When sent a final assignment by her psychology professor to study the recent criminal arrests and random mental institution disappearances happening in the city - Carter Mason, a 23 year old psychology major at the University of Georgia, packs up her bags and heads to the city of Atlanta to jump on the case. Determined to earn an A on her final graduate report, Carter finds herself at one of the biggest law firms in Atlanta and the country, Martins, owned by the mysterious, forbidding lawyer Sam Martins. While conducting her research Carter is offered two propositions by Sam Martins himself: money and a session of private interviews, to end her research of the cases. Conflicted with the offer, she blindly accepts. But, as the two spend more time together Carter catches Mr. Martins eye and out of his favor begins to have a relationship with him of only "strictly fucking". As time goes on Carter discovers the real Sam Martins and why she was bribed to end her research to begin with.

fixated past participle, past tense of fix·ate (Verb) Cause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something Acquire such an obsessive attachment to: "it is important not to fixate on an imosity" Tired of being the bridesmaid and not the bride, Maia Jones is given the tip of the lifetime from a newly wedded friend to try her hand at dating online. Reluctant at first, Maia decides to give it a try... Little did she know that her internet stroll would lead her to a billion-dollar playboy by the name of Reuben Michealson. From the very start, their relationship is hot and heavy, but soon Maia learns there is a dark side not only to him but to his past. Can she save herself before getting sucked too deep into his twisted, billion-dollar world? And what she does can she do when her own, tormented past comes back to haunt her?

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Adrift after a failed suicide attempt, golden boy Everest can't find anything worth living for - until he meets Beverly, a loner determined to prove him wrong. ***** For a boy who seemed to have it all - wealth, good looks, popularity, a wide circle of friends - Everest Finley becomes the ultimate social outcast after failing to take his own life. Dejected and alone, he starts his last year of high school by acting out, determined to ruin his golden boy reputation after his best friend and girlfriend both turn on him. But to his surprise, resident loner Beverly Davis reaches out and tries to befriend him. Ever the optimistic, her empathy and persistence eventually convinces him to spend time with her, and the two slowly bond over their complicated family lives and a love of singing. But even as their budding friendship begins to hint at something more, Everest continues to struggle with depression and unhappiness. Can a simple pact between the two truly encourage him to find something worth living for? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions and descriptions of depression and self harm. -SKY

"Why are you doing this?" "Simple. Political gratification." In a world where politics translate into lies, greed, and power, can love really make it? Can there be love?

Rock star Isaac Porter only ever loved one woman, his ex wife and mother of his son, Kiya. The pair were childhood sweethearts, but his womanizing ways tore them apart. The couple get along for the sake of their son, until they cross the line and wind up in bed together. This just makes life a whole lot more complicated. Especially when the pair begin to have feelings for one another. Maybe the two of them can make it work the second time around.

This is a story of a young woman who finds hope and love in a deaf and mildly autistic man. He was everything that she wanted in a boyfriend, but just like everyone else, he had his flaws. Challenge after challenge they stuck together, not wanting to lose each other. A relationship can only take so much strain before you're forced to let go. Will the two of them be torn apart or will their love for each other be strong enough to beat the odds?

Eighteen year old Keisha Johnson was a shy student never really talked to anyone except her bestfriend Riley. What happens when twenty two year old Jake Rider decides to move in right next door and happens to be her new English teacher?

You know when you were younger and they told you that you could be whoever you wished to be? You could grow up and become whatever you set your mind and heart upon? Yep, well I'm here to tell you that's a complete load of bull. So as I stared across at my fiancé, our hands conjoined as he read his vows- it dawned on me. Getting married at age 23 to a self centered lawyer who viewed me as more of his little prodigé than his actually wife was not what I wanted. Becoming a defense attorney at a record age to a company own by said husband that I'll never be taken seriously in was definitely not what I wanted. And making my parents happy by completely shutting down any hopes and dreams I've ever had. was absolutely not what I wanted. "Nope." I shook my head, glancing between the priest and Jake, my soon-to-be, as I yanked my hands out of his. "W-what?" He stuttered, looking back at me mortified along with everyone else in the chapel. "Fuck this." I shook my head, as I lifted my dress and quickly made my way back down the isle that was littered with people I'd never seen before. So, few hours later and I'm on the first flight to Maine. Why? Well, shit happens. *this book is unedited