EXCERPT-- "Pay up, Julian!" Marcus slapped Julian on the back, a triumphant grin splitting his face. "I knew you couldn't resist. 100 pounds, right? Told you she'd fall for the 'sensitive bad boy' routine, hook, line, and sinker." Julian's back stiffened, a sudden, rigid posture. He turned slightly, and Ellie saw Marcus pressing a crisp 100-pound note into his hand, a smug, victorious smirk on his face. Her blood ran cold, freezing in her veins, turning to icy dread. *** *** Meet Eleanor "Ellie" Smith. Your average (?), shy, kind-hearted, slightly clumsy bookworm. She believes, with every fiber of her being, that genuine connection and kindness are the most important things in life. Her world is built on empathy, quiet strength, and the unwavering belief in the good in people. Then there's Julian Thorne. Not-so-average. Bold. Ruthless. The kind of popular guy who walks into a room and owns it, radiating an icy confidence that chills everyone in his path. He wouldn't hesitate to crush anyone standing between him and success - after all, isn't that what's expected from the future head of Thorne & Sons, the most powerful empire in the city? He despises everything Ellie stands for. And it really doesn't help that she's best friends with his younger sister, Clara Thorne. When their worlds collide, sparks don't just fly... they ignite a wildfire. A reluctant, undeniable pull draws them together, even as their opposing natures threaten to tear them apart. But what does fate have in store for this unlikely pair? Join me on a journey where enemies become... something more. Where every glance is charged, and every touch could either heal or shatter. P.S. This is my very first story on Wattpad, and I'm pouring my heart into it! Your thoughts and feedback mean the world to me. Best lifetime rankings #1 in #bossemployee, #2 in angstwithhappyending, #3 in poorgirl

Belle Morte is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Wattpad Original Edition and the Wattpad Books Published Edition upon purchase. Thank you so much for your support! ***** Renie Mayfield volunteers as a blood donor for the Vampire House where her sister disappeared, when she's drawn to the smouldering vampire Edmond Dantès. ***** It's been ten years since vampires came out of the coffin, and now they are the world's biggest celebrities. Renie Mayfield is a new live-in blood donor assigned to the most famous vampire House - Belle Morte. Unlike the other donors though, Renie isn't here for fame and fortune. Her sister disappeared inside the Belle Morte House, and she wants to know why. But she isn't prepared for Edmond Dantès, a smouldering vampire who sets her blood racing. She can't deny their mutual attraction, and their dangerous dance begins. With each step into darkness Renie is drawn further into Edmond's influence, and closer to uncovering Belle Morte's secrets. If she has to choose, would she rather lose her heart or her humanity? (Book 1, the Belle Morte Series) [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] The sequel, Revelations, is now in Paid: https://www.wattpad.com/story/97728300

The Bite was published as a Paperback and E-book from W by Wattpad Books on February 7, 2023! As a Wattpad reader, you can access the Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase and the Wattpad Original Edition for free. ***** Charlotte is on the run from a troubled past to start a new life, turn a new page and begin again. Little does she know that the new life she is about to start, is one that is only supposed to exist only in fairy tales. What was a minor decision put her in the wrong place at the wrong time; a decision that will be burned into her memory, a decision that forced her to fight for her life, a decision that will turn her into a thing of fairy tales- and it only took one bite.

Drive is racing to Prime Video! Coming out soon as a movie. He's an arrogant race car driver with an attitude. She's a stubborn tire mechanic out to prove herself in a man's world. When sparks fly, will their passion make it to the finish line? ***** Dante Annunziata's arrogant personality and Italian racing legacy are the reason he's a Formula World racing champion. His pit mechanic, Savannah Jenkins is no pushover herself. This headstrong southern belle has ambitions to take her father's auto business to a whole new level. When the paparazzi stage Dante and Savannah in a pre-kiss pose, they're forced to fake a relationship to keep their jobs. But as engines rev and the season heats up, the contrived couple's hearts start racing for all the wrong reasons. Will Dante and Savannah let love take the wheel, or will their butting heads cause them to crash and burn? Original Edition: [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

After witnessing the murder of her mother and constantly being abused by her own father, Lily's life is a cycle of never ending torture. With her father being a part of the police force and his 'friends' keeping an eye on her 24/7, Lily has no choice but to accept her fate and put up with her misfortune. With no one noticing her bruised appearance and her limping figure, her cries for help are futile. What will it take for someone to finally rescue her from the hell she calls home? 🌻💛🌻

[Completed] 'Flabby Patty' has stuck ever since she was a kid. Just because she was not skinny with a perfect body, every one at school made fun of her curves. Patty has gone through high school being hidden away behind the shadows all this time and she was okay with it. It's senior year of high school, and her life turns upside down, nothing like she ever expected. •# 1 in fatgirl #2 in Plump•

A girl who has been called chubby her whole life. By everyone. She wants to be a model; thinking it might make her pretty and people would stop calling her names and laughing at her for thinking she had a career in modeling. So she applies to a modeling school. The best in town. Her dream is to be a model. Yet, she is brutally rejected when she applies which completely shatters her heart. Her parents never supported her. So after she's rejected, instead of consoling her; they criticize her even more. She never really had friends to begin with; and now that the news of being rejected from the modeling school spread, no one would even look at her in a friendly way. She was mocked. She was bullied. The words kept changing. From chubby to fat. From stupid to worthless With the excessive amount of bullying, she fell into depression. Hard. She stopped eating. Maybe it'll make the horrible words go away?

I'm not perfect. That's what I am. It's what I've always been. How do I even begin to see myself as anything different when all I've ever been is the girl who isn't loved by anyone? I just want to be loved and accepted. It's all I've ever wanted. And all I've ever needed. I didn't think it was possible to have either of those until I met Raymond Knight. Raymond swooped into my life like a wrecking ball, rattling the very walls I built around myself to keep anyone from ever getting in. And without me realizing it, he knocked them all down one by one and did what no one was ever able to do. He taught me to see me.The real me. He saves me in all ways that nobody can. But is that enough for the both of us? "𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙄 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡", 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚.

Layla has always been on the curvier side; but this never bothered her; until she begins to think about the school's golden boy Adam and the way he stares at her. Will Layla let the mean girls at school change her and Adam's path, and why does Adam have an interest in her? # 909 teen out of 344K stories ranking # 473 comedy out of 138K stories # 719 cute out of 161K stories # 82 romcom out of 11.7K stories # 76 jealous out of 7.2K stories # 1 curve out of 89 stories # 5 curvygirls out of 86 stories

Layla Lilly Blue is possibly the most notorious person at WestWoods High. If only because of her bad reputation with home coming queen, cheer captain extraordinaire, Erica Lockly. High school is a broken record of cursing, glares, and painful pranks for the feisty plus-size romantic. That is, until a mysterious death arises in the community. Layla's simple life-style is tossed into a flurry of drama and dangerous threats from someone who calls them self Anonymous. Could Anonymous be the blossoming WestWoods park killer? Better yet, what happens when Layla crosses paths with baffling, handsome bad-boy billionaire Alexander Brantley— who just so happens to be the leading suspect in the murder? Will Layla Blue find her fairy tale ending, or will Anonymous turn her life into a living hell, in this plus-sized romance, comedy, drama, mystery? What a mouth full. Enjoy your read!