[COMPLETED] High-flyer Ria Aslan thought she had her entire life planned out perfectly. Except her plans didn't quite foresee the still unsolved hit-and-run that prematurely claimed her father's life. The unfortunate tragedy only amplifies Ria's need for total control over her life. And her plans seem to be on track until a drunken night lands her in the bed of her irresponsible brother's best friend, Blaine Huerta. Blaine is everything Ria once thought she hated - he's careless, unpredictable and lacks ambition, but Ria learns that her life may lack the spontaneity that Blaine brings. As their unexpected relationship unfolds, Ria discovers that behind Blaine's beautiful face lay an array of carefully curated lies and secrets. Some of which extend to her own life. Will Ria be able to decipher the lies from the truth? And, will love be enough to keep the two together despite the many obstacles in their way? TW: Strong language, sexual content, controversial topics, inc. drug use, pregnancy, mental health, suicide, + murder. Started: 27.07.22. Completed: 14.01.23.

Donovan Castle Chronicles: Volume 1 Welcome to Donovan Castle! Mason and Selene opened their home as a safe haven for supernatural creatures to take refuge. Here they are free to be themselves without being ostracized by society. Come visit and you'll follow the fantastical happenings and lives of magical beings in and around the castle. Who knows who you'll meet! You may run into shifters, unicorns, vampires, and even mermaids! How will all these individuals' lives unfold? Who will arrive at the castle and how? What dangers will they encounter and what tragedies will befall them? I encourage you to come meet these wonderful people and experience a world of magic, adventure, and mystery! Hope you enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donovan Castle Chronicles is a supernatural mystery book that sets place in a fictitious town and city in Virginia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Awards: 1st place in Lotus Awards for Mystery/Thriller (Oct. 2022) 1st place in Lotus Awards for Horror (Nov. 1, 2022) 2nd place in Lotus Awards for Humor/Comedy (Nov. 1, 2022) 3rd place in Lotus Awards for Historical Fiction (Nov. 1, 2022) 3rd place in The Clematis Awards for Fantasy (June 30, 2022) 3rd place in Lotus Awards for Sci-Fi (Nov. 1, 2022) 1st place in Auctor Awards for Best Cover (2022) Honorable Mention in The Banana Awards for Horror (Oct. 2022) 7th place in Lotus Awards for Adventure (Oct. 2022) Honorable Mention in Clouded Ink Awards for Action/Adventure (Dec 16, 2022) 3rd place in The Sapphire Awards for Paranormal (March 2023) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Started this story in 2010* This is my time posting on Wattpad. I'm open to suggestions on ideas and editing. This book is created by me, Ashley Griffith. I own this story, no one has the rights to copy and use the ideas without MY permission. I do not condone people stealing other people's work! This story is for WATTPAD publishing ONLY!!! Cover by @winteringpages-

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❝ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢. ❞ ― captain jack sparrow 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 ( ⎈ ) 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 ( ⎈ ) 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 ( - ) 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 ( ⎈ ) 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 ( - )

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒.𝘈 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥. 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬. 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒.𝘈 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴. 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶. ★彡[ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴜꜱ: ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇᴅ]彡★

Nerdy Filthy Fat Skye Hale has been bullied since she could remember, she was Fat and a Nerd making her the biggest loser in school. On her Sophomore year, her best friend betrays her, and her ultimate crush / "To Be Mate" broke her heart harshly. When Skye goes to live with her mom in Brazil and she finally turns into a wolf that she has been waiting all her life, she finally becomes the opposite of her old self. She became very HOT and beautiful that she decided to go back to her home town with her dad to spend her senior year there. She is excited to see her mate, Mason. but what happens when things don't go her way? He licked his lips, and I felt my wolf howl inside me telling me to claim him now. but at a time like this, it was inappropriate. When all of a sudden but to our liking, he growled "Mine" pushing me against the wall and it turned me on even more, I could feel that he was a strong and powerful wolf. Heat and desire was growing in my abdomen and all my wolf purred was 'we want him, we need him.' It was true, but I barely know the guy and without thinking I pushed my lips upon his roughly and felt the heat overtake my body. I couldn't help but moan a bit every time he nibbled on my lower lip. I then wrapped my legs around his waist and his hands held me at my butt giving it a soft and gentle squeeze making me yelp in pleasure. I soon realized what I was doing, I quickly got down and pushed him away from me, he looked at me in a daze. but by just looking into his eyes instead of yelling and questioning, I pulled him back and... Find out in 'The Alpha and Me' Copyright © 2013 | All Rights Reserved | Voiceless_Speaks

Tessa Romano has no idea what she's getting into. Her agenda for her senior year is to stay low and unnoticed until graduation. If she could do it the past four years of her High School career, she sure as hell can endure one more year of staying out of the way. No drama, no tears and definitely NO BOYS! Her plan was going great until she caught the attention of the three most popular guys in the school. Who brought all the drama, all the tears and definitely brought the worst type of trouble into her quiet calm life. This is the type of nightmare Tessa was always afraid of. Although this time, she'll never be able to wake up from this.

When Franny learns why former popular boy Tyler fell from grace, she gets thrown head-first into his dangerous world but also closer to his timid heart. ***** Eighteen-year-old Tyler Madden used to have everything. He was captain of the football team, popular, high achiever, and was set to have a successful career. But when a secret too hard to handle comes to light, he turns to underground fighting to deal with the pain. Now, he's in too deep. And when Francesca Howard befriends him at school in the hopes of figuring out what went wrong, she unknowingly gets pulled into the criminal world he's now stuck in. As the two find comfort in each other, they find themselves faced with their impending future and trying to get Tyler out alive. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains scenes pertaining to drug use, substance abuse, and violence. [#1 in teen fiction, romance and action]