"Natalie," he repeated, her name like velvet on his tongue. He seemed to like the sound of it because he repeated it again, his voice turning low. "Natalie." Leon Hughes was a mystery masked by bruised cheeks and bleeding knuckles. He was a wraith, a shadow on the walls - sometimes there, sometimes gone. Never set in stone. He showed up when he showed up, with his face bleeding, his shirt torn, his skin blistered. Natalie never knew when he'd come, but she always let him in. Originally a short story. Rankings: #2 in teenromance, #2 in goodgirl, #15 in badboy

| WATTYS 2022+2023 SHORTLIST! | Becoming a grown-up is something you dream of since you're six years old, wondering if you're going to become a princess, or an astronaut, or president. In reality? You're a twenty two year old college graduate trapped in an RV with six others carting the corpse of the country's most wanted crime lord on a cross country trip you'll never forget - no matter how much therapy you undergo. Kiara, Violet and Elvis find themselves stuck in this reality, but maybe, despite all the madness, they may discover who they really are, and somehow find love along the way, with people as insane as themselves. RANKINGS: #3 in Roadtrip 08/07/23 #4 in WattpadStories 08/08/23 #5 in Alcohol 08/08/23 #6 in Reading 08/08/23 #39 in MLM 08/08/23

Watty's 2023 Shortlister Best-selling author and TV Writer Vivian Jones has been invited to move around the world to South Korea to turn her famous romance novel into a Korean drama series. Tired of her boring life back home, she happily accepts the invitation to change her life, bringing her 7-year-old son and best friend along for the wild ride. Upon arriving to South Korea, she realizes that her status as a single mom won't bring many friends but lots of questions, so she quickly decides to make it very clear to her new coworkers that she keeps her personal and professional lives VERY separate. Keeping Vivian's son private from her coworkers wasn't too difficult in the beginning, but with the charming actor Lee Young-min working by her side to make her show the next big hit, he keeps popping up around her at the most inconvenient times. Which is making it more and more difficult for her to keep her professional and personal lives separate from one another, especially since Lee Young-min seems to find her personal life something he wants to be part of. As their relationship develops more and more, Vivian must decide if she's willing to take a risk on accepting Young-Min's love into her life and far more importantly, into her son's. #1 in internationallove -- 6/20/23

Heath and Teagan only agree on one thing: they don't want to be in a relationship. Teagan, who is busy finishing her law degree, needs a break from the stress of living up to her parents' expectations. Heath is following his passion and starting his career as a physical therapist, but his family's drama is tearing his life apart behind the scenes. As members of the same friend group, Heath and Teagan will be around each other plenty during wedding season, whether they like it or not. With no time or desire to date, the two come to an agreement: pre-scheduled hookups through the summer or until something real comes along. A situational relationship, otherwise known as a situationship. Their arrangement seems perfect. If their past doesn't come back to bite them.

Whitney Lowe is too comfortable. Nothing has changed from fifteen to twenty-five. Her boyfriend will never propose. The promotion she wants will never come. She doesn't know how she got here. So when her brother breaks his leg and offers her his non-refundable plane ticket and the apartment he already rented in Italy for a month, she blows up her life - only to have Alden Miller, her brother's best friend, blow up her vacation. Alden has always been a little out of reach for Whitney. He's two years older, a huge flirt, and lives life like a nomad. So there really isn't anyone better than him to show her how to find herself again.

[01/07/2021] - [13/04/2023] "You can't keep going around like a fucking maniac and treating me like shit. That isn't how relationships work," Sophia's voice was havoc as she verbalized her emotions. "That isn't how we work..." Tired, vulnerable and agitated at not only him, but herself. How could she let herself get this far, in such little time? He looked down, ashamed, not wanting to respond. His heart felt like it was beating faster than it should've. "I forgot how it felt to love you." As soon as those words were uttered from Sophia's lips, his world broke apart. Gone, in just a matter of seconds. - - - When Sophia Adam moves to a new town, she wishes nothing more than a boring, new life, to separate herself from her past. Moving meant completing university and getting a clerkship with a judge. Moving meant making refreshing new friends, and meeting a mysterious guy that seems hell-bent on getting to know her. To Sophia, moving to a new town was everything she imagined and more. She just didn't expect her past to follow.

[IN BOOKSTORES AND KINDLE UNLIMITED NOW!] What if you were matched with the original love god? --- When Lila goes to the Cupids Matchmaking Service it is to tell them to stop spamming her. Instead she finds out that cupids are real, she has been matched with a dangerous love god, and that he is coming to find her. Soon arrows fly, myths are awoken, and Lila finds herself part of a deadly supernatural war that could cost her her life, and her heart. Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and the Vampire Diaries. --- THE PUBLISHED VERSION OF CUPID'S MATCH IS OUT NOW! READ IN KINDLE UNLIMITED! Get your copy of Cupid's Match at bit.ly/CupidsMatch or follow the link in my profile!