*read under your own discretion* Chancellor isn't just your average girl. She's sarcastic, witty, and doesn't let people step over her. But there's more to that. Inside, Chancellor is broken, lost, and wary about life. After having a depressing past, she doesn't know what she exactly wants. But that all changes, especially when you throw in four other people in a book store. You're bound to have chaos. And it brought meaning to her life. From broken to fixed. From being friendless to having four best friends. From being lost to finding herself. Maybe having something new isn't so bad. A gift, perhaps. Maybe the gift of nothing. Which means everything. 《fin》

they were miles and miles apart, with a promise of forever.

Arthur and Arabella really ought to stop meeting like this. [#8 short story / #80 teen fiction]

When Rosalie moves to the Outer Banks for the summer, sparks fly with the local lifeguard. *** British socialite Rosalie Harrington enjoys the power and respect that her position as Queen Bee brings, so she's horrified to hear that she'll be spending the summer in a remote American coastal town. With opportunistic friends and a rocky relationship, it's the worst time to leave London, and she drags her heels all the way to the Outer Banks. One day into her so-called holiday, a careless mistake has Rosalie fighting against a rip current. Fortunately, the local lifeguard is on hand to help. Brent might be an expert at saving troubled swimmers, but he is drowning in problems of his own and is far from impressed by this tourist's recklessness. The two of them couldn't be more different, but their attachment to the beach forces them together and sparks fly as they try to ignore the sizzling chemistry that soon develops. Rosalie and Brent are both about to learn that it's not just the ocean where there is more beneath the surface than meets the eye. Achievements: 2015 Wattys Winner #1 in Romance 𝗔𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: ❌ I do not use generative AI to write my books. ❌ I do not consent to my books being used to train AI models. ❌ I do not consent to my books being used to create AI-generated content.

(TH#2)After a traumatic bullying experience and an almost fatal mistake, Emmalyn Hall moves with her family to Heart, North Carolina in hopes the same magic that healed her parents can possibly mend her as well. She moved to forget the memories of that horrible night, but she finds it's not as easy as she thought. Rhys Richardson is a lost soul stuck in an imperfect household. With an estranged mother, a workaholic father, and dozens of women amateurishly filling the maternal role in turn, his life is a chaotic mess. On the surface, they're exact opposites. Deep down, no two people could be more alike. And with that comes undeniable chemistry. But when nightmares from Emma's past come back to haunt her, one question remains: is it ever too late to love and forgive?

Valerie had always loved the idea of winter. But now that she’s actually experiencing it, she’s more than certain she’s going to freeze.

Elle Grayson's guilty pleasure is reading cheesy romance novels. Always has been, always will be. Maybe that's why she's never had a boyfriend - no guy can live up to her expectations of the guys in romance novels. She doesn't think there is one guy that can prove to be even half as decent as guys in books. But when there's somebody set on doing exactly that, things just might start to change. Romance #110 Short Story #23 - May 28, 2014

Hannah Taylors finally gives in to her desperation and does one of the stupidest things a girl can do to grab her unapproachable long-time crush Jonah Gibbs' attention: spill soda on his white shirt and leave a motherfrigging red blotch on it. Accidentally... on purpose.

Every year, Chris Walker always tries to kiss her. Every year, Jenna Maverick always tries to avoid being kissed by him. And Jenna always suceeds. But something is different this year, Chris is determined to kiss Jenna no matter what the cost. It's already cost him his heart and now all that's left is for Jenna to give him her own. What Jenna doesn't realise though, is that Chris already has it. Join Jenna and Chris on this Christmas filled adventure full of love, romance, humor and of course...a mistletoe.

"We're all looking for the same things in the end." She thinks people are mundane. He thinks people are fascinating. Somehow, they fall in love.