College, the one big reset button that life offers. To Ethan, college represents new friends, new experiences, new romance, and a new set of expectations; one of them being to reinvent himself. While being a business major is great and all, what he really wants to be is a comedy writer which would be going against his parents' wishes. He also wants to put himself out there more which leads to some interesting results. Let's see how Ethan does in college in Let's Get Ethan By Courtney Knight. Completed: 2/6/2021 Word Count: 73,000

[NA Featured] He could move, talk and feel. Something said impossible. Yet she couldn't help but love him. _ "Turn around slowly," said the intruder with significant command. "P-Please don't-" I stuttered. My breath hitched when a hand gripped my shoulder. The dire state had no chance to recede when I was jerked around for a face to face encounter. Fear demanded all of me, yet I had a moment of anticipation of whom I reckoned to see. "Alfie?" Once I set my eyes on the person who just forced authority, I was struck with bewilderment. A male, similar to those I thought only exist on a poster, now stood before me. His face was strong and defined. His hazel eyes were prominently alluring. As I stood at a 5'7, my head barely level his shoulder. A slight glow shimmered in his gaze, and it earned him more of my stupefaction. What I didn't expect next was the sight of his lips quirking upward. The knife in his hand fell with a silent thud as it hit the floor. The sound howled me back to reality in a haphazard manner. Before I could react, he pulled me into a firm embrace. Although still confused about what was happening, my body protested against my brain's command to pull away. _ In the future, women step up to govern the earth, a new ruling to heal the aftermath of a devastating war. HEROIN, a constitution with authority, claims the reappearance of men as a mere vessel, retained by nature to seed population. When Charis falls in love with her pod, her view of men changes. Little does she know that her attempt to protect him will be the beginning of unravelling the dark truth about what she thought of as Utopia. A test of judgment awaits; her believes against the world soon become the key to save humanity. Word count: <70000 Top rank: 1• #future #men #newworld #genetics #dystopian-future #extinction #science #scifi-romance 2• #environment #newadult 3• #nature #hope 6• #scifi-fantasy #dystopian #dystopian-fiction #alien 9• #different #earth

[Cannot be read as a stand alone - Sequel Protecting The President's Son] One year later, Luna Prescott has done her best to move on from the tragic events that occurred previously along with dealing with unsettling news and an unexpected visit as well as the disappearance of her brother. Although many things happen in her life, on thing remains constant. Ace Crawford. After everything, he's still there. In fact, after his father's term as President is over, he's the perfect person to become some like Luna. An agent. After all, who would suspect the previous President's son? His new job will help Luna on the hunt for the people who escaped her grasp from their last meeting. Lucas Miller and Penelope Turns. Both gone into hiding after last year's events only to form an alliance with someone Luna least expected. With the return of Luna and Ace also comes danger, drama and mystery. What to do? Where to go? And who to trust? *** "Who the hell are you?" I spat. He grinned at my tantalisingly, "Oh yes, where are my manners, my name is Lincoln Ryder." Ryder? "Or more commonly known as Lucas' biological father and Commander Ryder's secret husband." Oh shit. *** Started: 30/12/19 Ended: N/N *** cover credits: @mara_cleia

Nolan, an unapproachable guy who ignores the existence of all his schoolmates, sleeps in all of his classes. Normally, this wouldn't be Chelsea Arnold's problem-she does her best to pay attention in class and attends gym like a good, normal student. Unfortunately, she just so happens to be his assigned desk partner in many classes. She's frequently forced to wake him in English class and ends up earning the unofficial title of Nolan's Wake-up Alarm-a title that nobody in the entire school covets. The last thing she wants is to interact with him more than she absolutely has to. One day, their gym teacher sends her to bring him back to class, which he always skips for some reason. When she accidentally shines her flashlight in his sleeping face, it triggers a chain of events that gradually intertwines their lives together. It's hard to be a normal student when you start befriending the school oddball. It doesn't help that he has more secrets than the Big Ben has stairs. ----- Complete. (first person, past tense, slowburn) ----- 1st place in Humor Category of Psychological Novel Reads Contest 2020 (29 Sep 2020) ----- Started: April 28, 2020 Completed: July 23, 2021 Word Count: 160K+ ----- The sequel, The Tortoise and His Sunrise, is up on my profile now!