'"You know," He said, looking back at the stars above his head. "I'm a guy." He heard a chuckle coming from his right. He looked over at her. She was angelic "Really?" She asked sarcastically, a grin plastered across her face. And, Oh Lord. She was beautiful. "I had no idea." He rolled his eyes before looking back at the sky. It was a truly beautiful night. He was with Sophie. It couldn't have been more perfect. "I mean," he said, hiding the smile that had appeared on his lips. "I'm a guy and I don't think a lot." He expected her to say something, a sarcastic comment maybe, but she didn't, she was really listening this time. He cleared his throat, suddenly sore. "I must think 'bout, let's say a hundred things every day. Half of them are usually 'bout football." He chuckled and looked at her again. She was staring at the sky no longer smiling. He was getting nervous, which you could clearly see by the way his accent was even more pronounced. He was scared to say anything more, but he couldn't seem to be able to keep his eyes off her. "But lately," he paused again, thinking hard on his next words. With a deep breath, he continued. "99 of my thoughts have been 'bout you." **** Sophie Davis is a peculiar girl. She is abnormally smart, and she has a dog that follows her everywhere she goes. But Sophie is also in pain. She's suffering from bipolar disorder. 2 years ago, Sophie did something awful. Now that she's alone, she finds herself facing her ghosts again. Newly orphan, she is left to live with the one person who should hate her most. Sophie wishes to start over, but with the ghosts of her past lingering above her head and the stupid arrogant king of the school taking an interest in her, it won't be easy. Especially if love, pain, and secrets are involved. She changes the lives of everyone who crosses her path. She might need saving, but people need her. Sophie Davis is strong, but even the strongest can't take handle all the pain.

This is the UNEDITED, ORIGINAL version of Silently Falling. If you wish to find the edited version, please go to my profile and you will find it there :) The original was edited starting August 2020. - - - "Sunshine, what guy do you know has a weird fetish with sign language?" She's the aftermath of a high school party nightmare. Tragedy robbed her of her innocence and stole her voice before she had the chance to speak out. The court called her a liar, and the guilty was set free. Now memories plague her mind and trap her in solitude. She was forced to learn sign language, struggling to find a way to voice her silence. He's the definition of the boy she tried to stay away from. The epitome of harsh rumors and hopeless fantasies. The source of lies and blame. He's analyzed, misunderstood, and utterly mysterious. And he may be the one to find her voice. When they meet, she gets accustomed to his arrogance and he gets accustomed to her silence. An essay is what brings them together, but what happens when he starts asking too many questions? Will her past continue to drag her down, or will he save her? Fate has a funny way of bringing people together, but it doesn't always work how it's supposed to. - - - *different summary inside* COVER: Ensurel

As her senior year begins, Leah has changed, but no one is sure if it is for the better. According to their loved ones, her relationship with her boyfriend is apparently unhealthy. The only thing that their friends and family can do is force them to stay apart. But you can't keep these two away from each other that easily. Instead of breaking up and moving on, they decide to keep their relationship a secret from everyone. But it isn't as easy as it might seem. Old flames arise, and so do other problems that Leah and Blake had never had to face before. Life isn't fair, but Leah and Blake are still learning that love isn't either. (Sequel to Our Song)

Leah is beautiful, outgoing, and popular. Because of this, she's gotten everything she's ever wanted. Except for one thing. All she's ever really wanted was to please people, but she never seems to be able to. Unlike her friends, she doesn't care about any of the superficial things that seem so important. To Leah, if something isn't fair, it just isn't right. So when an isolated classmate named Blake gets to listen to music during class while no one else can, she can't help but feel annoyed by him. When their English teacher partners the two of them up for a project that will last them the entire school year, this only adds fuel to the fire. Their assignment is to create a song describing their relationship. Sounds easy, right? Not for these two. Blake is different, and Leah is about to find out that different is just what she wants and needs. But what she doesn't know is that Blake has a secret, and it's something he desperately wants to keep from her. Falling in love with someone isn't as easy as it might seem. Life isn't fair, but Leah and Blake are about to find out that love isn't either.

When Brooke Adams hears of an upcoming surfing competition taking place but minutes from her home on the island of Oahu, she sees no choice but to enter. The winner of the competition is given a grand money prize, which could pave Brooke's way towards her dream college in Malibu. As one of the best young surfer's Hawaii has seen in years, she's determined to win. It all seems plausible until the school-renowned player, Sean Parker, bombards his way into Brooke's life. He's charming, witty, gorgeous and treats girl's with blatant disrespect; a person Brooke has always wanted to stay away from. Everything changes when she repeatedly becomes the center of Sean's games and discovers a secret about him that leaves her reeling with intoxicating curiosity. The closer they become, the more intertwined Brooke and Sean's lives become, and the more she's left wondering how many secrets have been hidden from her all her life.

#1 in Coach {9/11/20} #1 in GirlPower #2 in Writing Contest {9/29/20} #13 in High School Romance {9/21/20} #32 in Teen Fiction Emily King hated two things more than anything: 1. Being told that a girl couldn't play a mean game of football. 2. A certain stormy-eyed-son-of-the-devil that went by the name of Kaden Reyes. Put those two together and Emily faces a force to be reckoned with, one that pushes her to the limit while driving her to the brink of madness. Emily King was no average girl. Raised with two older brothers and a dad who coached fulltime football, Emily's childhood was filled with massive amounts of testosterone, Gatorade, sweat, and footballs. Being surrounded by football players all the time should've made her immune to the boyish charms of the species we call males...it should have... Kaden Reyes was the storm Emily could never navigate. Her childhood was filled with the unwanted presence of the son-of-a-demon. From pulling her hair in the third grade, to throwing snowballs in her face, or chasing all the boys Emily found herself crushing over away, Kaden managed to turn Emily's world upside down. When he moves away just a year into middle school, the news is heaven on a platter for Emily. No more chaos. No more making her miserable. No more annoying her to the ends of the world. Finally, Emily thinks she has her life under control. Adjusting her sails and cruising through life, things seem to be clearer than ever, until a thunderous presence darkens the horizon. A storm in the form of now a dangerous blue-eyed man comes crashing back into her life, tearing down her walls and wrecking chaos on her world. Adjust your sails, tighten the lines, and raise the anchor. Emily is about to sail into a hurricane that might just swallow her whole, for this blue-eyed storm has plans, and they all start with Emily. All Rights Reserved @_Lindy_L_

Amber had been trying to run away most of her life. When she finally succeeded, she found the place she would call home in her heart. Four boys- two brothers and a set of twins, took her in. Protected her until the day she ran from them. Ethan was the oldest of the four, he was the bad boy of the group, but in his own way he was their protector. He didn't want Amber to move in with them and fought with the other men over it. That was until the night he finally met her. With in moments he knew there was no way he could change the mind of his brother and the twins. He was stuck with her. He decided the best way to deal with it was to avoid her, until the night he was left alone with her. Read on to find out how Amber found the place she calls home, why she left it, and to find out where she ends up. Follow her struggles dealing with feelings she didn't know what to do with and get to know the boys who saved her. Find out how Ethan struggled to come to terms with his feelings and what he plans to do to save the girl he has fallen in love with.

I run my hands through my hair furiously, breathing in heavily. I clinch my fist, willing the anger to go away. "Hey. Are you alright?" The sound of that voice, 'Her' voice penetrates through my angry mind. Slowly I open my eyes and look down into hers. I suck in a breath like I always do when I gaze into her eyes. Her beautiful blue orbs filled with concern for me. Just for me! She reaches out her hands and tentatively touches my shoulder. I flinch and draw in a ragged breath "How can I help?" How do I tell her that just her presence brings light to my dark world? I look behind her and see my rival. My nemesis. My step brother. His mouth set in a thin line, his eyes blazing with fury. My lips curl up into a smirk. I look down at her "Kiss me" ********** Two devilishly handsome guys and one unpredictable red haired.

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]]

[ sequel to Can't Get Enough ] With their surfing safari over and their summer coming to a close, a tight-knit group of Californian teens are preparing for a new school year and the new problems it entails. For Alana, it seems simple: join the surf team, focus on graduating, and grow closer to the guy who captured her heart over the summer. For Cole, it's a bit more complicated: he must stand behind his values, start with a fresh new outlook for his senior year, and maybe even find the courage to ask out the girl of his dreams. But when the group makes a surf film that goes viral and sends the media knocking on their door, their quiet coastal atmosphere changes dramatically. Lines are drawn, relationships are torn, and hearts are broken. With the weight of potential colleges, romance, and staying rooted in their faith pressing down on them, the gang will have to grow up fast if they want to make it through the impact zone and into the waters of success.