Thrown out of an abusive home, Suki pretends to be Devin's girlfriend while she stays with his family. But what happens when pretend feelings become real? ***** With nowhere to go after being thrown out of an abusive home, Suki asks Devin, a complete stranger, if she can stay the night with him. But what was supposed to be a short-term solution quickly turns into an open-ended promise: if Suki pretends to be Devin's girlfriend to ward off his pushy (if loving) mother, then she can live in his spare bedroom until she sorts out her life. But what happens when pretend feelings become real? Will Suki be able to overcome the fear and pain in her past in order to heal and fall in love? [[1st Place, The Rarity Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, Skull Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Royalty Awards 2017, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Gold Awards 2017, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Holo Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Z Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Purple Awards, Romance Category]] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

CLOSED - as the book says, this is a book awards (hosted by yours truly) for the enjoyment of undiscovered authors such as yourself! Compete with your fellow authors and get the chance to win many amazing prizes! This is open to all (or most) genres. Please read on to find out how you can participate. [ ] open for contestants & judges [ ■ ] judging has begun [ ] winners have been announced! cover made by me (@solerdani)

The 2018 Nefarious Awards are currently undergoing judging. Winners will be announced in December. There will be one winner in every genre. All genres (including LGBTQ+ and mature) are allowed. Book cover design © Eva Jandová/@evatheartsy

This event is meant to find the best stories in multiple genres to give its audience an exciting summer read. CLOSED & WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Amidst a world built from the ruins of old prison colonies, a trio of women bond while stuck working for the same obnoxious dragon. Before long, they're plotting to teach the dragon a comedic lesson in respect. Meanwhile, an enigmatic and dangerous female gryphon digs deeper into the many secrets buried beneath The Mire. Secrets better off forgotten... Secrets like the one hidden beneath all the treasures and black powder weapons of the dragon's hoard... A bartender. A thief. A runaway princess. Paddles. The Maiden Squad: A fantasy comedy that's never what it seems.

He needs a place to live, she needs a baby daddy. Pietro Santangelo and Marguerite White are students at prestigious Columbia University in New York City. She is a fun-loving, free spirit who finds herself in a bit of a familial bind, he is an exchange student with a chronic case of poverty. They concoct a plan that they think will work, not realizing how much changes with two simple words... Pete merely looked at her and opened a box of books. He took some out and began placing them on the shelves, bending and stretching at his task. He had a nice back, broad shoulders and muscles that could be seen clearly under his light blue T-shirt. Daisy watched for a minute, fascinated. "Like what you see?" he asked without turning around. She jumped at the sound of his voice. "Well, you're the only thing in the room that's moving, you know?" she said by way of explanation. He turned around to look at her, books in either hand, a small grin on his face. "Of course, what was I thinking?" he asked rhetorically. "And look. We're both adults here, hm?" He looked carefully at her. "The couch we just brought up here cost fifty dollars at the second-hand store, and has to be at least thirty years old. I don't want to sleep on it, and I don't think you're going to want to sleep on it, either." She shook her head. "So the bed is nice and big," he continued. "I think we can manage, don't you? We can share the bed." He watched her for her reaction. "I give you my word this is not going to be a problem for me. At all. Is this going to be a problem for you?" She looked at him. "Really? At all?" She recovered from the unintentional meaning of his words quickly. "No, it won't be a problem for me, either," she said firmly. "We can share the bed." Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content, and themes of premarital sex and sexual assault.

A hitman, a hottie and a dog...what could go wrong? As a professional hit man, Will Collier has more secrets than most. But on a sweltering Texas night, the lives he's taken rank second place to the love he'd like to be making with a sensual Bohemian beauty. Sabrina Walker is intimately familiar with the havoc Cupid can wreak. She's determined that love will never seduce her again, until she meets Will Collier and discovers that some secrets are better when shared. Warning: This book contains a spunky, plus-sized heroine, a sassy Beagle named Scamp, and a sexually frustrated hitman who can't figure out what women want (then again, what man can?). -------- For the curious: NAILED is about Will's brother, Wynn. :D