Book #1 --𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 is a survivor. A single mother and a tattoo artist to dangerous men, she exists on the fringes of the criminal underworld, belonging to no one. Her life is her own. Until the night 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 walks in. As the newly crowned Don of the Lucchese crime family, Andrea sees the world in assets and liabilities. After a bloody display of power leaves Charlie as a loose end, he claims her shop-and her-as his property. She's a reckless, infuriating complication he can't afford, and a temptation he refuses to resist. 𝐇𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭. He has no idea that Charlie is the secret key to a war between the mafia and the cartels, with a lineage more 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 than his own. As his 𝓸𝓫𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷 deepens, so does the 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧.Every touch is a battle for control, every kiss a promise of 𝖗𝖚𝖎𝖓. ℑ𝔫 𝔞 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔩𝔡 𝔬𝔣 𝔟𝔞𝔡 𝔟𝔩𝔬𝔬𝔡 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔟𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔞𝔩 𝔟𝔞𝔯𝔤𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔰, 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔬𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝖉𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔫 𝔟𝔢𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝕬𝖓𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖆 𝕷𝖚𝖈𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖘𝖊'𝖘 𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖒𝖞 𝔦𝔰 𝔟𝔢𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔬𝔫𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝖇𝖚𝖗𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 𝖉𝖔𝖜𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖙𝖊𝖈𝖙.

Brenda wanted a normal school year. Instead her mom died. Salma needed space from her sister and terrible ex. Or else she'd lose her mind. Delilah didn't think she'd have any more problems after moving far from her hometown. That was until she became homeless on the first week of classes. In the heart of Texas, six college students find themselves without a dorm this semester. Each one has a different reason to why they need to live in this house. A few know each other, but most of them are complete strangers. Through the big fights, crazy drama, and late-night conversations, they have learned more about themselves than ever before. An angel with a secret 🗝 A troublemaker 🌥 A sheltered nerd 💔 Two enemies ✋ And a whole lot of fun 🖤 (formally Complications of Being Alive / Roomies & Rejects ) Books 1 - 3 Highest Rankings: #1 in diverse lit #1 in growingup #58 general fiction #289 in Teen Fiction.

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

❝There's a difference between love and lust, sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference, but it's definitely there, Ten.❞ He looked at me for a while before pulling me into a hug, his head resting atop mine before he mumbles. ❝This, for example, is love.❞ [find the full synopsis inside - or surprise yourself.] Highest Ranking in Teen Fiction : #195

FREE STORY WITH EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. This is *not* a Paid Story. Eighteen-year-old hockey prodigy Elliot Wexler has three goals for senior year. One: somehow graduate with a 3.5 GPA. Two: hide his bipolar disorder from his peers. And three: make it into the NHL with no scandals. Piece of cake. What he doesn't expect is to find Lucy, a homeless girl, hiding from the winter frost in his dad's shed. Elliot's busy, complicated life doesn't permit room for error, and falling in love with a girl from a totally different world sounds like the opposite of a good idea. But Elliot can't help but be drawn to Lucy and her elusive ways--even when she seems to vanish from his life non-stop, each time leaving him with a bigger hole in his heart. But Elliot is determined to break down Lucy's barriers. And when he does, he discovers that her life is more complicated--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. With drafting season approaching, and Elliot's fragile mental health deteriorating, he's forced to face a difficult question: Is first love supposed to hurt so much? *** PLEASE DO NOT ADD THIS STORY TO GOODREADS.

#4| SS 140417 #93| TF 250717 WINNER OF BEST TEEN FICTION & BEST OVERALL STORY IN TFA2017 Get your own official published and edited version with some bonus content here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2J3JWJM ❝They will screw over anyone and everyone as long as they get what they want.❞ Highland High has been known for many things. But nothing has ever made the school's name more famous than The Shameless Virginity Games, created by a group of four extremely determined fuckboys, who wouldn't hesitate to do whatever it takes to benefit them, regardless of who they screw over. But Aspen Cornwell has had enough of their player manners. Which is exactly why she decides to take them down one by one. What she doesn't realize, however, is what happens when she starts falling for someone she originally planned to destroy. [8.1.17]©moonchildnessa all rights reserved.

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.

"What if the one that got away came back?" Sometimes, a second chance at a perfectly imperfect love presents itself when you are at your most vulnerable state, and you can't help but remember that nothing worth keeping comes without a price. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • THE ROYALS SERIES, pt. 3 Shevon L. presents the much awaited sequel to The Lonely King, the first book of The Royals Series. Copyrighted. Model on the Cover: Auguste Abeliunaite, who plays Alexandra Knight in the novel.

Maybe One Day is now published as a Paperback, and E-book with W by Wattpad Books! ***** Hayley Donovan has been in love with Jace Hammond for years, but as they finally begin to grow close, they're pulled apart by the ghosts of their pasts. ***** Hayley Donovan has been in love with her best friend's brother, Jace, for years, but the feelings have never been reciprocated. That is, until Hayley decides to leave her small town and her family's tragic past behind to attend the University of Georgia - the very same university where Jace is attending. As the two reconnect for the first time in over a year, they can't ignore the growing feelings between them, however, things are never simple when it comes to love. The couple must work through both of their emotional pasts, as well as deal with a classmate, Levi, who is intent on making Hayley's experience at university one that'll have her fearing for her life. Content and/or Triggering Warning: this story contains swearing, mature themes, and sexual content. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

C O M P L E T E D In which a Puerto Rican woman with a strong exterior (and a rather weak interior) learns that her past yields no power over her, and she can learn to love the man that she just wants to fuck. ~*~ Published: 12/09/2016 Cover: _salacious