They tell me love is a pretty lie. A cruel deception. I wouldn't know-I've never been given the chance to believe in it. A daughter of the Cosa Nostra, passed from one husband to the next like a prized possession, I have learned one thing: a woman's value is measured in obedience. But then I come back, and he's there. Enzo Mancini. Silent. Ruthless. Untouchable. Except... I have touched him. Once, before the lies. Before the fire. Before he left me with nothing but ghosts of a boy who used to stare at me like I was his only sin. Now, he looks at me like I'm his reckoning. Like he's been starving. Like he'll ruin me all over again. The worst part? I want him to. Enzo Mancini She was never supposed to know the truth of that night. The blood on my hands. The fact that I let her believe I was the monster. I told myself I could let her go. That I could watch her slip through my fingers, fall into the hands of men who never deserved her. And I did. She doesn't know what I've done for her. How many bodies I've buried. How many sins I've committed in her name. She's everything I should stay away from. Soft where I am hard. Chaos where I am order. A temptation so dangerous, it should be a death sentence. But I can't stop. I can't stop watching her, wanting her, losing sleep over the way she lingers like a curse in the nightmares she inhabits. She calls me heartless, and like everyone, I let her believe it. She doesn't know that every step she takes away from me is another step toward a man who won't live long enough to touch what's mine. I saved her from the fire long ago, the same one I caused. And now, the flames are swallowing me whole. 17+ Mafia Dark Romance *Standalone*

"You're a thorn in my side." . . . The bane of my existence has always been Alessandro Silvestro. He's the reason my blood boils every time I'm in the same room as him. The reason why I do things out of my character. He brings out the nasty, rotten side of me. He was my first love. First enemy. And if that wasn't enough, he's also the identical copy of my best friend. The person I hate the most also has the face of the person who means the most to me. And he'll stop at nothing to see me crushed and wither in front of his eyes.

"What does it feel like to be a heartless bitch?" "Cold." . . . Everyone loves Katherine Hartley - or at least, they love the illusion. Katherine reigns both on campus and at the elite ballet academy founded and owned by her father. She's every warning wrapped in silk. Elegance carved in ice, she's a girl raised to be disciplined, untouchable and most of all; perfect - a swan sculpted by years of brutal training and emotional isolation. Love was never meant for her. Especially not the kind that lingers - obsessive, aching... wrong. Especially not from the boy she's known since childhood. He's the one who sees through her mask, sees everything she tries to hide. And for the first time, Katherine starts to wonder what it would be like to fall - even if it ruins everything. He knows loving her may ruin him. But letting her go would destroy him. He's everything she can't want. And the only thing that makes her feel alive. She's the only thing he wants, but can't have.

College life of Five students isn't all that it seems. To ordinary people they're just your regular college students battling with the struggles of college life. But to them, it's more than that. They have to go to college, live to impress their parents and become something useful for the society, all the while trying to balance their normal life and having extraordinary abilities And they still have each other to look out for and trying not to hurt one another. When feelings starts flying around and their loyalty to each other are tested, how will they survive college life, make their families proud, keep their powers balanced with their regular life and still have a chance at love and relationship? Jordan, Andre, Judy, Sam and Adrianna have to choose between love, family and friendship It's going to be a bumpy ride for these 5 friends with extraordinary powers Warning: This book contains a lot of mature themes and use of strong language and drugs

In fair Rutshire, where we lay our scene From forth the fatal rivalries of foes A pair of clandestine lovers meet In the most tumultuous of times Amidst affairs, franchise season, and a pesky older brother ───※ ·❆· ※─── Based on the plot and characters of 'Rivals' by Jilly Cooper

Lydia Talbot is a twenty two year old girl trying to navigate life as a young girl. She moves to Rutshire to live with her Aunt Lizzie and to live a calm life in the Cotswolds instead of busy London. Rupert Campbell Black is a thirty eight year old MP and womanizer. The pair are complete opposites yet through Lizzie, share a kind and caring friendship. Well..Friendship.

❛ She's the albatross, she is here to destroy you. ❜ RIVALS DISNEY+ SEASON ONE DECLAN O'HARA X OFC

When household actress Josie Sinclair breaks off her third engagement-in a blazing tabloid scandal complete with thrown rings, flung drinks, and a scathing front-page headline-she does what any sensible woman would do: flee to the countryside. Unfortunately, that countryside belongs to her infamously decadent brother, Rupert Campbell-Black. The plan is simple: stay out of sight and avoid drama. Easier said than done, when her new next door neighbour is Declan O'Hara- The brooding Irish broadcaster. Declan thinks Josie's just another spoiled, self-absorbed, socialite brat ready to coast on scandal. And Josie? She thinks Declan is a judgemental workaholic, sanctimonious brute who couldn't tell a punchline from a punch. As Josie Sinclair is pulled deeper into the chaotic world of politics, media wars, and decadent country weekends, she finds herself tangled in rivalries old and new. But when secrets from the past begin to surface, and her carefully controlled persona starts to crack, Josie must decide what's real, what's performance-and whether her greatest role might just be the one she never meant to play.

"𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚒𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗'𝚝..." 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 - 𝘑𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘹 𝘧𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘤 2025

Where Margaret O'Hara needs her next adventure and Rupert Campbell-Black needs her. [Rivals] Rupert Campbell-Black x OC