My debut dark college football romance novel releases on June 17th. So far yet so close. I want to share some snippets leading up to release day.

A little background for this novel is that Lincoln is Iris' brand new stepbrother, and neither of them are happy about that fact.

I tend to write on the darker side of things so please keep that in mind before reading.

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"Shower, food, bed," I chant under my breath, a mantra for the weary. I'm starving—the gnawing in my stomach a cruel reminder of my skipped lunch—and bone-tired, craving nothing more than hot water to wash away the calculus equations and Shakespearean prose branded into my brain.

With a flick of my wrist, I summon light to my domain. And freeze.

"Lincoln?" It slips out, a half-gasp, half-whisper. There Satan’s spawn is, lounging on my twin bed like it's his throne, shrouded in shadows save for the smug curve of his lips catching the light. My pulse kicks up a notch, hammering against my ribs as if trying to escape the sudden tightness of my chest.

"Surprise, angel," he drawls, voice smooth as sin. The sight of him here, in this space so distinctly mine, sends my mind spinning. His eyes are fixed on me, so sharp they could slice through all my carefully constructed defenses. His casual intrusion, an unspoken challenge, sets my nerves alight, sparking with irritation and… something else.

"Got bored waiting." He stretches, tattoos on his arm shifting with the movement, a living canvas of ink and skin. With every breath, his T-shirt clings to the muscles beneath, and I can't help but notice the way it accentuates his athletic build. Damn him. I don’t bother asking how he got in my room because he’s a damn Blackwood and nothing is off limits for him. Except for maybe me.

"Out," I manage, my tone sharp, but apparently not cutting enough because instead of obeying, Lincoln just smirks, that customary tilt of his mouth suggesting he knows exactly what kind of effect he's having on me. And he's reveling in it.

My eyes are still wide, my brain short-circuiting as Lincoln stands, sweeping up a duffle bag with the ease of someone claiming their own. He tosses it onto my bed—my haven of solitude—and suddenly it's an open suitcase of chaos. A random selection of my clothes are being shoved into that abyss of fabric with his reckless hands, each movement screaming ownership.

"Hey!" The word is sharp, a blade thrown in the dark. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"

Lincoln looks up, his smirk a silent mockery of my outrage. "Packing for you," he says, as if he's doing me a favor. "You didn't really think you could miss my big game, did you?"

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Alex Volkov x Ava Chen📸🎧

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Book Covers Battle/Batalla de cubiertas

Today I bring you different book covers of "Vicious" by Victoria Schwab. There can be only one, which one would you save? choose a number and vote for your favorite. My favorites are 1, 4 and 6.

Para este duelo de cubiertas (o portadas) os traigo Vicious (Una obsesión perversa), primer libro de la saga Villanos (uno de mis favoritos de Victoria Schwab). En este duelo lo tengo complicado la verdad...me gustan las dos en español (1 y 4) y la francesa (n°6)

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Un mood board aesthetic per commemorare il viaggio di Vasilisa attraverso la magica foresta dove Baba Yaga dimora in “La Bella Vasilisa, Baba Yaga e La Bambola Benedetta” e i memorabili incontri che le riserva il cammino…