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Isabella is desperate for her own independence, but her overprotective father stands in the way of her future. When she demands that she attends a University two hundred miles away from her home, her father only has one exception; a bodyguard. Elio is dedicated to his career to honour his late sister, but when he owes a favour to an ex-mafia boss, he takes body-guarding to a completely new level. Isabella is reckless and likes to push her bodyguards limits. Elio has zero patience and a desire to punish his client. When things start to get heated and unexpected feelings get in the way, their forbidden relationship becomes a distraction when Isabella's life is on the line. Elio is desperate to not let down another important woman in his life. But he can't save everyone, including his own bleeding heart. Tropes: - Mafia Romance - Bodyguard - Age-gap (8 years - FMC is 21 and MMC is 29) - Forbidden Love - Brat FMC/Grumpy MMC - Light BDSM (sub/dom vibes) - Size difference (5'4 & 6'6) - University/College Setting - Past Trauma/Healing - ANGST (so much of it)

In a world where loyalty is bought with blood and love is forged in violence, Valentina Conti The Ruthless heir Of The Italian mafia and Nikolai Sokolov The brutal enforcer of the Russian Bratva are sworn enemies. Their families have bathed the streets in crimson for decades, but when Val uncovers a conspiracy that implicate both their fathers in her brother's murder, she's forced into a deadly alliance with the one man she's vowed to kill. Nikolai, a storm of cold calculation and barely leashed fury, is equally obsessed with destroying her until their game of hatred twists into something far more dangerous. Passion. Devotion. Madness. From explosive gunfights to bruising, hate-fueled kisses, their story is a collision of blades and desire. Val, a queen of knives and vengeance, refuses to bow even to the man who would burn the world for her. Nikolai, a beast with a poet's heart, craves her dominance as much as he fights it. For fans of: Bullet-Riddled Romance, Morally Gray Lovers, and Love Stories that cut Deeper than a Blade.

Kalani Makoa's barely managing her life in the Vlasteri, the poorest of all five provinces of her country when a letter arrives for her in the mail. She is being identified as a Savior in futuristic America--now required to give up her life for the sake of others as one of the Pairs chosen from each Province. She comes to peace with her sealed fate and is ready to pass when she suddenly wakes up in a cold institution with all the others chosen as sacrifices. Met with confusion at first, they soon realize they've been thrown into a sick game when the first of them is murdered. Now, they race with time to identify the murderer amongst themselves before they all fall victim to a fate they may be able to outrun. As she runs from a hidden killer, she finds herself gradually falling into a net of feelings with two boys. One is the sweet boy who unapologetically flirts with her and seems to care the most about protecting his friends. The other... she only knows one thing about: he isn't who he pretends to be.

A forced marriage for the sake of her country. A Sicilian, fierce princess and a dangerous, ruthless underboss is forced to find a way out of their storm, their hatred for each other is heavy but will lust overpower it? ******* They both hated each other from the moment they met, but little did they know, their fates were intertwined together. Carmela Russo is a fierce, confident and powerful princess, At 25 years old. she is the heiress and the only daughter. She doesn't live to please anyone or work according to rules. But when her nightmare is bound to her without her permission, will she be able to resist him? Dante De Luca didn't need a crown to rule - just a glare cold enough to stop a man's heart. he was the underboss of the Russian mafia, At 28 years old. an Italian name buried deep in Russian bloodlines but everyone knew how he'd earned his reputation. Torture was an art form to Dante. Mercy was a foreign language he refused to learn. he was the last man you ever wanted to owe, and the last face you'd ever see if you did. But when fate ties them together in an unexpected marriage, they're pulled into a whirlwind of passion, secrets, and power. Amid the chaos and clashing worlds, one question remains , can love grow in the eye of the storm, or will it tear them apart? ^^^^^ #1 in enemies with benefits✨

After an unfortunate event lands him in jail, a sixteen-year-old boy finds himself without options. That is, until the headmaster of a prestigious boarding school for troubled teens gives him an option that will change his life forever. ***** "You're not like the others." Daria looks up at me, her green eyes warming the inner depths of my heart with ease. "What do you mean?" I ask. "You feel bad about what you did. Not many people here do. That's the difference between people who do bad things and people who are just evil." ***** 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 🖤 "𝘛𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴" - 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵 𝘈 𝘴𝘩𝘺, 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘸𝘬𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. ~~~~~ 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 💜 "𝘈 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦." - 𝘔𝘢𝘹 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳. ~~~~~ Two teenagers seek refuge in one another in the midst of a world full of pain and hardship where darkness consumes. But where there is darkness, there is light.

✧ 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐋𝐘𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈 (𝐀𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐍) ✧ When I was six I was kidnapped and taken away from my family for seven months. Thirteen years later and I have little to no memory of who had taken me. Ever since then my father has been severely overprotective and never lets me out of his sight. Now that I'm somewhat on my own everything starts to change. When I finish high school and start attending New York University my life takes a turn, for better and for worse. They're back. ☆ 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 ☆ Years ago we found our little angel. She just so happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. She was the light in our lives, until one day we lost her again. Thirteen years later and we still mourn the loss of our sweetheart, but we found her once, we will do it again. I am the head of the Russian mafia, or a professor at NYU depending who you ask. One day I raise my head to look around at the sea of students and my eyes lock on a familiar pair of ocean blue irises. ★ 𝐇𝐀𝐘𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐋𝐋 ★ I'm a heartless killer and offer no apologies for it. As the head of the Russian mafia along with being the CEO to a multibillion dollar company, my life is nothing but darkness. During the day I'm an office man, at night my knife slashes through the necks of anyone I can get my hands on. Killing is my outlet, ever since I lost her. It helps me keep my anger in check. I've never stopped looking for her. We've come close multiple times, but each time came out unsuccessful. As I put a bullet in the head of my ex-guard, Alex comes rushing into the room, and the look on his face says it all. He found her. Start: July 4th End: ///

They were taught to want the world but not how to obtain it. Thus they strive just to live another day. A belief that high school is just an obstacle to hinder them. These are a bunch of brooding and angsty teenagers. If not for each other they would just be: The Albino Girl, The Token Black and Angry Russian, Black boy, with ABS. The Jock, The Boring White Boy, with Abs, The Bitchy Brown girl that's actually really sweet, The Depressed and Unemotional Girl, Or The Closet Gay, wit Abs? Normalcy was never an option for when Death took notice. *** This is the final version

The Russian winter is the coldest of all. Ironically, there's a saying that goes, hell has frozen over too. Who would have imagined that the Italian mafia princess would find the devil waiting for her in Moscow? 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐀 is adventurous and bold. As the only daughter of the formidable leader of The Outfit, her every desire has always been fulfilled... until she wished to visit Moscow. Her father gave her one strange condition: Don't fall for a Russian man. 𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐍𝐈𝐊𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐕 is known as a wealthy playboy, the charismatic owner of Moscow's most lavish clubs. Yet behind his glittering facade lurks a ruthless man who thrived for bloodlust & vengeance. He was a man who had everything & wanted for nothing ━ until Rosabelle walked into his world. Intrigued by the shy, naive girl who ventured into his club, Emilian couldn't resist the temptation to get closer. But what started as mere curiosity soon transformed into an obsession to keep Rosabelle at his side. But there's one problem. Their families. Passion blurs the line between love & forbidden desires. And where loyalty is questioned, war can break free at any time. This time, can Rosabelle save herself from him & his wicked temptations? ᡕᠵデᡁ᠊╾━ 𝐜𝐰: unhinged mmc, obsessive behaviour, mildly toxic 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬: age gap (21h & 33H), good girl x bad boy, forbidden !!! BEING REWRITTEN !!! ━ on hiatus currently