'the mere touch of his callous fingers, on my body sends me in a state of panic but also a sensual appetite that I've never felt before'My eyes squint shut as his breathing reverts into my ear "take it off" he demands. "You're the bad boy Montgomery, and that's not what I need right now," she grips the stalls handle. My arm forcefully pushes past her shoulder, applying pressure on the stall door. "And your the bad good girl and your exactly what I need". Since Genevieve's incident with her ex, she's gone down a troubled road, resulting in rough consequences, that have changed her life forever. After the incident, she's gone back to normal. No more parties, alcohol, or problems. She's steered clear from all things that can cause problems, problems causes anger, anger causes sadness, sadness causes alcohol, and alcohol causes pills. As for relationships, all of the above occur. "Why'd you say that"Montgomery's eyes bore into mine, "say what"I begin to play dumb "that I don't care" he raises his eyebrows, "I don't know"I lie, "you think I'd be going through all this shit for just anyone" Montgomery ledger doesn't see It the same way. Partying, and booze mixed with emotions make a good time. "because being in love, or... or showing emotions, it makes you weak, and I hate that feeling" Montgomery has had a family problem throughout his life his father and mother tend to have slips, resulting in his bad-boy behavior. Montgomery wants to be seen as a narcissistic bad boy with anger issues, but is that his true form ? Montgomery and Genevieve are similar in a few ways, both deal with their problems in a non productive way, both have been hurt by people they thought they loved, perhaps that's why they think 'love' is inaccurate word Though Genevieve hates Montgomery's blank stares and dry sense of conversation, strangely she's drawn to him, Can the two decide to finally break their 'unloving' rule, for one another

Priya Evergreen had a perfect life. She was captain of her varsity cheerleading squad, she had a great boyfriend, and a great family. Basically her life was perfect, or at least that was until she mysteriously gets teleported to a new dimension through her woods. How did she get there? How can she leave? But most importantly how will she survive her time lost in the woods?

After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

"For a place called Paradise City, this island sucks. I don't think a single day has gone by that I haven't thought about stabbing the shit out of myself," he said. "Especially since I'm forced to live with you every second of every day." "Sh. I'm trying to science," I said, not looking up from my binoculars. "See anything interesting?" "Not really. My vision's a little clouded from the fog and rain clouds you constantly emit." He laughed. "You never fail to amuse me, Rea." "But you just said-" "I just said you make me want to stab myself. Interpret that however you'd like." With a love for whales and all life (besides maybe humans), Reagan Winebrenner had never even seen an ocean until her senior year in high school. But the moment she saw her first humpback, she knew she had found her passion and future career. A few years later and an invitation to Paradise City in hand, Reagan has her entire summer laid out for her, working on the project of a lifetime. But with five other students completing their projects as well, will they discover something worthwhile, or will they end up a psychology lesson for future generations? A New Adult Watty Winner 2019