was. Ella's mother is now living in a gated community and has more money then she knows what to do with, apparently she has a new, well paying job. After confiding in her Mother and telling her of her job struggles back home, Ella is made an offer she can't refuse, stay in America and work for the same company her mother works for. A small night club in town run by a friend of hers and his super good looking son, Ace. But is it really a dream come true? Or are things not always as they seem? Strap yourself in for a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, lies, secrets, love and heartbreak. 🐍 Number 1 in fiction: 16.01.2021 Number 1 in complete 5.2.2021 Number 1 in completedstory 5.2.2021 Number 1 in young adult 16.2.2021

❝𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒊𝒎❞ Rosalia has always been alone. At home, at school even when she works as a maid for the King family. She is always seen as the outcast. Until she meet Sophia King. They become best friends instantly and for the first time in a long time Rosalia isn't completely alone in the world. But when Silvio comes into her life, being alone is the last thing on her mind. After retuning home from studying abroad, Silvio immediately notices the new young maid in the King family, her dark eyes and hair make for a dangerous combination and her timid personality can't help but catch his eye, especially when she always seems to be around him and his sister and he finds it mkre and more diffivult to stay away. What happens when Silvio find himslef falling for the new maid? And what will Rosalia do when she is caught in the middle of something she has no part in? = = = = = = = = = = SLOW UPDATES Started: 04/21