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[Reviews - 496]
Summary:

Meet the Nichetti Family: Dominick, Carmine, Chase, and Christopher.  The Nichetti Men are easy to fall for, but sometimes hard to love. Their "family" business tends to get in the way of their love lives and sometimes ruins them altogether. This is their story.

*Contains strong language, adult situations, extreme language, violence and strong sexual content*

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Thank you Minx for an incredible banner!



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: General
Genre: Drama
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Strong Sexual Content
Series: None
Chapters: 13
Completed:No
Word count: 93337
Read Count: 123107
Published: October 30 2009
Updated: July 28 2012


Title: Chapter 13: Chapter 13

Okay, not sure which couple I love more, but if I have to choose it's Christopher and Taya. They are so cute together. I hope that you update soon becausevI definitely want more of those two. Also, I want to see Augustin get taken care of. He's a psycho. Please, please, please update soon.

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Date: February 14 2013

Rated: 17 and older
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[Reviews - 305]
Summary:

Always the odd woman out, Keisha Barrett, for once wanted to be the woman on the arm of the man of every woman's dreams.  Who knew a lunch date with her girlfriends could hold the answer to her dreams.

Ethan Carrington, British international businessman and confirmed bachelor, was tired of the lifestyle he had been living. Expensive cars, trendy night clubs, leggy models/actresses, and gold diggers were the norm until the day her meet her...



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Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Comedy , Drama, Family, Romance
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Adult Situations, Fluff, Sexual Content , Work in Progress
Series: None
Chapters: 11
Completed:No
Word count: 22532
Read Count: 42343
Published: December 02 2009
Updated: September 26 2013


Title: Chapter 10: Chapter 10

Really enjoying Ethan and Keisha. Would love to see how things end up b/t them. Will there be an update for this story?

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: December 27 2012

Rated: 17 and older
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[Reviews - 150]
Summary:

 

Natasha Roberts is a paediatrician with a healing touch and warm smile at 30 years of age, she is a beautiful woman with a broken spirit which she keeps hidden. When with her group of friends she is the listner, understander and the one her friends depend on for all the answers. Her secret is she that is unable to have children which is the reason her ex-husband gave her for their divorce, she lives to heal children even if it reminds her of what she can never have.

Angelo Luciano Salvatore is a mob boss and the head of the Salvatore Crime Family. He likes to think of himself as a business man when most would call him a ruthless bastard. The day his wife died he become a heartless shell who begins to neglect his son turning to his business for comfort. Until his son is taken to the hospital for a simple check up and is found to have the very disease that killed his mother Polycystic kidney disease. which in time would have killed him if not for Natasha who falls in love with the Christopher’s loving soul and finds herself as a match to donate one of her own kidneys to save his life. When Angelo meets Natasha he is cold and hurtful , Natasha in turn gives him a piece of her mind. Hands on her hips her eyes spitting fire she tells him off then walks away leaving Angelo to reflect on her words and the beautiful woman that Saved his son and made him whole once again.

 (The Banner is a temp until I can make something better. I just wanted to give the reader an idea of the characters I have in mind.)



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Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Comedy , Romance
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Adult Situations, Extreme Language, Fluff, Graphic Violence, Original Characters, Sexual Content , Strong Sexual Content , Work in Progress
Series: None
Chapters: 4
Completed:No
Word count: 4521
Read Count: 11987
Published: June 14 2010
Updated: November 19 2013


Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2

You did not end this chapter like that. That sucks. Please update soon.



Author's Response:

 thank you for the review. I hope you enjoy the new chapter, sorry for the long wait.

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Date: October 11 2012

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[Reviews - 287]
Summary:

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"Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.”- Henry Kissinger

 

In the game of social politics not everyone has power and some don’t understand the power they wield. The power to make and break lives rest in the hands of one man but be careful, he is always watching.

 



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Drama, Erotica, Friendship, Romance, Suspense
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Adult Situations, Dubcon, Extreme Language, Original Characters, Sexual Content , Strong Sexual Content , Un-betaed , Work in Progress
Series: None
Chapters: 18
Completed:No
Word count: 36415
Read Count: 69896
Published: December 14 2010
Updated: November 09 2012


Title: Chapter 18: Million Dollar Man

Really enjoying this story and I can't wait for the next installment. Is it wrong that I want Amelle and Harrison to be together?

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: November 09 2012

Title: Chapter 18: Million Dollar Man

I just reread this story again. I forgot how much I liked it. I'd love for you to finish this story.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: June 21 2014

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[Reviews - 115]
Summary:

Banner

 Banner by Missus James. :)

 

"If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?"- William Shakespeare

 

She didn’t believe in love at first sight, yet when she met Fabian she believed in anything. Even the belief of her death at the hands of her lover…

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

 



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Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Horror, Romance
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Adult Situations, BDSM, Character Death, Dark Fic, Drugs/Drug Use, Extreme Language, Graphic Violence, Original Characters, Sexual Content , Un-betaed , Work in Progress
Series: None
Chapters: 6
Completed:No
Word count: 10873
Read Count: 20776
Published: December 28 2010
Updated: July 17 2013


Title: Con Te Partiro

Can't wait to see where this story is going, and how Fabian and Meka's relationship evolves. I hope that you continue this story.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: January 09 2013

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Summary:

Farewell

 

She didn't choose this Life. He chose It for her. And for that, he must pay the Ultimate Price.

Exceedingly Dope Banner by my homeskillet Valhalla.



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: Supernatural
Genre: Action-Adventure , Drama, Erotica, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Suspense
Story Status: None
Pairings: Male/Female
Warnings: Adult Situations, BDSM, Character Death, Dark Fic, Drugs/Drug Use, Dubcon, Extreme Language, Graphic Violence, Original Characters, Strong Sexual Content , Un-betaed , Work in Progress
Series: None
Chapters: 32
Completed:No
Word count: 92749
Read Count: 99692
Published: January 24 2011
Updated: March 20 2014


Title: Chapter 1: The Players

Really enjoying this story. Can't wait to find out exactly what Bowie is. I can't wait to see who she chooses either. I hope it is Vlad. I want her to be with him. I know it's been awhile since you updated, but I hope that you are planning on continuing with this story.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: November 14 2012

Rated: 17 and older
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[Reviews - 94]
Summary:

Evelyn Campbell starts her new job at a top property development company. She gets the shock of a lifetime when someone she thought she had left behind long ago returns to her life with a vengance; and he is determined to make her pay for leaving him.

 

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Romance
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Original Characters
Series: None
Chapters: 6
Completed:No
Word count: 5238
Read Count: 12918
Published: February 28 2011
Updated: August 07 2012


Title: Chapter 6: Chapter 6

I like Senna. Please tell me you plan to update. Did Evelyn lose the baby or did she abort it. When will Senna find out about it?

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: January 25 2013

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[Reviews - 478]
Summary:

TLAL 

It happened one night. No biggie. Right?

Until Moliere Baker realizes her one night with Simon Ford has repercussions that affect not only them and those they care about, but a brand new life as well . . .

Now there's a wedding approaching and time to come clean is running out. Is there enough love between two friends to last a lifetime once the secret's out?

Gorgeous Banner by Valhalla



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: General
Genre: Comedy , Drama, Friendship, Romance
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Adult Situations, Extreme Language, Original Characters, Sexual Content , Strong Sexual Content , Un-betaed , Work in Progress
Challenges: Spring Baby-Fic Challenge
Series: None
Chapters: 17
Completed:No
Word count: 50743
Read Count: 78804
Published: March 27 2011
Updated: May 01 2016


Title: Chapter 16: Another Man's Treasure

Okay, when are you finishing this story. You cannot leave us hanging like this. Please tell me that Dr. Richards and Moliere are not seriously going to become an issue. I want her and Simon together. I love Cooper, and love your casting choice. It is spot on. I need to know how this story ends. I'm emotionally invested. I hope that Simon and Cooper can make up. Please, please, please finish this story. You're an amazing writer.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: November 18 2012

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Summary:

The Demon Seed

Babies should be a blessing. But not all of them are.

Kickass banner by Missus James

 



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Drama, Erotica, Horror
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: BDSM, Character Death, Dark Fic, Dubcon, Extreme Language, Graphic Violence, Original Characters, Strong Sexual Content , Un-betaed , Work in Progress
Challenges: Spring Baby-Fic Challenge
Series: None
Chapters: 10
Completed:No
Word count: 28219
Read Count: 50619
Published: March 29 2011
Updated: September 04 2013


Title: Chapter 1: The Cast

Please update soon. I can't wait to see if Charly accepts her fate or decides to keep fighting it.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: December 19 2012

Rated: 17 and older
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[Reviews - 439]
Summary:

banner

 

Ellie finds herself living the life that she could only imagine in her dreams. She has graduated from college with a degree in accounting, she is with the man she loves who is just as succesful, if not more than her, and he has just asked her to marry him. What more could a girl ask for? What could go wrong? Everything begins to change once she meets his family and realizes they dont like her. Can this break up their relationship? What is she to do? What about their "family" business? Will their marraige go on? After being on top the only place left to go is down, and Ellie is sure on her way there.



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: Original Character(s)
Classification: General
Genre: Comedy , Drama, Family, Friendship, Romance
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Drugs/Drug Use, Extreme Language, Original Characters, Racism, Work in Progress
Series: Mafioso Series
Chapters: 28
Completed:No
Word count: 50333
Read Count: 89293
Published: May 20 2011
Updated: May 28 2014


Title: Chapter 25: Chapter 25

Please for the love of God update soon. Please tell me that Nick and Ellie end up together. I need to know if they end up together. I want themto be together. Screw Juliette. Ellie knows she still loves him. They need to be together. Please update soon. I'm loving this story. It's 4am, and I couldn't put it down.

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Date: December 24 2012

Rated: 17 and older
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[Reviews - 163]
Summary:

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In the Sedetian Empire a Dashenka male rules with absolute power. While the female is taught submission and obeisance. And humans are nothing more than slaves. It is within this society that half-breed Aria Skal is born and must learn to accept if she has any hope surviving.  But survival seems nearly impossible when she discovers that her Vadar has sold her to the highest bidder, the son of the Ruling Male.

Oren Di-Lor is a cruel and overbearing male who hates the very air Aria breathes. He is her newly acquired mate and the bane of her existence. 

 



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Action-Adventure , Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Adult Situations, Dubcon, Original Characters, Sexual Content , Un-betaed , Work in Progress
Series: None
Chapters: 9
Completed:No
Word count: 41889
Read Count: 31953
Published: August 23 2011
Updated: October 15 2012


Title: Chapter 9: Chapter 9

Really enjoying story. Can't wait for an update. I think Oren is right in his thinking that Aria is an Archeon.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: January 24 2013

Rated: 17 and older
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[Reviews - 586]
Summary:

 

 

Mal has wanted her since the first night they met. CoCo has been fighting her instant attraction from day one. Will past dirty deeds keep these two from the one thing they both need...each other.

DISCLAIMER: All publically recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. (ME!!) The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

ME&U is an original work of fiction please do not copy or post this story to any other websites.

ME&U © 2011 by C.E. Givens (Elizablu)

###DUE TO A FUCKING THIEF KALANI ZOLDYCK, I TOOK MY STORIES DOWN###



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: Original Character(s)
Classification: General
Genre: Action-Adventure , Comedy , Drama, Erotica, Fantasy, Romance
Story Status: Active
Pairings: Male/Female
Warnings: Adult Situations, Character Death, Extreme Language, Graphic Violence, Original Characters, Racism, Strong Sexual Content , Un-betaed , Work in Progress
Series: Kitten's Bed & Bath
Chapters: 4
Completed:No
Word count: 9674
Read Count: 127256
Published: September 02 2011
Updated: September 22 2014


Title: ME&U

Okay, I just read this whole story in the last couple of hours, and all I can say is...WOW. I am totally TeamMAl. When are you providing us with the next update because I cannot wait. I love all of these colorful characters, and your amazing ability to weave all of these characters together into this amazing story. Please don't make me wait too long. You have me hooked, and I can't wait for more. I want to be Mal's CoCoBean.



Author's Response:

More is coming. Thanks for reading.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: December 05 2012

Title: ME&U

Really glad to get an update with this story. Thought we might get some CoCo & Mal, but it's all good...next time & soon, hopefully *hint, hint*. I personally hope that Durbin didn't make it out.



Author's Response:

CoCo and Mal will be in the next update. Thanks for reading.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: January 27 2013

Rated: 17 and older
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[Reviews - 302]
Summary:

 

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Lorilei Riley is a large black girl who was uprooted at age five when her mother marries and relocates to the small mostly white mining town of Appalachia.  She is the object of ridicule and scorn.  She immediately bonds with Micah Hamilton a young classmate who is also an outsider because of a large growth on his face.

Micah gets a chance at a normal life by having a surgery to remove the growth and Lorilei wonders as they both reach adulthood if Micah has remained with her out of friendship and loyalty or if a guy like him, could really come to  love a plus size girl like her.

 

In The Eyes of the Beholder is an original work of fiction. Please do not copy or post this story to any other websites. Copyright 2011 BRAnderson

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: None
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: Ugly Girls Need Love Too
Series: None
Chapters: 2
Completed:Yes
Word count: 84367
Read Count: 80847
Published: September 29 2011
Updated: June 15 2012


Title: In The Eyes of the Beholder

Really enjoyed this story just as much as I've enjoyed your other ones. It's kind of funny reading about these areas in VA because I grew up in Hampton, went to Bethel High School. I live in Los Angeles now, but my parents live in Suffolk. I look forward to reading future stories of yours.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: February 06 2013

Rated: 17 and older
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[Reviews - 61]
Summary:

[Updating Summary]



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Drama, Romance
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Work in Progress
Series: None
Chapters: 8
Completed:No
Word count: 15877
Read Count: 12321
Published: December 04 2011
Updated: August 02 2015


Title: Chapter 7: Chapter 5

I hope that you decide to finish this story because the fact that you ended it with this cliffhanger is driving me crazy. I want to know how her Dad reacts to seeing her there. Does he come to her rescue? Does she see Ethan again. Really want to know how this story turns out.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: February 11 2013

Rated: 17 and older
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[Reviews - 71]
Summary:

*Response to the Take Me Please Challenge*

Five miles outside of hell and a few meters from the devil's doorstep, Mari finds her favorite kind of challenge, a pretty boy with a big stick.

 



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: Original Character(s)
Classification: General
Genre: Comedy , Erotica
Story Status: None
Pairings: Male/Female
Warnings: Adult Situations, Crackfic, Extreme Language, Original Characters, Racism, Strong Sexual Content
Challenges: Take Me Please!
Series: Southern Gents
Chapters: 6
Completed:Yes
Word count: 9399
Read Count: 20096
Published: March 07 2012
Updated: March 08 2012


Title: Chapter 1: Your Cast

Loved this story. Glad to see there's a sequel.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: November 18 2012

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Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Romance
Story Status: Active
Pairings: None
Warnings: Strong Sexual Content
Challenges: Take Me Please!
Series: None
Chapters: 20
Completed:Yes
Word count: 99741
Read Count: 100864
Published: March 08 2012
Updated: January 31 2013


Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Getting to Know You

OMG! Love this story. Think Inga and Charlie are really cute together. Can't wait to see them get married. Glad that Charles wasn't able to get it up to rape her. Can't wait for update.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: November 11 2012

Title: Chapter 20: Chapter 19 Moving Forward

Awww, I hate that it has come to an end. I really loved this story. Would love to see more of Charlie and Inga. Thanks for finishing it.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: February 01 2013

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Summary:

 

Marisol Smith left in the wee hours of the morning but her heart and mind won't let her move beyond the time she spent with Grady James Halpern. Part two in Mari and Bear's sorta kinda love story.



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: Original Character(s)
Classification: General
Genre: Comedy , Drama, Erotica, Family, Friendship, Romance
Story Status: Active
Pairings: Male/Female
Warnings: Adult Situations, Extreme Language, Fluff, Original Characters, Racism, Strong Sexual Content
Series: Southern Gents
Chapters: 9
Completed:No
Word count: 9583
Read Count: 18352
Published: March 16 2012
Updated: May 01 2012


Title: Chapter 9: Love Actually

When do we get the next update to this story. I'm loving it, and I can't wait for more. Update soon please b/c I need my Bear/Mari fix.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: November 18 2012

Rated: 17 and older
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[Reviews - 23]
Summary:

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There is nothing like the love of a man for a woman, of a child for its parents. But it’s those that are willing to risk everything for this love that survives. Will a prince waiting to inherit the kingdom let himself fall for a peasant or will he marry someone he doesn’t love for the sake of his kingdom? “You can sacrifice and not love. But you cannot love and not sacrifice.” – Kris Vallotton



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: General
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Story Status: None
Pairings: Male/Female
Warnings: Adult Situations, Original Characters, Sexual Content
Series: None
Chapters: 6
Completed:No
Word count: 9247
Read Count: 8697
Published: March 19 2012
Updated: November 05 2013


Title: Chapter 5: Temporary Hiatus

I hope you choose to finish the story because I was really enjoying it.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: February 12 2013

Rated: 17 and older
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[Reviews - 615]
Summary:

 

When rockstar Adam Brand makes a racist remark during a drunken magazine interview, it becomes an international headline.  Within hours his PR Agent concocts the perfect plan to revive his rapidly sinking career before it’s too late, but will Adam be able to pull it off?

 

**** STEREO has been removed for editing, refining and if all goes according to plan, publishing! I couldn't have finished it without all my readers leaving their words and thoughts--even if I didn't always like them--so THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. <3



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: General
Genre: Drama, Erotica, Friendship
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Extreme Language, Original Characters, Racism, Strong Sexual Content , Work in Progress
Series: None
Chapters: 18
Completed:Yes
Word count: 922
Read Count: 90699
Published: March 24 2012
Updated: August 30 2014


Title: Chapter 5: Rule #1: When In Doubt, Tell him “No”

When is Shaun going to come clean to Adam about her feelings and what she is actually doing. I feel bad for Adam, and kind of not liking Shaun right now. She needs to stop listening to Celia or she's going to lose him before she actually has him. Can't wait for you to update.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: December 13 2012

Title: Chapter 6: Rule #2: No Booty

Thanks for the update. I really hope that Shaun stops listening to Celia. She is falling for Adam, and she's going to mess it up by listening to Celia and continuing to play games. Can't wait for next update.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: December 29 2012

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Summary:

 

stories/2011/images/William_Kapori.jpg        stories/2011/images/Ana.jpg

 

 

 

William Lucas Kapori was a self-made millionaire. At 40 he had everything he ever wanted, a beautiful twenty something girlfriend, a luxurious mansion, and a job that he loved. His life was perfect, so why was he pursuing Ana Kay.



Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Drama, Family, Friendship, Romance
Story Status: Active
Pairings: None
Warnings: Adult Situations, Extreme Language, Graphic Violence, Original Characters, Rape, Sexual Content , Un-betaed , Work in Progress
Series: None
Chapters: 13
Completed:No
Word count: 52745
Read Count: 78020
Published: March 29 2012
Updated: April 10 2014


Title: Chapter 6: {Six}

Really enjoying the story. Love Will & how he makes Ana feel. We could all use a Will in our life.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed starstarstarstarstar
Date: October 12 2012

Title: Chapter 7: {Seven}

So excited for an update. I hope that they are able to stop Frederick before he gets to Ana. Can't wait for next update.

Reviewer: dgreen1980 Signed
Date: February 03 2013

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.