Love, Lust, and Jealousy. It's a story Cora knows all too well - not because it's her own, but that of her character in Illicit Affairs, the murderous romance that's about to take Broadway by storm. It's her crowning achievement, her pride and joy, and she's its figurehead - the alluring, sultry, and mysterious leading lady. She's almost ready for opening night. She's perfected it all - how to angle herself when she kisses him so that the stage lights hit their bodies just right; the way her lips are supposed to feel on his, soft at first and then increasingly wanting. There's just one tiny problem. As their first performance looms, she's still not sure if she has the willpower to convincingly play lover to a man she hates. Or if she can keep doing it once she realizes what she's feeling for him isn't hate anymore. ♡ featured in @Romance's chicklit reading list and @NA's romance list ♡ ★ Started: November 15th, 2021 ★ Completed: May 22nd, 2022

[SAMPLE - NOW PUBLISHED] Selene Haddad works for the hottest fiction app on the market, tasked with writing romance all day. It's a dream job, minus one little aspect of it: having to work alongside Daniel Santiago, the infuriatingly attractive man who screwed her out of a massive payday. She may have written it a thousand times, but Selene is quick to learn that even in real life there truly is a thin line between love and hate.

She's a wild, free spirit who sees the good in everyone, and he's the hardened, bad-tempered loner who wants nothing to do with her-yet no matter how hard he tries to push her away, she's the one temptation he can't escape. *** He's never met someone with such a bubbly personality. Not to mention the wildness and odd phrases she says every five minutes. He hates it. He hates how he can't stay away from it. He hates what she does to him; it's not like him to chase after some girl. She gets under his skin like no other. She's never met someone with such a bad attitude. He's ill-mannered and menacing. The glare never seems to leave his face. Considering it all, she can't help but feel the attraction toward him. Dangerous attraction toward a seemingly dangerous man. Maybe it's the tattoos on his arm that gets her attention. Or maybe it's because she can tell there's hope for good under his rough exterior. And she's about to find it, whether he likes it or not. It's no secret that the two of them are complete and total opposites. *** "You like being called Sugar, don't you?" I tease, placing my toothbrush back after finishing. He does the same and gives me a side-eyed scowl. He grips my chin harshly and kisses me. My body temperature raises a good ten degrees and my right leg goes all wiggly. He pulls away. "You like it when I kiss you, don't you?" He teases the same way I did to him and I'm left blubbering. "I think both of our questions are rhetorical," I lower my voice up at him. His lip curls up into a smirk. *** #1 in Young Adult #9 in Badboy #1 in Cold #3 in Goodgirl #1 in Sweetheart #14 in Love *** *Warning* This story contains mature themes (language, scenes, etc.)

On the run from an abusive fiancé, former heiress, Clara Hartford is content with spending her days working in a small understated bar. But all that changes when a certain someone strolls in and well, Clara has always been the curious type. Set on a path of destruction and death, Erik Dietrich won't stop until his parents are avenged. Despite being determined to not be distracted, he finds that it is Clara who haunts his every waking thought... Can they overcome the ragged parts of their past to start anew?

Joselyn needs a job. Penelope needs someone to keep an eye on her boyfriend while she's gone. It's the perfect match. But, add in said boyfriend's charismatic side-kick and a troubled past desperate to resurface, and Josie's surveillance may be impossible to conceal. *COMPLETED* cover by @letsjam8 © Ann Valett 2019

Amy Nolan worked for Hawksley Holding Inc. as a receptionist for two years now. She had no other focus but her job, family, and friends. So when her sister, April, offered to throw a party on her 30th birthday, she didn't expect it to involve a speed dating. After meeting a group of men, Amy found solace by the bar counter. That's when she met Dean Garcia, the man responsible for making her comfort drinks. Dean had found himself covering for his bartender friend at the time Amy approached him for a drink. Sympathetic to her situation, he kept her company and served her glass after glass. But Dean kept his eye on Amy for the rest of the night. Both as obligation and interest. After that wild night of her 30th birthday, Amy thought she wouldn't see the mystery bartender again until she bumped into him close to her workplace with a different occupation. Then things turned more complicated. A few days later, her assumptions were questioned the third time. Dean towed a man in cuffs towards the waiting authorities outside her office building. Who is this mystery man? ~ This is the 3rd book of a stand-alone series, Girl in Suits. The first two books are free to read here on Wattpad titled, Beautiful Mistake, and Lovely Liaison.

Claire was never the girl that got the happily ever after. Instead, she was the one standing in the sidelines, whose only scenes consisted of her being a major bitch. And when you're stuck in a plot line that doesn't allow you to be anything but the bad guy, the only way to get a happy ending is to STEAL one. [Highest Ranking: #43 Humor] ©2014 by BubblegumAndInsomnia, All rights reserved.

Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld. ***** When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying! [[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]] [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

Gia Wolton has been waiting. Ever since her parents had died protecting her family's legacy, Gia and the remaining members of her family had kept their heads down and stayed hidden. Belonging to one of the fifty families of the Lupus Linae, the Wolton family has a quite a few secrets to keep and to protect. And until she can get her hands on those who had been responsible for her parents' death and for the slaughter of the other Wolf Lines, Gia is content to bide her time and wait. But everything is thrown off course when she meets Daniel who she feels an undeniable connection with and that is when she realises that something is wrong with him. He is neither a human nor a beast. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "He's not bleeding, but he's not healing either." "What the hell does that mean? You either heal or you don't. There's no in-between." I frown. Viktoria looked up at me slowly. "Well," she began. "That's exactly what's happening. He's not a human, but yet, he's not one of us." "Then what exactly is he?" Viktoria shook her head. "I don't know."

When Lisa Dumont travels down to New Orleans to stay with her mother for the summer, she finds herself entangled in a web of century-long territorial disputes between undead and supernatural forces. Lisa soon realizes that she has become torn between the blood-loyalty to her mother, Voodoo Priestess Madam Dumont, and the intrigue she has grown towards Elder Vampire, Hezekiah Mercier - the enemy. And consequently, the heavy discord between the two factions leaves Lisa with life-changing decisions to make that could possibly alter the fate of both groups and everyone else in between. ** **DISCLAIMER** This story is UNEDITED and UNREVISED. I haven't made any adjustments to this story since I first wrote it, which was when I was about 18 years old. I'm 23 now, for reference. I adore this story with all I have, but most of the chapters I haven't even revisited since I first uploaded them. Any mistakes, I'm usually notified of them by readers who point them out in comments. Please tread lightly, for there are undoubtedly historical inconsistencies, incorrect language translations, grammar and punctuation mistakes, and information that hasn't been properly fact checked. This is a work of FICTION. Have fun with it, please! But also beware that this is an amateur piece (that I had a great time writing).