Valeska is exhausted by life. Drowning in bills, dead-end jobs, and the weight of loneliness, she's desperate for change. When she lands a live-in housekeeper position at one of the city's most luxurious estates, it feels like the chance she's been waiting for-a clean slate and a quiet place to breathe again. Luca is refined, sinfully intelligent, and dangerously charming. Every word that leaves his lips is measured, every glance deliberate. Temptation in a tailored suit with a handsome smile. Enzo is dark, unpredictable, and impossible to ignore. His presence hums with danger, his stare burns like a threat and he's already decided Valeska belongs to him... and he's daring anyone to say otherwise. Valeska tries to keep her distance, but their world pulls her in filled with tension and temptation she's never known before. Their attention is overwhelming, their power intoxicating. The brothers take what they want. The brothers own what they desire. And what they desire is her. *** ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This story contains strong language, mature themes, and explicit scenes intended for readers 18+. Reader discretion is advised.

This is book 2, following After the Fire. Beau, a lonely grump of a man. He owns the local pub, runs a farm. Always moving. He spent so much time having up his walls, no one dared to pass them. Only talked when they needed something from him. No one cared enough to cross his path. But it all shrivels up, when Hallie comes like a sun on his stormy day. The young nurse is a hard worker, smart mouth. She doesn't back down from a challenge, and doesn't shy away from grumps. When their paths cross and worlds intertwine, loneliness isn't much of a factor anymore.

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- ᴊᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇʏ'ᴛɪʀɪ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴊᴏʏ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪᴠᴇꜱ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ. ᴅᴀʜʟɪÄ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ. ꜱʜᴇ'ᴅ ʙᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪꜰ ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ꜱᴀꜰᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴏꜱᴛɪʟᴇ, ᴠɪᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ, ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ɪᴍᴘᴜʟꜱɪᴠᴇ. ʙᴇɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜰʟᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ꜱᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴍᴇ, ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴀᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴛᴋᴀʏɪɴᴀ. ᴄᴀɴ ꜱʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴋʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ? ᴏʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ꜱᴇᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀᴇ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ? -ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅꜱ, ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ʜᴜɢᴇʟʏ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ, ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ ʀᴇᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴅ. ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ 2 ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ, ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜱʟᴏᴡꜱ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.

Aris' entire life changes when he discovers he has a heart condition that could be fatal if he doesn't receive a transplant. Eager to speed up the process and attempt to go into private hospital care, he takes on all different jobs to put away every penny he has to save his life. When the chance to become a nanny to a sassy five year old girl arises, Aris knows he's out of his depth with lack of experience. But when he finds out the employer is willing to pay fifteen hundred a week, it's an offer he cannot turn down. Nick is a grumpy, single father who cannot juggle the work-life balance. Desperate to find someone to help look after his daughter, Elodie, to give him the chance to launch his new business app. All he wants is someone he can trust. As Aris walks into his life and straight into this job, Nick is adamant he won't last a day with his cheeky daughter who has no filter. But when an unlikely friendship grows and Aris works his way into Elodie's heart, Nick notices something is beginning to spark in his too-despite telling himself to keep their relationship professional. Lines begin to blur with family outings and endless late nights. Aris knows he needs a new heart but he didn't expect Nick to completely steal it instead. TROPES - single dad / nanny - grumpy / sunshine - Aris falls first, Nick falls fucking harder - forced proximity - chronic disease/illness rep - spicy scenes - dual POV

When nineteen year old Nikolai Wynn, an orphan with nothing but resilience, applies for a live in nanny job, he never expects to end up in the mansion of Lysander Vale, a stoic billionaire and single father of five year old twins. Between chaotic mornings, bedtime stories, and soft laughter filling cold halls, Nikolai slowly becomes more than just the twins' caretaker, he becomes the warmth their home had long forgotten. And behind Lysander's silence, there's a man learning how to love again. As boundaries blur and hearts begin to heal, Nikolai and Lysander discover that family isn't always bound by blood, it's the people who choose to stay. ˗ˏˋੈ♡ genre: romance, boys love language: english status: completed ended: nov. 03, 2025 📝 : this story is a rough draft, which means it's unedited.

𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐱𝐛

"No-please-don't do this!" Seraphina sobbed, her voice cracking as she clung to her eldest brother's wrist. "I-I'll be good. I'll do whatever you say, just don't-" A sharp crack echoed through the room as his palm struck her cheek, sending her crashing to the marble floor. Pain exploded across her skin, but it was nothing compared to the terror clawing at her chest. From above, his voice was cold. Unmoved. "You will marry him." She shook her head wildly, crawling backward until her spine hit the wall. "He's a monster," she whispered, her breath shuddering. "He's not human. Please, don't make me do this. I'll die." Her second brother crouched in front of her, grabbing her chin roughly, forcing her to look at him. His lips curled, eyes void of warmth. "Then die." Her breath hitched. "But you will die as his wife." The door behind them creaked open. Heavy footsteps. Her father stepped inside, his expression unreadable. "Lock her in this room," he ordered. "She will not step out until her wedding day." Sera thrashed as hands seized her, dragging her toward the massive iron doors. "No! Please-Father, please!" But he didn't even look at her. The last thing she saw before the door slammed shut was her brothers standing side by side, indifferent as she was thrown into a fate worse than death. Then darkness. And the only thing left was the suffocating truth. She was a sacrifice. A bride to the Sinister, a devil himself. #A STANDALONE BOOK

When Ava gets offered a job as a maid at the Chastain estate it almost seems to be too good to be true. The work is easy and fair, her coworkers seem nice enough, and the best part? The owner doesn't even seem to live there. That is, until he returns. 11/30/21 ranked #1 in 'millionaire'

When Emmy is ripped from her world on Halloween night and ends up in the stone age- right in the arms of a possessive caveman, she doesn't believe it. Soon she must make a choice. Find a way home or submit to this unexpectedly sweet man who makes her feel alive for the first time in her life. This caveman has always been possessive over his territory. But there is nothing he wants to keep more than her. He will fight anything and anyone to keep the only thing he covets by his side and in his arms. This is a short and spicy Halloween story.

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