[WATTYS 2016 WINNER!] [COSMOPOLITAN Featured!] Trapped in her white trash hell, Layla Danner is failing at life. Her friend Peyton? Everybody thinks he's perfect, a staggeringly rich, handsome, and well-mannered story book prince. But they don't know what Layla knows. And she'll never tell. Jake? Jake's trouble. A down and dirty charmer, this one's got a devil-may-care attitude and a mouth to match. Everything goes to hell in a handbasket when he shows up to town one summer. Layla never meant to fall in love. All she wanted to do was finish her senior year, get the hell out of this town and never, ever look back. But when mysterious secrets from the boys' past refuse to stay buried, Layla must decide how far she'll go for a chance at a once in a lifetime love. Follow three unforgettable characters in this captivatingly melodramatic, soap-operatic, and larger-than-life tale of first loves, loyalty, intrigue and the magic of growing up. ♦️WARNING: This writer is a hopeless romantic with a filthy mouth and a dirty mind who loves to re-work cliches. The style of the story reflects this. Also, some dark themes. ♦️

He is the alpha. He is ruthless, bitter, and cold. He is everything I want, but can't have. He is my savior and I his demise. He was beautiful, painstakingly so. Soft, short black hair that was softer than the feathers of a pampered swan. Tanned, olive toned skin that had been kissed by the sun. Features so striking, so remarkable the angels cried from his beauty. His cheekbones were sharp, accented by forest green eyes rimmed with even darker lashes. His face had been carved delicately by the gods themselves, leaving ruins in the wake of anyone who came into contact with him. The face of an angel, the body of a god, and the anger of a thousand men. Gabriel.

"Her lips are like the galaxy's edge, and her kiss the colour of a constellation falling into place" (AM). - Every time he looked at her, he could feel his heart breaking. She was the girl with the gleam in her eyes plucked from the stars themselves, she was the girl with the broken soul and crooked smile that she masked through an allusive silence. Maddox Reign was someone who constantly found himself wondering about the quiet and enigmatic Arabella Huxtable. Maddox didn't know how someone so innocent looking and so kept to herself was surrounded by a whirlwind of vicious rumors and hate. That is until a graphic video is spread around school featuring Arabella Huxtable and the notorious Abel Rogers, who also happens to be Maddox Reign's old best friend. - TRIGGER WARNING. MATURE CONTENT. Copyrighted © 2017.

The small town of Norwich was once a peaceful, relaxed, and well known settlement; but nothing ever stays the same. Soon animals began to ram themselves into cars, delivering their own suicides. Fish began to fling themselves onto land, in the hopes of dying out. Dogs began to bark relentlessly into the night. This could mean only one thing; The Beast is near. Lycan | Romance | Dark-Mystery