When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]

|| a featured story || After the tragic death of her boyfriend, Rose flees to a cabin in the wild to mend her broken heart. It's there she meets Sebastian, her new neighbour with eyes like a black hole: vast enough to hold thousands of secrets. Rose spends their short time together trying to unravel him, and learns that the only way to heal a broken heart is to fall in love with someone new. Featured on: November 13, 2017. Completed on: May 10, 2018. Copyright © 2017. All Rights Reserved RANKS: #1 in Short Story (Feb 6, 2019)

| 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

College football star Bronx Miller and pre-med major Olivia McCausland are paired as anatomy lab partners, and throughout the rocky semester the two become closer than they ever could have imagined. *** Bronx Miller is the hotshot college quarterback with a rough past. On track to make it to the NFL after graduation, Bronx is hyper focused on football, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have his fun as campus's most notorious player on and off the field. While Bronx has a well-known zero commitments policy, that doesn't stop campus's queen bee, Adrianna, from desperately trying to lock him down for herself. It isn't until Bronx is paired with straight-A, pre-med student Olivia McCausland as his anatomy lab partner that he realizes he may actually want something more. Instantly drawn to her, Bronx starts to let his guard down and his playboy persona slip. Throughout a rocky semester full of study sessions, bets based on test scores, and driving wedges determined to keep them apart, Bronx and Olivia become close, realizing they're more alike than they originally thought. And when faced with turmoil, Bronx comes to learn that scars come in all forms, shapes, and sizes. If you look hard enough.

A guarded college quarterback's dark past resurfaces when classmate Elena Madison pierces his cold exterior, sparking a dangerous connection that could either redeem or destroy them both. *** Everyone at Ohio State University knows about Blake Andrews, the infamous all-star quarterback of the football team and rumored insomniac. Most refer to him as crude, egotistical, and cold. It isn't until he meets Elena Madison that his world is suddenly flipped upside down. She brings the dark past he has tried to keep hidden for years up to the surface, risking pulling them both under for good. Undeniable attraction radiates between the two clashing souls and he begins to wonder if she can save him from the darkness within him. He's never met someone with such an irritating personality; with her persistent desire to know more about him despite his exhausted efforts to push her away. She is about to uncover what's hidden under his rough and cold exterior-whether she's ready for it or not. After all, eyes are the window to the soul. *** "Thank you," he murmurs sleepily, raising his hand to bring it to my cheek. His thumb slides against my soft skin slowly, it burns hot at his touch. "For what?" I question, my eyes feeling very swollen and heavy now. He takes a deep breath and swallows. "For being my light." *** *MATURE* HIGHEST RANKINGS #1 in enemiestolovers #1 in collegeromance #1 in panicattacks #1 in badboy #1 in brooding #1 in enemiestofriends #1 in trauma #1 in grumpyxsunshine

[2022 WATTY WINNER - GETTING PUBLISHED IN AUGUST 2025] Noah Archer dates girls for two weeks and then moves on-but none of his exes seem to mind. Skyler Fox can't figure it out. When her best friend becomes Noah's latest "victim," Sky decides it's time to expose him. Her plan? Be the next girl he dates. Charming and confident, Noah accepts Sky's unexpected dating proposal. Beneath his reputation, Noah is searching for something real, driven by a secret. Each short-lived relationship is his way of chasing a connection before it's too late. Sky sets out to expose Noah, but the closer she gets, the more she starts to question her motives... and her heart. As their two weeks unfold and Noah's secrets begin to surface, Sky is forced to confront the one question she never expected: can she be the one to break his two-week streak? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For fans of contemporary, humorous, clean teen romance by Beth Reekles, Sarah Dessen, and Jenny Han comes a debut YA novel about uncovering secrets, challenging first impressions, and discovering that love-and people-are far more complicated than they seem.

Y/n Blossom has just moved to the small town Riverdale to stay with her cousin Cheryl and her aunt and uncle at thorn hill. After the death of her other cousin (Jason) Cheryl needed someone to keep her company . Y/n will be attending Riverdale high this year with her dear cousin Cheryl . Little did y/n know that moving to this small and seemingly innocent town would change her life forever. Bad things didn't and shouldn't happen in a small and seemingly peaceful town like riverdale yet they did. Y/n feels the only good thing that good thing she's got from Riverdale is finding love and friendships that will last forever. ‼️(UNDER EDITING)‼️ First book will be season one. I might write a second book for season two but I'm not sure yet. *Discontinued* guys this book is kinda cringe like I don't even really like Riverdale anymore. In my opinion season one and two were the best season of this show but now every season after the first two are like just not as good in my opinion. I will not be continuing this book. Sorry to those who read the chapters that have been posted. But anyways thanks for all the reads guys :) (I might decide to go and add some chapters in the future idk) I do not own Riverdale or any of the charters or the plot besides my own plot I added and my charters

(REWRITING) Everything in her life feels like hell until she meets the one who caused it, a guy who she finds annoying and also despises for being so familiar that it kills her at times, has she ever met Cam Briel before? Or is he just a strange guy who follows her around and gives her mixed feelings for fun? ⇠┅┅┅┅༻ ♰ ༺┅┅┅┅⇢ Fallen | Cam Briel x Reader Rated M | Modern AU (Rewritten 2022) ━━━━━━━━━━━━ *I do not own all of the characters that mentioned in Lauren Kate's books. Miss Lauren Kate is the creator of every character and element in the Fallen saga. Except for the reader (you), my own cast of characters, and plot.* Top 1 #fallenseries Top 1 #laurenkate Top 1 #cambriel Top 11 #fallen (Cover made by yours truly. So don't steal<3) .・゜゜・　　・゜゜・．

" They don't have to physically exist. They are real to me Grandpa. " -- Abbigail Portman What if Jacob had a twin sister. Abbigail Portman was always very close with her Grandfather, even closer than Jacob. Even after Jacob stopped believing the stories she still did. Abbi always loved reading, writing and fantasy stories in general. She would always tell her grandfather her stories. Even when her own parents didn't.

❝ no matter what happens, my love for you will last an eternity. ❞ ~ started: 3/23/17 completed: 4/2/17