When Alisha Bradley starts a new job, the last person she expects to run into, is her former college flame, Dean Hudson. Although Dean seems to be even more handsome than he was before, he gives her the cold shoulder, and soon sparks fly. Is there still unfinished business from their past, between them? Short story entry for the Five Years Since Collaboration Contest. Prompt: Exes Past (Romance) - It's been five years since your break up. You're finally meeting your nicest ex again as office partner and he's being such a jerk. How do you manage to cope?

[MATURE CONTENT 18+] Vast Vindication guitarist Jax Hill is the number one playboy from the music, that is until he meets his band mates step-sister. Rex's step sister Harley Rodgers is a single mom still learning the ropes in her new world alone without her mother and her new addition to her family, her son Max. When Jax lays his eyes on her, she's shook up. Aside from her unpleasant one time with her son's father, she doesn't know how to be around any sort of boy, especially one as gorgeous as Jax. Will she ever open her heart to anyone other than her son? (Part 3 in the Vindicated series. Would highly recommend reading Vindicate Me (#1) and Release Me (#2) before reading this book) JUST A SAMPLE. ALL OF THESE BOOKS IN THESE SERIES ARE ON AMAZON AND KINDLE UNLIMITED <3

***MATURE CONTENT*** 18+ ONLY Morgan Summers loses her long time job at a book store, leaving her with a pile of bills and rent due. She has no choice but to apply for a job a bar with her best friend Liv to make ends meet... But the owner is nothing like what she expected. Tyler Rhoades is brooding, mad at the world, and likes to take out his emotions on the people around him. Will Morgan let Tyler walk all over her like she does everyone else? Or will they break eachother's walls down.... This is a fun filled adventure of emotions, alcohol, and lust filled outbursts.

***** MATURE CONTENT**** WARNING!! RATED R 18+ only This is a short, to the point book. I didn't want a lot of background and details. Just a satisfying quick read He is the definition of sex. Dark features, gauged ears, tattoos, and attitude. He makes my body come alive with just his eyes. I wonder what he could do with his hands.. His name is Devon.. And he's My brother's roommate...

Harmony is a high school student, but to help her family make ends meet, she works for a rich family as a maid. The family has a college-age son, Shawn. He's the type of guy every girl wants. he also happens to have a girlfriend who is quite snobby and loves to boss everyone , including him. Working with the Kings isn't exactly a walk on the park. Harmony will learn this the hard way as she entered her second year of working there. Harmony didn't plan falling for him. The question is, did he fall for her? Will he break up with his girlfriend to find happiness with someone who isn't of economic standards? When it comes to love, there is no price to be happy.

"Do you ever get scared of being happy?" He asked softly, also pretty tired. I kept my eyes closed as I answered, my fingers softly drawing circles on his chest. "All the time. I used to a lot more, but, the downfalls seem a lot less daunting now that I have someone to free-fall with," I replied, and I looked up to see him smile a little at that, "We're just dancing in the rain these days.. there's no need to be afraid of the inevitable clouds that are gonna pop up." • • • College. Officially a new start. Crystal can already feel the clean slate and new opportunities like a breath of fresh air. She's finally ready to move in towards a brighter future. She knows hard times will inevitably come throughout her life, but that no longer scares her. However, life does have a way of throwing the most unexpected of curveballs at you... Especially when you least are prepared for it. [BOOK TWO OF 'HOPELESSLY DEVOTED' SERIES] • • • !!! [ TRIGGER WARNING ] !!! • suicide, suicidal concepts • domestic abuse, sexual assault • substance abuse, alcoholism, addiction • anxiety, PTSD, panic attacks • strong language and mature scenes • • •

"Never call a girl a bitch," I glared into his eyes as he opened them, piercing into me, the bright blue drink I had just poured over him still dripping from his dark hair. "Or she just might act like one." I gave him one last sarcastic smile before pushing by him and walking away, practically strutting. Well, this year will be fun... • • • • Crystal Summers; a self-proclaimed expert in all things sarcastic and the human embodiment of destructive decisions. Trying to get away from her troubled past, she moves with her mom to California to start a new life, and potentially not screw this one up. There, she quickly meets Scarlett and Savanah, her new-found partners in crime, and her life finally begins to feel normal again for the first time in years. But she just so happens to also collide with the school's sexy, notorious jackass, Ashton Monroe.. and his pack of asswipes. She loathes him, and the feeling is mutual. But as the poets say, the line separating love and hate is a very thin one. And often times, when two people hate each other, it can grow into much more. Hopeless devotion, if you will... • • • • !!!TRIGGER WARNING!!! • slight mention(s) of suicidal concepts • substance abuse, addiction, anxiety, PTSD • sexual assault, domestic abuse • strong language and mature scenes • • • •

"It's your last few months before college, do you really expect to leave here without living?" Olivia and Oliver Scott, as opposite as twins can get. Oliver is a "Bad Boy" with a reputation to prove it's more then just a label. Olivia is quiet, always trying to keep her head down and get through high school as a drifter. That was until Oliver talked her into going to a post-graduation party at his friends house, a party that ends in a really strange game of Never Have I Ever. What Olivia never expected is Abel, her brother's best friend, to talk her into doing a list of crazy things before she heads off to college in a few months. One crazy list, two teens, and a long road trip filled with Shawn Mendes songs. Nothing could possibly go wrong, right?

She's a student teacher and he's her mentor for her senior year internship. She's ready to learn and he, to teach. But are they ready for the consequences of blurred lines?

Now available as ebook, paperback and on Kindle Unlimited on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KM7Y652 Dirty mouth. Cold heart. Bleeding soul. Fire in his blood. As the brooding lead singer of one of the world's biggest bands, Last to Leave, Luc Johns is one of the sexiest, most desired men on the planet. Since his last relationship ended - badly - Luc's heart has been as frozen as his soul. To make matters worse, he despises the trite, insubstantial lyrics of the band's hit songs. Allegra Reid loves her job working for SHE magazine, but dreams of leaving the beauty features desk behind. Fate intervenes and she is assigned to cover Last to Leave's European tour, but her editor demands a dirty, sexy scandal that will send magazine sales skyrocketing. When Luc and Allegra meet, the scorching chemistry between them is off the charts. Luc finds himself inspired as she awakens something within him that he thought had died along with his heart. Allegra finds herself in a serious conflict of interest as she falls head over heels for the handsome and charming leading man that she's meant to report on. Can Luc and Allegra defy all odds and last the distance? And most importantly, will Allegra choose her heart or her job? ****** Copyright & moral rights reserved (c) 2019 - Talita Lawrence. Cover Photography: Michelle Lancaster @lanefotograf Publisher: Cherry Publishing