[This story is free as of February 10, 2021] "Move over A Walk to Remember, and make way for one of the most heartwarming stories this side of Wattpad. It's so cute, I could cry (again)." - Grace @ HQ After tragedy strikes, Nolan loses all faith and never expects to love, let alone smile again until Nora-perky and persistent-walks into his life. ***** 15-year-old Nolan Haynes has everything. A loving family, a promising future as a filmmaker, and a pretty cool group of friends. That is until tragedy strikes and he's forced to move towns. Nolan vows never to let anyone in ever again-they always leave. But on a summer day two years later, when the super upbeat, Nora walks to his lunch table-Nolan has to try a bit harder to keep a smile off his face. Little does he know that Nora is fighting a battle of her own, one that no one could even imagine. And as the two get closer, they not only find solace in each other but in God. When Nolan is faced with a situation in which he has to break Nora's trust to protect her, can their budding relationship still stand and will God show up in all of this? [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of verbal and physical abuse that may be triggering for some readers. NOTICE: Before the Morning is currently undergoing revisions! A sensitivity reader (someone who goes through your manuscript and assesses representations in your work) identified a number of issues surrounding the Filipino representation in BTM. I'm rewriting with the goal of creating a more authentic and respectful story. I'm sorry for the pain I caused by failing to include accurate Filipino culture and in having written from Nora's point of view.

Kassi was a normal girl living in a normal town until one day her mom drops her and her brother off at their estrange grandfathers house for no reason. Now not only does she have to adjust to her new life and school, she also has to avoid the weird looks the "In-Crowd" gives her on top of avoiding their majorly hot Bad Boy leader. Rhys is tired of watching all his friends find their mates before he does. He is tired of being known as the Mateless Alpha and just as he starts to give up hope, his beautiful mate falls in his arms. Literally... Join Kassi and Rhys as they journey through life, love, and heartbreak. ~~~~~~~ "Beautiful" he murmured as he traced a finger against my blushing cheek I gasped and pushed against his broad shoulders His eyes narrowed before his grasp tightened on my waist "Mine" Book 1 of 3 of the MOON Series

Short Sections, took from the lovestory of best friends. The ups and down of their relationship through highschool and onward. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I love you and I always will. I know that you will never love me like I love you but at least I know, we are friends, best friends." "When I fell in love with you, I didn't even know what love was" "I hope one day, I will muster up the courage to tell you how much I love you" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A story about a girl who has fallen for her best friend. This story is about their journey through highschool ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Short Chapters, 100 words usually* HIGHEST RANKING: #1- 3/19/2018 #18- 3/10/2018 #20- 2/26/2018 #23- 2/18/2018 #28- 2/15/2018 #31- 2/13/2018 #37- 2/8/2018 #56- 2/7/2018 #60- 2/4/2018 #68- 2/3/2018 #81- 2/2/2018 #89- 2/1/2018 #131- 1/29/2018 #166- 1/27/2018 #244- 1/26/2018 #275- 1/25/2018 #340- 1/24/2018 #355- 1/23/2018 #406- 1/22/2018 #542- 1/21/2018 #681-1/19/2018