Free to read! 19-year-old Jane, newly-single, moves to London to work for her friend, Kitty. But Kitty is hiding something about the café - and about Jane and Kitty's past. ***** If you looked at her Instagram, you'd think Jane had the perfect life. But a family tragedy and a big break up shatters that illusion, prompting Jane to drop out of university and move to London. She gets a room above a bookstore and a job as a barista, thanks to her childhood friend Kitty. Struggling with feelings of loneliness among the happy staff, Jane feels further ostracized when Kitty refuses to discuss Matt, who used to live in the bedroom Jane took over and who left under mysterious circumstances. As Jane struggles to find herself, and get the attention of the cute bartender, Harper, she discovers that the Brew Books café is brewing with dark secrets. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

UNDER EXTREME EDITING. **** Ann, Mackenzie, and Rose think they are normal girls. Living a normal teenage life. They have a roof over their heads at night, and don't need to worry about surviving. But when the zombie apocalypse starts, they're forced to leave behind the life they once knew. They live on the streets, searching for food and shelter. They have to become tougher to survive the harsh world. They have to be ready for anything. But what they weren't expecting was meeting a group of survivors. Let alone trust them. Blake is the leader of the group, James is second in command and Noah, Roxy and Grant are followers. But they are just as important in this story. This isn't some romance novel about finding love in the darkest places. This is about surviving.

❝I'm afraid I'm about as cool as a rubber duck...❞ ❝ So ridiculously cool then?❞ ▬▬▬▬ Quinton Granger was very much like his younger sister, Hermione Jean Granger, well known for his studious nature among peers. However, there was a significant difference between the two, unlike Hermione, Quinton didn't possess magic. He was a muggle. Arthur Weasley has always been fascinated by muggles and their lifestyle, so when he meets Quinton one year as the older brother drops Hermione off at King's Cross, the two strike up a conversation about the function of a rubber duck. The two became fast friends and Quinton becomes a regular at the Burrow whenever his sister is invited over. Ginny is trying to come to terms with her feelings over the Boy-Who-Lived, who doesn't pay her any sort of mind outside of being Ron's little sister. Hermione gives her the advice not to pine over Harry, that she should look at other boys, although when Hermione suggested it, she wasn't exactly suggesting her older brother. It started off as letters between the two while Ginny is at school and becomes something each time the two see each other again. Plot credits go to the amazing Pseudonymphadora ❤ [CREDIT TO JANICE SUNG FOR COVER ART] [WATTYS 2018 LONGLIST]