When 17 year old, Talia Malak, is recruited into an undercover organisation known as Iris, she finds herself immersed in a world of underground drug empires, undercover work, and all that good action and chaos in between that's associated with any sort of secret intel agency. At first she is too busy being grateful for the 'help' that was provided to her and her family, to feel anything amiss in this new world. However after encountering a very alluring individual who just happens to be No. 1 on Iris' hitlist, she begins to question Iris' true goals and whether everything is as benevolent as it seems. Battling new enemies that seem to arise out of every corner, Talia struggles to seperate truth from the lies and friend from enemy. For lovers of Divergent and Hunger Games, and anything that includes a badass protagonist and a corrupted system. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Awards: #1 in Teen Fiction in The Astral Awards of 2019 #1 in Teen Fiction in the Blue Rose Awards of 2019 #1 in Random in the Litwits Award of 2019

Slowly, he inches his face back in front of mine so that his lips are hovering barely a couple of centimeters over mine. It's taking all of the restraint in me to look him in the eyes and not pull him closer and kiss the life out of him. At an agonizing pace, he brings his face impossibly closer until our lips aren't centimeters, but millimeters apart. I feel his hands on my waist, pulling me to him. Just as I'm deciding to just kiss him already, he abruptly lifts his head and briefly touches his lips to my forehead before resting his head on top of mine. Well, at least he's holding me. • Camila Vanessa Martinez is the newest addition to Spearmont High. She's your trademark new girl; under the radar, mostly unnoticed, and with only one friend to spare. Until, of course, that changes. In a rather interesting way, she crosses paths with a gorgeous boy by the name of Luke Hayes. He, at first glance, is everything that a popular teenage boy should be. (Or is he...?) As soon as he collides with Cami, his world changes, and so does hers. She happens to be exactly what he needs. Luke starts to feel something for her; something he never thought he'd ever feel. She knows it too. So then, what's the problem? The problem has a name too. It's Etch November. And what Cami feels for Etch trumps whatever she and Luke may or may not have going for them. Will Cami choose Luke or Etch? (Most importantly, will this be just another cliche story?) Find out in my debut Wattpad story. ~~~~~ This is copyrighted matierial. All rights are reserved to the author, Alex (Alie) Cannady. ( @hurricanealexx ) ~~~~~ Honorable Mention in The Astral Awards (Teen Fiction) (4th place) (1/2019) 2nd place in The Adventure Awards (Humor) (1/2019) Best Plot in The Puzze Awards (Teen Fiction) (2/2019) 3rd place in The Grand Dame Awards (Teen Fiction) (2/2019) 1st place in The Midnight Sun Awards (Humor) (3/2019)