Adeena Cole knows exactly what she is. She isn't a pirate. She doesn't break the law. She's just a hand in the blacksmith's, working alongside William Turner. But when the Black Pearl attacks Port Royal, and Adeena is swept off her feet into an adventure with the one and only Jack Sparrow, Will, and Elizabeth, she discovers that she has absolutely no idea who she really is...or what she really wants. DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the POTC characters, ideas, locations, etc. This story was created merely for entertainment.

"Keep walking, bellissima." The unknown man demanded, pushing the gun harder against the back of my head. "And if I don't?" I asked, I heard the man laugh as I fell to my hands and knees. "I think daddy taught you how to be a good girl, didn't he?" Of course, everything was daddy's fault. If not, I wouldn't be on the ground while having a gun pushed against me. Now I knew, I was going to ruin both of those terrible men that wanted to ruin my life for longer than I even knew. Sienna Capello, or the name she goes by Elizabeth Carlson, is a normal twenty-four year old woman, or you would think so. She grew up in an Italian mafia, with force from her father, when something unexpected happens, she runs away and creates a whole new life for herself. It didn't take long for people to go after her, especially when her father messed with the wrong people, yes, her father's mistakes ends up as her mistakes as well. Everyone knew how much his daughter meant to him, when she escaped from the miserable home, he sent each one of his men to find him. Just for the other most powerful mafia to get to her first. Thankfully, it's someone that she had known from before. - this story contains weapons, swearing, mature content, death, murder, abuse, shooting, sexual assault, and a very complicated couple. - cover made and designed by me.

❛❛I spy with my little eye, a little lie.❜❜ Catherine Moore's courage to leave a cruel and abusive Maxwell Kelvin led her to the unforgiving streets with no roof over her head. Just when things couldn't get any worse, fate deposited her at the doorstep of her ex-best friend's brother-in-law, Adonis Nicolaides. Can Catherine trust him enough to reveal her terrifying past and the monster husband she is running from? Or will she keep her lips sealed and put both of their lives at risk? In a game of hide and seek with the truth, one thing's for sure: secrets don't stay buried forever. But little lies always come back to bite... BOOK 3 Of The Tattoo Artist. Started: 25/07/22 Finished: 28/08/22 BOOK COVER BY: typinchapters on insta!!

She was the Sun. He was the Moon. Together they balanced out each other. Catherine Bailey is the cousin of Elizabeth Swann and best friends to Will Turner. When a night full of chaos and horror break out by pirates in Port Royal, Elizabeth is taken. It's up to her and Will to save her cousin. But it seems it's going to be tougher than the duo thought it would be. Catherine and Will need help in order to even get a chance to save Elizabeth. The two meet the famous Captain Jack Sparrow, charismatic and handsome, breaking him out of prison in exchange for his help. But Catherine can't stand him and clashes with him every moment they have. But as the adventure trails along, Catherine may find that her feelings might just change for the pirate. Will they be able to become balanced as one? Will they be able to save Elizabeth? Read The Sun and The Moon to find out! I DO NOT OWN PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN OR ITS CHARACTERS, ONLY MY OWN!!!!

*FREE STORY* with exclusive chapters STORY LEAVING WATTPAD ON THE 2ND OF JANUARY 2025 Mason Langley has just opened up The Amethyst Casino hotel with his best friend Gunner Scott. The two met 2 years ago in a sex club, where Mason was looking for his next hookup, and Gunner was crazily searching for a long-term relationship. The two couldn't be any more opposite of each other. But as they bonded over their past criminal activities, they became the best of friends and set up their 'legit' business to cover up their illegal business. Delilah has just quit her office job finally having enough of living a boring life and now finds herself on a tragic date in The Amethyst. Just when she thought her night couldn't get any worse, it does the minute she makes eye contact with Mason and Gunner. Two men on a mission to drag her down into their dark world. The problem is, that Delilah is stronger than they think, and she doesn't back down from a fight too easily. Mason vows to never fall in love. Gunner craves it like there is no tomorrow. And Delilah doesn't know what she wants. So what is it that these three really need? *** "I'll ruin your life." Mason rasps, reaching forward to tuck a curl behind my ear, a smug look on his face that I want to get rid of. "We'll ruin you, sweetheart." "Mason, shut the fuck up," Gunner says with gritted teeth. "You sure about that?" A harsh frown etches onto Mason's face at my question, and his hand drops from my face like I've just scorched him. "What do you mean?" I smile. "I'll ruin you." I look at Gunner standing tall behind him. "Both of you."

"Cut the Mr. Knight bullshit, sweetheart. We both know I'm more than just your boss and it's futile to believe otherwise." He growls. He leaned close to my ear, feeling his hot breath on it as he spoke his next words. "You think you can get away from me, Elizabeth? Haven't I told you how that will end for you? YOU. ARE. MINE. I will kill any man who looks at you, do you understand that?" He says huskily in my ear. "Nikolaos," I whined, his grip on me becoming tighter as he spoke. Elizabeth Montgomery hasn't had an easy life, but what will happen when she bumps into the ruthless billionaire? She doesn't know he has a dangerous side and thought she escaped her monsters long ago. She needs this job, but everything comes with a price. Nikolaos Knight's contract is iron clad and his looks alone could have any girl melting at his feet, but his sights are set on her. He knows she is too good for him, but he's selfish enough to drag her into his darkness. He won't stop until all she can see is black and the sounds of her screaming his name consume her ears.

A genius analyst has to leave her desk behind and team up with the sour Agency hothead to track down her missing partner. ----- Quinn O'Reilly doesn't belong in the field. She's better off as the brilliant intelligence analyst behind some of the Agency's biggest arrests, and more than comfortable surrounded by her screens. Special Agent Cameron Kent, Agent Quinn's primary partner, is the pro carrying out the plans formulated with Quinn's brainpower. She's the closest thing to family Quinn's ever had. She's also missing, having dropped off the map in the middle of an undercover operation. There is no one better suited to find Cam than Quinn. There is no one better suited than Gavin Locke, agency hothead, to protect her in the meantime. With clues left all around the world, this unlikely pair will have to pick up the pace to find Cam in time - and avoid killing each other in the process. It's time for Special Agent O'Reilly to step forward - and into the field. ----- standalone, 150k words completed

{2022 WATTY SHORTLISTER} {18 COMPLETED} England, 1842 Lady Hutton, otherwise known as Penelope Chapman, cares not that her husband has a wandering eye. That is, until he wanders away completely--all the way to the continent with his mistress, where he's been for the last five years. Abandoned, Penelope decides she shall not spend her life living without the occasional night of casual companionship. But then Penelope meets British naval officer Beckett Ash, and she realizes that there isn't anything casual about him. The man who has been assigned to protect her whilst uncovering a smuggling operation at her summer house party is strikingly handsome, and their connection is increasingly difficult to ignore. There are only two problems. Firstly, Beckett hasn't a clue that Penelope already has a husband. And secondly, his best friend and fellow naval officer is Penelope's protective half-brother. What happens when Beckett decides to marry an already married woman?

Elizabeth has been struggling with her life in high school. Also, not to mention the cold shoulder she's receiving from Alex who her family adopted years ago. Her brother and father are always busy somewhere with meeting and sometimes they tag Alex along. Most of the time Elizabeth is alone.It won't be until she becomes a target for a strange man who has an eye on something her family treasures the most. She has been seen as a target for the man to hunt her down to achieve his plans. What are these plans and why is Elizabeth being hunted? You can find that out in this book. I promise it won't disappoint you.

Elizbeth Anne Humphrey wants a husband. Her expectations are not outlandish; all she asks is that he be reasonably handsome, reasonably wealthy and completely kind. Her brothers have offered their assistance, and it's given her hope that perhaps there is a man out there who might want her for a wife. But alas, the first man she meets after recommitting to the battle against spinsterhood is reasonably handsome, reasonably naked and completely soaked through and stranded on their front steps. He also has a head-wound and no memory of who he is, but Elizabeth Humphrey has larger mysteries to solve; namely, the mystery of who she might marry. Wattys 2022 Entry Completed: March 2022 (~83000 words)