@Ethereal29 thanks for the Cover. "Quiet people have the loudest minds." - Stephen Hawking. Lexi has had a difficult life. Not only has she lost her mother but she has been left with her father, an unkind man who has made her life hell. She can hardly talk to anyone about it. Not because she has no friends, she doesn't, but because she is mute. Despite blending in being mute has always been what made her different, but now she is beginning to stand out. Josh has had a good life. His parents loved him, he had friends and he was soon set to become the next alpha of the dark moon pack. To top of the great life Josh has had, he's now met his mate. His mate, the mute. Lexi. Mates have never been the simplest thing in the world and for two very different people from very different walks of life to say that mating is hard would be an understatement. Mistakes, miscalculations and misunderstandings set the two of these teens on a journey they will never forget. Love need not be spoken to be felt...

"Are you always such a dork?" I ask as I continue to examine his room. "What makes you think I'm a dork?" He asks amused. "I don't know, you just are," I say. He chuckles and the sound brings a smile to my face. Snap out of it, Rossita. He's not your type. ~~ A little of a weirdo, herself, Rossita finds herself confused when she goes from invisible to irresistible. Zack, the boy she thinks is her type might not be her type and as for Gomes -- only time will tell

Dove Genovese, daughter of the second in command of the Italian mafia boss, has one sole purpose in life. That's to never dishonor her mafioso father. Marry, bring peace, and money: those are his demands. Meeting those demands comes at a high price, though. She's betrothed to an abusive man from another notorious Italian family. He's the last person she wants to spend her life with, but there's no way out. Her life is in the gilded, golden cage with strict rules and even harsher punishments. Gedeon Sokoloff wants revenge. The vindictive Russian mob boss has made it his mission to avenge his mother's brutal murder. There's nothing he wouldn't do to assert his power. When one of Genovese's henchmen breaches his territory and slaughters one of his men, Gedeon brokers a deal: war or Dove's hand in marriage. Dove should hate and fear Gedeon, because of his feared reputation. Yet, the infuriating man that enjoys teasing her and making her feel things she never felt before offers her one way to earn her freedom. Win him in a game of chess. Will Dove get the freedom she had been longing? Or will she stay as Gedeon's caged little bird in his games? _____ WARNING: Story contains rape, self-harm, suicidal ideation, physical/sexual abuse, violence, mature themes, sexual content, strong language. Ranks: #1 in Violence #1 in Adult-Romance #10 in Mafia #95 in Romance out of 1.7 million

After an incident three months ago and her parent's divorce, Reina Caverly finds a way to cope: cutting herself. Her mother's a workaholic, her sister is an out of control teenage girl, and her dad disappeared from the face of the planet. She can't even tell her two best friends, Joshua and Megan, about her problems. Then she meets young and mysterious Calvin Young about to commit suicide by jumping from her school's rooftop which surprised Reina. He's rich; he's handsome for his age, and does well at school, so why? Why would someone who has everything want to kill himself? Everyone has a dark secret, even Calvin who seems to have the world. Can Reina and Calvin learn to speak up about their issues? Can they find their reasons to live? ______ "One day you'll leave me. You don't want a girl with a rape story," I said as I desperately tried to stop my sobs and hiccups. "You deserve someone who is prettier and more stable then me." "Mon ange ," he whispered to me lightly as he held my tear-stained face. I looked at him and my breath shortened as I met his intense look. "I don't want anyone else," he said, "because I just want you." ______ WARNING: Story contains rape, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.

Writing Challenge for the Open Novella Contest 2020! Hannah is just a typical sixteen, going on seventeen-year-old girl, but has an added interest in magic. She ends up going too far one Halloween night as she plays with magic to impress her friends. How will she respond to the actions that follow? Only time will tell. Writing prompt used for inspiration is from the Horror prompts: 49. Legend has it, if you stand in front of a mirror holding a cup and a candle you can open a doorway between dimensions. But do you leave, or does something else come through? My beautiful cover is credited to - @MoranaGlinka and @JosefinaFAAD and all their hard work and talent. Just beautiful. 1ST PLACE - Fantasy Category - The Sakura Awards Spring 2020 3RD PLACE - Teen Fiction - The Jade Awards 2020

A fantasy space opera in multidimensional reality. Highest rankings so far: #7 in sci-fi #6 in fantasy