Come as you are, And if your make up skills are up to par, Then throw them in a jar, Because this is to release your inner star, Come only, if you come as you are. What is the purpose of beauty pageants? Have you ever realized a beauty pageant is quite the paradox? It is practically a contest for beauty yet all the participants cake pounds of make up on. What happened to true beauty? Oh yeah, make up was introduced. Why don't people enter a beauty pageant with a messy bun, sweatpants, and a t-shirt? If that is their true self then what are they doing wearing a pink, uncomfortable dress with tons of make up on? I introduce to you the first Natural Pageant. There are many stages to prep you including: 30 second introductions, all unnatural beauty removal, shopping from a comfy store, and much more. Those who choose unnatural beauty over real beauty will be disqualified. Let the Natural Pageant begin!

Lexi Lennon has a bad attitude and everyone knows it. Becoming or staying friends with someone has never been a priority, because she didn't give a damn about what people thought of her. So when an anonymous website surfaces at school, threatening to reveal everyone's deepest darkest secrets, Lexi doesn't even bat any eye. That is, of course, before she realizes that her secrets are the ones at stake. -cover made by pressure-

When job cuts at Chloe Saddler’s London communications firm result in an unexpected transfer to Paris, she finds herself leaving behind her friends, family, and boyfriend Scott to start a new life in the City of Light. Getting to grips with La Vie Parisienne and keeping a long-distance relationship afloat is not made any easier by the culture shock. Committing the odd French faux pas and inadvertently indulging in a few too many flirtations with her very sexy (and very taken) boss, Jean-Luc, is just the start of it. Factor in her bridezilla of a sister’s wedding (the hottest event of the year in the Saddler family’s social calendar), an unexpected session of hot, naked yoga, a slightly psychotic stalker, and one incredible kiss at an infamous Montmartre nightspot, and Chloe can say au revoir to her old, safe London life and bonjour to the romance, splendour, and glamour of Paris. A delightful debut that harks back to the early days of Chick Lit when heroines were flawed, funny, and forever battling for love and happiness. With quirky characters and classic comedic charm, Cocktails at Le Carmen is pure fun from page one.

Have you ever wondered if you are crazy? What if everyone else in the entire town thought you were? What if there was only one way to prove your sanity, but it meant your guaranteed death? Would you still spill your secrets? In 1727 Bermuda there was a fine line between the crazies, the drunks, the zealots, the pirates, the witches and... everyone else. Susannah and Benjamin Bowen have always lived quiet lives as outcasts on the other side of the island from the townsfolk, but they are about to be thrown into the spotlight, caught in a whirlwind of jealousy, revenge, and magic.

Don’t miss this imaginative new short story set in the magical world of Watersong—a realm of enchanting beauty…and terrifying secrets. Aggie is a mythological creature on a secret mission. Lydia is a young woman from a magical family with no real powers of her own. And Daniel is a high school boy who’s made it his duty to protect his deeply troubled older brother. Then one fateful night, their lives collide in a terrifying accident that changes them all forever. And beneath the surface, the ripple effects of the accident will have more impact than anyone could ever guess...changing not only their future, but the fate of an entire town.