Negative attention was her only escape from the world that surrounded her. She was broken from the past that laid at her feet, and from the boys who sought only to feed off of her. She objectified herself, only to fill that void that she had lost so long ago. The void she mentally left; the dead plant she kept on watering. She needed a place, a person, anything, to make her feel loved in the way that she's needed for years.

Lyra Kennedy joins the cast of Dating Democracy, a reality show where she's paired with the handsome Andrew - but she has eyes for bad boy Patrick. ***** Lyra Kennedy lost her job, her dog passed away, and her boyfriend of 2 years just dumped her. In a moment of weakness, her mom talks her into applying for "Dating Democracy", a reality dating show where contestants are paired up by audience voting. All too soon, Lyra's on a flight to LA, during which she meets a handsome stranger and mourns that she's stuck on the show instead of chasing after him. When the show starts however, she finds out the brooding stranger, Patrick, is another contestant. Instead of being paired with him, Lyra is assigned the handsome, kind, Andrew Hastings. As the show goes on, and things heat up, Lyra finds herself torn between two handsome, strong, passionately different men. Will she choose the charming small town hunk, Andrew, or the irresistible bad boy Patrick? And when her indecision leads her to pursue both of them, how much of her temptation will the world see on TV? [[Watty 2018 Winner]] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Conspiracy theories that might change your views on things. Note: You will need some internet connection, because there are a lot of videos and images which will be included, to provide evidence

After a childhood filled with the aspiration to find a love like her grandparents. College junior Annie believes she'll end up with a ring by spring. But there's one problem unlike her soon to be engaged friends, Annie's favor in the love department is at an all-time low. Trying to find the time to photograph her university's basketball team, chase after a seemingly fanciful love life, and to impress her professor for an internship would make any college student start to feel the pressure. But not Annie. Well, it was Annie until a certain nettlesome basketball player crosses her up.

Leo is fascinated by the sheer stubbornness of Toni, a girl in his english class, who refuses to move her sweater from the seat which he wants to sit in. She soon relents letting him sit, but not without throwing her sweater atop his desk. Later in the day, Leo sees the same sweater except it's balled up inside the lost and found box so he decides to return it to its feisty owner.

"Hello, is this Pizza--" "No this is a telephone." "Well no duh." "Sarcastic much?" "Me? Never..." "You're officially my favorite person that I've never met." "What?" A story about a prank call being the start of a strange friendship. When a girl's number is supposedly found, a guy calls it assuming it's the local pizza place. The two continue to exchange strange phone calls until someone interferes with their plans to meet. Ranked #1 in lively: June 6th, 2020 Ranked #3 in secretive: May 31st, 2020 Ranked #3 in outgoing: March 12th, 2020 Ranked #4 in prank call: August 3rd, 2018 Ranked #5 in hyper: August 12th, 2018 Cover made by me using Canva Disclaimer: in no way, shape, form, or fashion, should you try to recreate this story. It is very unlikely for you to become friends with someone over the phone. Stay safe, and don't answer the phone to strangers. (This story is being rewritten, read at your own risk.) This story belongs to me and me only. If you wish to use any part of this book, please ask for permission first.

"Give me ten days, and I can give you ten reasons not to die." Evan paused. "And if I can't change your mind by then, you can go jump off that cliff."

When Everly Reed collides with the cynical and devilishly handsome Mason Valdez, she knows trouble is ahead, but she never could have guessed how much she would be drawn to the storm. ***** Nineteen-year-old Ever Reed likes when things make sense. Which is probably why she excels at math, enough to secure her a spot at an Ivy League school out of state. Sheltered by her mother and older brother Asher for most of her life, Ever hasn't experienced much of the world, but she knows New York will be an adventure. Enter Mason Valdez: cynical, arrogant, and undeniably attractive-exactly what Ever doesn't need. But as their paths keep crossing, Ever finds herself intrigued by Mason, and eager to know the boy behind the bitter mask. As secrets, scars, and painful pasts rise to the surface, Ever knows one thing for sure: they can only make it through if they face their storms together. [[word count: 150,000 - 200,000]] Cover designed by Frances Louise De Ramos Spinoff to The Hoodie Girl Book One of the A Thousand Storms series [[The Fiction Awards 2018 Best Overall Story and Best Romance Winner]] Content/trigger warning: This story mentions sexual assault and childhood abuse

After the death of their father, twins August and Joseph move to their mother's small fishing hometown to start fresh with a new school, old house, and new faces to move on from pain from their previous lives.

It's been ten years since silent Genevieve has stepped foot in the town where all hell broke loose. Memories of abuse and pain were masked by one thing and one thing only, Ace: the boy who saved her life but died while doing so. He was long gone, resting in peace. Or maybe not. Now orphaned by a tragic accident, Genevieve finds herself back in the incredibly small town of Barren Valley, Nevada, but she discovers that dust and rumors aren't the only thing that remains. So remains a boy, the same one she knew to be dead. So how could he be standing in front of her, staring at her like he'd seen a ghost? Although Ace is sure enough alive, his past is shadowed by bad decisions, gang violence... and murder? Ace is keeping a secret, one so great that it might threaten Genevieve's new life and pull her right back into a world of suffering. Now, Ace's life is spiraling out of control and only Genevieve knows the story of what's plaguing Ace's mind. Can she stop him from ruining himself, or is she already too late? A past written in blood, a house haunted by strange shadows, unexplainable candles, and a lone boy standing amongst it all to save what he's already lost. Through twists and turns, somehow these two have found one another yet again. Some may call that fate. Others just call it really bad luck. © - 2016 (rating - PG13)