In which I fall in love with my brother's best friend. ***** "Don't pretend like you don't feel anything." His voice is low, sending shivers down my spine. "What do you mean?" "You know damn well what I mean." "I don't know what you're talking about." I pretend to ignore him, flipping some pages in my book. "Come on. I have all these assignments waiting. Aren't you supposed to teach me tonight?" "It depends on what you want me to teach." He smirks, his voice sounding even more dangerous. ***** I thought that my brother was the most popular guy in school, but as soon as I step into my university life, I realize how wrong I was. Meet Vaughn Cooper, his best friend. The guy is the epitome of every girl's dream. Godlike handsome. The quarterback. He's got the looks, and he's got the brain. Come on, he's got the scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the country, while I have just barely passed the entrance examination after long years of struggle during high school. How could a guy who worked that hard and deserves nothing more but adoration be labeled as a bad boy? Yeah, the answer is simple. The moment we lock eyes, I realize something as I stare into those piercing, amber eyes. He's not every girl's dream. He's every girl's nightmare. In my case, MY nightmare. Calm down, heart. Our story hasn't even started. ***** THE SPENCERS SERIES BOOK #1 © 2020 Anya Jayvyn. All Rights Reserved. (Content warning: This book has descriptive sexual content, explicit language, and triggering themes)

*Shortlisted for Wattys 2017* Sixteen year old Charlie Shultz almost died ten years ago, when a little boy lured her away with murder on his mind. She escaped, but now her attempted murderer is back. This time, he's different. He's grown up. His face has changed with age; his name is no longer the one that haunts her nightmares. His methods have improved. He's learned new ways to torture, new ways to terrify, and new ways to make the chilling experience last. Poor Charlie won't even see him coming. She won't even realize who he is until he gets a second chance at the One That Got Away.

((COMPLETED)) When Summer is kidnapped by a married couple who are determined to have perfect daughters,and a perfect family, there's just a sick twist to the entire thing. Slip up one time? It's death for you. Say the wrong thing? It's basement time for you, and you'll be lucky if you even survive. The others didn't. When the couple kidnaps two other girls,Paisley and Nicole,Summer is determined to get everybody out alive. Even with the costs. Making promises? Can she really keep them? Though Summer slips up all of the time,they refuse to murder her for some odd reason. Nicole stops believing that they'll escape,but Summer won't give up. She's got her mind set on helping everyone escape unhurt. The same question keeps flying around Summer's head. Will I be able to help everyone escape? -cover made by @achillies-

Getting through school has never been a particularly difficult task for Cassidy but when a body is found outside her school everything goes downhill. Now, everything is on the line and she can't trust anyone anymore. They all say to keep your friends close and your enemies closer but what happens when you don't know who's the enemy? The enemy could be so near that you can never differentiate them from those you trust with your life. {highest ranking} #54 in Mystery/Thriller - 02.12.2016 - // This story is completely our own idea and is purely fictional, if characters stated in this book are similar to anyone you know in any way it is purely coincidental. We worked really hard on this storyline so please don't steal this. // Deception All Rights Reserved © 2014 echointhenight

A DARK ROMANCE ♥︎ The Mafia and His Girl ♥︎ ❦︎ Alessa Romano. A simple girl. She is enchanting, delightful and sweet, soft like cherry blossom. She is brave, gentle and kind,loved by people around her. She didn't expect her life to be changed when she meets the most perilous man in the world. Stephen Russo. A man feared by people. They call him monster, ruthless and heartless. He rules the country. The most dangerous Mafia king of Italy. He gets everything in just a snap of his fingers, he has everything he ever asked for in all illegal way possible. And now, he wants her. A slap. Just a slap opened the door of hell for Alessa. Would she be able to get away? Or she will fall for the Demon who rules the hell. ❦︎ "What do you want from me?" she cried out. He smirked before clutching her hair in his deadly tight grip. "I want you to be the first thing I touch in the morning and the last thing I taste at night. I want your damn glossy pink pussy lips to crave for my attention. Only mine!" he whispered near her ear, his hot minty breath tickling her skin as he licked her earlobe before ripping her clothes off her body. ___________________ ••[WARNING]•• This book contains mature content,vulgar language, physical abuse.

A Paranormal Thriller Psychology professor Denton Reed has been pulled out of the classroom to find a killer. Bodies are turning up all over the quiet town of Bexhill. They are found dismembered and burned beyond recognition in a snow covered farmer's field, by the abandoned mill, and under the train bridge. The only clue linking the victims is the bizarre figure-eight patterns left behind in their homes. Denton must use his unique profiling techniques to uncover the murderer, who the police have dubbed Mr. 8. As he begins to unravel the mystery, a strange pattern begins to emerge. Before their deaths, each victim was seized by dark obsessions and inexplicable changes in behavior. Whatever strange forces are affecting the people of Bexhill, they may actually be more dangerous than any killer. As a wave of insanity sweeps the town, Denton will put his life on the line to get to the source of the madness and risk all to protect the woman he loves. But is it already too late? [Rated PG-13 For scenes of violence and strong language] *Cover art by Donald Cronkhite. Best RankingMay 12, 2014 - #1 Mystery/Thriller, #2 Horror

Melanie Carter is 26 years old. She had graduated from University 2 years ago and now she is working in a successful company as a secretary. One morning she is walking in Starbucks to get a Latte for her boss and her. She gets the two cups and is turning to head out of the coffee shop, when she bumps into something... More like someone. " Oh My God! I am so so sorry...! " she said in panic. Melanie had poured one of the coffee cups all over a expensive looking suit. She looked up and saw an angry looking guy. " Thank you for pouring a hot coffee all over my Armani suit." The guy said through gritted teeth. Melanie agreed to clean the suit. " Come at this place today, when you can, and collect this suit. " The guy said and handed her a business card. Read to find out what will happen after she returns the suit to it's owner. And what will happen when Melanie's boss will find out about this accident. I can tell you, there will be some interesting things. And of course, something, that will broke Melanie's heart. I have to warn you! This is my first story. I wrote it when I was 17. So, read at your own risk.

__❤︎ The Maid and the Mafia King ❤︎__ Losing her father at the age of 20, Bella started to search for jobs. Not to mention, she already was doing 2 jobs. But they were not enough to pay her father's debt. With the help of her friend's cousin, she got the job of working as a maid in a big mansion,owned by a multi billionaire. She heard the owner of the mansion was young and the mansion too screamed rich and power. But what she didn't know was the owner of the mansion was feared by people, the most perilous Mafia king of Italy and around the world. She didn't know one more thing. That the ruthless Mob king was going to claim her 𝑯𝑰𝑺 no matter what. _________ "Sshhh.. no one cares," Lucifer's hot breath hitting my neck as his lips slowly tracing down to my collarbone. "No please- w-we shouldn't ahh.." I gasped as he took the skin of my sweet spot between his teeth. "Don't open your mouth. I won't be responsible for what I would do to you if you open your sweet mouth again, " he didn't give me time to response before he claimed my lips possessively. ________ •[ WARNING ] Contains MATURE CONTENT, VOLGAR LANGUAGE, ABUSE. (18+) _________ Started: 12/08/20 Completed: 24/11/20 •°•°•°• [Cover by me]

Tan Clayton who's a businessman and has a condition, he loses his memory and becomes someone who is the complete opposite of his former self and only remembers the girl who's appearing in his dreams, and the story revolves around how he plays two different personalities while trying to figure out his real self, and comes to know about the mystery behind his health condition. Vina Romaine sweet and cute girl somewhat poor. Innocent #good #well mannered It is impossible to endure the presence of a boss who's self-centered # bad tempered person like Tan then how will Vina manage to tolerate his dual personality? What happens when the world's richest billionaire spots the same girl in real life who's appearing in his dreams? What will he do next? Warning : multiple Pov's and this book has been written three years ago. From then it didn't undergo through any editing so read at your own risk. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ranked #89 in mystery thriller Published 11/11/2016 Completed 11/07/2019

What will you do when your family blast a joyful news to you? NOTE THE SARCASM!! Here is Cherry Wilson, a young beautiful girl who just graduated from college and is not willing to start work at her father's company. She is a party girl with so many friends and also carefree Meet Christian Johnson, a renowned playboy who loves to work and impress his family. His family is his first priority in life. And now they wants him to get engaged with a carefree girl. How will they become aware of their love for each other? Are they even a good match? Is there even chemistry between them when they meet? Find out by reading the story NOTE: please don't read if you hate grammatical errors.