[This book has officially been published and only a sample remains. See inside for details.] Nora Montgomery's primary goal was to remain seemingly unnoticed until graduation, and that meant staying away from Ryder Collins. But when both she and Ryder are selected to participate in the local police department's handcuff demonstration, they find themselves inescapably chained together. The tension between them is thick; filled with unresolved issues from their past friendship. But things get a whole lot worse when the officer loses the key and the pair are forced to accommodate each other until a replacement is available. Being handcuffed to the opposite gender was sure to introduce some extremely uncomfortable situations. Things are about to get awkward, right? 2013 Watty Awards Winner Most Popular, Mystery//Thriller

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Seven letters, seven confessions, seven clues. Elliot Parker has what he needs to find out who killed his best friend... But is he hunting down the killer? Or is the killer hunting him? ***** When Colton Crest returns, unharmed, to his small town after mysteriously disappearing for two months, his best friend Elliot Parker breathes a sigh of relief. But days later, on the night before graduation, Elliot finds Colton in the lake. Dead. And on the day of his funeral, Elliot finds a letter in his jacket pocket with four words that send him spiralling: I killed Colton Crest. There are six more letters to find, six more confessions about Colton, six more clues to uncover why he was murdered. Elliot has no choice but to play this sick scavenger hunt, and with each new revelation, he begins to question whether he really knew Colton - or anyone else in that little town of dark secrets. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

"Cay, will you look at me?" I turned around and lifted my eyes to look into his. His arms were braced on the counter and he was looking at me sideways. The glow of the light coming from the living room and into the kitchen gave his face an otherworldly impression. I waited for him to continue. He closed his eyes and sighed, "Cay... Just so you know... I wanted to do it. Right there, a while ago. But you know why I couldn't, and why we shouldn't." There was a pain in my chest at his words. But I just gazed at him, unsure of what to say. He was right. It would be a mistake. And no matter how many times my weak heart and frail mind wanted him to kiss me, it would be selfish, not to mention immoral. In the end we would both regret it, and that would hurt the most. © rainthereader 2012 All Rights Reserved

Charlotte Everley and her best friend had a tradition. Every summer on June 26th, they call one number--one random number of the same area code, purely for entertainment. When Charlotte's best friend Stella found love with the help of their 'tradition', she added another reason. To find Charlotte a boyfriend. After three years of endless match ups, set ups, blind dates. and not to mention two calls to, thankfully, female receivers, the summer of eleventh grade comes rolling by, and so does the fateful day of June 26th. The only difference is that, this time, the stranger behind the phone is most definitely male. And the president's eighteen year old son.

It started when they were eight. Charlie Brunner entered the scene and put his charm on Quinn Carter’s only good friend, Dakota Evans. Now, nine years later, Dakota’s changed. She’s shoved Charlie out of her life for good, leaving him with no other choice but suicide. Quinn, with her everlasting hatred towards him, does nothing to stop it. But what happens when she—unintentionally—saves his life? Sparks fly. False relationships form. And love, the last thing either Quinn or Charlie expected, catches them by surprise.

"Hey Fat Ass, you've got some crumbs all over your face!" said Heather, loud enough for everyone to hear. Reflexively, I reached up to wipe my face even though there was nothing there. Stupid, stupid me. Everyone started laughing and pointing at me. I walked faster, heading straight for class...Katherine Bailey has been tormented by Heather Montgomery since 7th grade. At size 14, she's always been 'Little Miss Piggy'. She expects her senior year to be no different from the others, until she makes an unlikely friend. Adam Hemsworth is the hottest and most popular guy at school, not only that, but he's Heather's boyfriend. So why would someone like him want to be friends with me, wonders Katherine. As their friendship develops and she gets closer to him, she starts falling for him and she can't help but feel that he's developing some feelings for her as well. But as things get more serious, she can't help but question whether this is all real or if it's just a big cruel joke planned by Heather...Are Adam's feelings for Katherine real? Is everything between them a lie? Will Katherine ever be more than 'Little Miss Piggy'?