**THIS STORY IS COMPLETE!** Guy Striker Arteaga left home to avoid the deadly ending he knew existed if he stayed. It wasn't long before his skills in the army earned him a spot with Rescue Team Nine. Isobel Issy Tabelli struggles to take care of her brother while running the pizzeria her parents devoted their lives to. Then one day, he walks in the door. Striker doesn't have time for good girls and Isobel is the definition of everything innocent. An accidental encounter and an unsolved mystery bring the two together. She desperately needs his help, and he needs hers. But will he be able to give her the help she needs without losing his heart and breaking his own rules?

Beneath bitter skies, redemption rides with the restless. ----------------------------------- 1863 Fresh from the war and nursing a wound that won't heal, Jesse Dunning rides home to Texas - only to find his town burned to cinders and his family gone. His mother's grave is fresh, his brother Cole's is missing, and that's enough to send Jesse back into the wild with nothing but a horse, a bad shoulder, and a promise. When a fever nearly kills him in a border town, he's saved by Emmaline McGraw - a sharp-tongued, soft-hearted woman with her own ghosts and a brother out west. Together, they set out across a country, still bleeding from war, chasing rumors, wagon trails, and hope through dust and danger. From the ashes of Texas to the mountains of Oregon, Jesse's search for his brother becomes something more - a fight to outrun his past, a test of the man he's becoming, and a reckoning with the love he swore he'd never want again. Under bitter skies, every mile brings him closer to the truth: some things lost can still be found - if a man's willing to bleed for them.

After the fall of the Brotherhood, Sunny Calder thought peace would finally come. Instead, a stolen artifact awakens an ancient threat-and the demons are closer than ever to gaining a permanent foothold in the living world. The vampire bloodlines are fracturing. Someone is willing to betray their own kind, bargain with demons, and take the throne for themselves. And no one knows who the traitor is. Sunny's magic ties her to Ralph Van Albrecht-fiery, loyal, dangerous-but neither of them has defined what they truly are to each other. And now she must travel under the protection of his cold, ruthless father: Halvar, the Winter King. A king with ice in his heart. A witch with fire in hers. And a world on the brink of war. Between werewolves ready to revolt, vampires turning on their own, and demon influence spreading through ancient bloodlines, Sunny must decipher who is friend, who is foe, and who is using her for their own rise to power. Her magic burns. His kingdom freezes. And somewhere in the shadows, a traitor is waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

He is a dream that never will happen, even though I want him to be mine. His eyes look so dangerous and deadly that it scares me. I never wanted to see that in his eyes, but fate played differently because that is what I see daily. * Ava Morris― Is in love with her brother's best friend. She had watched him from afar for years and didn't dare confess her feelings. Finally, she decides to let go of her feelings when she knows he is far from her reach. But what happens when she accidentally attends an illegal match with her college friends and catches his eye? What will happen when they keep crossing paths coincidentally? What happens when Ava pleads with him to take her help in decorating his apartment? What are the odds when they start spending time together? Has Ava ever stopped having feelings for him? Now that she has the chance― Will she try to win him over before it is too late?

'I didn't believe in love... Until him.' ──────────────────── 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 is the kind of girl who lights up every room she walks into. She's obsessed with flowers, romance novels, and the color yellow. Yet, behind her bright smile, she carries a hidden trauma that only those closest to her might suspect. She's a complex blend of light and strength, masking the battles she fights beneath her cheerful exterior. 𝐊𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬 is the definition of rugged charm, with his tattoos, irresistible looks, and a dangerous edge as an underground fighter. He's the guy everyone notices, but beneath that tough exterior lies a surprising softness reserved only for one girl - his best friend's little sister. He has been hooked since the moment he laid eyes on her, but too bad she's off limits. Despite knowing the risks, he can't seem to get her out of his head. The more he tries to stay away, the more he's drawn to her, and it's only a matter of time before he's willing to risk it all to make her his. ──────────────────── • adult contemporary romance • friends to lovers • brother's best friend BEST RANKING: #1 in Brother's best friend #2 in Sunshine #6 in Boxer #7 in Vacation #8 in Slowburn COPYRIGHT 2022©️ vixenelle - all rights reserved

W H I T E O U T ❅ The contract was simple: Two weeks. Two hundred grand. Don't fall in love. For 𝑱𝒐𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆, it's a desperate bid to survive her debt. For 𝑯𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒓, the cold heir to a billion-dollar empire, it's just business. Play the adoring girlfriend for his family's winter retreat, take the money, and leave. Then a blizzard hits. Stranded entirely alone in a remote mountain estate, the icy boundaries between them melt into a bruising, suffocating heat. But when the snow clears and the contract expires, Joelle quickly learns a terrifying truth: Hadrian Sinclair doesn't let go of what's his. The phone lines are cut. The snowplow is sabotaged. The doors are locked. The blizzard is over, but Joelle's nightmare is just beginning. Because the only thing more dangerous than a man with a frozen heart, is the monster that wakes up when it thaws. ❅ "The contract has expired, Hadrian. The roads are clear. Let me go." His pale eyes dropped to my lips, his thumb tracing the pulse racing at my throat. "What roads, Joelle? It's still snowing. We're snowed in. We'll be snowed in forever."

BULLY ROMANCE (bratva subplot) ______________ Anika Sokolov was thoroughly fed up of England, of the people, the men, of Oxford. She hated it. But it was better than what she used to have, back in Russia. Daughter of a politician, family with deep ties to the Bratva and a future carved in ice. But that was in the past, that was gone. Or so she thought. So she prayed. To be left alone. But life hated Anika almost as much as she hated life. Especially when it kept throwing Nathaniel Evensley at her. The Son of an Earl and the son of the devil himself. Nathaniel Evensley was a sadist and he had it out for Anika. Especially considering she 'ruined his life' last summer causing Nathaniel to loose any hope of becoming a rugby player. Anika thought she'd left him behind until General Wrath drags both her and Nate back to Abernathy and insists on a team building exercise between their quarrelling siblings. Anika couldn't think of anything worse than being trapped for a week with a man she despised. A six foot something, mullet haired, tattooed god of a man who looked like he wanted to rip her in half. It was a good thing Anika grew up with claws and learned how to use them. But every time she thinks she's escaping Nathaniel Evensley, she realises he's got his claws far deeper in her than she expected. And that was terrifying because no one broke into Anika's cold mask. Ever. And she'd be damned if she'd let Nathaniel Evensley be the first. Especially when he was so smitten with his fucking girlfriend. She wouldn't be waiting for him by his heels. She would not allow herself to be his little kitten. Ever. __________ #1st in Oxford #1st in nobility #1st in tension #1st in bullyromance __________ No smut warnings but loads of smut. Set in England First year of University Warnings in intro.

Amelia and Rafe. Inseparable since the age of seven, they grew up side by side-best friends, constant shadows in each other's lives. But as childhood fades and feelings deepen, friendship isn't enough for one of them. So where did it all go wrong? 02/03/2026 #1-drew Starkey

In a world gripped by a second Great Depression, where poverty and conflict have torn society apart, Ariella struggles to survive in the midst of a devastating pandemic that has unleashed the undead-crawlers-upon the earth. Haunted by betrayal and heartbreak, Ariella flees her shattered past and stumbles upon a group of survivors hiding in the wreckage of civilization. But trust is a scarce commodity, and the group's wary leader, Jonah finds that Ariella's presence stirs something in him-an unease, a flicker of vulnerability he'd rather keep buried. Desperate to prove her worth and carve out a place in their fragile community, Ariella must navigate a labyrinth of suspicion and old wounds. As she battles the monsters beyond the cave walls-and the ones within her own heart-she finds herself at a crossroads: will she surrender to the darkness of her past, or fight to forge a new identity in the ruins of the world? In this tale of survival, love, and overcoming fears, Ariella's journey will test the boundaries of loyalty, trust, and the true meaning of family in a world where hope is as scarce as a beating heart.

Grace Monroe never meant to fall for the town's biggest red flag. He's emotionally unavailable, covered in tattoos, drinks too much whiskey, disappears without explanation, and somehow still thinks glaring counts as communication. Oh... and he keeps fixing things she never asked him to touch. Her car. Her porch. Her life. Parker Calhoun was never supposed to become someone's safe place. Not after war. Not after grief. And definitely not after burying the only woman he ever loved. A retired Navy SEAL and legendary sniper, Parker has spent years outrunning ghosts, drowning memories in whiskey, and remembering the future he lost when his wife died overseas. Love isn't part of the plan anymore. Then Grace crashes into his life with smoky pink hair, sharp opinions, and a five year old little brother she's desperately trying to raise after losing their mother. She's twenty three, stubborn as hell, running on exhaustion and coffee, and somehow still manages to carry the weight of the world without asking anyone for help. Especially not Parker's help. At first, they clash. She thinks he's overbearing. He thinks she's impossible. But somewhere between late night phone calls while he's gone on missions he won't talk about, groceries mysteriously showing up on her porch, and a little boy who starts telling people Parker is his dad... Things start feeling dangerously close to a relationship. The problem? Parker knows exactly what happens when he loves someone. He loses them. And Grace has already buried enough people to know loving a man built for war comes with an expiration date. Because legends don't stay retired. And men like Parker Calhoun never come home unchanged. Some scars don't fade. But maybe some hearts are worth the risk.