🖤 Pinned — Trigger Warnings

• Child abuse and neglect (referenced through CPS investigations)

• Violence, stalking, and physical assault

• Power imbalances and themes of control

• Strong language and graphic sexual content

• Exploration of trauma, loss, and betrayal

Reader discretion is advised. Pinned is intended for mature audiences (18+) only.

Tropes:

• Strangers-to-lovers

• Forced proximity

• Touch her and you die

• Obsessive MMC

• Sunshine x Stormcloud

• Gym romance / strength athletes

• Trauma bonding

• “I’ll protect you, even from yourself” energy

• Found support system

• High-heat, emotionally charged tension

• Competence kink

• Alpha male with a soft spot for only o

In the world of heavy weights and higher stakes, strength isn't always enough.

Ava Carter knows how to fight. Growing up with shadows that should have broken her, she found purpose in helping others survive their own battles as a CPS caseworker. But behind her calm determination lies a woman desperate for control—on the track, under the barbell, and in her own heart.

Donovan Reid has spent years chasing the title of world's strongest man. A brutal injury nearly ended his career, but it only fueled his obsession to return to the top. When Ava collides with his world, he finds a different kind of challenge—one he can't lift, can't outlast, and can't let go of.

Two lives forged by pain and perseverance. One connection that tests the limits of trust, desire, and surrender.

🖤 Crushed — Trigger Warnings

Content Warnings:

• Power imbalance & obsession

• Intense sexual tension and explicit sexual content

• Psychological manipulation and morally gray dynamics

• Depictions of violence and physical aggression

• References to family illness and death

• Car accident and medical trauma

• Financial stress and family conflict

This story is intended for mature audiences 18+ only. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

Tropes:

• Grumpy x Sunshine

• Slow Burn, High Heat

• He Falls First

• Forbidden Attraction

• Elite Athlete (Strongman)

• Trauma Healing & Found Family

• Protective, Morally Gray Hero

• Forced Proximity

• Emotional + Physical Strength Arc

Boston is storm-soaked and unforgiving—and so is the truth Roman Kane has spent his life burying. On the surface, he's the kind of man who thrives under pressure: powerful in the courtroom, relentless in his convictions, and dangerously magnetic behind closed doors. But when a case drags him into shadows he's fought to outrun, Roman finds himself entangled in secrets that could shatter everything.

Sloane Maddox knows strength. As a rising Titan Forge athlete, she's built her life on grit, defiance, and the discipline of steel. She swore she wouldn't fall for distraction, especially not a man whose walls are as high as his standards. Yet every storm draws her closer to him—and every stolen night blurs the line between protection and destruction.

When truths surface and loyalties fracture, love becomes a dangerous game neither of them can control. To hold on to each other, they'll have to survive the weight of betrayal, the pull of obsession, and the crushing force of everything that threatens to tear them apart.