To Steal a Weeping Widow

To Steal a Weeping Widow

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Someone stole the Weeping Widow. The priceless artwork is gone, ripped from its place on the wall and leaving only broken glass behind. The pride of Whitehill Museum and Art Gallery fell victim to heists in the night, and the museum is determined to find the painting and nail the culprit. She's been labelled the main suspect after being found at the scene of the crime. He's been hired to protect Whitehill and keep the rest of the art safe. Both with a job to do at the museum, and both determined to fix broken reputations. But the biggest question of all haunts the exhibits they roam: who stole the Weeping Widow?They painted her the villain. He's learning art is open for interpretation.--------------------------"Art is to be seen, not touched." His breath curled next to my ear. "But I'd do anything to touch you.""Are you saying I'm art?" My heart knew no limit as it pulsed in my throat, right where his lips began to hover. "As beautiful as what hangs in the Louvre, and just as forbidden to touch." Disclaimer: all works depicted above the chapters are real works, and some real works are mentioned throughout. However, some works and artists described within the story are fictional. Additionally, this story has light language use.*A stand-alone spinoff of "In Love and Diplomacy"*~ Featured on Wattpad's Crime profile "Crimes of Passion" Reading List (November 2022)~ Featured on Wattpad's StoriesUndiscovered profile "Thrills N Spills" Reading List (December 2022)~ Featured on Wattpad's Romance profile "Dangerous Love" Reading List (May 2023)~ Winner of the 2023 Winter Zodiac Awards~ Featured on Wattpad's StoriesUndiscovered profile "Light Up the Dark | Horror/Mystery/Thriller" Reading List (June 2023)~ Featured on Wattpad's Romance profile "Romantic Suspense" Reading List (May 2024)…

Amalfi

Amalfi

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Nymphs weren't always extinct. As an always-yearning dryad nymph, Amalfi should have been gallivanting with heroes and dipping in crystal waters. She should've been a poet's muse, a deity's follower, or an alluring beauty causing delirious madness in lovers--instead, she's fighting for her life with no end in sight. Something is making monsters and bloodthirsty beasts descend on Campania, strangely mad and insatiably crazed. Amalfi's overwhelmed. Even if her heart would allow her to abandon her home, there's no easy escape through the unforgiving cliffs or the perilous political unease nearby. Then there's the strange man who washed up on shore, grievously injured and half-drowned. He can't remember a thing--and now he's as stuck as she is. --------------------------He was once somebody. He knows that. Deep down, he knows he was once somebody great, somebody mighty. He must have been. He was surely important; his body is littered with scars of battle, his arms feel uncertain without the grip of a blade, and his reflexes are too sharp and electric for mundane living. But who he was and who he wasn't, if he was ever anyone at all, isn't his to know these days. He doesn't even know his real name. He only remembers a ship. A strike of lightning. A beautiful nymph chasing him off the beach he'd washed up on. Recovering from battles he can't remember, he finds himself at her mercy. For all he knows, he's running, hiding from the gods. But there's no hiding from monsters. *An extremely loose adaptation of various mythologies and apparent tourist marketing. Historical timelines and regional names do not line up. Mature. Includes romance, mystery, action, violence, tragedy, etc.*Featured on Wattpad Fantasy's Serialized Spotlight [June 2024]…

In Love and Diplomacy

In Love and Diplomacy

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She was never scared of heights. Avery Woodsen has spent years clawing her way up the political ladder. She's fought and sacrificed to get where she is; she's more than ready to see the fruits of her labor. Finally, it's her chance to get one step closer to her dream - one step closer to D.C., a shiny city just waiting for her. Her time at the California Attorney General's office has come to an end. She's sacrificed everything for this. She would sacrifice anything to keep it. But when the attorney general seems to be targeted by a gun-wielding coward, Avery finds herself in the crosshairs. There's no manifesto to give her answers, and no suspect to question. Her ladder has collapsed. Will the security team sent from Greystone Security be enough to keep her safe? Will the trained, handsome man forced to be her protective shadow be able to keep her away from danger? Or will her desire to move up in her career have too strong of a pull? Or is what's tugging her not her career at all, but Reed Sterling himself? Trust no one. Except him. - Featured on Wattpad's Dangerous Love Profile "Feature on Dangerous Love" Reading List (March 2022) - Featured on Wattpad's Stories Undiscovered Profile (April 2022)- Featured on NewlyWrittenBooks "A Little Less Talk and A Lot More Action" Reading List (June 2022)- Featured on Wattpad's Mystery Profile "Partners in Crime" Reading List (July 2022)- Featured on NewAdultReads "Classic Young Adult" Reading List (July 2022)- Featured on NARomance "Love in Action" Reading List (October 2022) (September 2023)- Featured on Wattpad's BadassReads Profile "The Dauntless" Reading List (January 2023)- Featured on Wattpad's NA Profile "It's Always the Butler" Reading List (January 2023)#1 in enemiestolovers - 12/12/22#2 in newadult - 12/12/22…