|| a featured story || After the tragic death of her boyfriend, Rose flees to a cabin in the wild to mend her broken heart. It's there she meets Sebastian, her new neighbour with eyes like a black hole: vast enough to hold thousands of secrets. Rose spends their short time together trying to unravel him, and learns that the only way to heal a broken heart is to fall in love with someone new. Featured on: November 13, 2017. Completed on: May 10, 2018. Copyright © 2017. All Rights Reserved RANKS: #1 in Short Story (Feb 6, 2019)

Kelsey Mays knows everything there is to know when it comes to loving a bad boy. They're uncaring jerks who will leave you brokenhearted and alone without a second thought. So when Julio enters her life, she pretty much has him all figured out. But when they become lab partners in a project she would rather not do, she becomes dependent on him. And he knows it. Whatever it takes, Julio plans on breaking her out of her closed, cold chains and showing her a life worth living. A life that doesn't have plans. Through love, bets, loss, lies, and tears, Kelsey must learn what it means to put your trust and love in one person. Even if that person just so happens to be a bad boy.

You see, It all started in a library. Mia Hastings always seems to get in trouble from her cocky and sarcastic attitude. So when Aiden Cash presents himself, she knows everything there is to know about him. Well or so she thinks. When the hottie heart throb get's an unlikely interest in Mia, she knows how to deal with his cocky, rude, and sarcastic manners. How hard can a bad boy be? The only problem is Sterling Parker, her brothers best friend. Mia has had a crush on forever and thinks he might be the one. When suddenly he takes an interest, Mia can't believe her luck. So when two guys enter her life at the same time, she has to choose which one is the one to be hers. Everything is fair in love and war. Or so they say. But what Mia doesn't know is secrets can make or break someone. And falling in love has never been so dangerous.

"What's your name?" he asked sitting down beside me. "Natalia," I said shoving my phone into my back pocket. All of a sudden he started lighting a cigarette, which made me leap out of my seat and to stand in front of him. I hate the smell of smoke. "I won't burn you sheesh." He said rolling his eyes as he took in a puff of that toxic, deadly, nasty smoke. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crushes, friends, homework, and bad boys. The basic highschoolers life. Natalia Tucker's life is nothing near basic. Read more to find out.

❝The higher you go, the harder you fall.❞ Elena Evans has always been the observer. No one notices her, but she sees everything. The Elite. Beautiful, spoiled, exclusive. The richest families in the world- they don't let just anyone in. When Elena is asked to make one of them fall in love with her, she figures it's just a stupid game. But the Elite have secrets- and Elena isn't the first one to play their game. [The Elite Series #1] [Wattys2014 Winner: Talk Of The Town Award]

[#1 Teen Fiction | #1 in Romance] Bad boy Luke Dawson is stuck living with clumsy nobody Millie Ripley for the summer. When she ran over his most prized possession, her world changed. She had to pay him back for every dime of damages, and the favors he called in weren't just about money. She had to pay him back, and everyone knows how payback is a... This is a love story. Hot boys like Luke Dawson never pay attention to nobodies like Millie. But here they were, two kids from opposite ends of the chain, set to turn the whole hierarchy upside down. Because no one can stop attraction. When opposite attract, the spontaneous reaction can be a combustion or a downright explosion. With Luke, my money's on the explosion. We're talking public humiliation, roller-coaster emotions, drama among cliques, prissy sisters, crazy mothers and a whole lot of hotness from resident bad boy and neighbor, Luke Dawson. And FYI, (c) copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved. Stay chill, N

[edited version of Doctor for the Mafia] Ila Archer was a doctor working at one of the best hospitals in New York. She loses her license and ability to practice due to, as punishment, taking full responsibility for the 'walking patient' incident. After a full month, Ila runs into the 'walking patient'. Knowing her situation caused by his actions, he offers a once in a lifetime opportunity. ----- "Look, you're a doctor-" He started. "Was." I corrected. "I was a doctor." "You can still be," he said, running his fingers through his dark hair. "Look, you can work for us, and I'll pay triple the amount you were earning at that lousy hospital." "Us?' I asked. Who was he? How exactly does he plan on paying me triple? He grabbed my wrist and pulled me inwards. My face inches away from his chest. With his free hand, he was gently tucking my hair behind my ear. His breath tickled my ear as he whispered two words that sent shivers down my back. "The Mafia."

"MILITARY (HIGH SCHOOL) ROMANCE" The C40, is a special ops youth militia. Leila Adams, enters Royal High School, as the first ever female scholarship student to do so, where she is the subject of horrific bullying. Unbeknownst to her, her bullies are high ranking youth militia sleeper cells. Leila soon becomes a target for the organization and the 2 soldiers, are drawn into dangerous power struggles as they have to choose between fulfilling their duties as soldiers and eliminating her or protecting the girl whom they have both come to love.

Heart pounding against my chest, I watched the spinning bottle slowly coming to a halt. I prayed for it to not stop at me but much to my annoyance, the tip of the empty wine bottle stopped facing me. " I dare you to punch the first person you see after you step out of this house...! ", Nathan told me the dare and I let out a sigh of defeat. " Fine. Let's get this done. ", I said before walking out the door. At first I couldn't see anyone on the road and I was relieved. That's until I heard footsteps. I peeked out further to check who the unlucky person was and it turned out to be Sam. Samuel Calvert! Our School Valedictorian and my secret crush since sophomore year. --- Sam pinned me against the wall as his face closed into mine. My heart is racing at an unbelievable speed. " You are the one who punched me that night!? I can't believe this! ", he asked as his teeth gritted against each other. " Sorry... it was a dare. " --- (I wrote this when I was 15 so please excuse the cringe... I didn't delete it because this has like so many reads omg! and I have better stories in my account, so...)

"Don't jump!" I hear someone yell. I turn around and see him running over to me. "Why? You don't know me!" I yell back. "If you jump, I'll never get the chance." Charlotte, or Charlie, Johnson is an outcast. She's bullied everyday. She only talks to two people. Her best friends, Aiden and Sophia. Charlie and her two friends are the emo outcast of the school. Her father died 4 months ago. Her mom became an drunk and beats her most days. Charlie has become suicidal and a cutter. Sophia and Aiden try to help her, but who keeps her from dying shocks everyone. Blake Micheals has the perfect life. He's the quarterback for the football team. He has an amazing best friend. He has rich parents. His girlfriend is head cheerleader. He throws parties all the time. He has the life every guy wants. Something is missing though. He doesn't feel...whole. When he sees her, he knows he has to save her. For her...and himself.