In the desert, an instant turns life into death and hate into love. In the desert, everything is different. Boundaries break down, and you find yourself doing things that you would never, ever have imagined. Lilly Linton finds this out the hard way: in the shadow of the pyramids, she and her boss, cold, calculating Mr Ambrose, must face death and danger together. Is the desert's heat enough to melt the cold heart of Britain's richest financier? WINNER of the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD in the Wattys 2016 Sequel to Robert Thier's #1 Hit 'Storm and Silence'

To the world Loretta Romano is a strong and independent woman who took the business world by storm. She is the wealthiest and one of the most desirable woman in the world. But where did she come from? Who is she? What happens when she gets stuck in an Elevator with the mysterious and cold hearted Jacob, the formidable Alpha to the Redbridge Pack?

She has it all except his heart. She had done both amazing and ridiculous things but was still treated as a wallflower. She's been a good wife. But now, she can no longer be. __________________ Natalia Zimmer had been married to Devon Yushkova for years. In those season, she told herself being a good wife was enough. Then everything shifted. Her buttons were pushed at every corner, letting her heart be broken beyond repair. Suddenly, a domineering man, whom she didn't imagine, crossed her path. A stranger who finally saw her. New revelations. New life. Second chance. _________________ **SLOW BURN and roller-coaster plot** **This is my original story. ***I do not own all the pictures that were attached to this book. Cover photo design idea from @ImReginaOscura [[Free on WATTPAD only]] Highest Rank Attained (2021): #1 Rebel - Sep to Nov 2021, July-Aug 2022 #1 Royal - July-Aug 2022 #1 Intrigue - Nov, Dec, Feb, May, Aug 2022 #1 Heartbreak - Sep 2021 - Jan 2022 #16 Romance - Oct 2021 #1 GeneralFiction - Oct, Nov, Dec, May 2022 #1 Divorce - Oct, Nov, Dec #1 Millionaire - Sep, Dec #1 Husband - Nov #1 Wife - Oct, Nov #1 Drama - Oct #1 StrongFemaleLead - Oct, Nov #1 Revenge - Sep, Oct, Nov #1 President - Oct, Nov #1 Slowburn - Sep #1 DramaRomance - Sep, Oct, Nov #1 Random stories - Sep 2021 - Jan 2022 #1 DominantMale - Sep, Oct Started on August 27, 2021 Completed on October 11, 2021 Around 72,332 words

Highest rank #14 LOVE--- Twenty-two-year-old Laliana Summers can hardly believe it when she becomes a famous author. But the dream slowly becomes a nightmare when a mysterious stalker breaks into her home. This person knows everything about her, and soon being in the spotlight becomes Laliana's own personal hell, with nowhere to hide. --- Forced into a decision that leaves her with no privacy, Laliana is stuck with a bodyguard to watch over her until the stalker is found. And this particular, breathtakingly handsome bodyguard is proving to be a terrible distraction for her ability to focus on writing. ---------------------------------------------------- ▪️FEATURED on @crime's Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @TeenFiction's "Funny Bones" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @NA "Reads of the Month" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @NA "Hold my Wine | Chicklit" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @ContemporaryLits's "Contemporary Romance" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @PsychologicalNovel "Triggering Romance" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @NewAdultReads "Featured" Reading List! ▪️FEATURED on @WattCliches "Beating Hearts" Reading List! ---------------------------------------------------- Copyright- @AuthorCassidyKate Cover created using CANVA PRO Started- 03/31/2021 Highest Ranks: ❊#1 in Relationship - 11/08/2021 ❊#1 in Comedy - 01/14/2022 ❊#4 in Chick Lit - 07/19/2021 ❊#1 in Bodyguard - 08/16/2021 ❊#14 in LOVE - 02/07/2024 ❊#6 in Young Adult - 02/29/2024 ❊#3 in Love Story - 02/07/2024 ❊#41 in Romance - 08/13/2021 ❊#9 in Humor - 08/29/2021 ❊#5 in New Adult - 07/31/2021 ❊#1 in Contemporary Lit - 05/31/2021 ❊#10 in Author - 06/02/2021 ❊#1 in Secret - 09/08/2021 ❊#1 in Crush - 10/02/2021 ❊#2 in Life - 04/28/2022 If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad, you are at risk a malware attack.

𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 Sophia Bass is the future CEO of Bass Enterprises Ltd. who sees Hunter, a businessman who she betrayed in the past, as nothing but a heartless and unforgiving businessman. She knows he hates her but that doesn't stop her from getting what she wants. She wants forgiveness and won't stop until she gets it. Hunter Lodge, a workaholic future CEO of Lodge Enterprises Ltd. who sees Sophia, the businesswoman who betrayed him in the past, as nothing but a selfish and untrustworthy businesswoman. He hates her and isn't afraid to let her know. He wants nothing to do to with her even if it hurts her. ... What will happen when these two enemies are forced to get married and merge their companies to become CEO? Sophia must try to earn back Hunter's trust before having to a baby with him. Will Hunter finally forgive her and start trusting her again or will he continue to stay cold to her? Find out if he finally trusts her again to become friends or maybe even more than friends? ・‥...━━━━━━━☆☆━━━━━━━...‥・ I DO NOT OWN COPYRIGHTS TO ANY OF THE PICTURES USED. I ONLY EDITED THEM! Text to speech is now available! THANK YOU FOR THESE TOP RANKINGS!!!! #1 in business #1 in pregnancy #1 in fakemarriage #1 in fakerelationship #1 in hotceo #1 in merger #1 in businesswoman #1 in businesscouple #1 in enemiestofriends #1 in preggers #1 in prego #1 in parenthood #1 in trauma #1 in trust #2 in marriage #2 in family #2 in enemies #2 in betrayal #3 in arrangedmarriage #4 in texttospeech #5 in CEO #6 in enemiestolovers #6 in billionaire #7 in businessman #15 in romance

Jenifer Martin, a girl from California. A girl with a beautiful and the kindest heart. She has a superb business degree. But alas, sometimes bad things happen to good people. Her boyfriend of three years cheated on her with her only best friend since childhood. Damian Wilson, CEO of Wilson Clothing. He is handsome, he is super intelligent for the business world. Lives in New York City. He believes in love, but haven't found yet. He has one night stands just for his distraction though. A girl from California and guy from New York. How these two will meet? Maybe she will work for him or maybe not? Stay tuned to find out more about these two souls! Love, Anushka💛 Ranks:- #45 in nyc out of 1.56k stories. #4 in romance out of 1.95k stories PS- Current cover made by @_navyblueee_ Date:26/03/22

Ashton Miller was the richest, most powerful and sexiest man alive. Being a multimillionaire, he had everything he could have ever wanted; girls, cars, and so much money he didn't know what to do with. As the biggest playboy in New York, Ashton jumps from girl to girl breaking their hearts as he went along. He didn't care about anything other than his company and himself. Layla Kingston. Layla was NOT rich, actually Layla was basically broke. She worked as a waitress. She didn't have guys all over her, in fact she's only had one boyfriend and that didn't turn out well. Layla didn't have it all, in fact she's had a very hard life, and just when she thinks her life is finally starting to turn over it turns out way different than she thought. A story about two wounded polar opposites crossing paths. ****************************************************************************************************** Warning! There is some swearing and 1-2 dirty scenes so if you don't like that or are too young I'm not responsible :) Thank you @babedirectionerxx for helping me edit!! Highest Rank: # 1

"You just have no idea." His voice was thick with restraint. "W-what," I breathed. His gaze flicked to my lips as his thumb stroked again. The calloused pad against my soft flesh sent goosebumps down my arms. His once warm eyes were dark as they lifted and bared into my soul. "What you do to... men." His husky whisper weakened my knees. I almost fell but his other hand settled on my hip, pulling me closer to him. "What you do to me," he added on a breath. The hand on my jaw shifted. His fingers left trails of tingles as he slipped them back slowly, under my earlobe and into my curls. *************************************************** As a young girl, Charlotte Avery's favourite pass time was daydreaming about her Prince Charming: Archer Johnson. She never stopped to consider that Archer was her brother's best friend.. Or that he always appeared severely creeped out by her attention. On her 16th birthday, Charlotte received a harsh reality check. Realizing just how embarrassing she had been acting, she swore to never make a fool of herself in front of Archer again. The problem? She is about to head to college and unfortunately it's the same school where Archer is currently the star quarterback. Follow Charlotte during her first year at USC as she juggles new experiences, social anxiety, family drama back home, and avoiding Archer. These are the unintended consequences of an embarrassing childhood crush. *************************************************** Top Ranks: #1 - Hot #1 - Collegeromance #1 - Brothersbestfriend #1 - Football #1 - Brooding #1 - Slowburn #1 - Quarterback #1 - Athlete #2 - Newadult #2 - Player #5 - Badboy #73 - Romance ***************************************************

Elizabeth Bell can't escape her past. No matter what she does: changing her name or her looks. It's her handsome ex-husbands face on a magazine that haunts her every day. The nightmares of her past continue to torment her, and it gets worse when she comes face to face with the devil himself. -------------------- "You don't have a girlfriend right now." "That's right," Blake said sounding bored. "Everyone is wondering if that's because you aren't over your ex-wife, Elizabeth Bell." When he said that I froze. The last thing I wanted from this interview was for him to bring up my past life. Although I changed my name to Rose Matthews, I still freeze every time someone mentions that name. I try so hard to forget my past before I was Rose but when you have so many people constantly bringing it up you can't escape it. Blake's answer brought me back to the present. "No! Honestly, I was glad to be out of that marriage. It was a burden, constantly having to be married to her. I don't have a girlfriend because I want to be able to enjoy the single life for a while. Since I was tied to someone for so long, I just want to have some freedom in my life." He said honestly. I felt France and Jay each grab my hand. I felt my heart break again. I didn't think that was possible. My heart is already broken into a million pieces and somehow he was able to break it even more... ---------------------- Can Elizabeth and Blake learn to love each other again? Or will their past catch up to them?

"James McGregor, CEO of McGregor industries, has passed away yesterday evening after a long battle with cancer. James McGregor, aged 63, was one of the-" Elizabeth shut the TV off, she couldn't bear to listen to this... She had been there when it happened, she did not need it to be repeated. Elizabeth Waverton had been Mr. McGregor's personal assistant for the last three years. During that time the two of them had gotten close. They became friends, as he was as a father to her. Ms. Waverton was seen by many as one of the best personal assistants that there was. Most didn't last long at the McGregor's, but Ms. Waverton did. She was known for making anything possible, having connections all over town and anywhere you can imagine. But now that her former boss and friend is dead the company will be taken over by James McGregor jr. the son of her boss. Elizabeth had never quite taken a liking to this man, but he however has taken an interest in her...