~ 2021 WATTY'S SHORTLIST ~ "I-well, I..." I hesitated with my response. I wanted to let go. To not worry about what would happen in the future. I'd always loved staring into fires. It hypnotized me with its beauty and danger. It was so tantalizing to look at, but one little touch could destroy. I knew the heat between Tyler and I was similar. It started off small but it had only grown in the weeks he'd been here. We'd fed it unintentionally, and it had gone from an ember to a crackling flame. Every nerve in my body wanted to reach out and touch it, even though I knew I'd get burned. *************************************************** Pia Callahan always lived a carefree life with no worries. Her only responsibilities were to attend her college classes (sometimes) and keep herself fed (on ramen). When tragedy strikes, Pia is all of the sudden thrown into a whirlwind of change. She has to grow up and take on more responsibility than she could ever imagine: the custody of her best friend's son. Pia may not believe she is the best person for the job, but she is determined to do it. She'll trade in frat parties for PTA meetings and beer-bongs for apple juice. But what happens when the ruggedly hot motocross athlete Tyler Westwood shows up in her small town? Tyler lives on the fast track, never caring too much about consequences. You can't when your job is to do backflips through the air. Sometimes, you just have to send it and hope for the best. From the second Tyler meets Pia, he knows he wants her. But she is determined to ignore their bubbling chemistry. She has priorities now and a summer fling isn't one of them. Will Pia be able to stay away from Tyler? Or will she decide to hit the throttle? ***************************************************

Follow my Instagram for any updates and if you have any questions: @nikki_k123 Ellie has lived in Santa Barbara her entire life with her parents and lovely friends. She's had a simple life with no complications and has always kept it that way. In her junior year of high school, she's a little bored of the same old life and is willing to gamble her comfort zone for some fun experiences. And what could be more fun than falling in love? Zach has finally come back home after two years at a boarding school in England and this sweet little troublemaker has come back ten times worse. With a cigarette dancing between his lips, he screams trouble louder than he ever has before. Coming back into town, he's hoping to reunite with his friends. Nathan, Brett, Spencer, Ashley, and Ellie. After finding out that sweet little Ellie is looking for some fun, Zach offers her a bet. If he wins, she has to live with him for a month, in which he guarantees to make her fall in love. If she wins, he'll leave her alone for good. Their history of being best friends can't repeat itself. Not this time. This time, there's more to the two than just friends. This time they're going to bet on it and gamble for love. . . . . . ALL RIGHT RESERVED

Highest rankings: Break-up: #1 (23rd November 2019) Cliche romance: #1 (23rd November 2019) Cliche: #1 (11th May 2020) Cheesy romance: #2 (20th May 2020) Follow my Instagram for any updates and if you have any questions: @nikki_k123 Aubrey Carthy lives with her mom in Beaufort, South Carolina. She's sixteen and is an only child. Her mom is a nurse in the town hospital and her dad works abroad, in England. Her mom Natalie, has a co-worker, Catherine Parker who happens to have a son who needs babysitting. Natalie tells Aubrey to take the job and she hesitantly agrees. Insert Xavier Parker. Catherine's son. Catherine's sixteen-year-old son. He's had issues with the law and has landed himself on house arrest which means while Catherine works as a nurse and his dad works abroad as a consultant, he needs to be watched. Sworn to secrecy by Xavier, she spends the days with him, stuck, while getting paid to do so. That's why she does it. To get paid. Or does she? Over time, she sees and learns things she wasn't supposed to and decides to fix the broken boy, making him fall harder than ever. . . . . . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Emma Hayden. The new student of Westwood High. It's a small school, not known for any good reason so naturally, new students get all the attention. Especially the girls. Emma is no exception. Except that maybe she is. Nathan Sterling. The outcast, if you will. The lonely boy who doesn't talk to anyone, doesn't have more than one friend, and intimidates everybody. Everybody except Emma. Not that she isn't intimidated by him, just that she's caught his eye and he's got it bad. Two negatives don't make a positive. Two wrongs don't make a right. This case might be an exception. A clueless girl. A broken boy. Mix. . . . . . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Zara Mathews, your average teenage girl party goer. That is besides the fact that she is best friends with the town's delinquent's sister. It has always been made clear to Zara from her family and even best friend that he is off-limits. Not that she considered dating the man but what happens when he arrives home fresh out of prison looking as handsome as ever? One night changes it all for the two. 📸📸📸CONTAINS LOTS OF PICTURES INSIDE STORY 📸📸📸 #1 GirlCode #1 JailBird #14 BestFriendsBrother FINISHED 12/1/19

"Go away you stupid asshole!" I said in a firm whisper as I remembered my mum and dad were just in the next room. If they caught me, I was dead. I leant out my window across the high two story gap. Seb smirked cheekily and threw another bit of pencil at me from his window seal. It missed me and fell to the ground. How many did he have? And how can he play football with an aim like that? I was never going to get some sleep at this rate. "You know you can't resist me princess." he winked. Any other girl would melt at his charm. But unfortunately for me, I knew Sebastian too well. I just rolled my eyes and slid my window shut. I walked over to my bed and fell face down with my head in the pillow. Another tap on my window. I groaned and put the pillow over my ears. I lived next to a devil. One that needed to be taught a lesson. //Emily and Sebastian's families live right next door to each other. The mums get along. The dads get along. The little brother and sister get along. So why don't Emily and Sebastian? They have fought with each other their whole life, putting up with it for their families sake. They just can't get away from each other. It can't get any worse for them, right? Wrong. When the two are dragged away with each other's families on a surprise holiday, Emily and Seb have no idea how they are going to survive the four months on a remote island. They thought living next door was bad. Try living together. But will Takana Island change everything? Will the two teens stop arguing and stick together when things get tough? Or will this life long feud continue?

Jessica Stewart. Her middle name is trouble. Wherever she steps her foot into, she will cause some kinda trouble, and that is guaranteed. Her roommate has had enough of her problems, and decides to kick her out of the house. Her only best friend, Isabella, can't accommodate her because she lives with her boyfriend, Austin. With no place to live, Jessica decides to call up the number Austin handed to her. What happens when she finds out that the person who's ready to let her live with them is the school's bad boy, Tyler Myers? All rights reserved- ©HappyWatermelonKid, you know what'll happen if you copy my book right? Or should I remind you? Jokes! Don't copy tho.

When a near-homeless Arabella Laurel is sitting on the park bench in despair with a pink slip, a savior comes to her rescue. Of course, no one is that nice to provide her with food, essentials, and a place to stay for free, so there's a catch. She has to stay with two other boys. To add fuel to the fire, one of them is Theo Benedict-the daredevil responsible for getting a chewing gum stuck in her hair and getting it cut short. Arabella isn't one to make bad blood, but she will certainly run Theo over with a truck any day and the feelings are mutual. Now, how will Arabella live with this tempest in a teapot roommate without getting tangled with him?

Kayla Green is your typical girl. She is known and she has friends. People talk to her because of her easygoing personality and caring attitude. Even though Kayla seems happy at school and is always chirpy, she doesn't have things easy at home, so she uses school and her friends as a way of escaping her problems. No one knew about her problems, not even her best friends. Carson Knight, the school's bad boy, who has his own secrets, has soon become a part of Kayla's life. He is very dangerous, cold-hearted, and a player. Would he be another bad thing to add to her life? Or would he be her saving grace? ****** Amazing cover made by @suckerforall

Ava, an innocent small-town girl, gets sucked into the world of underground fighting when she catches the eye of Shawn Michaels, the irresistibly hot reigning champion. ***** Ava McAdams isn't sure what to expect when she moves to Boston for college. Her sheltered upbringing leaves her exposed to a harsher world, and one complicated male in particular -- Shawn Michaels, the tattooed and intimidating underground fighter who is nothing like anyone she has ever met before. But is falling for him worth the risk of knowing she might lose him every time he enters the ring? [word count: 100,000 - 150,000 words] Cover designed by Ren T