When May Alana's wish on a star brings a stranger to her remote island home, the pair must survive a deadly magical conflict in order to be together. ***** When May Alana, a scorned and anxiety-ridden young woman, finds a stranger on the beach of her remote island home, she wonders if this is the adventurous, accepting, and loving answer to her otherwise cloistered life. But as the pair grow closer, the stranger entrusts May with her brilliant secret: that she is half-Star in possession of otherworldly powers, and that a violent group of Star worshippers are out to destroy her. So if they want any chance of being together, they'll have to survive a deadly conflict between humans and mythological creatures first. THE STAR AND THE OCEAN is Book 1 in the Starborn Series Book 2: THE WIND AND THE HORIZON Book 3: THE FIRE AND THE SKY Cover illustration by Brittany Willows (@BrittanyMWillows) [[Watty Winner]] [[Wattpad LGBT Book of the Month]] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

***Ranked #4 in Non-fiction - "It's a thing of beautiful nonsense to be young." ***Featured original non-fiction for Pivot TV's Secret Lives of Americans. I Drew a Monkey in a Math Book and Now I'm Married is the true story of how I met my wife Jennie and our awkward teenage romance that followed. The book began as little more than a simple blog post about what it is like being married at the age of 18 and life 10 years later. As I began to catalog more and more of our story, I realized that what I had written was far more than just a blog post. It was a full chronicle of the the year leading up to when we were married and the precious memories that serve as the genesis of our family's story. In the end, it was a poor man's gift to his wife on the morning of their tenth anniversary, dedicated to her and shared with anyone wishing to experience a true teenage romance. I Drew a Monkey in a Math Book and Now I'm Married includes our personal coming of age story between two lovers on the in the twilight of childhood and adult life. You'll see our real life twists of fate, pitfalls and triumphs together, what we learned along the way, and the anecdotes of the misadventures of youth, including, but not limited to a touch of vandalism and the rewards that come with taking risks. I hope you enjoy the first few pages of our Book of Love. Some of it is transcendental. Some of it's just really dumb.

"Do you know the meaning behind your name ,Liora?" "Yes , it means I have Light." "Your mother gave you that name?" "Yes she did , before she died giving birth to me." "And her name was ?" "It was Liraz, your Highness" "Do you know what that means?" I shook my head " It means I have a secret , I have a feeling that secret was you. I think we are about to find out why." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "There are four elements that rule our world water , fire, earth , and wind the four crowns. Long ago it was arranged that the four royal houses of Ebelina decided to draw a treaty to end all wars. Let us live amongst each other in peace. To ensure this piece the heirs of each land when of each of age will marry a noble of another house to ensure alliances. All four lands will still remain under the eye of our spiritual leader , Aamira whose sight of the future guides us." "This year all four lines have at least one child of age, a festival is being held in the capital where all the borders meet so that they can all find a spouse. As it is a time of celebration all citizens of Ebelina have been invited , with special events for the nobles still reserved of course. We hope to rejoice the beginnings of all the heirs with the entire nation." A simple festival was a treat for Liora to see something outside of the manor. The heirs of the four houses would be looking for a spouse , and so will other citizens of age much to Liora's dismay. What the heirs don't expect is a new member to their group , only four elements have ever existed but a freak accident occurs leaving people to wonder how Liora can suddenly become the heir of a new one: light. The suspenseful, magical , and romantic adventure to find the truth of the Heir of light is a story that you won't want to miss.