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He'll protect her with his life... but who will protect her from him? ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗Riley Murphy is an ambitious reporter who will do anything for the truth. When she's assigned to investigate Gabriel Greco, Florida's most notorious mafia boss, she thinks it's the story that will make her career. But the more time she spends with Gabriel, the more she's drawn into his intoxicating web of power, passion, and danger.Riley knows getting too close could cost her everything, but she can't resist the magnetic attraction between them. Gabriel awakens forbidden desires in her, and soon she's crossing lines she never thought she would. But Gabriel also keeps secrets that could destroy them both.With ruthless enemies circling and dark secrets threatening to tear them apart, Riley must decide if Gabriel is her biggest story or her greatest love. But in the treacherous underworld of the mafia, love and truth come at the highest price.˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗WARNING: This story contains mature themes and strong language that may not be suitable for some readers…

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A SECOND CHANCE MAY BE TOO HOT TO HANDLEThey say there are no second chances, and for Lily Onassis, ever since she walked away from Formula World driver Max Becker, she's considered this true. Instead of a glitzy, glamorous life on the auto racing circuit, she's worked at a tech company, trying to live a quiet life and forget about her feelings for the gorgeous Max.Until she's fired from her job, and her father - a popular racing team owner - has a heart attack. Before her father goes into surgery, he has one request for Lily: temporarily take over his racing team. It shouldn't be a problem since she has management experience, except that Max is now a Team Onassis driver. And Lily is his new boss.The two must fight their burning attraction to each other at every turn while the paparazzi lurk behind every corner - and confront the fact that their love might be bigger than their stupid decisions of the past.…

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Crash is now published as a Paperback, and E-book with W by Wattpad Books!As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Wattpad Original Edition and Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase.Thank you so much for your support! *****Alex Jenkins, ex-motorcyclist and heir to billions, fakes his engagement to Evie Cooper to claim his fortune. But with a single kiss, everything changes. *****Alex Jenkins was once a competitive motorcycle racer, but now he's grown up and aims to take over his family's billion-dollar corporation. He just needs to prove to his grandmother - the steely, foul-mouthed matriarch of the Jenkins clan - that he's matured. The solution? He fakes an engagement with his gorgeous intern, Evie Cooper. What could go wrong? Everything, apparently, because Alex can't get Evie out of his head. She's never been in love, never been touched by a man, and refuses to fall for his arrogant, powerful act. Can he exchange his love of the chase for something more real?[[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]…

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Drive is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase.He's an arrogant race car driver with an attitude. She's a stubborn tire mechanic out to proveherself in a man's world. When sparks fly, will their passion make it to the finish line? *****Dante Annunziata's arrogant personality and Italian racing legacy are the reason he's a Formula World racing champion. His pit mechanic, Savannah Jenkins is no pushover herself. This headstrong southern belle has ambitions to take her father's auto business to a whole new level. When the paparazzi stage Dante and Savannah in a pre-kiss pose, they're forced to fake a relationship to keep their jobs. But as engines rev and the season heats up, the contrived couple's hearts start racing for all the wrong reasons. Will Dante and Savannah let love take the wheel, or will their butting heads cause them to crash and burn?Original Edition: [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]…

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An Italian on the run from the Mafia. A reporter seeking the truth. Will they reveal their feelings before danger strikes? *****Reclusive writer Luca Rossi is on the run. After writing a bestselling expose on the mafia, Luca needs to fly under the radar. But when a curvy and inquisitive journalist stumbles into his backyard looking for a scoop, all bets are off.Skylar Shaw doesn't have time for romance. She's too busy making a name for herself at a small paper so she can jump to a better job. Getting an exclusive interview with Luca would be just the career jumpstart she needs. But after spending some time alone with the seductively mysterious author, Skylar discovers the only thing she wants exclusively is Luca. Caught up in the story and each other, resistance doesn't stand a chance. But when the Mafia discovers Luca's hideout, Skylar is plunged into the dangerous world - where dark forces now want both of them dead. Now Skylar has to endanger her heart as well as her life...or risk losing a man who could be everything she needs.* This book was previously published on Wattpad under the title UNCOVERED. This edition is a significant rewrite of that novel. * Trigger warning: this book contains some scenes of self-harm.…

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Catalina and Diego never got over each other after high school, but years later they meet by chance, and multi-millionaire Diego sweeps her off of her feet. ***** Diego and Catalina never got over their relationship in high school. They separated after someone leaked Catalina's nudes, and since then they've lived separate lives. Diego has gone from an adorable geek to a wealthy, professional e-sports player, while Catalina has had a tougher time and is delivering pizzas for a living. But when she delivers a pizza to Diego's mansion, the two are reunited. They start picking up where they left off, though things get complicated fast: someone re-releases Catalina's nude photos, and that same person "SWATs" Diego, which draws armed police to his mansion ready to shoot him. Is Diego better off without Catalina complicating his life, or is it time for her to step up and fight for the only man she's ever loved?[[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]]…

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Leo returns home as a veteran with serious baggage, but the woman he left behind, Jessica, is battling demons of her own. Together, maybe they can beat them. ***** Leo Villeneuve returns to Palmira Island as a war veteran with serious baggage. He's can't be sure, but he thinks he burned down a recruiting station in New Orleans in a PTSD fugue state. But soon he runs into Jessica, the woman who got away, and he finds hope. Jessica, in the time since she was with Leo, lost her mother and is desperate to keep her family's bed and breakfast afloat. When she sees him back on the island, she falls apart. After being separated by life, and changed by their time alone, can Jessica and Leo find each other once again? Or have their own hardships left them bereft of the spark that brought them together?[[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]…

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Samantha Citrouille's anxiety won't stop her from attending London Fashion Week and collecting a lifetime industry award. After all, when iconic designer Karl Lagerfeld requests your presence at an exclusive party, you have to jump on a plane. Even if you're deathly afraid of flying.While white-knuckling it on the turbulent flight from Florida, Samantha's seated in business class next to a handsome stranger named Colin King. His low, smooth voice helps calm her nerves. But her panic reaches its peak when the plane is forced to land in Iceland due to mechanical failure. Distraught, she's horrified to discover that all hotels are booked due to a summer solstice festival. As the world's top designer of tropical resort clothing, Samantha _ known as Sam C. to her legions of fans _ is used to luxury at her Palm Beach estate, not sleeping on airport benches with only a pashmina wrap for a blanket.Her impossibly sexy seat-mate Colin kindly offers to share his accommodations, because a business contact owns a sleek pied-à-terre in Reykjavik. Samantha, emotionally wrung out, agrees for what she thinks is one quick night.A freak volcano eruption forces Samantha and Colin to stay in the Icelandic capitol for a long weekend, and the two have nothing better to do than share cocktails, bare their past sins in conversation, and indulge in each other under the midnight sun.But things become complicated after their idyllic fantasy weekend together. Colin, a self-described modern-day rake, is sure he's finally found the woman of his dreams. But Samantha, who has her own fears and ghosts of the past, isn't so certain. She'd rather fly around the world, twice, than have her heart broken again.…

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I'm Sienna Amato, the author of exactly one erotic novel. It hit the bestseller lists and I made millions. Too bad my publishing company screwed me over.Now I'm destitute. To make matters worse, I'm suffering from writer's block and my mom's in an expensive nursing home. I need money, fast. When I apply for a position at a publishing company as a secretary, I'm hoping for a simple nine-to-five job.But the publishing company's CEO has other plans. Tristan Black wants me to write a book that he's sure will be a bestseller. It involves sexual games. Between the two of us.Did I mention that I'm a virgin?…

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Snowed in a mountain cabin over the holidays, Oliver and Charlotte act on longtime hidden feelings - but will their love last after the snow melts? *****Charlotte and Oliver have known each other since they were kids. When she was five, she kissed Oliver. When she was fifteen, Oliver kissed her. Even though they went their separate ways in college, they've never gotten each other out of their minds.When they find themselves trapped during a snowstorm over the holidays, they finally let their walls come down and heat things up inside the cabin. But will things stay hot when the snow melts?[[word count: 20,000-30,000 words]]…

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Just months before I start medical school in Boston, I decide to let loose for one night. A dark club, a loud band, strong drinks--and the attention of a dangerous-looking man who says he's in the city for only a week. I know exactly what he is: a three hundred year old Italian vampire. I also know what he wants: me. We can have a scorchingly hot, casual fling and fulfill our desires. But our all-too-brief time together makes me want him even more. Matteo Moretti's broken soul speaks to something that's fractured inside of me. But before I fully give myself to him, I must learn to navigate a new reality - as a powerful vampire. ***The Awakening is a mature New Adult story. This book contains strong language, violence, and sexual situations. Recommended for ages sixteen and up.***…

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