The human heart is an abyss. Through tunnels, and chambers, the organ beats and the world, in each persons life, continues to churn. With that heart, life is a reality. But, every so often, exceptions have to be made. Every so often a heart breaks, truly breaks, and all the pieces of life and reality become a haze. That heart is beating, but only sustaining. There is only one cure, one remedy- one antidote. That is love. ... There is nothing like the search for the perfect story. For Josephine Taylor, head journalist in a bustling Seattle magazine, where jobs are fought, not won, Aidan Hughes is that story...the story that will combine both truth and intrigue. Plagued by tragedy, the handsome photographer has secluded himself to a remote town, denying anyone who seeks to exploit him. For Josephine, Aidan Hughes is a jackpot of mystery, the perfect subject to propel her career into it's highest form. Like all the others, he intends to send her away. But, when a storm blows in, trapping them in his family estate, concessions will be made... Deep, dark secrets will be revealed... And unwilling hearts will be touched.

After surviving a tsunami together, art collector Genevieve and CEO Tristan face endless hurdles back home in the shape of vengeful exes and dark family secrets. ***** On the night before her entire life is changed, Genevieve Harding finds herself walking along Thailand's shoreline with a handsome stranger she only knows from magazine covers and newspaper headlines. Billionaire businessman Tristan Maddox is handsome and charming and it's not long before sparks fly. When tragedy strikes the next morning, their instant connection is tested in a way they never could have predicted. With their attraction pulling them together while a devastating tsunami knocks their lives into chaos, the two find themselves bound together by their shared experience. But upon returning home, life quickly becomes just as difficult as survival was. It's not long before secrets from the past and heartbreaking lies throw them back into rocky waters, threatening to tear them apart all over again. *Wattpad HQ's Editor's Pick - 2022* Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and graphic scenes depicting a natural disaster and PTSD that comes from it. Also contains themes of blackmail and murder.

She's drowning. He wants to save her. Will love be enough to keep her head above water? Growing up in a broken home isn't easy, especially for Bailey Tomford. She doesn't know how much longer she can bear the pain of her father's actions and her mother's lack of them. She's ready to end it all, to just close her eyes and not wake up again. But when Beckett Bailey, the big star, hockey captain from her rival school bulldozes his way into her life and figures out her secret quicker than anyone she's ever met, she's able to bear the pain a little longer. But life at home is getting worse the closer she gets to Beckett and she's running out of the motivation to keep going. Will Beckett be the savior she so badly needs? Or will his love for her not be enough to save her? * * * "Scoring for Her Heart" is a mature story with heavy content that is not intended for anyone under the age of 18. Read at your own discretion.

"𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑦." - 𝐽.𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑢 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ River Tate-Michelson was the girl who had straight A's. The girl who never wanted to disappoint her parents. She never got in trouble. She was great at ballet. She was as people would say her family's so-called '𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐽𝑜𝑦'. The only problem is that it was never enough for her, she always felt like something was missing. River has never been one for being the center of attention or one for drama. But that all changes when she is asked to tutor the one and only Noah Hayes the guy with the sexy smirk comes tumbling into her life. Noah Hayes. The guy every girl wants to sleep with and the person every guy wants to be. Mr. Captain of the hockey team is as cocky and attractive as they can get. What happened's when Noah finds out he is failing two of his classes and he is at risk of losing his spot on the team if he doesn't get his grades up. Noah is told he will have to get a tutor, he never thought that tutor will be one feisty ballet dancer. When Noah and River cross paths it's annoyance at first glance. What happens when River starts to become less annoyed with Noah's flirty remarks? What happens when Noah starts to become fond of Rivers' feisty temper? What happened when one drunken night they end up in the same bed together? A mess is what happens! *1st book to the Riverview College series*

🎖️WATTYS SHORT LIST 25🎖️*COMPLETED* River Fontaine has it all. The looks, the personality, the friend group and the popularity. Everyone either wants to be her or with her. Nash Kingston is just the same. Handsome, mysterious, wanted by all and very charming (in his own way). Girls and boys fall at his feet, except for our blondie. Followed after their families feud, he doesn't like her one bit and River...well, she loves some good banter. To her is just playful bickering, to him it's a long time grudge. Either way, they can't stay away from each other. -•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-• "I don't think your girlfriend would appreciate you calling other girls hot." "Then good it's her I'm saying it to." "I'm not...your girlfriend." "Not yet." -•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-• #1 IN POPULAR #1 IN BICKERING WATTY'S SHORT LIST 2025

Emma's life takes an exciting turn when she moves back to her hometown. Certain circumstances cause her to run into the schools most notorious football player, Trace Henderson. Their first meet is wild but that doesn't mean their friendship will be just as crazy, right? After all, they are polar opposites. What could go wrong with that? Emma is back in town and on the first day collides with a jock that saves her life. Things take surprising turns when she realizes they share the same school. All she wanted was to stay under the radar but now she's faced with the most popular boy in school. Trace is set on figuring out the life of Emma as he helps and protects her. Feelings develop but are they mutual? Will they fall together or will Emma have to catch herself on the way down? __________________________________________ "Trace is stubborn, relentless, annoying, hilarious, he makes me yell, and he drives me out of my mind. But he's everything I want. I'm falling for him faster than I realized and my only hope is that he'll be there to catch me." #7 in football out of 16.9K stories - June 2020 #1 in romance out of 1.2M stories- June 2020 #1 in highschoolromance- June 2020 #2 in teenfiction out of 191K stories- June 2020 #3 in love out of 2M stories- June 2020 **COMPLETED** Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains swearing, mature themes or sexual content. [Word Count: 190,000-200,000]

"At this point, I'll be grateful for your pieces." ***** Jessica Franklin is at her wit ends, literally. With two sisters depending on her and a mountain of debts on her neck, she needs a way out before she breaks down. So when she sees an online post of a Billionaire requesting for a bride, she immediately takes it. Devon Reeves just wants to get rid of his clingy ex who's snuck her way back into his life and is disrupting it. Unwilling to go on dozens of blind dates, he puts up a post requesting for a bride and recieves numerous responses. Out of the many proposals, Only one sticks out to him. Without thinking too much of it, he accepts it and goes on a date. One look is all it takes got Devon to decide that Jessica is his bride. A contract is signed and the two begin to live like husband and wife. There's just one problem, nobody is accepting of this new arrangement. Plus, the more he gets to know his wife, the more he realizes that she has secrets... Secrets she's running away from and will soon catch up to her. *Featured in the WattpadRomance New Adult reading list.* #1 in selfsabotage 27/7/2023 #2 in jessica 23/8/2023 #3 in Devon 25/8/2023 #2 in dreamlandbooks 30/8/2023 #1 in steamy 26/2/2024

**Brother's Best Friend Romance.** [[[NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND KINDLE UNLIMITED!]]] When you grow up in a small town like Great Meadows, you learn to create your own entertainment. You can either spend your time getting high, partying at the field, or working on cars. For Veronica Russo, there's a certain solace found underneath the hood. As the youngest sibling of the Russo family, Veronica is under the watchful eyes of her four older brothers; four very protective, very overbearing, and very outspoken brothers. Every guy in town knows Veronicas label: strictly off-limits. They have succeeded in enforcing it; running off every guy that so much as looks in her direction. That is, until Chase arrives back in town. Close family friend and motorhead, Chase Daniels, returns from deployment, and his world is turned upside down when he comes face to face with Veronica again; shocked to find that she is all grown up. The more he surrounds himself in her company and learns that there is more to Veronica than he ever knew, the more he feels an intense pull towards her. There's just one problem-his best friends won't allow it. Is the fallout of life-long friendships worth the possibility of something more? BOOK 1 in the Russo Family Series. *story is not intended for young eyes* Cover created by the very talented @virtuesvice © 2016 by Jenni Linn. All rights reserved. Labeled is published under this account only(BEAUT1FULDREAMER). Plagiarism is not tolerated. If you come across this story elsewhere, please report it to Wattpad or myself.

Nicole lives her life on her own terms. She travels the world, thrives on discovering new places, and cherishes her privacy and freedom. But a deal with her father forces her to return home, where she must work under his rules and abandon the life she's grown accustomed to. Back in her hometown, she unexpectedly comes face to face with someone she never imagined seeing again-a man she confided in during a fleeting, passionate encounter in a remote town across the globe. Now, Nicole must decide: is it worth exploring the possibilities of their connection, or will her stubborn independence stand in the way of the love she never saw coming? ••• ||Monaro family: book 4|| *This is the fourth book in the Monaro Family series, but can be read as a stand alone. Though I advise you to read the other books in the series, as Nicole makes tons of appearances there. Plus they're really good if I say so myself 💁🏼‍♀️

Gracelyn Pearce: The last two things I expect to happen on my twenty-fifth birthday are to catch my (now ex) bodyguard for stealing and then find out my stepdad's been arrested for fraud. To top it off, my (also now ex) boyfriend breaks up with me following my stepdad's scandal. My mother hires me a new bodyguard-who happens to be the same man I randomly roped in to be the driver of my getaway car during an attempt to escape the paparazzi. Yep. Go me. Sure, he's attractive, but what good is an attractive face if his personality is like that of a grumpy bear who's just been woken up from hibernation? Ioannis Dimitriou: I wasn't keen on taking on another celebrity assignment. So when I agreed to be billionaire heiress and actress Gracelyn Pearce's new bodyguard, I should have known that it would be a recipe for disaster-she's stubborn, she's infuriating as she is breathtaking, and above all, she's very much off limits. Yet the more time I spend with her, the more I find myself unable to resist the woman who's meant to be nothing more than my client. I want her. I crave for her. Even if I can't have her. And when a mysterious stalker enters Gracelyn's life, I'll do anything to protect the woman I've fallen so hard for.