A young woman tries to escape her past by moving to a new town and bets a renowned Christmas-hating local that she can get him to fall in love with Christmas. 85-90,000 words

How do you get your hands on a whole load of cash? By manipulating an ego-centric rich boy, that's how. Sophie Wright wasn't always a Golddigger, but what's a poor college girl to do for money when unfortunate situations rob her of her part-time job. There were bills to be paid and family to support, so she needed a new source of money and fast. And that, my friends, was how Sophie Wright got herself into a new profession - Goldigging. Her mission was simple, get the cocky Nathan woods to fall at her feet. For someone as shallow as he was, all she'd have to do was bat her eyelashes, and the dumb boy would kneel down before her. And hopefully, the rich asshole's wallet would too. The plan was going to be almost too easy. What could possibly go wrong? ------------------ THIS BOOK IS COPY-RIGHT PROTECTED! DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TAKE THIS WORK AND PUT IT ANYWHERE ELSE. I WILL FIND YOU AND YOU WILL PAY THE CONSEQUENCES.

Sadie's secretly in love with her best friend Connor. When the lights go off at a party, she kisses him in the dark. The next day, Connor enlists her help to find his mystery kisser. Sadie is stuck in the middle, will she ever be able to tell him how she feels?

Nadia Hussein is missing. She stole the key to life itself, and now no one can find it... - When Alex Ballantyne arrives in Scotland, she hopes she's left her old problems behind. But when Nadia disappears, she reluctantly takes matters into her own hands. - As Alex and her friends track Nadia down, they unknowingly wander into a perilous new world full of criminals in pinstripe suits and talking cats. Someone's been messing with the laws of nature. - Soon after, a mysterious stranger comes to town, covered in dirt and coal. He chooses the name Butch. Thousands of his people are trapped under the Earth's crust, and their lights have just gone out. Without the Egia, they'll die. While he hunts for Nadia, Butch stumbles upon an old friend who will do whatever it takes to cling to control. - Time is running out... and war cannot always be prevented. As several groups converge in their search for power, the fight for the Egia begins. ___________ #20 in Curiosity, Jan. 2nd 2021 #56 in Crime fiction, Jan. 4th 2021 #61 in Twists, Jan. 4th 2021 ___________

Stephanie doesn't give second chances. Has she finally met someone to change her mind? ------------------------------------------------------ Stephanie Halder thinks she has it all; the successful boyfriend about to propose, the beautiful downtown condo, and hopefully soon, her dream job. But none of that is on her mind when she's stuck in an elevator for hours with a stranger, and all she can think about is not peeing herself in front of him. When the life she thought she was building crumbles around her over the course of a half-eaten steak dinner, Stephanie starts over, looking for happiness in the exact opposite places she did before. [75,000-80,000 words]

One woman's guide to falling in love, getting fit and surviving the end of the world. Karla is busy running her own business, half-heartedly trying to lose her belly fat, and avoiding thinking about her single-status - she does not have time for civilisation to fall apart rn. But when the world as she knows it crumbles like a triple-choc cookie, Karla will have to embark on the trip of a lifetime to find safety. Traversing the vastness of the Australian east coast, Karla and her companions - a misfit band of workmates and one reasonably attractive stranger - will find adventure, love and a new dress size. Rom-com meets disaster movie meets extreme-makeover, this story is for anyone who needs the motivation of a planetary disaster to change their world.

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Love writing but find it hard to finish projects? Looking for a new approach to telling stories? Embracing serialisation can help you be more productive and get more readers. In this guide I share what I've learned while writing A Day of Faces, my serial which hit #7 in the science fiction chart here on Wattpad, won a 2016 Watty Award and has had over 146,000 reads. My current Wattpad serial is The Mechanical Crown - come join the adventure! You can find out more about my projects at simonkjones.com and support my writing on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/simonkjones

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