the kind of poems you only write when it's raining and 3am. book cover design by @_wacKo x

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. * * * Being re-written completely as of May 14, 2021

❝Perhaps we'll meet again when we're better for each other.❞ © tilmorning. The fourth and final installment, following the stories: 'something' , 'where we fell' , and 'intoxicated'.

[This story is free as of February 10, 2021] "Move over A Walk to Remember, and make way for one of the most heartwarming stories this side of Wattpad. It's so cute, I could cry (again)." - Grace @ HQ After tragedy strikes, Nolan loses all faith and never expects to love, let alone smile again until Nora-perky and persistent-walks into his life. ***** 15-year-old Nolan Haynes has everything. A loving family, a promising future as a filmmaker, and a pretty cool group of friends. That is until tragedy strikes and he's forced to move towns. Nolan vows never to let anyone in ever again-they always leave. But on a summer day two years later, when the super upbeat, Nora walks to his lunch table-Nolan has to try a bit harder to keep a smile off his face. Little does he know that Nora is fighting a battle of her own, one that no one could even imagine. And as the two get closer, they not only find solace in each other but in God. When Nolan is faced with a situation in which he has to break Nora's trust to protect her, can their budding relationship still stand and will God show up in all of this? [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of verbal and physical abuse that may be triggering for some readers. NOTICE: Before the Morning is currently undergoing revisions! A sensitivity reader (someone who goes through your manuscript and assesses representations in your work) identified a number of issues surrounding the Filipino representation in BTM. I'm rewriting with the goal of creating a more authentic and respectful story. I'm sorry for the pain I caused by failing to include accurate Filipino culture and in having written from Nora's point of view.

A blacksmith's apprentice who would be a knight. The heir to the throne, at death's door. One woman who would save them both, if she could... Charlotte was number sixty-four in the second group of young, hopeful maidens intended to meet the Prince at a grand ball in his honor. That introduction was not to be. She returned home to her tiny village- and her visions of a future limited by it- without any warning of the drastic turn her life was about to take. Soon she would be fighting against the odds to help keep a gravely wounded stranger alive; and waging war with her own heart, as he stirred feelings in her she'd never known. When the stranger's royal identity is revealed, Charlotte is faced with an entirely different battle: one to keep her family, village, and the injured Prince in her care all safe from a madman set on taking the throne by any means necessary.

On a scale of one to ten what are the chances that the excessively bullied social reject who had no real friends back in high school will end up having a future stained permanently with depression that threatens to last a life time? Whatever the number you pick, in eighteen year old Samha Khans' life, that just doesn't happen. She has endured it all and conquered all obstacles. But from the looks of her she is nothing more than the eye can see, a quiet girl with a very loud mind. Having trouble confiding in the ones she loves all her thoughts stay under lock down. Until an unexpected twist of fate pulls her into a whirlpool of events that have the potential to change everything. Beyond the haze of possibility she realizes that life gives everyone a chance to find more than just answers. Life gives everyone a chance to find themselves. Copyright to Blisterinthesun (@SwexterInTheSun) 2014© All rights reserved ®

A few days before the 25th, Farah Dailey decided to take a risk and anonymously deliever a Christmas gift to her long-time crush, Jamie Bright. Things don't go quite as planned when a sudden snow blizzard strikes and Farah blunders her way into a sweet shop - coincidentally owned by Jamie's family. Hm, but perhaps being trapped with your crush inside a sweet shop isn't all bad? [ N a N o W r i M o - 2 O 1 2 ]

As the daughter of the most powerful senator, Ella Washington's life isn't exactly normal. Even though it isn't normal, at least it looks perfect to the ordinary citizen. Invitations to the best parties, people falling at her feet, boys begging to take her out on a date... The list of privileges is endless. The problem is: the list of threats is endless too. She may have dozens of special rights, but she can't enjoy them because of her fears. Fear of her father's enemies. Fear of kidnappers and terrorists. Fear of someone using her. So she stays inside her little bubble of safety, and when something bad happens, that bubble gradually becomes smaller until she can't trust anyone anymore. Her life still looks perfect to the commoners, but the truth is that she just wants to disappear and forget about her life, forget about love. Still, love doesn't want to be forgotten, and maybe, even though she isn't looking for it, love wants to be found too. Cover made by @cochloelate

She sent letters; more like, she wrote letters and stashed them away in an overflowing jewellery box. { teen fiction; on hold }