Cover by @_navyblueee_ ~~~~~ The Cortello and Moratti brothers rule the city of angels, Los Angeles. Two famous billionaire families with seemingly nothing in common... Except for Isabella. Isabella Jones grew up hidden from the world, abused by her mother. All she had ever known was abuse. She believed she was an only child, unloved and unwanted by everyone. Her mother took her heart and shattered it into a million pieces. But what happens when her mother gets involved in a fatal accident and Isabella is sent to live with her 12 older brothers? What happens when both Isabella and her brothers are hiding secrets? Will she fit in? Or will her past come back to haunt her? Mention of abuse, sexual assault, rape and suicidal thoughts.

So apparently, the Shadow World has rules. That's cute. I'm Ayme Espinoza. Daughter of Poseidon. No angel blood. No heavenly permission slip. No interest in kneeling for a system that wasn't built for me in the first place. And yet their runes burn brighter on my skin than they do on theirs. Demons fall faster when I'm in the room. Magic shifts differently around me. Like it knows what I am. They don't like that. Selene's my cousin. She didn't grow up in the demigod world. She grew up somewhere else - in stone castles and whispered spells and a war most people pretend didn't happen. Now she stands in two worlds at once. The one of gods... and the one of wands. She doesn't have angel blood either. What runs through her veins is older than their angels. Older than their laws. Quiet. Cold. Powerful in a way that doesn't need to shout. She's still learning this world. I'm teaching her how to survive it. Then a hunt goes wrong. Something ancient surfaces - something that doesn't bow to runes or angelic hierarchy. And it doesn't react to them. It reacts to us. Now the watching has started. The measuring. The quiet attempts to decide what we're worth. Here's the thing. You can build walls. You can write laws. You can carve symbols into your skin and call it order. But the sea doesn't kneel. And neither do I. ⚠️ I do not claim ownership over any canon characters, settings, or source material referenced in this story. All rights belong to their respective creators. Ayme Espinoza, Selene Lestrange, and original storyline elements are my original creations. ⚠️

{COMPLETE} Bayside University Book 1 After one night of heartbreak, Loni Davis is over it-love, dating, and especially men. Losing her virginity and getting dumped in the same breath was enough to kill any lingering hope she had for romance. But she refuses to let that disaster be the only chapter in her sex life. Her solution? Take control. Hook up on her terms, with whoever she wants, whenever she wants. If guys can have no-strings flings, why can't she? Jace used to be Bayside University's biggest player-until his reputation finally caught up with him. Now benched from the baseball team and forced to coach girls' volleyball as punishment, he crosses paths with Loni: tough, guarded, and utterly uninterested. Naturally, he's intrigued. But when he learns about her new no-strings philosophy, he makes her an offer-skip the random guys, and keep things simple... with him. Just sex. No emotions. No messy feelings. A no strings attached fling may sound like the perfect plan. Just as long as no one falls in love.

Nine-year-old Addison has known only darkness - locked away in a basement, her world has been one of silence, fear, and isolation. But when Addison moves in with the Harrington brothers - the family she never knew she had - she faces the daunting task of learning to trust, speak, and heal. Surrounded by love but haunted by her past, will Addison find the light she's been searching for - or will the shadows of her trauma keep her trapped?

Her siren ebony eyes sang to him a beautiful melody of fear so hypnotizing that he could not find it in himself to look away. For the first time, he felt his heartbeat drumming violently against his ribcage, a reaction to her call. He heard her song, and he was coming. With the corner of his lips curved into a smirk, he marched towards her; if drowning and burning into holy water was what it took to have her, he would swim right through it because she was his the moment he laid his eyes on her. ... Trigger warning‼️This story contains many graphic themes that touches sensitive topics, which some readers may find uncomfortable. ‼️AGAIN! THIS STORY CONTAINS MANY GRAPHIC REFERENCES, NO WARNING WILL BE GIVEN BEYOND THIS POINT.‼️

They were split apart as children. Reunited by force. Bound by secrets no one dares to name. At seven, Elisha was dropped into the foster care system, cold beds, colder hands, cut off from her twin sister and older brothers without explanation. Aurora stayed behind, raised by a mother who sold her body and a stepfather who promised to come back and never did. Eight years pass. The brothers return, dragging both girls into a home that barely feels like theirs. But this isn't a reunion, it's a collision. Elisha hides her trauma behind silence and sharpened edges, a hidden fire in her. Aurora masks hers with perfection, hunger, and a constant need to be chosen. Neither of them talks about the past. Neither of them knows how. Love simmers in forbidden places. Truths unravel in dangerous ways. And while the family tries to rebuild, they do so blindly, each of them hiding pieces of the story that might save the others, or destroy them. This isn't about healing. It's about surviving what no one else sees and what happens when survival isn't enough. Until everyone perishes. *Includes a good amount of smut. (MAJOR PLOT TWISTS) *************************************************** * MAJOR TRIGGER WARNING. * Rape.Abuse.Suicide.Death.Violence.Psychotic. Killing. Obsession. Deranged thoughts. * There will not be any warnings before triggers appear in the book. You have been warned.

Aurora's life had always been about survival, each day a quiet battle against fear and pain. When her stepfather was finally arrested, she thought the fight was over. But leaving one dangerous world meant stepping into another-one she didn't fully understand. Now, she's living with seven older brothers she barely knows, their lives a tangle of secrets and shadows they never speak of. Their house is loud, protective, and filled with rules she's afraid to break. For Aurora, it's a new kind of survival. For her brothers, it's a chance to keep her safe-no matter what it takes.

Author's Note: While I'm leaving the original up, I'm so happy to say that Kingdom of Lust and Lies is now available on Amazon! There's so much new content, so please go check it out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTTHN6HW When Alayna is given an important mission, she certainly doesn't expect it to lead her into the arms - and chains - of a wizard with particular... appetites. In order to win back her freedom and the use of her magic, she'll have to fight her own dark desires, while desperately searching for a way to save the people she loves. CONTENT WARNING: This is an erotic work of fiction, intended for people 18 and over. It contains graphic sexual scenes and violence. TRIGGER WARNINGS: BDSM, non-con/dub-con and reluctance, drugging, kidnapping, multiple partners, toys, and lots of chains. Seriously, y'all, it gets dark. Turn back before it's too late.

Eunoia (Greek): A pure and well-balanced mind, a good spirit. Beautiful thinking. Harmony Ivy Reed - a nineteen year old girl in her second year of college, tackling college life by storm as she strives to stay on top at one of the most prestigious colleges around the globe, all the while helping her brother run their family business. Sebastian Maverick Knight - hotshot, cold CEO? Most eligible bachelor? Or sexy new professor? Taking a small break from his work life had to be relaxing as he took on a job to teach what he knew best - business. Will he really find the peace he needs so desperately when a girl with a heart of gold and a smile so radiant stumbles into his dark life? Will he allow the golden girl to thaw his cold heart, or will he push her away like everyone else? And will innocent Harmony be able to resist her professor's irresistible charm, or will she fall for the forbidden man, keeping in mind her horrifying and dark past? After all, a man with charm is a very dangerous thing. Keep reading to find out! #1 in Smart Mouth #1 in Grey Eyes #1 in Girl x Guy #2 in Handsome Guy #2 in Student x Professor #2 in Intellectual #6 in Café #8 in Bad Past #16 in Student #21 in Friends & Family #55 in Professor