Good girls finish last? Screw that. Being a small town girl isn’t so bad. Unless Mom’s the town joke and I’ve spent my entire life shying away from her flamboyance. College in Las Vegas should be so much cooler. But it’s not. Bad things happen. Real bad. So when my brother Reid offers me an all-expenses paid vacation to Australia for a month, I am so there. Discounting the deadly snakes on the outback cattle station, I should be safe. Until I meet Jack. Jack defines bad boy and then some. He’s big, buffed, bronzed, and hotter than any guy I’ve ever met. His sexy Aussie accent makes me melt. And the guy can cook. But he’s my brother’s new bestie and he lives on the other side of the world. There’s no future for us. Is there?

"Adam is different." "I can handle different. I've dealt with different before." "Yes, but you've never dealt with Adam."

"Are you wet for me baby doll?" his whisper feathering my ear, while I could imagine the smirk on his lips. My eyes were shut, the more he teased me the more turned on I was. Stroking my inner thigh delicately with the tips of his fingers wasn't helping either. Sending a spark up my spine tingling my nerve endings in my entire body. What is going on with me? *THIS IS FOR MATURE READERS AS IS CONTAINS SEXUAL CONTENT AND STRONG LANGUAGE* *I do not own the rights to the cover photo* Alex Thompson has always been at the top of the food chain when it comes to intelligence, it has been both a gift and a curse for her. She has been away in UCLA studying and she soon finds out her boyfriend has been cheating on her, by catching him in the act. Her older sister's wedding is coming up in the end of summer so she has to go to her second home for thanksgiving in Savannah, Georgia to help her sister plan. While returning to her Savannah home on the beach, she knows the Carter family will be in attendance, their families have been close ever since she was nine. Alex is two years younger than her older brother Kyle, but she was put in the same year as him because she was academically gifted, being the youngest gives her a lot of protection. Kyle best friend with one of the Carter boys, Knox, who grew to be NFL football player and an extremely handsome sex god, and boy does he know it. All his life he has played football, and being a professional footballer has his benefits... especially with the females. He is known for being one of the best players both on and off the field, never sticking to the same girl. Alex and Knox have despised each other for years, but when they meet each other again in Savannah will their feelings have changed for each other?

Kat Taylor plays by the rules. Christopher Jacobs only follows one - always ask yourself: why the hell not? When Kat meets CJ during a critical time in her college career, CJ changes the way she thinks about everything, especially love. ---------------- Kat is a worrier. With every decision, she sees a list of all the things that could go wrong. So she plays it safe, avoiding risk at all costs. But as she works her way through her junior year of college, Kat can't help but feel dissatisfied with her life. What if making all the safe decisions her parents would approve of actually wasn't right for her at all? CJ can't seem to catch a break. He's in the middle of dealing with a lifetime's worth of bad decisions when he meets Kat. Suddenly, CJ finds himself not just wishing to be better, but trying to be. No matter how hard he tries, he can't help but wonder: What if some mistakes are truly unforgivable? When their worlds collide and Kat's heart is on the line, she must face her most life altering decision. Is it better to be safe... or to be wild? Text copyright ©kjobrien™ 2020 Cover Design by: @ayshistyle 1st place winner of The SummerTime Awards 2020 in Romance 1st place winner of The Silvermoon Awards - 1st Edition in Romance 2nd place winner of The Fam Awards in Chick Lit 2nd place winner of The Noble Awards 2020 in Young Adult 2nd place winner of The Internest Awards (TIA) in Chick Lit #1 in COPING #1 in RELATABLE #1 in PREMED #3 in CRAZY LOVE #4 in WOMENS FICTION #4 in MOVING FORWARD #4 in FLIRTATIONSHIP #7 in ROMANCE

**SAMPLE ONLY**A decade ago, Ellie was heartbroken when the love of her life chose his Hollywood party lifestyle over her. Can she forgive him and give love a second chance? ***** Thirteen years ago, Ellie Cooper struck gold. She secured a coveted movie role that sent her life spiraling out of control. Landing in the arms of Wyatt Burgess, her world-famous co-star with some hard-partying ways, she was enveloped into a world of clubs, romance, and drugs. But when one of Wyatt and Ellie's best friends overdoses outside a nightclub, Ellie gives Wyatt an ultimatum: the lifestyle or her. Wyatt makes the wrong choice. Now years later, Wyatt is out to set things right. But Ellie has moved on; she's in a committed relationship and has left the party life behind in exchange for something more stable. There's just something about Wyatt though that sets her heart on fire. And now Ellie is forced to choose between the new world she has carved out for herself and the passionate whirlwind that allowing Wyatt back into her life could bring. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of drug use, including an overdose. There are mentions of sexual abuse and harassment, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] 2020 Watty Award Winner - Romance #1 Romance, NA, and ChickLit

"What makes you so sure that I hate you?" »»-----　　-----«« Jade Montgomery didn't think the consequences of one little mistake would be so drastic. After being forced to pack up all of her things and move across the country, Jade realizes that she has messed up, and big time. She doesn't think her life could possibly get any worse, until it does. After a literal run-in with Luke Bradford, Jade's next-door-neighbor who seems hellbent on making her life more insufferable than it already is, Jade finds that the only thing she hates more than all of the changing in her life is Luke himself. The two soon find themselves caught up in a rivalry brought on by their immediate hatred, which forces the duo to wonder if it's really hate they feel for each other, or something else entirely. [COMPLETE]

This is the story of Evangeline Winter; a seventeen year-old, drop dead gorgeous high school junior with a heart of gold. You'd think she'd have it easy right? Wrong. When Evie first attended St. Alberts catholic high school, she was in grade seven, the years where status and popularity meant everything. Despite making strong relationships, Evie was also faced with the cruelty of bullying, and one boy in particular was the reason why she would come home with tears falling from her eyes every night. But the difficulties were long forgotten after Evie and her family relocated, and she could finally put the days at SAH behind her. Years passed by, and Evie blossomed into the strong, confident and kind individual that she strived to become. She felt content with her life in Winchester, however she is now faced with a new challenge when she is forced to return back to the halls of SAH. Now looking at the high school on her first day back and heading into her junior year, all she could think about was that one boy who sought to make her life a living hell all those years ago; Easton Woods. Fast forward to present time; Easton Woods was everything that any girl would dream to be with as he sported the title as the captain of the lacrosse team, along with the stereotypical bad boy charm. He's used to getting everything that he wants, until a stubborn but utterly gorgeous blonde challenges his wants and desires. Despite Evie's own internal emotional dispute regarding the lacrosse captain, she swore to herself that she would never fall for the boy who was the cause of her pain so many years ago. Or at least, that's what she thought. ** WARNING: BOOK IS CURRENTLY NOT EDITED, so I apologize in advance! There will also be mature language and content.** {Ranked #1 in lacrosse, 02/02/20} {Ranked #1 in highschoolparties, 02/02/20} {Ranked #1 in sexual, 02/02/20} {Ranked #1 in flirting, 04/01/20} {Ranked #1 in standup, 07/23/20} {Ranked #1 in brunette, 02/16/21}

Jackson Breeze is the talk of St. Louis. He's young, confident, and one hell of a baseball player. He's also driving Tara Lane crazy. Their meeting was definitely not the storybook cute variety. It involved accusations and loads of embarrassment, at least on Tara's side. She shrugged it off her shoulders though. What were the odds she would run into a famous baseball player again? Pretty good odds, apparently. He's everywhere and everyone can't stop talking about him. Tara just has to keep her head in the game and not fall for him. Easier said than done when he keeps flashing that smile of his... Book now available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited!

Ethan Miller runs Miller Inc. a worldwide luxurious business company that has its hands in many parts. Hotels, private airplanes, cars even the music industry. You name it, the company has ties. Taking over the company in recent years from his father, with the help of his two other brothers. The youngest recently being graduated they're ready to succeed together. Ethan is a notorious playboy known to the female population as the sexy Greek god who saunters around with a famous smirk on his face making panties drop wherever he goes. Chloe Jennings runs her own family company. Jennings Inc. taking over from her grandfather, and siding with her own father. After a tragedy happening to her oldest brother, she was seen as the back up plan for running the company. As her father grows weaker, she must learn the ropes of the company faster than expected. Chloe and Ethan were childhood friends that used to get on each others nerves growing up. When the two companies are expected to work together on a project to open a high end luxurious hotel. They must see each other after ten years of loosing all contact to accommodate their busy lives. What will happen? **WARNING: this story contains strong language and sexual scenes for mature readers. Read at your own discretion** *I don't own the rights to the cover photo*

|Highest rank #2 in Short Story| Ambrosia "Amber" Underwood is a seventeen-year-old high school junior with warped perceptions of the world. She has no friends, only acquaintances. No boyfriend, only a vague dating arrangement with a jock. A lover of routine and a hater of change, Amber spends her nights at the old lighthouse in her dull town to battle insomnia. But when a teary-eyed Dylan Frost shows up at the lighthouse one Friday night, Amber's carefully constructed life is thrown into chaos. With his cappuccino hair and ocean eyes, Dylan starts to change everything, one song and one night at a time. ||completed | cover by @strayinspace | all rights reserved||