There are three sides to our love story; Maggie's side, my side, and reality. The truth? Well, that's just something you'll have to decide for yourself. This is my version of our collision. -J. Porter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackson Porter, a renowned British author known for his playboy antics, has just been nominated for a prestigious book award. There's just one problem, what judge would take a romantic novel written by a playboy philanthropist seriously? With tattoos, an unruly attitude, minimal patience, and his rocky past, the press never lacks a field day. However, with the help of his scummy publicist Alex a scheme is formed, possibly the one of the most outlandish of publicity stunts. They're to form a new life, a lie for the press to eat up as Jackson's turned a new leaf. But what happens when someone falls into his lap who isn't part of his plan? Someone who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and just happens to be absolutely perfect for him? Maggie Carpenter flips his world upside down as he copes with the fact that she's unexpectedly become engrained in his schemes and he can't seem to find a way out, at least one where he gets to keep her.

"I find myself navigating through a once-familiar world that's been twisted upside down and a foreign pair of diamond eyes piercing into mine, pleading for answers that I can't provide." ---------------------------- Maggie Carpenter was in a brutal car accident and has just woken up from a coma to find she suffers from Temporally Graded Retrograde Amnesia. Her life before the accident is a blur and the man she fell in love with, the one who took her virginity, is a complete stranger. Bad Boy and Best selling author Jackson Porter was at a loss when he realized the woman who changed his life forever, didn't have a clue who he was. So many things happened since they met, she found out her father was still alive, and yet she doesn't remember that either. Secrets so many secrets he has to keep, webs of lies tangling him in his sleep. Jackson is desperate to make Maggie remember him, or at least learn to love him once again and we all know when Jackson Porter wants something, he gets it. No matter the cost. Will Jack convince her to love him again or will her heart be stolen by someone he didn't see coming? *1st Place in The Golden Awards 2020* |Book 3| Stories Collide Trilogy* This book can absolutely be read on its own. However, if you wish to avoid spoilers, Make sure to check out: When Our Stories Collide & When Our Stories Entwine *On Hold*

Two lovers. One fate. One twist. It will all hang on the roll of a die. Marco is a seductive literature teacher embracing a life of unconventional pleasures to escape his past. His student Marisa hides behind a cheerful façade while struggling with the loss of her father and the estrangement of her mother. Their mutual fondness of literature brings Marco and Marisa closer, and the two find in each other a soulmate. When their secret relationship comes to light, they are torn apart. An unexpected encounter amidst mayhem brings them together again - two changed beings sharing unchanged feelings for each other. To be reunited, however, Marco and Marisa must take a risk that can jeopardize their love forever. RED is a tale of forbidden love that has received over two million hits on Wattpad. It was endorsed by journalist Debra Picket, a former columnist of The Chicago Sun-Times and contributor to CNN, as "an intriguing first novel - a thinking woman's 50 Shades of Grey." Set in Brazil and the US, RED is an unusual romance with references to philosophy, psychology, music and literature. -------------------------------------------- NOTE: "RED: A Love Story" is available for purchase on Amazon. Due to contractual obligations with my publisher, I can no longer have it integrally on Wattpad. The novel consists of 3 parts. I left the first 2 parts here for you to enjoy. Give it a go: if you like the first chapter, you'll be on for a great ride :) And after that, you can read the complete RED 2 here on Wattpad. Warning: This story contains some scenes for mature audiences. Português: http://www.wattpad.com/story/5782197-vermelho N. A. C. © 2013. All rights reserved. The characters and events in this story are fictional, and any similarity with true characters and events is mere coincidence. No reproduction of this story, total or partial, by any means, is allowed without the author's express permission.

"Lust, passion, sex, lies, deceit, all became entangled in our liaison, smothering the real reason we'd grown so attached to one another, love." ---------------------------- Maggie Carpenter grapples with the fact that a ghost from her past has suddenly reappeared, compelling her to dig for answers. Just as she was becoming comfortable with her new narrative as a literary agent and a taken woman, a letter is discovered which unravels a web of lies and sets her on a detective's path. Jackson Porter, the British Best Selling Romance Novelist, wishes to support her in this impossibly difficult situation but will his own ghosts hinder him from doing so? Opening up about his rough history was a step in the right direction for the couple, but there are still so many obstacles to travel through after the unexpected collision that entwined their stories together. Will Maggie's bad boy prove he's a good man? *Now with Jackson's POV* |Book 2| Stories Collide Trilogy* This book can absolutely be read on its own. However, if you wish to avoid spoilers, Make sure to check out: When Our Stories Collide -1st place in the Eonia Awards-

"We were complete opposites. Jackson's life before me consisted of him pushing away anyone who tried to get close, while I wore my heart on my sleeve." ---------------------------- Maggie Carpenter is a waitress at a high-end club in Arizona who loves nothing more than a quiet night cozying up with a good book. One fateful night she ends up serving Jackson Porter, a devastatingly handsome yet brooding British author, celebrating the National Book Awards nomination for his newest novel. It's an instant magnetic attraction for the two of them but there's just one problem, they're polar opposites. Due to his abnormal upbringing, Jackson's life before Maggie consisted of him pushing away anyone who tried to get close, while she was an open book who always wore her heart on her sleeve. He had tattoos, piercings, and cursed like a sailor, yet she was mild-mannered and did everything to please those around her. Both stubborn in their own ways, Maggie needs someone to show her how to live in the moment, yet Jack needs someone to keep him grounded. Jackson lives his life wild and free, while Maggie toils her life away living vicariously through the pages in her books. But the reality is, neither of them were really living until their stories collided. Excerpt- "I know that I've fallen in love with a man who isn't ready to catch me but that's the crazy part about it, isn't it? You don't get to choose who you love or when it happens. There are no warning signs to keep you from getting too close to the edge. It's like a roller coaster, exhilarating and terrifying at the same time." Will she end up convincing him their love is worth the fall or simply be used as a pawn in his latest book? Stories Collide Trilogy- Book 1 *1st Place in the Galaxy Awards* *2nd Place in the Rose Thorn Awards* #57 in Romance out of 1.65 mil 4/5/2020 to 4/9/2020 5/11/2020 to 5/25/2020 #RomanceReads2020