[WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2021 & 2022] "I love every part of you. Not because of who you were before, but because of who you are now, in spite of all the bullshit this universe has sent your way." Jasmine Ali is broken. After watching her best friend die, she walks through life with a strained smile and heavy heart, trying her best to seem like everything is okay. All that matters is getting through her daily routine. But when Jace Wilson appears with a limp and a frown, her mask begins to slip. And Jasmine begins to learn that nothing is ever truly broken.

[Xin Rui] First legitimate daughter of the third ranked scholar family, Xin. A young, ordinary merchant man with a basic background that lives in the mountains and travels on feet. Different people from different worlds meet. He watched her flew with clipped wings as she jumped from the sky and down to the surface of earth. When he thought that he had finally caught her, she slipped through his fingers like sand. She ran away from her life, from the people. She won't be trapped anymore. Free from their grasps, free like a bird. However, how will she act when her first love asks for her hand? The goddess of fate decided to spin the wheels for this pair but she was not so kind to them. "How devoted can mortal humans be?" she asks. [Not a translation] - this is my own humble story. All rights reserved. Do not plagiarize. *All pictures used do not belong to me and I take no credit for them. *Forgive the occasional grammar and spelling mistakes. This is just a rough edit. [Warning] - Viewers' discretion is advised. The story contains the following of possible strong use of language, violence, and heavily sexual contents.

What happens when Morgan Valentine asks her best friend to be her fake girlfriend in hopes to make her long time girl next door crush jealous? Sounds easy... right?

Summer Mason is a shy teenage girl, her life used to be pretty normal, all she did was study and help her mom. She thought her senior year it would be like all the others, until she met someone who would put it all upside down.

His whole life, Augustine D'Silvetta has felt absolutely insane. Crazy. Off the rocker. Having a couple of screws loose. No matter how anyone phrased it, Gus has felt that way. He felt that, because of how ridiculous he was, because of how absurd and silly and stupid his mother made him feel, that he could never find love. That he would never be worthy of love. Aspen-Faye "Fen" Jackleson is going to prove him wrong. With her own twisted mind and a few bumps in the road, she's going to show him how much of a lovable goofball he actually is. From the moment they met, Gus was determined to make Fen his- even in the most annoying way possible. And Fen? She liked it. Infuriatingly, she couldn't get enough of Gus and his rather weird personality. Through time, she learned that underneath all that oddity is an insecure, heartbroken darkness trapped inside of him. Fen is also going to prove to Gus that the part of him, the part he thinks is insane, can be loved too. Gus is going to show Fen how to let a little bit of fun into her life, how to trust someone. Fen is going to show Gus how to live his life outside of his silly mask, how to let his guard down. Together, they are going to find a whole new reality waiting for them. *** Book #1 in the D'Silvetta series Spin-off to the Red series Can be read as a stand alone book.

sequel to bbr. please read that first :) ☆☆☆ hayden jones has been through a lot. a lot more than someone her age should. now finished her second year of college, hayden needs a break. lucky for her, her fabulous cousin spencer is celebrating his twenty-first birthday in hayden's home town. but as much as she hates it, drama is never far from hayden's life because her ex is also invited; the stubborn and ridiculously good looking chase everett.

Analeigh Kerrigan is chasing her dream of becoming one of the best figure skaters in the world. Zach Crawford is already living his dream of being the best ice hockey player. Their paths collide unexpectedly. But they have a lot of things in common. They both live on the skates. They both love the sound of their skates sliding against ice. And they both know the pain of falling down on the ice. Analeigh hides more than she shows to the world. She's a mystery and Zach sees her as a challenge. He wants to get her to open up her petals and bloom for him. And Zach Crawford is known for loving a good challenge.

A painful breakup pushes Kyla Evans to get into a fake relationship with the person her ex-boyfriend hates the most: Seth Everett. But what will she do when the game starts to feel too real? ***** Seventeen-year-old Kyla has sworn off love. After getting dumped all too suddenly by her longtime boyfriend Cedric, she becomes convinced that people are never really who you think they are. So when notorious playboy Seth Everett suggests that Kyla fake date him to get back at Cedric, it seems like the perfect plan... as long as she doesn't end up falling for him. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions cancer, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Sam is the most promising swordsman among this year’s crop of Paladin trainees...and knows it. Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam is the kingdom of Thule’s best hope against the violence wrought by demons. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke of Haywood, and if her father has his way, she’ll be marrying a Paladin, not becoming one. But Sam has never held much interest in playing damsel-in-distress, and so she rescues herself from a lifetime of boredom and matrimonial drudgery. Pity that Tristan Lyons, the Paladin assigned to train her, is none other than the hero of her childhood. He hasn’t recognized her as Lady Samantha--yet-- but if he does, he’ll take away her sword and send her packing. Sam is not the only trainee hiding secrets: Braeden is a half-demon with a dark past that might be unforgivable. Sam, Braeden and Tristan set out for the western coast, charged with rooting out an infestation of demons that has made the West unlivable. As they travel, they uncover a deep-seated corruption of power that threatens to derail everything they stand for. Rebellion stirs, led by a rival faction of warriors who tempt Sam to join them with an irresistible offer. A war between men is coming, and Sam must pick a side. Will saving the kingdom cost her life -- or just her heart? Reminiscent of Mulan, but with a medieval fantasy twist, Paladin is a tale of adventure, action, and romance.

Kennedy (Kenna) isn't known for her beauty. She's never been complimented on her appearance unless being called beautiful by your family counts, and to Kenna- it doesn't. Sick of being ignored because of her looks, Kennedy gives herself a makeover but it isn't very successful. After encountering a crying Marissa Rivers on the behalf of her obnoxious brother, Noah, she becomes acquaintances with the girl. After a chat about Kenna's failed efforts at makeup and how she's a nondrinker, she offers Kenna the help of her and her friends. Kenna graciously agrees but there's a catch. Kenna will have to be the girls' designated driver to the next few parties that they want to attend until she can do her own makeup which may take a while but what happens when Kenna accidentally gets drunk at one of the parties and Noah has to bring her and the other girls back to their home? She gets involved in a lot more than she planned. And it seems as if all she wanted was to become beautiful.