In Valerie Horton's previous life, she was the eldest daughter of the Horton family, one of the wealthiest families in Capstead. Yet, one day, her little sister went missing, and Valerie was cast out for not watching after her. From then on, Valerie had to live on her own. On her 20th birthday, she was diagnosed with a terminal illness. A few months later, she died of grief. Fortunately, Valerie got to wake up in her 7-year-old self. Inside the little girl's body was a mature soul. Because of what she had gone through in her previous life, she decided to give up on gaining her family's love this time. Instead, she was determined to leave and stay away from her three brothers. With the knowledge she learned in her previous life, Valerie managed to secure a good living despite her young age. On the day she told her family that she was leaving, however, her three brothers stopped her. Kieran Horton, her eldest brother, pleaded, "Don't go, Valerie. I'll give you whatever you want as long as you stay with us." ... ........................................................................... The Outcast Daughter "You have only two months left." Valérie Horton left the hospital with her diagnosis. She stood in the yard of the hospital idly and mocked herself inwardly, her face pale. She remembered how happy she was yesterday when she went home after work with a piece of birthday cake. The second Valerie ate the cake, she felt intense pain, as if her internal organs were twisted together. She passed out in the rented room due to the agony. She was used to feeling this pain after experiencing it for two months. At first, she was worried. Yet, she didn't go to the hospital as she thought it was nothing and she needed to save money. She had no idea it would cost her more. On her 20th birthday, Valerie received the diagnosis of a terminal illness...

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

After the death of her parents, Eden does everything she can to recover from the blow. Little does she know that Cade, the boy she meets during the very first week, will be her route to redemption. She misplaces her heart and soul in an old home and he struggles with his own demons but finds room for her to heal. She's the talented dancer and he's the skilled guitarist but their passion might just be the only thing holding them together. It's the most well-known formula for disaster and they can't help but get drawn into each other.

He became the King of an empire, the face of a nation, and the most powerful man on the planet overnight. But where there's paradise, there's always trouble. Of the demonic kind. She became an honest woman, trained to be a guardian and found a brand new target. When Victoria's old friend steps into her life with a binary code to break a continent, her life is about to get intimately tangled into the royal world of the Immortals again. Only this time, the scandals are bigger, the guys are hotter, and the villain's playing a game beyond this universe. Dragons. Demons. Deathly teddy bears. And a brand new serving of "are you kidding me right now?" Highest ranking - #8 on Fantasy

Is it an invasion if they're already here? Six months have passed and Iris and Jonas have reached a conclusion about their future, one that will leave many unhappy. Left alone in the Society by Jonas, Iris finds herself "blackmailed" by Colton when she stumbles in on him. Dying inside, Colton is fed up with being melodramatic. His cousins have had enough. He's the Beta, and it's kind of difficult to intimidate peasants when he's bemoaning his fate in life. When an accidental photo of Vienna with the Prince and Princess of France appears in a newspaper, Colton is determined to have Vienna back, traitor or not. His family's not in charge of him. The Society isn't either. And if they are, he really doesn't care anymore. When Iris (and Bently) discover Colton's plan, Colton forces them to come with him to France so they don't divulge his future whereabouts before he can depart. Once there, Iris finds Erik in a worse state than when she last saw him, while Colton and Vienna. . . well who knows if they'll ever actually get back together. They've got about as many problems as Iris and Erik. Every moment Iris is in France she grows more anxious that Jonas will find out where she is, but when dead bodies start showing up with Expiration Dates tattooed on them, the monarchy forces the Beta to take action, sweeping Iris into a dangerous invasion for Earth amidst the glittering, bewitching lifestyle of the French court. Highest ranking: #6 in Scifi

If you inherit something so malevolent it haunts you from beyond the grave. Katherine is an heiress who inherited more than just worldly possessions. Elias is her broody neighbor who can't seem to leave her alone. On the outside, both look like regular high school kids. Both seem to dislike each other. But they both have secrets.

"You save yourself or you remain unsaved." - Alice Sebold. °°° Florence Rosa Brine - this is her story. It's a sad one, to be honest. Her version of events is one that would surprise even those who think they knew everything about her. After a series of incidents that had emotionally and physically scarred her, Flo fled from her hometown to live with her father in Australia and changed everything about herself that made her, her. But when she realises that the only way forward is to face her demons head on, she returns to her hometown to do exactly that. In her return, she has to face Jake; the only boy she's ever loved. Yet the thing that stands out the most to Flo is his transformation. He spends most of his hours in the gym, boxing, weightlifting, boxing, and more boxing. Instantly, Flo notices that he's become quieter, fiercer and strangely distant, but she has no idea of what is going on in his head. After all, he's Jake. And no one knows a thing about Jake. While facing her fears head on, she discovers what the true meaning of love is, and how she can finally move on from her past and save herself.

Rose's life has order. She knows what she needs to do to stay out of trouble with her always traveling, never loving, slightly abusive dad. But that all changes when Liam Powers got pushed into her life, making it completely and utterly chaotic. How will she reorder her life, and does she really want to? *This book deals with domestic violence. Please read at your own risk.*

Two boys, one secret, and a whole load of chemistry. ****** Callum Browning is your ordinary sixteen-year-old boy. He attends school, plays football, has great friends, but he is hiding something from those closest to him. He's gay. The only person that knows this is Jake Haze. Jake Haze, a boy from a broken home and is nothing but trouble has returned and he can't seem to stay away from Callum. Everything is different except for one thing: their chemistry for each other. ***This story is a spin-off from DARKER THAN SIN-Based on the character's Jake & Callum. You CAN read this as a stand-alone but it will make more sense if you read Darker Than Sin first*** Cover by: kimberly_white101

Hill was trying to balance life as a Luna to one of the strongest packs in the world, yet still be enforcing rules of what was right and wrong. Her wolf wanted no part in this new chapter and she was still trying to learn how to control her. How was she meant to discipline Alphas who knew her own mate was unable to mark her. Hercules was trying his hardest to be patient but sometimes he was losing the control he had. It didn't help that he knew someone was after his mate, and he would do anything to save her, even if it meant breaking the law and to be handcuffed by his mate for a second time.