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The name Gustavo sends a shiver of fear through every local in Italy. Franny is just a regular girl spending her last college semester studying abroad, clueless to the underground world of organized crime.Until, one of her best friends is kidnapped and going to be sold unless she can come up with a sum of money that she could only dream of. Now it's up to her to do everything in her power to find a way to get her friend back from the notorious mobster and perhaps lose her innocence in the process. ~Mature~~Dark Romance~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Say my fucking name" he growled, shoving her even further back into the counter of the bar.His hand firmly gripping her throat, holding her in place. Her blue eyes began to water with gentle tears. "Bambi...I've been really good to you but I'm losing my patience" he cooed, speaking to her like a small child.She remained quiet, silently protesting his angry demands. "Fucking say it!" he shouted. "Gustavo..." she whispered, the words falling from her lips before she could stop herself."And who the fuck do you belong to?" his voice was dangerously low as his eyes turned a darker shade of black. "You..."

Samuel Brandt woke up with his thoughts written all over his body. His brother woke up with his head missing. His sister woke up to find that her skin would crack open unless she stayed in water. All of the other children in the secluded Iowa town of Oak Knoll woke up having undergone strange transformations. Now, they are all forced to live at 407 West Marshall Street, the mysterious house outside of town. With the new name of The Boy with Words for Skin, Samuel wants nothing more than to hide from his new life. He painfully and unpredictably sheds his skin, there is a Voice in the entryway closet that is often cruel, and-perhaps worst of all for a naturally shy boy-the other children look to him as a leader. As his seven-year-old brother struggles with their new life, as terrifying growls start to come from the pitch black basement, and as his feelings for a girl begin to grow, The Boy with Words for Skin realizes that he wants to change. He wants to put others first, learn from his peers, and let himself hope that things will get better. The Boy with Words for Skin is the first book in the 407 West Marshall Street series. Each book will advance the story but be told from a different character. Book 2 will be The Girl without Eyes.

Disclaimer: Any edit used in this book is mine. The pictures, however, have been taken from Pinterest and does not belong to me.Credit for the book cover- MEVanessa at the age of 21 lives with her mother and stepfather in Lakewood, a town in New Jersey [America]. Due to a past incident, she is not allowed to live without the supervision of her parents. She suffers from dual-personality disorder and find it difficult to manage her emotions which results in her often-losing control.While the town's people are often scared of her, not much is known about her to them. On one fortunate night, she discovers that her parents were murdered brutally freeing her from the grasp of their filthy existence. Much to her dismay, the police and the foster system in search of a close family to send her in the guidance of, discover the existence of her brothers.The question is why does she need constant guardian? Why was she unaware of her brothers? What happened to her? The road to unraveling the secrets, lies and betrayals awaits her. But will she survive? Is she ready to leave her friends, life and goals behind to live in Italy with this newly discovered family?TRIGGER WARNINGS: -This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers. There is triggering content related to:Physical, mental and emotional torture. Graphic violence. Kidnapping. Human Trafficking. Drugs. Mafia. Crime. Mental disorders and others. Rape. Degradation. PTSD. Death of a loved one. Extreme heartache.18+ ONLY.

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In love one day, heartbroken the next. Krystina and Stephen were newly graduated college sweethearts, when the world around them came crumbling down. When Stephen's unfaithfulness is revealed by his father, Krystina's once fairytale like life becomes an inescapable nightmare. Krystina leaves for Chicago and the prestigious job she almost turned down for their relationship. But she doesn't go alone. 5 years later, the man she once thought would be her husband, unexpectedly turns up again. Now, he's putting all the blame on her. __________ "I'll keep your precious secret, but only for a fortnight. Steph has been like a brother to me. I can't lie to him, and keeping something like this from him, would be doing just that." -

Lyra's supposed to be lavish life turned into a painful and traumatic one. As she tries to regain her life from the darkness of her past, the love she found in Cian gave her hope. But would the comfort she lives now, enough to fill the desolated part of her heart?Ray of light in Paradise - Tonjuarez Series IIIHe fell first, he fell harder troperaindropsandstar - 2023

Alison is just a normal college student. She doesn't have many friends and she isn't the most social. Alison wanted some company, so she got some. Although, not in the form she expected. Not many people get to say they've become friends with a ghost. One thing's for sure, Alison never expected the ghost to become more human by the second.Idea/first written in 2016Revised and finished in 2019

In his previous life, Yun Qingci loved the Emperor more than life and death. When he was alive, he made soup and clothes for him, and in politics, he helped monitor his officials, even his family.He was solely dedicated to the emperor, and all his scheming strategies were used to gain favour. He never borrowed his power as the Lord Empress to seek employment for his relatives, and he did not show favoritism. He can be said to be strictly impartial and incorruptible, not even recognizing his own family.Outsiders were terrified of him, and relatives hated him, but Yun Qingci didn't care. However, in the end, he was thrown into the cold palace by the only person he cared about and his whole family imprisoned.Finally, he committed suicide on that snowy day, and fell down that gilded tower.Reincarnated, Yun Qingci retracted his claws, picked up the glass pieces of his heart, and conducted himself evasively in society. Acting as an escort to the Emperor for his relatives, he decided to become a proud Lord Empress that doesn't need to be treasured or can have his status shaken.Unexpectedly, the emperor who abandoned him like a shoe, praised by countless courtiers for both his virtue and kindness, suddenly changed his temper. He became cold and harsh, paranoid and cruel.The servants who confronted Yun Qingci, he would beat them. The imperial concubines that provoked Yun Qingci, he would punish them. A small person who framed Yun Qingci, he would kill him. When someone tries to approach Yun Qingci, he would become jealous to the extreme.Soon everyone knew that Empress Yun was the emperor's inverse scale. He was not allowed to be looked at, touched, or even hurt.Yun Qingci fairy man is speechless: So you like me not loving you, why didn't you say that sooner.Gong: ......This is not my work For offline onlyPlease don't vote. Thank you!