2016 WATTY AWARD WINNER - HQ LOVE THE TERM SHEET is a fast-paced technothriller about entrepreneurship, startups, encryption, and the delicate balance between national security and individual privacy. Its complex characters explore thought-provoking questions about the role of technology in an ever-changing society. Step into the high-stakes game played by today's technology innovators, who push the envelope and risk it all. Get ready, this thrilling book gives you a taste of what startups are really like. _____________________________________________________ David Alexander, a young programmer in Portland, Oregon, loathed his job. Computer programming had always come naturally, but being an employee never suited him. So he tried entrepreneurship instead. After making a series of embarrassing blunders, David finally hit on a startup idea that stuck: encrypted chat. Sure there were alternatives, but as Edward Snowden has shown us, most of them (willingly or unwillingly) have backdoors for spies and bad guys. A new approach made David's app one of the most secure options out there, which caught the attention of many people, including Shawn Douglas from the Secret Service. Shawn Douglas worked with eight different presidents, preventing twenty assassination attempts, forty-three terrorist plots and two bullets. When he was promoted to a desk job overseeing and organizing travel, he picked up on a cryptic email thread that hinted at a threat to the President's life. In a race to unravel the conspiracy, Shawn and David both have to make some difficult decisions. Will Shawn stop the terrorists in time? Will David be able to navigate his startup out of a crisis and keep his entrepreneurial dream alive? Or will fate deal them both a crushing hand? Read the book to find out.

Ever since she moved next door, Kevin can't stop observing her from afar. Urges of wanting to touch the specimen and feelings towards her makes him want to make her his..."My Beautiful Specimen Girl." WARNINGS: •Smut •Angst •Profanity •Violence •Gore(Implied/Brief) Please take into note that in this story Kevin will not commit the crime that he committed. However, I will try to stay close to his character as possible.

"I didn't ask to be in the middle of your ego-battle," I grumble. Blake pins me to my locker, hands resting on either side of my head. "Well, you got it in anyway, Darling," he whispers. His face is inches away from mine and damn me for licking my lips. I am NOT falling for these guys. And then, at the corner of my eye I spot Owen and his gang approaching. Well, that's just great. *** The West and East gang of Tygerwell have been at each other's throats since the dawn of time. And the two leaders of these gangs want to end the fight, once and for all. But fighting with fists is easy. Fighting with wit and charm, is a whole other ball game. Blake. West-side gang leader. Leather jacket and killer glare. Don't talk back. Owen. East-side gang leader. Fancy coat and toxic stare. Don't resist. And in comes Amber. Hair of gold and oceans in her eyes. Has too much sass for her own good and always, ALWAYS, manages to get into the middle of trouble. But these boys have no idea who they're really dealing with. And when Amber descovers she knows a little too much when it comes to guns and fighting, she has to question everything she thought she knew about herself. Three can play this game. *** "Let's settle this. You got rejected, I got rejected. It's only fair that the fate of the gangs be on who gets the girl first." "That sounds rather good, Rhodes. I'll take that bet on the golden girl." *** COMPLETED FICTION AWARDS: Best new story and best new account Highest ranking in Teen Fiction: #1 on 25/06/2018

//infatuation-the object of a persons obsession. Daniel is obsessed with a girl who walks by his house everyday. She sees him as a friendly neighbor, he sees her as the love of his life. He wants her. And Daniel always gets what Daniel wants.

just a bunch of books that I have read and liked. So I thought I should share with you (also because my library is getting really full).

Emilia Stone is a Junior in high school who is just trying to get through her year. She struggles with her day to day life with first having her mother leave unexpectedly and an abusive father and brother. She has never wanted friends after the incident and feels she can never trust anyone. She has built up her walls over the years and will never let them break. Until an event happens that makes her meet Alexander Jones. What will happen to these two when their worlds collide? Everyone has their problems and issues, right? Stories will get told and secrets come out. But will it help or hurt them in the end? Find out in this story about a girl and a boy. ***TRIGGER WARNING*** For mature audiences. Contains sensitive themes such as Self-harm, abuse, violence, cussing, and sexual scene. This is your warning. |~* I do NOT promote any, disorders, self-harm, abuse or violence in this story *~| I hope my description is good enough to capture your attention but if you don't like my book, don't read it. I'm not forcing you and I'm not looking to become famous. or anything and PLEASE don't copy my book. I'm just making this because the idea popped into my head. So please don't leave hate comments they will be deleted. I do, however, accept constructive criticism. Okay bye Hope you enjoy :) [Under editing] #4 in Romance (10/1/18) #107 Teenfiction (10/23/18) #7 Teenfiction (12/5/18)

Emma Miller didn't know that one run in with the school's bad boy, Aiden Black, would make her life go in all different directions. She didn't know that one little accidental bump into him would throw her into a world of drugs, violence and bad guys. Even with all that, she didn't know that one little accidental bump would cause her to fall for this certain bad boy. Join Emma in this exciting twist with love and danger.© All Rights Reserved 2013 (Lisa S.)

Olivia has always been ready to meet her Matched partner. However, when the Matching system fails, she is paired with Neo - a heartbroken boy who is totally uninterested in her. *** Olivia Jensen has always known that she will be meeting with her Matched partner at eighteen. She is confident that she will be the perfect pair for him to love her. What she does not expect is Neo Carmichael, a boy who already has loved someone outside of his Match and is not interested in being with her. Completely taken aback by his confession, Olivia finds herself to be the first incompatible Match with Neo by a seemingly 'perfect' Matching system. What seems to be the first signs of the system failing ends up opening a whole new world for Neo and Olivia as they navigate a life that they discover to have been built upon lies and secrets. (Book One of the Death of the Future Series) [[Editor's Pick | April 2021]]

Imagine this: On my first day I'm strutting through the hall. On time, hair perfectly curled, make-up on point, hair whipping in the wind like hair should. Everybody staring (in a good way) people parting to let me through. Then when I get to my class somebody opens the door. When I walk in I lock eyes with that one hot boy, give him a dazzling smile. Then I sit down smiling to myself because I know this is going to be a good day. Okay, now lets be realistic. I was late, my hair was not curled, it was in a messy bun (which was now drooping). I had next to no make-up on. I basically looked like a hobo. Everybody was already in their classrooms and I was lost. When I finally found my classroom, at least one part of my imagination was correct, kind of... Instead of locking eyes with that one hot boy, I locked eyes with about twenty of them.

❂ 1st Place in the Realist Awards 2017 ❂ Knight of the Dreamers Awards 2017 !Warning! Contains: ❂ Violence ❂ Sexual Content ❂ Mild Use of Adult Language 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 "Sometimes being crazy isn't such a bad thing," he tells me in a calm but stern tone. "You're deranged! Mental! Insane!" I spit at him "You need help!" He is fuming with anger, and I know what he is about to say, but I cut him off. "Oh, to hell with you and your motto!" I am fed up with this. "Disrespectful," he says, raising his hand and slapping me across the face a second time. I wince as it stings far worse than the first. "Now, you'll stay in here until you learn to be a precious angel again." 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Erica Augustine's marriage isn't all that she hoped for. With a mental husband who kidnapped her and keeps her locked away from the rest of the world, she needs to find a way to break free. But the question is: Can she? _________________________________________ Read along to find out! Vote and enjoy! ☆ MARDAIS ☆ _________________________________________ The Diamond Awards by PuppyInfinity890