"Go ahead," I said, backing up against the pink wall of the shop. "Do something other than glare at me." I waited. One, two, three seconds... and nothing. I raised my chin at him. "You're boring me, mute boy." He stepped closer. Leaned toward me as his gaze burned into mine. Then... ❀ ❀ ❀ After three months in juvenile detention, it's time for Romy Pereira to help out with her family's flower shop. And it's not all bad... until they hire Jack Michel to work beside her. He doesn't speak, communicating with glares and scowls instead of words, and seems to be more interested in literal rocks than other human beings. And with an ex-convict mother, her friends drifting away, and the flower shop falling apart, the last thing Romy wants to deal with is Jack's attitude. She'll forever praise the day he screws up big time and gets himself fired, but until that day comes, it's mostly one cold-hearted girl, her silent (but still infuriating) coworker, and a whole lot flowers. [word count: 100k] [originally written in 2014-2015; re-write completed 2020-2021] ❀ Rankings ❀ #1 in #badgirl #1 in #goodboy #1 in #flowershop #1 in #sociopath

BOOK ONE of the KINGDOM TRILOGY One moment can change everything. No one knows better than Clarity Smith. In a single second, you can lose everything you are in exchange for something else-for someone else. But that isn't even the beginning. Kidnapped and torn from the life she has known, Clarity is thrust into a strange world where nothing is as it seems and the prettiest of things can be the deadliest. Searching for answers to questions unknown, will she be able to handle the truth or fall prey to it? In a tale of twisted romance and old betrayals, Clarity must find out who she really is and choose between the two men who once meant the world to her heart.

Book One of Destiny's Exodus (first third as sample) Naked, with a dead body at his feet and no recollection as to how it got there, Artim is in a world of trouble. Already blacklisted by the establishment thanks to his relationship with the beautiful, rebellious Katelle, Artim's nemesis, Milden, is just dying for an excuse to get rid of him. Ninety-eight years into its thousand year journey, the generation ship Destiny is home to an increasingly repressive system. From his privileged position within that system, Milden hungrily, lustfully watches Katelle as the broken, twisted AI under his command watches all that occurs on board. Through the dangerously subversive recollections of an original crew member, Artim and Katelle begin to discover that everything the system has ever taught them is a lie; and worse, that they in turn have been passing these lies on to their students as truths. With their existence thrown into chaos by what they've learned, the two teachers plot desperately to find a way to take on the might of the propaganda machine controlling them; but imprisoned on the ship itself, there's no escape from the system, and absolutely no room for retreat. Can a spark of rebellion ever grow? Or will the system's spies extinguish even the smallest flame before it can ever take hold? Book One of Destiny's Exodus takes readers on an epic journey through not only space, but also how history can be a tool for manipulation and control. (For the whole book go to www.smashwords.com and search for Destiny's Hand)

Rachel Matthews is a successful, head strong, stubborn young woman who owns and runs her own equestrian center. She works side by side with the SPCA, rescuing horses and helping to rehabilitate and rehome those that were rescued before. She's passionate about her work, so much so that she doesn't allow anything to distract her. Dane Williams is the youngest yet most successful lawyer in the country. He is a proud, demanding man who won't take no for an answer. He prides himself on working hard and not backing down from a challenge. What happens when these two meet? Will Dane back down from his toughest challenge yet? Will he be able to win Rachel over? Will Rachel finally move on and allow herself to be happy after all these years? Or, will the life she has fought so hard to build come crashing down around her when her past contacts her? All Rights Reserved ©2021 MidnightDiamond2013