Everyone has that one guy. The one who broke your heart, the one who got away, the one you can't decide if you regret. Because the thing about first loves' is that you really did fall, and even though life fell short of happily ever after there were still things worth remembering. But while your first love is the hardest, it doesn't have to be the last. At least, that's what Arya's realizing. Told from past and present perspectives, Alone on Cloud 9 is about a girl who lived in her dreams and the one day that changed everything…

They're worlds apart, and this isn't high school, so how the hell did a homeless female writer end up renting a billionaire's mansion? And - hold your breath - becoming his fake girlfriend? ➳ full blurb inside ➳ first reached #1 in humor on july 6, 2015 ➳ first reached #1 in business on august 29, 2023 ➳ winner of best humor book in the fiction awards 2016 ➳ featured by cadbury (marvellous creations) and secret lives of the americans (pivot) P.S. This is a SATIRICAL BILDUNGSROMAN. Proceed with caution. (cover by @glueeater)

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

"When I tell you that he hates me, you'll probably assume it's because he's a jerk...but you'd be wrong. He's not a jerk. I am." --- Several years ago tragedy struck Emma's home, leaving her broken... like a cup with cracks spiraling and slithering around the edges. Slowly, bitterness crept in like tar, hardening between each fracture to resemble a deceitful wholeness. She became a monster, and targeted her venom on the sweetest person she could find: Trinity Nixon. Too bad the boy Emma longed for was Trinity's brother. Now, as Emma fights to win the heart of the boy who despises her, she's forced to hide her demons. She paints her fragile cup in pinks, yellows, and oranges - all the colors of the sun. She paints on a smile, and an unusual sense of humor, so that the world will view her as bright and cheerful, when in reality she's breaking. But she's completely unprepared for the acidic truth that melts away the tar, demolishing her shell, and awakening the Emma White buried deep inside. --- Book 1 in The Dismantled Pride series *Story was previously titled "Faking It"

Being the son of the sheriff puts a huge target on Liam's back. Innocent, shy, Liam Rawley is a victim of harassment by some of the older boys in town. It wouldn't be a problem if the people harassing him didn't have any kind of criminal records. Liam's father decided to make one of his deputies lookout for Liam at all times. Being forced to spend every second with Deputy Brady Hutton had been kinda challenging for Liam, especially when he just wants to spend time with his new friends. Brady hates everyone but he seems to have a soft spot for Liam and does not hate the fact that he is getting paid to do nothing. The problem of having a bodyguard that spends every single second with you is that you might catch feelings for him. Deputy Hutton is not a line that should be crossed.

Emma Wells~ I used to have a crush on him. But now he has completely changed...his height, his voice, his way of looking. He is a total stranger to me now. Anything between us except friendship is totally out of question now. Nick Watson~ I used to have a crush on her. But now she has completely changed...she is more beautiful, competitive, and not to mention more manly (she eats more than me!) She is a total stranger to me now. Anything between us except friendship is totally out of question. How will Nick and Emma's complicated yet ordinary story unfold ?