"You know, it won't physically hurt you to be nice for once." I crossed my arms in front of my chest and groaned. "I don't want to take a chance." the corner of his lips lifted a little as he finished his sentence. "Well, you don't hear me complaining. The view of a someone so desperately working out is not a delight either." I retorted in a weary voice. "I bet it isn't." he narrowed his eyes at me and commented. Ugh.. Why is he so damn annoying? "You know what, just take your arrogant ass out of my room." I scowled at him, pointing towards the door. With small steps, he walked towards me. I took a step backwards when he neared me. He was invading my personal space, making me a bit flustered. The urge to push back his golden-brown hair covering his forehead was increasing with every passing second. "Gladly." he mumbled against my face and then walked past me out of my room. It took me a minute to calm down my racing heartbeat. ... He was a mystery, an enigma I wanted to solve. He was exhausting, he was infuriating, yet staying away from him was not an option. He was making me feel things I haven't felt before. Adam McArdle! Who are you and what are you doing to my poor little heart? ... #1 in GENERAL FICTION (23-05-2019) #1 in CHICKLIT (21-07-2019)

"Please, Beau? I don't want to talk about this so, please, just shut up." Beau tilts his head, surprised at first, before a wicked gleam appears in his eyes. "Make me." ** "...one of the best romantic novel developments I've read..." ~ @renegxde ; The Mono Reviews Emma is a quiet girl in a small town, filling her days with shifts at the local coffee shop so that she can one day fulfill her dream and put herself through college. Her life isn't glamorous, but hard work rarely is. Her mind is on the prize and nothing will stop her from achieving her dreams. That is, until lonely and misunderstood bad boy of the most popular band comes to town and stirs up enough crazy to last Emma a lifetime. Their deal is simple, Emma helps Beau with his image for generous pay, setting her on the fast track to accomplishing her dreams. But the most important rule isn't exactly included in the fine print: Under no circumstances is anyone to catch feelings. Shouldn't be hard, right? As Emma gets closer and closer to mysterious Beau, she finds it harder and harder to stay true to their deal. Who knew the bad boy would be so hard to resist? As she struggles not to break their number one rule, she faces another problem - he's even harder to love. Text copyright ©kjobrien™ 2020 Shimmer and Shine: An Awards 2020: 1st place in ChickLit The Sparkle Awards - 2nd Edition: 1st place in ChickLit The Oasis Awards: 1st place in ChickLit Skyfall Awards 2020: 2nd place in Romance Rose Gold Awards 2020: 2nd place in Romance The Spotlight Awards: 2nd place New Adult #1 in Women's Fiction #1in Romantic Fiction #1 in Slow Build #1 in Famous #1 in Rockstar #1 in Boyband #1 in Concert #1 in Romance Reads 2021 #1 in Small Town Girl #1 in On Tour #1 in After Dark #2 in Flirtationship #2 in Love Story #2 in Slow Burn #2 in Bands #3 in Young Adult #4 in Adult Fiction #4 in Hot #4 in Steamy #5 RocknRoll #5 in Alcoholism #5 in Flirty #5 in Witty #6 in New Adult

"W-What are you doing?" I say breathing heavy. His hand starts sliding up my thigh while one of his hands grip my waist dominantly keeping me locked in his grip. He leans in, so close to my ear that his face is inches away from mine. "Let me make you scream until you can't anymore." I can see his smirk from my peripheral vision as his hand reaches to my pussy and that's when I remembered I wore no underwear.... fuck. "Commando?" he says chuckling as he slides his fingers in between my folds and nibbling on my ear........ Kyra was always good and submissive, did whatever her parents and partner wanted along with being a people pleaser. What will happen when she's had enough and goes wild but ends up sleeping with a mafia boss and gets into his head. *Currently editing.*

"You know what I do with girls who take control when they aren't supposed to?" "I punish them." ***** Scarlett Hudson's life is... okay. She has a great best friend and good grades. Boys like her enough to look at her, but not to ask her out. But she doesn't need that. Life is difficult enough without boys and their hormones... But then she meets Jordan and his friends. They're the opposite of her; dark, muscular and anything but innocent. They want her, all of them. But is more than one of them possible in a relationship? ****** Started: November 12th 2021 Finished: February 26th 2022

#1 enough #1 notenough #3 in lifelessons #15 relatable "They say you regret the things you didn't do more than the things you did do in life," I whisper, glad that I can still form a coherent sentence with him so abnormally close to me. I would barely have to extend my arm halfway to touch him. I become painstakingly aware of every movement, watching his dark eyelashes flutter with every blink. He moves impossibly closer, eyes still concentrated on my lips. I swallow anxiously, forgetting how to breathe. "Well thank fuck for that," he mutters, before a hand against the back of my neck pulls us together. --- Never put effort into anything, I told myself. It will never help you. It will never beat those around you. You will never be competition for those geniuses. You will never be wanted by anyone in your life because there's always someone better than you. You will never amount to anything. You will never be good enough. I will never be good enough. And then I met Slater. Began: 2nd September 2016 Completed: 9th April 2018 (+585 days)

Camille (Cami) Hughes had a picture perfect life. She had a mother, a father, and an older sister. Her family wasn't rich, but they certainly weren't poor either. She was a good kid with good grades who always followed the rules, but that wasn't enough. Not for her family at least. Cami's sister was perfect. She was beautiful, popular, captain of the cheerleading team. Cami could never compare, especially in her mother's eyes. Nothing she did would ever be good enough. Cami acted like this didn't bother her, but how long could she keep it up? ⚠️ mentions self harm and suicide please don't read if this will trigger you. There will be warnings before a scene where it happens, but you will miss a good bit at the end.

[#1 in Fiction][complete] Kaitlyn MacDonald. Your typical nerd. Shy, smart, and more than a little bit awkward. Tutors for extra credit, even though she doesn't need it. Drew McCarthy. Your typical bad boy. Basketball jock, extremely attractive, and has more girls' numbers than missing homework. And he never does his homework. When Drew gets into grade trouble and his basketball career is in danger, he has two options. One, he can either give up basketball and allow his grades to drop more, or two, he can get tutored to stay eligible for sports. Naturally, he chooses the second one. And his tutor? None other than Kaitlyn MacDonald. #1 in Fiction 03/16/2019 (m/d/y) #3 in Teen 08/25/2020 (m/d/y) #014 in Boy 03/02/2019 (m/d/y) #031 in Teen Fiction 01/06/2017 (m/d/y)

As kids, Leah and Tanner hated each other. To this day, they still do. Tanner Cole is tall, dark, tattooed, and insanely attractive, though his ugly heart drowns all of this out to Leah. At eighteen years old, all Leah wants is to go off to college and have a great college experience, but when she realizes that Tanner already goes to Berkeley her hopes of this are dashed. She prays she can somehow steer clear of him, but everywhere she looks, he is there. Seeing no way out of avoiding him, she agrees to a truce though as they spend more time around each other sparks sizzle between Leah and Tanner and soon Leah can't help but strangely crave her frenemy's company and his body which is only a recipe for disaster. Current Status: Complete ✔️ [[110,000 - 112,000 words]] _____ (WARNING: 18+) This book contains minor violence, and explicit sex scenes. (Copyright warning: This is my original work and is not allowed to be copied in any form.) Highest tag ranks: #3 NewAdult #3 College #1 Hotguys #1 Reallifeproblems #1 Scaredtolove #1 Truce #1 Hockey

"She was the only flame in his past, the only thing he loved about his past" 7 years fly by as Carina and Luca avoid the magical night they had, that left both of them speechless. But now that they meet in other circumstances, will they continue their passion or not get past their stubbornness. Carina Sorrento a 24- year old established social worker has given up on love because of a night 7 years ago, she had fallen hard for a man who slept with her and tossed her to the side. Luca Manson a 25-year old football player on the other hand is having a hard time to forget her and get her out of his head, but he can't stop. Will Luca do all he can to save this broken relationship or will he let it crumble the same way he left her alone on prom night? #1- dramaromance #1- footballromance

There are many types of addictions. For instance, drugs, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, sex, the internet, shopping, food and the list goes on. Each one of these addictive behaviors are very different, but they're all used to get the same result; to momentarily take the pain away. Sex addiction was his. Love was hers. After 23 year old psychology student, Alice Greene, and 26 year old wealthy CEO, Hayden Stymest, almost hook up one night after meeting in a bar, Hayden goes out of his way to get Alice in bed. His plans change once he discovers her chastity and slowly but surely finding his feelings for her in ways he never thought possible. Alice, despite Hayden's avoidance to speak of his past and the warnings of her best friend, she falls for Hayden as well. Alice soon discovers the dark secrets of Hayden's past, but she was already in too deep. "We're all addicted to something that takes the pain away." [Book 1 in Addiction Series] (SOON TO BE COMPLETELY EDITED)