Zoya Hart has been eluding her gold-digging stepmother for the last few years. Knowing that this woman will do anything to gain control of her and her late father's company, Zoya finds herself hiding out on a farm. Now, with a PI on her trail, Zoya's luck is running out in more ways than one. Roman DeRoux is fresh out of prison from a crime he didn't commit. When he arrives in Louisiana to claim the house his grandmother left him, he finds a strange girl already living there. He'll try his best to get her to leave, but ends up finding more reasons to make her stay. ⭐️ Wattpad Pick on Pumpkin Spice Romance ⭐️ Wattpad Pick on Its Sagittarius Season, Baby ⭐️ Featured on Wattpad Explorers ⭐️ Featured on Wattpad's Romance profile ⭐️ Featured on Wattpad's Spiritual profile There will be mature themes in later chapters. I will tag them in case anyone wishes to avoid.

Right when Silvia Ellington is about to start her senior year, her mother decides to have her move in with her aloof father and his "perfect" family in California. She promises to be on her best behavior, and for the most part, she's able to keep her snappy attitude in check...until she ends up going to a party one chilly night. In the adolescent madness, she finds a tattooed boy named Dakota. He's ungodly tall and has crystal blue eyes that can sway any good girl to do bad things. When they first meet, he makes it his job to show that he doesn't like Silvia. And he's got reasons. All she has to do is disarm this bad boy and unlock the secrets he's keeping deep inside. Before they know it, Silvia and Dakota embark on an emotional roller-coaster of a relationship that is bound to ruin a few lives. But when Silvia's own secrets come knocking on her door, will it tear them apart or will love prevail? HIGHEST RANKING: #1 in Action #2 in Humor #2 in Teen Fiction #1 in Drama #8 in Romance --- written in 2015-16 rewritten in 2022-26