When Melissa was about to drop out of school because she couldn't afford housing without a roommate, Alex was there. When she needed a personal chauffer because her car broke down, Alex was there. When her boyfriend cheated on her and she needed a shoulder to cry on, Alex was there. They have been the best of friends since sophomore year of college. They know each other inside and out, and there's nothing they wouldn't do for each other. But, when Alex has a request, will Mel return the favor? And what will become of them if she does? Can friends with benefits actually work?

"Looks like I found my lucky charm", he said, "Kiara Carrera, the half-kook wonder." It all begins at the Kook Academy, Kiara's reluctant entrance into the world she's spent her life rejecting. She's sharp-tongued, fiercely independent and doesn't play by the rules of the Kook elite. But nothing destabilizes her more than Rafe Cameron. He's chaos in human form. Dangerous, damaged, magnetic and completely off-limits. Because he's not just any Kook. He's her best friend's older brother. The same boy who once barely acknowledged her existence is now the man who watches her too closely. Whispers venom in her ear one moment and saves her the next. Their connection is anything but romantic, it's volatile. A slow descent into obsession, secrecy, and blurred lines neither of them can escape from. As years pass, lies stack, blood is spilled, and their worlds continue to unravel. What they share isn't safe. It's not soft. Some might say it's not even love. But it's the one thing they keep coming back to, again and again.

After spending most of her life surrounded by the noise and chaos of the big city, Winnie Grant found herself yearning for something quieter-something real. When the restlessness became too loud to ignore, she did the unthinkable: she quit her job, packed away the pieces of her old life, and accepted a new position in Red Lodge, Montana-a small town where everyone knew everyone, and secrets traveled faster than the wind. As the city skyline disappeared in her rearview mirror, Winnie could only hope she was making the right choice. Her new home was everything she hadn't realized she needed-quiet, quaint, and surrounded by the kind of stillness that made her both uneasy and comforted. After a few days of settling in, curiosity (and perhaps a touch of loneliness) led her to the local bar-a warm, wood-paneled place that smelled faintly of pine and spilled whiskey. That was where she met him. Sheriff Ben Langley. The man everyone in town seemed to know, and more than a few wished would so much as glance their way. Steady, reserved, and impossibly grounded in this small-town life-he was the last kind of man Winnie expected to notice her. But that night, under the soft glow of the bar's lights, it was the newcomer-the woman with city eyes and a quiet kind of courage-who caught his attention.

Who knew that her trip to Egypt would end up with her being flung into the ancient world, thus changing her life forever. Pharaoh Bes was known to have a reputation of being careless, cruel, and heartless. Bailey DuMont was a strange woman who had both captivated and infuriated him from the beginning. They were never supposed to meet, but the Fates had a funny way of making the impossible possible; with the arising dangers and a murder attempt, it's up to Bailey and Bes to work together to foil whatever plans are about unfold. *** Highest Achievement: #2 on the What's Hot, Historical Fiction list *** Covers will vary every month. The current cover is by @Strifeex - changed March 21st, 2019 *** Published version title "Through The Sands of Time"

"To some, a monster, and to others, a leader. Either way, I became god." "Did you really? Do you think God becomes trapped?" Having just earned your doctorate, you decide to work in the Azkaban Secure Facility for the Criminally Insane. There, you encounter inmate Tom Riddle, who is completely delusional, and is under the devastatingly incorrect impression he is a wizard called Lord Voldemort. From there, your life begins to spiral out of control as you learn more and more about Tom's world, until you become a part of it. Perhaps Tom hadn't been so delusional after all. In some way, you and he were the same kind of monster. - A/N: Thank you for all the love! This story gets a lot of parallels to the Joker and Harley Quinn, as well as to Shutter Island, but that was completely unintentional. This fic is actually inspired by NBC's Hannibal - particularly the relationship between Will Graham and Matthew Brown.

Amaya is new to Hogwarts. She often had to change schools because the students shunned her because of her surname, as her grandfather is Gellert Grindelwald. She grew up alone with her aunt and uncle. In her childhood she experienced no love, but instead a lot of sadness and violence, which she still deals with today. She is a reserved and intelligent girl who comes to Hogwarts expecting to start afresh, but 2 brothers, one of whom is her professor, do not make her life there any easier. trigger warning! this story contains dark romance | gaslighting | sexual content | 18+ | toxic behavior | bullying | violence | love triangle | obsession | grief | loneliness | age gap | enemies to lovers the rights for the character "amaya grindelwald" go to me. the rights for Mattheo Riddle, Theodore Nott and Lorenzo Berkshire go to the original owner. all other harry potter character rights go to J.K. Rowling.

They promised it was just fun. No strings. No feelings. So why does it feel like everything? At twenty-two, Sloane doesn't have room in her life for heartbreak. Between nursing school, long CNA shifts, and raising her daughter, she barely has time to breathe-let alone fall for someone. So when Braden, a friends boyfriends cocky, charming best friend, makes it clear he's only in it for fun, Sloane agrees. It's safe. Easy. Exactly what she needs. Until it isn't. Because somewhere between the stolen looks, mind-blowing sex and late-night banter, Sloane starts to want more. And without realizing it, so does Braden. But Braden has ghosts that won't stay buried. And when the girl he once claimed to love whispers a lie that cuts too deep, he doesn't just believe it-he uses it to break Sloane in the cruelest way. By the time the truth comes out, Sloane's heart is in ruins, and Braden's the one left bleeding. He never meant to fall for her. He never meant to lose her, either. Now he's ready to fight for the only woman he's ever really loved. But some promises can't be undone. And Sloane might be the one thing Braden can't win back.

The past always has a way of coming back around. Finding herself at rock bottom after a tough divorce, Kinsey Abbot is forced to rebuild her entire life from scratch. She returns to her parent's farm in Sweet Haven, Tennessee, where she reflects on her past relationships with her two childhood best friends and teenage heartaches, Hunter Wilde and Oliver Stone. She thought those old feelings were long buried, but as she and Hunter bond over their respective failed marriages, she can't deny something is bubbling under the surface. And when Oliver makes an unexpected return to Sweet Haven, unresolved feelings complicate things even further. Did Kinsey escape a failed marriage only to find herself back in the love triangle that nearly destroyed her as a teen?

[COMPLETED] Elijah and Jess had been unbreakable since high school, so it comes as no surprise to anyone when the young couple decides to tie-the-knot. But when Jess's feisty and voluptuous best friend, Kylie, returns to the hometown for the wedding after five long years, the couples' relationship rapidly deteriorates. All it takes is one drunken night of vulnerability and passion between Kylie and Elijah to highlight the many problems in his relationship with Jess. The two begin a sordid affair at the expense of all those around them, and as all three of their lives begin to spiral out of control, it seems that it's not only Kylie and Elijah who are keeping secrets. Nobody will be left unscathed when the truth comes out... *NOTE: This is the completely unedited first draft* TW: Mild sexual content, strong language, infidelity, mental health, volatile characters and, childhood trauma.