***Sequel to Fatal Debt*** Twelve-year-old Matteo De Luca knows what it means when the phone rings at three in the morning. He knows the weight of silence that follows. He knows that empires, no matter how powerful, can fracture in a single moment. Something has happened to his father. The details are fragmented, whispered behind closed doors, kept from him in ways that make the not-knowing worse than any truth. Aria De Luca-a trauma surgeon who never belonged in this world of old money and older blood-is now the only steady thing Matteo has left. She moves through the De Luca mansion with a quiet intelligence that the organization never quite knew how to categorize. An outsider. A woman who heals for a living, now navigating a world built on violence and loyalty. The empire is watching. Waiting. Hungry. In the shadows of power, questions multiply: Who can be trusted? What happens when the foundation cracks? And what is a woman like Aria capable of when everything she loves is threatened? Matteo will learn that survival in this world requires more than blood. It requires strategy. Ruthlessness. And sometimes, it requires becoming someone you never thought you'd be. The sequel to Fatal Debt returns to a world where nothing is certain-and everything is about to change.

Naomi Housner is America's newest First Lady-polished, composed, untouchable. Behind the cameras, she's trapped in a marriage that's been breaking her for years. When the cracks start showing through her perfect poker face, Naomi does the one thing she's never been allowed to do: ask for help. One "private session" turns into a secret she can't afford to keep... because her therapist is Grant Lennox-Washington's most discreet, most in-demand inner-circle doctor. He's trained to listen. She's trained to lie. And in a world where reputations are currency, the truth could ruin a presidency and the kind of love that was never supposed to exist.

"Having sex won't make me less mad at you," I reprimanded, knowing it didn't matter what I said because I wanted nothing more than for him to make love to me. I wanted to feel his hands in my hair, against my arms and legs, down my hips, the inside of my thighs, gently around my throat, toying with my lips. I needed him to understand and see every inch of my body and then to still crave it. I needed this to go right for once, just to prove to myself the first time wasn't how it's always going to be. "True," He murmured against my ear, sucking a tender spot on my neck, lapping at it as my arms circled his head, pulling at the brunette strands of hair. "But it'll make you appreciate me more." __________________________________ 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 was raised from the ground up knowing nothing but comparison and perfection. She compared herself to her successful parents, supermodel sister, and glamorous friends. Instead of love, she harbored a raging jealousy for nearly everyone in her life. It was a blinding emotion she learned to cope with by controlling whatever else she could, whether it was how much she spent in a day or how much she ate. 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 wouldn't know jealously if it ran him over with a semi-truck. What was there for him to be jealous of anyway? If he didn't have something, he could get it. If he didn't like something, it could be changed. How could he be jealous when he was the blueprint of what a man should be? In the eyes of the public, at least. Both with egos and problems towering upwards to the Heavens, Simone and Nicolas cross paths in the worst way possible for egomaniacs. An auction. {MAJOR TW !!! WARNING⚠️ contains eating disorders} - This story is a recovery with romance, not a romance with recovery. I'll be focusing MAJORLY on Simone's character development and healing. #1 in thatgirl (period) • 01/7/24 #29 in teenromance 08/03/26 ©kujiis 2023 All r

Tabitha Hudson a young 26 years old woman living in new york city after many years of trying to figure out who she was and who was the right company she finally got her feet back on the ground well that was until her coworker asked her to fill in for her shift at 'the blossom'

"I want you to pretend that you're my fiancé" Those words changed Naomi's life forever. But will they change it for better or for worst? Meet Naomi Hayes, a 22 year old trying to make a living. Graduating from Yale at the top of her classes. Wanting to make her family proud of her. Meet Michael Grey, a 30 year old thats always at the top of his game. Having anything he wants. Running his father's business for 10 years with his best friend, Charles. Follow Michael and Naomi on their journey. What will happened when Michael asks Naomi for a favor? Hope you enjoy! S L O W U P D A T E S Under Editing!!!! (This was my first book ever, so please be nice)

"Every bone in my body is begging me to devour you." He was just too close, clouding my senses and making my head foggy. "Every bone?" My voice was breathless, barley above a whisper as his calloused fingers lowered to drag across the inner flesh of my thighs. "There's one in particular just dying to know how it feels to be buried between your legs." His hands slid back down before hooking behind my knees to drag my ass to the edge of the table and press himself against me. An involuntary moan slipped past my lips. "Maybe you should find out." What are you saying, Quinn? He moved closer, pressing his face into my neck to kiss and nip at the skin some more. His lips moved up across my jaw, "I should, shouldn't I?" My mouth opened to reply but only a silent moan escaped me because his hand was beneath my skirt and his thumb was pressing deliciously between my folds. . . . Synopsis can be found inside. #1 - interracial #1 - excitement #1 - idkwhatimdoing #1 - justforfun

After years trapped as the 'perfect partner,' Margot finally breaks free from her unfaithful boyfriend, determined to reclaim her self-respect and rebuild her life. But her so-called clean break unravels fast: her ex, desperate to rewrite history, dumps her for a starlet, escapes to Canada, and flaunts his 'new beginning' on reality TV. As Margot picks up the pieces, her daughter Divaㅡenchanted by her father's glittering world, turns away from her mother's steady love, chasing the spotlight as a preteen starlet Margot aches to protect her from. In the chaos of reinvention, Margot collides with Dr. Charya Sok, a brilliant contradictionㅡa gifted listener who can untangle anyone's secrets but can't match his socks, or admit he doesn't want to marry his long-term girlfriend. Having finally broken off his joyless engagement, Charya is ready to dive headfirst into a future with Margot. But Margot isn't interested in being anyone's rebound. She's on a journey of self-love, reclaiming the 'Margot' lost beneath the labels: Mean Girl's mother, betrayed partner, and viral "crazy ex." As tabloids feast on her ex's wedding plans, Margot and the eccentric doctor Sok forge an unlikely bondㅡone built on everything but the physical. Their slow-burn connection defies Charya's logic and tests Margot's resolve. In a world obsessed with cameras and performance, Margot must decide ifㅡshe's brave enough to put herself firstㅡand take the lead in her own unscripted story. Here, everyone runs their mouth, talks dirty, eats chicken, cheats, lies, and goes home to cryㅡsometimes all in the same night.

"No because that is in violation of my next condition." I folded my arms in defiance to show him I was not going to compromise. He rolled his eyes and expelled a breath. "What's the next condition Rome?" "This marriage will remain a marriage in name only." I held my breath and his gaze. His smokey eyes darkened as he mentally assessed the situation. The air around us remained thick as Raheem responded with silence. The gorgeous but temperamental Rome Bailey finds herself in a position where she has to marry the man who humiliated her, to save her life...

Scarlett is the campus whore, she is seen as nothing more and nothing less a reputation that keeps following her. Since she has the body of a stripper it keeps the rumors alive around her. She never cared about them, she ignores the comments, and how she doesn't have friends. She ignores the look of disappointment on her parents face, and lonely feelings she gets. No one gave her a chance but her professor who knew she was to smart to flunk out of college and paired her with a smart boy. Liam isn't popular, but he fucked most girls on the campus even most of the freshmen girls. He cute, and his girlfriend knows that. He is blessed with good looks, but feel cursed with how smart he is. He's not a bad boy, but he's far from good and Scarlett is unlike anything he has ever seen, unlike any girl he ever met. Working with her is hard enough but founding out the person behind the silly rumor makes it hard for him to stay away from the only woman that doesn't want him.