//Please note this story is under heavy construction! Read at your own risk.// If you look for perfection, you'll never be content. ~Leo Tolstoy . . . . . . . A flower is to be always beautiful lest it is cast away. A flower is to be innocent and pure. Delicate in nature, ever to bring squinting smiles to those around. A flower is perfect. Always perfect. She was the perfect embodiment of a flower. Her name, Iris. A thorn is sharp like a knight's blade. It inflicts pain and draws blood if one dares to get close. A thorn protects a flower from the wickedness of the world. A thorn is attached to the king, ever guarding. He was the perfect embodiment of a thorn. His name, Luca. She was an iris in no need of a thorn and he was a thorn in no need of a delicate iris. Thrust together by an arranged marriage, the unlikely pair, the thorn, and the flower must now find a way to co-inhabit in the same garden. Bracing the strength of the winter, will their love and companionship last for the spring season or will the cold betrayal of a parasitic orchid, the overflowing herbicide of lies and the perfect perfection of the Iris trample the delicate budding bloom of their affairs of the heart?

Luca Moretti was supposed to be a legend - until a career-ending injury turned the league's most feared forward into its coldest coach. Discipline is all he has left, and he wields it like a weapon. The players respect him. The press fears him. And behind closed doors, control isn't just his reputation - it's his release. Isola Ren never planned to come back to the sport that destroyed her family. But when she's hired as the team's new physical therapist, she finds herself face-to-face with the man whose name once filled her brother's stories. Luca Moretti. Arrogant. Commanding. Off-limits. Their first clash sparks more than anger. His warning is low and dangerous: "Careful, little girl. I break the ones who talk back." She should walk away. She doesn't. In a world where pain and passion skate the same thin ice, control becomes the most dangerous game of all. And when secrets from the past resurface, both will have to decide what they're willing to risk - for forgiveness, for obsession, and for something that feels a lot like love. A dark, age-gap hockey romance full of tension, obsession, and the kind of heat that burns slow and deep.

LINE OF THE CARTERS (BOOK 1): The great running back for San Diego Chargers, Damien Carter a.k.a Mr. Carter, is a sexy, handsome, and wealthy man that is big in all places; if you know what I mean. Getting into a woman's jeans, next to football, is his strong suit. He surely knows how to make a lady feel right sexually. However, one woman he encountered isn't willing to fall into his trap too quickly, and that's where a bet was taken place. Mr. Carter have 90 days to get into this lady's jeans or he will owe some money.

+18 Igor patted his thigh-slow, deliberate. "Come here," he said, voice thick with amusement. "Sit on my lap. You look tense." Etta stood her ground, she didn't want him to win. His smirk deepened "You want to see what happens when I ask again?" **** When Etta agrees to a spontaneous trip to Russia with her best friend, she expects snow, sightseeing, and maybe a little adventure-not to be hunted down by a brooding, relentless police officer with icy dark grey eyes and a claim that burns. Igor doesn't ask. He takes. And from the moment he sees her... she's his. WARNING: This story contains dark themes, obsession, NASTY sexual scenes, Reader discretion is advised.

Johanna and Jose are from two different sides of the track, during the time of a power war between the Blacks and the Latinx's the two cross paths in more ways than one. How far are you willing to go to defend who you are? How far are you willing to go for love? What do you do when the two pull you to opposite sides?

When fearless Imani Carter crosses paths with ruthless Russian mafia leader Dmitri Volkov, she never expects one night of passion to spiral into a war of obsession, danger, and desire. He's cold steel - tattooed, calculating, and powerful enough to make people disappear with a single call. She's honey heat - bold, sharp-tongued, and refuses to bow to anyone, not even him. Their worlds were never meant to collide. But when they do, sparks turn to flames, and soon, neither of them can walk away without burning for it. Loyalty will be tested. Secrets will surface. And love might just be the most dangerous weapon of all.

After losing her parents at the age of twelve, Thandi spent years running-from orphan homes, street predators, and the crushing weight of poverty. Through it all, her big sister was her shield. Her hope. Her last thread of innocence in a world determined to strip it away. But when violence rips her sister from her life, Thandi's fragile world crumbles. Alone and helpless, she is sold into the hands of the De Luca family-the most feared mafia dynasty in the world. In the dark halls of power, cruelty, and desire, Thandi's stolen innocence echoes in every shadow. And survival may cost her the last pieces of the girl she used to be.

When a wild night in Vegas ends in a blurry ceremony, Avery and Liam wake up with matching rings, pulsing headaches, and a media firestorm waiting to happen. Their agents agree: stay married. Just until her comeback is solid and his new contract is signed. Keep it clean. Keep it fake. *Currently a WIP.

When Ayana, a modern young Black woman, is pulled through time and awakens in the world of the Great Plains, she finds herself in the heart of a people whose way of life is unlike anything she has ever known. There she meets Takoda, a stern and commanding tribal chief whose strength and silence hides a heart that beats only for her. From the moment he lays eyes on her, he knows the spirits have sent her. To him, she is not a stranger-she is the woman destined to be his bride. But Ayana is caught between two worlds: her modern independence and the sacred traditions of a people who measure love not in words, but in gestures, rituals, and honor. Courtship in his tribe is no simple matter-songs, gifts, and the intimate act of braiding and combing hair carry deeper meaning than she realizes. As Ayana learns to live among Takoda's people-cooking, weaving, joining in ceremonies, and facing dangers of the time-she must decide: will she fight against a love written in the stars, or surrender to the chief whose every touch binds her spirit to his? A romance of two souls, two worlds, and one destiny-rooted in Native tradition, spirit, and timeless love.

A grumpy cowboy. A sunshine city girl. One very inconvenient attraction. Lila Hayes didn't plan on inheriting a falling-apart cottage in the middle of nowhere. But Cedar Hollow comes with wildflowers, fresh air, and a chance to finally slow down, plus one dangerously good-looking cowboy next door who makes her want to stay for reasons that have nothing to do with small-town charm. Weston Reed doesn't do feelings. Or strangers. Especially the kind that wear sundresses, smile too much, and ask too many questions. But Lila isn't just sunshine, she's fire. And the more she invades his quiet, rugged world, the harder it is to pretend she doesn't get under his skin. She talks too much. He barely talks at all. She bakes pies. He breaks hearts. But when a thunderstorm traps them together, lines get crossed. and so do intentions. Now West has a choice: keep his distance, or give in to the pull of the girl who's turning his world upside down. Dust & Honey is a small-town, enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn cowboy romance filled with sizzling tension, stolen glances, porch kisses, and the kind of heat that builds until it finally snaps. #1 in blackandwhite 07/31/25 #1 in blackauthor 07/31/25 #1 in Bored 08/01/25