Book 3 | People always fear having a wedding planner from hell. But what do you do when it's your mother? Amelia Talmore knew ending her engagement to Logan Thorne was one of the smartest decisions she ever made. After all, she'd been in love with his younger brother, Wyatt, since high school. Now that Wyatt and Lia are officially together, they were hoping to get lost in the honeymoon phase of their relationship. They thought wrong. Wyatt's mom, Lynette, was heartbroken when the engagement was called off and all her wedding plans were ruined. Convinced that planning the perfect wedding for Wyatt and Lia is something she needed to do, she took a big risk trying to plan a surprise wedding. Hoping to escape all the craziness, Wyatt whisked Lia away for a camping trip with Logan and his partner, Grant. After an amazing time away, they returned home to find out that their mom had been a little...busy. You know what they say when it comes to wedding planning...You just gotta go Through the Motions.

Ever since she was a child, Jenessa Caldwell has always dreamt that she would marry the man she loved. That is until she is betrothed to Victor Ashford. Never mind that she was an adult- what her parents wanted, they would get. With no way out, she is determined to make the best out of her situation, even if it is dealing with the moody and aloof Ashford heir. * * * Having his heart broken before, Victor Ashford is a cynic when it comes to emotions and is simply determined to focus on his family business. That all changes when he is forced to wed Jenessa Caldwell. Viewing her as nothing but an inconvenience shoved onto him, he is resolute in his decision to treat her as nothing but a trophy wife- to be seen and not heard. However, that all flies out of the window when he realises she isn't what he'd expected... * * * If he thought that she wanted this-that she'd been hoping for a match that was as prestigious as the one she'd gotten with him, he was dead wrong. Glowering up at him, she retorted heatedly, "Well, it's not like you're on my wishlist on Amazon." Victor snorted and shoved his hands into the pockets of his jacket and she blinked. Was that a hint of an actual smile on his face?

On the run from an abusive fiancé, former heiress, Clara Hartford is content with spending her days working in a small understated bar. But all that changes when a certain someone strolls in and well, Clara has always been the curious type. Set on a path of destruction and death, Erik Dietrich won't stop until his parents are avenged. Despite being determined to not be distracted, he finds that it is Clara who haunts his every waking thought... Can they overcome the ragged parts of their past to start anew?

#5 of the FFAW series | can be read as a stand-alone book * * * Tired of the unrequited feelings she had for her childhood friend whom she was in love with since she was a child, Alexandria Doukas decides to throw all her energy to being the best maid of honour for her best friend's upcoming wedding. It isn't long before she strikes up an easy friendship with Mikael, the alluring and charming man she met at a club. Mikael Carson (Strelkov) has had his fair share of women but none of them draws him as much as the shy, reserved Lexi. Tentatively, he starts up a friendship with her and discovers that she is so much more than she appears to be. Can he convince her that he's the one for her?

After getting into college, Cassie has no intentions of going back to her old habit of street fighting- but as the streets of her hometown would have it, her combat days are far from over. ****** After her first year of college, Cassie returns to Goldhaven to reunite with her sister and new romance, Zayden, for the summer. Though Zayden claims that he has left his violent lifestyle in the past, Cassie soon suspects that he is slowly being tugged back to his old crew when tensions arise between ambitious gangs in Range Lake. And when an additional friend gets caught up in trouble with some shady debt collectors on the wrong side of town, Cassie decides to rise to the occasion in the most subtle way possible; by infiltrating the ranks of the enemies. *Third book in The Mystery Fighter series*

After falling victim to a traumatic high school senior prank Libra Jones is more than ready to leave high school and start college. Leaving her small town behind she heads to Columbia College in Chicago, hoping for a fresh start. But instead she has anything but. Dillon Holden used to be the most popular bad boys in high school, but at Columbia College he hopes that can all change. Especially because he has a lot to make up for - like the horrible secret that would tare his future apart if anyone found out. Libra and Dillon used to go to the same high school and now find themselves looking for a fresh start in the exact same place. But neither of them knows that what they are running from is heavily tied to each other. Can they help each other past it or will the truth only fuel the distance between them?

#1 in Teen Fiction Blaze Ryder is everything Alaska feared. He is eyes and embraces and fallings stars, chocolate and marshmallows, the fizz on soda on the tongue. He is wind and hands and lips on your hair; he is a hundred kisses to hide the bruises, the flowers of summer blooming together. Ink and paper, the smell of old books and cornered nooks. The teens standing together, so close that their shadows merge into one, and the blood dripping from her hands to the concrete floor. It's a chaotic love story, really. * * * "And you know, some people are good at love, and some of them are good at being in love. They are two different things. Being in love is the romantic part, sex all the time, midday naps in the sheets, the jokes, the laughs, the long conversations with no pauses, overwhelming thoughts, separation, and anxiety - just the best sides of two people. But love? Love begins when the excitement starts to fade away; the stress in life sets in, the sex becomes a chore; the tears, the sadness, the arguments come into the picture. The worst sides of these two people are shown. But you know, after all that, I would still want you in my life, and I know you would want me too. So I love you, and I'm not afraid of loving you," Alaska says into the phone, pouring her heart out.

ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros. fire tests gold, adversity tests strong men. (or in this case, strong women). ~~~ In a world where money, power, and supernatural abilities reign supreme, Airi Nakamura and her family are at the top of the food chain. The nineteen year old is on track to become the first female co-President of her family's multi-billion dollar technology company, with her childhood best friend, Kaito, at her side. Her life is perfectly planned out, and she's more than ready to live it out to the fullest. But when you're at the top, there's always at least a thousand other people ready to bring you to your knees, using whatever means possible. Adversity tests strong women, but is Airi strong enough to get through the tests of her own mind?

" we are an empire rising " • Leah's father always warned her of the gang, Wayside, how they were ruthless, how they would kill to get what the wanted, how everything had a price to them. He molded it into her brain until Wayside became a nightmare to her, something that hid in her closet and jumped out in the middle of the night. That was, until, secrets of the past and present were dug up on her own family, the Jackson's, and Leah has no choice but to run to Wayside for help. How will Leah survive fighting beside her own nightmare as she tries to bring her own family down? At the end of the day, will Leah be able to pull the trigger?

❝ Do you know what's harder than being alive, Willow? It's being alive when you're in love. ❞ ▬▬▬▬ For sixteen-year-old Willow Knight, her life has never been anything more than unextraordinary. So when a mysterious boy shows up at her doorstep one night, claiming that he's been kicked out, she has no idea what to expect. Cade Everett is unlike anyone she's ever met - gorgeous, well spoken, philosophizing and self-loathing. Willow tries to save this damaged boy, all while he pushes her out of her safe life, showing her what it's like to live, and not to just exist. ▬▬▬▬ ➳ Includes some mature themes that may not suitable for those with sensitive disposition. Updated sporadically. Rated 13 + [ 08.06.2016 novel by neces-sarah-ly ] highest ranking, #79 in Teen Fiction !!