|| 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

[BEING PUBLISHED BY FRAYED PAGES X WATTPAD BOOKS IN 2026] [WATTYS 2018 WINNER - THE HEARTBREAKERS] They say "the cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea..." Natalie doesn't believe it. In fact, Natalie doesn't believe in much. Not until Brooklyn gives her something to believe in. [extended summary inside] [#1 in chicklit, new adult, realistic fiction, recovery, & addiction] Copyright 2018-2025 | Taylor Romagnoli [moonraess]

••• Jonah Mchale's junior year of High school was supposed to be different. Life changing. He was supposed to win his football championships, get scouted by a first division college team, ace his SATs, go to prom with his long-time girlfriend Nicole. He never meant to get injured. To get a concussion during a game. To get prescribed opioids, to buy heroin in a dark alley at 3 am. Jonah Mchale wasn't supposed to spend his junior year chasing his next high. He was never supposed to stop living. •••

Football star Dallas Gunther has everything any 18-year-old boy would want - a fast car, good grades, supreme popularity, and most importantly, unparalleled athletic talent. But after a cocktail of injuries, pressure to perform, and teenage drama sends Dallas's senior year into a tailspin, he soon realizes that when you have everything, you also have everything to lose. [2022 Amby Awards Winner - YA] [featured on Wattpad official Teen Fiction & YA profiles] [extended summary inside] Copyright 2019-2025 | Taylor Romagnoli [moonraess]

[wattys 2021 winner - new adult] A heroin addict struggling with recovery finds an unusual solace in a brilliant, beautiful girl in his therapy group, who seems to have being happy and sober down to a science. [2x wattpad editor's choice pick (2021 & 2023) & 6x featured story] Copyright 2020-2025 | Taylor Romagnoli [moonraess]