***2016 WATTY AWARD WINNER - VORACIOUS READS*** WINNER OF THE FICTION AWARDS 2016 - HISTORICAL FICTION Against all odds, Libby Marks-Whelan is back at court - and no longer confined to the service corridors as a lady-in-waiting. With the start of the new Winter Season, however, the competition for a crown just got a lot fiercer. Now that there are two princes searching for wives, Libby struggles not just against the other debutantes but also against the monotony of court life in her new position. With the queen's disapproval aimed squarely in her direction, will she weather the storm to win her prince? ***Please note that this story is the sequel to The Season. Since there are many characters, backstories, and subplots that I won't be able to fully explain in the first few chapters, I strongly recommend you read The Season first!***

Grace is a teenage girl who lives in a small town and must overcome abuse and learn to love again. This is my first writing attempt and although the first chapter is a little slow to start. Stay with it...it will pick up!!

Kit Kensington was a boy born with nothing. Olivia Pendleton was a girl born with everything. While Kit was fortunate enough to be taken in and raised by a loving family, revolutionary Olivia was cast out and left to fight for her beliefs alone. After meeting as children, Kit and Olivia are reunited as adults, and are thrust into the world of politics, social justice, and royalty. But along the way, both find in each other was the other was lacking, and a forbidden romance begins to bloom.

Don't postpone what you want. Don't leave anything misunderstood. Make sure the people you care about know; make sure they know how you really feel. Because just like that, it could end. He's reckless and indignant. She harbors an all-consuming secret. Sometimes, God gives us what we never knew we needed.

"I don't get why people say they fall in love. When I fell, I fell into a whole lot of trouble."-Kayla Adams. ~|~|~ "You tripped me up," I said, wiping strawberry milkshake from my glasses. "Really?" drawled Brett, sarcasm oozing from his words. "So what do you want me to do about it?" "Erm...I don't know...apologise?" "Hmmm....no." "No?" I repeated, incredulously. "Nope," he smirked. ~|~|~ Kayla Adams: 1. Christian 2. Dork-or nerd-or geek. Any one of them is fine. Brett Hollister: 1. Popular 2. Thick as a brick Kayla Adams is a normal, mall-hating teenage mega-dork, with an IQ that could rival Einstein's, had he been a twenty first century high schooler. She's got big dreams, big plans and no room for boys who could ruin it all. In order to achieve said dreams, she has sworn off dating and all other relationships with boys until she's well settled in university. Brett Hollister, campus bad boy and rich kid, who believes all work and no play makes Brett a dull boy. On the verge of being expelled, he has no idea where he's headed after high school, but is sure everything will turn out A-Okay. Two people who never should have met. Opposite ends of the social ladder. But God works in mysterious ways... Laughter? Check. Mayhem? Check. Complete and utter insanity? Check! Cover by NerdsOnNeptune3813

THIS BOOK IS PUBLISHED!!!! COMPLETE VERSION IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!!!! "The night I met the Olsons, the family was in chaos." All his mother's life, she had denied the fact of having a son. Except, in his mind, she was right. As soon as Sawyer had the chance, he ran as fast and as far as he could with a backpack and an ambition. He set off, not looking back, sifting through feelings of insecurity. All his life, he had been told he was the criminal, not the victim. Running away was always part of the plan-- as an outcast, it was silently expected. Soon, he finds that leaving his past behind isn't as easy as he thought. His solution to the predicament of his life seemed to enhance his downfall. As he stumbles through the journey, he runs into individuals that seem to have it all together. Now, as his judgement becomes hazy, he begins to see that perfect doesn't exist. And his hopeless case doesn't have to either. *PRECAUTION: this book does have a little bit more of a deeper theme than some of my others. The characters' experiences may be a little excessive in terms of their past. Please keep that in mind before/as you read.* {Started: August 6, 2016 Finished: December 26, 2016} (PC: trilogy || Instagram)

Sometimes, expecting something out of someone is the worst way to connect with them. Tin Tin Amble knows this all too well, coming from a family with a father who wants him to do everything but what Tin Tin wants to do and a mother living in fear that her marriage isn't scaling up to what she expected. Not to mention two younger siblings who he feels responsible for. Pressure's on to be perfect, but he's anything other than that. In school, he's known as the High School's photographer. He carries his camera with him everywhere and is definitely in the "in" crowd. Then the phrase "Do it, you won't!" is directed at him in particular and he snaps. In desperation to prove himself once and for all, he gives in to prank a girl, also in his Junior class, named Alivia. Little did he know that the prank was all part of God's plan for something more worth while than trying to prove who he is to a bunch of kids. {Started: 11.2.15 Finished: 3.31.16 } (PC: andrewling || Instagram)

Rylyn Delson's life has been pretty predictable for the past eight years after her mother's death. She's gotten used to her dad being "clingy". But when life takes a turn for the unexpected, Rylyn has to face the reality of the world alone, with no one who understands. God understands, doesn't He? What good is He planning to come out of this anyway? Meanwhile David Ark and his wife, Mirissa, are just a Christian couple adjusting to their new lives in the town of Riverside. Getting to know the teens firsthand as a Youth Minister, he discovers the shy, only child girl with a hard past. Soon after gravitating toward her, tragedy strikes her hard. When they take her in, both of them go through hard times themselves. But God's ways are higher than our's, right? Told from the two perspectives that resemble a father-daughter relationship, they not only discover hidden truths of the struggles but also try to learn to take on unwavering faith. {Started: September 2014 Finished: February 2015} (Picture credit to legit-faith.com)

For most people, soccer is just a sport but for Troy Campbell, it's much more than that. It's his life, his passion, his everything. He's grateful to be in the state soccer championship with his team mates. Things gradually go from bad to worse when his team approaches the finals. He and his team mates are faced with stronger and tougher opposition. Troy has to go through tests and trials of betrayal, self-doubt and fear even as he does what he loves best. Based on the song "Giants Fall" by Francesca Battistelli. Cover by: @starrysleep

At 28 years of age, Kayla Anderson is the epitome of a successful woman. She is the chief editor of one of the biggest fashion magazines in the world. The only thing missing from this perfect picture is a husband. She meets Nigel Roberts, a dashing, handsome young man who sweeps her off her feet. When she finds out that he's a Christian, their relationship takes a new turn. Kayla doesn't like pretense but that's all she does in their relationship. Surprisingly, the end turns out to be something better than Kayla could have ever imagined. Cover by: @riverswild