【A sequel to My Poetic Thoughts】 Titles of short stories include : 1. Shining Star 2. Red 3. Faker 4. This Moment 5. Teen-agers

No house had gone without harm and no person was left without the scars that the pain of loss brought. Yet was there a house?... no, there couldn’t be, it never happened, over 30 cities completely obliterated with not even a trace of a house, so there couldn’t be… yet there was standing proud amongst the devastation. Alexa was waiting for her parents return when FPPE struck, this cold, merciless clan who claim they stand for Freedom, Peace, Purity, Equality, and they go about achieving it by killing relentlessly on their 'Cullings'. Alexa knew death was sure to come yet Ash, the son of the Patriarch couldn't allow that to happen for some reason unknown to him, he saves her life...

This collection tells of life, pain, suffering, and sometimes even happiness. I hope you will enjoy. Thanks to @wendythestoryteller , a super talented writer and artist, for making this brilliant cover! Highest rank: #3 IN VIGNETTE! Featured on @flashfic 's The BreakRoom reading list. Part of the Wattpad Block Party 2017. RtL was a Wattpad featured story. My piece, Breaking Up With Anne, was published in the anthology Conversations by Kingston University Press. https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/KUPress/popular © Christine Bottas. All rights reserved 2015-2020.

we met when we were 16. at 42, i still miss you.

When Franny learns why former popular boy Tyler fell from grace, she gets thrown head-first into his dangerous world but also closer to his timid heart. ***** Eighteen-year-old Tyler Madden used to have everything. He was captain of the football team, popular, high achiever, and was set to have a successful career. But when a secret too hard to handle comes to light, he turns to underground fighting to deal with the pain. Now, he's in too deep. And when Francesca Howard befriends him at school in the hopes of figuring out what went wrong, she unknowingly gets pulled into the criminal world he's now stuck in. As the two find comfort in each other, they find themselves faced with their impending future and trying to get Tyler out alive. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains scenes pertaining to drug use, substance abuse, and violence. [#1 in teen fiction, romance and action]

An elderly collector of second-hand books wrestles with his unusual ability to "read" the lives of his books' previous owners... and with one unique book he can't seem to read.

NOW PUBLISHED BY SOURCEBOOKS FIRE! Oliver, Alec, Xander, and JJ are just four regular guys. They're also members of the world famous boy band the Heartbreakers. This is their story.

Miss Perfect, Courtney Collins, has everything a teenage girl could ever wish for. She has the Pretty Face, Perfect Figure, Popularity, Fortune, Friends who follow her every command and a Super Hot Boyfriend who's madly in love with her. Ultimate Geek, Chad Treyson, is a typical teenage boy who only wish for a peaceful senior year. He is the Smart Guy with goofy eyeglasses, wears lousy shirts, grade conscious, living a normal lifestyle, a musician and a certified bookworm. Put the two together and set a game. A game of love. Who fell in love first will lose. If Miss Perfect falls for the Ultimate Geek, is she willing to leave her spotlight just to be with him? And if Chad falls for Courtney, is he ready to deal with lots of drama and attention? Who will win and who will lose? Is it the Beauty or the Geek?

*new version/currently in the process of re-editing* After a night of steamy sex with her boss, 21 year old Lucy Lovelace had never thought that she would have gained more than just a night of pleasure - specially after that massive rejection she received right after her confession - she was pregnant. Not with just anyone, but with top CEO Nolan Kroeger. It was no surprise that her baby was rejected but unable to bare the heartbreak, Lucy leaves Nolan and flies off to Australia But what if God has his ways of bringing two lovers back together. Four years later, Lucy returns back to New York for her best friends weddings - who also surprisingly seems to be marrying Nolan's cousin. Now after all this time when Nolan finds out that the baby was really his, will she accept him? Or will she just reject him like how she was rejected

In which one night isn't enough. Non fiction - #7 Short Story - #41