Seventeen-year-old Mabel, a reserved and studious teenager from a small town in England, finds herself uprooted from her familiar surroundings and thrust into a prestigious boarding school in America. As she adjusts to her new life, she quickly becomes acquainted with the colorful characters that make up the student body, including the enigmatic and rebellious bad boy, Kai. From the moment Mabel crosses paths with Kai, their interactions are fraught with tension and heated exchanges. Kai's devil-may-care attitude and disregard for rules clash with Mabel's structured and rule-abiding nature. They quickly establish themselves as adversaries, locked in a battle of wits and wills that captivates their classmates and sparks a flurry of rumors throughout the school. However, as Mabel reluctantly gets to know Kai beyond his tough exterior, she discovers there is more to him than meets the eye. Beneath his aloof and brooding demeanor lies a troubled past and a vulnerability that few have ever seen. Drawn to the complexity hidden within him, Mabel finds herself irresistibly intrigued and starts to question her initial judgments. "Guarded Hearts" is a captivating tale of enemies turned lovers that explores the transformative power of forgiveness, trust, and understanding. It delves into the complexities of teenage emotions, the allure of mystery, and the magnetic pull of unexpected connections. Amidst the backdrop of a vibrant boarding school, Mabel and Kai's journey reminds us that sometimes the most unlikely of pairings can ignite a flame that changes our lives forever.

... and suddenly it was summer, and suddenly all my problems felt a lot smaller and the world a lot bigger

<•> Reverse grumpy x sunshine <•> Kataleya Miller is an independent and not so social woman. She spends most of her nights drinking and isn't interested in another relationship since her previous break up. She isn't the luckiest person in the world and things don't often go her way. For example...getting fired by her disrespectful, obsessed and rude manager. What happens when the universe makes her bump in with the newly moved single father who also owns one of the biggest and richest companies in the country? Will Londyn Smith and his wonderful personality crack the stone cold woman? Will the brunette accept his offer? Will they manage to build a stable relationship without having a person from the past destroy their connection? Read to find out. *** "Why is there glitter in my daughter's hair and in your eyes?" Is the first thing Londyn asks me as soon as he walks in to the room. "Kat is the best nanny ever!" The curly haired child squeals while hugging me as I turn to her father with an apologetic look. "Sorry.." I nervously say, afraid that he might get mad but I surprisingly get met by his charming smile. His smile that always makes my stomach do flips. He drives me insane. *** FINISHED but STILL UNDER EDIT

Hailey Baker and Landon Romano have been best friends since childhood. Unfortunately the duo is separated when Landon's parents seeking better job opportunities move to L.A. What will happen to the pair if they ever were to cross paths again? What are the results of their 6 years apart? Hailey Baker: 17 year old who has a bubbly outgoing personality. Her parents are alcoholics while her dad is abusive. Somehow she manages to keep up her bubbly persona which attracts people toward her. Even ones from the past. Landon Romano: 18 year old who would rather not to show much personality He is driven by his goals of joining the NFL one day. In order to reach those goals he is willing to do anything. Whether it takes using a few people on the way. They are total opposites, repelled away like plastic to a magnetic. One issue they both struggle with is being able to forget each other. So will opposites attract? Or will they stay repelled away from one another?

Dolly and Valentino. Sweet and intense. Crazy and serious. Two opposites. Two hearts. Two lonely souls. Dolly Armstrong is a crazy 19 year old with no experience of friendships or relationships. Isolated her whole life, she's desperate for a friend, someone she can waffle her heart out to, someone she can dress up in matching duck onesies with, someone who can tame her little crackhead self. Valentino Dominguez, a 25 year old lawyer who has no time for anything or anyone. He didn't care for a relationship, he told himself he was content on his own, basking in the silence of his own presence. That's how he liked it, quiet and calm. Until a talkative girl without the ability to be quiet stumbled into his gym. Can these two opposites ever become one?

Gwen Bradbury has seen the end. Gwen Bradbury has learned fighting again. ****** Gwen Bradbury's life is torture to her. She is floating above everyone else. Her existence is like a void, eating her up from the inside, little by little every day. Gwen wants freedom. She wants to escape. But she is not one to give up. The darkness and demons can't do anything to her, not again. She will fight till she can't take it anymore. Oliver Carlson isn't your typical boy next door. He isn't the popular bad boy with a dark past you will find in every book. Oliver is not cocky, not famous, not one with eight pack abs. He is quiet, silent, hiding in shadows, away from everyone else, on his own. He has learned to keep to himself, build his suits of armors up, and shut everyone out. Nobody really knows him. He doesn't care. What hurts is that when his popular brother Owen Carlson gets everything he wants, leaving Oliver nothing. So when Gwen Bradbury unintentionally unexpectedly crashes into Oliver Carlson's life, she tries to convince him that life is beautiful with her broad smile and crazy endeavors. Oliver does quite the opposite by shutting her out on the outside but maybe secretly slowly letting her own a piece of his heart. But what happens when both Oliver and Gwen are faced with disasters that make their second skin fall apart in front of their eyes abandoning only the truth? Completed. @girlofthetrees is the editor of this book. "How is it possible for someone already have written such an amazing book and on top of it write another one," - @Nani2096, A reader of 'In Too Deep' about Floating. "I love you and your books so muchh. The recent Floating chapter almost made me cry because it was so beautiful. I hope one day your books will get published and I'll be sure to buy them." - @sel__h Highest Ranking: #1 in depression #1 in hot #1 in slowburn #1 in friends #1 in sarcasm #1 in sad #1 in loneliness

Aria Lane is your typical shy girl next door; she always completes her homework on time and almost never receives a F on her report card. But what she considers to be a F in her life is her type 1 diabetes. Even though she has been diagnosed with it, she still struggles to keep it under control. What she doesn't have control over is her older sister Hailey, who one night asks Aria to drive her to a party and pick her up later; Aria has no idea that she will run into Dylan, the most popular guy at school, who may or may not have his eye on her.

Two teens struggle to survive their way through the last year of sixth form. Neither have ever communicated with one another, not once throughout their six years of school together. But this year is different. This year, two polar opposites become something that no one ever would've expected. • A quiet girl who purposefully keeps to herself, a troublesome boy who catches attention wherever he steps foot. It's obvious that the two were never supposed to be friends, but the world has a funny way of surprising us all. Started: 08/11/2022 Finished: 13/02/2023

Kendall Lockwood spent her life in the shadows of other people. She was athletic but her brother, Austin, was the star quarterback. She was popular but her 'best friend', Megan, was the ultimate queen bee. No matter what she did or how hard she tried, she was never number one. Oh well, she had gotten used to the dark. When she is forced to make a deal with the school's troublemaker, Daniel Stryker, how will she cope spending almost every waking minute with someone so insufferable? Throw in fake dating to appease his overbearing parents and you've got yourself a rollercoaster. Will her senior year be doomed with misery or will she finally find someone who can lift her rose tinted lenses.