Diana is looking forward to finally finishing high school. Stay out of trouble. Focus only on art. This is Diana's grand plan - until she is assigned to paint the portraits of a girl she can't stand to be around: the school's obnoxious soccer team captain, Alex Perez. ***** It's senior year. Diana just wants to keep her head low while dealing with a family that is slowly but steadily falling apart and a best-friend-turned-enemy that she could certainly do without. The last thing Diana wants to do is spend her last year of high school painting the portraits of Alex Perez. Everyone loves Alex - she's the town's prodigy and the school's golden girl. But Diana and Alex couldn't be more opposite; put them in an art room together and a disaster is bound to happen. [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Ilafi Nastiti [WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST]

"You are going to make a run for it, huh?" he smirked. The door opened. "You bet!" I yelled, and took off. "Alright," he said, and started chasing after me. It was already 5pm so the streets of Chicago were jam packed from people getting taxis and leaving work. I managed to get around one corner before I felt someone grab my skirt, and it ripped right up the side. Great, another piece of ruined clothing and it's like my third work day. He pinned me to the side of a department store, with a bunch of mannequins in the backdrop. His hands were gripping my shoulders. I would probably have enjoyed it if I wasn't being interrogated. "Gotcha," he laughed. "That doesn't mean I'm telling you anything." "I think you are forgetting who I am, Ellie. You and a couple employees may see me as this manipulative, irresponsible, crazy billionaire, but the rest of the world sees me as some god-like, hot, intelligent angel." He was so arrogant. "What I'm trying to say is, we need to do this quick. Or paparazzi will come and our picture is going to be all over the internet with the headline, 'Brandon Forsyth bored with work, spotted pinning new fling against the side of a Target in Chicago'." "Why would I care?" He grinned. "You won't be able to be seen in public without people staring at you and judging your every move. Everyone will need to know what you're doing if you are the beloved heartthrob Brandon Forsyth's new lover." "You are evil." "I definitely can be."

When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

Emily Jenkins is beautiful, downright gorgeous 23 year old but she doesn't know it. Shy, quiet, always the girl in the corner but mess with her you will wish you were never born. Living paycheck by paycheck working at a diner to make ends meet, Emily doesn't have time for dating boys especially with her bad past. Let's see how long this lasts. Nick Blackwood is CEO of Blackwood's enterprises. He's handsome, rich, 28 years old,and a playboy. Nick always get what he wants, girls just throw themselves at him so it's no challenge to get laid. No one dares to say no to him, Nick doesn't even know the definition of no. So when he wants Emily, he will get her. No matter what it takes. My first time writing, so show some love please

Do opposites attract each other always? Meet Arabella Dickens and Dominic King, two different people coming from very different backgrounds they have very little in common. Arabella Dickens a 26-year-old human rights lawyer and also a part-time social worker, running a small private law firm in Brooklyn, New York with her best friend Jemima Moretti. Engaged to her boyfriend whom she had been dating for over six years, everything seemed so perfect or so it seems, turns out the last person whom she thought would never hurt her left her broken and miserable. They say one should never make hasty decisions when one is lonely and heartbroken. But Arabella decided for once to just go with the flow. One week of hooking up with the enigmatic and gorgeous man on the beautiful island of Santorini, turned out to be more than she bargained for. "I clearly told you, it was just for a week no strings attached, why are you so adamant on rekindling that relationship, Is it friendship you want?I'm all up for it", she said those last words sardonically. "Friendship? Arabella. Do you think I have been driving myself crazy just so I could ask you to be my friend?", no sooner Dominic said those words, he pulled her into his arms roughly and captured her mouth, giving her a long lingering kiss. "Arabella I'm not done here, I want you and you know in what way I want you, I'll have you. You belong to me", he said with his deep voice, gazing at her with his hauntingly grey-blue steady eyes, caressing her roughly bruised kissed lips with his thumb, and walked away, leaving her dumbfounded. Dominic King was a 28-year-old multi-billionaire, coming from generations of wealth, with the world at his feet. Never one to be in a serious relationship it was always casual. But that changed when he met her. His obsession for Arabella was undeniable...but was it LOVE? ©copyright ayanz88 NOTE: COVER BY @optimistic_tears

Being a girl who is faced with struggles day to day, it is hard not to let it get in the way. One day, Abby meets someone that later changes her life-but the question is: was it for the better?

Blayze Norman; A cold and ruthless CEO of Norman Enterprises has decided to take Caden Carter as his bride, not even the heavens was going to stop him. * * * Blayze Norman is the cold, ruthless and industrious CEO of the multi-billion Norman Enterprises. He's meticulous and calculative with his every step. The type to pay back what has been given to him. When he's informed that the debt a lesser company owes his has somehow strained the financial status of his even by the lowest percent, he's offered with the oldest alternative. Make the debtor's oldest daughter his bride and stand the first in line to claim all their properties. Unfortunately for him, the young bride-to-be is not as submissive as he would like. In fact, she's the opposite of what you might call the perfect wife. Soon, they're tying the knot followed by a series of comic events that escalates towards finding love and comfort in each other faster than the two ever expected. * * * THIS BOOK IS COMPLETE BONUS CHAPTER NOW AVAILABLE!

When Alexis agrees to help the school's player, she must guard the secret that could unravel everything - even as unexpected feelings complicate the game. *** What happens when Alexis Dawson, the 'resident loser' of Redwood High, agrees to help the school's notorious player, Aaron Walker? How can she stop herself from falling for him? It isn't all love and romance - Alexis has a secret of her own. Join them on a journey of jealousy, betrayal, trust, friendship, and love. A little favour just got a whole lot more complicated. *** He was so close, his breath hit my lips. His eyes darted from my eyes to my lips. I stared intently, awaiting his next move. His lips fell near my ear. "Shut up and kiss me" He whispered roughly. A chill shot up my spine. I pulled back, staring at his eyes and leaned in...

Free to read! 19-year-old Jane, newly-single, moves to London to work for her friend, Kitty. But Kitty is hiding something about the café - and about Jane and Kitty's past. ***** If you looked at her Instagram, you'd think Jane had the perfect life. But a family tragedy and a big break up shatters that illusion, prompting Jane to drop out of university and move to London. She gets a room above a bookstore and a job as a barista, thanks to her childhood friend Kitty. Struggling with feelings of loneliness among the happy staff, Jane feels further ostracized when Kitty refuses to discuss Matt, who used to live in the bedroom Jane took over and who left under mysterious circumstances. As Jane struggles to find herself, and get the attention of the cute bartender, Harper, she discovers that the Brew Books café is brewing with dark secrets. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

Now a digital pilot for SYFY The Society knows when we're going to die. They imprint it on our arms at birth. I was supposed to die yesterday. I'm the girl who's Expired. Winner of the 2020 Readers Choice Awards Cover by @Forcade