Moving to the big city alone is hard enough for Violet. But being neighbors with her new boss? Way harder. --- Violet has always lived a life that everyone dreamed of, a big house, fancy cars and so much money you never needed to worry. However, even though Violet had all those things growing up, growing up without her mom made her realize at a young age money doesn't buy happiness. After living with her father, step mother and half sister, Violet finally decided enough was enough and left home for good. After secretly plotting with her aunt to run away, Violet soon finds herself moving to the big city and living a somewhat ordinary life. But of course things take a turn when she gets off on the wrong foot with her neighbor, Riven Danton. A handsome, condescending, pretty boy, who thinks the world obeys him but lives a life full of secrets and doubt. As different as these two first appear to be, the closer they get the more they have in common. Slowly beginning to trust someone after putting up walls and putting their love into each other's hands, will they be able to have their happily ever after or lead down another path to disappointment? ________________________________________________________ Most Impressive Ranking/Top 100! - March 25, 2022: #2 in nextdoorneighbour Current Impressive Ranking - July 18, 2021: #9 in #employee ________________________________________________________ *** This story was originally published by myself on Episode Interactive. However, I have brought it here to give it the fresh start it deserves, I hope you enjoy! Natasha Hills © All Rights Reserved 2020

Alexis Montgomery-Logan lived a life of luxury. Great schools, fancy cars, dance training - if she wanted it then she could have it.....well she could, up until one of her parents business associates steps out of line, changing Lexi's life forever. Finding herself living on the streets Lexi is forced to adapt to a new life, learn new skills, rely on old training and surprising new friends. What forced Alexis to the streets? Who will she encounter? What will her next move be? Please note, though this is a sequel to Treading Water, it can be read as a stand alone novel. That being said, if you haven't read Treading Water, please check it out!! You might just love it!!

He could only admire her from afar, never getting too close. That's what you had to do with a delicate flower like Charlotte Sullivan. Especially when you are as dangerous and destructive as Rune Holten. But after one night, when she proves she can't be left on her own, Rune gets too close, he takes it too far, and now he wants more. *** RUNE I guess I couldn't be disappointed about that. "But I'm not some random guy... I saved your life." Her eyes grew, staring at me with disgust. "So... you expect some reward or something?!" "No! Of course not!" God, f****** damn it... At this moment, I could see just how young she really was. I wasn't used to this... dramatic teenage behavior. "Because that's messed up. I appreciate your help. I really do! But..." my little immature rose continued, testing my patience. "Charlotte, just shut up." I placed my hands on the sides of her face and closed my eyes, surprised when I didn't hear a response. "You're right. I'm more mature than you..." "That is not what I--" "Which means I don't play games." I cut her off, dropping my hands from her face. "If I want something, I do what I can to get it. While I find your timidity adorable, I don't feel the same way about your distrust in me... or in your 'playing hard to get.'" Her eyes filled with anger and confusion, unsure of how to react. "You might not know what you want, but right now, I can confidently say that what I want, is you."

Mature Content and Sex scenes, recommended for R18+ audiences. Emerson Roy is focused on one goal, nail her performance at this years ballet recital to be selected to a dance company. At 25 years of age, she knows that she needs to do everything it takes to achieve her goals, so what happens when a chance encounter with none other than the wickedly handsome Irish stranger, Arden Quinn leaves her questioning all her desires. Arden, sexy Irish business owner knows he wants Emerson from the moment they meet, but will he able to woo her, will she accept the secrets he holds. Will she make all her dreams come true on the dance stage.....or will she find herself in a different dream entirely.... Best Rankings to date #4 intimacy #11 Irish #4 commitments *Excerpt* Seeing only one bed I smile coyly, then turn to Arden in anticipation. The fires in my soul so alight, I need him to help me find solace. Fully prepared to lay myself at his mercy, I step towards him, and in one quick move he has me hard up against him, one arm around my waist, the other pulling my left leg up around his hip. He presses his hard member against me causing me to quake in his arms, as his lips begin a trail of kisses from my ear to my neck, a gentle nip here and there. Throwing my head back further to give him full access, my own hands gripping his shoulders for support. I moan as the pleasure builds, and I swear I hear a him release a low growl before he suddenly pulls away. He tidy's my clothes before stepping back further and clearing his throat. "Thank you for an incredible date, my beautiful girl. Normally this is where I'd deliver you to your home, but as we are stuck in a storm, please allow me to offer you the bed. I shall sleep on the pull-out sofa in the attached living room. Goodnight my sweet angel" he plants a soft kiss on my forehead before whispering "sweet dreams". Then, the gentleman that he was turned and left the room, leaving me to my tempestuous thoughts.

| published! under the new title MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE | Eden knows she can't love Truman, the boy with the angelic smile and devilish eyes. Why? He's her best friend Katie's older brother, who she strictly promised she'd stay away from. But when a tragic accident strikes, Truman and Eden find their way back to one another. With the promise she made her friend stuck on her mind, Eden tries her hardest to push Truman away, even when life seems stuck on keeping them together. Alex Light © All Rights Reserved. 2018. Highest rank: #2 in Teen Fiction, #1 in YA

Nick Jackson is Ole Miss's hottest player on and off the field. Bagging himself a football scholarship to the college of him dreams, he finally gets to focus on playing ball alongside his best friend. Hopping from girl to girl being his usual routine, he returns back to college but with another addition made. His younger sister Haley got into the same college. Carter Steel, has a famous last name in the football industry. She keeps it to herself until people find out, when they do they only want to use her to get to her brothers or her father. Very quiet and shy girl but will snap if you push her too far. Originally from New York, she got into Ole Miss and is starting college the coming fall. Not good at making or keeping friends, she's nervous to meet her new roommates in the college her parents and older brothers went to. Being on her own will help her independence, but she's a family girl and makes a promise to herself to make new friends and to enjoy college. Little does she know that it'll end up bringing complications. New friends, new environments and new boys. WARNING ******This book contains mature scenes and strong language. Read at your own discretion****** *I don't own the rights to the cover photo*

"Stop it, Dax." I wouldn't meet his eyes, I couldn't. His hot breath trailed up my neck, his soft lips ghosting over the exposed flesh. He chuckled when my back arched involuntarily, my cheeks flaring hot and pink. "It's Officer Rivera, to you." His deep voice rasped quietly in my ear. "Besides, you don't want me to stop, Princesa." "If you don't stop, I'll-" "You'll what?" He interrupted, smirking against my jawline. "Call the police?" Jane Kingsley is a Veterinary Medicine major at the University of California-Davis. If she isn't at school, she's either working or lounging around the house she shares with her best friend, Vivian Tyler. Everything in Jane's life was getting back to normal, almost boringly average. But then Officer Daxon Rivera moves in next door. Flirty, sexy, and a total asshole: Officer Rivera is everything Jane wants to stay away from. But can she? -Mature Content within- Ranked #32 in Romance [2-1-2018]

|| a featured story || Aurora never planned on spending her final month alive falling in love. When she meets Gus, a curious boy who is all too eager to waste away the days with her, she finds herself trading in her month of solitude for a month with him instead. Under the summer sun, they promise each other a forever they don't have. All they have is August, and they try to make it enough. [Features a commissioned bonus chapter for the JCPenny #DreamPromposal contest] __________________________ Alex Light © All rights reserved 2018

Emily found solace in a small mountain town five years ago, though after running into an amnesiac on the side of the road, her old life makes a resurgence. ***** Emily has been hiding from her past for five years in a remote mountain lodge - until the night she nearly runs over an injured man on the side of the road. North has amnesia, and while he recuperates at the lodge, he and Emily can't seem to ignore the growing chemistry between them. There are just two problems: without his memories, North doesn't know who he really is or what he's left behind. And Emily can't risk leaving her safe haven to face the world she's hiding from once his memories return. Content/Triggering Warning: this story contains scenes of sexual and physical abuse, violence, sexual content, and mentions of suicide and mental health. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover designed by Lily Taylor

"Are you wet for me baby doll?" his whisper feathering my ear, while I could imagine the smirk on his lips. My eyes were shut, the more he teased me the more turned on I was. Stroking my inner thigh delicately with the tips of his fingers wasn't helping either. Sending a spark up my spine tingling my nerve endings in my entire body. What is going on with me? *THIS IS FOR MATURE READERS AS IS CONTAINS SEXUAL CONTENT AND STRONG LANGUAGE* *I do not own the rights to the cover photo* Alex Thompson has always been at the top of the food chain when it comes to intelligence, it has been both a gift and a curse for her. She has been away in UCLA studying and she soon finds out her boyfriend has been cheating on her, by catching him in the act. Her older sister's wedding is coming up in the end of summer so she has to go to her second home for thanksgiving in Savannah, Georgia to help her sister plan. While returning to her Savannah home on the beach, she knows the Carter family will be in attendance, their families have been close ever since she was nine. Alex is two years younger than her older brother Kyle, but she was put in the same year as him because she was academically gifted, being the youngest gives her a lot of protection. Kyle best friend with one of the Carter boys, Knox, who grew to be NFL football player and an extremely handsome sex god, and boy does he know it. All his life he has played football, and being a professional footballer has his benefits... especially with the females. He is known for being one of the best players both on and off the field, never sticking to the same girl. Alex and Knox have despised each other for years, but when they meet each other again in Savannah will their feelings have changed for each other?