Disclaimer: Contains instances of verbal bullying and fat-shaming. ****** Like any other twenty-year-old Harper Young has problems: keeping up with her college assignments, trying to figure out mixed signals that society sends about her body, and dealing with a boy who just can't stop bullying her for her weight. You know little big problems. But the last one, that goes by the name of Adrien Augustine, is now getting bigger. ****** Excerpt: "You're sick." He really is. "You know what? I am sick." "Then get help and leave me alone!" "You're my help Peppa." He steps closer and my heart thuds. He leans down, inches separating our faces. I see something feral swirling in those black eyes as they roam over my face. He really resents me. "Seeing you strut around with your swollen body makes me sick. You getting rid of that disgusting flab is what going to help me Peppa," he coos mockingly. I suppress a whimper. He's pure evil.

Eighteen year old Kat doesn't have the best life, in fact her life is shit but hey it happens to the best of us right? Not...... Soon she finds herself falling down a rabbit hole of power,danger and maybe even love. I guess she's not as unimportant as she thought. ********************** I felt the stares of the other students as I walked through the hall,I heard there pathetically whispered insults,some didn't even try to whisper,they wanted me to hear it...to hear them call me a cow.......a pig.....fat....ugly..... I have heard it all before and will probably hear it for the rest of my life.

I will never be skinny. I will always be this way. Curvy. Amelia was never skinny. even as a little girl she was always on the bigger side. her mom and sisters hate her because she is curvy, or to the fat. But to Amelia and her father she is the effect size. Well that's what she says t your face. But foreal she hates it. She hates the way that she looks. She hates herself. At 24 with the height of being 5'1 and 195 pounds she not the type of person that most men want. So do, but most don't. But that was ok, she has now come the gasp that she would probably be single for the rest of her life. Well that was until she met this man. A man named Andrew West. Andrew West was a very successful man. At the age of 25 he took over his fathers company and became the CEO of West Enterprise. He had it all the money, cars, houses and boats but he was missing one thing. He was missing the love of his life. Andrew usually went for skinny twig females. But after walking into 'A & M Fashions' a high end clothing store he spy's the owner. A short curvy woman that embraced her curves and showed everyone that she was happy with the size she was. But one look in her eye and you could see that it was the exact opposite. But there as just something about her that he was pulled to. Maybe she was the one he has been waiting on fr his whole life. But is he ready to deal with her baggage and her broken heart. Well read on to find out.

Aspiring writer Norah Jacobs needs an escape. In the span of two weeks, her corrupt brother has been jailed for murder and his partner has been hovering on her doorstep, threatening to ruin what little peace she has left. Packing her car, Norah flees the city and goes off the grid, finding refuge in the small coastal town of Bellvale. However, Norah's newfound refuge lands her right in the middle of a power struggle between creatures she thought only existed in fairy tales, and she begins to see that no matter how hard you try to run from your troubles, they seem to have a way of catching up with you... Watty 2014 Winner Haven Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author.

#3 in Falling For A Womaniser Series. The book does not have to be read in order, but it may contain some spoilers for the other books. *** Miranda (Mel) Barone had always been a sucker for bad boys. It was until she met a Slade Kolosov who had rescued her, that she found a new definition of the term 'bad boy'. Recently moving into Chicago, Mel's world is turned upside down by the Russian Mobster. Ruling the Russian Mob in Chicago, everything is right in the world for Slade Kolosov. That is until a certain strawberry blonde took over his mind and thoughts. After rescuing her from a robbery, Slade is intrigued and drawn to her. Throw in rival gangs who are willing to do anything to take over the Underground word in Chicago, Mel's older brother who is the leader of the Italian Mafia, things would certainly get interesting. Could he convince her that loving a criminal isn't wrong and messed up as it seems? *** I bit lightly on my lower lip and approached slowly, "What are you doing?" "You didn't say if you preferred Miranda, Mel or Pepper." My jaw worked for a few moments before I finally replied, "Mel. I prefer Mel. How do you know that's my name or my car?" Slade remained silent before he responded, "I was waiting for you, Mel." My nickname rolled off his tongue sensually and I shivered involuntarily. I frowned at my reaction before pushing my hair back behind ear, "Seriously Slade. What do you want from me? Why can't you leave me be?" Slade got off my car and strode towards me before smirking down at me, "You got my attention sweetheart. I'm never going away." (CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE, SOME VIOLENCE, AND A LITTLE SEXUAL CONTENT. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.) Highest Ranking: #9 Romance 29/11/15 (one day, I'll edit this whole story!!)