Fear. Adrenaline. Pain. Shattered glass covered the floor. I was lying on the floor of a very tall building. The room was now empty of it's small little work desks, since all of them probably fell out the window when the disease broke out. I suddenly heard a monstrous groan from behind me that snapped me out of my thoughts and reminded me about what I was doing on the floor in the first place. I quickly jumped up just in time as the body jumped right past me and out the building. I slowly walked towards the edge of the building, certain that their would be more of them by the stairwell. I only had one option, and so I jumped. But don't worry, it didn't kill me.

I did everything he told me to do; nothing more and nothing less. If I knew this is where it would get me, a cube with blank walls and a metal bed, than I would have ran. I would have ran as fast as I can, as far away as I could. But that would have done me no good, for I would have only looked more guilty. So now I'm only left with only one choice: To find who did this and end them. They deserve to be here, not me.

"I want to grow up" Did you say it when you were a kid? I know I did. Have you regretted growing up at some point in your life? Have you wished you could be a careless child once again? I know you have. Everyone has. The more you grow the bigger the challenges, the obstacles, the pain. Life gets serious. You get serious. You forget to smile at the morning sun shining down your face. You are too absorved by your problems to notice the beautiful world surrounding you. And when life gets hard, you wish more than anything to turn back in time and be that small child who did not know anything when he said "I want to grow up"

Sixteen-year-old Pearl Poseidon ran away from the circus tired of her adoptive parents' abuse of her special skills. As a runaway, she craves anonymity but when she saves a small boy from drowning she draws attention to herself and her special abilities. Boardwalk employee and aspiring reporter, Chase Thomas, helps her with the rescue and witnesses her amazing dive. Now he has questions. And so do the police. Unbeknownst to Pearl, a battle rages under the Pacific between Loyal and Non-Loyal Atlantean forces and each side wants to use her powers for their cause. Will the commotion in the ocean expose her secrets to the world? Will Chase's reporter-determination ruin their chance for a real relationship? Will staying near the ocean she loves catapult into a battle royale? As each daughter of Atlantis discovers her talents, she must choose her destiny - whether to ignore the churning seas or swim into battle.

Julie has always been the shy type. Her world changes when she finds wattpad, a very popular ebook community. She becomes addicted to it and even starts posting her own stories. But are friends, fans and votes all she will get from this site? Or is it possible to find love as well?

When Ondina is sent off to the boarding school, Oak Grove Manor, two states away from her local town in Florida, she finds herself popular, but tightly enclosed in her own lies..... Being popular is what she has always wanted, and when she thinks it couldn't get any better, a new boy shows up, Enzo Mathews. He's cute, charming, sensitive and caring, everything Ondina wants in a boy. Will she be able to pull off all her lies? And how long before the truth seeps its way out.....? One things for sure, looks are definitely not what they seem......

Mira finds herself stuck in the city of love with Jake, the playboy athlete she can't stand. What she doesn't expect is for major sparks to fly on their 24-hour adventure. But can this newly-found love last beyond the magic of Paris? ***** 24 Hours in Paris is now published as a Paperback & E-book by W by Wattpad Books As a Wattpad reader, you can now access both the Original Edition and the W by Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase (PS: a review on Amazon (and also Goodreads) would be very much appreciated, to help get this POC rom com in front of more readers! All the review page links are on my Wattpad profile page :-) ) In the new Published Edition of the book, the characters of Mira and Jake will be older and wiser co-workers in the corporate world, who miss their flight and get stuck spending an extra 24 hours in Paris. They'll start off annoyed with each other, but you know how the story goes... "Adorably sweet and a brilliant read! It made me feel like I was roaming the streets of Paris without having to leave my couch." - Grace @HQ ***** On the last day of their class's college trip to Paris, Mira and Jake get tangled up in a debacle that causes them to miss their flight home to New York. Which means they're stuck in Paris until the next available flight that's 24 hours away! Mira is witty and a lover of art history and good cheese. Jake, on the other hand, is your All-American frat boy with a killer smile. Translation: they can't stand each other. As they visit places they could never have imagined, Mira and Jake go from mortal enemies to star-crossed lovers with sizzling chemistry. But can their spark last without Paris' cheese and charm to keep it going? [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by Ray Gardener