*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

Chosyn Wilson is a man of a few words, he didn't like talking and most people always thought he was weird. When he bumps into a yapper dapper assistant, things change.

Being a single father in the streets meant love was never a priority, only survival. But when a good woman steps into his world, challenging his past and showing him a love he never thought he deserved, he's forced to choose between the life he knows and the future he wants.

BOOK 1: FALCON FAMILY SERIES Shay Falcon, the youngest daughter of a billionaire dynasty, has spent her life trapped under the weight of family expectations. Seeking independence, she secretly takes a job at C&E Holdings-the company owned by her family's biggest rivals. But when powerful CEOs Jason Cartwright and Chase Evans uncover her true identity, Shay's carefully built facade begins to crumble. Caught between loyalty and ambition, she's thrust into a ruthless corporate battlefield where power is everything and trust is a rare luxury. Can Shay break free from her family's shadow and forge her own destiny, or will the past pull her back in?

{2022 WATTY SHORTLISTER} {18+ COMPLETED} England, 1842 Lady Hutton, otherwise known as Penelope Chapman, cares not that her husband has a wandering eye. That is, until he wanders away completely--all the way to the continent with his mistress, where he's been for the last five years. Abandoned, Penelope decides she shall not spend her life living without the occasional night of casual companionship. But then Penelope meets British naval officer Beckett Ash, and she realizes that there isn't anything casual about him. The man who has been assigned to protect her whilst uncovering a smuggling operation at her summer house party is strikingly handsome, and their connection is increasingly difficult to ignore. There are only two problems. Firstly, Beckett hasn't a clue that Penelope already has a husband. And secondly, his best friend and fellow naval officer is Penelope's protective half-brother. What happens when Beckett decides to marry an already married woman?

There is something about yourself that you don't know. Something you will deny even exists until it is too late to do anything about it. It is the only reason you get up in the morning, the only reason you suffer the shitty boss, the blood, the sweat and the tears. This is because you want people to know how good, attractive, generous, funny, wild and clever you really are. ''Fear or revere me, but please think I am special''. We share an addiction, we are approval junkies, we are all in it for a slap on the back and the gold watch, the hip-hip who fucking raw. ''Look at the clever boy with the badge, polishing his trophy, showing on you a crazy diamond''. Because we are just monkeys wrapped in suits, begging for the approval of others. İf we knew this, we wouldn't do this. Someone is hiding it from us and if you had a second chance you would ask: ''Why?''.

Since ancient times, on January 13th of every year, a young human is the Chosen One - descending down sheer endless stairs into the cave where the demons live. The Seven Sins. This year, you have been chosen, and you leave behind your family and all of human kind to once more protect the world from the wrath of the evil beneath. Noone has ever been back from the darkness, and knowledge is limited. Thus, I'm sure you will be surprised by what you find.

Two very different girls fall for two very different guys in a double romance about love and money. What happens when a corporate city girl falls for a musician, and a free-spirited hippie can't resist the charms of a successful businessman? Both women will have to face their pasts to overcome their differences and find true love. Lexi is a driven businesswoman living a high-flying corporate life in Sydney, Australia, who has her eyes on one thing only: a promotion. When a chance encounter has her suddenly housing Otis, a homeless but handsome musician, she can't help but feel that she might be able to make room for one more thing in her life - someone to love. Meanwhile, Sparrow is a beach-dwelling, spiritual hippie who lives her life in the moment, not bound by money or modern society. But because of her past, she's afraid to love again. When Thomas, a kind-hearted businessman begins to slowly break her walls down, can she forget everything she's left behind? Both Lexi and Sparrow fall hard into whirlwind romances with the very different men they've chosen, and tensions rise as they are forced to make hard choices about money, love, and themselves. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Anastasia Wright

In this mini-series, we'll dive deeper into the power of the tongue. The tongue, be it a small organ, controls the path of our body and our lives. Let's see what the Bible tells us about how we should speak, how speech impacts us and others, and what steps we can take to better align the words we say with the relationship with God we claim to have.