Opposite Sorrow

“I need your protection!” Lily was desperate and alone after escaping from home. Nowhere to turn, nowhere to run, she found herself in the lion's den. Begging the one man she should have avoided for help. Vincenzo. A man surrounded by darkness, secrets, death, and despair.  A man who had nothing but Lust in his eyes whenever he looked at her. “But what do I get?”  Lily knew his claws were closing in on her as she heard him speak, but was she willing to pay his lustful price? ******** She wasn't looking for trouble In New York when she ran away from home. She never thought that one day, she will have to work as a waitress in the club of the most feared man in New York. Vincenzo. Despite having so many clubs, Lily knew her bad luck had driven her to apply at that one club Vincenzo had his office at. But since they said Vincenzo wasn't the type to be interested in the affairs of his workers, she thought, maybe, she wouldn't get noticed by the devil. But what if he was the first to notice her? What if she happens to be the perfect example of the kind of girl he wanted to claim, so he placed an offer before her? An offer she swore never to give in to—an offer that reminded her of her trauma. But with her surrounding situation, she was left with one question. “Does she have a choice?”

In Lyon, France, a Moroccan dancer and a chef employed by the mafia find themselves drawn to each other in the captivating novel, "The Dancer and the Mafia's Chef." Their passionate romance unfolds amidst the vibrant dance community, intertwining their worlds and challenging them to confront hidden truths while navigating the complexities of trust and self-discovery.

Lots of people are asking so here it is: Branston high series order - Jake, Nathan, Shane, Luke, Billy Thank you all so much for reading! ~~~~~ Jake has one goal in life - protect his brothers and keep his family together. He has to find a job, earn his keep. He doesn't have time for trivial things like friends and girlfriends. Kim wants freedom, adventure and excitement. She's not interested in living a life of regrets or what if's. A chance encounter with the stoic and mysterious new guy in school, has Kim adamant to bring a little joy to his life, even if he doesn't think he wants it.

BEWARE INCLUDES MATURE CONTENT “Nothing much love, I just want to be your friend.“ He smiled. He stopped in front of her, he stared at her intensely. “Friends don't break into each other house, friends don't harass their friends.“ She pointed out. “Well, I don't want a normal friendship little mouse, have you ever heard of friends with benefits?…” Ruth Davidson is a 26 years old girl who had lived a boring life all her life, she moved from New York to las vegas and that was when her life took a drastic turn when she moved to a new neighborhood with a fuckboy as a neighbor.

When a sudden 10-hour flight delay leaves Rosie scrambling for a hotel, she and Carter find themselves at the same place at the same time. With only one room available, Carter gives it up for Rosie. As the night unfolds, their chance encounter turns into something more. Sharing a flight to New York, Carter upgrades Rosie to business class. Amidst casual conversation, Rosie reveals her journey to interview at SweetHarvest Delights. Carter conceals his identity, presenting himself as a simple engineer to avoid any professional favoritism. Rosie, skeptical but accepting, lands the job at SweetHarvest Delights. On her first day, the truth unravels—Carter's deception exposed. Hurt and betrayed, Rosie confronts Carter, setting the stage for a tense confrontation. Carter, realizing the gravity of his mistake, grovels in an earnest attempt to salvage their connection. Carter pours his regrets and vulnerabilities, yet the question looms large: Can Rosie forgive a well-intentioned deception that blurred the lines between truth and lies? Will this unexpected connection lead to a sweet love story? Dive into the pages, where trust is tested, hearts are laid bare, and Carter's sincere grovel sets the stage for a resolution that remains tantalizingly uncertain.

What will you do if you will live with the five handsome, hot, famous, and not-so-ordinary gorgeous men in a big mansion? Would it be lucky or bad if you will live with them? Five men with different personalities, what if some of them fall in love with you? How will you handle it? And what if, you didn't guard your heart and you fall in love with one of them? What if that love is forbidden because you fall in a difficult man and a real Prince, who lived in a real palace. would you fight or would you escape? This is the story of a woman name Azaleah Liem Mcphee, whose life will turn upside down together with the five knights. Will she have her first broken heart and pure pain in one of the Knights? Will she be able to have the guts to fight what is forbidden? Will she get her happily ever after with one of this Prince?

This is the second book in the Twisted series. Nathan Hall felt an instant attraction towards Lyra McCoy, the youngest of McCoy siblings, who also happened to be Hall's worst nemesis. But that didn’t hold Nathan from totally being absorbed by the red-haired beauty. Waiting for her outside her workplace, stalking her movement, watching over her from the shadow, taking care of her when she was vulnerable. After a fortuitous circumstance to save Lyra from the judgmental society's eyes, Nathan proudly announced their engagement. Lyra was skeptical of Nathan’s motive from the beginning, knowing the sour war between him and her older brother Brian, but she was fine with the announcement until she found out something unacceptable took place that would shatter everything if the news traveled out. Both McCoy and Hall would have deal with shame, so she sealed her mouth and played along with the game that Nathan started. However, the worst was yet to occur, and when it appeared, would this fake engagement that twisted into something call love would be adequate to sustain the thunderstorm? Only time would reveal, although there wasn't enough left.

One day she had been moaning and squirming under her husbands chest as he made love to her every chance he got. The next thing he was telling her that he didn't love her. The press wrote all sorts of stories about how she cheated with Andre's business partners. Jeanine (Andre's mother) had thrown her out like a dog. It all seemed like a life time ago but she learnt to forgive and move on. She didn't have any grudge against them. Everything happened for a reason and maybe this was her fate. She just wanted to give her son the best life she could possible.

Noel Ashford is the only child of Scott Ashford, famed law attorney of the small town of Bisbee, Arizona. Life for the two is rather simple. Until the day her father brings home a stray criminal in the form of a 6-foot devil, by the name of Harken Lewis - who makes it his everyday mission to uproot Noel's simple life and welcome her to the dangers of his. At the loss of her mother at the age of 10, Noel has depended on herself in the absence of her father, counting down the days until she can leave her small town and finally start living her life outside of her shut-in home. Harken Lewis has lived his 18 years in and out of juvie and foster homes, never knowing the meaning of a home, never allowing himself to be tied down. Shacking up with his lawyer and her daughter is meant to be a means to an end, a pit stop on his journey to greener pastures. He doesn't expect to find the one thing to shake his resolve and shatter everything he thought he knew about himself. Stick a shut-in hermit and an adrenaline junkie delinquent under the same roof, what do you get? Disaster.

“When a devil falls in love, it’s the most hauntingly beautiful thing ever. And you should be terrified, for he will go to the depths of hell for her.” What happens when Xena Remington , a shy girl who was often termed as a loser and unconfident but actually has a smart mouth has been dating a man who is working in the Lancaster enterprise for years and helps her get a job there as the HR? Axel Lancaster was a devil in disguise with the most beautiful face and body of an Adonis. He was known for his cruel and lethal ways. Everyone in the country knew he was a bad man, but nobody, not even the cops tried to bother him. It was a known fact that he was the CEO of an enterprise which was just a cover-up to smoothly run his mafia business. Xena was terribly scared of Axel Lancaster, the name itself would make her shiver in fear as she remembered all the horrid tales she has heard about him, but she couldn’t deny how attractive he was. She hoped she would never have to meet him. What happens when due to a lawsuit filed against Axel Lancaster, Xena has to come face to face with the man she has dreaded to meet?