'He grabbed my sleeve, ripping it from my arm and exposing my skin. He gasped at the patches of purple and red which covered me. "Will? Are those bruises? Did... Did I leave those?" I laughed coldly. "Don't pretend to care now. You've made it your mission to make my life a living hell for the past few years, but here's the proof that you're far from the worst thing that I have to deal with."' *** From the outside, Willow Evans has a near-perfect life. The epitome of beauty and intelligence, some would say that she has everything. But she hides a dark truth; her abusive mother sells her to random men to spend the night. When her school bully unknowingly hires her, she fears the worst. But he does the unthinkable; he doesn't hurt her.

In my panicked state I feel strong arms wrap around me, pulling me close. I inhale, his smell filling my senses. "You're safe now, just breathe me in." He says. My eyes close and the tears start to fall. "Shhhh, I won't let him get you. You're safe." I look up at him weakly, the guy I hate oh so much, holding me, it was unreal. But somehow this was the safest I've felt in a long time. So instead of fighting him, I buried my face into his neck and let him shield me from this nightmare while the rain beat down on us. Wait- you're probably confused as to how I got here. Let me rewind a bit. I'm Charlie. Now that bit of the story may have seemed a little dramatic, and without context, I can understand why. But I can explain. I'm ordinary as far as anyone could tell. But if people stopped to get to know me, they might think differently. So right about now you're probably thinking, oh great, yet another cliche. Before you jump to conclusions about me and start judging me, you're probably right. This is gonna be pretty damn cliche. But who doesn't like a cliche? Answer: no one in their right mind. // Highest rank: #134 in teen fiction // // Started: September 10th 2016 //

Cassandra Deçare is what you might call the top of the food chain. Since her childhood, she's run the town; she's the king of her high school. If you know her, you either want her or you want to be her. With her constantly dyed hair, 1967 Dodge Charger, aviator's, and leather jacket, it's no wonder arrogance drips from every word she says. But what happens when you move this king a few states over to a town already ruled by its own hierarchy? Asher Grayson Ryker; a tattooed bad boy with charcoal eyes and a wicked smirk that's got the city wrapped around his finger. He's never known a challenge to his throne. He's the king of this castle, always has been. So how's he supposed to react to an arrogant girl showing up out of nowhere, ready to take his crown? WARNING: strong language, violence, alcohol, high school parties, and a whole lot of arrogance Current word count: 47,858

| 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

Hunter, a street kid turned FBI agent, is ordered to befriend Calvin Black. But as they grow closer, she realizes Calvin cares more about her than the FBI. Hunter Ashley was taken off the streets as a teen and brought into a highly secret FBI program that's turned her into a full-fledged agent. She is assigned, alongside the brooding agent Micah, to befriend Calvin Black, the son of the notorious Christopher Black. Hunter does her best to hide her survival training inside a typical high school, only she's developing feelings for Calvin, and it looks like Micah is starting to crush on her. In a world where a single mistake can prove fatal, Hunter has to figure out who she can trust, or she'll end up back on the streets. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

|| 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

Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.