"His screams fill the air and suffocate me. I feel the adrenaline rush through my body and to my mouth but before I can speak I can feel his hands wrap around my neck with such force that I can no longer breathe" (Chapter 1). Vanessa and him have been together since high school; deeply and tragically in love. Love can take many forms. This form is a mix of joy, pain, and control. This story is that of a relationship not everyone will understand. For those who do, I am sorry. **TRIGGER WARNING** *Explicit Language* *Sexual Content* *Domestic Violence*

After Juliana and Valentina contract COVID-19, a virus that has swept the globe for two years, at a New Years party, they are forced into a mandatory seven day isolation period. Will they still be best friends at the end...?

Valentina Carvajal is a 26 years old artist and art teacher, whom she believes that her life would end as a fairy tale. Marrying the person she loves, starting a family with the love of her life and riding away into the sunset. But the only problem is, she's single. And her parents want her to get married because they weren't getting any younger. Valentina has been lying to her parents that she does have a fiancé in order to avoid having to be married off to one of her parent's business partners. Unfortunately, she has to return to her home for the summer, which happens to be her parents' anniversary. Desperate not to be found out of her deception and not to be forced to marry someone she does not love, Valentina finds herself making a deal with a certain brunette. Will her 'happily ever after' come true? Notes: Since there are not many English stories of Juliantina, I have adapted one from A03 just for the enjoyment of Juliantina fans. Original by Lishah21 from A03 adapted to Juliantina

Black eyes. Soulless. Unforgiving. Grey. Ice-cold, but just enough that I'm able to melt it. Both make me feel something. The matter was, which one out-weighed the other? Rule-bound, my life feels more like a cage than it ever has. I have no opportunity to use my fire and break out- heat can only do so much. And then like a fish out of water, I have to attach myself to this man- a man I know is dangerous. But so am I. The thing is, I don't know just how much. Only when he touches me, looks at me, talks to me even if his voice is laced with Russian poison.. that's when I realize just what agreement I've accorded with. It's a crippling touch of fire everytime he's near, and the most dangerous thing of all- even more than him, is the fact that I don't hate it. Stone is what I see when I look into his eyes. I wonder, is his heart made of it too? Nikolas Volkov When a bloody feud between the Russian Bratva and the Cosa Nostra ends with one outback- I'm forced to put myself in a position I have no other choice but to fulfill. With the Pakhan on my back, eyes everywhere mean complying is the only option. Only when the moment comes, is when I realize just what I've gotten myself into. She's.. indecipherable. I don't know what the hell this feeling is. I know it's not good. But my body tells me it's not bad, either. I try to stay away, but feeling her tremble and light like a switch underneath my touch when she's so used to staying upright, it awakens a dark, fulfilling part of me. My heart's made of stone. It always has been. So why do I feel it sway whenever she's near? 17 Mafia Dark Romance *Standalone*

This is love. Real love. Something that can't be broken. Only broken things are what gets in the way of his love. Will she want him? TW: M*rd3r, SA, toxicity, overdose, substance use, s*icide

❝close your eyes and i'll kiss you tomorrow I'll miss you❞ Can people ever really escape all the problems that come hand-in-hand with love? Violetta and Leon thought they could. But they soon find out, it's not that easy. But are they able to deal with all the complications and the heartbreak? Are they in love enough to withstand it all? @Lexy_VLover 2014 [status : completed, but undergoing heavy editing, terrible grammar spelling errors, read if you want. note : first book, and my writing has improved]

It was supposed to be a marriage. A contract marriage. A simple deal beneficial to two families. But she hated it, she hated objectifying herself for the greed of her father. She hated the feeling of losing from a bunch of strangers who didn't consider her say in her own life. So, she turned the tables. What she didn't know was, he only agreed to a deal thinking she had a say. He didn't want a marriage yet agreed to one for the benefit and name of his family. He wasn't a man to mess with but she took her chance and he let her. And it might be her biggest mistake. Taking her chances with him. He got obsessed with everything about her. Her fragrance. Her voice. Her very presence. She came into his life with all the intentions to leave. Now the question is, would he really let her go? Would she want to stay?

How hard is it to love something that death can touch? We all know it's hard question. But we all know the answer to it. As much as they both know. Valentina Bianchi is teacher in kindergarten. Job isn't always dreamy for everyone as it isn't for her. When Emily started making problems in class Valentina could do nothing but call Emily's custodian. She knew she didn't have parents, they died before few months and it really affected Emily. But what happens after first talk with her custodian? Will that be end of their paths? Will that be end for both of them? Will they be there for each other when they need someone? Will they stay away from each other or will they work on their relationship? But the real question is are they gonna have enough time? WARNING: This story contains: drinking, sexuall assault, abuse, family abuse, strong language that some users may find offensive or uncomfortable to read.

Juliana has just moved to Mexico City with her mother and gets a job in a new barista bar. Everything seems to be going well, until two armed men start a domino effect she can't seem to stop. Valentina has just finished college for summer and wants to party with her friends, her dad however has different plans for her and signs her up to intern at the company newspaper but an unfortunate event changes her plans, again. This is an original story. Please do not copy or post on other sites. Thanks!

Two strangers, an instant connection. Valentina has done casual relationships before, indulging in her share of one-night stands. But when a dark-haired woman enters her life, it puts everything she ever knew about herself and relationships into a tailspin. Thanks to @DotDWizard for the cover art.