To move forward is to stick to your morals and overcome the demons of the past, but can such a task, when undertaken alone, be completed when the waves begin to rise? *My submission for the #Panic Writing Contest*

"What makes certain individuals tough?" "Their tendencies of bluffing that the world around doesn't faze them, when it clearly does." - Hwan Ezra Wadsworth was a man of few words. He strongly believed that in order to be somewhere, it was necessary to take chances and risks which sadly, in his extremely complicated case, involved the people he loved. Growing up to be a person he never imagined himself to ever even want to be associated with, he grew tired of the restrained relations with people which he honestly knew, didn't matter to him in any form, unlike the people he had long gone, surrounded himself with. Long-forgotten memories with a fresh breath of air while the people who sang their hearts out, bobbing to the tunes of his once favorite singer, was the only reassurance he imagined himself to fall in love with that fateful night. That fateful night when his intoxicated mind allowed him to rest against his head against her shoulder to test a bold theory that would plague his mind followed by a few sleepless nights. - Plague his heart until he'd recollect all of who he was when he loved the world around as colorfully and apologetically as she did.

NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON WATTPAD Jessica Howerty fell for her brother's best friend when she was a young girl, and never quite recovered. Now, all grown-up, she knows that a disreputable rake like Jacob Hurst is the last thing she should want. After two seasons in London, she's tired of looking for a husband she never wanted anyway. So when Jacob's father offers her to spend the summer at his estate, she thankfully accepts. Then Jacob unexpectedly visits and her plans for a quiet season are immediately ruined, what with her heart skipping a beat every time the handsome earl is near. Jacob Hurst, the Earl of Wortham, has worked very hard on his less-than-favourable reputation to ensure he never marries, all to annoy his father. Though sparks fly whenever they're in the same room, he has never allowed himself to think of Jessica as anything other than his best friend's little sister. That all changes when he finds out she's spending the summer at his father's estate. After years of avoiding his ancestral home, Jacob returns home, even if it means he has to spend more time in Jessica's presence than is good for his peace of mind.

Shae, the High Queen of Erya, has one rule: Not to fall in love with her husband. Three years into their arranged marriage, Shae is still ignoring her attraction to the handsome king. A simple task when everyone knows the rumours of his love affair with the Sorceress Isobel; the woman he helped save the world, but was not allowed to marry. Felix, the High King of Erya, has one goal: To charm his wife. When an attack forces the couple into forced proximity to reach home safely, Felix sees the opportunity to finally get close to the queen. Defeating the Dark Disciple and his followers was nothing compared to his most challenging task yet; convincing his wife to give him a chance. {Rewritten in 2022}

Purely physical. Until emotions get in the way. *** After a humiliating divorce, Nita swears off men. Resolved to never suffer again, she builds a fortress around her heart and prepares to celebrate her first Valentine's Day alone. Except a handsome stranger lands on her doorstep in the midst of a snow storm. As she embarks with him on a sensual journey, Nita struggles to keep their relationship casual, but she soon discovers no wall is thick or high enough against love. *** Rated Mature for sex.

[ featured @mystery @romance @dangerouslove ] Caprice del Fuego is the untouchable queen. She is rich, smart, and fierce but what she wants the most is freedom. When her grandmother offered her a deal, she accepted. And she will do anything to win. Nothing can stop her, not even love. Colt Luciente is the god of death. With a bloody past and the mark of an ex-convict, he has nothing to lose except his freedom. But as he feared, the past returned to drag him back to the shadows. And this time, it won't let go. When these opposites attract, the world catches fire and burns at their feet. But as the secrets trickled one by one, their goals clash. War ensues and each one must pick a side. In a world where love is weakness, is self-preservation the answer? ===== "I'm too enormous for your kindness. I'm too monstrous for your love." ===== ROMANCE | ACTION | CRIME | MYSTERY | ANGST | GANGS | LOVE-HATE | • REVIEWED by ROMANCE 06/15/20 • FEATURED in MYSTERY TRENDING LIST • FEATURED in ROMANCE DANGEROUS LOVE READING LIST • FEATURED in MYSTERY PARTNERS IN CRIME READING LIST • FEATURED in DANGEROUS LOVE READING LIST • FEATURED in #PROJECTBADASSGIRLS READING LIST • 3RD PLACE in ROYALTY AWARDS GENERAL FICTION CATEGORY • NOMINATED in THE FICTION AWARDS 2019 BEST MYSTERY • #4 on MYSTERY • #1 on NEW ADULT • #1 on DRAMA • #1 on HEIRESS • #1 on BADASSREADS [ book one of the mayhem trilogy ]

THE AMBY AWARDS 2022 WINNER (Best Series) Book One (Book Three of the trilogy is on the WATTYS 2022 SHORTLIST) Wattpad featured story. The Adept Pen 21 finalist. Samara, a young woman from London, visits Bran Castle in Romania during a Halloween night. Somehow, she's always felt drawn to the story of Vlad the Impaler, the historical character who allegedly inspired the writer, Bram Stoker, to write his Count Dracula. Annoyed by her noisy friends, she strolls behind her group when they enter the castle and thus gets approached by their tall dark and handsome guide. Samara can't fight the attraction she feels for him, even after he claims to be Vlad Dracul himself, obviously making fun of her...or? At the end of the tour, unable to resist her curiosity, she follows the guide through a dark corridor and time travels to another time, a late medieval world populated by very unusual vampires, where she had once belonged. The mysterious guide turns out to be her husband, none less than Vlad III, the Prince of Wallachia, the Impaler... Dracula. Samara's memories start to trickle back slowly, both good and bad. The man she loves so much that she feels overcome by her feelings for him is not exactly as he was when she left him before, when she... died. A lot of things have changed in her absence, in six hundred years. But she is changed too, having grown up in the 21st century this time around, she is not quite the same girl as when she lived in Vlad's castle, in the late medievals. Will the great love they feel for each other despite their long separation be strong enough to overcome all their differences? Will Samara and Vlad accept each other as they are now and fight for their love? Will they defend it in the dangerous world they live in, full of people, or better vampires, who would rather see them apart? In this place where nothing and no one is what they really seem to be at first sight? Cover: @WakeWriteWrath

Elyse, a trauma surgeon who owes a debt to the mafia, finds herself in an arranged marriage with infamous mafia don Alessandro and discovers unexpected love as they navigate his dangerous world together. ***** Dr. Elyse Romero is used to dangerous house calls. Ever since her father's debts to all the wrong people fell to her, she's been the doctor on call for the mafia, and at this point, she's lost count of how many criminals she's had to heal. But when a handsome stranger is brought to her apartment in the dead of night, Elyse knows this assignment won't be like the others. There's no doubt in her mind: if he dies, she dies too. But it turns out surviving the night is the least of her worries. Her new patient is none other than notorious mafia don Alessandro Vitale, and he's not done with Elyse just yet. Presented with an offer she truly can't refuse, Elyse is forced into a new kind of danger and it turns out she's only scratched the surface of this criminal world. After all, when an angel saves a devil's life, there will be hell to pay. Book One in the Devil's Playground Series. Content Warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of crime and violence.

Sara expected to meet fellow bibliophiles and hearty conversations about prose and reading when she joined a local book club. Fueled with caffeine and passionate talks, she became well acquainted with her new bookoholic friends, especially with Dominic, the man with midnight raven hair and oceanic blue eyes whose charm worked on her like black magic. Though she only intended to bond platonically, she couldn't help but reciprocate his flirtatious glances and sexual innuendos when she thought no one noticed. As she found herself stuck between her poor attempt at surviving her failing relationship and her profound desire for her hot, persuasive writer, she couldn't say no when he made a generous offer she's more than willing to compromise: private writing sessions at his place. ⚠ content/trigger warning: contains mature content, sexual assault, self-harm, mentions of ED, cursing, alcohol/drugs use, emotional abuse & cheating

"My breath hitched in my throat as his hand was getting dangerously close to where I most ardently wanted to feel it. His lips abandoned my mouth and made their way down to my neck, peppering it with wet kisses. The fabric of my dress had almost all rolled up on my thighs from his touch, he pushed it out of his path one last time before finally pressing the palm of his hand between my legs." •• ━━━━━ ••●•• ━━━━━ •• Daniel Ward is charming, a bit eccentric and refreshingly careless for a heir to a company that generates millions of dollars. His scandalous affairs are the talk of the town, to the point that investors have trouble trusting him. Dorian Ward is mysterious, authoritative and downright rude at times. He is the main CEO of Ward Pharmaceuticals and needs to find a way to save his company from his younger brother's reckless behavior. Mary Morgan is a promising student in desperate need of a job to pay off her loans. When Dorian hires her as the company's new Public Relationships Specialist, she's living her dream... But things are more complicated than they seem. Being one of Daniel's conquest herself, she's forced to lie to her new boss in order to keep her job. But working so closely with the only guy she has ever had a one night stand with isn't that easy. When being intimate with coworkers is forbidden by the contract she signed, it makes it even harder to resist temptation. And Daniel Ward isn't the only CEO lusting after her... •• ━━━━━ ••●•• ━━━━━ •• Warning: This story contains lots of explicit scenes and is intended for adults. Read at your own discretion. •• ━━━━━ ••●•• ━━━━━ •• New chapters added weekly.