"I have a few guidelines for you, but don't worry it's not rocket science: 1. Do not talk too much around me. 2. Do not laugh obnoxiously around me. 3. Do not ask me too many questions. 4. Do not get into any trouble and drag me into it. 5. Do not interfere with my personal life. Do you think you can do this?" I'm not that bad of a person. I can follow rules, I mean I've been a good student since like kindergarten. "Seems easy enough." Like really, I'm not that bad. "One more thing," Alex looks at me straight in the eye, "never kick me in places that shouldn't be kicked. Ever. Again." Okay, maybe I'm not the best person in the world.

❝Good morning. This is Target, how can I help you?❞ ❝Why do I have the sudden urge to kill my family?❞ ❝...Woah...well...shit. Ma'am, I think you dialed the wrong number.❞ ❝No. I dialed correctly. Are you any help?❞ ❝...No sé qué decir a esta chica loca.❞ In which a girl named Farah calls Target and meets a boy named Chance. Best Rank : #1 in Short Story (8/27/16)

"Lets make a deal." "Sure, what is it?" "We talk with only what we have on our clipboard." "Deal." •~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~• Cover made by: @Chatachino Highest Rank: [1] in Short Story [ WARNING! I made this when i was 13/14 years old. There is many misspelled words and stuff that I literally cringe at. So read at your own risk ]

(Chapter 1 only) In the winter of 1941-1942, Leningrad is under siege, and Karen Hamilton, a seventeen-year-old American musician, finds herself trapped and struggling to survive. Throughout the city, people are dying of starvation and frostbite, and Karen knows that if she doesn't escape immediately, she will share their fate. If she has any hope of leaving Russia and reuniting with her fiancé, Bobby, in New York, she must do the impossible: cross enemy lines and then stow away. On her harrowing journey, Karen encounters Petr, a young conscripted Russian soldier. She isn't sure she can trust him-he is equally wary of her. But as the two join forces in order to stay alive, an unexpected romance takes root. Now, as Karen gets closer to the reality of escape, she has a choice to make: Will she return to a safe life in America with Bobby, or remain in war-torn Russia with Petr? This is a sample chapter of the book that will be available October 18 from Lake Union Publishing.

She was sold to a richer family, and then substituted their daughter to be a palace servant candidate at 15. As news spread fast like the wind, she knows that a palace servant's life is not easy. She wishes for release as soon as she enters the palace. A chameleon she wants to be, to blend in with the surroundings, attracting no attention. However, fate decides otherwise. As everyday passes, she begins to witness, one by one, the scheming yet melancholic lives of people in the palace. She wants to leave such a place, only to find out later that she can never escape the tight grasp of cruel destiny. This girl, her name is Jade Yeva/Yè Ān Yù. --- •Sequel: Princess In The Palace (can be read as a standalone) •Full summary in summary chapter. •This is actually a Historical Chinese-based story, with names tweaked into English to suit English readers too. Name translation will be provided at the end of chapters. ***HIGHEST #5 in Historical Fiction.

Alex Bates has had more than enough of life. Plagued with the agonising guilt of being the cause for his sister's recent death, he's heading down a destructive path. But just as he is about to give into the urge to jump in front of an oncoming train, he's interrupted by a girl. Shy and observant Kalila Woods knows that no words can stop him so she only hands him a packet of Skittles and walks away. And so begins an unlikely friendship. She's on a mission to convince him of the many reasons to live and he's on a journey to find himself along the way. And maybe, just maybe, Alex will realise that dying isn't quite worth it.

Freddie has figure skated since she was 8 years old - it's part of who she is. But she's never realised how talented she really is on the ice or how great she could become, not even talking to the other teenagers at the rink. She's happy enough, or so she thinks, with no idea where she's going in life - until the infamous Sandy McConnell arrives at her London-based rink. With his soft-spoken accent and magical skating, Sandy opens Freddie's eyes to her potential and soon enough their extraordinary chemistry on the ice gets them partnered, flying towards the Junior Championships. The only problem is that, however pretty it looks, ice dance is a tough life to choose, and just as it hits the heights Freddie's world begins to fall apart. Can love - of all kinds - put it back together?

Los Angeles is a foreign place to Jasmine Black. It has beaches, it's hot, and it has no snow or ice. Even though California and her home state Alaska are both part of the United States, they're totally different. As if completely adapting to a new climate wasn't hard enough, Jasmine has to learn to live with strangers, in a place that is like a parallel universe to her. Life is about getting through the tough, even if you're skating on Broken Ice.

Book 2 in this series. (See below) Celia Ann Shreave is the daughter of Maxon and America. She just turned 18 and has to marry in order to keep the crown. What happens when she hosts her own Selection, making her the first female to ever host their own? Will she find love in one of these men? Or will it turn out to be a disaster? This is the sequel to the Addition. It is not required to read it but there are several references to it. This series is based off of The Selection by Kiera Cass.