[2021 Wattys Shortlist] Monica Kelly returns to her hometown years after abandoning it, only to bump into and befriend Liam Belkin-who, despite his walls and issues, cannot help but draw himself closer to someone he can't have. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎✦ ✦ ✦ After being screwed over too many times, Monica Kelly ran from her hometown as soon as she graduated high school, leaving her brother and former life behind. But it isn't until four years later when she returns, and in need of money and a distraction, she gets a job at the local diner. She swears this isn't a forever thing-when the summer is done, she'll go get her masters and become somebody, far away from the people who screwed her over. But when Liam Belkin, the towns residential brooding man who hides behind a baseball cap, steps into the diner every night, she finds herself breaking down her one rule: don't get close to anyone. And although he doesn't talk, or even smile for that matter, he finds himself doing so every time Monica is around. But when two people with broken pasts come together, there's no telling if two wrongs can make a right-especially when betrayal is right around the corner.

[COMPLETED] At the age of 4, Amanda and Tyler instantly become friends, however it came to an end before grade 5 began. After a tragic car accident that involved Tyler, Amanda is forced to leave her beloved town, Creaks Hill, and her best friend who she doesn't know is still alive after the accident. Now, she's back for her senior year of high school. Answers will be revealed, especially to the one question Amanda has held in her mind for 7 years. Is he really dead, or alive? warning: i wrote this many, MANY years ago and is in desperate need of editing -- enter at your own risk. [Highest Rank: #63 in Short Story and #43 in Teen Fiction]

Book #4 in the Bonds of Fate series. "You left me. For 2 years." Killian's voice shook with the force of his emotion. "You chose to leave me." "Leaving was the best thing I ever did. I won't apologise for it." "Now you expect me to give you another chance?" His voice was angry, but he knew in his heart that had already forgiven her. How could he pretend that he wasn't in purgatory the entire time that she was gone? Or that seeing her again, was the first time the world seemed right again? How could he pretend that he didn't love her when all he wanted was to take her in his arms and kiss her senseless? "Just give me a chance to explain, please Killian." Rachel pleaded; it was strange he had never seen her bend so easily to anyone. She was a wildfire that couldn't be tamed, so then why did she look like her flames had been quietened? "Give me one good reason that I should." "Our daughter." *** Rachel is trouble. After her father's death, trouble and misfortune seems to follow her like a dark cloud. The only thing keeping her from falling apart completely is music. Killian is traditional. Though suffocated by his parents, the commendable way they handled their roles as the previous Alpha and Luna has Killian always looking up to them. He wants to fill their shoes, only he feels as though he is crumbling under their pressure. When Killian finds the wild, free-spirited, hurricane in his Soulmate Rachel, he falls deeply for her. His parents on the other hand, do not. When his parents decide that Rachel is not the mate that they want for their son, they threaten to drive the couple apart. These two must challenge tradition, and family if they want their love to survive. But, sometimes you have to lose before you can love. "The greatest music comes from within..."

[COMPLETED] Emma, and Lucas have been feuding for their mutual friends attention for over five years. But when Emma has to move to Vancouver, Lucas finally believes he's free from her, and her devious ways. Until two years later... Lucas is the schools very own play boy, with Jason Valentine, Emma's former best friend in the lead. However they don't expect to see Emma Sullivan back in their mists, especially when they know something about her that she herself doesn't know. Yet. [Highest Rank: #1 in Mystery, #23 in Teen Fiction]

❝Her eyes spoke more than her lips moved.❞ After her pack is brutally taken over, Leila is forced to reside in the untamed lands of the Lycan kingdom where only those who are banished are sent to fend for themselves. She is a rogue. Packless, with no status. Once she turns 18, Leila runs to the castle and enters the guard Trials where she battles against hundreds of high blooded boys in hopes of become the kingdoms golden warrior. In hopes of finding some serenity. Will she make it and fulfil the prophecy her father had bestowed upon her? Or will the castle walls whisper her away? __________ This cover belongs to @PittieLau , thank you for making it!!

BOOK THREE. DUE FOR MAJOR EDIT For the last year, Betty Larsson has been trying to rebuild her shattered confidence, promising herself that she would never touch a man again after her ex-boyfriend ripped her heart out from her chest so cruelly. From the outside looking in, her life seemed perfect with a budding music career, legions of devoted fans and a debut album that hit number one in thirty-two countries overnight. What more could a girl want? Stability. Trust. Love. Fierce, protective and loyal, Finn Moretti is a born fighter. In his youth, he ankle locked and knee barred men into submission for a fat cheque, but now he's following an up and coming pop star around like a goddamn lost puppy. One hot, sweet and all-consuming pop star. Finn has one objective in his mission to look after Betty Larsson: take out the enemy. In the midst of success, inhibition dropped giving the faceless predator behind the screen the perfect opportunity to strike out. Neither expected to feel so trapped in each other's webs, and there is no denying the connection. But, it's not in either's best interests to start something they can't finish, or is it? *This book is not a standalone. Please read Love in the Dark and A Lazy Love first for some plot lines to make sense. ☺️* Larsson Sibling Series reading order: Love in the Dark - Book One A Lazy Love - Book Two Protecting Love - Book Three All rights reserved. ©2017 HT.Ellis

*Mature Content* "You're mine," he growls, his grip on me tightening. "And I always get what I want." +++ One day, the Immortal Sin named Cian admitted himself into a mental care facility. Six years before Amolet started working there. With hope to finally have independence, Amolet took the job without thinking much of it. That is until she meets the self-admitted patient, with unspeakable powers, shrouded in darkness and mystery. When he refuses to speak to her, her curiosity only peaks, her desire to get to know this sinfully perfect man too hard to walk away from. But the deeper she digs, the more of his past she discovers, piecing together a sinister reality. But it's a reality she can't escape from, as she's tied to him in ways she couldn't have ever predicted.

Penelope is ready to stop living in her ex-fiance's shadow. Sure, he's one of the best players in the NHL, but she's one of the best photographers in the hockey industry. After an ugly break up she finds herself trying to stitch her career back together by taking odd jobs. This time she's keeping one rule in mind: no romantic contact with the talent. Not even when the talent is a pair of handsome snowboarders.

Ava has had a crush on Kane, her best friend's brother, since the second year of high school. Now that she is officially an adult can she act on it? Or will she chicken out? An erotic short story

One drunken day, Cassandra gets the proposal she can never refuse from the arrogant Philip Strindberg. Thrown into a marriage she never wanted in the first place, Cassandra will struggle on how to maintain her carefree attitude while trying to keep her cool whenever she is around her husband. Pranks, adventure, chores, and secrets will test their transient marriage. In the end, will there be a chance for their transient charade to become permanent?