WATTYS 2022 SHORTLIST EDITOR'S CHOICE -- SEPTEMBER 2021 EXCLUSIVE CHAPTERS AND WRITER'S REVEAL CONTENT AVAILABLE - NOT A PAID STORY Appearances can be deceiving. What if the Bad Boy wasn't so bad and the good girl wasn't quite so good? Kelly Wankum has an unfortunate last name and even worse luck. By the tender age of twenty-three, she's broken her tailbone, thumb, her nose, hip, and now her rib. It wouldn't be so bad if she could say something funny like, "I broke myself on a stripper pole" or "I was mugged in a Walmart parking lot." That would actually be believable, right? Instead, she breaks her rib reaching for a ball of yarn. Even worse, everyone knows she's so accident prone, she could sneeze and lose a tooth. They'd probably bet on her swallowing it in a pancake. Oh wait, she's done that too. Another trip to the Urgent Care has the doctors shaking their heads, offering to pray for her health while new, sexy Doctor Blake Cole immediately gets off on the wrong foot. Months after their first encounter, Blake and Kelly meet again by chance. After inadvertantly humiliating her, Blake tries to set things straight and make it up to her. The problem is, Blake's lifestyle is painfully different, and Kelly can't help imagining him like every bad boy she's ever read about online. Can Blake convince her to give him a chance and prove he's actually a good guy? **This story is set in the present and the pandemic is part of the narrative.** --Cover by AnnieRosebud-- ©2020, 2022

"You know baby, you were right." I ignored his usual pet names. "I usually am. About what this time?" I asked him, continuing to sketch his body on the paper. "I really am lucky that you're not jail bait." "Huh? Why would you-" I was cut off by his lips capturing mine. To say I was shocked would be a lie. I was completely astonished. This cocky, arrogant bastard had just taken my first kiss. Meredith Summers has lived a very lonely life since her parents figured she was old enough to leave at home alone for long periods of time. The only one who filled the void was her best friend Kyson Maddox. Kyson has his own shit going on- especially after his mom passes away and he is forced to go live with the father and half-brother he despises. From her first meeting with Kaden, Ky's brother, Meredith has thought of him as standoffish and extremely cocky, especially for a famous world Boxer known as the Mad Ox. But what happens when Mr. Cocky himself takes a special interest with Meredith?

THIS IS ONLY A SAMPLE OF THE FIRST 5 CHAPTERS. THE BOOK IS PUBLISHED ON AMAZON. eBook and paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LGLV7TZ/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= It's also available on Kindle Unlimited. This is the sequel to Mr. Amoretto. I suggest that you read that one first to understand the characters and story. -------------------------------------------------- My dad taught me how to gain respect. My mom taught me how to give respect. But I only give it to those who earn it. Running the family businesses with my dad was never a choice to me. I always knew what I wanted. I learned all I needed to know from a young age, having the intelligence and will to learn how to turn a good business into an even better one. Yeah, I got that from dad. I'm living life and have no intention of settling down right now, but that might change if I meet the right one...because one day, I want to have what my parents have. At the age of 25 and still seeing them as much in love as when they first met, has made me have high standards, and I know that I might have to wait for a long time before I find the one. The one that I want to have more with than just a one-night stand. One day, when I catch the sight of a pair of beautiful pale-green eyes and notice that everything isn't as it should be, I feel the need to find out why she's hiding and how to help her. It turns out that who she's hiding from creates a bigger problem than expected, but that doesn't mean that my family and I can't handle it. We always handle things...in our own way. Getting the green-eyed girl, who's too stubborn for her own good, to let me help her, that's an entirely different thing.

Book #1: The Mated Series Julian Heil, known for his intelligence and calm exterior. As the future alpha of the Black Moon Pack, he only cares about his pack and their safety. He has managed to develop one of the most dangerous packs in the entire world, feared by many due to his lack of emotions. That is of course with the exception of a certain werewolf. Aiden Calderon, the unpredictable rebel soon to be alpha of The Dark Woods Pack. He kills anyone who is a threat to his pack mercilessly, his attacks and strength in battle has helped him make his pack one of the strongest packs in the world. His carefree attitude has granted him with many allies and friends, that is all but one soon to be alpha. Two alphas and one never ending pool of hatred for each other, what will happen when they find out they are mates? Fiction Awards 2019 Winner - Best Werewolf Story

Alone. It was a sensation I was very accustomed to. Only I was plucked out of a den and stuck in a cage. I had to survive on my own, live on my own and push to struggles without any support. A series of strange events made me wonder if I truly was alone in the crowd. What if there is someone out there that actually wants me? Needs me? I wouldn't know. All I knew was that my life changed after I found myself face to face with a possible family. It was strange to know that he too was alone whilst standing in the crowd. He alone could reach to me as I could reach to him. He was just one boy. I was just one pup. Together, we were one pack The Sequel of One Omega, following the unknown brother of Zayne.

Drew is an omega, but looking at him, you could never tell, and that's just how he likes it. "Omegas need a mate to protect and take care of them." Ha! Drew doesn't need a mate. He doesn't want a mate. When Kai joined Ferreview High in the middle of the year, he certainly didn't expect to find his mate on the first day, let alone find that he positively despises alphas. This could get tricky. Kai and Drew constantly butt heads, but Kai's going to do whatever it takes to make Drew his. highest ranking;; #1 edit 1;; 9/27/16

Life is unfair, something that Zayne knows from experience. His whole life is unfair. His birth wasn't allowed, his existence hated as his mother gave him up to chase her own dreams. Punished for choices he didn't even make,Zayne has only known a cruel and bitter life with his pack, the life of an Omega. Through a twist of Fate, Zayne falls in the hands of a group of dog fighters and has to endure two years of grueling pain and hunger before the ASPCA steps in and saves him. All trust in humanity lost, Zayne wouldn't, couldn't trust anyone near him. Least of all the werewolves that are supposed to adopt him into the pack.

***** MATURE CONTENT**** WARNING!! RATED R 18+ only This is a short, to the point book. I didn't want a lot of background and details. Just a satisfying quick read He is the definition of sex. Dark features, gauged ears, tattoos, and attitude. He makes my body come alive with just his eyes. I wonder what he could do with his hands.. His name is Devon.. And he's My brother's roommate...

*Wrote this when I was 14, so it might be up to par, but I am revamping. Read at your own risk* (Book 1 in the Mafia series.) Everyone in the world has always said, "Don't you dare cross Ramone Vega." Even if he appears to have been the reason why my mother has been murdered.