Until a year ago, Kacey's life had always been easy. But when it rains, it pours, and he loses what always seemed a given. A year and a half later, he has rebuilt his life and adjusted to the new circumstances as the single caregiver for his best friend's child in New York. But something is still missing. Luca's life has never been easy. Tragedy left her alone, and growing up in the home and foster care system took a toll on her. But against all odds, she has managed to get accepted into the training program for her dream job, a job that brings happiness and joy into people's lives - and to hers. When they are brought together by chance, they both have to face their past, their fears and their hopes. * * * [about 185,000 words] 18 ONLY due to mature content. Trigger Warnings (may contain spoilers): 🚩sexual assault (not depicted on page) 🚩loss of a friend/loved one 🚩panic attack (once on page) Enjoy, Izzy 🩺🥃 * * * ⭐️ #1 in singleparent 09/29/2022 ⭐️ #1 in adultromance 07/13/2022 ⭐️ #1 in happyending 11/13/2022

"Matthew Preston? The kid who doesn't have any friends?" "Matt Preston? The kid who used to play on the football team?" "Matthew Preston? Don't even waste your time with him" Brielle Clark has spent every summer since she was 10 years old at Eastview with her aunt Miriam and her cousin Faye. It was her favorite time of the year. She got to visit her 2 favorite family members, work at her aunt's diner and meet all sorts of amazing people and now she gets to spend her senior of high school at Eastview high. Everything seems to be going well until she starts asking questions about the towns resident loner, Matthew Preston. { Book 2 of The Preston Series }

Cassidy: Part time nurse and full time guardian of two preteens Cassidy is just trying to get by one day at a time. She hopes to use Carter to meet a physical need, but when her feelings become stronger, she's unsure of their arrangement. Cassidy has been hurt so deeply in the past and fears letting another so close to her broken heart, how can she possibly let Carter in? Carter: Police officer in world full of crime and deprived of females Carter never thought he'd have the chance to fall in love. A blind date he's set up on leads to him falling in love not once, but three times. How can he convince Cassidy he belongs in their lives? ***** Cassidy and Carter is a stand alone in a series. The suggested reading order is: #1 Cassidy and Carter #2 Bestie Boys #3 Sentinel Boys This book does contain cursing, sexual content and themes of death, sexual assault and mental health and is made for viewers over the age of 18. Stand alone, multiple POV, 34,000 word novella with a HEA🖤

Ironically the one time Brielle tries to commit to a man for the long haul, he both cheats on her, rips open a terribly deep emotional wound and leaves her alone in a irreversible situation that she must navigate through. By herself. if she explained it, Many understandably wouldn't know what to do in her predicament. Brielle knows she cant just stand idly. so she focuses on trying to become the woman she's been told (and at one point was certain) she wasn't capable of ever being. all whilst swearing off male companionship; after all that is what got her in this mess in the first place. it's a headache she's sure she doesn't need and she makes that clear to any man that even tries to pursue her in any type of way. so for the life her she cant figure out why her boss's irresponsible nephew, Milan, keeps sliding himself in her life at every corner. Sure, hes a talented photographer that's built an impressive career for himself. But in his personal life He's fickle, terribly carefree and a bed hopping- silver tongued- ladies man that can be hard to get a hold of when needed most. However she'd be lying if she said she didn't enjoy the extra strobe of light he tended to bring into her otherwise dark life. But Brielle will soon realize, that becoming more attached to Milan as he is now will leave her right back if not in worse, condition than any man had ever left her in before. And that's not something she can quite afford. (This is just an unedited, unfinished preview of What we yearn for. The Full-consistent- proper story with all characters can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWFNLZZX/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Jude summers&qid=1676996502&s=falkor&sr=1-1 )

"Why are you ignoring me?" "Ahh---Lucas I don't know. Whenever I have tried to trust someone I have been betrayed. Even my so-called friends have hurt me." "I understand but please have faith in me. I promise I won't disappoint you like them." "I knew I shouldn't have trusted you, but my heart was so stupid that it----- it fell for a jerk." Lucas the bad boy gets attracted to the shy, feisty Emma. They soon become friends and started falling for each other. But there is something which Lucas is hiding. What is it? Will it effect their love? As the saying goes Love isn't supposed to be easy, it's supposed to be worth it.This is the tale of heartbreak, lies, betrayal and love. -------------------------------------------- © Copyright by ReaderDisha. All Rights Reserved.

Trinity is a normal teenage girl about to start high school until one awful night. She spends the following months going through all the ups and downs of being a pregnant teen and a rape victim all in one. Her personal beliefs keep her from aborting the baby. She honestly can't even see herself putting it up for adoption seeing as she herself was a former foster kid. The only one she can count on is her childhood friend Chris. Follow Trinitys journey of becoming a mother with Chris's support. THIS IS MY FIRST EVER STORY! PLEASE DONT TRASH MY STORYLINE OR GRAMMER BUT HELPFUL CRITICIZING IS WELCOME thank you!

She had never meant anything to him Until she meant everything to him *** Sylvia Hale is ready to start a new life. Finally, she is in Merlac University, away from all the trauma she's experienced. She decides it's time to stop being miserable and actually live her youth. She decided it was time to have fun. And that decision makes everything go right down a big dark pit. Because unknowingly, to her and everyone else, her heart has already been given. *** Brady Ashford learnt the existence of Sylvia Hale when he reached college. And she was the most beautiful girl he had ever encountered. He didn't know how he could've missed her back then. But it was his mistake. Because that didn't matter anymore. Nothing did. It didn't matter that she was the only girl that made him feel this way. It didn't matter that he could only open up to her. It didn't matter he was in love with her. Because she was gone before he could know it. And what hurt most was that his own twin brother had taken her. ( bad boy x mouse fanfic )

This story follows 5 siblings living with their aunt and uncle after being abandoned by their parents. Clueless about the real world around them and who they really are, they continue training by order of their father who is now gone. What happens when they are sent to the train among killers like them? What happens when they figure out their lives aren't so ordinary after all? Can they handle the burden of having one of the most feared people in the world as their father, or will they keep it for only them to know? Will they become stronger or will their world come crashing down? What happens when a 15 year old Rose meets someone she never intended to? Why is his face so familiar? A boy. With a face of an angel but the mind and soul of a devil. The Tyler Blake. Will she be able to resist his charms or will he figure out who she really is or will he found out who she really is first?

Brielle Knight has just graduated from high school. It was the summer, she's working at a diner not too far from her house. Her life was average, but good enough for her. Everything changes when Nathan Campbell her childhood crush also known as her big brother's best friend comes home from college for the summer. It was just a childhood crush she says. Nathan notices how much Brielle have grown up since he's been gone. Brielle notices how every look he gives her sends a chill down her spine. Maybe it wasn't just a childhood crush. They both know that acting on this is off limits, but something being off limits only makes you want it more. Especially when it has black hair, blue eyes, tattoos, and a wicked tongue. But who will crack first? CAUTION!! WARNING!! : there will be foul language, abortions, sex, alcohol and drug use in this book. I will warn you before each chapter that contains these things. Thank you.

*ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE* I didn't need her in my life. I didn't want to drag her into my already fucked up reality but my selfish desires fucked everything up. She was so god damn sexy. So tempting, that soon what I didn't need, I wanted. ➽───────────────❥ Troublesome behaviour and not giving two fucks describe Brielle and Easton perfectly. They both have equally troubled pasts and don't let their guards down around anyone, not even their own friends. After being kicked out of her third school in five years, seventeen year old Brielle Taylor just about scrapes getting into college. It isn't the college of her choice, and is notorious for being in a bad part of town, but it's the only one that would accept her. This time she's adamant not to run into trouble but the universe has other plans... Easton Walker. He's a notorious bad boy, known for the trouble he attracts. No one has ever gotten too close to know too much about him. He only has two friends that he tends to hang around with, but even they don't know too much about him and that's the way Easton likes it. He didn't need anyone to come into his living hell, and he sure as hell didn't need the sassy seventeen year old girl to intervene in his lonely existence. But she just wouldn't leave him the fuck alone, and as much as he hated to admit it, he wanted her to stay. Easton soon realises he can't let Brielle go... ...But can two sinners make a right? ⚠️Warning! This book is completely mature. There are depictions of mature language, violence and sexual behaviour. Read at your own risk. You have been warned! Updates for this book will be more or less weekly, but not guaranteed. Follow me on my Instagram account, linked in my bio, to read my book recs and updates for all my ongoing works.