'Look at me, Celeste,' he gently lifts her chin up with the tips of his slender fingers. 'I'm right here, okay?' *** When Celestine Vora enrols at the elite Marion University to study medicine, the last person she expected to come face to face with was Adrian Schulz. Always condescending, never conceding. As her brother's best friend, he always caught glances of her in the background, the silent, quiet shadow of an adopted girl who never quite matched her brother's innate talent. One who always seemed to be a hindrance, his biggest competitor for valedictorian in high school. He was looking forward to a fresh start. That is, until she shows up in front of his apartment in the middle of the night, and shakily utters the words, 'He's missing.' ~ [This is a work of fiction. All events and characters are fake.]

As Ares and Ali return from their blissful honeymoon, they are suddenly hit by the harsh realities of life. Secrets from their past threaten to tear them apart, while new revelations threaten to shatter their present. Ali's memories are lost, and Ares is haunted by his past, struggling to keep his secrets from Ali. As they try to move forward together, the weight of their secrets begins to take a toll on their relationship. Despite the love they share, Ali's fear of losing everything keeps her from speaking out, while Ares is consumed by guilt and the fear of losing Ali forever. As they navigate the complexities of their lives, Ares and Ali must confront their pasts and work together to build a future. But as the stakes get higher and their secrets grow darker, will their love be enough to overcome the obstacles in their path? With tension building and emotions running high, Ares and Ali must decide whether to trust each other completely or risk losing everything they've ever wanted. MATURE SCENES 🔞 BOOK 2 OF THE TATTOO ARTIST. BOOK COVER BY: typinchapters on insta!! STARTED: 06/07/22 FINISHED: 26/07/22

(𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘒 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘐𝘕 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝙁𝙍𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝘛𝘙𝘐𝘓𝘖𝘎𝘠) [IN NEED OF HEAVY EDITING] εꨄ︎з 𝐌𝐀𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐍𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐌 has always been the girl who sees the good before the bad; She trusts too easily, forgives too quickly, and believes people are capable of becoming better than their worst mistakes. It's a dangerous way to live when the ones smiling beside you are often the first to twist the knife. After all, the underworld doesn't reward kind hearts. It devours them. 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐎 doesn't believe in good people. Feared across the crime world for his ruthlessness, he's spent years building a reputation no one dares question. Violence has always come easier than trust, and mercy has never earned anyone a throne. Years ago, a chance meeting with a girl whose smile didn't belong in his world should've been forgettable. Instead, she became the one face he couldn't ignore. He was taught everyone had a weakness. He never imagined she'd become his. εꨄ︎з STARTED: DECEMBER 18, 2021 ENDED: AUGUST 6, 2022 Book by; @SabrinaA_writes

glass jaw: 1. Noun. Where a fighter is easily knocked out via a blow to the chin or jaw owing to a vulnerability in their strength and training. 2. Metaphorically, a fighter's weakness. ~~~ Ryan Chamberlain is the embodiment of vulnerability. She's kind-hearted and maybe a little too keen to trust people. Plus, she barely has any real-world experience, but that was never her choice. For the last eight years, Ryan has been pushed into the corner. There was only ever room for one star to shine and that star was not her. With college on the horizon, Ryan finally sees the opportunity to step out of the shadows and live life on her own terms. Will it be that simple though? To Landon Atwood, showing weakness is not an option. In the octagon, and in life, people will always take advantage of your vulnerability. The only people he lets close are his childhood friends-and that's only because they refuse to leave him alone. What will happen when those same friends adopt a stray in the form of an unwelcome freshman?

Desperate for a fresh start, Sameera Bhatt leaves Mumbai for Manhattan, hoping to put away memories of the past. A chance encounter with a drunk, unconscious, but handsome stranger stirs something in her she'd never thought to feel again. Assuming a dream position as the new Head of the Projects and Development Department at Silvercorp, she is soon pitched in a constant battle of wills with Ryan Silverton, heir to the Silvercorp riches, disgraced former head of the department, general pain in the ass, and the object of her fantasies for the past year. What's worse, the man doesn't even remember her! For Ryan Silverton, getting rid of the pesky woman hellbent on lording it over him , while trying to fix the mess he'd caused and regain his position as head of department - a position now occupied by the aforementioned pesky woman - should be no problem. As long as he didn't give in to the inexplicable urge to kiss her senseless and have her scream his name in ecstasy, winning should be easy. Except, he gets more than he bargained for when the alluring Sameera Bhatt, proves to be no easy pushover. But despite heated arguments and disagreements, a different kind of heat sizzles between two headstrong characters, and sometimes, the heat is just too tempting to deny. Let the games begin, winner takes all. Highest ranking: #3 Romance, #6 Chicklit