What happens when a man who should be at the top of the world suddenly decides to take his life? Lincoln, a pediatric surgeon who has been confronted with more than one disaster in the past weeks, is convinced his life is not worth living anymore. But just as he decides to end it, he comes across a girl that might just change his mind. When Mia drives home from her friend's house, she does not expect to find someone standing at the ledge of a bridge, trying to end his life. She especially does not expect that specific someone to be the one man she definitely should not be close to right now. Will she be able to help him without getting too close? Or are these two bound to end up together? Warning: This story contains depictions of mental health issues such as suicide, depression, and anxiety. Please read with caution, it can get very intense. (C) Copyright reserved - Jana Malek (Jane C. Rain) 2020. The author expressly asserts all intellectual property and moral rights over this work. Any attempt to recreate it in any way will be reported and pursued accordingly.

He is the boogie man of the Sorrentino Mafia. The man with half his face burned off and the man cold enough for you to beg for the fires of hell. She is the retribution, Il Castigo, a reminder that escaping death doesn't always mean you will have a good life. The woman people pay to take lives. They once knew each other. They once served the same Sorrentino Family in Milan Italy. And they once were going to marry each other. But one fated night and fifteen years later can change people beyond recognition. One will die to protect their family and one despises the mention of family. What happens if fate brings them back together? Will the past finally die or will it continue to haunt them? But what if they don't have the option to make that decision; with war coming on the horizon Vinzo doesn't have the time to risk his family on an assassin with secrets.

"Never call a girl a bitch," I glared into his eyes as he opened them, piercing into me, the bright blue drink I had just poured over him still dripping from his dark hair. "Or she just might act like one." I gave him one last sarcastic smile before pushing by him and walking away, practically strutting. Well, this year will be fun... • • • • Crystal Summers; a self-proclaimed expert in all things sarcastic and the human embodiment of destructive decisions. Trying to get away from her troubled past, she moves with her mom to California to start a new life, and potentially not screw this one up. There, she quickly meets Scarlett and Savanah, her new-found partners in crime, and her life finally begins to feel normal again for the first time in years. But she just so happens to also collide with the school's sexy, notorious jackass, Ashton Monroe.. and his pack of asswipes. She loathes him, and the feeling is mutual. But as the poets say, the line separating love and hate is a very thin one. And often times, when two people hate each other, it can grow into much more. Hopeless devotion, if you will... • • • • !!!TRIGGER WARNING!!! • slight mention(s) of suicidal concepts • substance abuse, addiction, anxiety, PTSD • sexual assault, domestic abuse • strong language and mature scenes • • • •

"Do you ever get scared of being happy?" He asked softly, also pretty tired. I kept my eyes closed as I answered, my fingers softly drawing circles on his chest. "All the time. I used to a lot more, but, the downfalls seem a lot less daunting now that I have someone to free-fall with," I replied, and I looked up to see him smile a little at that, "We're just dancing in the rain these days.. there's no need to be afraid of the inevitable clouds that are gonna pop up." • • • College. Officially a new start. Crystal can already feel the clean slate and new opportunities like a breath of fresh air. She's finally ready to move in towards a brighter future. She knows hard times will inevitably come throughout her life, but that no longer scares her. However, life does have a way of throwing the most unexpected of curveballs at you... Especially when you least are prepared for it. [BOOK TWO OF 'HOPELESSLY DEVOTED' SERIES] • • • !!! [ TRIGGER WARNING ] !!! • suicide, suicidal concepts • domestic abuse, sexual assault • substance abuse, alcoholism, addiction • anxiety, PTSD, panic attacks • strong language and mature scenes • • •

Book 6 | After a very awkward 'fake' date, and an 'almost' one night stand, Atticus 'Ollie' Lake never thought he would see Jamie Lovette again. But when fate reunited the two of them in Paris, Ollie started to see that, underneath Jamie's tough and stubborn exterior, there was unimaginable pain and guilt. Hoping to remind her of the good things in life, Ollie takes Jamie on an adventure she would never forget. But like everything else, reality forced its way back into their lives. After parting ways, Ollie couldn't help but wonder if Jamie had been running from something all along...or running to him.

Constance has grown quite used to living her life alone. At twenty-eight, she's long since passed her prime for marriage and has settled into her life as a spinster and school-Marm in a tiny Montana town. Her life is quiet, predictable, and quite boring, until one stormy night and unexpected visitor turns up on her doorstep. He is massive, covered in blood, battered, bruised, and quite.....nude. He does not remember his name or where he came from, has no real memories at all. All he does seem to know is that he is dangerous and not someone Constance should trust. According to him, he is simply a monster.

Kenna Andrews wanted a change of scenery after what happened in her job. She heads to the small town of Willow Creek. Willow Creek to most people is a small town but too many who live there, it's a pack of werwolf and Lycan's. Adrian Thomas had been living with the pack all his life and hadn't found his mate until the brown hair beauty came to town, whose scent had him wanting her more than anything he had ever wanted in his life. Adrian learns Kenna is his mate and is human. He has to win her over the human way. What happens when a little accident leads him to be there for her and to get to know her? But how will Kenna react when she learns about where she is and what Adrian is? Also, why is there another wolf claiming her as his when he arrives? ***NOT EDITED*** ***MATURE CONTENT***

Ashley Green, a rogue halfling wolf, lost and abandoned by the only wolf role model in her life. Her human father raises and nurtures her even in his own bitterness of his ex-wife who disappeared all those years ago. Greed blurs her father's vision and changes him into a different kind of monster. Without a wolf in her life, she's left confused and uneducated; blindly trusting the cruel words of packs she's run across in her travels. When all you know is that rogues, once they shift, aim to kill and destroy all around them. Would you want to shift? Forced to move, time and time again because of her father's greed and an injury she ends up at yet another gym, another school and at the outskirts of another pack. What happens when your fathers greed is paired with a skilled coach with a wolf himself? What happens when you can't hold off the inevitable shift because your mate is close and your wolf craves her partner? And he so happens to be the Alpha's son?