When her boyfriend asks for a break right before Christmas, holiday-obsessed Celeste Brighton has to team up with lone wolf Sterling Holt to fake a relationship in hopes of saving her Christmas. --- Overachieving college student Celeste Brighton is excited to spend Christmas cozied up with her first love, Jared. Christmas has always had a special place in her heart, and she can't wait to share it with him. That is until Jared asks for a break... right before Christmas! With her plans--and heart--shattered, Celeste needs to find a way to get Jared back to recapture the perfect Christmas she had planned. But how? Guarded lone wolf Sterling Holt has never liked Christmas. He's never had one of those 'perfect' holidays like they do in the movies--all he's had is bad memories, and so he'd much rather keep himself distracted. When a distraction comes in the form of a brokenhearted girl begging for his help to get her ex back, it sounds too fun to refuse--until he learns that means becoming the Perfect Holiday Boyfriend. --- ✨ Rankings & Features The Wattys 2023 Shortlist Featured on Wattpad's Cozy (Hot) Reads Featured on @Romance #1 in #Xmas #1 in #Winter #1 in #ChristmasRomance #1 in #College #5 in #Holiday #5 in #Christmas

He's Irish Sass in a jersey. She's chaos in sequins. What could possibly go wrong? Galen McKenna has one rule: don't fall in love. Or fall over. Or fall at all, really-he's a hockey player, not a romantic hero. When the Irish wildcard lands a golden ticket to Crystalcrest Ice Hockey Academy, he's determined to finally get his act together, keep his past in the rearview, and definitely avoid screwing things up. Again. His plan? Train hard. Stay focused. No drama. Don't be a melter! Too bad nobody warned him about the glitter tornado on skates living in his new home. Hunter Fairlane lives to skate. She's got a championship to win, a promise to keep, and a skating partner who'd rather sulk than spin. But when Galen crashes-literally-into her life, the last thing she expects is for her heart to start skipping beats. She's skating for love. He's skating for redemption. When attraction sparks between the boy who's afraid to feel and the girl who feels everything, the ice might just melt under their feet. This stand-alone novel, featuring Galen McKenna, is a spin-off from my soapie, Hunting the Fairy Tale. No prior knowledge is required.

Meet Joe Nobody . . . and pray he never meets you. He's average height, with an average build, and average looks - an instantly forgettable face in the crowd. Joe also happens to be a hit man, quite possibly one of the best in the world. He's so good, in fact, that most of his work life has settled into a comfortable routine, where everything goes according to plan, and nothing at all is surprising anymore. He's been just about everywhere, and he's seen it all. But Joe hasn't seen everything. Not yet . . . **WARNING** - This work contains several curse words and some extremely violent themes and situations throughout. I mean, the main character is a hit man . . . there's your first sign. You've been warned. **ADDITIONAL WARNING** - This is soooooooo first-draft-ish, so any problems you see logistically, thematically, or grammatically are all the fault of a combination of absinthe and overzealous fingers. And please, for god's sake, if you see something glaringly wrong, tell me about it! :)

Blue Veins: Apothecary Reign By Miss Rx Renji Valenhart isn't anyone special. He's quiet. A little awkward. And weirdly good at chemistry - like "I can identify the molecular structure of your shampoo just by looking at it" good. He thinks he's just another high school nobody. Until he finds a mysterious book. Until his veins start glowing. Until he remembers her. His twin sister, Reika - the one who died. Or so they told him. Reika is alive. But she's not the same. Controlled by a woman in a cloak. Injected with something that's making her stronger... and maybe unstable. And worse? She doesn't remember him. Now the Codex Pharmaka - an ancient alchemist's book - is waking up, whispering truths that defy science. Bloodlines. Experiments. Secrets are buried in their family tree. And a war that's already started under the skin of the world. A sci-fi biopunk light novel with mind control, memory loss, sibling bonds, chemical warfare, slow-burn powers, and way too many bad crushes.

"The more you search, the less you'll find, for tricks and mysteries will ruin your mind." * Thomas Rayhart has only been married a month when his new wife and love of his life, Hazel, disappears in the mysterious circus town of Okandora. Invited inside a box to amuse the masses during a planned trick, Hazel never resurfaces. Alone among the strange people of the circus, Thomas begins to chase down clues in a town that seems intent on keeping him from his wife. His amateur investigation leads him to Eden, a pregnant teen in search of her missing sister. Even if a year apart, Thomas hopes that the disappearances could be connected and joins Eden in her search. Yet, as the two unlikely partners delve deeper into the enigma shrouding Okandora and its residents, especially the prestigious Sullivan family, Thomas is left grappling with the increasingly blurred lines between reality and deception. Soon, he gets tangled up in the tendrils of his own bloody family history, and is forced to reconsider the true natures of the people around him, including his beloved wife. Circus: A Tricks & Mysteries Novel. Started - 20th July, 2025. Weekly Friday Updates

||WRITTEN FOR TEGSA2025|| ❀ ❀ ❀ Ash Kincaid lived by three truths: 1. Family was a conditional, temporary arrangement. 2. Trust demanded wilful blindness. 3. Ash was what remained following an incineration of life. He'd perfected the art of tolerance. After a lifetime of abandonment, first by blood and then by those who promised to keep him, his survival depended on one thing. No attachment. No promises. No hope. However, when the college dorms close for Christmas, he's forced into the chaotic Rossi household where encroaching is the norm, solitude is next to impossible and there's Lala- the Rossi sister who just sketches in furious silence. The quiet is a sanctuary, their coexistence effortless. He doesn't ask about her paintings and she doesn't pry behind his walls. Until a silver SUV pulls into the driveway and the woman Ash once called "mother" steps out. Rundown: chapters 1 and 2 - major chapters 3 and 4 - minor chapters 5 and 6 - minor chapters 7 and 8 - minor chapters 9 and 10 - major

Megha has her fair share of problems--a broken wrist, a derailed career, and a future that looks more like a foggy maze than a path forward. In her attempt to escape her own life, the last thing she needs is more trouble. But fate has other plans, bringing a handsome yet infuriatingly stubborn young man named Suwahas into her world--complete with his not-so-ordinary abilities. "Even in the off-season, beauty finds a way to bloom..." {editing⚠️️}

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"There's a difference between wanting to disappear from the world, and wanting the world to disappear, right?" Sometimes, saving a life takes more than love. It takes time, and she only has only one day. When Renia wakes up in a locked mortuary drawer, she doesn't know how she got there, or why no one can see her. Somewhere out there, Kieran, the boy she couldn't save, is about to make a decision that can't be undone. With time running out and the world bending in strange, quiet ways, Renia must find Kieran before it's too late. And the closer she gets, the more she realizes this isn't just the second chance she Kieraned for. Just One Day is a hauntingly tender tale about grief, love, and the invisible battles we fight. If you had one day to save the person you love, what would you do? BOOK 1 of JUST YOU series UPDATES: Complete

11-year-old Jonas Ridley loves dogs. Unfortunately, his mother won't let him have one of his own. But one Christmas, Jonas gets the chance to RENT a dog, and not just any dog but Rascal, the famous four-legged star of Jonas's favorite movie, Canine Commando! Jonas and Rascal have a blast and really bond together, even performing in the school talent show. But when the movie studio has to take Rascal back, Jonas hatches a movie-like plan and becomes a real-life secret agent to rescue Rascal! If A Dog's Purpose touched your heart, you'll love A Dog of My Own. This middle grade book is a sweet yet exciting adventure full of action and heartwarming moments for any reader - children, tweens, teens or readers of any age. This fun 'boy and his dog' story is the first in a series, so if you like it, there's more to come!