"So, let me get this straight," I looked at him weirdly, raising my hands slightly in exclamation. "You like me?!" I asked him in disbelief. "Like or like-like?" I really can't get my head to process his words at the moment. "Is it weird that I don't." He simply replied, his voice sounded calm but serious at the same time. "And for your question, I do. I do like-like you. Like, I really like you. To the point that you're the only thing that's on my mind everyday and I can't seem to get you off it." I was literally standing there like an idiot, slowing blinking my eyes in a slow pace, still can't believe what's actually happening in front of me. ______________________________ ( Partially Edited.) First Published: July 23, 2020 Finished: October 16, 2021

Betty Dalton and Elías Santamarina-James have been dating for seven months of pure bliss. In Betty's eyes, their relationship is nearly flawless, if you don't count his insistence to sleep with her and his constant need for reassurance. It's the first party of their last summer together and Elías sees her dancing with another boy-it seems innocent to her but he knows better. Plus, she knows he hates crowds and still forces him to go. Now she is left stranded in their hometown while he goes with his family on vacation. Enter Augustine Maddox. Elías has always seen her as his younger brother's best friend but this summer everything's different. And when she pulls up to him, he can't say no. Afternoons together become nights but he only dreams of Betty. Augustine knows better than to get involved with a guy with a girlfriend but he assures her that their relationship is hanging by a thread, Betty drives him crazy and he needs an outlet. Maybe this is her chance to prove to him how good they can be together. After all, he's just seventeen. He doesn't know anything. So who can blame him? Cover made by yours truly

There are three general truths every Acebridge inhabitant knows by heart. First, if you're on a hunt for the greatest latte in North Carolina, Beans & Bagels just off Main Street is the place to go. Second, the color that paints the exterior and interior walls of the ice cream parlor by the beach is a deeply horrifying shade of blue. And last, but not least, Ace Easters and Acebridge Westers do not - and should not - mix. After all, the generations-long rivalry between Acebridge's two high schools is the most prominent and soul fueling tradition of the quaint coastal town. In other words, Avery Waters should absolutely not go around kissing Ethan Taylor.

WATTYS 2023 & 2022 SHORTLIST | Stella Donahue is in dire need of a fresh start. A break. Away from the college town that's shunned her, away from the place she once called home. Her salvation comes in the shape of an old family friend's lake house and the promise of a summer all to herself. Not to forgive. Probably not to forget - no matter how hard she tries. But to continue to heal. The surprise comes in the shape of Jacob Wilson. Suddenly, with her somewhat estranged childhood friend living down the hall, Stella's summer of solitude becomes anything but. Though, maybe, reconnecting with Jake is exactly what she needs.

The contract is simple: if Jack hides the dead body, Isla will act as his fake date during a wedding. Simple, minus the fact that they're sworn enemies. ***** After the humiliating rejection from her crush, Isla Chen turns to black magic in hopes of curing her heartbreak - but now there's a dead body in the bathroom and she's stuck with a mess. A mess that includes her infuriatingly attractive co-worker Jack Lim, fake dating, and a wedding filled with witches and warlocks. Between escaping murder charges and acting as a fake date, Isla must figure out how to fix her life. Pronto.

Yanna is struggling to move on from her amnesiac ex. That is, until she (re)meets her high school rival and sworn nemesis, Zeke, who's even more infuriatingly charming than before. So when he devises a plan for her to forget her ex, she, well - she can't say no.

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