After being forced by her mother and awful step-father to move out to California, Analise Gates has to live in a house with almost complete strangers. The worst part is, all of their children are boys. How will she cope with this adjustment? And exactly why was she forced to move away? ©2014 **Previously titled, "Living With The Boys"** Highest Rankings: #5 in Teen Fiction #1 in Boys #9 in Teenager **This is not a fanfiction** UNEDITED: I wrote this when I was 14 (eight years ago) so it's somewhat all over the place.

"The moon's really beautiful, if you think about it," I blurted. "Yeah?" he asked, mild amusement and curiosity mingling in his voice. "Yeah," I confirmed. "It's just- there's something about the moon that's ethereal. I don't really know how to describe it, but it's a constant in life. You can't always see it, but you have to trust that it's out there somewhere. And when you can see it, it's all bright and shiny and overcomes the darkness." I paused, searching for the right words. "I don't know. I guess it's a reminder that there are good things out there, even if you can't see them... And it's cool to think that someone hundreds of miles away is staring at the exact same moon as you. It makes me feel not so alone in life." Turning my head, I saw him staring at me intently with a thoughtful look on his face. "Too deep for a Friday night?" I laughed nervously, feeling my face grow hot. And this was precisely why I didn't go to parties. He shook his head and seemed to snap out of his daze. "It was deep in a good way." *** SHE was quiet & left out. Part of a friend group because of convenience. Dealing with fighting parents at home. Looking for more in life. Always wanting to get away from Chicago & start over. Her parents' divorce gave her the perfect opportunity. Ending up in Haven Beach, she rekindled relationships with estranged relatives & got the teenage experience she had always dreamed of. Midnight drives. Bonfires at the beach. Adventures every day. Friends who actually cared. Because of Haven Beach, she found herself. HE was a focused athlete- Haven Beach's golden boy. The 4 F's were all that mattered: football, friends, family, & food. All that changed when a quiet brunette moved to town. Because of her arrival in Haven Beach, his world shifted on its axis. THIS is Charlotte & Eli's story. Started: 12/10/20 Finished: 2/16/21 WC: 107k #1 in contemporary romance 5/24 #1 in sports romance 7/16 #1 in friends to lovers 8/1 #1 in newgirl 8/8

"It's been so long," I whispered. His jaw tightened. "Not long enough," he snapped back. My heart shattered as he stood up and left. And I realized he wasn't coming back. ****** ****** ****** Alexa Baker has had enough of being trapped under her mother's supervision in San Diego, California. After six gruesome years in the city and four years at college, she takes up her mother's offer at an internship at their company's headquarters in New York City. At last it was a place where she could escape her demons and start fresh. But a chance encounter at one of the city's hottest new bars leaves her frozen in her tracks. A person from her past has emerged, and she realizes quickly he is not the man he used to be. Arrogant, cold, and angry at the world, he has kept everybody at arm's length, and Alexa's arrival is no different. Deep in her heart, she knows that in order to truly move on, she must right her wrong, but it turns out the path to redemption is much rockier than she expected. Along the way she finds herself right back to where she was, but the fall is much higher than it used to be. Now she is dealing with one of the most stubborn CEOs in the world, and he isn't ready to forgive her quite yet. ***Completed April 20, 2020*** ***Sequel to Truth Be Told*** ***can technically be read as a stand alone so you will be very confused but, hey, it's your account;)***

The rivalry between high schools is fierce. But the rivalry between Baylor High School and Brentwood High School was fiercer. When people come to these schools, they learn two very important things quickly. 1. Every competition between these schools matters. If you lose, you are shamed. 2. Absolutely NO contact with anyone from the other school Alexa Baker had to live and die by these rules because her brother Seth promised that if she didn't, he would make the rest of her junior and senior year hell even when he was at college. He was the reigning senior state quarterback. He couldn't have his little sister of all people break these rules. So even with all of her curiosity towards the mysterious people of Brentwood High School, she stayed away and stuck with her friend group. Until a run in with a mysterious stranger at a sold out movie makes her rethink everything she thought she wanted. A conversation she overhead drags her into a secret bigger than the rivalry that shaped her childhood. And Homecoming...well, Alexa's life would never truly be the same. For good or for bad. ***Completed August 22, 2018***

❝ One day your Prince will come. Mine just took a wrong turn, got lost, and is too stubborn to ask for directions. ❝ Nova Lockheart is tired of being "Resident Cupid" at Octavia High. Having never had a proper boyfriend, Nova's two best friends, Nate and Emily, set out to play a game of matchmaker, to finally get the matchmaker a boyfriend. Too bad the arrow shot through Tyler Bradford's heart - the boy known for breaking them, and the boy Nova is completely and utterly 'in hatred' with. Two stubborn individuals, a fat cat named Meownce, and with the works of two best-friends-turned-lovers, Nova and Tyler have no idea what they have coming for them.

Meet Lorenzo, the cruel, handsome and capricious mafia boss who never gets attached to anyone, until he meets Clara. Meet Clara, the girl who was abandoned once. She is not looking for love, she doesn't want to belong and she doesn't want Lorenzo. Can Lorenzo make her fall in love with him? Can he uncover her secrets before she gets hurt?

I saw him standing around the shoots. His icy eyes met mine. And for a split-second. I felt like I matter. #WATTYS2018

Charlotte was always content not being a stereotypical popular girl, and thank god she had friends who would kick her ass if she ever became one. But now that her brother is on the varsity baseball team she starts to get attention from their Captain, Nathan Ward which becomes a bit of a problem since she's dating the rival schools Captain, Chase Grahams. Secret relationships, nasty mean girls and just enough family moments that make us want to be a member of the Hayes Family. Just remember one thing when dealing with jealous people... Its that Jealousy Makes You Nasty

April Tuner a four time national barrel racing champion and Nick Smith a four time bull riding champion had married and had a beautiful daughter named May. May being just like her mother she is wild at heart. She loves the rodeo and loves barrel racing just like mother. But one of the few things that are different between the two is May has her eyes not only on the big champion belt buckle but also a certain roper named Jack Hatch. Is rodeo love starting all over again or is May just in store for a heart break?

#1 in Cowgirl #1 in Rodeo #1 in Farm #1 in Country Cooper Blackwood, new to Hudson, is a deep-rooted cowboy. He's already made a troublesome reputation in the small town in the year he's been here, but the girls can't help but dream about his southern charm. DaKota Jones returns to her small hometown, Hudson, after secretly moving away to get away from something or someone. DaKota is homegrown cowgirl, and every cowboy dreams about her. When DaKota and Cooper marked eyes at each other, it marked a start of something that they would of never guessed would of happened to them.