Lily is a laidback slacker with a phobia for commitment...who happens to owe the devil her (nonexistent) firstborn. When the ruler of Hell comes knocking, what choice does she have but to let the devil play matchmaker? *** Lily has never been good at relationships, not that it matters to her. That is until Eve, a seductive woman claiming to be the devil's apprentice, shows up to collect a debt Lily doesn't remember owing: her firstborn child. Without a firstborn to give, and with the threat of eternal damnation at her heels, Lily finds herself on a chaotic matchmaking quest with the devil herself. Eve swears she's only playing matchmaker to collect the debt owed to her, but with each failed set-up, Lily suspects there may be something more to the devil's plan. [[word count: 60,000 - 70,000]] Cover designed by Joe Resch [[Wattys 2020 Winner]] Content warning: this story includes dark humour, mature themes, and scenes of violence and gore

Adam is a Neet. He never leaves his apartment unless he absolutely has to. He holes himself up, only giving attention to his comics and cartoons. However, things change when a noisy party animal moves in next door and becomes a pest. Adam is given no other choice but to confront his neighbor. A series of events pushes Adam outside his bubble and forces him to interact with others. And maybe, just maybe, he thought his neighbor, Assad, was a bit good looking. * * * * * TW/CW: The MC of this novel has social anxiety and depression, and although there are no thoughts relating to violence or self-harm, the MC is consistently in a state of mind /internal monologue that can be mentally tasking for people with similar conditions.

[September Editor's pick- 2021] After taking a nannying job, Grayson never expected to fall for Rosie, the lawyer who employed him. But she's not looking for love, and he's scared to love again. Can they let go of the goodbyes that have hurt them in the past in order to embrace a future together? **** Grayson had a good life. He was happily married, loved his job as a nurse and maintained great ties with his family. What he didn't expect is that three years later that life would be shattered, with nothing motivating him to wake up in the mornings. Unemployed and on the brink of homelessness, Grayson's only options are to return to his mother's home, or find a job and maintain it. Grayson opts for the latter. Rosie Bhatt had her life planned out. She worked hard, built her family and was entering her thirties, excited to see what the future had in store. But soon the struggle of being a single-parent becomes too much as she juggles the life she wants and the life she has. With limited time on her hands, she chooses to employ Grayson as a nanny for her six-year daughter Anni. What she doesn't expect is the realization that someone else understands her pain. With both Grayson and Rosie suffering from the loss of goodbyes, tensions rise, and the importance of love, life and family is thrust upon them, challenging them to seek what really matters. Though Goodbyes were their beginning, can a new After become their future? * Content warning - This story contains dark elements including discussions on alcoholism, mental health and bereavement*

In the near future, when corruption and poverty have taken over, police and government officials no longer take care of the people, but rather, those wealthy residents that can afford the protection. Because of this, families are left to protect themselves, turning their own communities into the armed forces they need to put an end to all of the violence that's quickly sweeping through each, and every, household. Will the law-abiding citizens prevail? Or will the law-breaking officials have their way in the court of life? Or better yet, will they ALL discover a truth NOBODY expected? ------------------------- (****WARNING - CONTAINS SEX, DRUGS, VIOLENCE, ALCOHOL and MORE) -------------------------

In a lakeside town where shapeshifters roam the shadows, Mara Philips, a rogue detective, must find a missing girl. But when clues lead her down a path of deadly desire and deception, she's forced to face her own demons in a race against the Bloodmoon. ***** Waking up naked on the beach isn't too off-brand for Mara Philips, considering the opened bottle of whiskey not far away. Recently forced to surrender her detective badge, she's been having a rough couple weeks. But blacking out the same night the neighbor's dog dies? A little sus. Something's amiss along the lakeshore and Mara discovers the dog might not be the only victim. Fliers for missing teenage girls are posted all over town and a mother desperate for answers begs the rogue detective to take her case. With the help of a new flame, Mara investigates the shadows of her rural town where shapeshifters roam and a government agency hunts them down. But when clues lead her on a path of deadly desire and deception, she'll be forced to face her own demons before they consume her in a race against the looming Bloodmoon. Content Warning: This story contains mature sexual content, violence, gore, pet death, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, drug mentions, kidnapping, mentions of sexual assault/trafficking, discussion of friend's suicide, homophobic slurs, racism SOUL TIDES blends dark supernatural mystery with sapphic romance and a dash of science fiction. #ownvoices WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2021 1st Place Fantasy - Elite Awards 2019 1st Place Paranormal - Writer's Oscars 2019 2nd Place Paranormal - Pride Awards 2020 3rd Place Fantasy - Majestic Inc Awards 2019 Top 3 Paranormal Finalist - Prime Awards 2020

When young Kayla is abandoned to live with her young free spirited 20 years old aunt maliya when she was 10 by the people she thought loved her were to busy to care for her she vows to herself to never let people in again and hardens her self to look tougher she actually gets labeled as the freek no one approaches in high school and at the start of her senior year which she thought wasn't to going to be different she runs into the new kid in school who looks like he just came from the bottom of a rainbow where unicorns poop skittles,his smile was breathtakingly bright............. .................but alas what would a little bundle of joy do to a mass of hurt wrapped around the day hole

In highschool you don't find your self you build your self, all the pains you go through make you concrete hard. But is being concrete hard really worth it??????

Tina Jones has been homeschooled all her 17 years of life. With a long family line of successful doctors, her dad's side of the family has made it a family tradition to be homeschooled by expert tutors. But what happens when she and her parents have to move to another city and Tina finally convinces her parents to attend senior year in East lake high school.... It was definitely what she didn't expect. Then we have Zach Joseph, one of the hottest and popular guys in his East lake high school and also the fantasy of almost every single girl in the school. he gets sick of all the girls trying to get him to fall in love with him and spreading false rumors about him so when a new girl joins his group of friends, he comes up with a plan to convince all those other girls that he's madly in love and absolutely taken. by who?...... Tina Jones. ~~~~~ I started this book with another name called first time for everything, but since I can't access that account anymore I created a new one and decided to finish the book here. It is edited and I've also changed a couple of things here and also added a few things too. I feel like this book is better than the old one so I hope you enjoy it.

{Book One}

{Book Two} Brenna and her younger brother Sam are finally together but they are trapped. Trapped in the Pack by Xaver, a werewolf who claims to be Brenna's mate, despite it being, by all accounts, impossible. Discontent and stifled by Xaver's control over her, Brenna makes plans to escape the Pack with her brother so that they can finally attain the freedom they have yearned for after years of captivity. However everything crumbles when tragedy strikes. She is forced to make a choice, which causes her to question the price of freedom. Brenda comes to the horrifying realisation that every decision has consequences.