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"Born again, are you all dreaming? Wake up! Nicodemus was right! There's no way you can be born again! We're all already here, we were born! Now, we're gonna die! It's as simple as that." My face was hot and my hands were shaking. We're all gonna die... I pushed the memory back and shook my head, eyes angry and staring down the pastor. "Jesus fed his disciples and all the people around him a whole bunch of crap and they ate it." "Naomi!" "He didn't know what he was talking about because fictional characters in a story never do. They say the lines their authors give them because it's their job to. They don't exist. He never existed. You all should realize that sooner or later instead of wasting your time here, it's screwing with your minds." A pin could have dropped from the top floor and we would all hear it. "Then why don't you just leave." The cold words plummeted against my chest as quickly as they came. That was the pin drop, the end to all the excitement, but not. My heart hammered against my rib cage as the voice echoed through my ears, playing over and over. His words, they were insulting, they hurt, but I didn't show it. I turned and faced him and his eyes remained indifferent towards me. I froze in my seat. They were once this bright hazel, but they seemed darker now, furious. "If you feel that way, then leave." He spat. His jaw clicked at the end of his sentence. "Take your opinions, take your anger, take your indignant heart, and leave this church." ~~~ It never occurred to Naomi that He could have been real, that maybe a life of emotional hardship was the plan for her all along. If it had occurred, she never accepted the thought. She never accepted anything, but Carter. What was life? What was love? What was pain? What was happiness? What is God? Read the story of a broken girl who finds the truth through love.

Kabe is a photographer living out his dream of taking pictures of people for different occasions. However, his interest shifts, but not totally when a customer steps through his studio's front door asking for a picture to be taken. As he positions his customer into the correct posture and says smile their face lights up and their eyes sparkle, but through his experienced lens he knows those eyes are hiding something, something he probably should not have gotten into. What Kabe does may decide the fate of himself and most importantly his customer. "ՏԵօӀҽղ ԹҽօԹӀҽ, ՏԵօӀҽղ ժɾҽɑʍՏ" Copyright © D-Cristen Orlando Cover Art by @disguised_love © Updates every Wednesday or Friday. Ranked #63 in Human Trafficking and #2 in Speak Up

She wishes she could say how much He loved her. She wishes she could say how much He cared for her. She wishes she could say how much He adored her. Instead, she says how badly He Used her. Sequel Regret, is up now! Cover made by @didibelieber3013 1st Place Winner of The Apollo Awards! Queen of The Dream Book Awards! 1st Place Winner of The Sanguine Awards! 1st Place Winner of The Mystical Awards!

Wren Martin is socially awkward. She blocks off herself to the world, hiding behind her favorite hoodie. All she wants to do is keep a low profile, and graduate well enough to qualify for a college scholarship. But then a babysitting job leads her to cross paths with Asher Reed, Eastview Highʼs notorious athlete. When a field injury kickstarts his senior year, heʼs turning his free time and attention to Wren. And maybe she might not want to be invisible after all. ***** [Watty's Collector's Edition Winner] [TFA Runaway Prize Winner] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro

After the death of their father, twins August and Joseph move to their mother's small fishing hometown to start fresh with a new school, old house, and new faces to move on from pain from their previous lives.

Carlos was born to a wealthy but broken family because of this he turned into a devout atheist , because of his belief , this lead to the ruin of their relationship with his long-time childhood friend , Peter, wil he and Peter be reconciled? Will he continue to discriminate the Christian faith? , join Carlos as he journey towards Jesus and why this atheist turned into one of the most faithful Christians of time ...

A novella featuring reluctant psychic Eloise Montgomery. This deep exploration of Eloise is a perfect place for newcomers to be introduced to The Hollows, to experience a sense of place that "rivals Stephen King's Castle Rock for continuity and creepiness." (The News & Observer - Raleigh) THE WHISPERING HOLLOWS is also a source of greater insight and understanding of connections for those already drawn deep into The Hollows. Part One: The Whispers On an ordinary day in The Hollows, a terrible accident claims the lives of Eloise Montgomery's husband and oldest daughter and leaves Eloise in a coma. While recovering, she experiences her first psychic vision. Struggling to understand her frightening new abilities, Eloise is torn between helping her grief-stricken younger daughter move on and the work she feels compelled to do now-heed the tortured whispers of lost women and girls calling for her. Learn more at www.lisaunger.com.

Meet Arielle "Angel" Carter. She's always been the angel, at least, in the eyes of her family, friends and her community in general. She WAS that is. Now she's only known as one thing: Poison. After joining her dream school things go out of control and she only just wants it all to stop. The thing is the only way out for her is by literally knocking on death's door and letting herself in anyway. She tries but death decided to lock her out and there came along five friends. 1) Player: He has that charm that can make a girl weak in the knees. 2) Bad girl/Goth girl: She is the no-nonsense girl that loves black more than kids love candy. 3) School heart-throb: An all-round sweetheart that can't help not helping someone in need. 4) Nerd-alert: Computers and technology is his game and he definitely knows how to play it well. 5) Flowers and sunshine: Stylish and sweet, she is practically made of sugar, spice and everything nice. Yes, not exactly the greatest mix but what is a girl to do? Will their encounters with each other lift the angel up or will the angel that was become the angel that never existed? Will the angel truly to find out what forgiveness, friendship and love is? Or will death use people to toy with her till she withers away to nothing but a flower trampled in the dust? Most importantly, will their love for music bring out the best in each other in a make or break situation where their places in their school are on the line? Only time will tell...

When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana