Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can. ***** It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living? [[word count: 40,000-50,000 words]]

Seeing an ex again after three years who you thought was going to be the love of your life is awkward enough, but when they bring their new girlfriend to your family's Christmas party? Two words: total. catastrophe. Season 2 of My Brother's Best Friend ********* Maddie thought she and Cameron had figured out the five-year plan. After they decided to end things back in high school they had made a pact: in five years, they'd try again. Being in different states for college, she didn't think she needed to try and avoid seeing him, but when she's able to get a last-minute flight back home for the holidays, she finds herself in for a rude awakening: not only was Cameron invited to her family Christmas party, but he brought his new girlfriend, too, seeming to have tossed their five-year plan directly out the window.

A sexy surfer helps a depressed lawyer recover from depression and sexual repression. *** She follows all the rules. He's going to teach her how to break them. After a heartbreaking tragedy, successful attorney Amelia Crowley has numbed herself to the pleasures of life, clinging to a specific set of rules, finding strength in order and organization. When she meets easy going surfer Ryan Fielding, that organized life is turned upside down by a sea of washboard abs and sun-kissed hair. Sexy and charismatic, Ryan looks for pleasure however he can find it in an effort to silence his own inner demons. Until Amelia crashed into his life the only thing he chased was the next wave. Refusing to break their connection and determined to break through her carefully crafted walls, Ryan sets out to throw out every rule in her book and show Amelia that pleasure can't be planned. Can Amelia let Ryan take the lead or will she cling to her rules and wipe out their chance at love?

Sabrina Mason only wanted two things for her final year of college at Duke University, and that was to stay away from boys and maintain her 4.0 gpa. She's an introvert with a little bit of fire that sets her apart from the rest. Whilst living with her best of friends and enjoying the start of her senior year, she expected it to have smooth sailings. Houston Bradshaw is Duke University's infamous play-boy that has built up quite the reputation for being a ladies man. Him and his friends are within the popular crowd that has the entire school drooling over them. He's charming, brilliant, and has a panty-dropping smile that leaves everybody swooning. So what happens when Houston and his friends end up having to move next door to Sabrina? Will those two keep their distance or will the old saying of "opposites attract" become true and they'll go beyond the lines of friendship? Copyright © 2020 by itslilrenee

Evanna Halls, a 12 year old girl tries to overcome her mental illnesses while dealing with bullies in school and a divorce from their parents. After a horrific accident, she is forced to move away from her normal life and move in with her dad, who became the step-father of 6 boys, making her their newest step-sister. Jayden, the youngest boy, who is the same age as her, despises her the most. Throughout the book, his backstory, along with many other dark secrets will be figured out.

Evanna, who just woke up from her suicide attempt caused by the continuous abuse and bullying she went through, finds herself surrounded by her six step brothers- one of them being jayden, who realized that they used to be best friends before they met again. She goes through hard times, learning that she can trust her brothers and start over again, but her depression, anxiety, and eating disorder won't leave her side either. From moving to a new school, making new friends, going through a lot of drama, she and her family learns a huge secret they never expected. *This is a SEQUEL to the first book, My Step-Brothers. Read the first book before reading this one* TRIGGER WARNING... Mentions of self harm, depression, anorexia, anxiety, rape, and more. Please read at your own risk if you get triggered.

Alexia Saunders is a driven and hard-working senior at The University of Chicago. Being used to have everything figured out, even when the world is moving in the opposite direction, she's determined to finish her degree successfully. Not only that, but with the gift of being articulated, she's an opinionated, no shit-taking person. All of that will be put to test once she walks into the class of Professor Nathaniel Rowlins, the latest acquisition of the English Department. Nathaniel is young, handsome, incredibly smart, and just the right amount of presumptuous, and he seems to be determined to challenge Alexia not only academically, but also emotionally. Will the baffling but compelling energy that wavers between them take a dramatic turn? Or will their undeniable different personalities leave them in the what-ifs?

It's finally here! In this prequel to the Watty-Award-winning Down World trilogy, the original Mystics keep journals about their loves, their secrets, and the portals to other dimensions that they've discovered under their high school. This book is FREE, and you do NOT have to read the trilogy first. Down World is in bookstores now; Yesterworld will be published by Wattpad Books Dec 6, 2022; and Everworld will follow, spring 2023! Find links to preorder the trilogy on my profile page.

SOON TO BE PUBLISHED BY W BY WATTPAD BOOKS! Danny's life gets turned upside down when she receives a mysterious sext from the school's notorious bad boy. ***** Danny Ashmore never imagined starting her senior year off with a broken heart and a pregnant sixteen-year-old sister. As her sister's stomach grows and the possibility of Danny going to college shrinks, she struggles to stay positive. That is, until she accidentally receives a dirty text message from an unknown number and is thrown head first into bad boy Sawyer Armstrong's life. Arrogant and drop-dead gorgeous, Sawyer is the last thing Danny expected, but as an unlikely friendship forms, she realizes he may be the best thing that's happened to her all year. [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Cil Ojumo Content warning: this story contains themes of teen pregnancy

Two girls gone... An abduction is just the beginning in a case of betrayal and revenge that will ultimately strike at the soul of the St. Paul Police Department. The ruggedly handsome Mac McRyan, a fourth-generation cop, is faced with a complicated brazen daytime kidnapping, a media storm surrounding the case, and political scrutiny. From the searing streets of St. Paul to the murky waters of the St. Croix River, DEADLY STILLWATER is a book you won't be able to put down until its last gripping minute (this book is Free on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Kobo Rakuten, and Google Play. What Wattpad readers are saying: "I couldn't put it down! Suspenseful, thrilling, heart-wrenching and it was a very, very good read." "WOW, this is a great story! One of the best I've read!" THE MYCRYAN MYSTERY SERIES: (Copyright © Roger Stelljes) First Case The St. Paul Conspiracy Deadly Stillwater Electing To Murder Fatally Bound Blood Silence Fireball The Tangled Web We Weave First Deadly Conspiracy - Books 1-3 Boxset Mysteries, Thrillers and Killers - Books 4-6 Boxet Stakeout - Short Story AGENT TORI HUNTER SERIES: Silenced Girls The Winter Girls Books in the series are available at major online retailers including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple iTunes, Kobo, Google Play, etc. Thank you for supporting self-published authors!