WATTYS WINNER When her fiancé ends up in a coma and his secret mistress, Halley, shows up, Mary feels like her world is falling apart. What she doesn't realize is she's actually falling in love...with Halley. ***** Eight years after a traumatizing accident that killed one of her loved ones, Mary Kincaid is about to marry her childhood sweetheart when the universe yanks the rug out from under her yet again, leaving her fiancé badly injured and in a coma. Of course this is when his secret mistress shows up, a beautiful person whom Mary should by all rights hate - so why does she find herself inviting her to stay in the spare bedroom? She soon learns that sometimes the person you're looking for comes when you're not looking at all. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions violence, addiction, and childhood trauma, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Chelsea, coco? And all the different sides to her, young and ambitious, bold and beautiful, sober and wild. She writes to forget the things that try to weigh her down. Enzo aka Christian, smart and sweet, a hardworking lad. He breathes Music. Everything about him is Musical and he is the epitome of beauty. Chloe, too mature for her age, kind but brutally honest, Enzo's sister and Coco's twin flame. Mrs.Joe, a chef very much in love with cooking, a loving mother, who singly looks after both Coco and Chloe, Coco's 'bestfriend'. Everything seemed perfect until one moment of pain, and sorrow, which changed all their lives forever. Love in all its glorious forms, working its magic across all ages, surpassing all boundaries, and embracing them as they struggle to gain clarity, latch onto their feelings, as they learn the art of balancing between holding on and sometimes letting go.