a short story

2016 WATTY AWARD WINNING CHEATER, FAKER, TROUBLEMAKER SEQUEL Written by Jenny Rosen & Kristen Maglonzo For rehabilitated bad boy, Elias King, falling in love again means losing everything--including his life. When a ghost from his past tears him away from the good girl he gave his heart to, it stops beating--literally. Seconds after he flat lines from an intentional overdose, the doctors bring him back into a world without her. Half a year and a life saving mistake later, he's got a second chance to go after the girl who got away, and he's willing to do just about anything to find her. After publishing a series of unsent love letters to the elusive Alex Summers, an unexpected rise to fame sends Elias back to Hollywood where him and Alex's story began. But time and tragedy change everything, and Alex has changed too. Now a freshman in college with a brand new boyfriend to boot, she's hoping to start life over without succumbing to memories of the loves she's lost in the past. But for Elias, old habits die hard, and when he pops out of the woodwork ready to take her back, she's determined to resist. But Kings don't back down easy, and when it comes Elias, trouble never looked so good.

After a late night fight between Alex Summers and her ex goes terribly wrong, her parents ship her off to spend a stress-free summer in Los Angeles. But the second she steps off the plane, Alex stumbles into California bad boy Elias King, a too-hot-to-handle heartbreaker with a taste for trouble. ***** When Alex and Elias find themselves stuck living under the same roof, their sexual tension's undeniable, but their differences set them on a warpath to destroy each other. Elias bets he can steal her heart and seduce her in thirty days, while Alex swears she can keep him one-night-stand-free and have him sober by the end of the summer. All's fair in love and war if you're playing by the rules, but this time around, there are no limits. [[Audiobook now published by Hachette Audio/Hachette Book Group]] Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues, trauma, bullying, suicide, and violence. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T

21 year old Quinn Tucker, best FBI agent ever, never thought things would end up this bad. She was never supposed to fall in love. She never thought she'd fall for a girl. What makes it worse, the girl is the daughter of the enemy. Quinn was assigned to go undercover and bring down the city's most powerful mob boss, Robby Daniels. She earns his trust, and gets close to his daughter, Vivian Daniels. What starts out as hate, leads to respect, turned to something more. Jason, one of Robby's sons, is suspicious. Can Quinn overcome her feelings for Vivian? Will she be found out? Will Vivian return Quinn's feelings? Warning: This story contains violence and drugs If you do not like any of these warnings, I advise you to not read.

Toni is the most skilled assassin in her division, she's quick, smart, and clean... Until the one time that she isn't, and it comes back to haunt her in the form of a target that she happened to miss. FIRST DRAFT.

"Are you... lost?" Someone asked, her tone impatient. I stopped scanning the room to find the woman behind the voice. I blinked. She had the most luminous blue eyes I had ever seen. Even in the dim glow of the bar they glowed brightly, like her pupils were some type of smooth stone at the bottom of a clear blue ocean. Within her blue there flickered tiny speckles of silver, which gave her an icy, somewhat stony appeal. But it was her slight, lopsided smile that erased any signs of wanting to be alone. No wonder this bar was so popular. "Uh, no," I said, holding up the Help Wanted sign I had snagged from the front window. The woman's cool eyes flickered between the sign and me. She didn't say anything, only looked slightly thoughtful as slender fingers raked through her long blonde hair. "What can you do?" She finally asked, definitely not expecting me to be able to do much of anything at all. She'd be right. "Anything and everything," I answered-lied-instantly, hoping I didn't look too desperate, didn't sound too eager. To be perfectly honest, I hadn't worked a day in my life. My hands were used to weekly manicures not hard labor. But desperate times call for desperate measures. The blonde appeared thoughtful again. Those magnificent eyes gave me a once over, slow and steady. You could see the cogs turning in her head as she considered it. I decided to try and sound more convincing. "I have many skills," I added. Okay, so I stole that from Xena, but I was hoping it worked as well for me as it did for her. The blonde lifted a sculpted brow and the smile was, once again, back on her lips. She seemed amused. Maybe she was a Xena fan? "Alright... I'll start you off cleaning the bathrooms, sweeping the floors, doing the dishes..." Crap.

Anni Natalia Wilder thought the love of her life, Countess Claire Desta Van Buren was dead for ten years. Then one fateful night by a chance encounter, she runs into the woman she has been mourning. The woman that has shaped her life into what it is now; repressed, obsessive, dark and lonely. The woman that gave her the greatest love, a love she thought was lost forever. Her heart had hardened defiantly, never letting anyone in as she felt her life ended when Claire disappeared. Anni felt guilty from any pleasures she had, so she resorted to pain. Will she ever heal? Is this the same Claire she has loved even in death or is she someone else? Or worst, something more sinister. Watch as the plot unfolds to reveal unimaginable secrets that will leave you breathless and with more questions. Unexpected twists and turns are in store for Anni. And Claire? If it is her! Will they still have the same intense desire for each other as they did so passionately in their youth? Or is their love forever tainted by secrets, distrust and lies? There is extreme sexual content so if you are under 18 please do not read. For mature audiences only!!! Thanks to ILOVEPIZAAA & MYSTERY COLT for the beautiful new cover. It was a wonderful collaboration. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. :-) ALL WORK IS OWNED BY ME AND CANNOT BE COPIED. ©2015 Tammy New. All rights reserved. Featured under: NewStoriesLGBT - Romance Section :-)

Fresh out of law school, Sutton is eager to climb the ladder at her new job. But on her first day of work, she comes face to face with an unexpected colleague--her ex-best friend and first love, Ada. Forced to work together, Sutton and Ada must untangle the complicated feelings they've always had for each other--feelings that may lead them back to friendship, or even to something more.

**Sample chapters only. This book is available to purchase from all ebook stores*** After his mother tragically dies and his deadbeat father goes off the rails, nineteen-year-old Micky is left to care for his disabled little brother, Flynn. Juggling college, a dead end job and Flynn's special needs means Micky has to put his bad boy past behind him and be the responsible adult to keep his brother out of care. He doesn't have time for anything else in his life. Until he meets Dan.

this is a story that I came up with some of my greatest friends that some of them I don't really talk to anymore sadly