***** Experiment 5475 has lived a life measured in pain. For fifteen years, the cold confines of a clandestine lab have been her only world, her body a canvas for brutal experiments that left her with unimaginable supernatural abilities. Known only by a number, she learned to conceal her torment behind a façade of defiance, even as her vision blurred and blood fell. Unlike the others, she survived, clinging to a desperate hope for escape as the outside world remained a terrifying, beautiful unknown. But when a devastating event pushes her to the brink, she finally makes her break for freedom. Just miles away, Nathan Thompson diligently navigates the predictable currents of his own life. An ambitious accountant, he's spent six years meticulously building a stable career and a quiet existence, believing a promotion will finally bring him the fulfillment he craves. He lives comfortably within his well-ordered world, far from chaos and danger. That is, until a sudden, jarring car crash thrusts a mysterious woman with piercing pink eyes into his path, shattering his ordinary routine and dragging him into a reality far wilder than any he could have imagined.

One gunshot changed everything. Jade Brooks walked into a bar for a paycheck and walked out tied to the most dangerous family in New York. Rome DeSantis is power without mercy-an heir raised to rule, not protect. But when Jade becomes collateral in a brewing mafia war, he refuses to let her disappear. Nowshe's trapped inside his world, where safety has rules and desire is a liability neither of them can afford.

In the autumn of 1916, deep in rural Ontario, Clara DuBois, a young Black woman, spends her days tending to her aunt's modest farm and working as a nurse's aide at a military hospital overflowing with wounded soldiers. She keeps her head down, works hard, and knows better than to expect kindness from a world that has rarely offered it. Still, she finds purpose in her care-until a single encounter shatters the ground she's built her life on. When Lieutenant Edward Whitcombe, a well-born, sharp-tongued soldier from a wealthy Toronto family, is brought in with a shattered leg and a sharper temper, Clara is assigned to tend to his wounds. What begins as a clash of class, race, and stubborn wills slowly softens into something neither of them expected: understanding. And, perhaps, something even deeper. But as rumours stir and the shadow of separation looms ever larger, Clara and Edward must decide whether the emotions between them is strong enough to endure the forces determined to tear them apart.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵? Amanda Lone was minding her business walking home from an 8-hour-shift at the local café when she felt this excruciating pain at the side of her head along with a deafening sound. Before she could register what happened, she fell unconscious. Three days later, she woke up in an unfamiliar room, with monitors and drips attached to her. She started to look around the dark room to find some clue as to where she was because this was no hospital. Amanda squeaked when she looked to the left of her and saw a gray-eyed man staring at her intently. "Sorry, I shot you." The mystery man said before walking out of the room. 𝘈 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥'𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯. Warning: Mature content. Obscene Language. Violence.

Charisse Colton is a brilliant, on-the-spectrum stats nerd focused on becoming the NFL's top analyst. Bentley Hemings is the massive, cocky football star carrying a mountain of family pressure. When a mandatory partnership forces them together, Charisse's need for structure clashes with Bentley's need for sanctuary, leading to a passionate, disciplined love that uses intellect as the ultimate foreplay.

"Some ghosts don't haunt to scare you. They haunt to remind you what you lost." Thandi's innocence echoed in every memory she shared with her sister. She's accepted the truth - her sister is gone, and nothing can change that. But everything shatters the moment she sees her again. Alive. Smiling. Real. Now caught between the sister she loves and the man she's come to care for, Thandi must make an impossible choice - one that will teach her that even innocence comes with a price. In a world of power, secrets, and ruthless ambition, every choice has consequences. Loyalties will be tested, hearts will be broken, and betrayal lurks in the most unexpected places. Survival is only the beginning; when nothing is as it seems, even the purest hearts cast the darkest shadows.

When Jackson Welch trotted onto court three at the Corrigan Country Club, Charlotte Yates looked on with distaste. He was short, lanky and had a weak backhand. When Jack first caught sight of Charlotte he was smitten and did everything in his power to be closer to the dark-skinned girl with wild, curly hair and a serve almost as good as his. Twenty years later, the two are as close as ever, but what happens when Jack starts to realize his want for something more than friendship? Well, the ball is in his court. Read to find out if he takes the shot! -- completed start | 11.20.18 - 4.2.19 | end peak #1 interracial #2 poc #8 bwwm

"So Professor Jones, does this mean that we are an actual thing now?" "Princess, calling me that will get you in trouble," he grunts. I smiled in response, because he liked it. He liked that I was calling him professor. I think this was what was so exciting about him and I. He was my professor and the idea of fucking each other is a turn on. There was also the fact I had Grayson as well, even though he was the more reserved one, but what's the harm in still having both of them. I moved my hands under his shirt and I felt soft patch of hair, but hard muscle. "Maybe I want to get in trouble," I teased. "I thought you were going to be a good girl?" Grayson interjects. "I never said I would be good all the time," I say, innocently.

"You don't want me..." I breathed, selfishly leaning into his touch. But I quickly pull away. "I'm different and so not your type," I muttered, looking everywhere else but at him. He frowns slightly, eyes simmering. "God, Anna." He exhaled, cool breath brushing my skin. " I've always wanted you. from the beginning. since the first moment, I saw you." He said, almost sounding painful. Michael gently cups my cheek with one hand and thumbs my bottom lip, and my heartbeat picks up. *** With the past years of a rough childhood, for 24-year-old Anna, Family, reading--the ocean, and her love for her job as a nurse--are everything. For 27-year-old Michael Padmore,--it was all about getting even with his father and his position as the CEO of the Vitality Tower. the past traumas of his childhood still haunts his heart driving him to unsatisfactory with everything he's accumulated. he finds himself choosing his work over his family. A year into their marriage, life's threatening obstacles are determined to pull them apart. He had her, he lost her and now after discovering truths from the past, he will do anything by to get her back. will the two fight for their love, or will it crumble with the lies and betrayal it started with? Will love conquer, rekindled or will it burn down to cinders? Trigger warning: Mature content, explicit adult scenes, violence, abuse, obsession. This book centers on family, drama, laughter, and sweet & heart-wrenching moments and is told through the heroine's eyes. Tag along, on this journey of love, deceit, and betrayal. The story just began...uncover it.

"Don't worry, sweetheart. We're just gonna take a little road trip," - Maria Robbins is a hostage for one of the nations most wanted fugitives. The only hostage to a calculated robber who has made national headlines by being able to meticulously outwit the police. Will Wellington is a man on the run with a goal in mind. Did he mean to take a hostage? no. But he sure is glad he did, especially one so captivating. 18+ #1 in crimefiction #1 in intense #1 in road #1 in action-thriller