Eden Maillard never felt important. She grew up on the upper end of the poverty line in southside Chicago to two mundane parents who couldn't bother to keep her under their roof when she came out to them at 17. Now 19 years old, life has seemed under-saturated for as long as she could remember. When Cecilia Belfiore walks into her life, a rich lawyer from the other side of town, the colors of life begin to bloom before her eyes. But Cecilia has a dark habit, one involving chains and leather. And Eden has a dark past, one involving love and loss. ☾ [tw: graphic sex, language, addiction, mentions of abuse]

Losing her mother was hard enough but it brings a whole new meaning to nightmare when her father brought another woman into their home not long after her mother's passing. Dealing with the disappointment she calls her father, Reagan's life isn't all sunshine and rainbows outside of her own home. School is just as bad, with a teacher that doesn't seem like she has a liking for Reagan and is always getting her into trouble. Reagan seems to never escape the constant "luck" she has when it comes to dealing with life. She's still grieving the loss of her mother while dealing with the chaos around her. It's never ending. Although every time she lands on the ground, she always gets back up and dusts herself off. But she soon comes face to face with something that makes her fall unexpectedly.

Opal Indick lives in the smallest and quietest town in the world, and she is fed up with the silence. Her only hope is Mrs. Wilkes, her professor whose stare lingers a little longer than it should. Having to choose between the relationship she already has with a girl her own age or the forbidden fruit propelling her desires, Opal finds her life and mental state falling apart. But when a string of violent murders begin occurring in the town where nothing ever happens, Opal begins to fear not only those around her, but herself. [tw: sex, violence, non-descriptive mentions of rape and suicide]

Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone has pain they hide behind their eyes, bruises on their heart. Some are better than others at keeping those bruises hidden. But no matter how hard you try to keep everything hidden.. it's always bound to catch up with you sooner or later.

"Sinners go to hell!" The preacher yelled and everyone in the room cheered. "They do not deserve a spot in heaven and they do not deserve to keep walking the streets! Sinning is a terrible thing! and what makes a sinner? a good person with a bad soul. Sinning.." He looks around the room. "comes in all different shapes and sizes. Cheating is a sin. Murder is a sin. Everything the bible tells you about is a sin!" It was hard sitting in this room filled with all these people. I kept my head down, avoiding everyone as they were cheering and shouting. Then I looked up and over at her. I watch her sit there, nodding at the preacher and agreeing to everything he was saying. I saw her husband sitting next to her with his arm around her shoulder, staring up at the man in front of everyone. That's when I caught her glance over at me, and in that split second.. I realized that I was a sinner.

"Do you honestly think I'm gonna just throw my entire life away because you came back?" -----------Warning, Sexual content--------- Please read book 1 or you'll be confused

An 18 year old troubled girl called Alex has recently moved to a new state as her mother recently got a new job. She was a trouble maker who doesn't like following rules and is always out to defying those in charge. Her mother recently got a new job and is away regularly leaving poor Alex alone with her thoughts making her feel lonely and afraid but will never show it to anyone. Until she meets the strict, intelligent, incredibly beautiful and intimidating Miss Collins. She's 26 and has been a teacher for nearly 5 years. She's strict in school and her private life, never wanting to be disobeyed. Could she possibly be the one to tame Alex or will they be destined to hate each other. (this book now includes Mdlg) Also, this book is my first book and the first chapters aren't all that great but my writing does improve. Currently paused (22/12/2024)