Hey, you may be wondering who the hell I am. Well my name is Ella Lockwood. Yes I said Lockwood, I am the adopted cousin of Tyler Lockwood. I don’t really know anyone else in my family except for Carol and Tyler. I was turned by none other than the person I am running from. I was turned by an Original. I was just too sweet and pretty not to change over or something like that. I actually didn’t listen to what he said. Back when Stefan was known as the Ripper, I was his helper. I was the one to tidy up his mess. We were the best team of killers ever known and this is my story.

***THIS STORY WILL BECOME FREE ON JULY 15t!*** Kelsey Harris, a young chef moving to LA, struggles with work, the glamour of the hollywood scene, and a new romance with mega-celebrity Ethan Glenn. ***** Kelsey Harris is heading to LA to begin her new career as a sous chef, and she's excited to work under a prestigious mentor and feed fabulous celebrities. She also meets Ethan Glenn, a movie star with doubts about his career, on the plane. But when she settles in, she learns that her new job is more intense than she expected, and her roommate is acting strange. When they happen to be on the same movie set, Ethan and Kelsey begin to grow close, though their friendship is immediately put under scrutiny by friends and the media. A romance begins, but the delicate facade of Hollywood is slipping, and Kelsey has to decide if she wants to escape the photographers and screaming fans, or if she wants to be with Ethan and put up with the consequences. [[Wattys 2018 Shortlist]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]