𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭. . . . . . . . . . . Living in The Colony was all Josie knew. To the outside world it was a cult of brainwashed victims all under the spell of Kade Rogers, but to her it was home. That was up until a series of events that led up to her escape. If only fate wasn't so cruel as to lead her away from one monster and put her directly into the hands of another. Now, with a new sense of determination, Josie explores the world outside of The Colony and learns the hard way that trust is a dangerous weapon of destruction. Trying to lead a normal life starting college proves to be impossible after meeting Nico Blaine. He was everything she was suppose to stay away from. But when Josie lay's eyes on the tattooed beauty, she can't help it. What starts out as a innocent infatuation turns into a twisted tale of betrayal. .. . . . . . . . . . - Dark romance - Explicit sexual content - Mature themes - Criminal - Villain - Anti-hero #1 goodgirlxbadboy #1 darklove

"How do you say idiot in Italian?" "Bell'uomo." [ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛] "You're a bell'uomo." .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. Isabelle Ariti just needed someone to talk to, and Leonardo Rossi happened to be there. He was her escape and she was his. Her obsession with sunglasses and constant talking went well with his quite behavior and glares he sent to everyone else. They weren't a likely match but somehow they understood each other more than anyone else could. He was rude and blunt to everyone; everyone but her. She was extroverted and bold to all; especially him. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. Isabelle Ariti just wanted waffles and to meet someone new. She didn't expect to spark the mafias dons right hand mans interest. Leonardo Rossi just wanted to be alone and have coffee. He wasn't expecting the talkative girl that didn't know what a filter was to rope him in with her unexpected comments. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. "Do you love me?" "Endlessly." .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. The chapters get better as the story goes on/theres character development Words: 137,631k .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

METANOIA /meh-ya-noy-ah/ (n.)journey of changing one's mind, heart, self, or way of life. ~ "𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚'𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕. 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚'𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕." ~ ASTERIA EVANS Asteria; a devil in intelligence but an angel in her way of life. A shy, introvert and closed-off person but when she gets comfortable she is known to be the sassiest, crazy and bossy girl. RAFFAELE ESPOSITO MORETTI Raffaele; ruthless and notorious crime lord of the Italian mafia and the most feared and respected assassin in the world. A man with a dark personality, dominant and intimidating aura he surrounds. Possessive of the one's he love. ~ Asteria's longing desire to be a fashion designer comes in place when she moves to Italy, coming from a full girls school asteria is bound to be awkward and shy in front of social interactions. She would have been stayed in her cousins house but due to some immature behaviour of her cousins friend Asteria is to live in Raffaele's house. the journey of the new found love begins, In between betrayal, possessiveness and joy would the dangers of the underworld effect their love.

When 20-year-old Fallon Lopez lays eyes on a man who's quite a few years older than her, she immediately feels an attraction toward the mysterious man. She finds herself being drawn to him, feeling a spark grow between them and the tension grow thicker by each passing minute. Though, who knew that he was the man she could never have? . . . "You're playing a dangerous game." "Maybe losing has a sweeter taste than victory."

He ground his hips onto her core and tightened his grip both on her neck and her thigh. "They're not going to find out. Like how no one's going to find out about us. Are they?" He growled into her ear. Courtney rubbed the hand that was around her neck and the grip softened. She leaned up to place a slow kiss on his jaw, "Of course not." ••• This story takes place exactly where you think. The crème de la crème of adolescents. The Big Six were known by everyone, but even they had their deep, dark secrets that they would do anything to keep from breaching the surface. It would ruin them. Ruin. Those secrets can't fall into the wrong hands, especially if those hands belong to Courtney Jackson. A sly and conniving bitch. ***NOT EDITED***

There is no heart colder, no lust stronger, than that of a demon. ROMINA lived a docile life inside of her father's massive estate. With only her mother and the maids to keep her company, she grew up on the principle of solitude. Naïve, young and quiet, she was hidden from all eyes but one. AZIEL was a brooding man with a job to do. Invited into his colleague's home, he encounters a young woman. So sweet, so beautiful, so innocent...she was ripe for the picking, and Aziel was ready for a taste. Romina's father had always set rules in place to protect her from men. But Aziel was no man. MATURE UNEDITED COMPLETE 1 million reads December 1st, 2021. #1 in seduction #1 in sexscenes #1 in incubus #1 in demon #1 in kinky #11 in tragedy #11 in protective ib: your next door incubus, Jane Eyre, Beg For It

꧁𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑆ℎ𝑦 𝑂𝑛𝑒-𝑁𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑꧂ You only live once. That was exactly what she was thinking when she decided to get out of her shy bubble and go to the club. Drink after drink, she didn't plan on getting drunk to the point of her having a one night stand with a devilish man with a dark aura to match. What she also didn't know was that the said man was her husband to be, leaving her with many twist and turns of something above ordinary. ••• 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗘 Translation of what he calls her in chapter 35!

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄 ---------◈--------- Coming from one of the most dangerous Mafia families in Chicago, Adelina Lombardi desires to build her own future after her twin was murdered in cold blood. Freshly turning 23, marriage is far from her mind, it was something that would bind her down to someone. Her rough childhood forced her to grow up at a young age. Her ethereal looks made her look like a goddess, a possession of power sitting right in her hands. When she's betrothed to the oldest son of the head of the Cosa Nostra, an agreement to ensure the safety of both Mafia families, she knows there's no way out. Especially because she's marrying the soon to be Capo dei Capo of the Italian Mafia. Lorenzo Bianchi has always been cold, ruthless, his emotions hidden from the world like a veil of clothed darkness. From witnessing his brother commit, to becoming a Made Man at the age of 10, The Devil wasn't someone to be messed with. Lorenzo was one of the most desired men in the city of New York through Chicago, the countless number of girls throwing themselves at him, hoping to gain his hand in marriage just the beginning. But under the handsome exterior and his brooding grey eyes, blood and death revolved around his life, his aura radiating power and control Adelina doesn't have a choice but to accept the marriage, knowing that when you're engaged-married to someone in the mafia, you're bound to them forever. The only way out? Death. ---------◈--------- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS INSIDE Highest Rankings : #1- femmefatale #1- a-list #2- mob #2- wealth #2- action-romance #3- assassin #3- bound #5- dangerous #5- blood

UNDER EDITING "Listen May" Ace said with a pleading voice. "No Ace! You listen, I was not the one who ended our relationship! I was not the one who decided it would be better to sleep with a new girl every night instead of coming home to a loving girlfriend! It was not me who messed up Ace! It was you!" At this point I had tears running down my cheeks. ----------------------- Ace Rossi Known around the world as the biggest Mafia man. Said to have the coldest heart and kill without blinking. What the world does not know is that Ace had a girlfriend, May, for 3 years. He was his light, his angle from heaven, but he dumped her for freedom. And that was, and still is his biggest regret. So after 2 months without the love of his life he begins to look for her, it took him 10 months, but he found her! And 2 other people as well? May De León Known around the world by anyone who has ever picked up a medical textbook. At the age of 17 she has already completed her medical residency and was hired as a neurological surgeon in Italy. That's when she met Ace, they were friends at first but on her 18th birthday he asked her out, obviously she said yes. 3 years later he dumps her. And so she leaves. After leaving Italy, May travels to the country side of Scotland. When she gets there she meets 2 little boys, Theigo (Theo) and Roman. Both of them were orphans, so after 6 months with them, May decided to adopt them both. A well respected neuro surgeon, a healthy life style, and a mother of 2. What more could May want in life?! Will Ace earn back Mays trust and heart? Or will she realize that he is not worth fighting for? #3 in #MafiaLove - 12/22/20 #5 in #CottageCore - 12/28/20 #3 in #kids - 2/20/21 #4 in #surgeon - 2/20/21 #6 in Ace - 3/11/21 #2 in Scotland - 5/7/21

In which a young girl succumbs to her fathers business partner. • • • Disclaimer: Mature Content Ahead! This book is very cringe and fast paced, so please read at your own risk. Top Ranks: #1 Collegestudent #1 Attraction #1 Possessive