WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Adrift after a failed suicide attempt, golden boy Everest can't find anything worth living for - until he meets Beverly, a loner determined to prove him wrong. ***** For a boy who seemed to have it all - wealth, good looks, popularity, a wide circle of friends - Everest Finley becomes the ultimate social outcast after failing to take his own life. Dejected and alone, he starts his last year of high school by acting out, determined to ruin his golden boy reputation after his best friend and girlfriend both turn on him. But to his surprise, resident loner Beverly Davis reaches out and tries to befriend him. Ever the optimistic, her empathy and persistence eventually convinces him to spend time with her, and the two slowly bond over their complicated family lives and a love of singing. But even as their budding friendship begins to hint at something more, Everest continues to struggle with depression and unhappiness. Can a simple pact between the two truly encourage him to find something worth living for? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions and descriptions of depression and self harm. -SKY

[MATURE CONTENT] She's got everything. He's got nothing. She's never been afraid of death. He's faced too much of it. She's ready to die. He's ready to live. Sophia Harrington is tired of living. With absent parents who think money solves everything and no siblings, she's lonely. She's tired of living in the public eye just because she was born to the Harrington name. With no other children, it falls on her to be the heir of her family's business. Chase Taylor is ready to live. He wants to get out of his small town and see the world. But his family struggles and he knows this will never happen. Especially with his long hours for low wage to help pay the suffocating hospital bills. So when he finds this girl, who has everything, ready to throw it all away he doesn't understand. But he wants to. So he saves her life. But she doesn't want to be saved. Maybe all he accomplished was a temporary fix.

| 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

When Everly Reed collides with the cynical and devilishly handsome Mason Valdez, she knows trouble is ahead, but she never could have guessed how much she would be drawn to the storm. ***** Nineteen-year-old Ever Reed likes when things make sense. Which is probably why she excels at math, enough to secure her a spot at an Ivy League school out of state. Sheltered by her mother and older brother Asher for most of her life, Ever hasn't experienced much of the world, but she knows New York will be an adventure. Enter Mason Valdez: cynical, arrogant, and undeniably attractive-exactly what Ever doesn't need. But as their paths keep crossing, Ever finds herself intrigued by Mason, and eager to know the boy behind the bitter mask. As secrets, scars, and painful pasts rise to the surface, Ever knows one thing for sure: they can only make it through if they face their storms together. [[word count: 150,000 - 200,000]] Cover designed by Frances Louise De Ramos Spinoff to The Hoodie Girl Book One of the A Thousand Storms series [[The Fiction Awards 2018 Best Overall Story and Best Romance Winner]] Content/trigger warning: This story mentions sexual assault and childhood abuse

ALTERNATIVE TITLE: "i don't care," reid says, caringly, as he cares deeply.

Torn Between Good And Bad. Justin is light, safe, good. Alex is dark, dangerous, bad. Ariana is torn between the two. She knows she should head towards the light but the element of darkness has always excited her. Darkness runs through her blood, darkness makes her heart go wild. Darkness attracts her, she's drawn to it like a moth to a burning fire. Which path will she choose?

THIS BOOK IS ON AN INDEFINITE HOLD. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. ______________________ Holland was curious. She wanted to know where he went when he got off the bus. It was only one stop away from hers. So she followed him. Rhys could feel her gaze every day. He kept his headphones in and his head ducked. Maybe she'll stop. And then she followed him. That's where this story begins, with the first few moments of what could be an epic love story or a tragic mistake. Maybe it'll even be a little of both.

Book 1.5 in the "Life in-" series Ashton McClain is lost. After two years of spiraling out of control he has nowhere left to go. Trying to find something to fill the void his anger leaves. His entire town hates him. He has no friends. And his parents can't even look him in the eye. His family packs up and moves to a new state with the hope that he'll find a new path. The problem is that after everything he's been through he's not sure he has it in him to care anymore. Just when Ashton's about to walk away from his clean slate he bumps into a girl with curly hair and an attitude like he's never seen before. In that moment he thinks he finds exactly what he's looking for. Who is Scarlett Rhodes and why does she always look so sad? There's always a purpose in life as long as you're willing to search for it. * * * * I hope you take a chance on this gem! Hit 1 Million Reads (12/30/19) #1 in general fiction (7/10/19) #11 in chicklit (6/14/19) #1 in teen love (6/13/19) #6 in teen drama (7/26/19) #19 in young adult (6/21/19)