Luke and Nyla work together at a soup kitchen on Christmas, but Nyla, who loves to spread joy to one and all, isn't so joyful herself. And Luke is determined to find out why... #AVeryShinyHoliday

Anita Kumar has really only had one goal in life: to have her artwork in a famous museum. And now she has an opportunity. It's a new beginning, showing everyone she could do it, and it was possible. She thought her past was behind her. Until it comes back in the form of the ex-boyfriend she tried to forget. And no matter how hard she tries to convince herself otherwise, it's obvious; Anita is still irrevocably and utterly in love with her ex.

Olivia Manchester tries to take a relaxing vacation in Rome to try and get over what made her flee from her hometown. In Rome, her main goal is to put the shattered pieces of her heart back together. And, she hopes that the quirky, undergrad college student she met can help.

Ashlyn hasn't spoken a word since the age of eight, and her heart's never felt more protected. But, when the confident and ever so charming Derek stumbles into her quiet little world, her emotions-and forbidden desires-have never been so loud. ***** For twenty years, silence is all Ashlyn Holland has known. Haunted by the memories of her father, and the harrowing song of the ocean that stole him from her, Ashlyn maintains a safe distance from the rest of the world. Treading carefully the sea of fear and anguish that surrounds her, Ashlyn is determined to do all she can to protect her heart from such a tragic loss striking again. In silence, she grieves. In silence, she is safe. In silence, she finds the strength to breathe. But the silence can only last so long... Derek Moreno is charming and devoted, and quick to see through every wall Ashlyn erects. With his arrival in town, defences fold and walls begin to crumble, the songs of her heart reaching new heights. Together, they crest twin tides of fate, the silence she'd once sought engulfed by his gentle touch, and the whispers of a love thought impossible. For the summer, Ashlyn welcomes the noise. The disruption. But, the ghosts of Derek's past will no longer remain silent, and their deafening power has the potential to drag them both into a current strong enough to drown them amidst their heartache. 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ARCHER's VOICE x TEN TINY BREATHS meet in this journey through grief and the different stages of healing, finding love once thought impossible, and rediscovering one's voice.

When Piper McLean is invited by her best friend, Percy Jackson, to accompany him on a trip to his cousin's beach house for their last summer before college, she doesn't know what to expect. She certainly doesn't expect for Percy's cousin Jason Grace to be as gorgeous as he actually is. Nor does she expect to find an unlikely friendship with a girl who's practically her polar opposite, and whom Percy may or may not be majorly crushing on. With a ton of people cramped into one moderately-sized household, and not everyone getting along, this summer is bound to be a disaster... but it might just end up to be the best summer of their lives. Join Piper and the gang on their crazy summer adventures, including revealed pasts, some parties, a lot of beach, and some serious tan lines as Piper discovers she might never want this summer to end. ••• note: this fanfiction is a crossover between Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus" series and Anna Banks' "The Syrena Legacy" trilogy. it includes only the characters Emma and Galen from Anna Banks' trilogy. this fanfiction takes place in a modern-day AU, with no demigods/mermaids, etc. Jason, Percy, and Galen are cousins in this particular AU.

Based on the movie but different.

Abigail Archer lived a non-existent life. That is until Death arrived at her door with an interesting proposition... He asks her to live. But what will Abigail do when she realizes her only reason to live is Death itself? And what will Death do when he realizes that in Abigail, he has found life?

Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]

Katie Holmes is a caffeine addict. Between college, and taking care of her brother, it's acceptable. Though, it doesn't help that the cafe down the street is full of handsome baristas, including one William Cerak in particular who has a mysterious scar on his wrist. Synopses will be the death of my publishing career.