[Wattys 2023 Grand Prize Winner] After an eight-hour flight sitting next to her high school nemesis Jackson Carter, fashion designer and barista Isabelle Curtis thought that would finally be the last she would see of him. But as the saying goes, famous last words. * * * Isabelle Curtis and Jackson Carter were fierce academic rivals in high school, up until Jackson moved to the UK in junior year for boarding school. Eight years later, Jackson has returned from abroad to take on the role of CEO at his late father's company. When Isabelle and Jackson meet again, there's a war of words, banter and a passionate dislike towards each other. Throw in a high school reunion, some more chaos, and a 'deal' in the mix-one that might just involve a little faking and pretending. It's all fun and games and tit for tat, almost just like in high school, until real feelings become involved...

"I won't be able to control it then, Eos. Once I'm inside you, there is no going back." He had secrets. I had mine. All was well until he returned. The dark billionaire who made himself out of nothing, the mysterious handsome man that held deep, evil secrets within himself, and the man who was well-known across the country. King I wondered who was he and what he was doing here-in a small town, in the outskirts of the country. I learned my answer when he gave me his curse and told me to live with it forever. An eternity of sadness and despair until he became my new addiction. And I became his.

Isabella Benton, a flight attendant, graduated from veternarian school, bought a farm and is close to making her dreams come true with the man she loves, until he was in a car accident. She's on her last flight on White Skies Airline, and she meets a blue-eyed stranger on her flight to London. Greg Masterson is a veteran and heir to a fortune, who was raised by a beast of a man. Daily beatings his whole life until he ran away to the U.S. Army and meets General Benton. Is it by chance or intervention that bring these two lost souls together? A quick sexual encounter in a club in London begins a story of heartbreak and love. Take a journey with Bella and Greg as he fights the fight of his life just be with his one true love. https://www.wattpad.com/626946949-white-skies-a-completed-steamy-romance-attention Edited by @hannahbananalc Copyright © 2020 by Grace Madden All Rights Reserved.

Uploaded 02/09/2019 ⚠️Mature Content ⚠️Mature Language Dr. Blake Russo, newly divorced and ready to look for the next phase of her life decides to look for her biological parents. One DNA test on an online geanealogy program starts the unraveling of a whole love story about a Duchess born into the Romanov family. The unknown heiress of an Empire. Blake, is whisked away to a foreign country to learn her roots and face her responsibility. https://www.wattpad.com/693378541-blake%27s-twisted-fate-a-completed-steamy-romance Can there be fate where an arranged marriage is involved? Henry Chapman, a man on an intense career path is all but happy to hear of his upcoming nuptials. He will do everything in his power to make sure she knows this is a marriage of inconvenience. He will break her if it's the last thing he does in this life. Copyright © 2020 by Grace Madden All Rights Reserved.

Wang Li Xun, the Crown Prince, goes out hunting for the Celestial Flower to save his mother from a terminal illness. When he nearly dies from the attack of a mythical beast, he is saved by a mysterious boy who lives in the mountains. To repay his kindness, Li Xun offers the boy a place to stay in his royal palace and employs him to be his personal bodyguard. But little does he know that he has brought home a girl instead. Completed: 4/2/2020 (Word count: 60,000 - 70,000) Highest rankings: #1 in Historical Fiction #1 in Romance #5 in Diverse Lit Featured on Wattpad || Community Curator: @KateLorraine - May 2022 Featured on Wattpad || Lunar New Year - February 2022 Featured on WattpadAsianFantasy || Asian Fantasy Recommendations - September 2021 Featured on Wattpad || Stories of Trailblazing Asian Characters - May 2021 ========================================== Copyright © 2019-2023 by Kim_Knights

1. A Different Kind Of Love 2. Another Kind Of Love Jade had a plan. Undergrad then grad school and then criminal law. Nothing was going to mess that up. Not even one weekend to let her hair down before she finally sees her dreams realized. She lets her best friend Meg drag her to Cabo where she meets two sexy men and indulges in a night fueled by lust. Five years later and that lust is still there when they come face to face again. Could the close proximity turn their lust into love? Can Jade give up everything she's ever known for a relationship that shouldn't make sense but does?

THE BILLIONAIRE OF LONDON SERIES BOOK ONE. *** Malora McCarran has been taking care of her family for as long as she could remember, and when her older sister's illegitimate child falls ill, she was willing to sacrifice all she had in order to save the little boy. And when the offer to sell herself in exchange for the money needed to save her nephew's life was presented by her boss, she grabbed it with both hands. What she wasn't expecting, however, was the encounter with an enigmatic, powerful Dom on the night she was supposed to carry out her mission. Titan Pitts was not her type, but with his piercing eyes, his ability to drive her insane with his hands, tongue and lips, and his brilliant mind, he's under her skin from the moment they met. He offered her a contract in exchange for funding all of her nephew's bills and she accepted, seeing him as the lesser of two evils. Malora thought she could escape the contract without loosing her heart in the process, but she would be taken apart instead. And oh, he did. He took her apart one delicious inch at a time. . .

When the prodigal heiress comes home kept secrets were surely be revealed in a matter of time... At eighteen, Ruby St. Clair had run away from home and never bothered coming back again. After her parent's tragic death the rebellious heiress had stayed away from the public eyes. Now six years later, she exchanged her glamorous lifestyle into serving tables. She was contented with the simple flow of her life. But an encounter with Roman Vasquez had turned her perfect life upside down, before she knew what was happening she found herself married to the Spanish billionaire! Now that she realized the mistake she made. She's once again on the run. But this time back on the place she once called home.

#1 In Polygamy on 11/04/2019 #54 In Romance on 7/12/2016 She hates being controlled. He loves having control Her career is justice His career is crime She is still recovering from a past relationship He is happily married to two wives She loves going out He loves staying in But these two polar opposites have a thing in common, they love the same woman whom they would do anything for This woman was her saving grace This woman is his mother So when the woman's wish is for them to get married, they can't say no Follow their story as they try to tolerate each other and maybe, just maybe have a happily ever after But we all know that happily ever after only happens in fairytales

Declan "Boss" Packard is dominating and powerful, with a deep need for control. Being the leader of a Special Ops team at Knight Security, his missions are priority and his teammates are his life. The word "love" has never been a part of Declan's vocabulary and he has never been interested in romantic bullshit, but Lexi Bradshaw changes that in an instant. Lexi awakens every protective and possessive fiber of Declan's being, but when her past returns to haunt her can Declan surrender his need for control in order to save her life?