Crushed
"We often confuse what we wish for with what is." ~ Neil Gaiman
The first time Mel saw Dean was in an elective class called Madness in Literature. He had been sitting a few rows down in his green parka, writing furiously into his notebook. Something about him made her stop and stare, and it felt like she hasn't looked away since. But there is a reason why Dean seldom comes to cla...
"Loving her wasn't this hard!" Jack finds out that Elsa slowly loses her control over her powers again. He then tells her about a magical place that can help her learn about it, but little did they know, enrolling there wasn't a good time. Some dark magic has been wandering around the Hogwarts and have threatened seve...
dear stray eyelashes, ladybugs, dark tunnels, wishbones, dandelions, pennies, shooting stars, 11:11, and birthday candles, when will you do your job?
i needed to write down almost everything he had said, to reassure myself that he had been real, that we were something that lasted; at least for a little while. - nina [ © jude rigor two-thousand-&-thirteen ]
Maria Hopper is the least sociable person in Cherry Peak. She hardly engages in conversation with the tiny population that fear for her health. Her second home is the library and Mrs Lewis has learned that no, Maria does not like conversation and yes, Maria is fine. Maria Ashburn is bright, bubbly and fun. She loves c...
As a Muslim girl, marriage is one of Safia's biggest dreams. All her life she kept herself pure for her faith and her future husband. Although having never had experienced love, and occasionally doubting whether she will, Safia feels herself growing impatient being single. She then sends her family to search for 'the...
The Little Android is a retelling of The Little Mermaid, set in the world of The Lunar Chronicles by New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer. When android Mech6.0 saves the life of a handsome hardware engineer, her body is destroyed and her mechanics discover a glitch in her programming. Androids aren't not m...
❝We complain that we don’t have enough freedom, but as much as we deny it, we build our own cages.❞ [other #556 - 2/27/14 ● spiritual #93 - 02-15-14] [sequel ● side-story of monsters. they are stand alone, you don't need to read monsters first to read this]
Hazelwood. A minuscule hamlet in the centre of a thick wood. A hamlet, home to Aven and Rowan. Both of whom, are new to it. Aven Havenburry was there first, arriving while Hazelwood was still in the icy clutches of winter. Aven adores the place, usually taking her sketchbook and array of pencils to the bench outside o...
The son of a knight. The son of a king. The daughter of a healer. The daughter of the future. One curse. Two brothers. Three shadows. Four elements. King Edward made a mistake. Unfortunately, he hasn't realised it yet. Four heroes from the corners of the world will unite with fate and discover lost secrets while uncov...
"I fell in love the way you fall asleep - slowly, then all at once," - John Green, The Fault In Our Stars. * * * You are such a weirdo,” “No I’m not,” I snap back. “Admit it. There’s a bunch of Oreos on your bed,” he smiles at me. “It’s a side-effect of being awesome. Deal with it,” When it comes to love, I’m not the...
The Spawns are back in town. With Cole and Jayden freshly out of their first year of University, Lilibeth in vacation for the summer and Maika finally out of her boarding school, mischief is on the horizon. But their summer takes an unexpected turn when Dakota Taylor, Cole's cousin, arrives. She's just as crazy as the...
BEWARE! THE PLANET IS WOUNDED... THE GEMINI ARE RISING AND OUR TIME ON EARTH IS LIMITED Angry at the human race and its methodical destruction of her resources, Mother Earth recruits souls who have just left their bodies to serve Her, and turns them against humanity. Gemini, a clan of paranormal beings, picked from th...
[SAMPLE ONLY. PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER 2016] - LINK TO PURCHASE E-BOOK ON MY MESSAGE BOARD! "Why are you being nice to me? I'm a freak, I'm blind," Riley had once asked her, but Ellie could never answer that question, and she would never be able to. Ellie Burke is just this simple town girl, who will never look at the wr...
Never judge the girl without knowing her background. She's been through more than what most have. Her mask just something to show what society wants to see. A broken soul hiding behind a cheerful mask. ♢♤♡♧☆ This is not your typical quiet girl who falls for the bad boy. This is not your typical fairy tale of a girl an...
[COMPLETED] What if you had an ability like no other? What if everything you've ever thought of came to life? What if every PERSON that you wrote in a simple notebook began to walk freely in your own world? This is how Liana Summers spends her last year of high school. Enter Quinn and Dante Jones. Two brothers who...
(COMPLETED) Winterlyn (Winter) Evaline Lawly is the school's biggest...no one. She's not noticed anywhere. She's not loud, she's not a teacher's pet. She's not popular, and she's not skinny nor fat. Winter is just...herself. But nobody notices her. No one knows that she exists. She's just another regular kid that drag...
Can a natural killer learn to be human again? Regan's unique talent for murder makes her a perfect assassin. After a lethal encounter leaves her broken body washed up on a beach, she finds herself adopted by a group of teenage bodyguards. She doesn't intend to stay for long, but soon Regan finds herself faced with a c...
Lexi Grayson is a normal teenager, as normal as she can be with her unobserving skills and her overthinking mind. But she might need the overthinking if she wants to unravel the smirking mystery that is Blake Eaton.