snippet of memories and little moments between two best friends. "i love you, han." [lowercase intended. unedited.] (2015 - 2018)

When Everly Reed collides with the cynical and devilishly handsome Mason Valdez, she knows trouble is ahead, but she never could have guessed how much she would be drawn to the storm. ***** Nineteen-year-old Ever Reed likes when things make sense. Which is probably why she excels at math, enough to secure her a spot at an Ivy League school out of state. Sheltered by her mother and older brother Asher for most of her life, Ever hasn't experienced much of the world, but she knows New York will be an adventure. Enter Mason Valdez: cynical, arrogant, and undeniably attractive-exactly what Ever doesn't need. But as their paths keep crossing, Ever finds herself intrigued by Mason, and eager to know the boy behind the bitter mask. As secrets, scars, and painful pasts rise to the surface, Ever knows one thing for sure: they can only make it through if they face their storms together. [[word count: 150,000 - 200,000]] Cover designed by Frances Louise De Ramos Spinoff to The Hoodie Girl Book One of the A Thousand Storms series [[The Fiction Awards 2018 Best Overall Story and Best Romance Winner]] Content/trigger warning: This story mentions sexual assault and childhood abuse

HIGHEST RANKING - #88 in Free The LGBT (13.5.18) #11 in FreeTheBoy (15.11.18) #51 in LGBT Rights (14.10.18) #235 in Young Love (3.10.19) « not all who wander are lost » ~ Where a boy lost the other boy and they find each other again. But it's all a little too soon. ~ Issac is ambitious, shy and a little weird to some. He strives to be as good as he can be at everything he does. But he tries to do so many things at once, he wants everything. Because he wants, hopes, that something will fill the hole that was left in his heart. Now at university and still striving to fill the cavity in his heart, he feels as if he's no longer any closer as if his heart is no nearer to being full. No matter the number of paths he has walked, nothing compares to the trek that was love and still is. It always will be. Because it may be the only way home. The only way to take on the hike - the only way for his heart to be whole again is to look at the people around him. And he's astonished as to what he sees. ~ // This book is dedicated to those who keep searching and searching until they're lost, just know that if you keep you walking, you will get home.// ~ © 2018-2019 Lucy Mackenzie All Rights Reserved. Any characters or plot are NOT permitted to be translated or copied on any site, or other means of copying, without permission of Lucy Mackenzie.

-Sequel to Mr. Lone Boy- As far as anyone is concerned, Jake moved away to continue his studies abroad. When in reality, Jake actually had ulterior motives.

two boys, Red Bull, and subtle confessions (Boyxboy)

"You can't like him, you just can't!" "I know. It's wrong, but it's how I feel and I can't freaking control that." We've all heard the phrase 'The heart wants what it wants' or 'You can't control how you feel', and according to Nate, his life is just an example of that. (#5 General Fiction)

✖ 4th Place in the Monthly Elimination Awards; August 2017 ✖ Highest rank: #38 in Teen Fiction ✖ Highest rank: #1 in coming-out For Pelham Nixon, self-discovery isn't only about coming to terms with his sexual orientation. Driven by fear of facing reality, he has developed issues at acknowledging his feelings, as he is far too deep in his own realm. Reality just has to come and greet him once he decides to step out of his comfort-yet-confining zone, tired of self-condemnation. The universe is simply too vast as it is large, too many secrets behind too many stories. What does he know about his parents, his geek of a best friend, his charismatic girlfriend, or an attractive Hispanic boy whose presence he has just taken notice of? What he knows is that there are still far too many things for him to discover; himself, as well as the people around him. Though, that doesn't mean he has to discover them all by himself ... Copyright © A. Zah 2016

3 years on from the tragic death of her best friend, Devlyn is still struggling to come to terms with the events of that day. Having left behind the toxic atmosphere of university life, she finds herself resisting the urge to fall back into old habits whilst trying to get her life back on track. But when she meets a fellow insomniac, Adam, in her usual 24 hour café, Devlyn soon realises she may be about to encounter the hardest hurdle of all. Will she be able to finally find her peace as the smokescreen begins to clear?

What haunts Sam Hughes? ("The Multitudes Within Me" is the sequel to "The Sound of Ice.")

Hockey player extraordinaire Cameron Beckett not only has to deal with the pressures of making it into the NHL and graduating high school, but also figuring out his feelings for the boy next door. ***** Cameron Beckett is the ace and co-captain of his hockey team, but he's failing his math class so badly that his coach threatens to bench him if he doesn't improve his grades. He turns to Sam, his neighbor, only to start developing feelings for him that he's not ready to confront. Cameron pulls away, afraid that his sexuality will cost him any chance of being drafted into the NHL. But when Sam needs him the most, Cameron can't be there for him, making him question whether his fear of coming out is actually holding him back.