Madison Banks has brilliant ideas and an Ivy League degree in Entrepreneurial Studies to go with them. But no matter how hard she tries, she fails to get lift off on her start-ups, and is constantly usurped by her arch nemesis, the arrogant Derek Rogers. When Madison attends her college classmate’s funeral, she launches the goldmine idea of the century and finds handsome venture capitalist Victor Winston to back it. Between the trials and tribulations of growing a business, competing with copy-cat Derek Rogers, facing unresolved grief, accepting love and trusting faith…Madison learns that celebrating life is the self-worth that caps net-worth any day. If you want to learn how to celebrate life and start a business in an emerging field, or any field… The Funeral Planner is a fictional manual for the ambitiously-inclined determined to create a life worth living.

A prequel novella for my latest contemporary YA rom-com series, Fall in Love Like a Princess. With one week left until Jackson and Ruby leave for college, time is running out for them to tell each other the truth about their feelings. There's only one problem. Jackson thinks Ruby hates him, and Ruby's convinced Jackson doesn't know she exists. But when a kids' princess-themed birthday party brings them together, they have one last shot to make this right. And really...what better place to find love than in a bouncy castle?

|| Available in book stores!! || watty award 2017 winner! || Becca's life takes a thrilling turn when she pretends to date Brett Wells, the most popular boy in school. Becca Hart is determined to coast her way through her senior year at Eastwood High School. Counting down the days until graduation had become her crutch. Her plans come to a screeching halt one afternoon when she ends up sharing a spontaneous kiss with Brett Wells, who's known for being captain of the football team and an all-around good guy. Their "love" spreads like fire and their fake relationship begins. But the two quickly learn that just because it started off fake, doesn't mean it won't become very real. ___________________________________________ Highest Rank in Teen Fiction: #1 - June 24, 2017. Featured in Teen Fiction: August 1, 2017. Watty Award 2017 Winner for Riveting Reads: September 29, 2017 Completed on: September 18, 2017. ___________________________________________ This story was originally published by myself on the Episode Interactive App as RIVALS. However, the story and the sequel have now been taken down. Alex Light © All Rights Reserved 2017 Cover: Designed by Corina Lupp and drawn by Jordi Labanda.

Wattpad Featured Story! Sara Wang travels from New York City to Shanghai before her senior year to take a class in Eastern medicine. Her parents think she's there to buff up her college application, but she's actually there to chase her crush -- the one and only Calvin Suzuki (a total swim team hottie). Things take an unexpected turn when she bumps into the megapopular singer and actor Fang Yao during her hospital rotation. Everything gets even more complicated when her childhood love, Zhang, appears and they share an accidental kiss. When summer vacation ends, who will be the one to win Sara's heart? This is a rewrite of an older story.

It's hard having a crush, but it's harder having a crush on the asshole bad boy. /////////// Harley Deyes doesn't have a best friend. She doesn't have a close group of friends. She doesn't have a family. She doesn't have a boyfriend. All she wants is for someone to love her. Her heart longs and yearns for love, especially a certain bad boy's love. Jaxon Parker is the most egoistical guy you will ever meet. This guy can make you do anything with his charm and skills in talking. With his charm and title as bad boy heartthrob, he gets all the attention and all the ladies. His heart longs and earns for...nothing. He has everything he needs and wants. At least that's what he says. Will the heart get what it wants? Or will things such as depression, sluts, bullies, and etc get in the way? /////////////////////// #1 in TeenFicition as of July 8, 2018 !!!!!!!!! I FRICKIN DID IT, MA!!!

Chanticleer Short Stories and Novellas Finalist, 2014 When schoolteacher Natalie meets chess grandmaster Adrien at the Bistro La Bohème, the connection is immediate and real. Romance is in the air -- until life makes a move to test how well they know their hearts...

#NewAdult For five years, Maggie has been sure of these few things: she loves her boyfriend, she will marry him, and they will live happily ever after. But fate has another plan for her. Now, Maggie is certain of only one thing: love is cruel. After her one and only, June, leaves her at the altar, she avoids further embarrassment and seeks solace at her sister's home in San Francisco. The night she swears off men, she bumps into someone from her past who hopes to change her mind about giving love another chance. But is a broken heart a willing heart? This is the STAND ALONE Book Four of The Bliss Series Cover by @Lucyface ©2015 Michelle Jo Quinn

As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams? ***** Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

He's a Prince. She's a journalist. They have a complicated relationship. More like he's into her but she hates his guts. He needs to behave. She needs to let loose. He's interested in her because she's the last girl interested in him. Both of them need to change and they might be exactly what the other needs. Or not. *Completed*

The Every Woman Story Project is a place to bring women-and all the things we struggle with-together. It's a place of empowerment. Of vulnerability. Of strength. Of solid steel willpower. The purpose of the project is to collect stories from the women in the trenches and empower each other by sharing them. All entries are totally anonymous. No one-not even me-will know who they are from. There is no rule. No limit to what you say or what story you tell. It can be two sentences, or two pages. Two paragraphs, or two words. When all entries have been gathered up, I will compile them into an ebook and offer them for free on my website, Health and Happiness Society. There will be no charge for the book. No fee. No monetary gain. No content editing. The stories will be presented as they are given. Wondering how you can join? Enter the Every Woman Story Project today by going to the following link and following the directions there: http://bit.ly/EveryWomanStory Every woman has a story. Even you. In sharing them, we can empower each other to be better, happier, and lead fuller lives. Love all yer guts. MUAH. -KC