For Rachel Beckett the Olympics was a huge defining moment in her life, something she had been working tirelessly towards since she was five years old. Winning that gold medal meant everything to her and when she finally got there and choked, her life was turned upside down. What do you do when everything you've worked for your whole life is gone and you instantly go from being America's Sweetheart to a laughing stock? Well I can tell you what Rachel did. She ran. She moved to Texas, changed her hair color, started going by her middle name and tried to forget she ever did figure skating. When she finally went back to her hometown three years later to visit her family, she ran into her old figure skating coach and he convinced her that she could have a second chance to make her dream of Olympic gold happen. Falling in love with the new hockey coach wasn't part of the plan. Making her comeback ended up being a lot harder than she thought it would be, especially when family turmoil, anxiety, tragedy and love get in the way, but maybe a second chance and someone to believe in her is all she needs to make it happen. **** Very mature themes & sexual content - 18+ only!

THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES meets TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE (Told in letters, journal entries, text messages, emails and police transcripts): 17-year-old Ronin Izakaya never wanted to leave London. But when her recently widowed mom accepts a high profile corporate promotion in fast-paced New York City, Ronin is yanked from her quiet country bubble and thrust into sensory urban chaos. Overwhelmed by the transition, Ronin makes a harrowing discovery after unearthing 27 letters hidden away in the attic of their century old brownstone. Each one a graphic confession to a gruesome murder spanning over five decades. All signed by the same mysterious alias: Marie Antoinette. At first, horrified by what she's found, Ronin soon finds herself drawn into a dark rabbit hole penned on perfumed paper--a place that speaks to a secret part of her no one else seemed to know or understand. And as Marie's story draws to its sinister conclusion, Marie's past and Ronin's present collide with devastating consequences.

Naomi Young has somehow ended up working for a good friend Simon after finishing university, it's not the most challenging job, but she likes the feeling of belonging and importance it brings. But when he has a terrible accident, old friend Conor O'Neill stepped in to help Simon keep his business afloat. Unfortunately that's a name that haunts Naomi, and she instantly hates him...doesn't she?

When Jennisa delivers a spaceship database to a suspicious group, she covertly takes a copy of the group's files when she helps them connect it. She gets far more than she bargained for when the young spaceship AI figures out how to use her Bluetooth implant to communicate with her. To further complicate matters, the AI wants nothing to do with the suspicious group and finds her work absolutely fascinating. And the group isn't happy about that... Standalone novella. Spinoff of A Starship Called Starsong. ONC prompt #82: You wake up on a seemingly ordinary day to discover that your thoughts are not private. There is someone else in your head with you. A huge thank you to WingedAlpha for helping me with my cover background, and SayWatt74 for the cover font and alterations! Polished version available on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble. Entire rough draft is left free on Wattpad and Royal Road

FULL VERSION AVAILABLE ON AMAZON Disguised as a man and captured by ruthless pirates, debutante Octavia Palmer must find a stolen treasure to save her father from debtor's prison. But can she escape with her life--and her heart-- when the devilishly handsome Captain Charles Atwell knows her secret? *** Desperate to save her father from death in a debtor's prison, Octavia Palmer disguises herself as a man and sets sail to search for her stolen treasure. But as the war of 1812 continues to rage, she is captured by the pirate captain Charles Atwell, a dangerously handsome drunk who discovers her hidden identity. If she doesn't convince him to help her find the treasure, Octavia knows he'll expose her and have her killed, or worse, sold to his favorite brothel. Charles Atwell blames the world for the death of his beloved sisters. Forced into piracy by the bloody pirate Jean Lafitte, he awaits the day he can drink himself to death or die in battle. He discovers a young woman dressed as a man on a ship he captures, but before he can expose her identity, she reveals that she knows the truth about what happened to his sisters. Battling through ghosts, swamp alligators, sea battles, and a dangerous attraction, Octavia and Charles reluctantly team up to steal her family's treasure from Lafitte. But when the British ask for Lafitte's help to defeat the Americans at New Orleans, their chances of seeing their families again goes up in gunpowder.

Full version available on Amazon! https://a.co/d/8Mj3nhv Fidelia Atwell, a fiery red-headed American, will do anything to protect her sister during the war of 1812: even marry her enemy, the British spy Lord William Greyville. **** When British spy Lord William Greyville promises to protect the American sisters of his childhood friend in exchange for his life, fiery American Fidelia Atwell finds herself married to her enemy to protect his cover and her sister's life. The couple immediately butts heads, but Fidelia soon discovers her handsome husband to be a gentle and loving man who softens her feisty temper. When new dangers threaten Fidelia's life and William's cover, she finds herself playing the part of the spy to protect the man she loves and end the war that keeps them apart, but a traitor and an old enemy mean that failure will be something worse than death for William and the Atwell sisters. As spies, they could both lose their lives. As husband and wife, they could both lose their hearts. (Book One of the "In The Arms of My Love" Series) [[Winner of the Watty's 2020 Historical Fiction Award!]] [[Runner-up in the 2019 Covenant Communications StoryCatchers Contest]] [[Featured on the Editor's Picklist! (4-29-21)]] Highest Rankings: #17 for Historical Fiction! Content warning: this book contains PG-13 rated violence with some descriptions of blood, gunshots, and sword fights.

[Added to Historical/General Fiction reading list of @ProjectWomanUp] #ProjectWomanUp She didn't know martial arts yet she was strong. She broke from the sacred bond; society taunted her yet she was strong. She came across a tragic truth; society humiliated her yet she was strong. This is a story of a woman who runs away from her dark past. But when her past starts haunting her, what will she do? Will she run away or face it? She tries to stand up on her own feet, helped by an unknown man, in quest of reviving Indian history. Things change when she finds a box. But she is always confused when she finds that man around her, his presence having strange effect on her. Will she be able to muster her lost self confidence or will she be shattered again? When her purity is questioned, will she be strong? *** [Completed] [Third person point of view] [Unedited] [Sequel : Kanyaka Fight For Honour] *** Highest ranking : #19 in General Fiction on 15/2/2017 #22 in General Fiction on 14/2/2017 #26 in General Fiction on 5/10/2016 ©2016 by Likhitha Reddy

Princess of the Highlands Book 4 ~~~ I WILL NOT BE BOUND Eight years into his Danish captivity, Ulf has long since forgotten his past life. But when a chance for freedom comes, he seizes it and is thrown into a world he thought lost forever. However, it is not the same Scotland he left behind. Struggling to reconcile his two broken halves, he sets off on a quest of redemption. The War may be over, but enemies yet remain. Ulf vows to free his beloved Scotland, no matter the price. But an unexpected ally might cost him more than he bargained for. --- © Cheyenne van Langevelde 2022. All rights reserved.

Lavender has lived her entire life sheltered developing extreme anxiety, what happens when she moves away alone, and meets a professor who sees to her dependency. :') not edited, updates consistently- okay kinda consistently. tysm for giving my book a try & be nice too or else :p

Meet Park Sparrow, a feisty and reckless outcast who's just a small-town girl, living in a lonely world. Except Park is the Princess of Cimeria, a potential heir to one of the last monarchies in the world. All her life, Park has known nothing but politics and danger. In a desperate attempt to protect her, the royal family sent Park to study in the states, keeping her identity and whereabouts a complete secret. But when time comes for Park to re-enter the political scene, the target returns to her back. Her death could signal the end of her family's time on the throne. Determined to find out who's behind the attempts on her life, Park teams up with Logan Cross, a boy she's hated since the dawn of time. The two must learn how to put aside their differences and get along because Park is in grave danger. As they work together to put together the mystery of who wants Park's throne, they must face new complications and obstacles that will be much more difficult than just a school yard grudge. (Book One of The Royalty Series)