"Prix de l'Histoire la plus Innovante" au concours des Wappies (Wappies Award - Édition 3) Gagnante "The Story of 2019" (WattyContestFR) Elena est une jeune new-yorkaise de vingt-cinq ans. Diplômée en sciences criminelles comparées en France, elle a décidé de s'expatrier pour échapper au monde corrompu dirigé par son père. Elle décide de se faire employer dans un service juridique spécialisé dans le droit des adolescents en difficulté. C'est une jeune femme blessée mais dévouée corps et âme à son métier. Quand elle se voit proposer un poste d'enseignante à la prestigieuse « New-York University », elle ne sait pas que les ennuis ne font que commencer. Une chose est certaine, les démons du passé finissent toujours par ressurgir. Quand Elena découvre qu'une machination est à l'oeuvre, une seule idée envahit son esprit : « gagner la dernière bataille ». Entre mystères, meurtres et terreur, tous ne sortiront pas indemnes de cette aventure.

When a case of mistaken identity leads to an innocent girl being kidnapped by a gangster, will one man bent on revenge push them together or destroy them? ***** Hayden King and Violet Smith couldn't be more different. While he was a feared gangster, she was a simple college student, a delicate flower whose petals had been crushed by a stranger a long time ago. But what they didn't realize is that they had more in common than they initially thought. Their lives were interlinked in a complicated way because of some sick twist of fate. So how will the big revelation affect their life? Will he able to save Violet from the demon of her dreams? Let's find out. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

Once upon a time, a girl made a vow never to give her heart to someone undeserving . . . for the sake of her happiness and heartbreak. Lydia Hayes has had enough grief in her life. After the death of her mother, she was torn. As for her father, he picked up his life and moved on. Lydia hides behind a temporary mask of 'I'm fine' and 'everything's going to be okay' when she is far from that. Enter Miguel Acosta, the boy next door. He notices Lydia one night and hasn't been able to take his eyes off her. While he's silently protecting and observing her from afar, she is meek and silently being dragged into an abyss of darkness. Lydia takes an instant interest to Miguel and the beautiful smirk he wears. However, when a night out manages to panic Lydia, Miguel springs to the rescue. Lydia begins to notices that Miguel is rather fond of protecting her. Lydia now realizes that she'd made a vow that she might just break. WARNING: This story contains mature themes such as: language, violence, self harm and abuse. Read at your own risk! This image I used to made the cover is a photograph taken by Marina Williams (@marinawphoto) on Twitter! #1 FAMILY PROBLEMS

≈≈≈He stops and looks at me. Like really looks at me, I feel like he's staring into my soul. My heartbeat quickens subconsciously as he reaches his hand out and wipes some of my hair that got stuck to my face tenderly behind my ear. The inside of my tummy feels like it's doing flips, as though there are a hundred butterflies trapped inside. His fingers trail gently down my cheek to my lips, and his thumb softly trails my bottom lip. I stay completely still, not daring to move a muscle.≈≈≈ Genevieve Nikson is not allowed to surf, according to her parents. So, she sneaks out at night to go to the ocean, the place she loves. However, when normally homeschooled Evie is sent to high school for her final year, she is suddenly tossed into a world she has never experienced before. As well as dealing with her social anxiety, she has to make sure she keeps her night surfing a secret. Then there's Axel Brown. With his extremely good looks and golden boy image, he is well respected as the best surfer in town. Evie doesn't know why he takes a sudden interest in her. But one thing is for sure, she wants nothing to do with the cocky jerk. But even she knows, he brings something out of her that she never thought was possible. When there is an incident involving Axel's twin sister, the two are thrown into a wild journey that they both didn't expect coming. Secrets are unravelled, pasts reawakened, and a love that they never thought would be possible. Sometimes you've just got to ride the wave.