Deadly assassins Allegra and Ace have been trying in vain to kill each other for years. With a mutual enemy threatening their mafias, they find themselves in an unexpected alliance, and soon discover killing each other isn't the only temptation they need to resist... ****** Allegra Grey is poised to be the next great American mafia leader, and she's more than living up to the name. A skilled assassin, there's only one target who's ever gotten away from her-suave, sinfully handsome Ace De Luca, heir to the Italian mafia and the Greys' biggest rival. When both mafias are faced with a dangerous threat, they're forced to work together to protect their families, and unexpected sparks fly. Allegra definitely isn't one to sleep with the enemy, especially an arrogant womanizer like Ace. But there's an undeniable electricity between them and Allegra's not sure it's all hatred. Ace may be bad news, but Allegra's never been afraid of a little danger. As the fire they're playing with grows to a scorching blaze, one thing is clear: trying to kill each other may have been difficult, but resisting this intense chemistry will be impossible. [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Regina Dionela Content/trigger warning: Contains mature themes, violence and gore

| Youngblood (noun) | A person who lives freely with constant adrenaline pumping through their veins to disguise the pain hiding behind their eyes -- Anastasia Hemmings has always lived in the shadows, covering her pain in fake smiles, false confidence, and drowning her sorrows in alcohol. Ashton Irwin lived in the limelight, masking his misery in hat tricks, shit-eating grins, and partying til he can't see straight. A girl who doesn't believe in love because everyone who has ever loved her hurts her, and a boy afraid to love because all he does is hurt the ones he loves- a recipe for disaster; a twisted fairytale he orchestrated. -- In which they shift from "I'm going to make your life a living hell if you stay on this team." "You've been doing that since the day I met you." to "I hate how much I love you." "The whole world could be collapsing around me and I'd only care that you're okay." ---- "I had someone tell me once that living like a youngblood hurts too, and I didn't believe them until you broke me." -- 06/02/21- #3 in #5secondsofsummer 10/25/21- #1 in #ashtonirwin 12/23/21- #1 in #irwin

[Leaving Nov 11th] "No, no. I want you to crawl. Hands and knees, Ms. Nielson." . . . Aubrey Nielson gets more than she bargained for when she accepts a position as a tutor for the three children of a wealthy, British businessman. Augustine Montgomery has become closed off after the death of his wife and has grown distant from his children. While attempting to mend the family's relationships, Aubrey finds herself falling into a much more provocative position with the widower. Cover designed by Regina Dionela © 2021 E.M. Wilson, All Rights Reserved