|Highest rank #2 in Short Story| Ambrosia "Amber" Underwood is a seventeen-year-old high school junior with warped perceptions of the world. She has no friends, only acquaintances. No boyfriend, only a vague dating arrangement with a jock. A lover of routine and a hater of change, Amber spends her nights at the old lighthouse in her dull town to battle insomnia. But when a teary-eyed Dylan Frost shows up at the lighthouse one Friday night, Amber's carefully constructed life is thrown into chaos. With his cappuccino hair and ocean eyes, Dylan starts to change everything, one song and one night at a time. ||completed | cover by @strayinspace | all rights reserved||

"It's in the eyes." Laying low until her 24th birthday seemed like an easy feat to Aerin. With the collateral damage of a childhood she'd rather forget dragging behind her and her will to keep going slowly deteriorating, the absolute last thing she wanted was for everything she thought she left behind coming back to haunt her. Meeting Gabriel seemed like a stroke of luck in a game she was continuously losing. Until they both realize the other has secrets they're not willing to share. With Gabriel hounding her for the truth and a ghost from her past turning her lonely, dismal life upside down, Aerin finds herself wondering if she even wants to make it to 24.

~Sequel to The Price~ Nadia and Ferdinand are free of the raging battles in Rumonin, and find their way as refugees to the prosperous and beautiful Flauns. Through the help of unexpected friends, they start new lives and begin to discover their passion for dance once more. But, even with the semblance of normal lives slowly returning, not everything can be happily ever after. The trauma and pain of war, along with scars from the past, work against the lovers and bring up doubts about themselves and their relationship. Is their love true and strong, or simply a crumbling survival mechanism of two desperate souls? They survived a war, but will they be able to survive the aftermath?

Nadia, orphaned by the first Vigilant Men uprising, is taken in by Mr. Lennox, an ominous man with a vision to create the most stunning ballet company in existence. He teaches the already talented girl to dance like an unearthly creature, bestowing upon her almost magical powers of a most breathtaking kind. However, as he builds the famous Lennox Company, the uprising once again stirs the nation, and the opulent ballet finds itself out of place in the new and austere culture of the Vigilant Men. Throughout it all, Nadia falls in love with her partner, Ferdinand, a famous young dancer who awakens her long silent heart. A jealous Lennox, the growing civil unrest, and a nation at war conspire to separate the dancers forever. Nadia must find a strength inside of her to brave her new world and fend for herself against the coming of an uncertain future.

A gritty family drama about a traumatized runaway teen girl, her bewildered older brothers, and the healing power of music, love, and pancakes. She's about to turn their lives upside down... On a freezing Seattle night, teenager Wynter shows up on Caleb's doorstep in shorts and sandals, seeking help. Seeking sanctuary from an abusive cult. Claiming to be his sister. Caleb-Coast Guard hero with the perfect girlfriend-practically raised his two younger brothers. He always plays by the rules. He always wins. His duty is clear: give his little sister a home. Pancakes for breakfast, rock music in the basement... Wynter knows she belongs here. But when the authorities step in, will Caleb realize he needs to bend the rules? His brothers could teach him a thing or two about that... Jesse-freshman science wiz and a legend in his own mind-takes on the momentous task of educating Wynter. Indio-talented musician with a sarcastic tongue to hide his pain-could be her role model, but he's more interested in getting wasted than coming home for the weekend. These two young men are still growing up, but they understand that sometimes... Love is not enough. Trapped in the foster care system, struggling to navigate middle school cliques, and with her dreams of a united family fading, Wynter is offered love from an unexpected direction. Will she turn her back on Caleb's promises, on Jesse's guidance, on Indio's acceptance, and take the chance to start over? Join Wynter and her brothers on a heartrending and humorous journey through elementary particles, power chords, and the many meanings of love. Book 1 of the Wynter Wild series, a contemporary adult family drama with mature themes. Available on Amazon, Kindle Unlimited, and audiobook. https://books2read.com/01lss CONTENT WARNINGS: The series includes or refers to: child abuse, drug use, animal cruelty, not-very-graphic sex and violence, mental health issues, adult relationships, and gratuitous '70s rock music references.

So dark, so deep, the secrets that we keep ... 🌼 🌼 🌼 ⚠️ Trigger Warning! ⚠️ This is not some fairytale about falling in love and living happily ever after. Please read the tags for more info about the story. RATED M 🌼 🌼 🌼 Book republished May 2020. Book cover created with Canva. Disclaimer: I do not own any of the photos used in this story. Please note that all images and copyrights belong to their original owners. No copyright infringement intended. © All rights reserved All written works on this account are copyrighted by OopsyDaisy. Please refrain from duplicating or reproducing these books in any way, shape or form without the author's consent. Thank you.

Wicked sorceress Cora must ruin someone's life before her eighteenth birthday or lose her magic forever, a task made tricky when she falls for her chosen victim. *** Cora Emerson is a magical misfortune who just can't get the hang of being a wicked sorceress. Being wicked would be easy if she couldn't help being good instead. But her eighteenth birthday is fast approaching and if she can't ruin one person's life by then a curse on her family warns she'll lose her powers for good. Just when she thinks she's found the perfect victim, naive and unassuming, the unthinkable happens. She falls for him. Love and magic would be simple if she didn't have a crush on the boy whose life she's meant to ruin. As Cora would say, "For the love of crows." Copyright © 2023 T.A. Joseph All rights reserved

Book 1 of The Accident Series. cover by @/fleanr on instagram [PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THERE SHE GOES] Have you ever accidentally liked an Instagram photo of the captain of your university's varsity volleyball team? From three years ago? A guy you have never spoken to in your life? Jaiyesimi 'Jaime' Okusanya can relate. As a second-year biophysics student at Herringway university, Jaime is trying to do what every person at university is as well: survive. Especially as she tries to fulfill the requirements to obtain a research position at Dalhousie Laboratory. But when she accidentally likes Aven Montaque's Instagram picture after noticing him twice over a few days, she attempts to survive her fascination with the hot and cold fourth-year criminology student who's aspiring to go to law school. In a coming-of-age story of romance, friendships, drama and mottos, Jaime discovers that her priorities are about to shift. And Aven Montaque might become one of them.

Enjoy this story free for a limited time. When Farrah Blake let's slip that she wants to lose her virginity this summer, she doesn't expect her childhood best friend, trust-fund baby Ethan Sinclair, to offer her a deal: if he doesn't find a nice guy for her by the end of their joint family vacation, he'll take her virginity himself. Standalone in the Just One Kiss series *** Farrah Blake is dead-set on losing her virginity as soon as she can, so when the guy she's had a crush on for as long as she remembers offers his help, she can do nothing but accept. Ethan Sinclair has been in her life forever - he's her best friend, just like his mother is her own mother's best friend, and their families go on a joint vacation to the lake house every year. Ethan Sinclair is out of time. His parents have arranged his marriage, just as they arranged his brothers. At the end of their summer vacation, he'll be expected to propose to a woman he barely knows. One last summer of freedom, one last chance to do whatever he wants - and he wants nothing more than to make sure his best friend loses her virginity in the most positive way possible, even if that means hiding his upcoming engagement from her. But as time goes on, and feelings grow, will Ethan follow his family, or his heart?

Genevieve had a crush on her boss. Yes, HAD. After witnessing how much of a cold, dead-on-the-inside grinch he was, she gave her interest in the man a firm kick in the butt and promptly moved on with her life. So it was a little more than a surprise when she woke up one morning to a girl claiming to be a cupid and begging her to please fall in love with her killjoy boss. Adarosa has never gotten a match right, not when the couple had a 50% success rate or even a 99%. But when her existence as a cupid gets threatened, Adarosa is determined to do whatever it takes to make her final match work.