Lana and Sutton thought that they were going to take college by storm. Being on their own isn't easy but they have each other and when they have each other, they can do anything. Best friends, family, sisters, twins. They are with each other through thick and thin. They're trying to adapt to adult life, everything is going perfectly and they're ready for anything thrown their way. Homework, friends, exams, college parties, and college boys. It's their second year and they're ready for it to be the best year yet with new friends, new romances, and new memories. Little did they know what kind of storm was coming their way, and that nobody could ever be prepared for this.

NOW PUBLISHED BY SOURCEBOOKS FIRE! Sixteen-year-old Jackie Howard knows nothing about her new guardian Katherine Walter when she moves from New York to Colorado. After discovering that Katherine has twelve boys, Jackie fears that living in the Walter house isn't going to be easy. It's just icing on the cake that the boys look like models... Cover design by pizzazz-

»Weiß dein Herz eigentlich, was deine Hände tun?« Harrys Blick war ebenso bohrend wie seine Frage, die Maryana in diesem Moment vollends ins Chaos stürzte. »Ich wünschte, du wärst mit deinen gesprochenen Worten nur einmal genauso ehrlich wie in deinen Büchern.« _________ Als Maryana von ihrem Verleger erfährt, dass sie die Biographie eines jungen Musikers und Teenieschwarms verfassen soll, hält sich ihre Euphorie in Grenzen. Immerhin wollte sie mit ihrer Literatur Menschen bewegen und motivieren, anstatt zur Merchandise-Maschinerie eines Teenie-Idols zu gehören. Erst nachdem sie Harry Styles mit jedem Treffen und mit jedem Gespräch nach und nach kennenlernt, wendet sich das Blatt - bis letztendlich niemandem mehr klar ist, wer in dieser Konstellation tatsächlich der Autor ist. ____________ WATTYS WINNER 2020

Coming here, I wanted to get lost. I wanted to be so alone I had no choice but to discover myself, as well as this beautiful, vibrant country. A sample contest entry for Marriott Traveler.

Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.

Sophia Lane is the queen of oversized sweaters and perfectly brewed cups of coffee. She's beautiful and delicate and so painfully misunderstood, but her innocent stare holds a savory secret. She's unforgivably and irrevocably in love with her European Literature Professor. *** Thomas Crane, a gorgeous thirty-one year old Literature professor, has been wreaking havoc on Duke University since he accepted the position last year. The female student body is beside itself with unrequited fantasies and flirtatious looks, but their efforts are in vain. Thomas spends his lonely nights glued to his computer screen, falling more and more in love each sundown with LiteraryLane21, the mysterious woman who started messaging him last fall. *** ** A studentxTeacher story** **Some mature content, this is your warning** Started 05/29/18 Completed 06/06/18

Das neue Buch der Hearts-Welt! Jana Ferroni - Sams Cousine. * Eine große Klappe und doch schüchtern. Quirlig, aber manchmal vor Unsicherheit paralysiert. Unzufrieden. In jeglicher Hinsicht. Und dann taucht da auch noch der Typ nach Ewigkeiten wieder auf - gerade als sie dachte, sie hätte ihn endlich aus ihrem Herzen verbannt. Doch da kommt ihr Jack of Hearts, ihr Herzbube, wieder um die Ecke und schaut Jana nach über fünf Jahren immer noch so an, wie sie es noch nachts in ihren Träumen sieht. * © Nina Lealie. ALLE RECHTE VORBEHALTEN.

When college student Emmy joins an online support group at the encouragement of her therapist, the last thing she expects is to connect with the lead singer of the most famous rock group in the world. ***** Emmy has had a rough couple of years, to say the least. So when her psychologist recommends that she joins an online support group, she thinks she knows what to expect. But the back and forth e-mails between her and famous rock singer Johnny Decker are the last thing she ever counted on. Despite the world of differences between them, Emmy can't help but feel like she knows Johnny better than she knows herself. Supportive emails turn into a growing friendship, and Emmy is grateful to finally have someone who understands. Soon, life without Johnny seems unthinkable, but is there hope for them in the offline world? [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Ashley Bandy Spin-off to Holding onto You Trigger warning: This story contains swearing, mature themes, sexual content and references to substance abuse.

(✓) in which a psychology student and an inmate fall for each other.

When Helena finds a phone on the night train, she decides to text the first number in the list of contacts in order to figure out who it belongs to. ***** Helena Santos hasn't had the easiest life. At twenty-one, she's the legal guardian of her teenage sister, in the final year of her nursing degree, and working night shifts at her small-town's local bar. And things get a lot more complicated when she finds a phone on the train home and decides to text the first number in the list of contacts, in hopes of tracking down its owner. That contact? Adam Bauer; the charismatic, sweet, and refreshingly honest older brother of the person who lost their phone. As the two continue talking, they can't ignore the chemistry and growing feelings between them, but life is never that simple. To make things work, Helena and Adam need to juggle a troubled sister, a meddlesome ex-boyfriend, and one fat lawsuit - all intent on keeping them apart. [[word count: 40,000-50,000 words]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains swearing, mature themes, and sexual content.