**SAMPLE ONLY**A decade ago, Ellie was heartbroken when the love of her life chose his Hollywood party lifestyle over her. Can she forgive him and give love a second chance? ***** Thirteen years ago, Ellie Cooper struck gold. She secured a coveted movie role that sent her life spiraling out of control. Landing in the arms of Wyatt Burgess, her world-famous co-star with some hard-partying ways, she was enveloped into a world of clubs, romance, and drugs. But when one of Wyatt and Ellie's best friends overdoses outside a nightclub, Ellie gives Wyatt an ultimatum: the lifestyle or her. Wyatt makes the wrong choice. Now years later, Wyatt is out to set things right. But Ellie has moved on; she's in a committed relationship and has left the party life behind in exchange for something more stable. There's just something about Wyatt though that sets her heart on fire. And now Ellie is forced to choose between the new world she has carved out for herself and the passionate whirlwind that allowing Wyatt back into her life could bring. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of drug use, including an overdose. There are mentions of sexual abuse and harassment, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] 2020 Watty Award Winner - Romance #1 Romance, NA, and ChickLit

Ambitious, head strong and tenacious are the qualities that Isabelle Richards and Roman De'Martell have in common. Their moral compass, lifestyles, perspectives and about everything else is what sets them apart. What happens when a young lawyer is forced into a world that is not as black and white as the one she grew up believing in? Isabelle watches her moral compass fail her, her sense of right and wrong blur into one and her ability to distinguish her rational from her emotions disappear. Roman De'Martell is a 26 year old entrepreneur who earns his wealth from selling Black Market contraband. When Isabelle and his paths cross he forces her to see the grey areas of the system that she grew up believing in. A world dominated by crime and corruption that she can't help but feel intrigued by. __ As I placed my hand on the door, poised to open it, his voice stopped me in my tracks, "As it happens Miss Richards, the devil and I get on just fine, and of all the things I've learnt from him, it is that evil, is above all else, seductive."