Within Arm's Reach A Novel

Olivia, moved from her hometown, Seville, Spain to Houston to start anew after she found out that her parents are not her biological parents. Her path unexpectedly crosses with the conceited, self-centered billionaire, Sebastian Peters who hires her as his secretary as compensation for almost running her over. Their unexpected bond transforms both of their lives. Fate reunites Olivia with her birth mother unknown to her, but it comes at a cost; her love for Sebastian. Will she be able to reconcile her feelings for Sebastian amidst the shocking secret of his past?

There has always been something electric between you and me, don't even try to deny it. You have felt it too. You might call it pure attraction or love call it anything, but it exists. In your mind, and in your soul and body, don't even try to deny it. " he whispered softly. I really wanted to hit him, but he was only saying the truth after all. .......... A love story of two people from different tribes, high school sweethearts. Sewa who proved to be a difficult game, setting a distance between the one she was attracted to. The more Kene trailed her the more he realized she could not be easily caught.

My stepbrother hated me. He hated me and my mom for coming into his life, for ruining what he believed was his perfect family. Whenever he saw me, his face would turn cold, and he would tell me how disgusting I was, asking cruelly when I was going to die. In the end, I gave him what he wanted. But then he regretted it. He cried, begging me to come back, saying he never should have broken up with me and never should have treated me so cruelly. But I was already dead. Who was he putting on this show of affection for now?

Nicole Thompson is a badass or a delinquent as some may call her. She gets into trouble a lot at school but she's invisible. All the teachers know her but none of the students do. Although she's been with them since kindergarten, no one noticed her. But all that's about to change with Tyler Miller now in the picture. Popstar Tyler Miller is set to finish his final year at ridgeway high, but he's in for a bumpy but amazing ride when he meets the school badass Nicole Thompson who no one seems to notice. Dealing with crazy pasts and present decisions as they weave through life while reaching for a star.

*Daily updates*She felt as if she were floating. Her eyes were closed, and everything about her felt soft, a luxuriating fluffiness like the satin down comforter her grandma used to have. She thought she must have been sleeping. There was a not-unpleasant heaviness to her limbs, like the time she could finally sit down after standing and walking in the market for hours.Then her brain started to focus in a peculiar sort of way, powerless over thoughts that surfaced unbidden. Abubakar suddenly came to mind...how he had gotten her this way, and how she longed to tell Maama, but couldn't. Maama. . .As her consciousness began to return, she tried without success to open her eyes. Something tight and sticky was holding her lids together. Now she knew she was sleeping. She'd felt that strange paralysis before when wrapped in layers of her dreams, her legs turned to lead as she ran from shadowy pursuers and her eyes became inert shutters. She was scared, what frightened her most was her breathing. Her hand blindly went to her mouth, where she found the tube.Yaa Rahman! She was in a hospital!Her heart was thunderously racing, filling her chest with explosive fear. She blindly pulled at the tube, ripping it from her throat, gagging violently as it made her gasp and choke. But finally, finally, It was free, and she flung it far away.

Falling for the man who is paying you for sex is a dangerous business. Stella Kaye Wyatt is running from an abusive past she'd like to forget. She secures a new identity by working at a brothel to stay hidden. When her once knight-in-shining armor boyfriend becomes what she escaped, she feels responsible for trying to save him at a high cost to herself. Alaric John Carter is an adventure seeker who uses adrenaline highs to forget his own troubled past. When his life crosses paths with Stella's and he's informed of her sexual job, he takes advantage as a paying customer with surprisingly deep pockets. Despite strictly being a business arrangement, real feelings begin to develop between the two. Stella begins to dream of a better life, but will handsome Alaric accept her for who she truly is when he learns the dark truth she's hiding? As Stella's past returns to reclaim her and Alaric's secrets are revealed, the truth will potentially end not only their feelings for each other, but their lives.

**Dez** Dezmond woke in a cold sweat. The ache in his heart was worse than ever before. It had been growing more intense over the past few weeks. He got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash his face. He didn't bother looking in the mirror, he knew what he would see. His face would be white and his eyes haunted with the need to find answers. Dezmond needed to know why he was being tormented in his dreams. He was never supposed to dream again. "I can't take this anymore." said Dezmond gloomily. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Ruby** Ruby couldn't focus in class, another night of tossing and turning. Seeing the flames consume her house. Hearing the screams as her family slowly died, knowing there was nothing she could do. It had been almost three years since the incident. The day she lost her family in the fire. She was the only one who wasn't in the house. And she relived that horror every night in her dreams. Though recently her nightmares felt different. More like a warning rather than a memory. "Rough night?" whispered Haven. Haven had been friends with Ruby since they were little kids. "Yeah, they started happening again." Ruby whispered back. They never really stopped. "Have you talked to anyone about it? Ruby, you can't keep it a secret forever." This is the same discussion they had just after the incident.

Centuries ago, a king struck a deal with a demon in order to win a war against an enemy state. As the deal stated, the demon helped the king win the war, using a creature known as the warbeast and other demons but the king refused to fulfill his part of his deal which stated that he had to give up one quarter of his kingdom to the demon. Angry, the demon alongside with the war beast and other demons started to cause chaos in the kingdom and so priestess Luciana had no choice than to seal them up in a cave. But that wasn't the end of it. The priestess knew quite well that they were going to come back. However, she also knew that the saviours who would save them all from those creatures would be born by then. Four centuries passed and the saviors came but they were unprepared and so they died while fighting the creatures and again, the preistess had to use her powers to seal them up. Another four centuries had passed. It was now the 21st century. The world had changed and the saviors had been recarnated again, but will they be able fulfill their destiny this time? Will they be able to defeat the creatures?

Jade Warring is a brilliant interior designer committed to her faith and craft. Her friend Blake Duffy, who works at the prestigious Black Corporation, boasts of her expertise to the company's CEO, Tristan Black, who quickly hires her to decorate his new home. Upon meeting Tristan, Jade is surprised as he's young, handsome, and charming. His mesmerizing crystal clear, teal-blue eyes were enough to sweep anyone off their feet. Then he asked, "Have we met before?" Those three words heightened her curiosity even more because she had seen Tristan once before, in a dream. Despite various unexplained women and their relationship hanging on by a thread, Jade agrees to marry him. Soon he reveals he is far from the ideal husband, man, or even human. Clinging to the hope that love will conquer all, Jade begins an emotional rollercoaster with Tristan. His fetishes and unfaithfulness ultimately wear on her heart and mind. She is far from crazy, but everyone has their limit, and amidst all the drama, chaos, and confusion she struggles to determine what's real or merely a dream.

Sophia Ava Valentine and Noah Parker are in love with each other for over three years. The lovebirds had nothing to worry until Sophia's father arranges her marriage with a ruthless billionaire playboy, Irwin Pierce to seal their business partnership. When Irwin discovers her love with Noah Parker, he makes it his mission to ruin his life and that of Sophia's friends. Sophia accepts his proposal with one condition - Irwin must leave her friends alone. Now, it's up to Noah & her best friends to save her from Irwin and his not so innocent schemes.