💖2022 WATTYS WINNER IN NEW ADULT CATEGORY!💖 "You know what this reminds me of?" he asked. I shook my head, feeling the rush of our jump stir in my belly. "Being on stage?" "Roses," he said. "When we ended up at the bar where your parents met, and you got me roses, I thought it was fitting. We never would've gone in there if I didn't run out of gas. You know the saying, stop and smell the roses? I thought I would help you slow down and appreciate life. And here you are doing it for me. I guess whenever we're together, we'll always be smelling roses." 🌻🌻🌻 Nora's determined to be more independent, but if she were honest, she's terrified of the idea. For the last four years, she's ran her family's restaurant and raised her younger siblings well. But with high school over, she fears she may do it for the rest of her life. Then she meets local rockstar, Wren. He's the town's resident heartthrob, and after a year of touring, he's desperate for a break. But when he sets out to make the album of his career, he can't seem to find inspiration. Wren's dreams have given him the independence Nora craves, but she believes dreams are a luxury she can't afford. He wants to prove her wrong. When Nora agrees to be his muse for the summer, he promises to make her dreams come true. No matter how big, small, or completely ridiculous, he will fulfill them all. But as Nora gets further away from her comfort zone, she yearns for her old life back. While her family offers her security, Wren offers her freedom. When her checklist is complete, she'll have to decide which one she can live without. 🔥HIGHEST RANKINGS🔥 🏖 #1 for #Summerfling ✊🏿 #2 for #BIPOC 🪂 #5 for #Bucketlist

• WATTYS 2022 WINNER • When Iris Monet married millionaire Jared Darling, she had only one rule - that he could cheat on her with anyone except the household staff. This arrangement of theirs would have gone on quite happily if she hadn't caught him on the snooker table with their maid, and on their wedding anniversary night no less. Humiliated and more than a little drunk, Iris storms out of the house vowing never to return unless it's for a well-compensated divorce. But as the train trundles out of the city, she slowly calms down and quickly realizes that there's a problem. A big problem. Because the only thing Iris has ever done in her life is being a trophy wife. The prospect of unfunded singlehood on the cusp of her thirties is a horrifying nightmare she's unprepared to deal with. So naturally, when she lays eyes on who she thinks is the richest bachelor in Ryefair, Iris is more than ready to put her claws into him. Except, Satoh Akai isn't the richest bachelor in Ryefair - not by a long shot. And as someone who speaks better with animals than people, romance is the furthest thing from his mind. When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, anything is possible but one thing is certain - worlds will collide and hearts will burn. ✒ 17th November 2021 (start) ✒ 27th July 2022 (end)

"I think I just had the worst idea anyone has ever had." He whispered in my ear. "Do I even want to know?" I questioned raising my eyebrows at him. "Ok so on a scale from one to ten tell me how bad of an idea is this?" I nodded waiting to hear what he was going to say. "What if we got married right now?" - Ava Martin didn't expect to start her adult life off with a marriage that lasted about a week but who ever said life was predictable? After a drunken wedding with her best friends brother Harlan, she vows to get an annulment and never look back. It didn't matter that she'd been in love with him since high school. It was time to move on and find someone else. But who knew it was a lot harder to get rid of your ex-husband than you thought? (Book two in the Nothing But series)

All Madison wants for Christmas is the same person who once wanted her. Free from the shackles of her broken heart, she's finally ready to give love another shot. But is Madi too late to win back the man of her dreams? SEQUEL to The Heartbreak Hypothesis © Danielle T, 2020

Psyche "Psycynic" McGee is passionate about three things: writing, dyeing her hair and being a cynic. Doomed to have her job (and her career) hanging on a thread, Psyche needs to write another story to impress her boss and thus, opportunity comes in a face of his child hood frenemy, Eros Harrington when he decided to stalk his ex -who just got engaged-and is heading towards the beautiful island of Greece to join a couples retreat with a catch: they have to pretend that they are-well, together. A free trip to the Greek islands and a great story that she could write, Psyche didn't refuse such offers. But, in the process of the pretending and being surrounded with couples, there were somethings in store for her: she found herself facing the things she refuses to believe for a long time and some past that she left unsolved. All Rights Reserved. 2016

Bea Blake is a twenty five year old, law school drop out with little to no direction on what she wants from life. Her best friend Dylan Archer has been a sound support and shoulder to lean on since the pair were in high school. Never admitting how deeply he truly cares for her. Now faced with the impending decline in her mothers health, the pressure to go back to college from her father and the confusing feelings she's having for her best friend, who's now engaged, she must make decisions that will change her life, forever. Will an endless chain of casual dating and aimless wandering lead her to a destination that can satisfy this free spirit. Or will the pressure of life prove to be too much? Copyright. ©️ Cover by @ashley_mariex

Addie May knows loss like no one else and when she has nothing left for her in Beverly Hills, she flees to Texas where she meets Zac Ryan, the one man who might change it all. But Texas holds more than just the potential for romance. It holds part of her past, a new beginning and perhaps, it might just be meant for her. "Can I offer you something to wear to bed?" His tone was low and quiet. "A t-shirt?" "That would be great actually," I said, steadying my uneven breath. His eyes dropped to my shoulder where the strap of my dress had fallen again. I felt his fingertips on my skin as he lifted it and slid it back into place. "No problem," he murmured, his lips barely parting to let the words out. "Wouldn't want to wrinkle this beautiful dress." ©️

Two strangers meet on the Greek island Santorini. Only they are not complete strangers. They met at a party three years before. They felt it then, but what happens when they see each other again after all those years? 🌹☀️🌹☀️🌹☀️🌹☀️🌹☀️🌹 Megan goes to her home away from home, Santorini just like every summer. Spending time with friends and discovering more of the beautiful island that holds her roots, that's what she intends to do before starting her final year of university. Matthew goes on a well deserves summer vacation with his friends after he graduates. His internship starts soon and he wants to enjoy time with his friends before they all get too busy again. When Megan and Matthew end up in the same house for the summer, their vacation suddenly ends up being completely different from what they were expecting. _____________________________ #1 in Santorini | 3-3-2021 #10 in holiday | 12-1-2022 #1 in newadult | 18-7-2022 © 2020 Lauren Dean All Rights Reserved This piece of fiction belongs to the author and is not allowed to be copied in any way without permission of the author.

🎄 This is the early draft of A Wish with a Bow. The published edition is now available in ebook & paperback on Amazon and other retailers. Callie Ericsson isn't asking for much this Christmas-just a little peace, a drama-free family dinner, and maybe a date who won't vanish before New Year's. Instead, she finds herself juggling her sister's sharp remarks, rejection letters from colleges, and a string of anonymous notes determined to ruin her holiday spirit. The only thing keeping her (mostly) sane? Wrapping gifts at the mall. It's repetitive, sure, but Callie secretly loves knowing she's adding a little extra joy to someone else's Christmas morning. That, and the fact that Brett-the mall's maddeningly charming maintenance guy-keeps showing up at her counter. He's infuriating, unexpectedly sweet, and far too handsome to be interested in someone like her... right? But the holidays have a way of exposing secrets right along with feelings. And when it comes to matters of the heart, Callie might just discover that the best gifts can't be tied up with ribbon.

[COMPLETED] Two centuries. Two love stories. One holiday season. 1 8 6 7 Every summer since she was eight years old, Nora leaves her home in New York to spend a few months at her aunt and uncle's English country manor in Hertford. She grows up playing in the fields of alfalfa with her childhood friend, Felix. But when she returns to England the summer after she turns twenty-one, Nora realizes that Felix is no longer the boy he used to be. He's a grown man, and the undeniable attraction between them grows as the heat of the summer months increases. But much to Nora's dismay, she knows nothing can ever come of it. After all, Felix Graham is destined to marry a wealthy, highly ranked, debutante from London society, being that his aunt is none other than the Queen of England. And Nora... well, Nora is just an American girl from a family of modest business owners. Knowing she can never have him, Nora flees back to New York. But as summer is left far behind and the weather begins to turn cold, Nora receives a package from Felix that will change her life forever. 2 0 1 9 When Lana Graham opens up an old box of Christmas decorations to find a collection of love letters dating back to the 19th century, she calls upon her history major friend, Hale, to help her decipher the story surrounding the mysterious notes. But as the two of them search for the truth of what happened between Felix and Nora, they find there are undeniable parallels to their own relationship. On a cozy, winter afternoon, Lana and Hale uncover more than just truths of the past. Featured on Wattpad Romance Profile: Hot for the holidays ❤️ Featured on The Peacock Show hosted by the Diagon Community. Check them out! Highest Ranking #5 Christmas