Captain Cole Stanley was a man bound to the sea and lands beyond the stifling industry of London. There was no space in his busy lifestyle for a woman, especially not a prim little miss like Oriana Brightmore. Yet despite her shyness, there appeared to be an underlying wit and spirit to her personality that Cole begins to find irresistible. Oriana always thought that her future-husband should be charming and even-tempered; none of which belonged to Captain Stanley- the odious guest residing with the Ashcroft's for a short spell. Although the obnoxious man vexed her beyond reason, he also may just be her only solution to finding a man who will want her- one that was currently on his way to the Americas.

Nova can't escape the rich town of Riverside, where a tragedy follows her every step, but she can work to uncover who's been lying to her all these years. ***** When seventeen-year-old Nova Nightingale returns to her late mother's hometown the last thing she expects is to be public enemy number one, but the rumors surrounding her mother's sudden disappearance fifteen years earlier follow Nova everywhere she goes. And to top it all off, the local rich boy, Isaac Royal, is adamant about making her life hell. Surrounded by rumors, lies, and a secret keeping the town on edge, Nova has to figure out why she's hated and why the boy hell-bent on making her suffer seems to be the only person she can trust. Content/Triggering Warning: this story contains themes of suicide and violence [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

Crystal Adams had a teenage crush on Kyle Jensen. It turned to love the day she realized he was her mate. But before she could tell him, she discovered something that would change everything. She is hiding a secret that will endanger him. To protect him, she made the hard decision to leave his pack. But destiny doesn't give up that easily and events force her to face him again. This time, leaving is harder. This time, he knows she is his mate. He'll move heaven and earth to find her. And destiny is on his side. * Please note this is only a five chapter sample of the published book.

#1 Teen Fiction | #1 Young Adult Unwelcoming teammates. A more-than-friendly swim coach. A swim captain who wants her off the team before she even starts. Who said senior year was going to be easy? ** Cover By kimberly_white101** © 2017 by LaurenJ22. All rights reserved.

|| Available in book stores!! || watty award 2017 winner! || Becca's life takes a thrilling turn when she pretends to date Brett Wells, the most popular boy in school. Becca Hart is determined to coast her way through her senior year at Eastwood High School. Counting down the days until graduation had become her crutch. Her plans come to a screeching halt one afternoon when she ends up sharing a spontaneous kiss with Brett Wells, who's known for being captain of the football team and an all-around good guy. Their "love" spreads like fire and their fake relationship begins. But the two quickly learn that just because it started off fake, doesn't mean it won't become very real. ___________________________________________ Highest Rank in Teen Fiction: #1 - June 24, 2017. Featured in Teen Fiction: August 1, 2017. Watty Award 2017 Winner for Riveting Reads: September 29, 2017 Completed on: September 18, 2017. ___________________________________________ This story was originally published by myself on the Episode Interactive App as RIVALS. However, the story and the sequel have now been taken down. Alex Light © All Rights Reserved 2017 Cover: Designed by Corina Lupp and drawn by Jordi Labanda.

"I've sat behind you my entire life." I mumbled, trying my best to hide my irritation. "Cool, Sally. So can I have a towel or not?" I'd known Jai Darling my entire life and he still couldn't get my name right. **** "The Darlings have lived next door my whole life. They kept a low profile, never leaving the house. None of them except their three boys, the boys that would soon ruin my entire life." Sienna Hall never questioned her rude neighbors next door. They had always just been in the background. That was until Sienna saw a stranger walk into the house as if it were his own. And she does the stupidest thing possible. She follows him. She couldn't have ever imagined what she would find behind the closed doors. Or who and what the Darling Boys really are.

| COMPLETED | Highest Ranks: #1 in Teen Fiction (06/11/17) & #1 General Fiction (07/22/17) | When Amaya receives an acceptance letter to her dream college, she is ecstatic. It has been her dream for as long as she can remember to follow in her father's footsteps of graduating top of her collegiate class. She has been working her whole high school career to be chosen for a scholarship to the university, so when she received it, Amaya thought it would all be smooth sailing from there. It truly was going well until her roommate jumped ship...well schools, and dumped all costs on her. To avoid getting a job that would distract her from her studies, Amaya decides on renting out the other bedroom in her apartment to split the costs and save some money. Poor Amaya didn't know when she made this decision, that a smooth-talking and annoyingly attractive, football player could be just as distracting, if not more, than employment. ***************************** Theodore Thompson, or as he liked to be called Theo, is a hot shot football player quickly climbing the charts and earning many of the NFL scout's watchful eyes. He could care less about morals, or even schoolwork. But for some odd reason Theo does care about good financial opportunities and saving money. So when a flyer goes up advertising an exceptional deal on a nice apartment, he goes for it. Unfortunately, at the time, Theo didn't know that getting a roommate came along with such an amazing arrangement. Cover made by: WinterFeels_

She believes in happily everafter.... Since childhood Alaina knew that she is destined to be the wife of the Duke of Glenford and she believed that one day the Duke will claim her she will be cherished,they will be together and they will live happily ever after... Stolen kiss....Shattered dreams.... but her dreams were shattered when a day before he claims her ,a kiss has been stolen from her by the Duke himself, unaware that she is his bethrothed and what more, the Duke has the gall to ask her to be his mistress for he is against their marriage,though devastated and broken she has a plan...a dose of the Duke's own medicine The Perfect Revenge... So imagine what's gonna be the Duke's reaction when Alaina's perfect features were was revealed when he lifted the veil...the siren that denied him pleasure and gave him a night of frustration...His Duchess with murder in her eyes...

"Child, he doesn't know anything about his own life. You think he's a mystery to you and the world? Little do you know that he's a mystery to himself. He doesn't know of the lies that surround him. He has dark secrets Rita, dark secrets that practically swallow him whole. He's in a dark place right now, and I know that deep inside, you know it too. I've seen the way you look at him. You look at him like he's someone worth giving up the world for. Be his light child. God knows he needs you." !@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&* Aretha Washington was never ready for the day that her life would change for the better. It sounds strange putting it that way right? At age 23, her only aspiration was to become a manager at The Maestri Hotel so that she could use her pay check to pay for her grandmother's cancer treatments. She meets four adorable identical quadruplet girls and they steal her heart without her knowing it. When she finds out that they belong to the mysterious CEO of Maestri Empires, she's astonished, but it also sparks curiosity within her. When she's unjustly fired for something she didn't do, it opens possibilities for her that she never would've seen coming. At age 29, Raphael Maestri is the CEO everyone's talking about, but that no-one knows anything about. He's at the top of his game, but things have to turn around for him to acquire an important deal. He thinks it's impossible for him to get what he wants, until he meets the woman who his little girls seem to have latched themselves onto. It would seem she holds the key to everything. Dark secrets are revealed. Carnal desires spark. Love grows. It's The Maestri Amour, a family love affair. !@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&* #4 General Fiction - 27 July 2015 #5 General Fiction - 15 July 2015 #7 General Fiction - 5 July 2015

Popularity isn't what she thought it would be... Madison Bell as been tormented by Linkin Phillips for far too long, and now she's ready to put him in his place. He may be at the top of the school hierarchy now, but with help from her step sister, Lauren Scott, she'll show him who's really in charge. What she didn't expect is how hard being popular was, rumors, fights, mean girls, and a stigma surrounds the popular girls. Suddenly, Madison wishes she could fall back into the background but she can't escape now. Why did she think going from the quiet outcast to the top of the school's hierarchy was a good idea?