In which I fall in love with my brother's best friend. ***** "Don't pretend like you don't feel anything." His voice is low, sending shivers down my spine. "What do you mean?" "You know damn well what I mean." "I don't know what you're talking about." I pretend to ignore him, flipping some pages in my book. "Come on. I have all these assignments waiting. Aren't you supposed to teach me tonight?" "It depends on what you want me to teach." He smirks, his voice sounding even more dangerous. ***** I thought that my brother was the most popular guy in school, but as soon as I step into my university life, I realize how wrong I was. Meet Vaughn Cooper, his best friend. The guy is the epitome of every girl's dream. Godlike handsome. The quarterback. He's got the looks, and he's got the brain. Come on, he's got the scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the country, while I have just barely passed the entrance examination after long years of struggle during high school. How could a guy who worked that hard and deserves nothing more but adoration be labeled as a bad boy? Yeah, the answer is simple. The moment we lock eyes, I realize something as I stare into those piercing, amber eyes. He's not every girl's dream. He's every girl's nightmare. In my case, MY nightmare. Calm down, heart. Our story hasn't even started. ***** THE SPENCERS SERIES BOOK #1 © 2020 Anya Jayvyn. All Rights Reserved. (Content warning: This book has descriptive sexual content, explicit language, and triggering themes)

Kaidon Cross, top-notch assassin of The Order of the Black Knights, had only one mission in his life, exact revenge for the death of his mother until he met the innocent Alice Reed, and his priorities changed to keeping her safe from the clutches of The Order. "I'll hide her, protect her, shield her against the world, and even kill if needed, whatever it takes because she is my princess, and I am her Black Knight."

[Undergoing major editing | Formally titled Bad Girls Have Bad Secrets] Everyone is hiding something. Some are killing for it. After everything she's survived, Viktoria Navitski wants one thing. Out. But the city has other plans. With the balance of power shattered, gangs are falling apart, leaders are dropping dead, and someone is carving a path through the chaos, one body at a time. Viki was never meant to lead, but they remember her name. Caught between ruthless gang wars, a corrupt police force, and a shadow leaving no witnesses, Viki is pulled back into a world she tried to escape. As the violence creeps closer, and a boy with secrets begins to unravel her carefully guarded walls, Viki is forced to confront the truth she's been running from. In a city ruled by secrets, you don't escape your past. You become it.