[The Fiction Awards 2020 Winner in Diverse Fiction!] Jesse is paralyzed from his waist down, but he makes sure he gets what he wants, for he has already lost too many things in his life. Yet when he finally gets to meet Ava, who has anxiety and depression, he is not sure anymore. Ava has locked her heart away while trying to make sense of the world. Being mentally broken and haunted by unwanted thoughts, she struggles to trust people around her, while a chance encounter with a boy in a wheelchair changes her life and sets her on a path of self discovery. It's always hard to carve out a new path in lives. With Ava's endless pushing and Jesse's self-doubt about his disability, they do not plan to stop trying. Until the paralyzed love awakens. [Featured in the official @YARomance, @BullyingPrevention and @ComeAndSitWithUs reading list]

After a swimming accident leaves Dylan a triple amputee, he struggles to find a sense of normal in his life. He doesn't want to be known as the wheelchair kid. He wants more out of his new normal. Jade is tired of trying to please her mother. She wants to feel normal for once and finds that in Dylan. She doesn't feel like the weird girl with one arm. She can be herself around him. Will their love outlast all the trouble and heartache they face each day or will it tear them apart until there's nothing left?

For the fourth instalment at The Broken Demons MC we follow Circuit. He's the tech expert who can find anyone and anything his club needs, even hacking government satellites. Growing up alone the club gives him a family he never had until he meets her. Skye is constantly reminded of her past, she's alive but is she living? Once she meets Circuit he reminds her how it feels to live. But once her past comes back can Circuits expertise save her?

He was the boy that no one noticed. He was quiet, bland to the naked eye, a total wallflower who sat on the sidelines and lacked in eye contact with those around him though he had the type of eyes that made you feel like you could drown. He tried his best to blend into the background, but what he didn't know was that he was the only one that caught my eye. He was the most intriguing person I had ever laid eyes on even though he couldn't see me. He couldn't see anything.

Margaret had a big secret. Well... big depending on who you asked. She absolutely adored sign language. Something about being able to communicate using just your hands had always fascinated her. This, along with her passion and determination, lead her to learn the language. She picked it up quickly when she was young, but she had yet to tell a soul. She couldn't help but silently hope that this hidden talent of hers would one day become useful. And it looked like that day was today. Lance, the new deaf boy in her history class didn't have have a translator. Coming out of her shell, she helped him with the class content. In the process, she found a new friend... Though maybe he would turn out to be a little more than just a friend. TW: THIS DOES CONTAIN DOMESTIC ABUSE, THOUGH VERY LITTLE. BRIEF CHAPTER SUMMARIES WILL BE OFFERED AT THE END OF EVERY CHAPTER AS WELL AS A "TW" LABEL IF ANY CONTENT WHATSOEVER IN THAT CHAPTER RELATES TO IT. ____________________ Highest ranking: #542 in Short Story

In which a girl can't go a day without an anxiety attack and a boy can't go a day without noticing

Chase Owens used to have it all-popularity, parties, and a picture-perfect life. But one tragic accident changed everything. He lost his brother, his legs, and his sight. Now, stuck in a world of darkness, with a distant father and an exhausted mother as his full-time carer, Chase feels like a shadow of the boy he used to be. Montana Lewis, 17, battles demons of her own. Depression weighs heavy, her social life is non-existent, and her only friend is a guy who's as outcast as she is. At home, things are worse-especially with a brother who treats her like she doesn't exist. Neither of them is looking for a lifeline. But then they meet. What starts as an unlikely friendship slowly becomes something deeper. In each other, they find comfort, laughter, and a kind of healing they didn't know they needed. The more time they spend together, the more the lines blur. But can two broken people really make something whole?