[WATTYS 2016 WINNER!] [COSMOPOLITAN Featured!] Trapped in her white trash hell, Layla Danner is failing at life. Her friend Peyton? Everybody thinks he's perfect, a staggeringly rich, handsome, and well-mannered story book prince. But they don't know what Layla knows. And she'll never tell. Jake? Jake's trouble. A down and dirty charmer, this one's got a devil-may-care attitude and a mouth to match. Everything goes to hell in a handbasket when he shows up to town one summer. Layla never meant to fall in love. All she wanted to do was finish her senior year, get the hell out of this town and never, ever look back. But when mysterious secrets from the boys' past refuse to stay buried, Layla must decide how far she'll go for a chance at a once in a lifetime love. Follow three unforgettable characters in this captivatingly melodramatic, soap-operatic, and larger-than-life tale of first loves, loyalty, intrigue and the magic of growing up. ♦️WARNING: This writer is a hopeless romantic with a filthy mouth and a dirty mind who loves to re-work cliches. The style of the story reflects this. Also, some dark themes. ♦️

Tarot cards and men with piercings, tattoos, and motorcycles - that's Greer Starkey's life. Until her sister dies, anyway, and her world is suddenly turned upside down. Now she's playing mom to her niece. Finding herself alone in a small town south of nowhere with a kid in tow, no parenting skills, and desperate for guidance, who does a girl turn too? Jackson Bellefonte's life is a complete disaster. He has one girlfriend he can't get rid of, and an ex who won't leave him be. As if his love life wasn't complicated enough, Greer thinks he's someone he's not. Is there really such thing as a happily ever after? #NewAdultReads #FreeYourBody #PFCC2K16 #ProjectWomanUp #SafeLove

Silbie Luna just wanted to pass her classes and become the first undergrad co-captain for her derby team. She never thought shooting a promo for the athletic department would lead to a coveted role in a highly anticipated movie series. But not only LA is filled with lies and deceit, it turns out her family is, too. Owen Filgard never expected to be called into active duty. He just wanted to do his time and get back to his girl. Now he's a POW stuck in God-knows-where, with nothing but a spider in his cell to talk too. When Owen returns a broken man, will Silbie's love for him be enough to help him heal? Sequel spinoff to As Long As You Love Me. Can read as a standalone.

She's the reason the heart of my family had been torn apart. Because that night, I'd chosen to save her. [Cover Design by Ren Tachibana]

Every Paragon is one of a pair. When one is lost, the other is diminished. Holden lost his second before he could even remember her. Now that he's found her, he'll finally be complete. Katia Yazykova hides her darkest and most dangerous self, fearing the day she loses grip again. Intent on concealing her own violent history, Katia doesn't know that she's being hidden from something much worse. She doesn't know that if she's found, her makers will turn her into everything she fears. Nothing ever ends as it should, and everything comes at a cost. Cover by the talented @soundthealarm

In Novy Mir, the genetically beautiful are considered royalty. Those without desirable traits are Selected to the warrior section. Nadia Radoslav might just be the only person in the entire country to reject her future with the lovely Viry, choosing instead to follow the path of the Kuzabn warrior. But the leader of the Viry feels her rejection as a personal insult to their kind, and a dangerous rebellion. She's left with a deadly threat: succeed and be initiated into the Kuzabn, or risk execution. Will Nadia find her place where two worlds collide? Or will she be crushed between the expectations of the beautiful and the strong? Similar to these published book series: Divergent Uglies/Pretties #ProjectWomanUp #FreeYourBody #PFCC2K16 #BadassReads #SafeLove #WrittenInAction #193 Science Fiction 4-27-16 #497 in Science Fiction 2-26-19

(EDITORS PICK) In the bloody, ruthless, and decidedly uncouth world of 17th century pirates, can a woman deceive even those closest to her and survive? Bronte is forced to make some tough decisions about her life and livelihood at far too tender an age in a time and place when options for women are few. Port Royal, Jamaica, in the 17th century is only a good place to be if you're a pirate. And so, a pirate she is. A pirate's life is precarious enough without the added burden of hiding one's sex. But, if she is to survive, hide it she must. Lucien's father wishes him to take over the family merchant business but Lucien feels God has a different path; he longs to use his medical knowledge to help the less fortunate in the Caribbean. Just as he is about to embark on his God-given task, a certain pirate spoils his plans. Is he wrong about the path God has for him? Lucien is forced to work for his father and delay his plans until he can hunt down the pirate who thwarted him. He is sure he's a match for anything the pirates dish out but soon realizes he's gotten more than he bargained for and it just may cost him his life... ⭐️ Featured in Editors Pick 9/2020 Cover by @Azanthiel

Zari Davis flees Dallas after witnessing her fiancee cheating, with no clear plan on where she's going. After flipping her Volkswagon Beetle, she wakes up convinced that the cute guy that's been reading raunchy novels aloud while she slept is actually her boyfriend. Gabriel Luna's in a little over his head. After being guilted into continuing the boyfriend charade, he's willing to do whatever it takes to get Zari Davis out of his house and her family out of Parkers Prairie. However, as their relationship intensifies, Gabriel quickly comes to realize that Zari may just be more than he bargained for, and maybe he doesn't want to let her go. Mature Romance All intimate scenes will be given warning before and after scene for those who don't wish to read mature themes.

Zoya Hart has been eluding her gold-digging stepmother for the last few years. Knowing that this woman will do anything to gain control of her and her late father's company, Zoya finds herself hiding out on a farm. Now, with a PI on her trail, Zoya's luck is running out in more ways than one. Roman DeRoux is fresh out of prison from a crime he didn't commit. When he arrives in Louisiana to claim the house his grandmother left him, he finds a strange girl already living there. He'll try his best to get her to leave, but ends up finding more reasons to make her stay. ⭐️ Wattpad Pick on Pumpkin Spice Romance ⭐️ Wattpad Pick on Its Sagittarius Season, Baby ⭐️ Featured on Wattpad Explorers ⭐️ Featured on Wattpad's Romance profile ⭐️ Featured on Wattpad's Spiritual profile There will be mature themes in later chapters. I will tag them in case anyone wishes to avoid.

Even a Diamond can be shattered... After the owner of a security company is murdered, his sharp-edged wife goes on the run. Forced to abandon everything she holds dear - her home, her friends, her job in special ops - she builds a new life for herself in England. As Ashlyn Hale, she meets Luke, a handsome local who makes her realise just how lonely she is. Yet, even in the sleepy village of Lower Foxford, the dark side of life dogs Diamond's trail when the unthinkable strikes. Forced out of hiding, she races against time to save those she cares about. But is it too little, too late? **WARNING** If you want sweetness and light and all things bright, Diamond's not the girl for you. She's got sass, she's got snark, and she's moody and dark, As she does what a girl's got to do. Thanks to my awesome readers for taking Pitch Black to #1 on the Mystery/Thriller Hotlist!