Darkcontemporary Stories

Glow-up rule #1: Look good. Rule #2: Don't fall for the wrong guy. Rule #3: Try not to die. After high school, Willow is done playing it safe. It's time to shed her quiet, good girl image and finally live the life she's always dreamed of-bold, fearless, unforgettable. Enter: The Glow Up Project. From wild parties and daring choices to swoon-worthy run-ins with a dangerously charming boy, Willow is determined to check every box on her list. But what starts as fun quickly spirals into a tangled web of illegal dealings and powerful enemies. With everything-and everyone-she cares about on the line, she'll have to decide how far she's willing to go to protect the people she loves... and the girl she's becoming.

***Book One in the Broken Series*** I'm the good girl. The perfect daughter. The agreeable girlfriend. That's what everyone sees. But it's all a lie. Damon is the sexy, motorcycle riding, tattooed bad boy. Angry, aloof, annoying-everything I know I should stay away from. Since our paths crossed in the club, the more I see him, the more I find myself daydreaming about those rough hands and that sarcastic mouth. But Damon belongs to someone else. Someone I adore, someone I would never betray. That doesn't stop me from wanting him. Or stop him from having me. --- Read in Kindle Unlimited and on Amazon ❤️‍🔥 New Adult, Dark Contemporary Romance which began as an A/U After fanfiction by Friday Burgess and Cynthia Ann

When Preta turns on the mic, the truth gets loud. Between the streets that shaped her and the men who tried to silence her, she builds a podcast where pain becomes power - and every episode hits like a confession on fire. But when a girl from her past resurfaces, Preta must decide: expose the world... or finally expose herself.

The sun doesn't care if you're tired. It just burns. He has no name, no goal, no plan. Just cigarettes, a past he can't bury, and the endless sun above him. His mother is dead. The sea still moves. People speak, but he rarely answers. The days blur together in heat, silence, and the absurd repetition of a world that offers nothing. But even nothing gets heavy after a while. Dust Beneath the Sun is a quiet, philosophical descent into the mind of a man who watches life from the outside - numb, curious, maybe already dead inside. For those who've ever felt like strangers in their own life.

She inks pain into beauty Ivy doesn't talk about what happened. Not the accident. Not the grief. And definitely not why she ended up in a wheelchair. At 26, she keeps her head down, her heart guarded, and her hands steady behind the tattoo gun at a small shop on the rough side of Stockton, California. Her ink is honest-delicate, soulful-but she never lets it speak for her. To most, she's just the quiet artist in the chair. No one asks why she flinches when the past creeps too close. No one sees how hard she's working to stay invisible. Then he walks in-new to town, soft-spoken, carrying the kind of secrets that feel a little too familiar. And when a routine appointment turns into something more dangerous, Ivy's carefully built life begins to shift. Every person she tattoos carries a story. But hers? That's the one she's still trying to outrun. A raw, emotional story of survival, grief, and the truths we bury beneath the skin. Romance/Thriller/Mystery

Andy Rigdy looks like the kind of kid who doesn't care what anyone thinks. The wolfcut. The red streak. The piercings. The headphones that never leave his neck. To everyone else, he's the quiet metalhead who must have it all figured out. They're wrong. Behind the tough exterior is a boy who never stops watching, never stops guarding himself, and never stops wondering if escape is even possible. His best friend Valdo is the only one who sees through the silence-the only one who pulled Andy back when he tried to leave for good. But being misunderstood cuts deep. And when home feels like a cage and school feels like a stage, how long can someone keep living in the shadow of who the world thinks they are? A raw, emotional story of friendship, survival, and the weight of being misread.

First crush. High school rival. Bitter enemy. Boss. Eleven years ago, he broke my heart. Now he's my last resort. I'll never forgive Matteo Ricco for turning his back on me, but with my mother sick and my father blacklisting me, I have no choice but to accept a job at his multi-billion-dollar company. Even when the sinfully handsome and ruthless CEO demands I be his glorified assistant instead of the lawyer I fought so hard to become. I don't know why Mr. Ricco is so intent on humiliating me, but nothing will make me quit. Not his calculating, hungry eyes. Not his wicked smirk. And certainly not the heat coursing through my veins every time he looks at me. Ruthless Mr. Ricco (Brutal Billionaire Bosses Book 1) is a scorchin' hot enemies to lovers workplace romance with forced proximity, a jealous/possessive hero, a strong, competent female lead, and a deliciously dirty battle of wills. This story is intended for 18+ readers and includes mature content. Can be read as a standalone. HEA guaranteed. *EXTENDED SAMPLE.* Get an exclusive 50% off e-book retailer prices when you use code WATTPAD on https://vtbonds.com. Visit my website and use code WATTPAD for 50% off retailer prices on all e-books. You'll also find signed paperbacks, discounted audiobooks, and swag packs! Sign up for my newsletter (link on website) and enjoy free and filthy Bonus Scenes, coloring pages, and NSFW artwork. Knotty reading!

Being admitted into Yellowstone Behavioral Center is no easy feat. Between a harsh environment and neglectful staff, love isn't an easily found resource. If you told that to anyone but Hallie, fresh off a schizophrenic breakdown, they'd shiver. Not her, she'll leave no stone unturned to find a friend in that place. Get this? She's taking you right along. Yes you! You're her first best friend. Now you'll get to follow her torment, Kara, a girl with short hair and a temper, being her next victim. After a harsh rejection argument and a few cups thrown, Hallie got what she wanted: a mandatory best friend. Now they can't leave Yellowstone until they're the best of friends. Easy right?

They dressed him in silk. They called it tradition. He calls it hell." > > Hell Wears Silk is a lyrical descent into memory, following a boy stolen by shadows and reshaped by silence. Now eighteen, he speaks the truth the world won't: survival isn't freedom. This is not a story of escape-it's a reckoning with the ghosts that never left.

Sienna, Kai, and Jax were stolen as children-ripped from the safety of their birth family and thrown into a nightmare of cruelty, silence, and survival. Raised under the fists of violent foster parents and haunted by a man known only as Dogman, their bond as triplets is the only thing that kept them alive. When a twist of fate brings them back into the arms of five older brothers they never knew existed-brothers forged in blood and mafia loyalty-the triplets must learn how to heal in a world that finally offers them safety... but demands trust they're not ready to give. As old wounds begin to surface and buried truths claw their way out, Sienna is forced to confront the darkest chapters of her past-ones that left her scarred, silenced, and nearly broken. But survival isn't enough anymore. With the strength of her brothers at her side, she begins to take back what was stolen from her piece by piece. But the man who hurt her still lives. And he's watching. A story of trauma, family, vengeance, and resilience, What Remains After Fire is a harrowing and heartfelt journey through darkness-toward something that looks a lot like hope.

Trapped between chaos and craving, 16-year-old Riley navigates trauma, loneliness, and forbidden emotions-searching for meaning, love, and something that finally feels like home in a world that never does.