Darcy and her father return back to their old stomping grounds of New York City. With her, Darcy brings habits of being reclusive. She is perfectly content spending most of her time within the walls of her father's café and sees nothing wrong with the way she lives her life. But then Christopher Radley makes a reappearance in her life and opens her eyes to a sweeter way of living. As the year draws to a close and a new one begins, Darcy decides that it's about time she turned over a new leaf and marked this year as the ultimate game changer. And with Chris heartbroken over the breakup with his longterm girlfriend, they decide to take on the new year together. To remember this momentous year, she and Chris have one goal: to document everything. But while Darcy knew she was going to document all kinds of ups and downs, this new year had a lot more in store for her than she expected. ** This is a spin-off to my story A Thousand Words which can be read as a stand alone, but I recommend reading ATW to reach maximum feels while reading this one. ** cover by dysanic

Elaina Iniya Larcuena had just returned after a year of traveling. She had walked along the great wall of China, breathed in the fresh air of the Alps, watched the Effiel Tower light up at night, had fantastic boat ride down the canals of Venice, Italy, froze during the Serbian winter, took pictures of the calm scenery of Austria and visited Brussels, Belgium for their famous gothic cathedrals and numerous art and of course their chocolate. and after a long year of traveling and being away from her family, she was ready to return home. Upon her return, her father whisked her away to a party where she had met the infamous Nikolai Valesco the man behind the success of the business empire, Valesco corporations. Nikolai Valesco often deemed as ruthless and ignorant as he's labeled by the media and those who've only heard of him through third parties. Contrary to his labels, Nikolai Valesco is a man filled with passion, his hard work has brought a company from the brink of failure to being number one in the world, under his belt he has spread wide and ventured into different fields, owning hotels, restaurants, housing buildings, going as far into the medical field, as well as owning shares in the entertainment business. The man was placed on Forbes magazine's front page with the title 'Conquering the business world or the world?'. He has worked hard and solely focuses on his company yet when he spotted the beautiful Elaina Larcuena he could not stop thinking about the innocent beauty. Her eyes twinkled with curiosity, he felt as if her smile had melted all his worries and her soft voice relaxed his stiff body. Yes, he's had his fair share of women but none attracted him like the innocent beauty he had the chance of spotting.

***Please note that this book has been taken down because it's been published and only the sample chapters of the published version are available on Wattpad. You can find the links to both ebook and paperback in my bio. ***This is the sequel to Bullied and Pained, and it can't be read as a stand-alone. *This blurb contains spoilers, so it is advised not to read it unless you read Bullied and Pained first. --------------------- Nine days have passed since Hayden got into an accident and fell into a coma. Nine days of hoping for a miracle that would allow him to wake up. Nine long, endless days. Half of me is conquered by despair, while the other half clings to the hope that he will recover soon. I refuse to let fear and doubt overcome me. Hayden is dark and complicated, but as the days pass, I'm more determined to fight for him despite the hurdles in our way. I have to believe that there won't be serious consequences once he wakes up. I have to believe that we will overcome all obstacles and become stronger together. After all, we may be both damaged, but we're each other's salvation.

***Please note that this book has been taken down because it's been published, and you can see only the sample chapters of the published version. You can find the links to both ebook and paperback in my profile bio. ------------- I have always been bullied and trapped in darkness. I hoped life would get better when I moved to my mother's hometown, but it only got worse because it was there that I met my unrequited crush, Hayden Black. He despised me from day one, and even more when I became best friends with his twin, Kayden. Kayden gave light to my life, but my happiness with him lasted only until one night two years ago. That night Kayden died because of me. Half of me died with him. The other half was left to bleed, suffering Hayden's and his friends' constant bullying. Now I must endure one more year before I can finally escape them and go to college. This year has to be different. Either I will become stronger, or they will finally break me into nothing. ----------- Highest rank in Romance: #1 on 10/28/2017 Bullied won the Best Romance and the Best Diverse Book award and the Bullied series won the Best Trilogy/Series award in The Fiction Awards 2018. --------- I wrote this novel for #NaNoWriMo2016 #NaNoWinner2016