When Ph.D. candidate Scarlett is forced to play loving wife to her mentor's playboy son, the last thing she expects is to fall for the fantasy herself. ***** Scarlett Rong has dedicated her life to anthropology, and she wouldn't have it any other way, even if her overbearing Ph.D. mentor makes a social life impossible. Dr. Alexeev has the power to make or break Scarlett's career and there's no way she's risking that. Even if it means getting roped into a holiday scheme that can't possibly be university policy. When Maxwell, the rebellious son of Dr. Alexeev's ex-husband gets into a car accident that leaves him with amnesia, Alexeev is far from heartbroken - in fact, she sees it as the perfect opportunity to find out why he's planning on signing his billion-dollar company away to his best friend for pennies. Before she knows it, Scarlett finds herself playing doting wife to the infamous playboy to find out the truth. But as the lies become more entangled, Scarlett finds herself questioning her involvement in this scheme, and more importantly, what her true feelings are for the handsome billionaire. A fake marriage was hardly on Scarlett's wish list this year, but maybe Maxwell is more of a gift than she initially suspected... [[Word count: 50,000 - 60,000]] Cover designed by Regina Dionela

Cigarettes, lilac skies and poetry at 3am: sixteen-year-old Pietro ''Pit'' Rossi knows the adrenaline of feeling empty and infinite at the same time. With the reputation of a goofy idiot who doesn't care about anything at all, getting held back at school doesn't seem like a problem. But it is. Because Pit cares about everything, and he always cares too much. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

❝ when we have each other, we have everything. ❞ Aesha Maurya has always been ignored. She's never bothered to steal the spotlight or even be acknowledged, until her brother dies. Once she realizes how precious life really is, she vows to fully enjoy it, despite her conservative mother's disapproval. And so when the top modeling agency reaches out and offers her the chance of a lifetime, how can she refuse it, especially when it means that it will give her the platform to achieve her dream of advocating for immigrant women? shoutout to: @lionoobsession for helping with the log line @sereneur for creating the spectacular cover @AimForTheTop for helping out with the summary and blurb © 2020 RIYAWRITES-S

Everyone at school knows Andrew Jennings. Missing an arm. Openly gay. But when he meets star athlete Ryan Sullivan in therapy, can friendship lead to more? ***** When Andrew 'Jacky' Jennings ends up in therapy after an English assignment gone wrong, he doesn't expect to find his high school's star athlete, Ryan Sullivan, sitting in the same waiting room. After all, he and Ryan couldn't be more different: football captain, future valedictorian, and all-around nice guy, Ryan is the school's golden boy, while Andrew is known for his permanent snarl, being openly gay, and losing his left arm (along with his father and sister) in a car accident. But when Andrew learns they actually have a lot in common, he's surprised to see past the enigma that is Ryan Sullivan and his seemingly perfect life. And as the two boys begin to connect over their shared grief, depression, and teenage angst, they might just discover a little pocket of happiness for themselves -- if they're willing to fight for it. [Word count: 100,000-150,000 words] Cover designed by Lily Taylor Please read the 'Introduction' for a full list of content/trigger warnings

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to kiss a cloud? It was everything he could've dreamt of. ***** Short story about Matthew Benway and his undying love for Ramon Marelli. [#1 in Bringthediversity/ September 6th, 2019] [#1 in youngwritershortstory/ September 7th/ 2019]

A story about two boys, love, loss, friendship and all the messy in-betweens. 🦋 As peculiar as what he said might have seemed, it drove Golden Boy absolutely mad with want. Because it was him, it was Starry Eyes. Starry Eyes, who's words were poetry. Starry Eyes, who embodied beauty. Starry Eyes, who's presence was light. Starry Eyes, who's love was healing. 🦋 FEATURED ON @lgbt 's FEATURED LIST (EDITOR'S PICK) FEATURED ON @FreeTheLGBT 's BLACK HISTORY MONTH READING LIST AUTHOR INTERVIEW ON @FreeTheLGBT 's PRIDE MONTH FIESTA © 2019 RMM - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Wattpad is the only place this book is available. If you see it somewhere else, please let me know. plagiarism is not cool!

What would you do if the universe gave you a second shot at love? [#1 in youngwritershortstory 12/27/19]

The three fundamental laws of Northwood High were clear. A rumour in motion tends to remain so unless asked to shut up. The amount of respect you receive equalled popularity. And the third, and the most supremely infallible one, Wilder Collins was the best kisser ever. After verifying the third law, Nico finds his long-suppressed feelings for his former best friend return. With trying to hide his sexuality from his mom, maintaining his grades and awkwardly third-wheeling between his two best friends, he already has a lot on his plate. A sizzling scandal involving Wilder is definitely not what he needs. So of course, it's best to forget about the kiss. Hence naturally, it's the only thing he can think about.

I think we can all agree the ending to Banana Fish left us all heartbroken. In this story Ash lives because he deserves it.