"First things first, learn how to loosen up. If you really want to learn, you can't be so uptight." He said as he circled around me. "It's just weird, I'm not used to it." I said shyly. He stopped, standing in front of me. He sighed. "Look Gracie, I'm not saying you should be totally open and comfortable with this, but I'm saying, if you want to learn, you're going to have to learn to trust me. Do you trust me?" I hesitated, then nodded lightly. "Good." He said with a small smirk. "Now lesson one," he started to circle me again, "You're going to learn how to kiss." (cover by: BeautyDoesntWither)

"You really think a girl like her is gonna want a guy like you?" Two years...that's how long I've been crushing on Desire Wright. She's the most beautiful, intelligent, caring, adorable, kind-- I could go on for days. She's definitely something special. I could never picture her with a guy like me. I'm a dork, I have a hard time getting my words out when I'm around her, and I'm not like the rest of these guys. I guess you could just call me a outcast. Outcast: a person who has been rejected by society or a social group. Will Desire and Sirus be together in the end or will Sirus still be crushing on her? Read to find out. ❤️ Copyright © 2015 Msfanfictional December 28th, 2015

17 year- old Mickie Thomas has a rough life. After her father dying in a terrible car crash and her brother's mysterious disappearance due to his drug slanging, her mother has changed and for the worst. Her mother who was once beautiful turned in to a ugly, spiteful crackhead. The only person she has left in her life is her best friend Aubree Brown. Not trying to be like her mother, she hides her true self behind a pair of glasses and assets behind baggy clothing. But, then she meets someone. Jayceon 'Money' White. A notorious, dangerous drug lord, who's 'famous' in the city of Los Angeles, he can have any girl, but settles for her. Tragedy, dangerous situations, and drama will test the love these two have developed and soon Mickie realizes somebody's after her. But, who? In this book you learn that trust don't mean nothing and especially in the streets. Warning: Explicit Copyright © 2013 [YouAhStupidHoee]. All Rights Reserved.

A person could only take so much, but sometimes you can take more than enough. Sade, has been through so much these past years. All in one city, one city that holds her life and fate. She can't leave the city, she can't leave her home. Even though that city is her own personal hell and heaven, she just cant. Or could she? Once a problem has been enlightened, who knows what could happen afterwards? Find out how Sade manages to stay in this city that holds her demons who just can't seem to drown because she taught them to swim.

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Adrift after a failed suicide attempt, golden boy Everest can't find anything worth living for - until he meets Beverly, a loner determined to prove him wrong. ***** For a boy who seemed to have it all - wealth, good looks, popularity, a wide circle of friends - Everest Finley becomes the ultimate social outcast after failing to take his own life. Dejected and alone, he starts his last year of high school by acting out, determined to ruin his golden boy reputation after his best friend and girlfriend both turn on him. But to his surprise, resident loner Beverly Davis reaches out and tries to befriend him. Ever the optimistic, her empathy and persistence eventually convinces him to spend time with her, and the two slowly bond over their complicated family lives and a love of singing. But even as their budding friendship begins to hint at something more, Everest continues to struggle with depression and unhappiness. Can a simple pact between the two truly encourage him to find something worth living for? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions and descriptions of depression and self harm. -SKY

Boy next door is charming. Boy next door is dangerous. Boy next door is on house arrest. * * * * * They've been neighbors for as long as Juliet can remember. You'd think being neighbors, they would have been friends by now. Not the case. They've been sworn enemies since Jack dumped sand down her shirt in the 1st Grade. Juliet Sanders lives next door to Jack McKinnon, the boy on house arrest for being the prime suspect in a murder investigation. That's only because his father paid off the judge, of course, or he'd be behind bars until the trial. The McKinnon family stays in the spotlight. Jack's mom is a famous author, his dad a movie producer. Juliet watches Jack. Whether if he's going for a swim or walking laps around the house at 3 in the morning. Something always piqued her curiosity. It takes Juliet getting locked out of her house to finally face the mysterious boy next door. And he's definitely not rainbows and butterflies. Juliet's curiosity may just get her in trouble. *Slowly editing FULLY* Note: KKKANGAROO has been really kind and has helped me edit some chapters. :)

Emily found solace in a small mountain town five years ago, though after running into an amnesiac on the side of the road, her old life makes a resurgence. ***** Emily has been hiding from her past for five years in a remote mountain lodge - until the night she nearly runs over an injured man on the side of the road. North has amnesia, and while he recuperates at the lodge, he and Emily can't seem to ignore the growing chemistry between them. There are just two problems: without his memories, North doesn't know who he really is or what he's left behind. And Emily can't risk leaving her safe haven to face the world she's hiding from once his memories return. Content/Triggering Warning: this story contains scenes of sexual and physical abuse, violence, sexual content, and mentions of suicide and mental health. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover designed by Lily Taylor

Bad Boy Blue. He has that nickname for a reason. Abandoned by his white mother as a baby, Blue was taken in my gang-running father. He grew up on the streets, and was raised by a gun. After being caught with drugs and guns and sent to juvie, he was released to be with his uncle in Louisiana where his old life can't get to him. But it's not that easy. It's a struggle for him to do anything right, an nobody takes the boy with the tattoos and bad record seriously. Except Lou. Luigi Alayna Brown is used to being picked out to be picked on. Normally she had her brother there to take care of her but he's gone to college. She wants to escape the ties to her mother, but everybody wants to hold her there. Except Blue, who could care less. Even though she knows Blue likes her, she can't help but boycott the bad boy.

When Franny learns why former popular boy Tyler fell from grace, she gets thrown head-first into his dangerous world but also closer to his timid heart. ***** Eighteen-year-old Tyler Madden used to have everything. He was captain of the football team, popular, high achiever, and was set to have a successful career. But when a secret too hard to handle comes to light, he turns to underground fighting to deal with the pain. Now, he's in too deep. And when Francesca Howard befriends him at school in the hopes of figuring out what went wrong, she unknowingly gets pulled into the criminal world he's now stuck in. As the two find comfort in each other, they find themselves faced with their impending future and trying to get Tyler out alive. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains scenes pertaining to drug use, substance abuse, and violence. [#1 in teen fiction, romance and action]