In this heartwarming holiday story, we meet Sophie Foster, who has always adored Christmas. However, after her parents' divorce, the festive season feels a bit lonely. She spends December engrossed in work at a quaint bookstore known for its holiday charm, yet something feels missing. Keefe Sencen, a new, slightly mischievous town resident who frequents the bookstore. Since Sophie helped him pick out a book for his sister for Christmas, Keefe has developed a fondness for her. His witty banter always brings a smile to her face, but he's never shown any serious intentions-until now. Determined to brighten Sophie's Christmas and fill the void left by her family's split, Keefe devises a plan. Over the month leading up to Christmas, he carefully orchestrates small, meaningful gestures to show Sophie that the true spirit of the season is found in the connections with people around us. Despite his growing affection for her, he hides his feelings, focusing instead on helping Sophie rediscover the magic of Christmas through their blossoming friendship and the warm, festive moments they create together.

Cressida Tyndell may smile and laugh with the ton, but beneath her carefree mask lies a woman trapped. Orphaned and at the mercy of her ruthless brother-in-law, she faces an unbearable fate-marriage to a lecherous suitor who will ruin her life. When an attempted assault forces her to flee, she runs straight into the arms of the last man she ever expected to ask for help: Benedict Savage. Once a proud and gallant soldier, Benedict returned from war a broken man, scarred in body and soul. He has spent the past year in self-imposed exile, haunted by guilt and tormented by the memory of the one woman who made him feel a glimpse of sunshine-Cressida. But she has feelings for his cousin, the charming and rakish Lord Wycliffe... not a man like Benedict. Yet when Cressida begs him to marry her to save her from her guardian's malicious plans, Benedict cannot refuse. Bound by a marriage of convenience, they soon find themselves tangled in an intimacy neither of them expected. Cressida discovers there is more to her brooding husband than she ever imagined, while Benedict fights his growing desire for a woman he believes he can never truly have. But their fragile bond is threatened when a figure from Benedict's past emerges-a vengeful enemy who knows his darkest secret. As danger closes in and passion ignites, Cressida and Benedict must decide if their marriage is only a means of escape... or the beginning of a love worth fighting for. Will they stand together against the ghosts of war and betrayal, or will the past tear them apart before they have a chance at happiness?

"Are you mad? I would never dream of courting Penelope Featherington." Brokenhearted from the words she heard from her childhood love, Penelope Featherington had decided to change her ways and prove herself worthy of being loved. As the 1815 London season starts, she comes back at the ton with determination, confidence and charms enough to find a husband to marry.

(This story follows the start of the outbreak) After an unknown virus began to spread worldwide, killing record amounts of people and bringing them back from the dead as mindless cannibals. People tried to find any means to stop it. A cure, a vaccine. But they couldn't be stopped, no one could stop them. And The world would go dark. Follow a woman who was nothing but a secretary as she navigates the fall of Chicago Illinois in the outbreak that would forever change her future. This is Volume one of Claire Anderson's story.

The Queen of Hearts meets the gilded world of Marie Antoinette. A princess with a holy Gift. A kingdom hiding a dangerous secret. And a marriage meant to bring peace to a land with a violent history of war. Eighteen-year-old Ophelia Rosiers is a princess of Rosailles, and also the heir to a holy Gift that determined the fate of her queendom centuries ago. But now with her Gift locked away, she can only hear the whispers of the Angels her people revere. As a result, her sister has been named next in line, and she is being sent to their enemy nation, Garnette, in order to marry their Crown Prince and hopefully lead their countries into an era of much needed peace. Only when she arrives, she quickly starts to suspect her betrothed is not who she dreamed him to be. Stuck in a palace surrounded by gossiping courtiers and enemies at every turn, Ophelia's friends are few. Especially when one of her handmaidens turns out to have secrets of her own, turning what Ophelia has always believed about her destiny upside down. Desperate for a distraction, she finds company with Prince Pierre-her betrothed's younger brother-who has motives of his own. When betrayal lands Ophelia as Garnette's prisoner, she realizes her whole life she has been dictated by other people's lies. With peace shattered for good and Ophelia's fate left in her own hands, she does the one thing she has left-she takes back control, even if it means turning into the very monster her enemies make her out to be. Bisexual MC. Book 1 in The Blood of the Angels series

Annette Vasquez is broken and desperate to talk to Ryan, her ex-boyfriend, who broke up with her a month ago. When an intimidating man appears on her door dressed in all blacks, she runs for cover and sends Ryan a text for help. Vicente Di'Alberto is the Don of the Italian Mafia, cold, ruthless, and untouchable. A strange message pops up on his phone, which has him acting on impulse. Rescued by a sinfully handsome man, Ann feels safe around him until she finds out his real identity and also finds herself married accidentally to the most feared man in Italy/America. She wants out but Vicente is ready to use the accidental marriage to his advantage.

IN DEVELOPMENT SONY TELEVISION PICTURES & KOMIXX ENTERTAINMENT (The Kissing Booth) 2014 Watty Award Winner, Selected by @PPZmovie for the Best Female Horror Stories, and Selected by @TheReturned for the Best of Horror! Kidnapped, blindfolded, and thrown in the trunk of a car, Abriana Vega's date with Easton Pierce has taken a terrible turn in a deadly direction. Cursing herself for going on a date with someone she met online, Abriana has no idea that Easton isn't the only one who wants her dead. As her days in captivity crawl by and her plan to escape is thwarted, Abriana begins to lose faith. How long does she have left? Will she escape? What will become of Easton Pierce? ***Since posting the original draft on Wattpad, CAPTURED has been fully edited and nearly doubled in size (70k words). Add this book to your library for updates on the digital television series and when you can expect CAPTURED to come to a bookstore near you!

Estelle Richards' parents don't celebrate Christmas. She doesn't feel like she's missing out on anything - she's just used to it by now. After a tragedy convinced her to follow her parents to New York about a year and a half ago, she's spent her previously outgoing life in the quiet. And she likes it. She likes it a lot. Noel Pearson is only tolerable on the subject of two things: his younger sister and Christmas. Since the latter is rushing up to meet them, he's determined to put on his brightest smile. But when he hears that there's a freshman girl who has never had a Christmas in her entire life, he decides that she's his next challenge. There's just one problem: he's got less than a month. Can he really teach Estelle Richards how to love Christmas in just twenty-five days? ▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲ Warning: this is a cute, cliché Christmas story. Read at your own risk! ChickLit #30 [02.12.14] Teen Fic #210 [18.12.14]

Single and heartbroken, Tala Flores decides to spend this Christmas alone, but life has other plans. chicklit 24 21.12.2017 - 02/03/2018

A Christmas companion to "All of Me," set four years later from a new perspective.