"Never call a girl a bitch," I glared into his eyes as he opened them, piercing into me, the bright blue drink I had just poured over him still dripping from his dark hair. "Or she just might act like one." I gave him one last sarcastic smile before pushing by him and walking away, practically strutting. Well, this year will be fun... • • • • Crystal Summers; a self-proclaimed expert in all things sarcastic and the human embodiment of destructive decisions. Trying to get away from her troubled past, she moves with her mom to California to start a new life, and potentially not screw this one up. There, she quickly meets Scarlett and Savanah, her new-found partners in crime, and her life finally begins to feel normal again for the first time in years. But she just so happens to also collide with the school's sexy, notorious jackass, Ashton Monroe.. and his pack of asswipes. She loathes him, and the feeling is mutual. But as the poets say, the line separating love and hate is a very thin one. And often times, when two people hate each other, it can grow into much more. Hopeless devotion, if you will... • • • • !!!TRIGGER WARNING!!! • slight mention(s) of suicidal concepts • substance abuse, addiction, anxiety, PTSD • sexual assault, domestic abuse • strong language and mature scenes • • • •

"Do you ever get scared of being happy?" He asked softly, also pretty tired. I kept my eyes closed as I answered, my fingers softly drawing circles on his chest. "All the time. I used to a lot more, but, the downfalls seem a lot less daunting now that I have someone to free-fall with," I replied, and I looked up to see him smile a little at that, "We're just dancing in the rain these days.. there's no need to be afraid of the inevitable clouds that are gonna pop up." • • • College. Officially a new start. Crystal can already feel the clean slate and new opportunities like a breath of fresh air. She's finally ready to move in towards a brighter future. She knows hard times will inevitably come throughout her life, but that no longer scares her. However, life does have a way of throwing the most unexpected of curveballs at you... Especially when you least are prepared for it. [BOOK TWO OF 'HOPELESSLY DEVOTED' SERIES] • • • !!! [ TRIGGER WARNING ] !!! • suicide, suicidal concepts • domestic abuse, sexual assault • substance abuse, alcoholism, addiction • anxiety, PTSD, panic attacks • strong language and mature scenes • • •

Throughout her years in high school, Maggie Carter could've successfully avoided every toxic aspect that surrounded Henderson High, down to the teachers and most especially the students. So close to leaving the wreckage that is her past that kept haunting her and to finally graduate without trouble getting in the way, she was ready to walk away from her high-school experience with a clean image. But trouble doesn't always come in the form of circumstances but instead people. Enters Evan Williams, the notorious socialite of Henderson High who tarnishes her last remaining days in senior year by flipping her entire world upside down. For better and for worse. As he then brings hell into her world by disrupting the normalcy of what her high-school life used to be, having the perfect boyfriend and the perfect group of friends, through an arrangement she just knows she'll never be able to escape no matter how hard she tries.

Fast forward a couple of years later, Maggie is gone and Evan is still trying to figure out what went wrong. Heartbroken and confused, Evan tries to move on knowing that the first girl he genuinely fell in love with is wandering around the world somewhere, not knowing he's still hung up on her. He doesn't know where she is and at one point, gave up trying to find out. But just when he's finally decided to let go of the past did she somehow come back into his life, bringing back feelings and memories he's more than desperate to want to reclaim. As always, when it comes to the two of them, things aren't always that easy. With a father who's constantly on the lookout to sabotage any chance for them to reunite as well as a past flame who's more than ready to reignite a fire so strong it would only inevitably tear them apart, the chances of them ever being together again is bound to be tarnished. But Evan is persistent. So what if there were to be fire? Let there be fire. For he will fight for the girl who burned his heart and left him in love and in ruins.

When Kate returns home to boarding school, she must fend off her ex-boyfriend who is now dating her sister and her childhood bully desperate to learn her newfound secrets. *** An Enemies to Lovers Romance: When Kate is forced to move back home to boarding school only to be confronted by the school's infamous bad boy and her childhood bully, she is quickly reminded of the reasons she wanted to leave so desperately in the first place- her cheating ex boyfriend being one of those reasons. However, Kate finds herself put in multiple precarious positions with Lachlan and faces questions about their quick changing relationship. Tortured with past family secrets and the question of her parentage and the danger that accompanies that knowledge, Kate is in more peril than ever, and this blooming romance between her and a boy who used to make her life a living hell isn't helping with her confusion and fear. Can she push past the reservations she holds against Lachlan and truly let him into her heart to face the danger together, or will they be forever stained by the afterglow of the traumatic past and damage that she refused to share with anyone besides herself?

"Please, Beau? I don't want to talk about this so, please, just shut up." Beau tilts his head, surprised at first, before a wicked gleam appears in his eyes. "Make me." ** "...one of the best romantic novel developments I've read..." ~ @renegxde ; The Mono Reviews Emma is a quiet girl in a small town, filling her days with shifts at the local coffee shop so that she can one day fulfill her dream and put herself through college. Her life isn't glamorous, but hard work rarely is. Her mind is on the prize and nothing will stop her from achieving her dreams. That is, until lonely and misunderstood bad boy of the most popular band comes to town and stirs up enough crazy to last Emma a lifetime. Their deal is simple, Emma helps Beau with his image for generous pay, setting her on the fast track to accomplishing her dreams. But the most important rule isn't exactly included in the fine print: Under no circumstances is anyone to catch feelings. Shouldn't be hard, right? As Emma gets closer and closer to mysterious Beau, she finds it harder and harder to stay true to their deal. Who knew the bad boy would be so hard to resist? As she struggles not to break their number one rule, she faces another problem - he's even harder to love. Text copyright ©kjobrien™ 2020 Shimmer and Shine: An Awards 2020: 1st place in ChickLit The Sparkle Awards - 2nd Edition: 1st place in ChickLit The Oasis Awards: 1st place in ChickLit Skyfall Awards 2020: 2nd place in Romance Rose Gold Awards 2020: 2nd place in Romance The Spotlight Awards: 2nd place New Adult #1 in Women's Fiction #1in Romantic Fiction #1 in Slow Build #1 in Famous #1 in Rockstar #1 in Boyband #1 in Concert #1 in Romance Reads 2021 #1 in Small Town Girl #1 in On Tour #1 in After Dark #2 in Flirtationship #2 in Love Story #2 in Slow Burn #2 in Bands #3 in Young Adult #4 in Adult Fiction #4 in Hot #4 in Steamy #5 RocknRoll #5 in Alcoholism #5 in Flirty #5 in Witty #6 in New Adult

"It's you and me and fuck everyone else, right?" ****** SEQUEL TO CLOSER TO YOU ****** The day Beau Lewis came stomping into the coffee shop those few years ago changed everything for Emma Carter. Now that he's returned, their love burns as passionately as ever, but everything else in Emma's world has changed. A college grad ready to take on the world, Emma knows what she deserves and won't settle for anything less. While Beau seems to have made changes for the better, will he be able to resist when temptation calls his name? And more than that, will Emma be able to trust him? With so many obstacles stacked against them, can Emma and Beau keep their relationship alive? Text copyright ©kjobrien™ 2020 #1 in Steamy #2 in Women's Fiction #2 in Musician #2 in Sequel Shipping #3 in Undiscovered #3 in After Dark #4 in Flirtationship #9 in RocknRoll Check out the third installment: Back to Me, out now!

"So what now?" "I don't know, Em." ***** CLOSER TO YOU TRILOGY ***** After the second chance of a lifetime, Emma Carter and Beau Lewis decide to call it quits. No matter how passionately their love burns, there's always something standing in their way. As Beau battles with demons from his past and Emma questions her entire future, the one thing they both need right now is space. Seemingly back where they started, Emma and Beau are thrown together in yet another impossible situation. Now more than ever, the first rule of their relationship stands: since the feelings are undeniable, they mustn't act on them again, for both of their sakes. There's just too much to lose. Facing their biggest test yet, can Emma and Beau resist each other for good, or is it true that in the end, love truly conquers all? Find out in the final installment of the Closer to You Trilogy Text copyright ©kjobrien™ 2020 #1 in Romance Reads 2021 #1 in NA #1 in RocknRoll #1 in Sequel Shipping #1 in Adult #1 in Back Together #1 in Flirtationship #2 in Addiction #2 in Old Flame #3 in Women's Fiction #5 in Slow Build #5 in Flirty #6 in Just Friends