In the mid 1980's (when I was Young) I entered a poetry competition for The International Year Of Peace, the winners of which would be published in an anthology with a foreword by the then poet laureate Ted Hughes. My good Wattpad friend Lisa, asked to see these poems and I have included the foreword because I know a number of poets on here have written on the theme of war themselves and may find his views interesting.

A Taxi. A New Job. A Forgotten Enemy. That’s how it started—or re-started to be exact. Valerie Summers, a twenty-two year old full of secrets, just wanted to forget everything bad that’s ever happened in her life, and she was almost successful until He re-entered her life. Christian Reyes is back, but his time he’s looking for answers and Valerie can’t deny the requests of her new boss, right? Valerie is just as stubborn as Christian and adamant to keep her secrets to herself, but as she finds herself in a messy situation, how long will it be until the truth finally comes out? Buckle up your seat belts everyone, it's going to be a bumpy ride because when a naïve introvert and a gorgeous, but stubborn, grudge-holding businessman collide… well let’s just say, it’s a perfect recipe for disaster. And it all began, Once Upon A Taxi…

Serenity is living a never ending curse. It's the same each year, on the same day, at the same time. She sits there, in the same spot that he left her, and waits. Each year is the same and he never returns. But this year, something is different. When Serenity stands on the exact spot that he left her, she falls through it. Yes, she falls. She finds herself in some unknown land, without a clue where to go. Then he shows up. The man that broke her. The man that promised to never leave her alone. The man that she waited for every year. Daniel. Serenity is determined for answers, but what she gets is more than she expected... Fantasy/Romance/Mystery/Suspense

[This book has officially been published and only a sample remains. See inside for details.] Nora Montgomery's primary goal was to remain seemingly unnoticed until graduation, and that meant staying away from Ryder Collins. But when both she and Ryder are selected to participate in the local police department's handcuff demonstration, they find themselves inescapably chained together. The tension between them is thick; filled with unresolved issues from their past friendship. But things get a whole lot worse when the officer loses the key and the pair are forced to accommodate each other until a replacement is available. Being handcuffed to the opposite gender was sure to introduce some extremely uncomfortable situations. Things are about to get awkward, right? 2013 Watty Awards Winner Most Popular, Mystery//Thriller

Lucidine, a drug that could save the world...or destroy it. Former ER doctor Grace Moran has been through a lot. After witnessing her husband's murder and barely surviving herself, she's left medicine and become a prisoner of her own house and mind. Until she wakes up in her old hospital, told that she has a brain tumor that can only be treated if she agrees to participate in an experimental drug protocol using Lucidine. Grace sees her brain tumor as a blessing rather than a curse. It's a chance for her to die and be reunited with her lost love, her soul mate, her husband. Before she can flee the hospital, she stumbles on two critically ill children whose lives are also at stake. Will Lucidine cure them or kill them? The three work to unravel the mysteries behind the experimental drugs and the strange effects it has on patients but unwittingly unleash a madman intent on murder. Their only allies are the ghost of Grace's murdered husband, a time-traveling Jesuit, and an ancient Irish warrior queen as they are pulled into a world where time is meaningless, fate is fluid, and love never dies....

OLD VERSION Self-proclaimed pathetic being Sam Anderson is shocked when her ex-almost-boyfriend, Austin, comes up to her and asks her to drive him all the way across the country to California just so he can see his girlfriend. Thinking she was only getting into a quick, scenic car ride across America, she finds herself saying yes, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. In fact, Sam had no idea she was signing up for two weeks of getting lost, eating crap, and falling in love all over again. [ current cover by isasecret ] THIS THING IS OLD. OKAY? THERE ARE PLOT HOLES AND PIECES OF BAD WRITING GALORE. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DON'T NEED SNARKY COMMENTS GOT IT? COOL

Gella Popkins is a likeable girl by everyone, But she always have bad luck with the thing called love. But one Game with Anonymous Notes, A mysterious Guy, will lead her into papers of Drama, used to Be's, Almost Broken friendships and the chain of finding Love. Will She find it all? Book 1: Love Note Series [Contemproray Romance]

Bronwyn Kirk doubts that anyone can be as much of a romantic wreck as her - until she meets Thatcher Lucas, divorcee, bad driver, and determined to find out about Bronwyn's past.

Normandy 1905. After moving to a new town after her mother's death 16 year old Sandrine tries to rebuild her relationship with her absent father. But when she meets a mysterious young woman named Melusine on the beach one day, she discover's the town's darkest secret.

It's an age old struggle between cats and dogs, but we don't know the half of it. Cassie lives all alone in the hills of Arkansas. The reason? She's a werecat, an ocelot to be exact. Most humans are only aware of werewolves, which is fine with the rest of the "were" population. It makes keeping hidden easier. Cats are solitary creatures for the most part, making Cassie's cabin nestled in the forest the perfect spot for her. That is, until another werecat shows up and ruins it. Cassie lives in terror of weres because of a terrible tragedy during her childhood. But Jasper is determined to change her mind, and quick. You see, there are others on the way, and they don't have much time to prepare.