Hello everyone! So this is by no means my book. I'm just posting it for myself and those that might need it for classes or just entertainment. All credit goes to Jane Austen. I don't know why but it's always easier to read on Wattpad rather than the actual book. Hahahaha I hope this becomes of some use to you :)

Wren Martin is socially awkward. She blocks off herself to the world, hiding behind her favorite hoodie. All she wants to do is keep a low profile, and graduate well enough to qualify for a college scholarship. But then a babysitting job leads her to cross paths with Asher Reed, Eastview Highʼs notorious athlete. When a field injury kickstarts his senior year, heʼs turning his free time and attention to Wren. And maybe she might not want to be invisible after all. ***** [Watty's Collector's Edition Winner] [TFA Runaway Prize Winner] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro

When the dark past collides with the present, there's nowhere to run. No where to hide. Maya Vogel, understood that really quickly. Everything she lived for, lived by, and lived with turned out to be a lie. She wasn't who she thought she was. When lies after lies pile up, Maya loses hope and strength. She longs for freedom, for happiness. That's until she meets Klaus Benton. Dark, dangerous, unrelenting, and unforgiving. He fights with vengeance, he fights with a purpose. No one escapes him. No one dares. Until Maya. She wedges deep into his heart and he promises her the world. He promises her no one ever was able to give her. Love. Then why did the world come crashing down on her in a blink of an eye? Maya Vogel's knight in shining armor became her worst nightmare. Worst than the only man who was out to kill her. Her father. Maya Vogel knows one thing. There's no where to run, no where to hide. And everything is still a lie. And by the time Klaus Benton realizes what he did...it will be too late. Love isn't lost. It's put to a test. Will Klaus find his Maya and make things right before it's too late? "You are mine, Maya. Always mine. There's no one worst than me. I won't kill you. But I will hurt you. Then I'll make you forever mine." -------------- -Viewer's discretion is advised. Read at your own risk. This isn't your normal, love story. This is dark romance. This is...forbidden, unforgiving. -Contains strong depictions of violence, strong language, descriptive sexual contents, and other mature themes.

Upon his death, the king had dictated that the queen would rule until she remarried, but her refusal to do so has the nation of Ethios in turmoil. Greedy for power and her cruelty knowing no limits, the queen has even reinstated the slave trade long since outlawed by her husband upon his ascension. A glimmer of hope for a suffering nation arises in a small baby. The Royal Sage has procured the late king's bastard son and has stolen him away to the city slums to live with Harren, a man who bravely rescues orphans from slavery. Naming the boy Kyran, Harren takes him in with the promise of one day returning him to his rightful place on the throne. Ten years later, these plans are dashed when Kyran is exposed to the queen. Harren must race to the safety of the Riverlands, who hold no love for the queen, if there is any chance to save his son, and future king. Saving Kyran saves the nation. If the queen is to be dethroned, the boy must claim his Birthright.

Roxie Jones was once a budding artist until her ex-husband Mitchell destroyed her confidence. Mitchell never supported her dream of becoming an artist, even though he ran his parents' art gallery in New York. Mitchell leaves her for his thinner, younger secretary, saying her being an artist is why he couldn't stay faithful, she did not meet his needs. Xander Austin owns Dragon Lore Art Gallery and is searching for new talent. He discovers Roxie, and to his surprise, she tells him no to showing her art. Even more surprising, she is his mate. The second his eyes land on her at his sister-in-law's launch event for her new matchmaking business, his dragon roars to life, yelling she is their forever mate. Roxie is not convinced they are mates and doesn't think her work is good enough to showcase in his gallery. Xander has his work cut out trying to convince her she is the one, and her work is worth showing to the world. #1 BBW 10/26/19 & 2/6/20 #1 adult themes 11/3/19 #1 LOVEATFIRSTSIGHT 11/10/19 & 1/6/21 #1 Artist 11/17/19-01/15/20 #1 Happily ever after 12/4/19 #1 foreverandalways 2/14/20 #2 Modern 4/6/20 #1 Dragon 11/3/20

This is part of a series of interconnected books. Can be read alone. Rob Zephyr moved to White Valley on the advice of his brother Marcus and his sister-in-law Ellie. Rob struggled to find his mate in Texas, so he packed up his ten-year-old son and his things and came out to Virginia. He has spent the past year living with Marcus and Eloise looking for his mate. He started up a web design business which exploded with work. It took away his time to find his mate and spend time with his son Adam. His bear kept demanding he find his mate, so Rob spent many nights at the Mate Me events Josie Austin hosted. A year later and he still hasn't found his mate, he was giving up with his son told him he'd been spending time with a librarian who was his mate. Myra Juleston befriended Adam Zephyr, a little boy who came into her library to hide from his swimming lessons. She moved to White Valley six years ago to become the head children's librarian for White Valley. Her childhood held horrors she would never wish on her worst enemy. Her lynx pined away for a mate and latched onto Adam. To her surprise, Adam is adamant about her being his dad's mate. Unfortunately, Myra's past spills over into her current life, putting both her, her new mate, and son in danger. Rob refuses to let her face the danger on her own. #1 librarian 2/23/21

Book four in the Mate Me Series! Jordan Howard became the legal guardian for his niece Daisy two years ago. Her mother died from breast cancer and his deadbeat brother was too hopped up on drugs to be a good caretaker. Two years later, he is helping Ellie with her court case against William. On a run to the grocery store with Daisy, he runs into his mate. Her light blond hair and gray eyes captivate him. Georgia Stevens is a New York Times best-selling children's author. Her early reader chapter books about Bethany and her dragon friend Felix have won her fame. She moves to White Valley to be closer to her sister Caroline and away from the hustle and bustle of northern Virginia. After finding out her agent Bert sold one of her new book ideas to her rival she breaks her contract. Now she needs a competent lawyer to help her fight her contract. #1 mates 12/31/20

This is book two in the Mate Me series, please read Loved by a Dragon before starting this book. You can read this book without Loved by a Dragon, but you won't know who some characters are. Eloise Rucker is a fourth-grade teacher and bartender. She works at Club Cerulean, and Josie Austin is her best friend. Josie runs a company called Mate Me held at the club. Unfortunately, Josie's Mate Me events have opened Eloise up to being hit on regularly. One particular man wouldn't take no for an answer and tried to drag her off. Now she has a stalker who leaves her notes everywhere she goes, at school, the club, her mailbox and front door. Enter Marcus Zephyr, bear shifter. He owns his own protection agency, Rhett Austin hires him to supply extra bouncers for his club on Mate Me event nights. The first night he meets Eloise a curvy teacher and his bear goes insane yelling she is their mate. Marcus argues saying they have no mate, she rejected them fifteen years ago, he'd been an idiot at eighteen. When she rejected him, he joined the Marines and left his little town in Texas. Now he was living in White Valley and unable to get Eloise out of his head, he offers to help her track down her stalker and protect her until they catch him. Will the two be able to find love with each other? Can Eloise learn to trust a shifter and can Marcus accept he has found his true mate? #3 Happy Ending 3-20-20 #1 adult romance 3-22-20 #1 Bear 4-12-20 THIS BOOK IS LEGALLY PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW. PLEASE DON'T TAKE WORK THAT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU. Have not edited.

Book three of my Mate Me series. Evelyn Tate knows that Anderson Jones is her mate. She knew it the minute she met him at Roxie's house. Unfortunately, Anderson doesn't see her as his mate. She breaks things off and tries to date other men. Until she finds her Mr. Right, Anderson offers to remain friends with benefits. She takes him up on his offer. Who could resist his sexiness? Josie and Roxie both want Evelyn to find her mate, Josie suggests dating someone else, and Roxie introduces her to Preston Reese. Anderson Jones refuses to take a mate. Too much has happened in his life for him to believe he will get his happily ever after. His tiger insists Evelyn is their mate, with her dark eyes and caramel skin he dreams of her every time he closes his eyes. To keep his tiger happy, he asks Evelyn to be friends with benefits. Everything goes smoothly until Preston Reese enters the picture. The two men have been rivals since high school. Never one to let Preston get the best of him, Anderson takes Xander's offer to become the main point of contact for their artists. Will Evelyn finally get her happily ever after? Will Anderson move passed his objections to having a mate? This is the first 10 chapters. If you would like to read the book in full it is available on Amazon under the author S.M.Merrill. Have not edited.

A classic 1940's style mystery... "Secretary Murders Widowed Mistress in Adelaide Love Nest!" Vivian Sherlock glanced from the screaming headline on her daily newspaper to the pale young man sitting on the other side of her desk. "Nigel is innocent!" insisted the young man.