Jilted by the Mafia

In rain-soaked Dublin, Aoife begins to unravel the life she thought was hers, discovering that love, identity, and belonging are not given - they are claimed. *** Aoife Brennan planned the perfect night to celebrate the life she thought they were building together. But when the clock strikes midnight, she discovers that some truths don't come crashing down - they unravel, quietly. Set in the rainy corners of Dublin, The Placeholder is a story of love mistaken for fate, and the quiet ache of being someone's almost.

"Together Forever," he breathed out slowly as he intertwined our fingers. "Don't make any promises you can't keep, babe." I reply. He grabs me by my waist and pulls me into his embrace, "I promise you, I will love you everyday of forever." His voice is husky and I notice his eyes are watering slightly. He leans down and kisses me passionately. I can't help but smile; he's mine forever. Together forever. Marie was your normal teenager. She's wasn't popular and she didn't have many friends. Until she met Ethan Hunt, the school's bad boy who changed her life the moment he promised her the world. But after catching him cheating after two long, faithful years of dating; her world comes crashing down on her. On top of having a past that could scar any teenager, with eating disorders, cutting, and depression. Marie finds herself having to make life altering decisions, maybe even the biggest decision she'll ever have to make. Will feeling depressed and alone make her resort to her old habits? Will she ever be able to love again? When Ethan tries to confront her will she fall back into the same feelings? Or stand strong? That's a lot of questions for one girl.

Sarina lived in an old fashion world when it came to her father. Which was also ironic since she was the heiress of LoTech. When her father came to her with an arranged marriage as part of his business deal to join his company and Hunter Technology together, Sarina was disgusted by her father. Now she is bound to this mysterious man as much as he is to her. But it's the only way she can get out off her father's house and from under his thumb. But Sarina didn't want to get married to a stranger, or at all, she wanted to travel and see the world. If she marries the mysterious man, she gets out off her father's hair, but if she denies her father, she'll never be free.

Dani has been ordinary all her life. Considered a nobody of one of the lowest classes in society, and someone that the rest of the world doesn't even know exists. She's alright with that. Attention is one of the last things she wants, at least until she can take herself off the market and marry her best friend, Cam. She just has to make it one more month to be free of those worries. But when a freak accident lands her a coveted spot on the country's most anticipated reality show, her plans to hide as well as her plans for the future are shattered. Suddenly, she has the attention of the world and is now considered anything but ordinary. Dani is positive that the only thing she will succeed in doing is to embarrass herself in front of the world - live, on camera! And when it's all over, she'll be forced to accept the proposal of whoever happens to be the most threatening. She certainly doesn't expect anything good to come of it. But just maybe she's wrong...

❝ Nothing quite makes my heart ache like our almost. ❞ She looked down at the crumbled piece of paper, skimming through the list of her final 3 wishes. 1. Fall in love myself. 2. Watch two people fall in love. 3. To leave, smiling. Alyssa Sheffield was pretty determined to make them happen, although frankly she didn't have a single clue how. •-xXx-• #5 letgo 170518 #71 movingon 210518 |2nd place ocean awards 2018| •-xXx-• The Day She Let Go KiwiAndKoalas All Rights Reserved ©

"If you win...?" He remained motionless for a second, before lifting his head and meeting my gaze. I could see the determination and hope swimming in his blue orbs, "If I win, you have to give me a chance to prove that I won't hurt you." People often warn you not to make permanent decisions on temporary feelings, but Alyssa had absolutely nothing to lose. "Deal." ********** Alyssa Shade embraced her move to New York as an opportunity to start fresh and leave behind her shady past. She wanted to forget what previously defined her. She wanted to overcome the fear that trapped her for over 15 years. When Hunter Ashford sets his eyes on Alyssa, she doesn't know that he would end up meaning a lot more to her than just another one of her challenges. *This story is complete*

[completed] "What's wrong? What's wrong is that no matter how hard you try and convince me that I'm what you want, I can't believe you. I see the way you look at him. I hear it in your voice when you talk to him. Even the way you touch him is different. What's wrong is I know you love him and I can't be selfish with you. We are a mistake, Octavia" Octavia Bradley had it easy. She has good friends, a good job, and an overall good life. Things were simple - until she gets caught in the middle of two guys and a murder investigation. Faced with the job of going undercover, Octavia must figure out if Tyler Watson is as bad as people have made him out to be, or if the sweet and caring side of him that she sees can help prove his innocence. If that wasn't chaotic enough, Octavia is also battling feelings for her best friend, Jace Hughes, a police officer who will do anything to protect her. With the drama of both Jace and Tyler in her life, will Octavia be able to go back to her simple life, or will she fall apart at the seams?

25 years go down the drain when series of dreams, supposedly forgotten parts of her life, memories spring up. They're painful but by implication, consequential. What does she do with the memories that seem to cause so much pain . Jojo, a happy go lucky lady until the return or a brain tumor that threatens her consistently happy world, will she keep up her joy or will she finally succumb to the darkness that is slowly closing in on her ? A verbally abusive and emotional bully of a father is enough to rattle David's almost calm exterior, at least it seems almost calm. But times come when we must turn the other cheek and choose a side to belong to. Whet side does he pick ? Paul and Martha: An almost perfect couple but each with their individual pain. Paul, the almost perfect husband, seems unrattled about his past and the pain the memories bring. Now faced with a decade of childlessness, would it be enough to unruffle is world ? Martha a happy go lucky lady is seemingly blessed to have Paul who is almost too calm about their decade of childlessness. Would she suspect anything with his unusual calmness or would love prevail ? Lawrence: the last of his kind is seemingly fine with his life as a Doctor and his only family and friend his dog Cody is enough to make up for the loss he has faced in the past year. Not until he encounters the Williams' who seem to have everything he had ever dreamed even though it seemed he seemed okay with it all. Would God take centre stage ? Would he be Father enough ? Flora: Everything's fine with a good life and a successful career but one thing must go wrong still, her all time crush fails to notice her and her all-time enemy shows up. What more could happen to one who's world is always wrong ?

"Cinderella had till midnight, I have twelve kisses to win back my prince's heart," John wants Metilda to end their marriage.He believes that he has fallen in love with another woman. Metilda agrees but she has one condition. John must kiss her every afternoon in-front of their son for twelve days. On the 12th kiss, something unexpected happens. highest rating so far #1

DISCLAIMER - Formerly titled 'Snowbound Serendipity' When Penny's fiancée, Kyle, leaves her at the altar, she escapes for some respite. The cabin is just what she needs, fleeing the gossip that would otherwise follow her back home. That is, until Chase appears on her doorstep. Chase has always regretted not taking a chance with Penny, when they met. Being the third wheel to his brother, Kyle, and Penny's love story for the past decade hasn't been easy. But now his brother has done the unthinkable, Chase might just have a second chance. It's now or never. (DISCLAIMER This novella has been adapted from my original short story of the same name, also available on Wattpad. However, the novella is vastly different. I hope you enjoy.)