Love To Hate You

Yeah, if you could stop pretending to be dead that would be great. -- A satirical romance revolving around the lives of a Spa's pool lifeguard team. -- Jay has hated Rory for as long as he's known her. Rory has loved Jay since she first laid eyes on him. This has not made life at the Earth and Body spa easy for anyone on the All-Year Lifeguard team. But this year, everything's going to change. Suddenly, Rory has a backbone, one that Jay's not so sure he appreciates. No longer will she put up with Jay's grumpy, uninterested attitude. She's 100% done bending over backwards for him and being in love with him. That's all easier said and done, especially when bunking accommodations are changed and guess who Rory's new roommate is. Now Bryce, the leader of the rival lifeguard team from the spa across the lake, is showing interest in her. Something Rory isn't certain she trusts. Is his interest in her genuine, or is he only interested in using her as a pawn in the feud between him and Jay? Either way, she definitely likes how angry this all seems to be making Jay. Rory finds herself in a strange new position. Two men are seemingly vying for her attention, dark secrets from her past are threatening to resurface, and the patrons are being nothing short of obnoxious. Will this summer be the summer of changes, or the summer everything comes to an end? Accolades 🥈 2nd Place - Romance Category - The Katana Awards

Borrowing him was supposed to be harmless. Falling for him? Not part of the deal. Everly Allen doesn't do love stories anymore. Not after watching one destroy everything she believed in. With her brother's wedding days away, a family obsessed with her relationship status, and a past she can't outrun, she makes a reckless decision. She borrows a man. A fake boyfriend. A distraction. Easton Hayes, tattooed, brooding, infuriatingly smug, is the last person she should've chosen. He's the CEO of Chrome Customs, her best friend's fiancé, and the man she once wanted so badly it nearly broke her. But Hailey insisted. She planned it. She pushed them together. Because Hailey always had a plan. What Everly doesn't know, what she's never supposed to find out, is that this isn't a harmless favor. It's a lie. One so carefully constructed it blurs the line between loyalty and betrayal. And the night before her brother's wedding, the truth starts to crack. Every look from Easton feels like a confession. Every touch feels like something borrowed. And every secret Hailey kept begins to unravel, one piece at a time. Because this fake relationship isn't fake at all. It's a slow burning fuse tied to a secret that could destroy them all. Some love stories start with a kiss. This one starts with a lie. And theirs might end with the one thing Everly never saw coming, goodbye. Because some love stories aren't just complicated, they're impossible. And the truth waiting at the end of theirs? It might be the most heartbreaking twist of all. Sometimes love begins with a lie. And ends with a goodbye. A slow burn, angsty fake dating romance about forbidden longing, buried truths, and the kind of betrayal that makes you question everything you thought was love.

In a glittering world of appearances and unspoken desperation, Ada Tolani Nwafor, a striking young model with a secret, is doing everything she can to keep her crumbling world from falling apart. With an Igbo father once revered in business circles and a Yoruba mother clinging to fading dreams of affluence, Ada carries the weight of her family's financial ruin behind flawless selfies and designer heels. Used to playing the game of beauty, charm, and survival, Ada unexpectedly meets Henry -a man who seems almost too good to be true. Wealthy, attentive, and rooted in old money, Henry doesn't just court Ada, he chases her, disrupting her carefully controlled narrative. But with each romantic gesture, Ada feels herself slipping further into a version of herself that isn't entirely honest. Haunted by imposter syndrome and terrified that her fragile façade will shatter, she meets Tomisin , a young man with a middle class background, finding his way through life , their Souls connect . But choosing between stability and love ?

[WARNING! FOR 18+ ONLY] Damian Walton, the ruthless CEO of Walton Enterprises, is a man of control, power, and darkness. His life is ruled by order, dedication to his family's legacy, and the dangerous world he's built-a world where survival is earned in blood. But beneath his calculated exterior lies an obsession, one he can't control. Valeria Clark is the woman who haunts his every thought. She is his father's employee, his Miami one-night fling, and the woman he forced into a marriage that defies everything they both stand for. From her striking beauty to her fierce independence, Valeria challenges him in ways no one else dares. Her hatred for him is clear, but that only fuels his desire. She's a puzzle he's determined to solve, no matter the cost. Despite the rivalry that brews between them, Damian is consumed by her. No other woman has ever made him feel this way, and he won't let her escape. No matter how much she fights. He will drag her deeper into his terrifying world of power, violence, and survival until she belongs to him, body and soul. She's now trapped in his web, and he'll make sure she never runs away. In the dark corners of their twisted love story, nothing is as it seems, and every secret they hide could be the one that destroys them both.

Warning: Mature (18+) Content! #1 in Chauffeur 2023 #12 in Slowburn 2023 #3 in Arguing 2023 #8 in Sexualtension 2023 #15 in Sexual 2023 #1 in Spanish 2023 #11 in Kids 2023 #4 in Affair 2023 #69 in Kids 2023 #13 in Mature 2023 #6 in Interracial 2023 #71 in Steamy 2023 #20 in Lovestory 2023 **** 25 year old Celeste Hendersen's marriage is failing. And it has been for a while. The spark is fading, and she's not sure what to do anymore. Her husband is hardly home. And when he is, his mind remains on work. He doesn't take her out on dates like he used to. He doesn't shower her with gifts or offer to massage her feet like he used. They barely even have maritals like they used to. So when she builds a connection with her attractive and mysterious new chauffeur, Celeste finds herself craving a man who she's certain can give her what she lacks in her marriage. **** Will Celeste cross that forbidden line and explore her possibilities? Or, for the sake of her daughter, will she keep her desires bottled up and fight for a marriage she feels has lost its fire? Find out what happens in this steamy drama!

Robin leans against the counter. "So what are we? Enemies with benefits? Is that even a thing?" "Basically, we fuck raw and argue about who fucked the best when we're done." "Oh, I see. I hate you, but your dick game is fantastic, right?" "Exactly. I despise your annoying ass but at the same time, I can't get enough of that pretty pussy of yours." ~~~ Meet Robin Davis and August Foreman. Robin is a sophisticated, organized and confident wedding planner. With too many heart breaks to count, a man is exactly what she doesn't need in her life. But August on the other hand is flirty, cocky, nonchalant, and basketball isn't exactly the only thing he's playing. With a girlfriend every two weeks and an ego bigger than his own IQ it's hard not to hate him. When their best friends begin dating, they are forced to be around each other more than they like. One drunken night things get crazy and they wake up in the same bed. After a while they cannot deny the physical attraction for each other, so they agree to a no strings attached deal. No relationship. No feelings. Just amazing sex. Will this no strings attached arrangement turn into something more with Robin and August? Read on to find out!

It's 1997, and nineteen-year-old Daphne Anderson is back home for the summer, fresh from her first year at the Manchester School of Art, armed with unfinished canvases, fake nails, and a deep, undying hatred for one Liam bloody Gallagher. He's her older brother's best mate. He's been crashing at her family home since they were kids. And he's made it his full-time job to get under her skin. Cocky, foul-mouthed, and infuriatingly fit, Liam is everything Daphne can't stand-especially now that he's sharing a roof with her again. A slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers love story full of late-night arguments, house parties, stolen glances, and the kind of desire that only comes from growing up side by side-and wanting what you were never meant to have. 77,523 words

[2025 Wattys Shortlist] After getting cut off by her wealthy, business-obsessed parents, Emily Grayson finds herself broke, stranded in a small town, and working at a boba café, something she never imagined in her wildest dreams. Her first days on the job are a disaster, her patience (and Jake Sherlind's) running thinner than the tapioca pearls she keeps burning. Jake, the charming yet hardworking guy with big dreams, has no patience for entitled rich girls who don't know how to hold a job. But when Emily starts proving him wrong, their tension brews into something neither of them expected. Between spilled drinks, late-night confessions, and an orange stray cat that won't leave the back door, Emily begins to wonder... maybe losing everything was exactly what she needed to find herself. A small-town rom-com about growth, second chances, and love that's better steeped with time.

When 𝐌𝐢𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 has to move back to Cedarsville, the perfect, glittering village of her childhood, she expects to pick up right where she left off: rich, admired, untouchable. But Cedarsville remembers, and so does 𝐀𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤. Once, they were inseparable: two girls building worlds in a treehouse, dreaming about forever. Until Aubrey kissed her, and Mia called it gross, and everything broke. Mia's family whisked her away to England. Aubrey stayed behind to become the outcast everyone whispered about. Now, six years later, Mia's back. Aubrey's still the same: clever, sharp, a little desperate to be seen, and Mia's still pretending she feels nothing at all. It's not a love story. It's obsession, humiliation, revenge, and the kind of attention that burns more than it heals. They destroy each other slowly, intimately.
Because somewhere deep down, they both think it's what they deserve.