In the bustling heart of modern-day Milan, Mariah Rossi lives a life that was never meant to be hers. Once the beloved daughter of a wealthy businessman and his late wife, she now spends her days fixing engines, running errands, and cleaning the penthouse her father shares with his new wife - Claudia, a woman whose charm hides venom. Claudia's daughter, Sofia, is the country's sweetheart - a flawless supermodel adored by millions and spoiled by the world. Together, mother and daughter have turned Mariah's home into her prison. But Mariah isn't the delicate girl she once was. Life's cruelty carved her into something stronger. With her hair cut short and tied in a neat knot, dressed in worn jeans and grease-stained shirts, she moves through the city like a ghost no one notices - a tomboy with a soldier's grit and a heart that refuses to break. Then comes Don Vito Corleone - a powerful Sicilian mafioso who commands respect and fear across Europe. When he attends a lavish gala hosted by Sofia's agency, the Don encounters someone who changes everything in a single glance. Sofia, desperate for influence, believes she's caught the Don's eye. But Don Vito's gaze - cold, calculating, and unrelenting - is fixed on someone else entirely. Someone who doesn't even know she's become his obsession.

Unlike most performative men, Adam Barrington IS your average guy. He lives a simple life and has everything he needs; a good paying job and his wonderful (sexy) girlfriend, Molly. I mean, what more could he want? Well, life is full of surprises... and shit. And that crappy part of life so happens to come in a life-sized, doe-eyed, annoying, feminine package. That package is none other than Elaine Reed. Adam HATES Elaine. And what's worse? She's his colleague.

Recently graduated, Max is ready to enjoy the final summer of her youth with her best friend and boyfriend. Max finds herself at a disconnect with her friends, and things only take a turn when her younger brother starts his own lemonade stand. Agreeing to help, the siblings find themselves at odds with another sibling pair, Austin and his older brother Shane, who are also selling lemonade. Max can't stand the siblings and declares war, but things get even messier when her parents leave on a work trip and Max and her brother are supervised by none other than the mother of their rivals. Max finds herself infuriated by yet drawn to Shane and the summer together brings the pair closer, leading to many fights, adventures, and lemonade. COMPLETED [word count: 50,000-60,000 words]

✨A WATTYS 2022 PARANORMAL & "BEST CHARACTERS" WINNER✨ A college basketball star risks everything to prove his innocence with a girl who can communicate with ghosts. *** Ace Jones isn't certain about a lot of things in life, but basketball has always come easy. This is until he finds himself as the prime suspect of a murder he knows he didn't commit. Lucky for him, Devyn Brooks knows he didn't commit it either. But not because she witnessed it--she simply sees the victim as plain as day and even endures her incessant talking. Though Devyn usually does everything in her power to hide her supernatural ability, she'll have to start embracing it in order to save Ace from a common fate. And Ace will discover a deeper part of his identity that challenges his notions of the world. Will they be able to solve a case that America is so eager to pin on another Black man? ✨| FEATURED ON WATTPAD READING LISTS | ✨ 💕 Wattpad Editor's Choice Dec. 2022 💕 @StoriesUndiscovered, Thrills N Spills 2022 @SpeculativeFiction, The Crypt 2022 ⛈ A Stormy Nights Challenge Participant 2022 ⛈

Homeless and on her own, twenty-five-year-old Naomi Warner is destined to provide a better life for her and her daughter when a threat against their safety becomes compromised. How? By getting a job. But what does a woman do when she reaches a breaking point? She marches into the next high-rise luxury office building and becomes someone she never thought she could be. A working-class woman. The only problem, she has to now lie her way through it all-a compulsive trait she has always done to survive. That is until her new boss steps into the picture. Billionaire and CEO, Wesley Prescott. A man most women consider one of the sexiest ones alive. A kind and giving soul that the world doesn't expect because of his powerful connections and net worth. But as these two worlds collide, the lying becomes harder and falling for a man she knows she can't have becomes one of the easiest things to do. RANKINGS-🏆 #1 in Motherhood 01/26 #2 in Wattpad Creators 01/26 #3 in Rebellious 01/26

Elizabeth Blythe has never been the skinny type. All her life she's been plumper than the other kids, had more meat than the popular girls in high school and more curve than the shapeless ones in college. She spent a lot of her life being made-fun of, being the butt of all jokes; she never once believed she'd ever find love. All because she had too much hips, too much muffin-top, too much boob, too much butt; too much of everything. Who knew she'd meet Mister Right at work? Cover made by D. M. Brightwell (the author) Highest Rankings 2/18/2019 #1 in "curves" out of 781 #1 in "curvy" out of 781 #1 in "thick" out of 573 #1 in "gentlemen" out of 144 #3 in "selflove" out of 1.4K

|| Available in book stores!! || watty award 2017 winner! || Becca's life takes a thrilling turn when she pretends to date Brett Wells, the most popular boy in school. Becca Hart is determined to coast her way through her senior year at Eastwood High School. Counting down the days until graduation had become her crutch. Her plans come to a screeching halt one afternoon when she ends up sharing a spontaneous kiss with Brett Wells, who's known for being captain of the football team and an all-around good guy. Their "love" spreads like fire and their fake relationship begins. But the two quickly learn that just because it started off fake, doesn't mean it won't become very real. ___________________________________________ Highest Rank in Teen Fiction: #1 - June 24, 2017. Featured in Teen Fiction: August 1, 2017. Watty Award 2017 Winner for Riveting Reads: September 29, 2017 Completed on: September 18, 2017. ___________________________________________ This story was originally published by myself on the Episode Interactive App as RIVALS. However, the story and the sequel have now been taken down. Alex Light © All Rights Reserved 2017 Cover: Designed by Corina Lupp and drawn by Jordi Labanda.

A collection of shorts, one-shots, bonus chapters, and scenes that I love but had to cut from The Inconvenient Matches books.

(Complete) Divorced Dad, Leo Nelson, can't keep a nanny for his two children. His preteen daughter, Riley, plays tricks and sabotages every nanny the agency sends. When Riley makes friends with a mysterious woman who is looking for a job, Leo is so desperate he hires her. Isla Gibson left the only real home she has had without a plan. Growing up as a foster child, she has been searching for a family. When she agrees to work for the Nelsons, she never expects for them to embrace her or for the world to be so confusing. With the help of some friends her innocence slowly fades. Both Leo and Isla try to hide the secrets of their pasts. Will they take a chance on one another or will Leo lose a second time? Fall in love with this modern day romance. Fate brought them together, but will they find their happily ever after? © 2022 Pseudoannie All rights reserved Adult language and situations. Best rank #1 Updates, #1 Publishing #2 Boss #2 Steamy #13 Romance #2 Grief

When a werewolf prince comes of age the royal family must hold a ceremony at which 30 girls will go to the castle and live there until he choose's one of them to be the queen and Luna. Ava your everyday sarcastic , book loving, commoner is chosen to go to the castle and fight for prince Masons attention. Although she doesn't want the crown or the prince. She just wants the paycheck that comes with being chosen, in order to help her family. Little does she know she's Masons true mate. She makes enemies, friends, ignores the prince, and all while a royal knight won't stop looking at her. What could go wrong?