| Complete | REWRITING + ROUGH DRAFT | Riley Greene was all set for her summer vacation with her college boyfriend, Kevin. With her bags packed and passport ready, she was excited to go sight-seeing through Hawaii. All her plans came crashing down when Kevin decides to end their relationship...the day after graduation. A heartbroken Riley is unable to resist the invitation to spend the summer with her best friend Samantha and her family at their beach house. Sam just had one rule: NO DATING ANY OF HER BROTHERS. Riley agreed without hesitation. After all, she had no plans on even looking at another man right now. That is until she meets Joey. Known as the womanizer of Sam's brothers, he can charm anyone. When he sets his sights on Riley, it unleashes an erotic connection neither of them saw coming. Lost in a passionate affair of secret rendezvous and stolen kisses, Riley is battling with two things: the craving for Joey's touch and the fear of betraying her best friend. How far will they go? Rankings: #9 - romance out of 1.5 million stories (March 2020) S/n: the main purpose of this story is drama. Some scenes may not be dramatic to you, but it's a story. That's the point. Beautiful cover by: Thegraphicdistrict on Instagram! I'm sorry guys. This is the very very ROUGH DRAFT. I did not edit. I will get to it when I have more time.

Deana Carter has always been superstitious and cynical. She's always waiting for the other shoe to drop and expecting the inevitable - disappointment. So, when she meets Matthew Stewart, she can't help her cynicism. It's all too good to be true. However, she begins to warm up to the thoughts of happily ever after . . . until she's standing alone in the wedding chapel - an abandoned bride. She quickly curls back into her dark jaded hole of negativity and becomes caustic, putting all her energy and thoughts into her work. Then, news about the merger comes to light. Her company is merging with the top graphic design company in the country. She doesn't put much thought to it and immerses herself in her work even more. And then she meets Jeremy Harrington . . . . .

~~~ Ryder's face turned angry as he pushed me back up against a wall. His face hovered inches from mine. I could feel his hot breath on my lips that smelled like cinnamon. With his chest pressed up against mine, my heart was beating rapidly while he smirked and leaned closer, if that was even possible. "Don't mess with me Ruby. You won't like the consequences." "And what would those be?" I asked breathlessly. His lips brushed against my ear and I drew in a breath. I could feel him smiling. "You'll see." ~~~ Ryder Daniels is arrogant, cocky, and your typical bad boy. He fights, rides a motorcycle, and attracts as many girls as a local Starbucks would. With his Greek God body, every girl falls for him, but he only breaks their hearts by playing them. Ruby Buchanan is the new girl, but not the nerdy one that would get picked on, but a fighter. After her parent's divorce, she had to move from sunny California to cold Pennsylvania. The only way she can get the stress and frustration out from her is to fight. With an unexpected run in with the school's hot 'bad boy', she needs to stay away from this annoying prick with his perfect looks and smirk. She also unfortunately finds out that he's her neighbor. But after spending time with Ryder, will she be able to keep her feelings at bay? Or will she realize that there are deeper feelings toward Ryder than she thought? And when Ryder finds out the twisted past about Ruby, will he run to the hills, or fight for her? ACTUAL COMPLETION DATE: 1/27/2015 This book is now published on Barnes and Noble NOOK, Amazon Kindle, Apple iBookstore, Lulu, and Kobo bookstores FOR FREE!

Shawna Roberts is the girl that every guy turns to when they need a fake date, a fake girlfriend, a fake fling to make some other girl jealous, a fake couple photo to send to their parents... Shawna's pretty much seen it all. But no matter what they pay her for, everything she does has one common factor: it's all fake. That doesn't make being their paid girl much easier, though. Adam Ferrell is the campus heartthrob with the appearance of a god, an ego the size of Canada, and worshiped by everyone to monumentally ridiculous proportions. In Shawna's mind, it's a miracle his head fits through his shirt every morning. Yet despite their instant dislike for one another, Adam and Shawna each need what the other can offer. When Adam unexpectedly pushes into Shawna's life with a business deal, she's torn between her feelings and her sense of duty, which protects a secret she has kept for years, from even those closest to her. And as the two begrudgingly get to know each other, masks start slipping and secrets come spilling out, forcing each of them to confront some of their darkest moments and deepest fears.

Riley Monroe and Everett Rosenfeld have been best friends since they were four and have been in love since they were fourteen. Riley has promised Everett that no matter what, she will be his forever. So after Everett's mother dies in a car accident, why does Everett shut Riley down? Because Everett believes that Riley is the reason why his mother is dead.

Holly Thorne has a normal life in Minnesota. Normal friends and family and grades. Her personality may be a little hyper and bubbly, but all in all, she's normal. Well, except for the fact that her brother, Jackson Thorne, is the world's most famous teen actor in Hollywood. He left their family two years ago in Minnesota and ever since then, he's had nothing but success. So, Holly hasn't seen her brother in two years, but now, she's moving in with him for the summer. What she didn't know about her brother, was that he is best friends with Ryder West. Hollywood's golden boy, aka Holly's obsession. She also comes to terms with the fact that not only are they best friends, but Jackson also lives next door to Ryder and his family. This summer just took a very interesting twist for Holly, Jackson, and the whole West family. © 2014 Madeline States. All rights reserved Buy the paperback edition on Lulu! http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/writerbug44

*Sequel to Bad Boy's Protection, and Senior Year with My Protector* *cover made by acityteen* Poppy McCormick has always thought that when something was too good to be true, it normally was. However, after both her and her long-term boyfriend are accepted in the same college and decided to move in together, Poppy forgot about the whole 'too good to be true thing'. Big mistake. Grayson Prince is the topic of basically every single girl's conversations on campus, not even thinking that Grayson may have a girlfriend that he's head over heels in love with. Between the constant flirting girls and the endless amount of party invitations, things are starting to get shaky between Grayson and Poppy. Poppy wants to get good grades and Grayson wants to finally have the time of his life. Disagreeing is one things. But what happens when unexpected news shocks the couple? News that they didn't want to know for another few years when their life settled.

Emma Taylor's summer wasn't filled with parties or beaches as she'd hoped. Instead life slams her into a dark reality that seems to be drowning her. And she doesn't let anyone in to save her, neither her family or her friends. But life is full of unexpected twists, bad and good. Emma begins to connect with Austin Moore, her brothers best friend, who just might be able to save her from the cold water's clutches and show her that sometimes you just need to take a leap of faith.

*Sequel to Bad Boy's Protection* *cover made by acityteen* Poppy McCormick had an interesting year in grade eleven. She had her ups and downs, but things couldn't be better with her boyfriend, Grayson Prince. Grayson had been through a lot and only opened his heart to his Flower. He, too, had been through a lot, but everything is finally over. Or is it? Poppy never knew how fast her senior year could take a turn, for the worse. After everything she's been through, she just wants a normal high school year. Is it possible, or will sudden life-changing events make it impossible?