Sofia is a 17 years old high school student under the guardianship of her step-father. Several weeks after her mother's death Sofia discovers the horrible truth. It wasn't an accident, it was a murder. And she's living under the same roof with her mother's killer. Without any backup plan or money, Sofia escapes to Italy and slowly starts to unveil the mystery of her mother's past. She hopes she can find her biological family before Paul finds her. But will she succeed? Content warning: suicide attempt, self-harm.

Melissa Crawford thinks she's just a regular teenage girl. She goes to school. She has friends, boy problems, homework...you know, the typical teenage angst. But she couldn't be more wrong, for Melissa Crawford is not a mortal. Her adoptive mortal mother refused to give her up and hired a witch to erase the enchanting Faery child's memory, not realizing that things aren't that simple. You see, when she was a little girl, Melissa promised herself forever to her Leannan Sidhe (mate), a Fae Prince, and a promise to Fae is sacred. When the Fae Prince comes back to claim what's his, nothing will get in his way. "Mortals are so arrogant. So utterly narcissistic to think that they are the only intelligence in this world, to believe their realm is the only realm, their way is the only way. "Many of you believe us fairies only exist in little kids' fairy tales. We are so much more than that. We exist, living in the Realm just a blink away from yours. A few wrong turns in the park or the forest and you're there. We sometimes walk among you, and you're not even aware of it. Believe me, we exist. Across the globe, your kind calls us and our realm by different names...but as William Shakespeare once said- a rose by any other name..."

Being a black woman in the medical field can be a harsh world sometimes. You've got all the odds against you being black and being a woman, entering a field where there's not many others that look like you. Safiya (or Safi for short) is a young Kenyan woman who is currently in her fourth year of medical school finishing up her clinicals. She attends the prestigious Boston University College of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Safi is studying to become a pediatric neurologist and is hoping to get matched to Boston Children's Hospital for their child neurology residency program. One day, Safi is making her rounds in her pediatric clinical when she bumps into him, the man in her dreams... Watty Awards 2019 Entrant {Completed}

Sherwood Institute for the Magically Afflicted. A refuge for those seeking remedy from curses, hexes and other fantastical ailments. In one night, Ariel Winters went from socialite wannabe to cursed freak. Her heart is turned to glass by a vengeful witch and she is shipped off to Sherwood Institute to find a cure. While receiving treatment, she meets a demonic mobster with anger issues, a timid girl who grows a fish tail when water touches her skin, a beast boy who is kinder than his brutish appearance... As time passes, these damaged people slowly wind their way around her fragile heart. Can Ariel learn to trust them enough to let them into her heart? Or will her new found friendships shatter it before a cure can be found? This will be book 1 in what is tentatively titled The Sherwood Chronicles. Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author. The images in the cover do not belong to me and all rights go to their respective owners.

The Wylde series book 3 Thank you @AWFrasier for the amazing cover! Wren and her friends return to the Wyldes with most of the answered they sought, only to find their beloved home in a state of tension. Courts choose sides, tensions rise, and barriers crumble as Wren tries desperately to keep it all together. Can they keep the Wyldes in one piece, or will it need to break apart to be forged anew?

For Chrissie Hill, turning thirty is enough of a nightmare. But to hit the big 30...and wake up married? To a man she'd never met or seen before that morning when she finds him on her couch. Race insists they have been married for two years...and he has the proof, but can she make herself believe him? Suffering from an unusual bout of amnesia, Chrissie slowly comes to accept this man in her life -- and the life she didn't know she lived. Love, marriage and happiness had never been sweeter for two people. However, true love doesn't just drop out of her dreams onto her couch...she must go a little crazy first.

Hannah Baker cannot stand to breathe the same air as Justin Kirkland...but she adores his daughter, and his parents, and she even dated his younger brother back in high school. So what will it take for those two to fall in love? A screwy family tree, a bitter ex-wife, and lots of long, hot, summer nights.

*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

"One night, one touch, your eyes, and I was riveted." Jay Ashford worked hard to get where he is-on stage as a rhythm guitarist with the mega-famous band Rebellious Hearts. When he meets Ivy Madden, his world turns upside down. Fangirls don't do it for him anymore. He's convinced the bold, witty girl who keeps him on his toes is his true match. At twenty, Ivy's studying design and dreaming of her business once she graduates. She's in a relationship, so why does her heart flutter when the cocky and tattooed Jay says her name? When an unexpected event changes Ivy's life, she decides there's no place for Jay in it. Except she doesn't know one thing-Jay Ashford is used to getting what he wants. And he wants Ivy Madden.

Harper Wilson was never one to party, she's always been an introverted person who likes reading books, chilling with her cats and watching rerun episode's of Martin. She never liked leaving her house, thus the reason she doesn't have a man. Since she found her career at the tender age of 24, she spent majority of her time teaching her students the ways of life, being their mentor rather than looking for a companion. She's 30 years old now, going for her yearly check up, just to find out she's dying and she has only three months to live. When her two bestfriends Vivian and Trinity discover her sickness, they soon formulate a plan for Harper to get the best experiences with the little time she has. What will happen when the two friends force Harper on an adventure? Do you think she'll find love or will she die before that happens? Found out on--30, Flirty and Dying? (E D I T I N G & A D D I N G O N) ________________________________________ All Rights Reserved to gens_chronicles Also don't own any rights to the photos Cover by: crownedincurls