The Wattys 2014 "Undiscovered Gem" Stella Henry is afraid of a lot of things. As a child, her simple, comfortable home life did not prepare her for the sort of people whom she would meet as a younger teenager. Now eighteen and a freshman at Clemson University, Stella meets Charlie, who, like her, has long been keeping others at bay. Though his disposition is kind and gentle, Charlie is a boxer, and his world only reminds Stella of elements of her past she would like to forget. When both realize that they have a safe place in one another, they start to overcome their fear of other people, and of letting them get close enough to matter. In many ways, this is a story about allowing people to matter to our lives, and about meaning something to them, in turn. At some point in your day, in your routine, in your life, you will matter to someone. That is a special kind of power, do be careful with it. "We love people not so much for the good they've done us, as for the good we've done them." Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

Imagine living a life always in the dark. Thinking that your father was some war hero, thinking the reason why your mother never married or ever met another man. Was because she was to much in love with the man she had lost to move on. The day I found that letter was the day everything changed for me. To find out everything I thought to be true was in fact a lie. So that's why I traveled across the country to find out the truth, what I did not expect to find was a whole lots of trouble. Demons from my passed come to haunt me and one man name, Aden. His road name. Lucifer, could the devil himself save me or would he drag me into the fiery depths? Guess you're just going to have to read and find out.

Belle is poor. Her father always seems to be working and her mother always has a loaf of bread in the oven to sell but they still don't know how they'll survive until the next week. With her sister's spending every penny that they have, she knows she needs to do something and fast. Belle doesn't know it yet but one walk into town can change everything. Especially when that walk involves a handsome stranger. -----

A young mother rebuilds her life after heartbreak, only to fall for a quiet street dude who teaches her love all over again but they struggle to deal with the reality of his lifestyle. Started: 4/13/25 Second time writing this as it was deleted the first time. Edited/Updated version 4/26/26

Words can't explain how much pain I felt during those years. The beatings, insults, and worst of all, the nightmares. Elizabeth was known as the Lost Princess of the Italian Mafia. She had been missing for years and couldn't remember her family. It all ended the day she met her brother in the cell where she had stayed for years. Will she move in with her new family, or will she become the outcast and freak they turned her into? #1-abuse #1-forgotten #1-lost #2-family #1-must #1-freak #1-only daughter

Warning: Mature content, this is not a heavy smut book but it will contain some scenes. Dante Bianchi became a father at a young age. He becomes closed off and is the cruellest most ruthless man to ever love. He loves his son Nicholas, and changed for him. However every Don needs a Donna. Emilla Accardi, just an ordinary bakery owner with a simple life. Yet her life changes forever when she bumps into a little boy that is attached to her immediately. Long behold she starts falling into a life. Will she calm his storm and let his guard down? ------------------ ***Trigger warning***- There will be topics that may be uncomfortable for some readers I will but a warning in the chapters that I think may be triggering. Started: Monday, February 13, 2023 Completed: Friday, May 19, 2023 Read more to find out...😉

Casey Landon is hiding from someone she used to trust. Riding in the rodeo with her best friends brother in law she has been able to stay one step ahead of him. But when she starts getting threatening text and notes she gets scared and accidentally tell the one person she never thought she would trust. Zach Savage is a bull and bronco rider. When he finds the girl he has fallen for a scared tear stained mess he finds out the truth for why she pushes everyone away except for Kylie. ____________________ Cover made by @RyeGeoff

Mara is happy she is getting to know her daughter, until someone runs her off the road. Waking up in the hospital she is confused but soon realizes her past is coming back to haunt her. Scared she turns to the one person she tried desperately to forget. Travis Michaels is a ill tempered mechanic. But when he sees the girl that broke his heart standing in the middle of his shop. But when bullets start flying he realizes she's in danger and agrees to help her. But when secrets start coming out will he be able to stay sane long enough to keep her safe. _________________ Cover by @RyeGeoff

Raine Woods thought her life would always be like the rain: gloomy, gray and undesired. She was lonely and quiet , living with the bitter memories of tragic past. But little did she know that there was a man out there. A man who was in love with the rain. Xavier Thorn, every women's dream and every man's enemy. Billionaire, CEO. He's got everything, yet he nothing at all. Comparing himself to his name, he considers his life as painful and unwanted as a thorn. But little did he know that roses needed their thorns to protect them. And one day, he found his rose. And he promised to be her thorn. He would protect her. Even if it meant risking his shattered heart. What happens when a sweet, lonely girl runs into a dark, powerful man? Will a deadly Thorn be able to protect something as delicate as Raine? Will Raine be able to give whatever is left of her broken heart to a man known as trouble? Will they risk it all or let go? Follow the journey of Raine and Xavier as they venture out on a voyage full of shocking confessions, heartbreaking pasts, betrayals, and pain, only to find that love is waiting at the finishing line for those who stick long enough to reach it. * * * "Forever Raine. I want forever and I want it with you." --------------- Book 1 in the Forever series ***#3 in love*** ***#1 in Young Love*** ***#15 in Billionaire*** ***#8 in CEO***

Coming from an abusive household, Meredith Hill makes up her mind to finally escape. She runs till she meets a family friend who decides to take her in as one of her own. When high school is added to the mix, she must learn how to cope with her past as well as making friends. The bad boy of Woodland High, Reid Taylor, a biker with tattoos and girls always on his arm. At 16, his father stepped down and the roll as the cruelest Mafia leader in America, passed down to him. Trouble follows him like a magnet, until he meets her. His need to protect her is almost intoxicating. She changes him and she doesn't even realize, while he slowly lures her out of her shell. They're each other's drug, and it's addicting. WARNING: This story contains mature scenes, such as: sexual content, self harm and abuse. Read at your own risk! CLICHÉ AND FAST PACED STORY « SLOWLY EDITING » P.S. I made my own cover! If you'd like one let me know <3 ~~~~~~~~~ RANKINGS #92 in Teen Fiction [2/21/18] #89 in Teen Fiction [2/25/18] #61 in Teen Fiction [3/13/18] #47 in Teen Fiction [3/17/18] #29 in Teen Fiction [3/19/18] #17 in Teen Fiction [3/21/18] #14 in Teen Fiction [3/23/18] #11 in Teen Fiction [3/30/18] #9 in Teen Fiction [3/31/18] #6 in Teen Fiction [4/3/18] & [5/2/18] #5 in bad boy