Noah Riley didn't mean to drown, or did he? But waking up in another boy's hoodie entices him not only to live a little longer but also to solve the mystery. *** Nineteen-year-old Noah Riley wakes up disoriented, soaked to the bone, and alone on the shores of Rockaway Beach, Brooklyn, NY. After a night of wallowing in self-loathing, a Jägermeister, and drunken, dumb choices, he has no clue who pulled him out of the water except for a Polaroid and this unfamiliar black hoodie he is now wearing. Searching for answers as his life unravels and past secrets ravage his sanity, he finds a love that challenges his self-identity and drives him to find meaning in his life. Now, at the turn of the tide, he'd better learn how to make friends with his worst fear: living. Think of second chances, new beginnings, and gay romance. Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of mental health, suicide, and drug abuse. ✨|Featured| @StoriesUndiscovered, @Romance, @WattpadMulticultural-LGBTQ+, @LY, @WattpadSpiritual, @AbleWorld, @adventure, @talkthepoc, and @NA Editors' Pick feature 2020 - 2021

∆Featured in Wattpad's Dangerous love profile's 'Millionaire and Billionaire' reading list~ ∆Featured in Wattpad's Cupid profile's 'Love conquers all' reading list~ ____ Ember Collins is on the lookout for jobs when a marriage proposition arises with NY's renowned billionaire Hunter William King. While she is kind, brave and quirky, he is heartless, cold and dangerous. She is like water calming souls when touches, and he is like a tornado destroying everything on his way when passes. They are like the opposite sides of a knife; one is harmless and another cuts. What happens when they're bound in an unholy matrimony? What happens when the secret behind the marriage is revealed? Will love bloom in the most unexpected place or will it wither away in the labyrinthine of lies and deception? Join Ember's journey through love and hate, danger and despair to see what happens.

Enjoy this sample of Ruby Red. Includes links to where you can read the full story. "The romance broke the stereotype of weak female falling for hot hunk. This book is one of a kind. As a romantic I love it! I recommend everyone read this!" The Rosie Awards Ruby Red is a sweet and sexy romance romp that follows Ali Stinson, the girl who seems to have everything, on her journey from riches to rags to love. It's a light-hearted love story that will have you gasping, grinning and glad you read it. Ali Stinson is a 24yr old who has locked her heart away while trying to recover from a cheating husband. A lavish lifestyle and seemingly endless supply of sexy men to play with are attempts to fill the void of her hollow life. Ali's plan to seduce the new pool boy goes awry and sets her on a path of self discovery, changing her life in ways she never could have predicted, including the potential to find true love. Sam Freemont has recently arrived in town seeking a fresh start and trying to eek out a living in his new circumstances. A chance encounter with a red-lipped, raven-haired beauty at his place of work turns Sam's world upside down and threatens to expose the secret he is desperately trying to hide. Sometimes you find love only after you have lost everything else. ------ ⭐Reviews⭐ "I loved this book! It had my heart beating so much. You really fall in love with the characters I couldn't stop reading! Definitely a book I would recommend ❤️" Reader's Comment "I love the way you write! It's elegant. It's professional. It's novelistic. What you were doing is powerful and magnificent and you're definitely doing it right." Reader's Comment "Wow my iPhone is on fire! 🔥 Seriously you have got to get this book published! I love your work 💗. Honestly it's one of the best novels on Wattpad" Reader's Comment 🏆 1 Contest Champion 15 🥇 5 🥈 6 🥉 #rubyredromances

Ashlyn hasn't spoken a word since the age of eight, and her heart's never felt more protected. But, when the confident and ever so charming Derek stumbles into her quiet little world, her emotions-and forbidden desires-have never been so loud. ***** For twenty years, silence is all Ashlyn Holland has known. Haunted by the memories of her father, and the harrowing song of the ocean that stole him from her, Ashlyn maintains a safe distance from the rest of the world. Treading carefully the sea of fear and anguish that surrounds her, Ashlyn is determined to do all she can to protect her heart from such a tragic loss striking again. In silence, she grieves. In silence, she is safe. In silence, she finds the strength to breathe. But the silence can only last so long... Derek Moreno is charming and devoted, and quick to see through every wall Ashlyn erects. With his arrival in town, defences fold and walls begin to crumble, the songs of her heart reaching new heights. Together, they crest twin tides of fate, the silence she'd once sought engulfed by his gentle touch, and the whispers of a love thought impossible. For the summer, Ashlyn welcomes the noise. The disruption. But, the ghosts of Derek's past will no longer remain silent, and their deafening power has the potential to drag them both into a current strong enough to drown them amidst their heartache. 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ARCHER's VOICE x TEN TINY BREATHS meet in this journey through grief and the different stages of healing, finding love once thought impossible, and rediscovering one's voice.

When Andy starts a complex and steamy love affair with her new boss, she discovers there's more to his arrogant facade than she originally thought. • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • Having secured her dream job at Kelex, a company she's long admired, Andrea "Andy" Walker is more than ready for the next phase of her life. Her career is taking off, she loves her new city, and her colleagues have welcomed her with open arms - including sweet, boyfriend-material Oliver. Everything is perfect, except for her new boss, whose sole purpose seems to be getting under her skin. Alexander "Lex" Coleman is cold and arrogant, but also brilliant and movie-star handsome. To Andy's dismay, it isn't long before she finds herself more affected by him than she'd like. Contending with feelings she's never experienced before, Andy knows it's only a matter of time before temptation wins out. She's playing with fire, but maybe Lex is worth the risk of getting burned. • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • Previously a Paid Story. Featured in many lists, and with two sequels shortlisted for the Wattys 2022! [[Word count: 250,000 - 300,000]] Book 1 in the Binary Hearts Series. Previously titled Between the Lines.

»sʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇᴅ ᴘᴀsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡɪɴɢs-- sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇʟʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴs, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏɴϙᴜᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ« ††† Emerald Finer was a foster kid who grew up in an orphanage from the time she was an infant. As she grew up, she hated that place so much and wanted to leave and be free. At the age of fifteen she had finally accomplished escaping her hell hole but was unfortunately raped the same night. Years went by as she now lived in the streets. The hard way of life has surely knocked her hard, and that only made her grow bolder than ever. She was taken in as a member of a one of the biggest and most dangerous gangs in her town, feared by all and mostly wanted by the cops. Though extremely unacceptable, it is a new beginning and a step ahead in her life. She's now fearless, strong and brutal. She lives by a motto that keeps her motivated: Never bend your head. Always hold it high, look the world straight in the face. What happens when a certain someone by the name of Zack Clemons gets into her life, will things ever remain as they are or change tremendously?