Because some of us fail at love. | WATTPAD PICKS 3/2/18 |

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Adrift after a failed suicide attempt, golden boy Everest can't find anything worth living for - until he meets Beverly, a loner determined to prove him wrong. ***** For a boy who seemed to have it all - wealth, good looks, popularity, a wide circle of friends - Everest Finley becomes the ultimate social outcast after failing to take his own life. Dejected and alone, he starts his last year of high school by acting out, determined to ruin his golden boy reputation after his best friend and girlfriend both turn on him. But to his surprise, resident loner Beverly Davis reaches out and tries to befriend him. Ever the optimistic, her empathy and persistence eventually convinces him to spend time with her, and the two slowly bond over their complicated family lives and a love of singing. But even as their budding friendship begins to hint at something more, Everest continues to struggle with depression and unhappiness. Can a simple pact between the two truly encourage him to find something worth living for? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions and descriptions of depression and self harm. -SKY

"Ignore their stares, they do nothing but remind you that you are alive." When Alexandra Knight was offered a rare scholarship to attend the most prestigious boarding school in Europe, she didn't have to think twice before accepting it. It doesn't take long for her schoolmates to notice that she is different from them, and Alexandra quickly becomes the centre of attention when she runs, quite literally, into the most popular boy in school- just not in a good way. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • THE ROYALS SERIES, pt.1 Copyrighted.

"De Vitto," I called out as I circled around in search of our group. "Where the fuck are we?" Met with the sound of silence, I turned my head to face Adam. His face was adorned with a sheepish smile as he limply waved the map at me. "I have no idea." *** Meet May Torres; she's sarcastic, witty and stubborn and can't seem to get a certain boy off of her tail. Meet Adam De Vitto; he's a notorious player, heartbreaker and flirt and loves to chase after a certain girl. Adam is determined to get May no matter what the cost, even if it involves a whole lot of perverted pick up lines, dirty jokes, unexpected kisses and underlying love.

Rusty Jenkins — ex-Girl Scout, zombie slayer, last person on earth — is kicking ass, taking names, and surviving this damn apocalypse like her life depends on it (because it kind of does).

Katrina's best friend Marco dies in a mall shooting when they're fourteen years old. Three years later, she's starting her senior year of high school and beginning to forget, at last. Her life had become as bearable as it could possibly be, until Ian - Marco's older brother - comes back to town. He comes back changed, dangerous, and enigmatic. Katrina can't stay away, despite the overflow of memories his presence brings to her. A catastrophic relationship is born, one the world never wanted and most definitely won't permit. (cover art by hagenmarley)