The things that my mind thinks of at midnight when my mind can never sleep. The reality and the dreams, emotions and thoughts all wrapped together In this collection of poetry I let you see what's inside of my mind and life. Enjoy reading these words.

As the only daughter to one of the most powerful Mafia families, Shay has sought to figure out her own path despite the overbearing pressures from her Family. After a family dispute leads to Shay and her mother to go into hiding, Shay attends Elite academy--her own perfect Hell. With an incredibly awful (or ingenious) disguise, Shay's new identity is going well until Jacob Smith shows out of nowhere. Not only does he seem to know every right button to push, but he also seems to know everything about her. Shay's seemingly normal school life explodes with a new set of problems. Old and new enemies are coming for her and she needs to choose whether she will carry the Ricca name. Goodbye Nerd Disguise, hello old identity, old life, old friends, and new enemies. It's the Family business, where plotting someone's assassination is just part of the daily duty. (Unedited first draft) FYI title may be misleading at first.

The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

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

Archer Morales's life is finally perfect. He's married to the girl of his dreams and finally has a job he enjoys. But when something completely unexpected happens, Archer discovers that his wife, Hadley, has been keeping secrets, and that his past isn't going to be staying in the past for much longer.

16 year old Blair Davidson doesn't talk. She physically can, but after being through a lot she chooses not to. She just goes through the motions everyday, waiting for something new to happen. But someone changes everything. Someone makes her smile when she's crying. Someone never gives up on her like everyone else has. Brian Buckner changes her life.

cover by: @cat_walker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You ready?" I said smiling at her, my hand on the handle. "On three," she said throwing my soaked jacket in the backseat. "One.." "Two.." "Three!" We both opened the door at the same time, running out into the pouring rain and through the garden. I realized Angel stopped running, I quickly turned around to find Angel smiling at the sky in the middle of the garden. I looked at her confused, walking towards her. I stood in front of her smiling, she looked at me, her eyes shining. I glanced down at her lips then back at her. Everything disappeared, it was just us. No rain, no garden, no gangs, or crazy ex-boyfriends who would make good carpets. Just us. She looked at my lips and met my gaze. I couldn't take it anymore. My lips claimed her, hungry for her touch, her smile, her. My hand found its way to her back, pressing her small body against mine. I cupped her head, deepening the kiss. I smiled realizing she was on her tippy toes. She smiled against my lips, running her hands through my wet hair. The rain getting even harder. And just like that. We kissed again. ~~~~~~~ Angel Lilith Kingsley is a normal girl from California. NOPE. Angel is as badass as it gets. She's feisty, gorgeous, a smartass, a streetfighter, streetracer, and a total tease. Her life in Cali was all she could ever want. That's until her parents decide to move to Florida to expand their multi-million dollar company, Kingsley Corp. She decides to make the most out of it and plans to keep her career going. Once she arrives to school, everyone is immediately transfixed by the hot badass girl from Cali. Even the schools very own bad boy, Jax Damon Wilder. Funny though, she wants nothing to fo with him. He is determined to get her but soon finds out that she is hiding something under that façade.

A broken girl afraid of love finds a boy who doesn't know the meaning of love. A BadBoy and a Broken Girl. Love finds it's way into Brody and Marley-Rose's life but love was never easy

Why are the Boys the bad one? Why is the Girl the good one? Not in this story. ~~~~ [discontinued]