Eva is an enigma; as bright and kind as she is closed and distant. Ryan is a player; as blithe and uncouth as he is drowning and empty. The two shouldn't even be friends, but each sees in the other what the rest miss: Beneath the exterior festers a tumult of secrets, lies, and despair that may soon cause their carefully crafted worlds to come crashing down.

I AM REWRITING THIS BOOK-ITS POORLY WRITTEN AND THOUGHT OUT, SO PLEASE DO NOT JUDGE MY WRITING BASED OFF OF THIS. *PLEASE DONT READ THIS, IT'S AWFUL* • Mason's been abused since a young age by his step father. Without a mother for support and the constant fear for his life, he decides caring just isn't worth it. Why care about good grades, when you might not even live long enough for graduation? Why be nice and let people push you around without putting up a fight? Although, Mason does have one rule he's keen on keeping: Never get attached. Charlotte (Charlie) had a big secret of her own. With a secret life, missing sibling, and a special hatred Mason Carter, her life was definitely in for a big surprise. When Charlie's best friend gets transferred to a different class, the teacher decides to pair her up with none other than the infamous prick. With the two rivals, both with devastating secrets, stuck with each other both during, and after school, will they be able to keep their secrets to themselves? ••••• Highest Ranking #1 in Alcohol Cover by @RapunzelsSavior

+++ This is a PREQUEL. It is not necessary that you read the original story "Jodee" first, but highly recommended+++ 5-year-old Jodee Chambers does not have a perfect life. Her parents aren't together, she doesn't live in a while picket fence neighborhood, and she never knows what the next day will bring. But Jodee is young and naive and always sees the glass half full. When that all changes, what is she going to do? Will these changes be for the better or worse? 16-year-old Ace Chambers has had it rough from the day he was born. His father is an abusive alcoholic and his mother only cares about when and how she will her next fix. He never got to have a true childhood; taking care of both of his parents and his little sister at a young age. Ace's only way of coping is making sure Jodee has a good role model and unfortunately, partying with his best friend also seems to help. But Ace is determined to turn his life around, for his sister and for himself. Will he be able to do it amongst all of the chaos? Caleb Warner has been an outsider from the very beginning. His mother wants him out of the house as soon as possible as he always seems to holds her accountable for everything that goes wrong in his life. His father abandoned him and his mother to start a new family with another women a leave his son behind. Through all of this Caleb has always put on a façade to show people he is just some funny, goofy, loving guy. But in reality, a little part of him breaks every day. Can Caleb finally find the family he's longed for, through his best friend, Ace? Will that be enough for him? Can they all get what they want and create a little family of their own? Read LOST to find out how Jodee's story started...

COMPLETED: 24/02/17 *Warning: LABELLED MATURE. Due to sexual content and graphic language, this book is recommended for readers 17+ in age* Rising boxer Jaxon Cage is known to be a fighter on and off the ring. He's a man on a mission; redeeming the death of his little brother, who was on his way to become a boxing star. Jaxon holds himself accountable for his brother's death and now takes his place in the ring to continue his dream. Turns out, he's a natural. With a 5-year-old daughter he's raising, he needs the money now more than ever and is steadily making his way to the top with the help of his Coach. There's just one problem - he's taken a keen interest in his Coach's daughter and can't afford the distraction or any further burdens. But resisting her and focusing on his torturous reality is easier said than done. Quiet and shy Emily Resnick leads a simple life as an elementary teacher. Or she did, until her father took the talented and outrageously handsome Jaxon Cage under his wing. Now, she finds herself consumed by the dark and brooding but secretly soft-hearted man. She was a goner for him the second she saw the devotion he gave to his daughter and new-found job. As she discovers the many layers to this difficult man, she can't help but want to ease his burdens and carry his demons. She can't help but want him, period. Jaxon is intent on pushing her away, though, and Emily must decide if she should run from the inevitable destruction of her heart while she can, or fight for the fighter. All copyrights reserved to TheFeveredBookaholic. #1 in Fight #3 in Adult Book two: https://my.w.tt/hZHitjLyuV

For years, Luka believed his brothers were the reason his life always felt one wrong move away from blowing up. They were the danger. The threat. The shadow hanging over him. Then the secrets start spilling out, and the story flips. His brothers aren't the disaster he's been bracing for. They're the ones trying to keep it from swallowing him whole. The same men he's spent years fearing are suddenly the ones stepping in front of the worst of it, making choices that could cost them their lives just to keep him standing. It messes with Luka's head, because monsters aren't supposed to protect you. Trust doesn't come easy, but neither does survival. Somewhere between the lies, the secrets, and the close calls, Luka stops just trusting them. He starts counting on them. And in the process, he learns something that scares him almost as much as the truth about his family: He's more capable than he ever let himself believe. Love to hear from all the readers so please leave a comment. :) MxF relationships and family focused

Two months after Leo Vassallo wakes from the coma that should've killed him, everyone decides he's fine. His family smiles again. His empire keeps moving. The world keeps demanding he be the man he used to be. But Leo's mind is still trapped in places no one can see. And the only person who knows how to pull him back is the one person he should never touch again. Vivienne Kosta. Vivienne is danger dressed as beauty. A Kosta princess with blood on her hands, a temper sharp enough to start wars and a heart that only knows how to survive by claiming what she loves. She doesn't do distance. She doesn't do "healthy." She doesn't love softly. She loves like she's surviving. With Leo, it's always a choice between drowning... or burning. Leo should run. Instead he keeps coming back. Because with her, the silence in his head finally quiets... even if the price is obsession. As secrets begin to crack and old ghosts claw their way to the surface, Leo and Vivienne are forced to face the truth they've been burying for years: Some love doesn't heal you. Some love haunts you. And some love is the only thing keeping you alive. In a world built on leverage, family feuds, and secrets that don't stay buried, their love isn't safe or simple. It's a promise made with shaking hands. A refuge with teeth. A bond forged in trauma and sealed in violent possession. (Book two in the interconnected series)

Three years ago, Freya Whitmore watched Cole Vassallo kill a man. Sirens followed. Chaos followed. And in the space of a heartbeat, the boy she loved decided she'd betrayed him. Cole disappeared, sent away by his father while Freya was left with the memory, the damage, and a truth she never got to say out loud. Now he's back, enrolling at her university before he takes over his family's criminal empire. Freya wants distance. Cole wants control. He acts like she's the enemy, like she's a mistake he can't afford, yet he's everywhere: watching, interfering, stepping in whenever anyone gets too close. Freya despises his world. Cole swears she has no place in it. So why does he keep pulling her into his orbit... and calling it protection? Because people are starting to notice what Cole Vassallo can't hide and when they realize Freya is the one thing that gets a reaction, they don't come for him. They come for her. And Cole has to decide what's stronger: his need for revenge... or his cruel devotion.

James Hanson has never exactly been the high school quarterback stereotype. He's one of the top recruits in the country, but he's always been too shy, too sensitive, and (secretly) too gay to really fit the mold. Nobody knows about James's secret boyfriend, Rafa, but Rafa knows James's biggest secret: that his rich, powerful father has a mean streak. In October of his senior year, things come to a head. His football coach is suspicious. His friends are worried. Rafa's begging him to report his father. And his father is becoming increasingly unstable. And James doesn't know how much longer he can take it. * * * Updates whenever I get around to it. Cross-posting on AO3 as of February 26.

All she wanted him to do was smile. A love story.

He thinks she's beautiful. He thinks he's falling in love with her. He wants to tell her, but there's one problem: He can't speak. #87 - Story Story / #300 - Romance