Next Door Heartache is a summer romance wrapped in grief, guilt, and the kind of love that refuses to fade even when everything else does. ***** Hannah Blake returns to her childhood town with one silent goal: survive the summer without falling apart. But then she sees him. Adam Carter. The boy next door. The boy who kissed her when she was fourteen. The boy who never said goodbye. After losing her sister, Hannah wants to disappear. But grief doesn't bargain. And neither does Adam. He's different now. Taller. Louder. A little more broken. But still the only person who's ever known her without needing an explanation. Suddenly, they're orbiting each other again. Rooftop silences. Old swing sets. Shared playlists that ache like memories. His friends start calling her by name again. And for the first time in months. Hannah feels something that isn't numb. But Adam's not just a boy from the past. He's holding something back. And falling for someone while you're still grieving means, learning how to love with your hands shaking. As summer burns slowly into fall, the lines between before and after blur. Secrets unravel. Time runs out. And Hannah has to ask herself... How do you hold on to something that's already slipping through your hands? Book One of the Next Door series. "We accept the love we think we deserve." - The Perks of Being a Wallflower @ Stephen Chbosky Maybe the bravest kind of love is the kind that stays even when it knows how the story ends. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover Note: Artwork not mine. Design, title and all text are original by Lise Niengo. No copyright infringement intended. #1 quietmoments | 6/7/25

She's With Me is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. Amelia Collins is in witness protection, starting at a new school in a small town. But when she becomes involved with the most infamous guy at school, she's reminded that she can never truly escape her tragic past. ***** When Amelia Collins moves to a new town with a new identity, she plans to keep her head down and finish her senior year. But this changes when she runs - literally - into the school's hottest badass, the mysterious and brooding Aiden Parker. Soon, Aiden's friend group is calling Amelia one of their own, and she finds herself balancing her new life while trying to recover from a tragic past. During a school year full of new friends and old rivalries, Amelia finds herself falling for Aiden, who has skeletons of his own. But she has to fight those feelings - after all, all Amelia ever does is run. Can she ever truly escape what she's been running from? Or has she finally found a reason to stop? Book One of the With Me series. | ranked #1 | 08.27.2015| | completed | 08.25.2016| | winner of a Talk of the Town WATTY 2016 | | Winner of The 2016 Fiction Awards "Best Teen Fiction"

When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana