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]]

Ariana Belle totally regrets falling in love with Justin, the poor kid on her block who sings on the streets for a living. He wanted her and he even loved her, and she secretly felt the same way. Too bad she cared more about her reputation and what her friends thought of her. What will happen when years pass and Justin's no longer the poor kid? He just happens to be the most famous 16-year-old in the world. Will Ariana regret turning him down? Will true love bring them together or tear them apart? ----------------------------------------- "I ultimately fell in love with the plot. It left me aching to read the next chapter. I fell in love with Ariana and Justin's cursed romance. It showed a cursed love story about first love, that ended in forever. <3" -Yzabella_Pen