Elara Jones finds solace in silence and sugar. A shy, curvy baker with a softly spoken heart, her world is small and predictable: a quiet office job and a fledgling home bakery where she pours her soul into every treat. She is innocence embodied, and she's content with her simple, invisible life. Kaelan Vance is a king in a world of shadows. A mafia tycoon with a empire of legitimate companies and illegitimate dealings, he commands with a look and takes what he wants. He is a man forged in ruthlessness, his heart untouched... until a glimpse of Elara shatters his control. He isn't just drawn to her beauty; he's captivated by her quiet strength, the peace she radiates, the innocence that stands in stark contrast to his own stained soul. What begins as a fascination quickly spirals into a dark, all-consuming obsession. He must possess her, not just her body, but her heart, her smiles, her very soul. For Elara, Kaelan is a storm she never saw coming. His attention is terrifying yet intoxicating, a whirlwind of danger and desire. He showers her with a devotion that feels like love but looks like madness. He will burn the world to keep her safe and break anyone who dares to look her way. This is a story of two hearts colliding: one learning to love, the other learning to let go. One is a quiet melody, the other a destructive symphony. Can a love built on obsession ever become a sanctuary, or is it just the most beautiful prison of all?

Prologue Dr. Kiana James had stitched up broken bodies, restarted failing hearts, and held dying hands - but nothing had prepared her for surviving the slow, silent destruction of her own life. For three years, she hid bruises beneath her scrubs and fear beneath her smile. Her boyfriend, Marcus, a man who charmed everyone but her, had become a storm she lived inside. Every slammed door, every raised voice taught her to shrink - even though she was a woman who took up space beautifully. A brilliant, plus-size Black doctor with ambition, curves, and warmth that could light an entire hospital wing - she deserved more. And one night, she finally ran.

For her & her son, she'll find the strength to let go, love again & rebuild.

After moving to Chicago to start a new life, Sveya isn't looking for nothing beyond a fresh start. Between church, school, and learning how to exist without losing herself, her life feels limited...until she meets Solomon.

❝ 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑳𝑰𝑲𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑻? ❞ ❕BEING EDITED❕ 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐘𝐀 attracts trouble, when the wrong trouble enters her life she changes. Will it be for the good or for the better? 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐁𝐕𝐑𝐄 French mafia leader whose name makes people bow, when 𝘴𝘩𝘦 comes into his dark world what will the meaning of "𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐍" come too? Welcome to 𝙎𝙔𝙉𝙉𝙀𝘿, the series.

*****Curve Appreciation***** TRIGGER WARNINGS: mentions of emotional abuse, physical abuse, and toxicity. "You have no idea what you're doing to me, Dahlia... and I intend to show you, inch by delicious inch." His hand was still gripping my waist, his fingers digging into the softness of my side the part of me I usually tried to hide. The part I thought men ignored. But he held it like it turned him on. Like my body curvy, plush was made for his hands. He pulled me in, brushing his belt buckle, my thighs pressed against his like they belonged there. I couldn't breathe. I didn't want to breathe. My mind screamed "this is dangerous" because it was. He was danger dressed in a thousand dollar suit. He was power and violence wrapped in silk words and sharp eyes. And still, my body didn't care. It lit up under his touch. ⚠️IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are reading/saw this story anywhere else, please report it and let me know. The book can only be found on Wattpad. Also, any unauthorized copying, reproduction, distribution, or use of this book in any form will result in legal action. 🥰 HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 newwriter #3 wmbw #5 dark #6 ceo #11 18andup #35 obsession #17 bwwm #66 mafia #1 curvy #7 daddyissues #7 intense #3 Italian #14 danger #16 interracial #75 darkromance #55 toxic #146 drama #50 mafia #61 possessive

Darby Tate has spent years proving herself in a cutthroat industry. Smart, driven, and loyal, she thought her biggest challenge at RH Enterprises would be surviving her sharp-tongued director and endless late nights on the marketing floor. But one chance encounter with the company's elusive CEO changes everything. Alec Ralph is powerful, calculating, and untouchably British-running his empire with an iron grip. Cold. Commanding. Always in control. Until Darby. From the moment their eyes meet, tension simmers between them-dangerous, forbidden, impossible to ignore. He's her boss. A man who could destroy her career with a single word. Yet every time she tries to run, Alec is there. Demanding. Possessive. Unrelenting. When a corporate trip traps them alone in a snowbound lodge, months of restraint ignite into two days of fire neither can deny. But passion has consequences, and Alec isn't a man who plays fair. He's ruthless enough to bend companies-and people-to his will. Now Darby must decide: walk away from everything she's built... or surrender to the man who refuses to let her go.

She's fierce, independent, and untouchable-never needing a man to define her worth. He's the ruthless heir to a Greek mafia empire, used to taking whatever he wants. When their worlds collide, his obsession ignites into something dark and all-consuming. She becomes the one thing he can't control, and he'll stop at nothing to keep her close-even if it means burning everything else to the ground.

Daiyu|| noun black jade She is a woman. Insignificant and disposable. -- Akazi is forced with the task of transporting the Tai Yin, a secret list that holds the 12 dragons of the Qin Dynasty. Little does she know that the list is to be seen by no one but the 12 dragon heads and be immediately discarded. But what happens when the last dragon lays eyes on her? Horrible descriptions!!! First AMBW book Started: Aug 26th,2020

#1 in black 6/20/25 #1 in assassin 6/19/25 #3 in bwwm 6/15/25 They called her the Black Dahlia - a ghost, a myth, a merciless assassin raised by the Mexican cartel and vanished without a trace. But Eve'elynn Jones is no legend. She's flesh and blood. Vengeance and venom. And now that she's nineteen and free, she's back to burn every name that betrayed her - starting with her own family... and ending with the monster who made her. What she didn't plan for was him. Abel Jefferies Lanoun is thirty-two, ruthless, and born into the throne of the Italian mafia after his older brother was murdered in cold blood. Cold-hearted, sharp-eyed, and feared from New Orleans to Naples - he's a man who bends nations with a whisper. And right now, he's hunting the one person who could win his war against the Spanish - the elusive Black Dahlia. But when he finds out the killer he's chasing is a dark-skinned siren with silver eyes and fire in her blood... everything changes. She doesn't want him. He doesn't trust her. And neither of them realize that obsession is just another kind of war. When power meets beauty, and vengeance meets control - the line between love and hate will bleed