"Will you be my girlfriend?" Ben asked. Lilly raised her eyebrows, a little taken aback. Then, she shrugged casually, as if it was no big deal. "Sure." "Um. Okay." "But Ben, what do boyfriends and girlfriends do?" "Um, I have no idea." "Then why did you ask me if I wanted to be your girlfriend?" "Because I saw my brother asking that to your sister." "Maybe boyfriends and girlfriends help each other with their homework." "So, will you help me with my homework?" Lilly smiled. "I will." One night. One promise. And history was created. One night. One argument. And everything was ruined forever. Will an innocent promise made years ago stand true till the end of time?

❝We were both just two messed up kids with pasts and the power to move forward.❞ Eric Wilson. He was gorgeous. He was the quarterback. He was smart. He was perfect. He was an addict. He didn’t want to be that person anymore, though, so when he moved across the country for college, he stopped...well, tried to. All Eric wanted to do was go to school and recover from heartbreaks that happened in high school. And then, like in most stories, he met a girl…

serənˈdipitē/ (noun): The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. "Girls are awful, that's why I'm not friends with them." - Sydney Barker. Seventeen year old Sydney Barker prefers to have guys as friends over girls. For her, girls are just too dramatic and problematic. Her five best friends, Walker, Bradley, Tanner, Mikey and Drew, have always been there or her, and she knows that they always will be. But in between her senior year of high school and personal problems, will one of those friends be there for her more so than the others? And in more than a friendly way? Sydney's never been the one for long overdrawn relationships, simply because the thought of being with someone for extended periods of time frighten her. As her friends like to say, she has severe commitment issues. But maybe, just maybe, if the right guy is their for her, Sydney can find it in her to get past her so called 'commitment issue'. © Copyright 2013 Millie Morgan. All Rights Reserved.

Nerdy Dakota Evans makes the biggest mistake of her life by falling in love with her best friend, Aaron Ford. Despite coming from entirely different cliques in school, will their relationship have a chance? *** In a high school where everyone belongs to cliques, nerdy and boyish Dakota Evans' friendship with basketball jock, Aaron Ford, becomes a big issue. Aaron's highly protective of Dakota and doesn't realize that she's in love with him. With their friendship eventually going on the rocks, will Aaron finally realize his true feelings for Dakota before it's too late? [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]]

~complete~ Charlotte is as sweet as a strawberry. She's the kind of person who will drop everything just to help you, just to put a smile on your face. She's as sweet as the sugar that constantly runs through her bloodstream, and as excitable as the rush that comes with it. And then there's Benjamin, who's as sour as a lemon. The last thing on this Godforsaken planet he wants to do is acquaint himself with her. While Charlotte is kind and caring, he's rude and vulgar, while she's friendly and innocent, he's crass and mean. So how in the hell is that going to turn out?

Sequel to Serendipity. Four months ago, Sydney Barker fell hard for her best friend, Bradley Edwards, who'd secretly harbored a crush on her for three years. In their senior year of high school, the two finally got together, much to the relief of everyone around them. Everyone except their close friend Drew, also in love with Sydney. Ultimately Sydney chose Bradley. The two were happy together. It was perfect. Everything was great. Until it all came crashing down. Graduation has come and gone and now the six best friends are off to Italy. It's their last summer vacation together before they part ways in the fall for college, and they're gonna live it up. Before they even set foot on the plane though, problems arise, resulting in the end of the perfect couple. The vacation proves to be less than the time of their lives though when shocking secrets are reveled, friendships are destroyed and words left unsaid come to the light. Can Sydney make it through two months in Italy while staying sane? Will she reunite with Bradley? And what happens at the end of the summer? Will best friends finally have to say goodbye? Or will by some miracle their six-way friendship prevail? © Copyright 2013 Millie Morgan. All Rights Reserved.

A painful breakup pushes Kyla Evans to get into a fake relationship with the person her ex-boyfriend hates the most: Seth Everett. But what will she do when the game starts to feel too real? ***** Seventeen-year-old Kyla has sworn off love. After getting dumped all too suddenly by her longtime boyfriend Cedric, she becomes convinced that people are never really who you think they are. So when notorious playboy Seth Everett suggests that Kyla fake date him to get back at Cedric, it seems like the perfect plan... as long as she doesn't end up falling for him. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions cancer, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

A fear of flying is one thing. Being seated next to a Tetris-addict who claims to be the Reaper is quite another. "He pulled out a business card. Where his profession should have been stated, the card read 'Destroyer of Worlds'. Nodding slowly, I pocketed the card." [check out the new spin off: http://www.wattpad.com/story/19632442-reaper-man] Copyright S.Ranasinghe 2013 HG Wells Short Story Competition [shortlisted]

NOW PUBLISHED BY SOURCEBOOKS FIRE! Oliver, Alec, Xander, and JJ are just four regular guys. They're also members of the world famous boy band the Heartbreakers. This is their story.