"I know we dreamt of these things, but now it seems like your standards are too high." Adira Archibong wants to be a supermodel, but as she steps into a world of money, fame, and detrayal, she learns that the only people she can trust are her friends. ***** Adira Archibong is starting out in the Nigerian modelling industry, but quickly loses her agent when she refuses to go nude for a shoot. Then she's approached by Benjamin, a modeling executive, who brings her into his agency, but also wants to date her. Soon she and Benjamin are a couple, but as time goes on she learns more about him and the secrets he keeps. There are lies surrounding all men in Adira's life. As a model, the only people she can trust are her friends. But will they be enough to save her? (Content and/or Trigger Warning: Sexual assault)

"Never call a girl a bitch," I glared into his eyes as he opened them, piercing into me, the bright blue drink I had just poured over him still dripping from his dark hair. "Or she just might act like one." I gave him one last sarcastic smile before pushing by him and walking away, practically strutting. Well, this year will be fun... • • • • Crystal Summers; a self-proclaimed expert in all things sarcastic and the human embodiment of destructive decisions. Trying to get away from her troubled past, she moves with her mom to California to start a new life, and potentially not screw this one up. There, she quickly meets Scarlett and Savanah, her new-found partners in crime, and her life finally begins to feel normal again for the first time in years. But she just so happens to also collide with the school's sexy, notorious jackass, Ashton Monroe.. and his pack of asswipes. She loathes him, and the feeling is mutual. But as the poets say, the line separating love and hate is a very thin one. And often times, when two people hate each other, it can grow into much more. Hopeless devotion, if you will... • • • • !!!TRIGGER WARNING!!! • slight mention(s) of suicidal concepts • substance abuse, addiction, anxiety, PTSD • sexual assault, domestic abuse • strong language and mature scenes • • • •

Boy meets magic. Boy meets death.

[2018 Watty's Shortlist] In a brutal world ruled by cruelty and power, Aiya is nothing more than a slave-her life defined by servitude and pain. But when her ruthless Lord betrays her and Northumbria falls under siege by Norse invaders, Aiya's life is shattered once again. Captured by the fierce warriors from across the sea, she is thrust into a harrowing journey that will test her resilience, force her to face unimaginable cruelty, and confront a destiny she never believed possible. Ragda, the rightful son of the Jarl Lowzow, and his volatile half-brother Dagr lead their warriors on a raid destined to glorify their names. Confident in the favor of their gods, they're unprepared for the chaos that follows when they encounter the fiery slave girl who challenges everything they thought they knew. A gripping tale of fate, revenge, and an unlikely spark of love that could either save them... or destroy them. [A FORMER WATTPAD FEATURED STORY] A Viking's Rage,Part I Copyright ©2023 H.H.Cook ® All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced. Some mature content.

"Slowly but surely." yan ang madalas na paalala nila kapag nagmamaneho ka. Pero paano kung byaheng forever ka? Yan parin ba dapat ang paalala? Paano kung tumatagal ang usad ng byahe at habang tumatagal ang paghihintay mo everything became pointless. Maniniwala ka pa ba sa forever kung paulit-ulit ka lang na paglalaruan ng pag-ibig?

Simple lang naman sana ang pangarap ni Beverly Llamado at iyon ay magkaroon ng isang masayang pamilya kasama ang lalaking kaniyang mapapangasawa. Sa kasamaang palad, siya ay nabigo. Ito ang nagtulak sa kaniyang magtrabaho sa Amerika bilang isang registered nurse. Nangako na lang din siya na ilalaan na lamang niya ang pagmamahal sa kaniyang pamilya na nasa Pilipinas. Sa edad niyang kuwarenta ay tuluyan na siyang napaglipasan ng panahon at napabayaan ang kaniyang pangangatawan hanggang sa tumaba na siya nang husto. Nang kinailangang operahan ng kaniyang pinakamamahal na ina ay napilitan siyang umuwi ng Pilipinas para maalagaan ito. Sa kaniyang pagbabalik ay makikilala niya ang anak ng aristokratang alahera na matalik na kaibigan ng ina. Ang bente-singko anyos na heartthrob at isa ring hopeless romantic na si Stephen Aquino, ngunit head-over-heels naman sa sexy at maganda nitong girlfriend na si Sophie Barranda. Laking dismaya pa niya dahil ipinagkasundo pala siya dito sa kabila ng labin-limang taong agwat nila. Matupad kaya niya ang kahilingan ng ina o pangangatawanan na lang niya ang kaniyang pagiging isang old maid? Ano ang epekto ng kasunduang ito sa sa magandang relasyom nila Stephen at Sophie? Basahin at saksihan ang pagiging mabuting anak, kapatid, at kaibigan ni Beverly, ang kaniyang kulitan at kilig moments kay Stephen, at ang iringan nila ni Sophie. Sila at ang iba pa ang makakasama ni Ms. Beverly sa kaniyang huling biyahe. (Fanfiction for Ms. Regine Velasquez) "Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home." -Matsuo Basho