|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Avery Jones thinks that her life is simple and perfect. She thinks that she is just an ordinary girl with decent looks, decent grades, good parents and great friends. Little does she knows that not everything remains perfect forever and her life isn't as perfect as she thought it to be. Everything changes when she meets her new next-door-neighbour and his cousins. Secrets are revealed and she learns that her whole life has been a lie. Sebastian Williams has secrets. Some good, some bad. He has changed towns to run away from his past and is here to change her future. Join the journey of Avery and Sebastian where they learn a lot about life, trust, betrayal and also, each-other. Let us go on an emotional roller coaster ride with them. -------------------------- "DON TOUCH MY VEE AGAIN," He screams and the boy scrambles away. He turns towards the girl and gives her a small smile with a missing tooth," I will always plotect you vee," he whispers as she hugs him. -------------------------

They Never Said It Would Be Easy follows Gianna as she navigates through life as a young adult. Her life as been easy thus far. She has the perfect friends, perfect family, and lands the perfect guy. But when reality strikes and her life seems to be anything but perfect, she has to decide whether to follow her head or her heart in her journey to conquer true love. Will she choose the safe, nice guy that will give her the stability she needs? Or will she choose the fun, spontaneous guy that pushes her out of her comfort zone? Gianna will have to decide if her past will lead her to happiness or if it is only a stepping stone to something greater. Cover by @Hibiscus_sagga99

On the continent of Amasi, where a unique mineral, aranate, and advancements in metalworking have resulted in a highly secular and technologically developed society, two fifteen-year-old, orphaned girls have grown up together in Namina Boarding School, a remote institution situated in the middle of the swamplands at the edge of the Arúni Rainforest. One night, Nina and Adelaida discover a hidden object in Namina's attic-a golden hourglass filled with diamonds and mysterious engravings. Nina and Adelaida begin to learn that this object is not all that it seems, and that familiar faces in Namina know more than they let on. Roped into a dangerous but enticing adventure taking them across all of Amasi, the two friends must face challenges beyond their wildest dreams and learn who to trust as everything they thought they knew begins to slip away. With dark and powerful forces threatening to destroy all life, can these two young girls learn the truth about Amasi's mystical history, and themselves, to save the world before it's too late?

A short story about coming out, and the tribulations that ensue. Highest Rankings: ~ #32 in Lesbian Stories ~ #138 in Queer ~ #151 in LGBT Love ~ #44 in WLW *****************