Bella Winters is a seventeen year old with little confidence, controlled daily by her anxiety. Bella wants to remain hidden in school but ends up gaining the attention from the school's popular bully, and the school's heart throb all within the same week. A heartwarming tale where Bella Winters endures heartbreak that sends her on a discovery of self love and confidence. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - Do not copy/reproduce or use any of the text in this story.

Nova can't escape the rich town of Riverside, where a tragedy follows her every step, but she can work to uncover who's been lying to her all these years. ***** When seventeen-year-old Nova Nightingale returns to her late mother's hometown the last thing she expects is to be public enemy number one, but the rumors surrounding her mother's sudden disappearance fifteen years earlier follow Nova everywhere she goes. And to top it all off, the local rich boy, Isaac Royal, is adamant about making her life hell. Surrounded by rumors, lies, and a secret keeping the town on edge, Nova has to figure out why she's hated and why the boy hell-bent on making her suffer seems to be the only person she can trust. Content/Triggering Warning: this story contains themes of suicide and violence [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

❝There's a difference between love and lust, sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference, but it's definitely there, Ten.❞ He looked at me for a while before pulling me into a hug, his head resting atop mine before he mumbles. ❝This, for example, is love.❞ [find the full synopsis inside - or surprise yourself.] Highest Ranking in Teen Fiction : #195

I found myself staring at the plain white ceiling again. My thoughts overtaking me with worry, anger, and sadness. Worry, for the thought of not being able to unlock the lock that chains me to the most, egoistical boy, I've ever met. Anger, for the person who does have the key, and doesn't want to be found. And sadness, for being all alone again once we do find the key, that would unlock me to loneliness. -- "The only guy who deserves her, is the one who thinks he doesn't." ©2015 by Slave2gravity. All rights reserved.

Lilly has the four best friends. Carter, Adam, Ian, and David. When she's twelve, she moves away so her mom can follow a boyfriend she's had for only a week. This leaves Lily heartbroken because she can't be with her best friends. Five years later, Lilly goes back to live with her grandma and wants to spend her senior year of high school with the best friends that she hasn't seen or heard from for the past five years. Sadly, there's a problem. None of the boys are friends with each other anymore. The troubles of high school has torn the four boys apart. Lilly wants to mend the tear, but she's dealing with her own troubles. Troubles that she doesn't want to talk or think about. Will Lilly get all the guys to be friends again? Will she find a way to deal with her own problems? And will she fall in love with a boy from her childhood?

''You know what's weird?'' he asked me after a while. ''Tell me.'' ''That even a little action can affect someone's life. For example, a really beautiful butterfly flying across the street and distracting you can make a car hit you.'' ''Well that was a wreck, Kayden.'' I laughed and he just chuckled quietly. Kalani couldn't help but wonder if the butterfly who affected someone's life was either her or Kayden. But nevertheless it wasn't how this breathtaking love story began. Warning: Story includes strong language and mature content.

Written by Jenny Rosen & Edited/Developmentally Edited by Kristen Maglonzo @kaelking12 Love's a disappearing act, death's an illusion. When Hailey Anderson, daughter of a dangerous D.C. senator, slams into Caleb Evans, a pretty boy with a million-dollar smile and a million ugly secrets, she figures fate has finally given her an escape from the broken home she's desperate to distance herself from. Their seemingly star-crossed encounter results in her being drugged and dragged out of Washington as Caleb's ugly background bubbles to the surface. Caught between deadly family ties, financial desperation, and an intriguing new hostage, Caleb struggles to walk the line between loyalty and frightening new feelings for Hailey. When his brothers discover Caleb distancing himself from their last chance plan for survival turned federal crime, they stop at nothing to tear the two of them apart. When helping Hailey means losing everything, will Caleb stay barbwire-tied to his brothers or hold on to a hostage who's got a hold on him? ***The Runaways sequel, WANTED is now available on my profile!***

Samantha Marshall lived a life full of lies and betrayal. she is blamed by her mother, father and brother for an incident that she had nothing to do with. Sam has two little brothers who are the only ones that talk to her and don't blame her for what happens. Sam finds out the reason behind the incident which leads her to self harm and depression. Sam finds it hard to trust people. she only trusts her 3 best friends. Zack Knight moved in with his dad for senior year. he got expelled from his previous high school,he is your typical high school bad boy. He happens to be Sam's neighbor and her best friend's step brother. Zack starts be very protective over Sam and he's bad boy image is slipping. Zack changes into someone else when hes around her. what will Zack do when he finds out the truth and the reason for all her pain? will he help her forget or expose the person responsible for her pain? There will be times where Zack wants to regain his image of bad boy but will he loose Sam in the process? P.S THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WRITING SO I'M SORRY FOR ANY MISTAKES.

I watched Reese lips move as he read out the contents of the letter, then I watched everyone's faces as they took in the words that were coming off the paper. As I looked around the small group, I realized that these were the people that I had no choice but to depend on for awhile, and one of them was going to get hurt. It didn't matter if we did everything right, someone was bound to get hurt in this game and I couldn't help but to feel like it would be all my fault.

[THE REWRITTEN VERSION AS OF 2017] Flo is struggling to get over the death of her parents, seven months ago. Her life is turned upside, and she struggles to make sense of the world, having the most important people taken away from her. Dealing with stresses of school, friends and her grief, it all becomes too much for her so she decides to spend her summer in London. Wanting a quiet summer, whilst staying with a family friend, Flo wants to just keep her head down, but that's a little difficult when she is arrested for an alleged crime she hasn't committed, and she soon finds herself embroiled with notorious bad boy Zac Wilson. A dance enthusiast, Flo uses her talent to escape from her pain. Wanting to prove that she isn't defined by her grief, and to make her parents proud, she enrols herself into a dance contest, when a space becomes available- the opportunity which could change her life forever. Flo is in for an exhilarating, law-breaking, drama filled summer, with the chance of find love in London - everything she doesn't want.