{Free story 1 paid bonus chapter} Virginia hates her school's basketball superstar, but Eli Shepherd is hoping to change that, one basket at a time. *** Virginia takes a job at her college's basketball gym where worlds collide and attraction runs wild between her and the school's captain of the basketball team- NBA Draft hopeful Eli Shepherd. Trying to keep her father's celebrity status as a retired basketball legend is a hard secret to keep, especially when her dad invites Eli over to train him- at her house. While deadly secrets threaten to tear apart the only family she has left, Virginia must search for answers while guarding her heart against the greatest threat it has ever faced- Eli Shepherd. 🚨COMPLETED🚨 *This story is FREE but there is one Paid bonus chapter! WARNING: Mature scenes and themes. Read at your own risk.

What sucks more than being overweight? Falling for someone you don't have a shot in hell with. Ella Carson has always felt like the odd girl out. Bullied for being overweight all throughout high school, she decided to make a fresh start for herself and spend her last summer before college with her grandparents in Myrtle Beach. She expected to write on the beach in her journal to try and overcome the insecurities she's been unable to shake for years, maybe even make a friend or two, but what she didn't expect to happen was have a hot-shot athlete fall head over heels in love with her. Meet Patrick Connelly: a pretentious jock who has a lot more to him than just a knack for basketball. The two of them together are polar opposites, but as their summer unravels they begin to realize just how much they have to learn from one another.

"Go ahead," I said, backing up against the pink wall of the shop. "Do something other than glare at me." I waited. One, two, three seconds... and nothing. I raised my chin at him. "You're boring me, mute boy." He stepped closer. Leaned toward me as his gaze burned into mine. Then... ❀ ❀ ❀ After three months in juvenile detention, it's time for Romy Pereira to help out with her family's flower shop. And it's not all bad... until they hire Jack Michel to work beside her. He doesn't speak, communicating with glares and scowls instead of words, and seems to be more interested in literal rocks than other human beings. And with an ex-convict mother, her friends drifting away, and the flower shop falling apart, the last thing Romy wants to deal with is Jack's attitude. She'll forever praise the day he screws up big time and gets himself fired, but until that day comes, it's mostly one cold-hearted girl, her silent (but still infuriating) coworker, and a whole lot flowers. [word count: 100k] [originally written in 2014-2015; re-write completed 2020-2021] ❀ Rankings ❀ #1 in #badgirl #1 in #goodboy #1 in #flowershop #1 in #sociopath

A look of shock flashes over his face before he disguises it with a smirk and says," Is that so? Well then, I guess that means I'll have to stay by your side all night." Genuinely curious, I tilt my head and say,"Why?" He leans in and whispers," I can't have guys staring at my girl all night, now can i?" Knowing he was just flirting, I push him away and say," Your girl? Puh-lease, you can't handle all of this." gesturing to my body and placing emphasis on the "all". He looks at me somewhat seriously and says," Wanna bet?"before placing his hands on my hips and pulling me up against him. i duck my head and blush. AXEL POV I'm addicted to her. She's like my own brand of heroine. I can't get enough. I surrendered my heart to her the day we met. WARNING THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE LANGUAGE.

Storie Sovany is used to being dismissed as the fat friend, until she moves from New York City to rural Ohio for college and the charming frat boy Liam Alexander approaches her. Torn between disbelief and flattery, Storie hopes her luck may have finally changed - but is it too good to be true? [author's note: this is not a romance!]

Danielle and Nate haven't gotten along in years, but when Nate discovers Danielle was sexually assaulted the year before, he's determined to fight for her and for love. ***** A week-long power outage can do a lot of things, but mending a decade long broken friendship didn't seem like one of them. However, when Danielle's childhood ex-best friend and current neighbor, Nate, comes knocking on her door every two seconds, she's quickly proven wrong. As Nate uncovers the secret that his best friend sexually assaulted Danielle at a party the year before, he realizes the bitterness of reality and blames himself. While Danielle fights the nightmares that come both night and day, Nate does everything in his power to better things for her, whether she agrees with them or not. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains sexual content and deals explicitly with sexual assault and violence. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION When her initiation into her college's History Club goes awry, Sol has to come face to face with Ethan-the cute guy whose house she just broke into. ***** Soledad Gutierrez, or Sol to her friends, decides to join the History Club at her Community college. However, this club is not like other clubs: they have an initiation process and a slew of other 'extracurricular activities.' In order to join the club, Sol must break into the oldest house in her small Californian town and steal one of their forks. The club members provide all the materials to break in; she just needs to take the utensil, take a selfie in the kitchen, and get out undetected-with the fork, of course. The problem is: Ethan Winston spots Sol in his grandparent's house, and he's determined to uncover the reason behind the break-in. However, both he and Sol are thrown for a loop when feelings begin to develop between them. And as Ethan becomes suspicious of the History Club, he and Sol get tangled in an adventure none of them were expecting. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] [[Wattys 2019 Winner for Young Adult + Being Published by Wattpad Books in Fall 2020]]

"Nothing can intervene a heart that knows what it wants." -quote from the book. Johannesburg, South Africa, 1976 during the darkest period in South African history. Where Race determines your lifestyle : black maids, caretakers and handymen are ill-paid to raise white children and tend to white houses, but from which their services are no longer needed after dark. eighteen-year-old Nolwazi Ndlovu, born in the township, Soweto, finds herself working in the city of gold (Johannesburg) to provide for her family. Just when she thought working for Mr and Mrs Muller had its own challenges, the sudden arrival of their son, Henri, makes for a rollercoaster of emotions and experiences. As Henri and Nolwazi fall deeply inlove, they soon begin to realize that following your heart has its own consequences. And when a Tragic uprising erupts in Nolwazi's hometown, their relationship is truly put to the test of time and loss.

{London 1795} Katherine Ayim is resold illegally after running away from her master. Her new owner is known for his benevolent nature and approachable character. But, the middle class business man is overly protective of his investment. How good can a man be if he buys a slave? Or will be able to let go of the girl with the sunset eyes?