Layla is 27 and moved out of her hometown leaving all of her dark secrets in the past. Giving life a second chance she starts over working at a bar, sharing an apartment with a roommate she found on Facebook. Nya is a 28 year old intersex gang leader and goes by the name "Raye"and she's a player. After her mother's death she took over what was left behind, living a dangerous and unhealthy lifestyle. When all she wanted was to live a normal life. Read to find when they both meet at joes bar and what they thought was a one night stand turns into something more. Will Layla secrets stay in the past? Will Nya get to live a normal life? WARNING THIS STORY HAS MENTIONS OF : Sexual harassment Abuse Mention of drugs Smut

[Oak View Book 1] Leigh Danvers had it all; a career, more than enough money and a stable future but when her mother's controlling ways became too much to bear, she escaped to a small town in North Carolina. When Leigh needed to leave Hollywood behind for good and escape the job that still tied her to the business she applied at Donne Farm and was quickly welcomed into their lives- but not by everyone. Brett Donne didn't like her from the moment she stepped foot in his small town and he didn't like her even more when she began working for his mother. His only option? To make her life a living nightmare until she quit. But with Leigh enjoying a good challenge she is determined to change Brett's opinion of her and make him realise he's made a big mistake.

When Charlotte agrees to fake date bad boy Mason to make her best friend and secret crush, Ben, jealous, she thinks it will be a simple arrangement. The rules are clear and she's certain of her goal: make Ben fall in love with her. So why does it seem like the lines always blur when Mason is around? *** Charlotte Anderson has secretly been in love with her best friend, Ben Hathaway, since childhood, though he's never seen her as anything but the girl next door. After witnessing Ben kissing another girl at a party, a heartbroken Charlotte accidentally admits her crush to notorious bad boy Mason Reed... who also happens to be one of Ben's closest friends. But Mason isn't going to tell Charlotte's secret; instead, he suggests they fake a relationship to make Ben jealous. They create a set of strict rules for the arrangement: no kissing when Ben isn't around, no sex, and no falling in love. But as their fake relationship progresses, and Mason's walls break down, Charlotte finds herself questioning her true feelings for both boys, and wondering if some rules are meant to be broken-especially when it comes to love. [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Gillian Goulet (This story is a standalone title in the Dependency series) [[Wattpad Editors Choice: June 2021]]