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One bounty.Two hired assassins.A ton of ways everything could go wrong.A renowned assassin from the north meets a Witch assassin from the south, as both compete for a bounty bigger than any they've ever been offered before: to kill a zealous prince with views on his not-quite-dead-yet father's throne. But when they discover more than they bargained, they're not sure who to believe anymore; the angry sister who hired them? Or the surprise sorcerer who claims she, like her brother, is also a fraud?Benedicta--the Scarlet Streak--and Azura--Ash--must learn to work together and decide if splitting the bounty is more important than risking their lives for unanswered questions.*This novella is set in the world of a historical fantasy that I'm currently developing off Wattpad*Based on prompt #32 - "Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same secret mission, only to realize the assignment hides a much bigger truth."…

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With their lives and reputations at stake, Eden and Silver know they need to stay away from each other, but they still can't seem to resist the fiery passion between them.Season 3 of A Billionaire Love Story***Still battling the bad press shining light on their illicit affair, Eden and Silver can't seem to heed the rules. Every time they think they're saying goodbye, it's just a temporary pause before they're jumping each other's bones again.But the more they frolic, the more bad press comes out--especially when Noah releases an article that puts them both in jeopardy. Silver could lose her career, and Eden worries that her true identity--her true family story--could be exposed. But when the full truth inevitably comes out, will Eden and Silver find courage in their pain, and confront their past demons? Will those pasts finally be their undoing? Or is their love ultimately far beyond the physical sensations they've been giving one another?***Weekly updates on Thursdays. Wait & read for free, or unlock with coins-the choice is yours!…

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After her torrid affair with Eden--her PA--is unveiled to the world, Silver Bell is faced with consequences and decisions that could jeopardize her entire career; and her growing feelings for Eden.Season 2 of A Billionaire Love Story ***Now that she's been outed as a boss who sleeps with her PAs, Silver has no choice but to distance herself from the woman who has her hands wrapped around her heart--and her panties. Despite Eden being shipped off to a new gig--thanks to her overbearing temp agency--Silver can't quit thinking about her and all the things she'd still like to do with her. No matter how many times her lawyers and PR team tell her to cool it, she abides nothing but her cravings and puts herself and Eden in constant jeopardy of being caught again. And when she finds out the source of all her problems is none other than the PA from her past, Silver develops a need to protect Eden from the truth; a truth so detrimental, she's not sure Eden will continue to see her if she finds out. Can Silver keep Eden at arm's length *and* fix her mistakes to keep her career? Or is she destined to always have to choose between the two?…

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Eden's new job is just what she needs to save money and go back to school; until she realizes the sultry woman she recently had a one-night-stand with is none other than her new boss.Season 1 of A Billionaire Love Story***When Eden Meyer officially meets Silver Bell, CEO of a billion-dollar fashion clothing line, she melts at the memory of their passionate, drunken night forty-eight hours ago. But Eden can't let their steamy session interfere with her career, and Silver is giving her a once-in-a-lifetime chance to work for her. Eden knows better than to ruin things with her desires. As Eden raises heaven and hell to organize Silver's schedule, she still finds herself slowly falling for the strict, but kind-hearted woman, seeing beyond her layers of luxury and cash. But falling for Silver means losing her temp position--and that, Eden can't do. Not when she has debt and student loans to pay, and a reputation to build. And Silver's past means she especially can't afford a scandal, but she's not good at reprimanding Eden for her rising desire--desire that matches her own. Can Eden resist the call of Silver's body, or will she cave and fall into the most forbidden affair of her life?…

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2025 AMBYS FAVORITELUCY RHODES has it all--the house, the job, and the hot husband--until she finds said husband in HER bed with someone else.*****After finding her businessman/shark husband cheating on her, Lucy gets a well-timed opportunity for a promotion in her skincare & makeup company, of which she's the L.A. Branch Director of Sales. Only problem is, it would involve relocating to Paris, France, learning the language, and giving a stellar presentation to the retiring president of the French branch, whose job she's applying for. On a whim--and hoping for closure and distance from her ex--she packs up and leaves, arriving in Paris not as a tourist, but as a future resident. Except her experience doesn't start out well, and the French branch of her company operates much differently than what she's used to in L.A. And her main competitor for the position? A handsome snake, the Parisian Director of Sales, who was all but promised the promotion. On top of all that, she discovers things about herself she didn't know; like how she isn't as *straight* as she thought, and living in Paris is bringing out the unhinged, rebellious sides she wasn't aware she hid inside.Can Lucy settle in and adapt to her new life, all while vying for a position that might be slightly out of reach for her? And can she do so without breaking any rules--such as starting secret and forbidden office romances?BOOK ONE of the STEAMY IN PARIS series ♥…

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LUCY RHODES didn't get the job she came for, nor the girl she was falling in love with--and her ex-husband is back in her life?*****After finding out Glenn is a member of LeRouge's board--and basically controlling poor Coop like a puppet--Lucy knows she has to make some changes. Sadly, the first thing to go is Giselle: their relationship is too dangerous to both their careers, so they press "pause" for now. Next up: Lucy MUST get rid of Glenn, who is heart-set on destroying her life because he feels entitled to compensation for how she ruined HIS life by divorcing him.Things complicate when Lucy gets tangled up with yet another secretary while trying to clear her thoughts, and when she realizes her former competition, Dean King, isn't quite out of the picture yet. Everywhere she turns, there are enemies and obstacles, and she's never sure who exactly she can trust.It never helps that her and Giselle still can't keep their hands off one another, and there are rumors of sabotage among the higher ups of LeRouge... Can Lucy save herself--and potentially others--while not getting further entangled in scandals that could cost her everything she cares about?BOOK TWO of the STEAMY IN PARIS series ♥…

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A woman wakes in a train station, but it's not your usual station--it's AFTERLIFE, where souls line up after their deaths and wait to be sorted, sent to their final fate. But *how* did she get there, and why is she apparently dead?***Evalilly doesn't even know *why* she ended up here, and has no memory of why she *might* be dead; but she's here, in Afterlife, in an office, talking to a train station manager who assures her that she's not quite alive. She's in a coma, and normally, comatose don't venture to Afterlife. Meaning she's actually...an anomaly--a soul that doesn't obey rules. While exploring the station, she stumbles into Juniper, a "ticket collector" with a penchant for not following orders. She takes Evalilly on a wild ride through the realms that compose Afterlife, and also exposes to her all the true facets of this world of the dead.These true facets hit Evalilly hard, and she's starting to wonder if it might be better if she woke up and forgot about all this; but a strange tether to Juniper makes her want to stick around and fight the cause Juniper stands for: Anomalies against Afterlife Injustices. But she's also terrified; if she dies, and isn't *in* the main train station when her body fully releases her soul, she may become lost forever, and her soul will never be given the chance to recycle... Evalilly wants that chance, but what if her fate is for her soul to wander aimlessly around Afterlife until the end of time?She'll only know if she wakes up...or dies.…

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*2024 Watty Awards WINNER*All Vivienne Clarke wanted was to plan the best wedding of the season -- but of course, her libido gets in the way.*****Socialite Violet Levine's *dream wedding in St. Tropez* must go off without a hitch, and Vivienne is the wedding planner behind the scenes to ensure that. She has every detail nailed down, has visited the castle-like venue dozens of times, met with vendors, and prepared everything to a T. But then Vivienne realizes the hot, filthy rich man she slept with the night before the wedding events begin is none other than Violet's older brother, the hotel mogul Axel Levine, who is paying for the whole shebang -- meaning her attraction to this man might risk her career. And when an out-of-the-blue storm threatens to flood the area where the Villa des Tropiques is located, she finds herself juggling problems beyond her control, and constantly teased by Axel's ever appealing -- and forbidden -- body.The more issues pile up on her plate, the more she becomes absolutely infatuated with Axel -- though he's the one signing her checks, and she most definitely cannot be seen frolicking with him. Between their sexual tension, and the looming storm about to literally rain on Violet's perfect day, how can Vivienne protect her reputation without losing her sanity -- and her underwear?…

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Vivienne Clarke was seconds away from scoring the hottest bachelor on the planet -- but her career as a wedding planner once again gets in the way.*****After her wild success planning Violet Levine-White's wedding, Vivienne is in high-demand; but her most notorious & new client is Estelle Levine, other sister of the hot and very private billionaire hotelier, Axel Levine. Vivienne has developing feelings for Axel, ever since their forbidden tryst in St. Tropez, but being his employee prevents them from getting a chance to see if they'd work out as a couple.Not that that stops them from trying--one time too many they find themselves in the same space, unable to stop the lustful looks, needing to be alone to do everything they're not supposed to.But when someone from Vivienne's past--her money-hungry ex, Olivia--ends up being involved in Estelle's wedding, Vivienne's emotions are all over the place. Her body and heart burn for Axel, but memories of good times with Olivia threaten to topple all the work she's put in to heal from their break-up. Olivia hasn't changed--never will--and it puts a lot of doubts in Vivienne. It doesn't help that her boss breathes down her neck, expecting a perfect event--or else.With the ever sexy Axel always in her vicinity, and the awfully tempting Olivia always watching, how can she focus on another Levine wedding without putting her career in jeopardy?…

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Once again, Vivienne Clarke sees her dreams of being with Axel collapse in front of her -- all at the hands of her *potential* future sister-in-law.*****After being caught in the midst of trying to marry the rich & ridiculously handsome Axel Levine, Vivienne loses all hope of eloping with the man of her dreams all while salvaging what she can of her career and reputation. But when she least expects it, Axel unravels his knight-in-shining-armor card & whisks her off her feet once more, and they're married in secret in Las Vegas.As Mrs. Levine--though she can't quite share it with the world yet--Vivienne plans to finish with Estelle's wedding and review her professional options; but Estelle's continuous suspicion and cruelty lead Vivienne into worrying, and prompt her to make mistakes that may cost her her relationship with Axel. Their love is so fresh, and Estelle only pours fuel onto the flames of Vivienne's doubt. Is she the red flag Estelle claims she is? Or is she, as Axel states, the best thing that's ever happened to him?Sneaking around is getting old, but Vivienne is afraid it's what provides the thrill between Axel and her. Will they ever get to reveal the true nature of their collaboration? Or will Bridezilla Estelle successfully tear them apart as she walks down the aisle to marry her own soulmate?…

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A picky chef meets a non-picky chef, and their conflicting opinions lead to heated arguments--and hateful lust.*****Béatrice Balzac is an accomplished chef with restaurants around the globe, best-selling cookbooks, prize-worthy nonfiction novels, and now, a TV show. Guest chefs come from all around Los Angeles to fool her into eating food she doesn't like, and they win money if they trick her. But when Zane Rose, a notorious anti picky eater is invited to her show without her knowledge, Béa is in a panic. Not only because he's a jerk who can't get behind her picky principles, but because they had a drunken, violent one-night-stand a few nights prior, and it's clear her producers are trying to test her.Sharing Los Angeles with Zane will be tricky; how can she avoid him and his handsome physique and evil tongue while trying to maintain her dignity? How can she preserve her reputation before Zane makes her out to be an idiot? Because Zane is clearly out to get her, and he won't stop until he's toppled her entire empire and left her with nothing.…

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A morally grey former cooking show producer meets a grumpy, Floridian chef, and their unwanted sexual tension leads them into a fake-dating scheme that might ruin both their reputations.*****Grace Gallagher was disgraced by her demeanor towards famous chef Béatrice Balzac, so she flies back to her hometown of Sarasota, Florida, to start all over. Problem is, her bad reputation follows her there, and causes nothing but trouble - whether it be with old friends, future employers, or her big-wig, nosy lawyer parents.When Grace lands a gig as a front-desk person at an up-and-coming cooking school, she celebrates by sleeping with a grumpy but gorgeous woman she found at a bar - and later discovers that this woman, Melinda Monroe, is none other than her new employer: the owner & lead chef of the cooking school.As a close friend of Béatrice's, Melinda obviously loathes Grace. But in order to save the school from ruin, she needs Grace's help: for her to pose as her girlfriend to convince her ex--an investor for the school--to donate more money. Grace also has to deal with the aftermath of her actions in L.A., and try to prove to all that she was manipulated just as badly as Béatrice; all while balancing her growing feelings for a woman who will never like her back.Can Grace redeem herself all while enabling more schemes, and hiding her true self yet again? Or is she destined to take the fall and forever be known as "Grace the disgrace"?…

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A kind-hearted but competitive baker meets a gluten-free bad-boy in a cooking competition where relations between competitors is strictly forbidden--but these two lust for each other at first glance.*****Zia Lowell is participating in TASTE OF FIRE, a cooking competition, for one reason: TO WIN. The fact that her best friend and sometimes lover Tate is part of the competition too might make things complicated, but she's sure he'll understand if she gets a little feisty while competing. She HAS to be the last one standing, and she'll do anything --That is, until she meets Camden, the bad-boy hottie competitor who doesn't even look like he belongs there. He doesn't even look like he knows how to cook. What he DOES seem to know how to do, though, is be sexy as the devil, tempting as hell, and break the rules--which shockingly, Zia feels the impulse to do with him.They're not supposed to play around--if the producers catch them, they're eliminated, or as they say on the show, "fired"--yet Zia and Camden can't keep their hands off one another, and it may be to the detriment of Zia's main goal: to be named winner of TASTE OF FIRE. And prove to everyone--especially to herself--that she has what it takes in this male-dominated industry.…

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Legend has it, if you stand in front of a mirror, shuffling an enchanted deck of cards, you can open a doorway between dimensions.***Prince Teodric of Springport remembers the promise he made his father: to *not* try to reenact the legend of dimensions. At sixteen, he laughed at his father's claims that there were ways of traveling through portals to other realms; but five years later, as sole heir to his recently deceased father's kingdom, the eerie tale somehow re-enters his mind, and with it a curious desire to break his promise. To see if, as his father said, other dimensions existed, and one traveled to them via cards and mirrors. But Teo gets more than he ever dreamed he would, and soon wakes in a realm of the imaginary, the insane, and the impossible... only to find he switched places with a knave named Jack of Spades.…

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*THIS NOVEL IS A SEQUEL TO WILD CARD & CANNOT BE READ AS A STANDALONE*There is a legend that one in four royal advisor-mages will betray their monarch, overthrow them for power.***Gwenore, the new Queen of Acewood, is on a throne most would kill for. Especially her mermaid half-sister, a power-hungry mage on the loose, and a rogue knave with royal blood on his hands. Her sisters and Aces advise her to be patient, but she wants to stop the threats to her kingdom before they worsen. And before she's forced to marry some high-bred noble who's only interested in her for her position. But Gwenore is surrounded by fickle foes and spies she can't identify, and will soon see that her impatience has brought her to waters too deep to swim in. Those who wish for her demise are close, too close... and those she trusts are far and few between. Can Gwenore survive the menaces to her person and restore balance to her home before it's too late?…

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*THIS NOVEL IS A SEQUEL TO WILD CARD/CROSS SUIT & CANNOT BE READ AS A STANDALONE*Legend says the territories on the other side of Efura are filled with primitive, wild, human-like creatures who tell stories in front of fires and live in huts made of straw and twigs.***Jack, former Knave of Acewood and current captive of Queen Gwenore, knows better than to listen to hearsay or believe in legends. He's a mercenary, a warrior--and he wants nothing more than to tear Acewood to shreds to rebuild anew under Otho and Luned's rule. But he comes to find out that he doesn't want to work for Otho--he merely wants to take his promised as his own and watch over Acewood with her. Yet the obstacles in his way--two turncoat mages, a frail but frightful Ossenna, a suspicious Sym, a scorned queen, and her goons--make him hesitate to take a side, to make a decision. In a world of magic and deceit, is it best to be strong and evil? Or to fight with the power of good? Or can Jack scale the line somewhere in between, to have his cake, and eat it, too?…

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*2024 Wattys Shortlist**FEATURED on Wattpad's official MUSIC profile, in the "Exquisite Cellos (Romance)" reading list!*Emmaline scores the hottest tickets in NYC: a VIP backstage pass to meet Leo Lee, the lead singer of the band SMASH, that she's been obsessed with forever. Except he's running late, and all her meet-cute scenarios are turning sour.****Emmaline has waited her whole life for this; well, the ten or so years she's been following SMASH and been infatuated with the lead singer, Leo Lee. But when he has to cancel the super expensive VIP experience Emma bought, his super cute, super sweet P.A., Cameron, has the bad luck of having to tell Emma. But that's okay, because Cameron is *fine*, and Emma wouldn't mind meeting with him, instead. And as it turns out, they're evenly matched and get on quite well. Maybe it was her destiny all along to never meet Leo...Until she does meet him, and he's everything she thought he would be, and more. And he suddenly needs help fixing a scandal he caused in the media. He needs a fake girlfriend to repair his reputation, pronto--and immediately thinks of Emma as the perfect option. Cameron has no choice but to allow it, and out of curiosity, and needing the extra cash, Emma consents...She's dating two guys; one for real, one for fake. Her heart will be fine after all this is over, right?…

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**SPOILERS IN DESCRIPTION** Must have read FALLING FOR THE ROCKSTAR first!Emmaline is *officially* dating the hottest, most talented, most amazing rockstar, Leo Lee. But can she overcome her insecurities and her dislike of paparazzi's before she ruins her shot at being happy?****Emmaline has dreamed of this her whole life; well, for the time she's been a fan of SMASH and incredibly attracted to lead singer, Leo Lee. To date a celebrity, to be photographed with a singer, to be more than arm-candy. And by some twist of fate--and after a rough break-up with Cameron--she's Leo's official girlfriend, and not afraid to flaunt it. But their shiny, new relationship doesn't only come with perks--she can't get a legitimate job without using Leo's name, she's relentlessly hounded by the press, and one reporter in particular keeps bad-mouthing her and Leo, claiming their love is fake.Someone in her midst is feeding false news to paparazzi's to destabilize her--but Emma won't let anyone get in the way of her relationship, nor ruin her chances of becoming an online fashion reporter. Not even someone she once thought she was in love with, and whom she suspects of sabotage...She's loving the rockstar, but will her sanity survive it?…

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**SPOILERS IN DESCRIPTION** Must have read LOVING THE ROCKSTAR first!The man of Emmaline's dreams is on one knee in front of her, offering her the deal of a lifetime--marriage to him, the crooner rockstar of her fantasies. But can she accept? Will she?****The Eiffel Tower will forever have a new significance for Emma and Leo. They're engaged, and though they have to hide it at first, Leo is ecstatic when he's able to share with the world that he's found the perfect woman.But though she's blissfully happy, Emma can't help but detect all sorts of flaws in her relationship with every passing day of being engaged. She loves Leo, she wants to marry him, so why is he always so moody? Being with him is her biggest dream--one she didn't even realize she had--and yet it's weighing her with doubts and confusion. She never envisioned herself getting married, and this puts Leo through intense mood-swings as they start to plan their celebrity wedding.Adding to her misery, Emma is still slightly haunted by her past with Cameron; and he's always nearby to remind her of it. As Sapphire's personal assistant, he's in her shadow at all times; and Sapphire is Emma's friend and soon-to-be one of her bridesmaids.It seems everywhere she looks, Emma is plagued with questions and concerns, and she doesn't know how to get answers without angering Leo. And the last thing she wants to do is lose his love... But is the stress of marrying the rockstar worth it? Will she be happy in the end, meeting Leo at the end of the altar?…

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An introverted, recluse gamer accidentally finds out she's the reincarnation of a Greek god/goddess, and is stuck in a world-altering time-loop until she figures out WHICH god/goddess she's destined to become.*****Ophelia Jones is...well, she's nothing. She asks for nothing. She WANTS nothing. Just to stay in her dark basement-apartment, do her mindless data-entering job by day, play video games by night. She refuses to participate in a real social life, and won't read the news or be active in the LGTBQIA+ scene that she belongs in.No, Ophelia is done giving a sh**. She'd rather live in her fantasy world, ignoring the real world around her.That is, until a mysterious puddle surfaces in her backyard, and she jokingly wonders if it'll be a portal to another world, someplace better - and she falls into it.Oh, she's transported to a new world, all right -- but not a parallel world or an alternate universe. She's transported to the past; into mythology, specifically. Greek mythology, to be even more exact.Because according to Alfie, her "spiritual guide", she's a reincarnated god or goddess, and has to figure out who. Problem? SHE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT GREEK MYTHOLOGY.ONC prompts 37 + 5…