Will I Always Be: Just A Friend? {Book 1} *** {Teen Fiction #1} Ashton Thompson is everything you'd want in a boyfriend. He's funny, caring, childish at times, loving, romantic...oh and he's drool-worthy gorgeous. It's just a shame that he's my best friend...NOT my boyfriend. Being in love with your best friend SUCKS. Watching him kiss other girls HURTS. Acting like he means nothing more to me than just a friend KILLS. *** Lydia and Ashton have been best friends from the very beginning. They tell each other everything and know everything about one another. Well, so Ashton thought... Lydia has been secretly in love with her best friend for as long as she can remember. However, she keeps it to herself, not wanting to ruin their close friendship. Now they're both 18, things begin to change after a couple of 'moments' between the pair...will their friendship stand the test? And will Lydia only ever be to Ashton...Just A Friend? **THIS IS NOT A 5 SOS FANFICTION** *Credit to @XxTofiexX for my gorgeous book cover* Highest Ranking - Teen Fiction #1 (10/11/15)

Previously known as 'The Unexpected Queen.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "He follows me still, so I turn around to look at him. 'What do you want?' I say narrowing my eyes at him. 'To know what you are searching for,' he states all too simply. To know what I am searching for? I guess I never really thought of it. I stand there thinking of my answer. Then it dawns on me. 'For love,' I admit." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Azalea the mere housemaid, according to Lady Guinevere, has no life ahead of her. She has no friends, except a horse named Joy, and has two parsimonious step sisters, Helen and Alys to keep her company. Not an ideal life right? That is until she meets devilishly handsome, farmboy Rowan. They become friends, but will they become more? The Prince's Maiden Ball is taking the kingdom by storm. Who will be there? What shall I wear? Will he pick me to be his wife? Azalea is less than interested in Prince Peter. But will a personal visit change her mind? Could she finally have the life that she deserves? *UNDER MAJOR PLOT CHANGING EDITING* Cover design by: @Addietay Currently #181 in Historical Fiction

**A Blue Beard retelling** Based on Charles Perrault's fairytale, this YA Historical Fantasy short story set in Victorian England mixes romance, magic and mystery. After agreeing to an arranged marriage to escape her greedy relatives, 18-year-old heiress Amelia moves into her husband's manor determined to start a new life. But the gothic mansion's forbidding surroundings, the servants' strange demeanour and her husband's mysterious past soon awaken her suspicions. If Amelia truly wants to become the lady of the house, she'll have to discover what secrets lie beyond closed doors and unravel the mystery of the old house's forbidden room. But sometimes secrets are kept for a good reason... HIGHEST RANKING IN HISTORICAL FICTION # 44 Copyright © 2017. All works posted here are the property of EM Castellan. Please do not use without permission. Any duplication or reproduction of all or part of the work without explicit permission by the author is illegal. Cover artist: @seventhstar