She stopped believing in fate and he thinks fate took everything he loved away Delilah Rosewood and Logan Delacourt were best friends since they were in the womb. They had the perfect friendship. When they were 13 a family scandal separated the both of them and they never spoke to each other again. Five years later Delilah mastered the act of pretending. Her father spiraled down after the leave of her mother and he turned to alcohol and drugs to survive, she reminded him of her so bad she punished Delilah for her mom's sins. After years and scars of abuse, he kicked her out after she turned eighteen but she had saved every single penny of her salary to get out of there as soon as she could. That's when fate got her accepted to Leighton boarding school, for her senior year. When she arrived at her given room she saw him again for the first time after five years. They were forced to share a room, said room was full of anger, resentment, and pure hatred. Lo blamed her for not being there for him when he needed her the most; however, she was suffering all along and he didn't see it. Now this ice skater and hockey boy have to share a room and friends. Months of coexisting turned their hatred into love as they both revealed a bit of themselves until they were free. Lo's only mission was to look after his little sister Blair, and Delilah's was for survival. She has always been. She stopped believing in fate and he thinks fate took everything he loved away

Emilia Castro was 5 years old when she was put into foster care, 5 years later she is adopted by the "loving" parents of John and Marisa. When Emilia turns 12 her verbal abuse turns physical. Throughout middle school and high school, she wished someone would notice, but they don't. Emilia is stuck taking care of school, her job, and the aftermath of disobeying her "parents". Elijah Marcos has been living in the same town since he can remember. That doesn't mean it's all sunshine and rainbows. Elijah's mom left when he was just 4 years old, That caused his dad to drink and teach him football and how to fight. A weird combination between the two. Elijah is to pursue his football career after high school. That means no slacking off for no one. That is until he meets the one and only hothead and feisty Emilia Castro. What happens when they meet for the first time, will it be love at first sight? What will Elijah do when there are secrets not being told? Who will Emilia turn to when things get to difficult? This is a teen romance, It's kind of slow in the beginning but it gets better. Enjoy!! I would like to put trigger warnings: This story includes- Verbal and physical abuse mention of rape drugs and alcoholics overdose mention

𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧- 18+ (SECOND BOOK IN THE NIGHTSHADE SERIES) "𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳- 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵." (Cover photo creds- @heavenlyvibes on pinterest)

She hated him as much as he wanted her, a thorn in her side ever since they met, and it had only gotten worse with each lingering gaze between them. As an aspiring journalist, Presley didn't believe in love-or lasting romantic relationships of any kind. The last thing she needed in her whirlwind of life was to get involved with her best's friends bodyguard-or rather the head of the Cosa Nostra. A man with little use of manners and secrets in his past. Tall, handsome and covered with tattoos, a living and breathing hazard with a cold nature and quiet demeanor. A beautiful monster dressed in leather jackets, and tight fitting shirts. A made man. Silvio had ever met a woman like her, who spent every minute glaring at him. One who he was consumed to touch despite his dislike for touch. A stubborn femme fatale with soft brown eyes and obsidian curls. A woman he'd been trying to resist for a long time. When a threat from her past lands her into the very arms of her nemesis and into a fake relationship, she's forced to get to know him and suddenly, their fake relationship feels more real than anything she had ever own. - preview - God, it felt right like this was where it belonged-this was where I belonged. And she felt it too, given by the slight rush of her breathing, and dazed eyes. There was always this magnetic pull and tug between us, so irresistible and consuming. "Silvio." She let out a small gasp, obviously not expecting me to touch her, and it burned. Everything right now burned but it felt good. Almost in an addicting way like the pain crossed the threshold and soared to become another feeling. "I don't think this is a good idea." "You want me to stop right now, say it but this is a damn good idea." I said in a gruff voice. "Tell me you don't want this, tell me it's a bad idea and I'll stop."

MATURE CONTENT 18+ #1 in Journalism 1/7/23 #8 in Lollipop 12/5/21 #20 in Silly 12/7/21 #83 in Deaf 1/19/22 Nari Baek - Journalism major with impaired hearing can never seem to stay off the ice, but when she isn't on the ice, she either has her nose buried in a book or she's working at the local book store. Whisper's around campus of an underground club becomes a potential story for Nari, a story that will land her an internship at Chicago Post. She intends to pursue this story, but every lead sends Nari to one man, the campus hockey star. Achilles Iraklidis - Centermen of the Chicago Hart University hockey team. Achilles - or Ira when he's on the ice and Ace when he's in the ring - is a silly, protective brother who absolutely cannot stay out of a fight. Achilles lives a double life, one as the campus hockey legend and the other as an illegal underground fighter. He's found a balance between both of these lives, and has been living it for years. Things take a turn when some random deaf girl on campus discovers his secret...