[WATTYS 2025 WINNER] In the high-speed world of Formula 1, love and secrets collide. Ellie Miles never thought her life had much meaning-until a spontaneous trip to Monaco changed everything. An unexpected meeting with Andrew Ryder, a rising star in the Formula 1 world, led to a fleeting but unforgettable night. Fearing rejection, Ellie vanished without a trace, carrying a secret that would change both of their lives forever. Now, years later, Andrew is at the top of his game-a famous F1 driver on the verge of winning his third world championship. Living a life of luxury, fame, and fast cars, he has no idea that his past is about to come roaring back to haunt him. As their worlds collide once more, Ellie is forced to confront the truth she's kept hidden and the emotions she thought she'd buried. Ellie must navigate the challenges of trust, vulnerability, and a connection that refuses to fade. From the adrenaline-fueled drama of the F1 circuit to the heart-wrenching battles of love and family, Racing Hearts is a story of second chances, unexpected love, and the courage it takes to face the past and race toward the future. First Draft. *UNEDITED* ____________________ Book one of the "Hearts Series" ✩ rankings: #1 ADRENALINE (26/01/2025) #1 SPORTSROMANCE (15/02/2025) #1 LIFECHOICES (18/02/2025) #1 FORMULA1 (26/02/2025) #1 RACINGHEARTS (13/03/2025) #1 UNEXPECTEDLOVE (20/03/2025) #2 SPORTS (14/07/2025) #2 F1 (08/12/2025) #10 NEWADULT (08/12/2025) [Word Count: 102,000+] Copyright ©2025 by Annabella May

A SECOND CHANCE MAY BE TOO HOT TO HANDLE They say there are no second chances, and for Lily Onassis, ever since she walked away from Formula World driver Max Becker, she's considered this true. Instead of a glitzy, glamorous life on the auto racing circuit, she's worked at a tech company, trying to live a quiet life and forget about her feelings for the gorgeous Max. Until she's fired from her job, and her father - a popular racing team owner - has a heart attack. Before her father goes into surgery, he has one request for Lily: temporarily take over his racing team. It shouldn't be a problem since she has management experience, except that Max is now a Team Onassis driver. And Lily is his new boss. The two must fight their burning attraction to each other at every turn while the paparazzi lurk behind every corner - and confront the fact that their love might be bigger than their stupid decisions of the past.

Nothing prepares you for heartbreak that lands only hours before your wedding. One moment you are celebrating the last hours of single life, smiling at a future you trust. The next, you are staring at proof that the man you love has betrayed you. He says he is sorry. He pleads. Yet the picture of love you held so tightly fractures in an instant. Sports agent Fiorella Barella has more than one truth to uncover, and with her closest friends beside her, she is ready to pull at every thread until the whole story unravels.

A singer with a bad reputation. A basketball star with everything to lose. One wild night in Vegas that changes everything. She's the music industry's most infamous troublemaker-sassy, scandalous, and untouchable. He's the king of the court and a single dad, more worried about his teenage son than tabloid drama. They couldn't be more different, and they definitely don't belong together. But when a drunken night in Vegas ends with "I do," their lives turn into a whirlwind of paparazzi, fiery arguments, and sparks they can't ignore. Forced to face the chaos they've created, they'll discover that the line between love and hate is dangerously thin-and sometimes, wrecked and wild is the only way to live.

When rich girl Alyssa grows tired of the high-life, she joins a boxing gym for delinquents, where she must fight her feelings for one of the members or risk ruining her family's reputation. **** Eighteen-year-old Alyssa Class is known as the rich bitch, the girl with the perfect life - except her life is anything but perfect. Max O'Connor knows first-hand what it's like to have nothing, which is why he's hellbent on becoming a boxer -if he can avoid distractions. But when Alyssa joins a gym for delinquents, their worlds collide, and sparks - and fists - start to fly. With controlling parents on their case and her dad's business on the line, will the pair fight for family or love? *UPDATES DAILY* *This is a Gaslight spin-off. It will feature some familiar characters but is a standalone book and can be read without reading Gaslight.* *If you aren't reading this book on Wattpad, it has been stolen. Please report the website!*

She came to the courthouse to get married. She left with a stranger-and a contract. Eden Hale is left humiliated on the worst day of her life, abandoned at the altar with two coffees and no groom. Alexander Reed is a billionaire with a cold clause in his father's will: get married now or lose everything. When their paths collide in a courthouse lobby thick with silence and second chances, Alexander offers Eden a way out-and a way forward. One signature. No emotions. Just business. But nothing about Eden is simple, and nothing about Alexander is safe. What starts as a calculated arrangement turns into something neither of them saw coming: late-night confessions, dangerous sparks, and a fake marriage that's starting to feel dangerously real. In a city of power plays and broken hearts, love was never part of the deal. Until it was.

To many, Scarlett James is known as the illustrious Lady Humphries. To a select few, she's recognized as Madame Mischief, the woman who pens London's most beloved gossip column. What lies will Scarlett tell to keep the pieces of her cover from falling apart? **** Leo Pearce is a vastly popular earl in London's top society. He has it all within his reach: abundant wealth, powerful connections, and gushing debutantes. But more than anything...he wants her. When Leo gets involved in a wager detailing who will be the next man to win Lady Humphries' affections, he finds the task harder than he could have ever thought. But unbeknownst to Leo, not only does Lady Humphries know of the bet, she's also the one who orchestrated it. A widowed countess has ends to meet, after all, and she'd rather London society believe her to be a man's mistress than know the truth. Mischief in Mayfair is her greatest secret. Book 3 in the 'Before' series but can be read as a standalone. This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family. Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store. Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and mild violence. Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Lady Emilia Shepard loved Lord Trotten--before he left her. Before he ruined her. Years later, can she forgive him when the truth behind his actions comes to light? ***** Emilia Shepard is a wallflower. Or rather, she was, until she met Will Graham--Lord Trotten--in a London ballroom one blustery evening. And because he saw her when no else did, she couldn't help falling in love with him. But then he left her. Ruined her. And she swore she'd always hate him. Now, years later, the two of them reconnect when they become embroiled in a plot to save England from a treacherous king. A king who, unbeknownst to Emilia, blackmailed Will into breaking off his engagement with her. But once she learns the truth, can she bring herself to forgive him after everything he's done? Or will his attempts to win her back be too little, too late? -SECOND BOOK IN THE BEFORE SERIES, SEQUEL TO BEFORE SHE RULED- [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] [Spice Off Awards, Historical Fiction, 1st place] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

The words graceful, proper, ladylike and elegant could never be used to describe Perrie Beresford, the eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Ashwood. Perrie has always had a little too much fire in her to ever be classified as a beautiful young debutante, which is what she will inevitably become in her first Season. But romance, courting, and marriage are the last things on Perrie's mind. Especially when her nemesis, who was once an annoying classmate, suddenly appears in her home as her father's protégé. As Perrie is pushed towards the life of an adult by those around her, she can't help but be pulled into a game of wars within the walls of her very home. But Perrie is about to learn that the line between love and hate are very fine ... and perhaps might not even exist at all.

In hiding as a maid, Princess Adelaide must resist the charms of the devilishly handsome Duke of Kingfield. But could he help her if she told him her secret? ***** Two years ago, Princess Adelaide was forced into hiding after her father, King William IV, was killed in a carriage accident that also took the life of her mother and brother. She suspects that the despicable man now on the throne of England--her uncle, Ernest--is responsible for her family's death, so she avoids his watchful eye by working as a maid for the aristocratic families of London. However, when she's employed by the dashing Duke of Kingfield, she soon discovers that he not only believes that the princess is alive, but also that she could be the key to saving England. Is Adelaide willing to come out of hiding in order to prove him right? Or are her growing feelings for him worth giving up her claim to the throne? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston