| * I N * P R O G R E S S * | | P R O L O U G E | Overpopulation. Climate change. Nuclear warfare. Despite Humanity's tendency towards self destruction, Earth has been saved from an inevitable extinction by unlikely saviors: Aliens. From a planet where the men outnumber the women by a striking eighty percent, they ask for only one thing in return: Earth's women. | BOOK 1 | Vreekar has hated humans since the day his people spotted their existence. Naomi has dreamt about other life with a romantic wonder since the day she could perceive the stars. Despite never wanting to be apart of the idiotic "matching" system, Vreekar found himself tied to the human that is Naomi. Could the clashing of these two worlds prove that opposites truly do attract?

At seventeen years old, Sang Sorensen knows that she isn't normal. Her father's the President, for one. For another, she's been in love with the Vice President's son, Victor Morgan, since she was fourteen and she's still not sure if he feels the same way. And then there's the increasingly disturbing mail from her own secret admirer, one who suddenly doesn't seem so harmless. After a bomb threat the Department of Justice is still making sense of, Sang starts her senior year intent on keeping her head down, intent on finding some semblance of normal. Until she meets a group of guys who make her question if that's even what she really wants. ----- Disclaimer: This is fan fiction based off of CL Stone's (amazing) Academy series and inspired by Sierra Simone's American Queen. I'm receiving no financial gain from this nor will any be sought.

*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

Rosie is meant to hate famous rockstar Will O'Connor, who killed her father in a car crash, but she finds herself falling in love instead. ***** Rock sensation, Will O'Connor is in the prime of his career when he unintentionally kills a man in a car accident. Full of remorse, he must come to terms with his non-guilty verdict. People-pleasing Rosie Montgomery dedicates her life to making others happy. Following her father's death in Will's crash, she becomes desperate to keep her family intact. But when Will and Rosie accidentally meet at her father's grave, there's an undeniable bond. Can they ignore the rest of the world and go after what their hearts most desire? And most importantly - can either of them handle the consequences? [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

Erika Cenov has been having the dreams for seven years. She sees someone die, and then it comes true—they always come true. But her latest nightmare is the most horrific yet. She sees a young girl being abducted and the man she once loved, Lazlo Brennan, being shot—because of Erika. Even more shocking, in her dream, Lazlo turns into a wolf. More than ever, Erika doesn't want to believe her vision. After all, she hasn't seen Lazlo for ten years. And how can a man turn into a wolf? Then a child goes missing and the detective on the case is Lazlo Brennan. Erika knows what will happen next—Lazlo will die. Unless, for the first time, Erika can change the outcome of her dreams…and save them all.

Believing she's unlikely to ever have any man offer her marriage, unconventional Lady Chloe Albright impetuously seizes the chance of a pretend engagement with Lord Christopher Fellingham, Earl of Twyford. Having loved Kit for years, she's learnt to carefully hide the pain of knowing that she is no more to him than his friend's studious little sister. But should she now put her research skills to good use and try some experiments in love? At turns kissed, flirted and argued with, Kit doesn't know whether he is more amused, annoyed or —dare he admit it?—aroused by Chloe's unexpected attention. Suddenly he's wishing that their pretend engagement could become the real thing!

After four years working for Sheikh Zaid Lottie wants out. In Melbourne, back home, because of business Lottie realises how much she missed her old life before the Sheikh. Zaid wasn't going to let that happen when he had a plan of his own. What lengths would he go to keep her at his side? What will she do when she realise it isn't greener on the other side and wants back in?

The first mermaid is discovered rotting on a rocky shore. The second is found, freshly dead, across the ocean. But the third mermaid... the third mermaid is caught alive. Dr Ian Woon heads the scientific study bent on understanding this new, fascinating organism. But to him, it's hard not to feel more personally attached to the mermaid in their tank. Her existence has excited the world, but it's only confused him. Especially when she starts singing. And when she lets him know that she has a soul. *a loose retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid* DISCLAIMER 1: This is a NaNoWriMo 2013 novel. While I'm trying to be very careful with all the scientific stuff I talk about in this story, I will of course make mistakes, because it's NaNo and I don't have time to research. If I ever catch myself talking about something that I know is wrong, I'll (maybe) make a note of it. If you do see something wrong, I would appreciate you bonking me on the head and correcting me. :) DISCLAIMER 2: Story is not actually complete. Repeat, STORY IS NOT ACTUALLY COMPLETE! I'm very sorry, but the final chapter does explain why. Images used in the cover: Tail: http://deviantroze.deviantart.com/art/Mermaid-Tail-05-317149745 Background: http://koko-stock.deviantart.com/art/underwater-312310525 12/4/15 #823 in Science Fiction!

❝"May," He whispered; his eyes flitting to my lips. I licked them. And then, as if time went slowly we moved closer together, his minty breath fanning my face. Just as our lips connected a jolt of electricity went through me. However, fate had another plan. A car honked, disrupting us and just like that we went from being almost lovers to strangers.❞ ------------------------------------------------ Meet May Ruby Landon. Your average nerdy girl; with good grades and an invisible social status it seems like nothing can go wrong. Well you're not technically right. You see, May's mother has sent her to a Youth Group where she will supposedly make 'lifelong friends'; problem is, May sees the face of her former best friend David. With his attractive face and charming ways May can't seem to wander away from him. However May has a crush on his best friend Cam. Nothing will get in the way of May's perfect love story. Not even David. After all, it only lasts one summer. It can't be that bad... A fairytale dusted with boys, pumpkins and carriages filled with prickly bushes. *Cover by: @Pukuls* Highest rank: #199 Teen Fiction- 02/06/2014 #201 Romance-02/06/2014 Hey my lovelies! I have entered this story into the Wattys 2016 this year and it would be greatly appreciated if you could vote and comment!!!!

What is the typical dying woman's last wish? To live her very own Cinderella fairytale, of course. Copyright © Avrielle, 2016.