Being one of only two out gay students in a sometimes not-so-open-minded high school has presented Jackson Humes with certain challenges. Even though all teenagers' lives are challenging in their own ways, Jackson's takes a complicated turn the day he catches Alex Cole in the guy's locker room posing in front of a mirror wearing nothing but a pair of dingy tighty whities. While the rest of the school worries that the recent mountain lion sightings in the woods might have something to do with the star quarterback's disappearance, Jackson worries that Alex is going to rearrange his face in a manner that will make any attempts at future dating impossible. When an unhinged Alex corners Jackson in the woods, Jackson responds by miraculously breaking the laws of gravity. He soon realizes that his emerging superpower is connected to a dark secret, forcefully suppressed after the long ago deaths of all those involved, including Jackson's own parents. But secrets don't stay buried forever, as Jackson is about to discover.

[2021 WATTYS Winner] Giovanna joins a handsome nobleman to save a friend from an arranged marriage, but they discover a plot that may have victims of Venice's Black Death rising from their graves. * * * As a child, Giovanna Visconti learned the arts of bloodletting and elixir brewing from her father with an intent to simply support his work, not take it over. But when he falls ill from the pestilence that's been ravaging Venice for months, she reluctantly dons the beaked mask of the plague doctor. Vowing to protect her father however she can, Giovanna hides him away and sees her first patient--the handsome, but alarmingly feverish Matteo Barozzi. Although she successfully treats this son of a high-ranking official, in a careless moment Giovanna fails to properly conceal her identity. The only reason she isn't tossed into a dank jail cell is thanks to the young man's honor and feelings of indebtedness. The association between the charming aristocrat and the clever commoner should end there, but when Giovanna's dearest friend goes missing right after her betrothal to the Doge's son and amid strange reports of nighttime attacks, violent commotions, and inexplicable behaviors in the community, the only person Giovanna can turn to for help is Matteo. Together, they must carefully navigate Venice's increasingly deadly canals to uncover a sect peddling false cures and a smuggling plot involving the highest levels of government or risk the entire Republic falling victim to something even worse than the plague: the risen dead. Historical Fiction with Fantasy Elements THE BORGIAS X FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH * * * WATTYS 2021 winner for Historical Fiction and special HQ prize for "Catchiest Hook" AMBYS 2022 winner for Best Zombie story Content Warning for adult situations including assault and death.

[2021 WATTYS WINNER] It's summer for Mikey Marks, and that means everything is about to change. Usually, that would mean preparing for college, going to watch movies in the park with her best-friend-slash-sibling Roux, and an endless ray of sunshine over their small Florida town. Fate has other plans for her, though. Fate and biology. When Mikey grows a pair of horns and finds out she's half-demon, she tracks down her father at a local gas station and demands answers. As it turns out, Doug the demon is totally willing to help her rectify this situation. Together, the three of them set out on a road trip to a theme park in Nevada, where Doug has a friend who can help. That's not all, though. Things won't stop going wrong-- accidental cannibalism, Roux almost drowning, facing down demons wearing Mikey's face... Mikey has a lot to figure out, and she had better do it quick.

(Scarecrows of Coldharbour Farm #1) WINNER Wattys 2021 | '...adorable and heartbreaking...' Erin loved to build scarecrows. She made a dozen in all. Her Pa showed her how. But he's dead now. Everyone is dead. The Many Years Storm saw to that. Terrified and alone, Erin endured the storm in her hilltop farmhouse. She watched the sea levels rise, flooding everything in sight, washing away all but one of her scarecrows, Number Twelve. Then, on the day the rain stopped, Twelve inexplicably came to life and jumped down from her cross. No sooner had Erin told Twelve about her eleven missing sisters, they decided to build a boat and set out across The Endless Blue to find them all.

"It wasn't like I was a hater or anything, I just had better things to do than stalk One Direction's Twitter and Facebook page." Ella Strauss once said. She walked around the mall aimlessly in search of an outfit. The last thing she expected was to be trapped in a store with One Direction. Ella was so sure she wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible, but as time went by, she started to enjoy herself with the boys. From Twitter Trends to hate messages, her life changed. But who cares? Ella was having the time of her life. She gets tossed into the world of carrots, mirrors, food, spoons, pussies, and much, much more. [Cover created by HopeSilver] Undergoing some edits but is *completed*

(Watty Awards 2012) How did I end up in this mess? One moment I'm strolling along the empty streets of Sydney, and the next thing I know I'm waking up next to some Pop Star on the beach. Never did I expect my life to change so drastically in one night; and I owe it all to Harry Styles. That jerk.

I guess you could say that this story is like every other One Direction fan fiction or any fan fiction for that matter, but it isn’t – well, lots of stories say that, but I mean it with this one. Anna is a Australian teenager, with her faults and flaws, but like every other person out there, she has her qualities and loves living life large – as a hyperactive and crazy young woman who loves pranking, laughing and having fun by herself. Until five males pop out of nowhere and comes a part of her life. With the lads from One Direction coming into play, there’s no doubt about influences one can have on another if they look like they’re having fun. Pranks, friendship, fights, You Tubers, bands, famous people and craziness will come from their little encounter. But one thing is in question at the moment, will there be love? Pfft, good luck with that one, first there’s a roller coaster of Anna’s crazy life and the ‘situations’ everyone seems to be getting into now that Anna’s here. So, sit back, relax, and try your hardest not to laugh out loud and look like a crazy person.

Sophia Dowell: Just your normal teenager. Maybe a little more insane, crazy and any other adjective you want to use but her life is relatively normal. Well, that is until One Direction run into her and Sophia is knocked off her feet, quite literally. So, as fangirls chase them down the street, the boys beg Sophia, who isn't a fangirl herself, to take pity on them and hide them from their crazed fans. Taking refuge in Sophia's shared house one thing leads to another and before long Sophia and her friends lives have been turned upside down and they're best friends with the British boyband. What happens when they are suddenly thrown into the public eye? Most importantly, will Sophia believe it when she's told it truly has Gotta Be You...

When seventeen-year-old Poppy Wellwood, rich girl, as in she-has-her-own-Hogwarts-rich, child-author and overall celebrity, wants to be normal, her parents tell her some... well some pretty shaking news. All she wanted to be was normal! Now all types of normalness are pretty much running off into the Horizon at Cheetah-fast speed. So when she moves out of the countryside and into the city with her... let's say her famous relative, all types of mayhem's gonna happen. So, what do you get when you add one famous girl and five famous guys? One Thing.

Gabby is a junior high school student in Atlanta. She had a vacation in London with her family which lead her to knowing Harry and his 1 direction friends. But still, Gabby doesn't have any idea that Harry and his friends are in the so called boy band due to the fact that she is not having a time for social media and whatsoever due to her family, friends and studies. What will she do if she found out everything about the band? Can she ever handle the truth? How can she choose between the one that protects her and the one that hates her? Can she handle her first heartbreak? Find out Now!