Blaze Davis is the girl in the shadows. The one no one notices but if given a chance, could light up your world with a personality as unique as the scars adorning her body like damaged armour. She has secrets no one knows and hidden beneath that mask is a broken soul. She's seen pain in it's ugliest form. From losing her best friend to being a victim of constant abuse by her boyfriend, Blaze's life is no short of being called a wreck. She knows hurt like the back of her hand. For her, life resembles a tragic poem she can recite from the depths of her heart, knowing she'll always be stuck in the same verse and destined to a doomed path. Building up walls and trying to cement the cracks became more of a task rather than a coping mechanism, giving rise to a closed-off and withdrawn shell. Enter Rafael Hernandez. The Loner Bad Boy. A person with no shortage of wounds himself. He has demons of his own, fighting to take over. Plagued by the regrets and shadows of his past, he manages to hide behind a tough exterior of arrogance and hostility. Resorting to the darkness dwelling in the shadows of his mind, he's on the road to a catastrophic spiral that could leave him lifeless and desolate. What happens when he takes a sudden interest in her? Could this boy be enough to break down her walls? Or will he deepen her scars until she bleeds out from the pain? A storm of emotions like pain, love, agony, hurt, trust are unleashed when two lost souls intertwine in a hope to be found again. TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains themes of self harm, depression, abuse etc. If you are influenced by such topics, refrain from reading. It will get really deep so if you are triggered, I would advise you to not read the book highest rankings: #1 in badboy #1 in abused #1 in teenromance #1 in selfharmawareness #1 in sadness #3 in sad #3 in sexual assault

"Be a good student, baby, and open your mouth for me." . . . In which 20-year-old Alyssa Silvestro decides to seduce her professor, who happens to be the older brother of her cheating ex-boyfriend. Revenge is best served cold, is what they say.

A sequel to The Best Thing. Feyre is a junior at Harvard and still reeling from the traumatizing loss of her childhood best friend/boyfriend. Her focus has been on school, work and moving away after graduating, she never knew that her brother's best friend would have such an impact on her life. He's broody, cocky and your typical hockey playing jock. But, you shouldn't always judge a book by it's cover right? Because to Storm there just maybe be more than meets the eye. If only Fey can get past the rumors, gossip and asshole persona that he puts up as shield.

"And it took me a while to realize it, but everything I've had to go through in this life, all the pain and sadness I've had to bear . . . well, its led me straight to you." • • • After tragedy strikes Morgan Scott's family, she finds her life changing drastically again and again throughout many failed attempts of starting over. It doesn't seem to matter where Morgan ends up, the secrets and pain of her past continue to haunt her, reminding her that "starting over" isn't nearly as easy as it sounds. Ending up in her father's hometown a few months after the day her life changed forever, Morgan finds her life changing once again, and she only hopes that this time will be for the better. It isn't until after a run-in with the town's golden boy, Jack Crawford, that Morgan realizes no amount of starting over will take away the memories of the past. What Morgan doesn't know is that Jack has a secret of his own that's eerily similar to hers. And what neither of the two know is that their secrets will unintentionally bring them together, reminding the duo that they aren't as alone as they often feel. [COMPLETE] [WATTPAD EDITORS' CHOICE LIST 2021]

Southern Gulf University Series: Book 2 | Sequel to Finding Our Way | Not a stand alone When Mason breaks Lexi's heart and her trust, she takes the job offer in LA and leaves him in her past. Or so she thinks. Fast forward five years and Mason is the best baseball player in the MLB. Fans adore him, girls throw themselves at him, and kids idealize him, but there's only one brunette who can reignite his heart. Lexi's a successful A&R manager in Los Angeles and has closed her heart off from dating since Mason crushed it. Her bosses adore her, her artists want to date her, and her career is her whole life. Only one man can put her heart back together and he's halfway across the country. But when Lexi and Mason come face-to-face again in an unlikely place, are the sparks still there or has the past torn them further apart? Each one has their own new lies and sins, but can they overcome them to prove that if you love someone and you set them free, they'll come back to you.

Southern Gulf University series: Book 1 Lexi Olson does not hook up, let alone date anybody. She has good grades, great roommates, and a bright career ahead of her, but when she lets her guard down with the top MLB prospect, everything changes. Can she overcome her sexual baggage with him or is she too far gone to be saved? Two things have always come easy to Mason Young: baseball and girls. He never wanted a relationship until he meets a fiery brunette one night who will change his life forever. But when he makes a mistake the first night can he recover from it or will he strike out trying? **Excerpt** I stare at him. How could I possibly damage his ego? He could have any girl he wants, I'm pretty sure his ego is perfectly intact. "I want to help you." he says. "Help me?" "Yeah. In the bedroom." "You seemed to like what I did just fine last night. Excuse me." I say through clenched teeth.

"Grace." He demands. "I can't," I say shakily, leaning my head back and looking up at the shy stars. "Why not?" "It's not that I don't want to," I start, looking back at him to catch him already looking at me. "I can't afford it, Sam." "Then me and my m-" He starts. "Sam!" I interject. "No. I can fix this on my own. I don't need help from anyone but myself, this is my problem. Not a nurse's, not my dad's, not your mom's, not yours." "Grace, I found out, so yes! Yes, it's my goddamn problem. And you can't fix something like this by yourself!" "Yes, you can! I've read about people who have self recovered. And honestly, it seems better than being put in a psych ward!" I'm nearly yelling now. Sam scoffs, his eyes narrowing at me. "Yeah? Like who?" "Like celebrities t-" "Celebrities! You're not famous, Grace! You're normal! You're... You're just you!" I narrow my eyes at him. "Just me?"

Carter's entire world is turned upside down after the tragic loss of his twin brother. He's destructive, angry and blames himself for his death. Madden is one of Carter's childhood best friends whose had a crush on him since they were kids. But, they're relationship dramatically changed after the death of his brother. She refuses to give up on him, regardless of how hard he tries to push her away. What happens if she's his savior, but he's her destruction? TW: death, substance abuse and alcohol

Aria is a sophomore in college, living in beautiful Oceanside, CA. She's in a sorority with her best friend and living her best life until she gets a bad grade in one of her classes. She hates asking for help, but caves in and looks for a tutor. Little did she know that Ace Edgewood, hockey captain and campus heartthrob was going to show up to her tutor session. They don't start off on the right foot and Ace has some skeletons in his closet that he needs to work through. Can these two turn an unlikely friendship into more?

Ethan Knight is living his life just as he imagined it. Being the captain of the basketball team, he has to make sure they win this year's championship, which will further solidify his chances of being drafted, his dream for as long as he can remember. With his senior year beginning, he plans to do exactly what he has done for the last few years; avoid all the distractions. But what happens when a distraction he might actually like, comes along? Iris Reed is a simple person who had very complicated parents growing up. Starting college at Willow Creek, she finally felt like her life was falling into place. With her childhood best friend by her side and an amazing roommate to share the space with, all she had to do was stay away from all the drama that college ensures. How difficult could that be? Completed. Thank you so much @-brendac for this amazing cover.