"This was just supposed to be summer fun. That was what we agreed on." I tried to talk to him as he was vigorously shaking his head, tearing his gaze away from me. "You were never just a summer fun to me." He stared into my eyes and I felt exposed because I might have developed some feelings for him that I've never wanted to face. Heddy Lopez has just barely graduated and is trying to find the purpose of her life when her friends take her away for the summer before they go on separate ways. Little did she know that an old crush and complicated relationships would cross her way again making her last high school summer completely different than she'd expected it to be. Secrets, heartbreaks, and empty promises siege her over and over again. And they never seem to stop. But how much an already broken heart could take before fully giving up? Started: July (2022) - Finished: August 18 (2022) 123 000+ words

The strip of non-tattooed skin fell from his neck down to the fly he unfastened. "Do I scare you?" "No." "I should." . . . After a salacious event makes her want to leave home, Mina takes a traveling nurse position as far away as possible: Tokyo. In a different country with a different name, lies protect her from her past. Placed in an apartment near a Yakuza base, she meets Ryuzo, an alluring and disillusioned member of the criminal organization. As the two grow closer, Ryuzo admits he is trying to free himself of his gang ties. Mina vows to help him, but when she discovers his true identity, she realizes she isn't the only dirty, dirty liar. . . . Content Warning: This story is intended for mature audiences only. This story contains frequent cursing, explicit sexual content, mild violence, and mentions of drug use.

Emma Collins never planned to bump into him ever again. Not to mention the fact that she hated him. But fate had other plans. Emma just had to make one beautiful mistake. (All Rights Reserved) Tropes: enemies to lovers, push and pull, pregnancy, groveling The MMC is not your typical hero. You might hate him, but then grow to love him.

HIGHEST RANK #2 IN NEW ADULT [03.10.20] FEATURED ON CHICKLIT's NIGHT OWLS READING LIST [11.12.20] FEATURED ON ROMANCE's YOUNG LOVE READING LIST [07.03.21] FEATURED ON ROMANCE's FEATURED ROMANCE STORIES LIST [06.06.21] He likes his coffee black; she likes it sweet. She's embittered by her past, he's sweet behind a mask. Brianna Winters did not intend to piss off Noah Sterling with her fiery attitude. The world has bigger problems to deal with, and she would rather spend her time on those than breaking down this infuriating man's ego. Devastatingly handsome, and armed with a devil-may care attitude, he's making it his personal mission to change her mind, one cup of coffee at a time. While Brianna is struggling to hide their clandestine meetings from her air headed friend Eleanor, whose obsession with Noah is bringing her closer to ruination, Noah is struggling to put his past behind him. He's is willing to do what it takes to keep Brianna close, but she has her own demons to fight before she can learn to love him, no matter how deeply she is physically attracted to him. *** Cover by @blackroguex *** Inspired by Skam

Libby Johnson fantasizes of the future. Counting down the days until her high-school graduation, until the day she can whisk herself away from her small town and her nightmares of the day that almost stole her life. Grayson Smith is glued in the past. He constantly is in search of a person to save from his own history. Every day he sits idle in hope of a troubled soul to salvage. Starting fresh in a new school away from his past peers, nightmares loom in his path. When Libby and Grayson meet on the first day of a new semester, Libby is adamant to keep her head down and her words bitter when his smile cuts through her. His words of pleasantries mold into something sour with each day that passes. Libby cannot afford anyone holding her back in the town of Plainsville where the people are drab and the forests hold a thousand secrets. When the pair keep bumping into each other, despite Libby's disapproval, it's uncertain how Libby will escape Grayson and his stubborn ambition of saving her fate. With each coveted meeting in secret hidings, only time proves to Libby that Grayson isn't her enemy and that not every citizen in her home-town wants to suck the good out of her. It's only with Libby that Grayson cam begin to heal the history that wounded him. But as Libby and Grayson's world comes together, the sky brews a storm that only few are estimated to survive.

I'm Miranda, Mandy for short. My best friend is Claire, I have a little brother who is 8 his name is Tristan. I'm a normal teenager, a senior in high-school to be exact. Wait did I just say normal? Hell I'm about 2,000 miles away from normal. I can see ghost, not only can I see them. I think I'm in love with one. Don't judge me, I'm sure if you were in my situation, you would have fallen for him too.

Kaia Irey just lost her father to lung cancer. She can't handle the loss so she returns to the only thing they both did every day, sailing in the cove along the coast they live on. However, as she tries to make a trip there to clear her head, a strong wind drags her away into the sea. There, she runs into half human and half fish creatures that try to take her ship down. She flees but finds herself in the territory of something worse than the ones chasing her. He has lived a very long time and hates humanity. Can he accept his human mate? Will he want to be with her after spending so long avoiding humans by living in the ocean? Will she be able to survive being in his waters? Will she ever get home? Unedited

Those who were taken... They never came back, dragged beneath the waves never to return. Their haunting screams were a symbol of their horrific deaths. Like shadows they lay in wait, the deep blue waters hiding them from view. With sharp claws they attack, Pointed fangs tearing into skin, Eager mouths devouring human flesh. Cally was taken, dragged under the water by one of the vicious creatures. But she was not devoured nor torn apart by ruthless claws--no. She was a captive. ~•~ Water instantly invades her senses. Her eyes sting, her lungs and nose burning. She thrashes, kicks, claws--anything to get away. Her efforts go to waste as her body slowly starts to shut down, the air in her lungs quickly being replaced by sea water. Cally is vaguely aware of arms wrapping around her waist and behind her head before she loses consciousness, submerged in darkness. And so she is taken. Another victim of the mysterious sea. 《Completed》 Subscribe to TheAllieL Patreon for exclusive stories and content not featured on Wattpad and to support future works and book publishing! - Free Subscriber Tier - Allie's Library - Tier 1 - $2/month - Allie's Journal - Tier 2 - $5/month Subscribe here: Patreon.com/TheAllieL