COMPLETE #1 in Fantasy #1 in Adventure #1 in Historical Fiction ---------- Sometimes, believing helps us to see truth. Other times, we need a little evidence to believe. But there is truth behind everything; every false manoeuvre, ever little lie...a small piece of truth is hidden. Just like truth is wound into legends too. Growing up best friend to the future King, Arabelle never really thought her life could go wrong. Whenever she wanted something, or needed something, she would get it. Then she lost her father at a young age and Arabelle was forced into a world of dresses, balls, and lies. Being a tomboy, Arabelle would have rather been out on her horse doing archery practice with her brothers. When Arabelle gets curious and sneaks into a forbidden area of the castle, she discovers a deadly secret: her bloodline is sacred, dating back to a legend surrounded by the one thing she knows not to be true. Unsure what to do, she gets caught up in a series of events that lead to her being hidden and whisked away from the only familiar place she knew. After making some unlikely allies, Arabelle sets off on a journey to find the legend of the last dragon egg. Fate has something big in store for her; will she be able to withstand the pressure of it all?There is one thing Arabelle needs to learn to survive this new place... Some things are more than a legend. ---------- © Isabella Espe 2013 - 2019 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. This work is unedited. Your patience and leniency towards any grammatical or spelling errors is requested while you read this story. This story was written in 2013, and the author knows there are a lot of errors in this work. Thank you for understanding. ---------- Credit to @Abyss-of-Crazy for the cover!

After a late night fight between Alex Summers and her ex goes terribly wrong, her parents ship her off to spend a stress-free summer in Los Angeles. But the second she steps off the plane, Alex stumbles into California bad boy Elias King, a too-hot-to-handle heartbreaker with a taste for trouble. ***** When Alex and Elias find themselves stuck living under the same roof, their sexual tension's undeniable, but their differences set them on a warpath to destroy each other. Elias bets he can steal her heart and seduce her in thirty days, while Alex swears she can keep him one-night-stand-free and have him sober by the end of the summer. All's fair in love and war if you're playing by the rules, but this time around, there are no limits. [[Audiobook now published by Hachette Audio/Hachette Book Group]] Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues, trauma, bullying, suicide, and violence. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T

Eli didn't think much about the city's newest so-called hero, but he supposed Vigilante wasn't all that bad. Granted, he was kind of a jerk and if he ever tried to kiss Eli again he was definitely getting punched. A story about a starving college student, making a living serving coffee and the local vigilante with a crush. - - - - - - - - - Highest rank #1 in Action, Wattys 2016 winner in the Trailblazers category! Featured 6/3/2016-7/23/2017

Hayley Larson is the girl everyone wants to be. She is a model, has amazing friends, a perfect life. When her father is brutally murdered, her perfect life spins out of control. Sent to Downright High, a school for delinquents, Hayley finds herself in a mixture of trouble, ranging from enemies, fights, riots, to even falling in love. Will Hayley end up getting her life back on track or will this school end her, once and for all? #1 Action | #1 Teen Fiction | #1 Young Adult | #1 Romance © 2017 by LaurenJ22. All rights reserved.

Mysterious.

Alice was a shy girl with a bright future ahead. She was brilliantly smart from all the studying she did to keep away from her alcoholic father. Alice also got bullied a lot because she was an outsider. She put on a brave face but little did anyone know how she was breaking inside. Keith was the town bad boy who came from a broken home not quite like Alice's. He had a mom, a step dad whom he hated, a step sister and a steps brother whom he also hated. He was also super smart but never felt motivated to use it. Everyone was scared of him for his rough and tumble attitude that usually got him in trouble. What happens when these two unlikely people are forced to cross paths in an assignment that would soon change their lives? *Warning- very, very strong language at times and violence

Madison Lucas never expected her life to turn into a lesson she couldn't study for. What starts as an ordinary high school assignment slowly becomes something far more complicated when Madison finds herself falling for Daniel Anderson-her history teacher. What was supposed to be simple, safe, and temporary turns into a love neither of them planned, but neither can walk away from. As their secret relationship grows, so does the danger around them. A jealous obsession spirals out of control, friendships are tested, and Madison is forced to confront fear, betrayal, and trauma that will change her forever. With her safety at risk and her heart on the line, Madison must decide who she can trust-and how much she's willing to sacrifice for love. My Assignment Was to Fall in Love with My Teacher is a story about forbidden love, growing up too fast, and learning that sometimes the most unexpected chapters lead to the strongest endings. It's about survival, healing, and choosing love even when the cost feels impossible. Because some lessons stay with you forever. And some love stories are worth every risk.

This isn't your typical 'big' girl story when the female has thick thighs, slim stomach, and a phat ass. No this is a story about a real big girl the type no one usually give a second look because her stomach hangs over her jeans, and her thighs rub together, her arms jiggles when it moves, and even her back has rolls. Yeah, disgusting right? Well that's me Harper. And I'm going to show you a real life story of a big girl...mine. I guess I can call you guys my diary? I'm going to tell you guys that I've never told anyone including my mother. Like whose the real father of my four year old daughter, and why. My life has always been a struggle. My mom was a single mom raising me and my younger brother, and sister for as long as I could remember. Until suddenly she was married to my step father Eli. Once they got married things became easier from the fact two incomes were coming in, and we weren't sleeping on our cousins floor. I think that's enough information for now. While here it goes ... Based on true events. Ranked number 23 in short story :)

Aria Torrez has grown up leading a not-so-normal life, being raised in a secret agency of spies and assassins. She is one of the best agents for her age and cannot wait until she gets promoted to a senior-level agent because that's when the real fun with demolition begins. What she does not expect is the latest mission she is assigned to: taking care of the teenage prince Maximilian, who hasn't been able to stay out of trouble, or in her words, 'babysitting' him while she tries to find out who is trying to kill him. Aria finds that the mission is so much more than what she thought when she finally gets introduced to a normal life, pizza and Maximilian's eldest brother, Adrian. Her mission becomes a mix of responsibility, guilt and uncertainty as she tries to successfully do her job while being distracted by new emotions and experiences. Can she really protect someone else when she cannot even think straight anymore?

In the kingdom of Vanderdash, there is no more feared warriors than that of the Scarlet Guard. Protectors of the royal family, skilled assassins trained since childhood, They follow the crown, they enforce the crown. To many, the group cloaked in red is a greater symbol of the royal family's power than the kings crown itself. Citizens respect and fear the scarlet guard, the power they hold. But within the guard there is only one who installed that very same feeling into the rest. Head of the prince's royal guard, ruthless and cunning, rarely seen by the citizens themselves. They call her Red. An expert in poisons and deception, the small girl has brought armies to their knees without once lifting a blade. A vermillion haired monster hidden behind the face of a doll. ~~ I smiled up at the men, "Would you like a cookie?" They peered into the basket I held out, spotting the heart shaped treats. "They're cinnamon with apple Jam. I do promise they are to die for." The taller mans eyes narrowed, "did you give the poor fool dead on the road a cookie?" My lips parted, "a dead man? Oh my..do you think it is safe?" "..depends on who you are miss, why did you say you were in the woods again?" I smiled gently, "I didn't." He rose a brow. "I'm delivering these," I shook the basket a bit, "to my dearest grandmama." He hesitated for only a slight second, "oh. well. be careful then. These woods can be dangerous." I nodded once still holding out the basket, "so would you?" "Would we what?" I giggle a bit, "like a cookie silly." "Ah.." he scratched the back of his head, "sorry, I'm not too fond of apples." Damn it. I sighed softly, "strawberry next time then." "Right..." As I turned to go I looked up at the two tall men, "you be careful now too gentleman. There are wolves in these woods." They nodded rigidly as I spun and began to skip off, giggling to myself. He asked the wrong question. I didn't give the dead fool a cookie. I gave him two.