They say that fallen people lay in bed, hoping to fall asleep, before they fall apart. After the death of his girlfriend, seventeen year old, new father Chris Marcus must learn to live a life without her while trying to maintain his friendships. But what happens when he finds himself getting mixed up in his dead girlfriend's troubling past while battling against the five stages of grief? [The sixth and last book in The One Series]

They say that when guarded people let you in, it's not because they need you. They stopped needing people along time ago. It's because they want you. Jason Sanders' life was anything but simple. After escaping his abusive father, he moves to San Francisco for a fresh start. He starts his senior year with a dangerous secret and the plan to graduate along side his best friends. What will happen when Jason's secrets jeopardized his plans, decaying not only himself but also his once close friendships? Can this guarded boy learn to unchain his heart? | Book four of 'The One' series |

They say not to take precious people for granted because they're hard to find and difficult to keep. When her older playboy brother is kicked out of their private school, Elise and Ned Carter move to a public school, where they meet one of the most popular cliques. Elise struggles with her overprotective yet violent father as she falls for a boy from the other side of the tracks. Little does she know all the trouble that's attached to her new friends, as she lives the biggest year of her life. | Book three of 'The One' series | #freementalillness

They say that two broken people can either create something whole or break each other further. Playboy Ned Carter is forced to quit his old habits when his best friend gets pregnant. His friend Sam hires his single adaptable ambitious sister Sarah to teach Ned how to be a gentleman, in hopes of him ending up in a meaningful relationship in the future. Problems soon surface when the pair discover their shared hate for each other; but can these opposites attract? Can a player really change? Can a damaged girl learn to love? | Book two of 'The One' series |

They say that the silent ones have the loudest minds. After pleading guilty to assault and grand theft auto chargers, Evangeline Sanders is sentenced to two and a half years in a Juvenile prison. Upon her release, Eva is put in the custody of her grandparents in San Francisco. She starts her new school with a dangerous reputation and the intention to keep her head down, to survive the last six months of her senior year. What happens when she is immediately discovered by one of the most popular cliques in school, who treat her like family? Will they discover the secrets that lay in the silent new girl's dark past? | Book one of 'The One' series | HIGHEST RANKING: #1 Action 5/8/18 #6 Teen fiction 17/1/19 #1 Teens 28/6/20

A collection of six word stories by Richard Harley. Some sad, some inspiring, some funny, some shocking, some romantic. A little something for everybody in this coffee table book of short stories. Comment your stories to enter the contest for this book. At the end I will be compiling my favourite of yours and putting them as the last chapter with links to your profiles.

All Crystal wants is to have her happily ever after, but it proves to be next to impossible with Liam Brooks always there to block her path to finding true love. ***** As teenagers, Crystal and Liam hated one another, and not because they were truly as opposite as two people could be. She saw him as an arrogant, obnoxious evil jerk who stole her first kiss, when all he had truly done was tried to be her knight in shining armor and gotten nothing but a knock over the head in return. Somewhere along the way, that hate turned to love, however, it wasn't enough. Both were left devastated when their relationship was torn apart. Now, thirteen years have passed. Will Crystal and Liam be able to overcome their past and get a second shot at happily ever after? [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]]

The story of Michael Thomas, a family man who worked for the U.S. army, and the experiments that were done on him. Shortly after after his return home from nearly six months as a captive of war, Michael is offered a top secret job that sounds too good to be true. When Michael refuses, he is dragged away from his family and tested on against his will, finding himself a prisoner once again, in a way he never imagined. __________ S.M.A.R.T The Subject of Mind Altering Research and Testing A psychological thriller. ________ Please vote & comment if you like. Thank you for taking the time to read my stuff. This is a work of fiction. All works © 2015 Richard Harley

The Ice Prince of the Desert (Short Story) London had no choice but to cross the hottest desert just to see the Prince of the Kingdom of Al-Farhinah, Israel "Izzy" Yasin. He isolated himself from everyone and chose to live like a hermet in the middle of the desert. London travelled riding a camel, temporarily dyed her blond hair black and disguised as a man so she would not attract the desert bandits... until she arrived and met Izzy again. BUT he thought she was a deaf young boy who came to steal his black diamond. They fought physically until her headdress fell revealing her true identity.

Will I Always Be: Just A Friend? {Book 1} *** {Teen Fiction #1} Ashton Thompson is everything you'd want in a boyfriend. He's funny, caring, childish at times, loving, romantic...oh and he's drool-worthy gorgeous. It's just a shame that he's my best friend...NOT my boyfriend. Being in love with your best friend SUCKS. Watching him kiss other girls HURTS. Acting like he means nothing more to me than just a friend KILLS. *** Lydia and Ashton have been best friends from the very beginning. They tell each other everything and know everything about one another. Well, so Ashton thought... Lydia has been secretly in love with her best friend for as long as she can remember. However, she keeps it to herself, not wanting to ruin their close friendship. Now they're both 18, things begin to change after a couple of 'moments' between the pair...will their friendship stand the test? And will Lydia only ever be to Ashton...Just A Friend? **THIS IS NOT A 5 SOS FANFICTION** *Credit to @XxTofiexX for my gorgeous book cover* Highest Ranking - Teen Fiction #1 (10/11/15)