What's better than sex? To Naomi, it's going out with friends for delicious food, winning softball games, and having a whirlwind romance with her close friend. The only problem: despite a decade of friendship, she has yet to come out to him as asexual, and she's unsure if romance with an allosexual guy is even possible with the rotten luck she has had. Since Kieran's move to a Canadian city miles away from his unsettling past, life has felt dull. Only the near-impossible dream of hooking up with his friend gives him a spark of energy. After failing to win her affection again, he connects with a stranger in a similar situation whose refreshing honesty and unique perspective on relationships intrigue him. As Naomi and Kieran's paths cross and they help each other with contrasting goals, will they find happiness or will they want more? 4 times featured on the official Romance, Contemporary, LGBTQ, and Stories Undiscovered profiles This book is rated mature as late in the book one character experiences some suicidal ideation (but it is short and there is no attempt).

Dedicated to the memory of Stan Lee, co creator of FATHER TIME. Soldier, Vigilante, Mercenary, hero ... legend. Time has been kickin' ass and takin' names fer over seventy goddamn years, an the old man ain't done yet ... not by a longshot. Compiled by popular demand ... the non chronological adventures of ol FT himself. Note - The style of this collection is deliberately over the top, macho, action movies of the 80's and comics of the early 90's exaggerated fun! Expect masses of things blown up, rambo style mayhem and sheer ridiculous hokey cliche overkill starring action heroes in the best tradition of Terminator, Rambo, Cable/X-Force, The Expendables, 80's Wolverine, Grindhouse movies and more - beer will be swilled, harley davidsons will be ridden, cigars will be smoked copiously and there will be guys with long hair, stubble, leather jackets, shades and biceps the size of basketballs hefting impossibly heavy guns the size of a post box! Mood music in each story will help you get into the swing of the eras and adventures of the titular character.

Amelia Grey wakes up one day in an unfamiliar hospital. The rooms are dark, the halls are quiet, and most alarming of all, there is no one to be found. No one alive, that is. When Amelia finally finds another survivor, Amelia starts to feel safe. However, Amelia soon discovers that the hospital and her newfound friend are not what they seem. #22 in purgatory (Thanks so much you guys!)

Lindsay and her friends were lost on a road trip. They stop at a farmhouse to ask for directions and meet the Wilcox family. After her friends are brutally murdered, Lindsay's life is spared. She is kept alive to be Gabe Wilcox's wife. Lindsay lives in constant fear of being punished by Gabe or his father. They slowly chip away at Lindsay's sanity. She is desperate to keep her mind as the family convinces her that they love her. Little by little, Lindsay learns about Wilcox's deadly traditions. A spin-off to the Family Comes First series. A prequel to New To The Family. This story can be read as a stand-alone book.

A world where time is eternal and all are immortal. A majestic city full of possibilities. The only catch, once you arrive, you can't leave. That is the Dreamworld. After falling into the Dreamworld, all Ashlyn wants to do is return home to her family. The inhabitants all say its a blessing to be picked for this world. A world fueled by imagination, Ashlyn can have all her wishes and desires granted. But what if that wish is to return home? Will her imagination be strong enough to escape the Dreamworld? Or, will Ashlyn's world become a never-ending nightmare? Take the plunge into the Dreamworld if you dare... in progress | 1st draft | indefinite hiatus

Li Xiang is the Priestess of the Moon, she can see read the stars and fortune as well as misfortune to her people. However, the life of a Priestess consists of nothing but loneliness: she can neither leave the palace nor meet with anyone but the Emperor and his advisors. One day a mysterious servant boy named Rui sneaks into her room, daring her to go outside if he wins against her in a game. Upon meeting him, she also befriends a female warrior and a scholar, and realizes life is much more than the palace. When the day comes she can either choose to go down the road her heart truly desires but bring ruin to the kingdom, or ignore the one chance she will ever have to leave this life? *** "My fate has been decided for me." "There's no such thing as that," he said. "We all make our own fate." "But the stars tell me--" I stopped talking when he holds my face in his hands, warm hands cupping my cheeks, brown eyes looking into my eyes. "Then stop looking at the stars. Look at me." A love story about fate, finding one's identity, stepping out of your comfort zone, and, most of all, choosing between your happiness or the happiness of others... [[Word Count: 80,000-90,000]] Wattys Fantasy Winner 2021

It's been only a year since Utah became the last state to pass legislation granting age-of-majority sufferers of mental illness the Right to Die. When seventeen-year-old Koralee Benson wakes up in the hospital having survived a suicide attempt, her parents are desperate to get her help before her next birthday, when she will have the legal right to request a lethal dose of Repose7, a medication that has revolutionized the practice of assisted suicide. Dr. Crimm is the lead psychiatrist with Right to Life, an organization that promotes mental health treatment and support, and funds research into alternative treatments for mental illness and suicidal ideation. Right to Life was founded by the Wilkinson family, owners of tech giant Virtual Now, as a response to the loss of their own son to suicide. Their unconventional program combines the use of an experimental medication with a virtual reality technology that allows study participants to relive their traumatic experiences through the eyes of other people. Koralee is recruited to join five other teens from around the country, all grappling with their own demons, in an adventurous exploration of perspective, friendship, trust, and healing-possibly the only hope these suffering teens have at regaining the will to live. The country is engrossed in a recent news frenzy when seventeen-year-old Braden Ertz is found guilty of the murder of his fifteen-year-old girlfriend. He was discovered unconscious in her family pool with no recollection of the crime or his involvement in it. The country is already divided on his death sentence when Braden requests to stop his automatic appeals and be given the chance to take Repose7. When the judge overseeing his case hears about the experimental medication that could help regain his memories, he pulls R2L and Dr. Crimm into a battle of morals and ethics.

Ray is low on time, luck, and hope; his only chance is an artifact that may not even exist. But upon meeting Landon, Ray is beginning to believe he might find all four. ***** Cambions are doomed to tragedy. They are weak, sickly creatures that rarely live to see their twentieth year. Ray refuses to resign himself to that fate. Upon learning of the Crimson Sheath-an artifact capable of preserving his life-Ray is prepared to fight, steal, and kill to get his hands on it. He is not prepared for Landon. Landon is an orphan with no memories of his parents, the only inheritance left to him a dagger, sleeping in a crimson sheath. Though he has no love of bloodshed and no use for a dagger, Landon isn't about to let Ray take his only link to his forgotten history, even if that means following the cambion past the edge of the world and into the shadow beyond. Content Warnings: Violence, semi-graphic gore, character deaths, profanity, mild drug and alcohol usage, abuse discussed but not shown, and morally-questionable people doing morally-questionable things.

{WATTY'S 2020 WINNER & EDITOR'S PICK.} Hopeless romantic and aspiring writer Mare Atwood has fallen madly in love with her childhood correspondent. There's only one catch-she doesn't know who he is. When the beaus of Star's Crossing return from boarding school to begin the courting season, Mare is determined to uncover the identity of her writer, flout her family's intentions of orchestrating an advantageous marriage, and procure the life of writing and romance she's always sought. But as in the tales she so adores, it won't be easy. Galas, masquerades, picnics, and hunts-alongside an old friend, a former teacher, and an unlikely ally, Mare delves into an investigation that leaves her torn between three clever, deceptive, and wealthy young bachelors. If Mare can confirm which is her writer and claim his hand before the courting season ends, she'll have her wish: the love of her life, a valuable marriage, and a future of writing romance. But with the eyes of Star's Crossing upon her, a business plot forcing invisible hands, and the unwillingness of her writer to come forward-Mare's future may not end in triumph, but tragedy. Set against the gilded Victorian backdrop of coastal Connecticut and lush with pre-war luxury, fans of Jane Austen, Margaret Mitchell, and Louisa May Alcott are sure to enjoy this lighthearted, lyrical novel of young love, independence, and identity. #1 Literary #1 YA Romance #1 Victorian #1 Lyrical #8 General Fiction

A barista in a café stumbles over a black-haired artist often ordering the same: a cup of plain black coffee. When she ventures to enter his life, who makes her heart flutter like no other, life slaps back with a "not too fast". She discovers his secret that threatens to tear their bond apart, and then she needs to pick whether to follow her heart or do the right thing: staying away. Could she not be immoral for once to keep the smile on her face? all rights are reserved ©️ 2021 annabellacx