Nina Merigold found her calling. She loves her job as Mr. Blackwood's personal shopper. As his personal shopper, she gets to know all his secrets. She gets a glimpse of his life no one else does and it excites her. Jacob Blackwood gets bored with the women he's dating easily. No one holds his interest. He is searching for the one who gets his heart racing. Then one night at a party he is certain he finally found the one. Yet she is so eager to run away from him. Is that why she intrigues him?

'Strings' Series - Book 1 of 2! Complete! Sequel - Tied - is currently in progress and half-posted! A drunken one-night stand becomes a secret summer no-strings fling between a reformed party-girl, Emily, heir to a rich and well-known family, and Nathan, a less fortunate mysterious man with a dark past. However, it begins the same night her past love, Dean, comes back in her life and complicates her feelings and her new romance. Their arrangement quickly becomes a tangled web of strings, confusing everything. But will Nathan's jealously and secrets ruin everything before it really begins? Will Emily and Nathan admit their deeper feelings for each other before Dean gets in the way? Have they become too bonded before hidden secrets threaten everything that is about to crumble down? 'Strings' follows Emily's life over the course of the summer as she navigates her new and old relationships, tries to hide Nathan from those closest to her and the tabloids, and as she discovers secrets and lies that make her question everything she knows. It will be a jam-packed summer of fun, romance, and drama... Started: August 2020 Finished: March 2021 (Book 2 in progress!) Status: Completed but being edited Milestones: First 1,000 reads: Jan 31, 2021 First 5,000 reads: Mar 7, 2021 First 10,000 reads: Apr 18, 2021 First 20,000 reads: June 10, 2021 First 50,000 reads: February 1, 2024 :) #1 in #summerromance: Feb 8, 2021

Playboy billionaire Aiden Grayson is being blackmailed and when he meets his handsome new bodyguard, Julian, he's slowly overcome by feelings he can't deny. ***** Aiden Grayson is a child of privilege. He's a bachelor and a billionaire who's never had to work for anything. However, he's left a trail of destruction in his wake and someone from the past is coming back to haunt him. He's being blackmailed, and soon he's assigned a new bodyguard: the handsome, Julian McAndrew. At first, the two men are opposites, forced to work together, but after a drunken kiss, Aiden can't deny his feelings. He throws himself into his vices, trying to sort himself out, while Julian continues to keep him safe. With a blackmailer one step ahead, can Julian protect Aiden from danger? Or more importantly, can Julian protect Aiden from himself? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]