Tessa Hart has a secret, but she's too scared to tell a soul... ||Mystery Thriller#1||

In the late nineties asexuality is all but ignored as an orientation. Jess doesn't understand her complex array of emotions or why she finds it so hard to relate to her fellow classmates. Catholic high schools and churches simply don't address the issue, and the internet is still nascent. Jess can't tell anyone the truth. Not even her best friend Care. Instead, she hides behind the guise of faith. Behind a mask of celibacy. Until she meets Eric, that is. He lets slip that he's asexual, and Jess wants to learn more. --- Watty Winner 2021 for best cover, best YA, and the Wattpad Books prize! --- Status: completed and unedited Rating: PG-15 for moderate language and frank discussions about sexuality Genre: teen fiction romance featuring two heteroromantic ace characters --- Cover designed using Canva Pro August 2020 --- Please note: This work is a teen fiction novelization of my multimedia novella "Mask of Celibacy".

|| "Love ? It is an unconditional commitment to an imperfectly perfect person. It's a beautiful sensation. Only that it would be even more beautiful when it's requited." Charlie smiled to herself before she drifted off to her dreamland, where she would meet her love. She loved the dreams. As it was the only place Taylor loved her. Read on, to discover yet another heartbreaking cheesy tale. ||