After an abusive relationship, Aria's heart is torn as she deems herself unloveable, and as we've all heard: you can't expect someone to love you when you don't even love yourself. Aria was no exception... until Noah. His fight to show Aria what real love is, is one to leave your heart hammering in your chest. Aria and Noah aren't the only love story to follow in this novel. Similar to Aria, Max, a boy who falls for boys, never let himself be fooled by the potential lie that he could ever be loved. But once Keith sets his heart on fire, he knows he won't come out of it without a broken heart. Little does he know, Keith may be the one to teach Max just how loved he can be.

currently being edited! [the first story in the badboy's claim series] It was my turn to smirk. "I wanna make a bet." His smile faltered. "A bet?" "Yep. We're having a test tomorrow and you have to participate." "What does that have to do with the bet?" "If you don't get an A on the test," I paused. "You have to stay out of my life forever." He chuckled. "That's easy. Alright but, if you lose," He stepped forward, making me have to look up to see his face. That infamous smirk was back on his face. "You have to be my pet, Kitten." I snorted. "Like that will ever happen." "Deal?" He stretched out his hand and I took it confidently. "Deal." *** Kimora Woods, a girl who despises Jaxon Falls, the bad boy player AKA Captain Douche. When they are assigned for a project, she just can't shake him off and so that leads her to a bet which she lost... but, who knew that this one small bet could lead to so much more?

| published! under the new title MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE | Eden knows she can't love Truman, the boy with the angelic smile and devilish eyes. Why? He's her best friend Katie's older brother, who she strictly promised she'd stay away from. But when a tragic accident strikes, Truman and Eden find their way back to one another. With the promise she made her friend stuck on her mind, Eden tries her hardest to push Truman away, even when life seems stuck on keeping them together. Alex Light © All Rights Reserved. 2018. Highest rank: #2 in Teen Fiction, #1 in YA

🚨 DON'T READ THIS VERSION. This story has been rewritten into a separate book with a different title. The new and better version, IN WAVES, can be found on my profile. Please read that one instead! 🚨 __________________________________________ "What would you do if you weren't afraid?" His eyes gazed over my face like smooth green emeralds in the darkness, lingering on my ruby lips momentarily before looking back up again. It wasn't an easy question; maybe it was for some people, but not for me. Starting her junior year of high school, seventeen-year-old Lia thought her plan to date the wealthy football star was enough to break out of her comfort zone for the year, but things don't always go as planned. She had no idea what lay ahead of her when the adventurous, passionate and jaw-droppingly attractive Nate crashes into her life instead, showing her how to live and throwing her into a world of total chaos and heartbreaking romance. As Lia battles her conflicting feelings for the damaged soul she connects with, she discovers that love and emotions are never simple. There's always going to be something - or someone - standing in the way. [17+] ✘ Mature themes, strong language and sensitive topics ✘ Highest Rank #3 in comingofage (October 2019)

|| a featured story || Aurora never planned on spending her final month alive falling in love. When she meets Gus, a curious boy who is all too eager to waste away the days with her, she finds herself trading in her month of solitude for a month with him instead. Under the summer sun, they promise each other a forever they don't have. All they have is August, and they try to make it enough. [Features a commissioned bonus chapter for the JCPenny #DreamPromposal contest] __________________________ Alex Light © All rights reserved 2018

|| a featured story || After the tragic death of her boyfriend, Rose flees to a cabin in the wild to mend her broken heart. It's there she meets Sebastian, her new neighbour with eyes like a black hole: vast enough to hold thousands of secrets. Rose spends their short time together trying to unravel him, and learns that the only way to heal a broken heart is to fall in love with someone new. Featured on: November 13, 2017. Completed on: May 10, 2018. Copyright © 2017. All Rights Reserved RANKS: #1 in Short Story (Feb 6, 2019)

Reid, an antisocial boy who has shut himself out from the world, crosses paths with Nolan, whose outgoing and bubbly personality is radically different from his own. Reid can't help but become fascinated with Nolan's kindness and empathy for others, meanwhile Nolan finds himself struggling with his feelings for Reid as he tries to break through his stoic facade. Whatever the case, the two certainly never planned to spend the next week together in a honeymoon suite. When a chain of misunderstandings causes them to end up in a room meant for lovers, they can't help but feel profoundly intrigued by one another. Finding solace in each other as the days pass, the honeymoon suite might've not gone to waste after all.