All Caleb wanted to do was tell the woman he loved how he felt about her. All he wanted was to be a Deputy. To be somebody... One dark night and a near death experience changed everything. Now all Caleb wants is to be normal again. The sinister voice scratching at the back of his mind and his growing unnatural hunger has turned his world upside down. He is fighting to remain himself but the dark entity has other plans for him and the woman of his dreams.

Joelle Jordan is just trying to survive university and her life at home. Bryce Valentine is trying to survive everyone else. Projected first-round NFL draft pick. Campus celebrity. The most watched college athlete in the country. When the two strike a deal to trade study sessions for Bryce and personal training sessions for Joelle's little brother, everything seems simple enough. Then Bryce crosses the line. Now Joelle is trying to navigate a boy who is emotionally repressed, touch-starved, obsessively devoted, and surrounded by more pressure than any twenty-year-old should have to carry. Add the coaches, media attention, NIL deals, scouts, photo shoots, and Bryce's oppressive father. The pressure that comes with being attached to Bryce Valentine is something Joelle is not equipped for. Especially when she starts getting a little too comfortable with the fact that Bryce can't seem to leave her alone.

WARNING: SEXUAL CONTENT!! A story in which a woman is married off to a war general who leaves for a five year war. When he comes back he is nothing like the man she met all those years ago. Unedited

What started out as a romantic getaway, turned into Aurora getting dumped in the middle of nowhere by her boyfriend of three years. Stranded and alone, she comes across an abandoned manor. Or so she thought was abandoned... She quickly finds out that it's the residence of a dark and mysterious man. A man who prefers the sweet taste of blood for dinner instead of a nice steak. He's been alone for so long, the only presences in his home being his housemaids and occasional family stopping by, much to his dismay. So imagine his surprise when there's a new guest in his home. A guest that warms his ice cold skin and stirs a heart that hasn't beat before.

​"You are either my wife, or you are my enemy." He wanted a submissive wife. He got a soldier in silk. Alessio Gravelli, the ruthless Don of New York, doesn't make mistakes. But marrying Elina Vitale might be his fatal flaw. He thought he was acquiring an asset-a quiet, pristine bridge between two rival families. Instead, he brought an assassin into his bed. Elina hates him with a violence that burns. She has one goal: find the proof of his family's crimes, and then end the Gravelli line. But Alessio isn't the mindless beast she was promised. He is calculating, lethal, and harder to kill than she imagined. When he discovers his wife is trained and dangerous, he doesn't execute her. He decides to keep her. To study her. To break her walls down one by one until she confesses everything. In a game where sex is a weapon and trust is a death sentence, the line between hatred and obsession begins to blur. She wants to burn his world down. He wants to watch her do it. ~~~~~~~~ **TROPE LIST:** 🖤 Dark Mafia Romance 🔪 Enemies-to-Lovers (Real enemies) 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn & High Heat 🌶️ ⛓️ "Who did this to you?" vibes 🚩 Morally Grey Hero (He's a walking red flag, but he's *her* red flag) **Rated M for Mature.**

"Stop overthinking," she whispered, holding my cheek as she stroked her thumb. "Please." "I can't," I admitted, scrunching my brows. "I'm sorry." "Don't apologise," she said gently, her eyes moving to my lips. "You're doing so good." Theo Ferreira- full time student and part time tattoo artist. He's quiet, reserved and has no other interests besides completing his degree. Theo is focused, but his focus shifts when he meets a woman who brings out a side to him he didn't know existed. Nina Cantero- full time student and the occasional babysitter. She's curious and utterly bored with her abundantly bleak life. Nina seeks a new thrill, and sometimes that means fresh ink on her skin. What happens when her newfound craving leads her to a particular tattoo artist?

Orazio Ricci never planned to settle down, let alone marry a woman he's never met. But loyalty to his family means sacrificing his freedom, and now he's stuck with a stranger who's as icy as she is breathtaking. Anastasia Nosov, the daughter of a powerful Russian Don, is used to surviving alone. Trust isn't easy for her, especially not with the cocky, golden-skinned man who looks at her like he's undressing her with his eyes. She was the Don's Fiancee, but now she is his. Forced to live under the same roof, the reluctant sexual tension between them ignites into something hotter and far more dangerous than either expected. Anastasia sees past Orazio's easy charm to the fiercely protective heart he hides, and Orazio realizes that beneath Anastasia's cool mask is a woman who's been hurt too deeply to trust easily. When a threat from Anastasia's past comes hunting, the walls between them fall. What started as obligation becomes devotion. What started as heat becomes love. But loving Anastasia might cost Orazio everything, and he's never been one to lose a fight.

He cups my face, his thumb brushing my cheek. "Come on. You know you're the only one for me." He kisses my forehead. What would you do if you discovered that your husband of eighteen years is having an affair? No... don't answer yet. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬. Eighteen years. Not eighteen days. A history. A family. There's a long road between suspicion, the footprints left in the sand, and the devastating truth that the life you knew is already over. I saw it coming. I felt it in my bones. Late nights at work. Sleeping at the office. The distance... the way his eyes could no longer hold mine. Lipstick stains where they didn't belong. Unfamiliar scents clinging to a man who should only ever smell like him and me. 𝘏𝘪𝘮 & 𝘮𝘦. But when a third person enters your marriage... there's nothing left to save. 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘏𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘦 is the first book in a trilogy that follows Cecily's journey. From heartbreak and having her world fractured more than once, to the slow, painful process of rebuilding herself and finding true love. The kind of love powerful enough to reshape worlds and give meaning to every wound left behind. Described by readers as an unflinching, realistic, and raw exploration of love, betrayal, and the fractures that change everything... the kind of story that cuts deep, lingers, and refuses to release you even after the final page. ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆ ₊⋆ Cheating ⋆⁺ OWD (Other Woman Drama) ₊⋆ Marriage in Crisis ⋆⁺ Emotional Betrayal ₊⋆ Long-Term Marriage ⋆⁺ Domestic Angst ₊⋆ Moral Ambiguity 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 18+. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 https://books2read.com/u/bMjrn5

I'm a straightforward girl. I see what I like and I take it. It's been the same when I was little and it's still the same now. So when I went out clubbing with my friends that night and I saw this highly attractive guy, I just knew I had to have him. And have him I did... however what I thought to be a one night stand ended up being more than that when I was suddenly kidnapped by this man who claims to be the Alpha King. What in the world did I get myself into... and do I want to get myself out? I may just like it here.