Aspiring writer Norah Jacobs needs an escape. In the span of two weeks, her corrupt brother has been jailed for murder and his partner has been hovering on her doorstep, threatening to ruin what little peace she has left. Packing her car, Norah flees the city and goes off the grid, finding refuge in the small coastal town of Bellvale. However, Norah's newfound refuge lands her right in the middle of a power struggle between creatures she thought only existed in fairy tales, and she begins to see that no matter how hard you try to run from your troubles, they seem to have a way of catching up with you... Watty 2014 Winner Haven Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author.

When Imogen Thomas is trapped in a balloon store with pretty much the hottest guy she’s ever seen, you’d think she’d be pretty happy with that. And usually, she would be. But not this time. Hayden Connors may have been beautiful, but his personality was anything but that. He was rude, arrogant, sarcastic… anything but simply a ‘nice’ person. So how does Imogen react when she finds out that she’ll be stuck in a corner shop with him for ten whole days? Will the two of them get on? Or will it all be one huge disaster?

It was an unspoken agreement between us. Some nights he would show up at my window and I let him in, no questions asked. And the next day, it was forgotten; we just continued on as the strangers we were to each other.