A front porch. A screen door. Two neighbors armed with sarcasm and grievances like mismatched dueling pistols.
Tag: writing
May 19, 2025 | Unwritten Desires: Chapter 1
Jewel stands at a crossroads, teetering between potential disaster and a thrilling leap forward in her career. Begrudgingly, she agrees to the unthinkable: co-writing a romance novel with the infuriatingly talented Griffin Royce, the so-called “Prince of Paranormal.” His brooding charm? Infuriating. His hordes of fans? Frenzied beyond belief. And his ego? It could barely squeeze into her tiny Brooklyn apartment.
Their collaboration was supposed to be strictly business—finish the manuscript, hit the deadline, and ignore the unsettling flutter in her stomach every time he flashes that maddening smirk. But fate, it seems, has a twisted sense of humor.
To Griffin, his career felt like a joke. His public persona? Overbearing. His followers? Alarmingly intense. And Jewel Marino’s wit? Sharp enough to cut through his bravado like a hot knife through butter.
Underneath the caustic sarcasm, the grueling marathon writing sessions, and those innocent touches that linger far too low, Jewel feels an insatiable hunger growing within her—a desire that sears through her veins, demanding more than just a simple writing partnership.
He is all too aware of the dark specters that haunt her past and the harsh, unforgiving glare of reality that looms over their fragile fairy tale. Can Griffin wield his pen like a sword, slashing through the chains of her history? Or is Jewel inscribing her own destiny, one that spirals inexorably toward shattering heartbreak?
Mar 24, 2025| Between the Lines :: Chapter 8
Jewel Marino confronts her emotions at a gala, torn between her partnership ambitions and her intense attraction to Griffin Royce.
Mar 21, 2025| Between the Lines :: Chapter 7
Jewel struggles with her feelings for Griffin while pushing him toward Camilla, leading to tension and heartache that culminates at the gala.
Mar 19, 2025| Between the Lines:: Chapter 6
Griffin grapples with jealousy over Jewel’s relationship with Lucian, while grappling with his feelings for her despite Camilla’s presence.
Mar 17, 2025| Between the Lines :: Chapter 5
Jewel reluctantly agrees to help Camilla win over Griffin, while grappling with her own feelings.
Mar 14, 2025| Between the Lines :: Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Rivals and Regrets by Roxanne Rene Jewel had exactly three thoughts as she climbed into Lucian’s car. Griffin Royce was alive. (Good.) Camilla was taking…… Read more “Mar 14, 2025| Between the Lines :: Chapter 4”
Mar 12, 2025| Between the Line’s :: Chapter 3
Griffin and Jewel’s creative tensions escalate at a writers’ retreat until a near-drowning incident forces them to confront their emotions.
Mar 10, 2025| Between the Lines :: Chapter 2
Jewel Marino struggles to collaborate with the infuriatingly charming Griffin Royce, navigating creative tensions and unexpected attraction while writing.
Mar 7, 2025| Between the Lines :: Chapter 1
Chapter 1: The Collaboration From Hell by Roxanne Rene Jewel Marino had been cursed. Not the supernatural kind that Griffin Royce wrote about in his broody, darkly…… Read more “Mar 7, 2025| Between the Lines :: Chapter 1”