"The feelings that hurt the most, the emotions that sting the most are those that are absurd - The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for whatever was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else; dissatisfaction with the world's existence. All these half-tones of the soul's consciousness create in us a painful landscape, an eternal sunset of what we are" - Fernando Pessoa Maya and her twin, Charlotte, made arrangements to come live in Hood River under new identities - Miriam and Charlie. They arrived intending to have a clean slate, a fresh new start and life - something that they hadn't had properly until now. It was the perfect escape from their past, one they want to keep hidden and locked out of their lives. But the more they stay, the harder it is to keep their secrets hidden. Maya, especially, will struggle with the consequences that trauma has left in her. Will they be able to fit in and adapt to their new life? Caius is the town's famous bad boy. Due to his past, he has learnt to put up a tough and cold front, and he doesn't care about anything or anyone, with a few exceptions. Having everything at his feet because of his good looks doesn't help either. But that's only until a certain brunette catches his eye, this new girl who arrives in town with her twin sister. He's hell-bent on knowing more about her, but all she wants is to be left alone. Will Caius be able to bring her walls down? How will things go when he learns about Maya's demons? They are in for one hell of a ride, especially when their secrets start to come out and their past starts to catch up with them. 🥈 - Teen Fiction at Rose Gold Awards 2021 🥉 - Teen Fiction at Blue Moon Awards 2021

"Loving you is a risk I'm willing to take." In which two best friends try to navigate the world together because, in the end, it's them against the world. ─────────────── ✎ full synopsis inside. 2021 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐘𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 © chelsxwrites

Ashley sees a boy called Aydan in her dreams, and hopes to become his girlfriend in real life one day, but she is unsure of his existence. Thought her friends are of the opinion that he is a figment of her imagination, and hence Ashley has this fear of getting mocked because of it. Strange things happen when she finds herself on a date with a guy named Reagen. She comes across a guy called Edwin who looks exactly like her Aydan. What happens when the two meet? Well, a kidnapping. Fast forward to her college she finds Edwin there as well, but the question is who is Edwin and whom is she attracted to? The sweet and kind Aydan, her ideal man, or the rude and arrogant man who actually exists. Read to find out more about the clueless Ashley and grey-shaded Edwin ...

Indigo Gallagher was born with osteochondroma, a condition that leaves her physically fragile. Between shifts at her granʼs flower shop and her tumultuous relationship, all she wants is to get through her second year of pre-med unscathed. Although irresistibly charming, Jem Valentine has a hardened exterior and a stormy disposition. With little faith in most things, heʼs seen far too much of the world to remain tender or soft. But for her, he will be.

Book Two of TGGBB Series Naomi Lorraine, who used to be or still known as Nerdy Naomi, looks forward in her thick rimmed glasses to a life without the fear of being bullied. She no longer has to take up the laughs, insults, and bruises high school once gave her, at least she hopes not as much. With her bullies finally realizing there's no point to dedicating their lives to make one person miserable, Naomi thinks she can live out the rest of her life normally. That is until her childhood friend, Dominic, crashes back into her life, throwing out that hope of having a normal life- Not like she had one in the beginning. That is because she has the Three Musketeers -Bennett Frazier, Jordan Wallace, and Declan Lynch- by her side. Together, they faced the adventures life threw at them and would have never thought that anything, or anyone, could break them. Oh, but don't worry. Really, you're overthinking things here. This is nothing to stress over about. It's still quite simple really. She's still their good girl. And they're still her bad boys. Right?

This is a story about bullying, and like the hundreds of other books on the topic, it will show you the harsh reality of what it is like to be discriminated, belittled, ridiculed for something you cannot control- how you look, who you love, or what you believe in. But unlike these books, this story's sole purpose is not to tear your heart out of your chest as you mourn over your loss of faith in humanity. Instead, this book will make you laugh and love alongside these characters. Just like in life, there will be moments of dread and surrender, but there will be just as many moments of happiness, laughter, and love. Naomi Lorraine, more commonly known as Nerdy Naomi with her thick-rimmed glasses and straight-A report card, is the most unpopular girl in her small school, Dartwell High. And even with the help of her snarky attitude, that doesn't stop her from getting bullied by everyone, every day. She only has to survive the laughs, insults, and bruises her senior year will bring before being free from the prison we know as high school. However, her final year in high school won't be how she planned when she catches the attention of the three new senior transfer students: Bennett Frazier, Jordan Wallace, and Declan Lynch. Their unordinary friendship may be what will save Naomi, not just from her bullies, but from herself. - This is a stand-alone story inspired by my 2015 Wattys Talk of the Town Award Winner TGGBB or "The Good Girl's Bad Boys: The Good, The Bad, and The Bullied". It is a separate work from TGGBB Series. Readers of TGGBB and Rereaders of this story will not be tolerated in spoiling the story for First Time Readers. Trigger Warning: Contains depictions of violence, bullying (based on racism, gender, sexuality, and more), sexual harassment and assault, mental abuse, and cursing in languages other than English (Yes, I have found a loophole on my no cursing rule).

Book 1 of The Accident Series. cover by @/fleanr on instagram [PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THERE SHE GOES] Have you ever accidentally liked an Instagram photo of the captain of your university's varsity volleyball team? From three years ago? A guy you have never spoken to in your life? Jaiyesimi 'Jaime' Okusanya can relate. As a second-year biophysics student at Herringway university, Jaime is trying to do what every person at university is as well: survive. Especially as she tries to fulfill the requirements to obtain a research position at Dalhousie Laboratory. But when she accidentally likes Aven Montaque's Instagram picture after noticing him twice over a few days, she attempts to survive her fascination with the hot and cold fourth-year criminology student who's aspiring to go to law school. In a coming-of-age story of romance, friendships, drama and mottos, Jaime discovers that her priorities are about to shift. And Aven Montaque might become one of them.