**WATTYS 2018 SHORTLIST** (COMPLETED) The early 17th century England- a time when women were treated as mere commodities for their families and burdened with unreasonable expectations of beauty and mannerisms. In such a world, Lord Bradford raises his daughter, a girl of Indian descent named Saya, with all the love and care. He wishes only to see her settled with an eligible husband; one who would be able to see past the society's prejudice and love her for the kind woman that she is. Lord Zachary Hayworth, a courageous Knight and a man of high social standing, is displeased with the prospect of marriage with Lady Saya Bradford. She has nothing of what he had desired in a wife. Her swarthy complexion and plump body, is highly unbecoming of a Noble woman. The fact that she wasn't even a Noble by birth irked him to no end. But he is stuck with her by the decree of the King. When Saya finds herself married to the wonderful Lord Hayworth, she feels optimistic about the future ahead- a future that she intends to share with him. However, Lord Hayworth wastes no time in making his displeasure known. Her world is left asunder when the reality of her situation- as his undesirable wife, sinks in... *UNEDITED* [The sequel 'His Redemption, Her Legacy' has been completed]

Life was suppose to be easy or so they say. Haley Gardner had everything she could have ever wanted; a hot boyfriend, a loving family, and the chance to go to college at UCLA, far away from her little hometown. But like everything good it has to be ruined. When Haley's mother gets diagnosed with cancer her plans on going to college are put on hold. Her boyfriend, Brock Spencer, ends up going to college on a scholarship for baseball with the promise that she will join him in a year. Unfortunately life happens. The two of them think they can last long distance but how wrong are they. Now 6 years later they meet again. What will happen when two old flames meet again and see just how perfect they are together? Will they fall back in love or just remain strangers? Current Cover by @rosc-pctal !!! Past Cover by @kimberly_white101 !!!

When college student Kasey Whitton takes a job babysitting for single dad Jian Li, she doesn't expect to fall in love with the newborn baby -- or with Jian. ***** Love is the last thing on Kasey Whitton's mind when she agrees to take an overnight babysitting job to help support her struggling family. But as her business relationship with single dad Jian Li slowly develops into something more, Kasey is surprised to find herself falling in love with him despite his hot-and-cold attitude towards her -- and the fact that she has a long-term high school boyfriend. Will her growing feelings for Jian and his newborn son be enough to convince her to risk everything stable in her life? Or will Jian's fear of commitment -- and his belief all the women in his life are cursed -- be enough to keep them apart? [[Best Diverse Story, The Fiction Awards]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Family - the most important thing in the world, right? If it's your own, maybe. But if it's the family of the incredibly powerful, incredibly alluring businessman with whom you've been conducting a secret office affair, and they don't yet know about the affair, things are a little bit different. Life is about to get real for Lilly Linton. All those stolen moments behind closed doors, those secret kisses and whispered words are about to catch up with her. As she and her boss, business-magnate Rikkard Ambrose, travel north to his parents' palatial estate, she is about to discover whether she has the strength to step out of the shadows and change her fate forever. Volume four of the award-winning "Storm and Silence" series.

Meet Stella. Beautiful, rich and smart, a pampered daughter with royal blood. At an early age, she was arranged by her parents to marry Eros Petrakis - at the right time. As an obedient daughter, she agreed into this. But when she met Eros' cousin, Tristan Latsis, she had a change of mind. She fell in love with Tristan and was willing to fight for their love. BUT... was Tristan worth fighting for? Meet Tristan. Abandoned. Hated. Deprived. Unloved. Tristan learned to survive on his own. He surpassed the struggles and hardships he experienced at an early age. But he became a bitter man. Then she met Stella. The girl who softened his stone heart. He thought everything was magical... until he found out about Stella's betrothal to his cousin, Eros. Read the LOVE-HATE story of Tristan and Stella. You will enjoy this.

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]]

THIS IS ONLY A SAMPLE. HE PUBLISHED VERSION IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND ALL MAJOR ONLINE RETAILERS. I LEFT SOME CHAPTERS PUBLISHED SO YOU STILL CAN GET ENJOY PARTS OF THE STORY. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I NEED TO TAKE THIS DOWN AFTER LEAVING THIS STORY FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS HERE ON WATTPAD TO READ FOR FREE. THIS STORY IS ALSO A VERY POPULAR INTERACTIVE GAME STORY ON CHAPTERS INTERACTIVE GAMES. Adrienne prides herself for being smart, prim and proper. She doesn't go against the rules of society and refuse to even take a shot of Tequila. In other words: Conservative. Boring. She spent almost all her life trying to gain her mother's approval, measuring up to her sister's greatness, and proving herself worthy of her boyfriend's love and attention. She's been lying to everybody, including herself, about who she really was. But no matter what she does, she just can't seem to live up to their expectations. And then she got fed up and decided to let loose. Just one night. She left her conservative fashion style and in high heels and a killer dress, she went to a club by herself and set spirit free. Her night couldn't even be more perfect when Justin Adams, the city's most sought after bachelor fell prey to the charms she didn't even know she possessed. Justin was every girl's dream boat but he was a no strings attached type of guy. So Adrienne thought after that night, she didn't have to deal with him again. Her secret was safe with him. But what she didn't expect was that he wouldn't let her go that easily and her one night of fun can turn into a full-blown secret affair. In the eyes of her friends and family, she has a boyfriend named Troy. But within the walls of her bedroom, she belonged to Justin. But her new-found bliss would be threatened by the secrets that Justin keeps and the past that her parents kept from her. Soon, she will find out that she's been living her life with all the right intentions... but for all the wrong reasons.

Because their story is too interesting to ever have an end. Follow Blake and Lexi through the years!

#1 Teen Fiction | #1 Young Adult Unwelcoming teammates. A more-than-friendly swim coach. A swim captain who wants her off the team before she even starts. Who said senior year was going to be easy? ** Cover By kimberly_white101** © 2017 by LaurenJ22. All rights reserved.