This is the first unedited chapter for the second book in the BURNT TIES TRILOGY. The first book is now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. Book Blurb for Book 1 (HER VILLAIN) ROMEO GIOVANNI I grew up learning to use force to get anything I want. But never did I imagine that I would have to offer my heart to someone forcibly. She is everything I need. She is armed to the teeth. She isn't scared of me and that unsettles me. Tara Moore makes me feel alive. But when I look at her, my vision is murky. She carries the sins of her father, the man who killed mine. So, how can I accept her as my wife? TARA MOORE All I ever wanted was love. But it was snatched from me. My dreams were burned in front of my eyes. I was sure I would never love again, so I married an enemy, who hated me and my people. He is hatred and violence. He is everything that I never wanted. But I am stuck with him for life, till death do us apart because the crime world knows no other escape. Romeo Giovanni is a destroyer. And the only thing to see now is if he destroys me along with him. But more importantly, will I let him? ._._. They are enemies tied down together as a consequence of a war. Romeo Giovanni never wanted to marry. A family in the crime world was a liability but she was tied to his neck forcibly. He hated her. He hated the treaty. He hated the war. He was out for revenge and love was the last thing on his mind. Tara Moore had always wanted to be loved. She wanted a romance like the ones in the fairytales. She yearned for a man to whisk her away from her life. But she was unlucky when it came to love. She always had been. A war. A peace treaty. A marriage of convenience. The crime world is unforgiving but so is love.

Irene D'souza loves three things: booze, smutty books, and her pretty purple vibrator that she keeps stashed in the top drawer of her nighstand. What she doesn't love, or even like, is the six feet two pillar of menace who calls himself Asher Wolfe. Ever since the beginning of her uni life, Irene has hated Asher because he has always shown her up in front of her professors, always made her come second place. But now the hatred for her rival is budding into something different...a challenge. Desire. Or perhaps she has had too much to drink again. Asher Wolfe is the Campus God. Everyone wants to be him or be with him. With an impressive IQ and an aloof, introverted attitude, he's the most popular nerd to ever exist. But underneath all those layers of arrogance and nonchalance lies a man obsessed with his academic rival. Always at war with her, Asher never knew what its like to be in Irene D'souza's good books...Until now. What happens when academic rivalry turns into obsession? What happens when hatred and competition gives way to an undying desire? Read to find out.

Warren Hale has been facing pressure from his family, the same family he had cut off years ago when he chose a different life path than them. Sacrificing his inheritance and the privileges that came with being a part of the Hale Dynasty, he chose his friends and dream business. But now, his clan is coming to get him. And so is someone else. Corvina Hawke had a tragic childhood. Even though she belonged to the elite class, born into wealth and power, she was thrown out by narcissistic parents at a young age of thirteen. Having sold her soul to the devil and becoming an assassin, she had been killing throughout her life. But when she is assigned to take down an up and coming business tycoon of London, she is faced with a problem. The man escaped her clutches, the first one to ever do so. And now he knew what she looked like. When rivalry and bloodlust come together, drowning every other emotion, what storm will brew? She needs to kill him. He is adamant about saving himself...and her. But she doesn't want to be saved. An outcasted prince in armor. A tortured princess in rags. And an oath taken in blood. Who will win? Read to find out.

Niya Ansari is a dark romance author, trying to make it in life. Her goals revolve around keeping steadfast in her faith, writing books that become a safe space for her readers, and making her own name in the world. After a series of traumatic experiences with men, she has sworn off romance, possibly for the rest of her life. All that matters to her is her own happiness, her need to please herself after spending most of her life pleasing others. What happens when she decides to let someone in after years of pushing people away and isolating herself from the world? Ruaan Farooq has never loved a woman. He has never fallen for a woman even if momentarily. For him, marriage is a social construct he has to go through to make his parents happy. His priorities include working to be a better man in the eyes of his Allah and making himself proud. But when he stumbles across an Instagram account one day, he finds himself veering away from his lifelong disinterest in women. What happens when he finds himself obsessed with a dark romance author who can never be his? Fate can be a cruel force. It can uproot lives in a matter of mere moments. Perhaps that's why Allah has given His servants a chance to change their destiny, by turning to Him in prayer, by crying in sujood for a better life. Yet, there's no way to tell what the future holds. One can do nothing but hope for the best. An author who wants to remain anonymous and hidden. A man who wants to know everything she is. Are they star-crossed lovers or each other's naseeb? Read to find out. Disclaimer: This book is meant to be a romance book with elements of both halal romance and a hint of dark romance. It isn't an Islamic book and the events in the book aren't compeletely true. Kindly keep an open mind while reading the book and if you have any concerns, reach out to the author politely through Instagram (@authorsarahdiin). Hope you like it! -Sarah

I have always took everything in control for my life Never let anything come between me and my choices, not even the author of my life But life taught me a lesson that less get the priviledge of learning it A lesson that will always be engraved in my heart-To let Allah control my life and trusting Him for everything This is a story of Aisha Mahmud who never trusted her life with anyone except herself.She has always known that when she ever needs anything she'll get it only after praying for it.But never has she thought of letting Allah control whatever happens in her life.This is a journey of Aisha who learns an important life lesson the hard way.

At mid twenties, Salma moved with an aura of a dignified conduct and self integrity. She had built around herself beautiful walls where she was sorrounded by a great family, a job she loved, few amazing friends and a super cool boyfriend. Her life was good and she couldn't ask for more. Everything came crashing down when a phase in her past stormed back at her, breaking the walls and taking everything away from her, resulting behind a bed-stricken sick mother and an unforgiving disappointed father who shut the doors on her, and worse, she found herself married to the cause of her misery, a man she barely knew, and hatred was one word to describe what she felt for him. Tareeq, an influential industrialist had always been a man of a few words, but somehow, he got a hideous word out which threatened to shatter a family. In a desperate need to right his wrong, he made a rash and irrational decision and now he was married to a girl with a questionable past. He didn't know if he would be able to accept her. She promised to make his life a living hell. Destiny had something else in store for them. Add this book to your library today and join in this roller coaster...

Hilwa Haroun, a spirited girl from a small town in Nigeria, relocates to the bustling city of Abuja, hoping for a fresh start and new opportunities. However, adapting to her new life proves to be a challenging journey filled with unexpected twists. As she navigates the fast-paced lifestyle and the complexities of a blended family with contrasting personalities, Hilwa struggles to find her place in a world that feels foreign. Just when she begins to settle in, a shocking revelation turns her life upside down, presenting her with a challenge she never anticipated. Faced with emotional turmoil, Hilwa must confront her fears. Will she be able to embrace the changes and accept this unexpected turn of events with an open heart, or will it push her further away from the life she longs to build? Join Hilwa on this exhilarating and poignant journey as she learns to balance love, family, and self-discovery in a city that promises both excitement and uncertainty. It's a bumpy, emotional and an exciting ride. BETWEEN TWO WORLDS. H I L W A. ~ H E L WA.

"Banbancin kowacce rana na tare da yanda take sake kusantani da ganinki" #Love #Family #Military #LubnaSufyan

Always remember when you Fall in love Make it Halal and take them To Jannah. Here's bringing you a story which will change your view on everything. To make you believe that everything is not in your control and everything that happens...happens for your own good. Something everyone can relate to, a series of doubts, trust, faith, temptations, trials and Love. Ayaat wants nothing from life but to be happy and to make others around her happy but she also believe's that Allah gave us this life so he could test us. So what happens....when Allah SWT tests her? will she pass the test? Read on to find out!! Lots of love. Zoya!

"Babu wanda ya ke tsallake kaddararsa a rayuwa Adda. Duk abunda kika ga ya faru dake to Allah ya riga ya rubuta tun kafin kizo duniyan nan. Hakuri zakiyi sai kuma kiyi Addu'a Allah ya baki ikon cin wannan jarabawar. Amma wannan al'amari rubutacce ne" . . Tunda take bata taba zaton haka zai kasance da ita a rayuwa ba. Wai abunda take jin labari a wajen mutane kuma take karantawa shine yake shirin faruwa da ita? . . . . A karo na biyu da zuciyarshi ta sake karyewa a sanadin so, baya tunanin kuma zai kara budeta da wannan niyyar. Sai dai me? . . Ku biyoni dan jin labarin Fareeha, da abubuwan da rayuwarta ta kunsa. .