The Assignment Novel Novels & Stories

Aria Calloway takes the job because she has no choice. Her grandmother's medical bills are mounting, and a private nanny placement in Creston Heights pays more than she has ever earned. She does not ask why the house has armed guards. She does not ask why her employer's name makes people look away. She simply walks through the door and meets Luca, four years old and silent for three years, a boy who has not spoken since the night he lost his mother. Then she meets Damien Rossi. He is the undisputed head of the Rossi crime family: controlled, dangerous, and carrying a grief so large it has swallowed the entire house. He does not want warmth. He does not want connection. But his son begins to speak again the moment Aria arrives, and Damien cannot bring himself to send her away. What he does not know yet is that Aria's past is threaded through the worst night of his life. Her grandfather once served the very organization that ordered his wife's death. She did not know it when she took the job. But someone else did, and they placed her there on purpose. As the truth closes in and an old enemy makes his move, Aria and Damien must decide what they are willing to risk and who they are willing to trust. Because in the Rossi world, love is not just dangerous. It is the most powerful weapon of all. And someone is already using it against them.

With one of the best college grades and her degree in medicine, Emma Newton’s next plan is to move to Abuja to pursue her dreams. Her goals in life were easy; get a great job at a private hospital, pay back all her family's debts and make her parents proud. That was before her father got very sick in front of her eyes and is fighting for his life. She reluctantly moves to Abuja with one major goal at the top of the list; Save her father from dying. Alex Lightwood is the CEO of the billion dollar technology company; Pearl mobile, and one of the top business moguls in Abuja. He's also one of the hottest men in the city. But what no one knows is the pain he carries in his heart from mourning the death of his wife and first love. Because of that, he has become cold hearted and ruthless. His wife left him with their three kids but he can't stand to look at them because they remind him of her so much so he hires nanny after nanny to take care of them. However, his mischievous and ill mannered kids have sent away all THIRTY nannies he's hired. That's when he realizes he needs major help. Fate causes Emma and Alex’s paths to cross and he offers her a job to be 'His Caretaker’. Desperate for the money to save her father, she accepted. To Emma Newton, Alex Lightwood must be the coldest, insufferable, arrogant and bipolar person she has ever come across. But, to Alex Lightwood, Emma Newton is the only girl who has ever dared to look him in the eye and question him. Will they let love win or their egos?

Adrianna James thought she was done with Eric Thompson—until two pink lines force her to reconsider. Determined to give her child the love of a father, she seeks him out… only to find him with another woman. Then there’s Damien Carter—mysterious, infuriating, and now her new work partner. When their latest assignment forces them into Eric’s world, Damien proposes a ridiculous idea: team up to stalk their exes. It’s reckless. It’s unprofessional. And somehow, it’s exactly what Adrianna needs. But as the lines between partnership and something more begin to blur, Adrianna finds herself caught between the past she thought she needed and the future she never saw coming. Does she choose the man she once loved—the father of her child? Or the one who makes her heart race in ways she never expected?

Like a moth is drawn to a flame, she's drawn to him even when she knows the consequences. She has been attracted to him the very first time she saw him, only that she had no idea how hard she is going to fall for him, how deeply she is going to care for him. Nathalie is an only child, the heiress to her billionaire family's fortune. She isn't interested in the family business, instead she finds comfort in drawing, painting and photographing. Lucas has an assignment to carry out and damn right he's going to do it, he mustn't let one amazing girl with a honey brown hair and eyes sway him. But can he? He came into the house hiding under the mask of being a bodyguard but it is much more than that. Both his survival and that of his twin sister depends on it.

Raised from an infant in discipline, Reza Kelson has been trained to be a cold-blooded killer. Nothing has stopped him when he's been ordered to an assignment, and nothing probably will. An agent for a secret branch of government, he kills and incinerates anything with the discipline of a sharp knife. But even though he's the best at what he does, tables turn when the government dumps Reza from bureaucracy, albeit with a place to be hidden away in. Now Reza finds himself struggling to integrate into the sleepy town of Lonewood. Raised without any form of love or compassion, he naturally comes off as rude and abrasive, and therefore drawing attention. And with other dumped agents, with some bent on settling scores, the entire situation could not be more risible and outrageous. Not to mention the strange boy, Dane Rochelle, who seems strangely possessive of him, and with Reza balances the life he never should have had.

Lucy Garcia, a rogue from childhood, is been haunted by the pack she hates the most, the hallowed manes pack. Finding out her mate was no other than the alpha of the hallowed manes made her furious. She wanted nothing to do with anyone from the pack but she was bound to her mate and she couldn't deny the love she had for Chris. Chris Parker had just been coronated as the alpha of his pack and his first assignment is to hunt down all rogue wolves in the woofs. The rogues had killed one of their Omegas during an invasion. No wolf of their pack was allowed to associate with any rogue as it was seen as a taboo. Love is the greatest power in existence. Its presence can be deeply felt wherever it resides. Will Chris abandon the rule of the pack just to be with the one he loves? Will Lucy accept Chris as her mate despite the hatred she has for the pack?

She shuddered and moaned non-stop as his finger hit and caressed her sensitive spot. The feeling had caused her to whimper. He pulled off his pant while her eyes bulged out, “You've got a big rod down there, are you confident that it'll fit in?” She questioned. Angelina Trump, a 22 year-old seductress and a stripper relocates to Las Vegas on a deadly assignment to lure out a target. She has an irresistible figure but the charm is broken by a lonely gym instructor, a repented mafia Lord with a new identity who'd never pay any attention to her charms. What happens when she tries to seduce him? Will he fall for her tricks? And eventually, she did get the chance to be closer to him, when mystery of his past unveils will she stand by him or let go of her feelings?

Lola, a college professor, thought she had everything under control, until a casual arrangement comes to an unexpected end, leaving her questioning more than she ever anticipated. Seeking distraction, she buries herself in work and begins reviewing her students’ assignments. The task is simple: write a short romance story of your choice. Most submissions are predictable. But one is not. Noah, a freshman with a vivid imagination, submits a story that captures Lola’s attention in ways she never expected. What begins as a harmless assignment soon sparks curiosity, unspoken questions, and emotions neither of them are prepared to confront. Filled with longing, temptation, unexpected connections, and unforgettable moments, Secrets of Desires is a collection of romantic short stories that explore desire, attraction, and the secrets people keep hidden in their hearts. This book contains a collection of romantic and contemporary short stories featuring themes of love, temptation, passion, and emotional connection.

Tiffany Wren can hear thoughts. Every lie. Every fear. Every ugly secret people try to hide. Her ability has made her the police department’s secret weapon, a detective capable of pulling confessions straight from a killer’s mind. But her newest assignment may finally destroy her. Undercover as a wealthy socialite, Tiffany is sent to infiltrate the empire of a notorious mafia king known as Scars, a man so powerful that witnesses disappear and entire cases vanish overnight. To survive the operation, she is partnered with Detective Lucas Hale, one of the department’s best investigators and the one person least impressed by her reputation. But the deeper they fall into the dangerous world surrounding Scars, the harder it becomes to ignore the tension building between them. Especially when Tiffany finds herself drawn to a man whose thoughts she cannot hear at all.

The Seelie Royal Council rules the Elphame Fae Realm with an iron grip, their hunger for wealth and power never satisfied. Princess Leora, once heir to the throne, now lives in exile among humans—a warrior forced to hide her strength, a born leader reduced to invisibility. The Human Realm holds her captive as surely as any dungeon. When Yaris Winterborn and Connor Andor received their assignment, they understood the stakes. Soul-brothers forged since childhood, they alone were trusted to retrieve the princess and return her to an Elphame now unrecognizable from the kingdom of her childhood memories. Dodging assassins' blades has a way of forging bonds. As the three navigate ancient prophecies and buried truths, unexpected heat flares between them—something far beyond mere attraction. Their intertwined fates may be exactly what the legends foretold... or the spark that ignites Elphame's final conflagration.