Love : |luv| - n 1. an intense affection for another person based on personal or familial ties 2. the deep tenderness, affection, and concern felt for a person with whom one has a relationship

"Go ahead," I said, backing up against the pink wall of the shop. "Do something other than glare at me." I waited. One, two, three seconds... and nothing. I raised my chin at him. "You're boring me, mute boy." He stepped closer. Leaned toward me as his gaze burned into mine. Then... ❀ ❀ ❀ After three months in juvenile detention, it's time for Romy Pereira to help out with her family's flower shop. And it's not all bad... until they hire Jack Michel to work beside her. He doesn't speak, communicating with glares and scowls instead of words, and seems to be more interested in literal rocks than other human beings. And with an ex-convict mother, her friends drifting away, and the flower shop falling apart, the last thing Romy wants to deal with is Jack's attitude. She'll forever praise the day he screws up big time and gets himself fired, but until that day comes, it's mostly one cold-hearted girl, her silent (but still infuriating) coworker, and a whole lot flowers. [word count: 100k] [originally written in 2014-2015; re-write completed 2020-2021] ❀ Rankings ❀ #1 in #badgirl #1 in #goodboy #1 in #flowershop #1 in #sociopath

When Harlow accidentally takes the wrong bag at school she discovers a journal written by a mysterious, tortured boy inside. She becomes obsessed with discovering who it belongs to and how she can find him before it's too late. Will she find the real boy behind His Dark Words? "I ... never ... thought ... you ... wanted ..." he says between kisses. "I can fix this ... I swear I can ..." comes my breathless answer. Suddenly he jolts away from me, holding me at arm's length. "What do you mean, Harlow?" "I ... I mean I can help ... I can fix you." I stammer. Top Rankings #1 teenlife #3 freementalillness #3 mentalillness #4 mentalhealth Awards Teen Fiction Third Place The Chaos Awards Shortlisted The Black Cat Awards Wattpad Undiscovered Diamond List What people are saying: Irabelle: "I... This is splendid." "I loved it. I cried over the last chapter it was phenomenal." TheJenniferBlack: "You're an amazing writer. I seriously don't understand why this book isn't read much more, its undescribable beautiful (I know I don't know how to spell it). You have so much talent, its so nice. Thank you for this amazing book." Smilehellos: "This was an amazing book."