wattys longlist 2018 | MEET ELLA. She's drowning, literally. Ella has lung cancer, causing her lungs to fill with liquid that needs to be drained daily. Every breath she takes feeds her life, but also takes it. MEET JAKE. Resident smoker and bad boy. Forced into rehabilitation, and fighting his inner demons fills up his day. Jakes over it all, he doesn't want to live anymore. So what will happen when the two meet? A girl fighting to live. A boy hoping to die. *not edited or monitored*

• RE-WRITTEN VERSION OF LETTING YOU GO • "Everyone get's a dying wish. But not everyone gets a miracle." No one knows the ups and downs of life like Alyson Adams. A cancer diagnosis was just the start. But her life isn't over, far from it. Because life is one epic ride. There's the good and the bad... and then there's the miracle.

| STAND ALONE NOVEL | You have seven years left to live. Those are the words Alyson Adams heard when she was ten. She found out she was going to die before she even had the chance to live. But her story isn't over. Far from it. She's going to experience love and happeniness, just like any other teenager. Her story may not be a happy one, but it's her story and she's going to write it the way she wants. After all... Cancer isn't the end. It's only the beginning.

Paisley has a bucket list. After all, she's going to die in three months. What she expects is for her little excursions to be fun-filled and light-hearted, but what she doesn't expect is to have one thing on her bucket list that can only be achieved by bringing along badass Jude Andrews, who's got some secrets of his own. Now that Jude Andrews is tagging along with Paisley while she sets out to complete her bucket list, she learns he's giving her reasons to want to live as long as possible.

Enid is moving across the world to attend university. Away from all that she knows, she soon finds herself at the center of three men's unyielding attention. Three men who are her professors. Inexperienced and innocent, she is the exact opposite of these dark, possessive men. And she is everything they've always wanted.

When former beauty pageant queen, Ellie Wilde, hears of her grandmother's sickness, she's the first to offer to drive her to her chemotherapy. What she didn't know she was agreeing to was an obnoxiously cheerful blond boy somehow nudging his way into her life. ©iwearheelys, all rights reserved.

Meet Nick, having moved to the city to chase his dreams after he was offered a job, he finds himself lost and lonely, the events of his past catching up with him. He flirts with death just hours before meeting a spunky, energetic woman. Who takes him on a journey through the city night life. *TRIGGER WARNING* this story deals with suicidal thoughts and tendencies.

Wren had thought that she was doing everything right. She had the right career path, the right boyfriend, the right friends. She did everything that she was told, and she thought that she was happy. Until her junior year of college is about to start and Wren finds her boyfriend making out in the garage with somebody else. Now that she realizes that doing what she's told gets her nowhere, Wren decides that she should start doing everything wrong. Date the wrong boys, break the laws, and piss people off. She spirals out of control after the betrayal of a lifetime and Wren won't stop until she's hit rock bottom, and she lands on her face. [Also available on Radish]

Lolita Brown. Behind her blond hair and enchanting blue eyes lies a world of pain. There are so many labels stapled to her back, everyone knows her life story. Hunter Kings. A boy once known as trouble from New York, enters Lolita's world in an escape to be a better person. He doesn't know her history like the rest of Lacewood does. They can't avoid each other. They live next door, go to the same school, and Hunter becomes friends with Lolita's group. Slowly, her life unravels piece by piece to him. They create a world together that she thought she never would experience. It's a bumpy and long road, but every mistake they make, is meaningful. ___________________________________________ COMPLETED Started : June 23rd, 2018 Finished: July 28th, 2019 Highest Ranking in: #1 Romance, Recovery, Dating, Heart Break, Sad, Friendship, Break Up, Mistakes, Broken, Teenagers, Abandoned, Eventful Highest Ranking in: #2 Eating Disorder, Bad Boy

Sequel to "I'm Still Breathing". Luie's back and sober but still fighting the demons of his past. With Ron and his sister Chenelle getting married Luie must face his family for the first time since his last stay in rehab as well as overcome life hurtles that threaten to throw him back down a self-destructive path. Will Payton, Chenelle and Ron be able to keep him on the right path or will he fall victim to his old ways?