It was a marriage out of convenience. He hates her because she is the daughter of his father's murderer. What happens when a bond is made for the betterment of two villages and ends the years-long rivalry between two families? Will he ever accept her? Will she be able to see past his anger? To know more join the journey.

She always believed that love was for fools. Some dreams have a price. Some choices demand a lifetime. And some marriages begin long before the vows are spoken. She thought she knew exactly what she wanted. She was wrong. What started as an unwanted promise slowly became a battle between pride, ambition, and a heart that refused to follow the rules. But by the time the truth found her... Would it already be too late? Some luxuries glitter. Others quietly change your life forever.

𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃 Vaughn Bates is the most popular and heartless boy at school. Boys want be him at all costs while all girls want to be his. Except me. I try my best to be invisible but one glance from his blows my plan up in smoke. As far as I can recall, his ultimate goal has always been to make my life a living hell. I could handle his bullying at school but what happens when you have to live under his roof? Bullies should never win. For the first time in my life I'm ready to prove Vaughn Bates he is only a walking cliché. 𝐕𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 Nicole Reed grew up hanging around my house and has always been a dilemma of mine. The first time I saw her I was instantly drawn to her in an unexplainable way that makes my insides ache. She used to be the center of my attention until she betrayed me. The fuel feeding my soul became the urge to make her pay for all the pain she's caused to me. Finding out she was now moving into my mansion was a miracle come true. Nicole Reed thinks that backing her into corners at school is the farthest I can go, she couldn't be more wrong. Now, she is living under my roof but if she knew what I've planned for her she would flee. (Sinful Bloodlines book two, but can be read as a standalone)

Senior year. Bella's content with being a nobody at Westhart High. Invisible. Unbothered. Safe. But then Vincent Cage-star quarterback, king of the school-starts to notice her. And he wants her. What begins as curiosity turns into something darker. A twisted obsession. A beautiful lie. He's going to ruin her. (all characters are 18 and over)