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. [[Disclaimer: This story has not been edited yet!]]

Malika Danai is pressure. Friendly, social, and loved by all, Malika thrives in college and is often seen as a mirage - seemingly real and attainable but disappears when approached. She's a party girl to the core. Loves to drink, flirt, and explore with her best friends, Ayana and Isabella. Her beauty is undeniable. With curly black hair cascading over her shoulders and golden-brown skin that glows no matter where she's at, Malika's presence is impossible to ignore. Her dark brown eyes often sparks with mischief, and her full two-toned lips often curves into teasing grins that hints at secrets she rarely shares. Malika excels at a lot of things but she was never the study type. She prayed the night before exams and hoped that her grades would at least give her a passing score and somehow, that always worked. Until now... Her grades are barely holding on- good enough to pass, but not good enough for a sorority like the Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA). She wants to join. No she needs to. It's the only way she can prove to her mother that she's worth it. And she'll do whatever it takes. Even if it means casting her pride aside to get help from the boy who loathes her existence. Meanwhile... Theo Sinclair is a weapon. An academic weapon that nobody can beat. Coming from an old money family where the expectations and bars are set high, Theo surpasses them all and is often pushed towards greatness by his family. Yet he has a big flaw: boredom. Because of his uncaring attitude towards everything and everyone around him, Theo is often alone. Deliberately avoiding attention and validation from peers; he thrives in the silence and rhythm of his own scheduled routines. He has only one rule; 'Never let myself feel things I can't control.' To him, parties are ratchet and vile. An enigma vastly contrasting his reverence for solitude, silence, and carefully ordered thoughts. So when he's pushed into an unwanted arrangement, he resents the intrusion because slowly, his rule...

Danielle Harrison knows when a child is asking for help, even when they do it quietly. So when eight-year-old Willa Hayes starts shutting down in class, writing stories about leaving, and finally gets into a fight that forces the school's hand, Danielle expects a difficult meeting with another checked-out adult. She does not expect Elliot Calloway. Thirty-four, sharp-suited, and impossible to ignore, Elliot is Willa's wealthy uncle and legal guardian, a corporate attorney who stepped in without hesitation when nobody else would. He gives Willa everything money can buy. Danielle sees immediately what's still missing. They clash from the start. Danielle thinks he's emotionally absent. Elliot thinks she's beautiful, correct, and entirely too involved. But as Willa's hurt deepens and the lines between school meetings and late-night conversations begin to blur, Danielle and Elliot find themselves pulled into something far more dangerous than attraction. Because for Willa, love has always meant somebody eventually leaves. And for the first time, Danielle and Elliot are going to have to decide whether they're brave enough to stay.

He regarded her for a second, fathomless blue-green eyes cold. Then, a devilish grin came upon his face as his British accent rang through the room; "How ever do you expect me to forget fucking you 𝑟𝑎𝑤, love? Taking you on the couch, against the wall, on the bed, in the shower. Bottoming out in your delicious cunt over and over, until the only word you could utter, you could 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 was my name?" Because you are my professor. Because that was wrong. Because you are dating a supermodel. Because you are over 10 years older than me. Then, why do I still want him to remember and repeat it? ✿❁✿❁✿❁ SINFUL PASSIONS: INNOCENCE MEETS DARKNESS. ⇲ CHIARA JAHZARA NOOR is the definition of a good girl. No parties, no vices, all good grades, all innocence. To celebrate her 19th birthday, she decides to let loose and indulge. In the sexy, dark, older, British stranger at the bar who provides her with the best night of her existence. Who also turns out to be her professor. She should forget Nico, but something about his ability to both enthrall and ruin her has her craving his touch. ⇱ NICOLAS SEBASTIAN HENDRIX is chaotic, breathtakingly pure destruction and most definitely in a relationship. But, when he meets this incredibly innocent girl at the bar, his intrigue and piqued interest lead to a night of fiery passion. With his 19-year-old, Dean's List student. He should forget Zara, but something about her innocence, her ability to see the good within him, has him craving her light. BOOK 2 OF THE DARK SINNERS SERIES | COPYRIGHT © MARIEDILLBOOKS

Aaliyah Bennet has spent years giving her all to a relationship that stopped giving back. Her fiancé, Giovanni, promised forever but has only delivered distance, excuses, and cold shoulders. Tired of feeling unseen, she throws herself into her work, helping others navigate the messes of love and marriage, all while pretending she's got her own under control. Marcus Smith is successful, married, and haunted by cracks in his own life- broken trust, half-healed wounds, and a wife who still doesn't understand how her actions cut deeply. He comes to Aaliyah for guidance, but their sessions stir something neither expected. As they tiptoe the line between professional and personal, boundaries blur, hearts get tangled, and mistakes are made. In a world of secrets, lies, and regrets, Aaliyah and Marcus must face one question. When understanding becomes desire, can anyone come out unscathed? #1 SCANDAL 10/1/25 #1 VULNERABLE 9/30/25

18+| 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 is a survivor. A single mother and a tattoo artist to dangerous men, she exists on the fringes of the criminal underworld, belonging to no one. Her life is her own. Until the night 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 walks in. As the newly crowned Don of the Lucchese crime family, Andrea sees the world in assets and liabilities. After a bloody display of power leaves Charlie as a loose end, he claims her shop-and her-as his property. She's a reckless, infuriating complication he can't afford, and a temptation he refuses to resist. He thinks he's containing an unruly employee. He has no idea that Charlie is the secret key to a war between the mafia and the cartel, with a lineage more dangerous than his own. As his obssesion deepens, so does the danger. Every touch is a battle for control, every kiss a promise of ruin. In a world of Bad Blood and brutal bargains, the only thing more dangerous than being Andrea Lucchese's enemy is being the woman he calls his heart.

Normani Williams gave her heart to the wrong man-her son's best friend-and paid the ultimate price. Now a single mother raising her daughter alone, she's picking up the broken pieces of her life, one day at a time. She promised herself never again. No more secrets. No more shame. No more letting a man destroy her. Zane Carter has everything-NFL fame, money, women on demand-but none of it fills the void left by the woman he walked away from. Haunted by regret, he tries to forget her the only way he knows how: recklessly. But fate has other plans. When their worlds collide again in California, old wounds reopen, unfinished feelings rise to the surface, and nothing is as simple as it once was. With new opportunities, unexpected friendships, and a slow, burning connection with someone she didn't see coming-Normani must decide if she's ready to love again... or if the past is all that's left of them. 🖤~"She promised herself it would never happen again. But what do you do when the man who destroyed you is also the father of your child?"~🖤

{Girls need love} ★ "𝘚𝘩𝘦 was her person" Azaleeia production 2024, 💌; romance story+paige Bueckers

Sadie Rockwood and Julia Alessi are best friends, both eighteen and finishing up their senior year of high school. They are inseparable and have been for quite some time. Sadie has always yearned for a sense of belonging and unconditional love, something her alcoholic mother could never provide. Julia's family, however, seems to offer just that. But when she especially finds solace and acceptance in Julia's father, an unintentional attraction forms. As the two bond in secrecy, Sadie's issues worsen, and navigating through them with the unavailable man causes a destructive downward spiral that pulls him and the unsuspecting family along for the ride.