For eleven years, Oakley Farrell has been silent. At the age of five, she stopped talking and no one seems to know why. Refusing to communicate beyond a few physical actions, Oakley remains in her own little world. Bullied at school, she has just one friend, Cole Benson. Cole stands by her refusing to believe that she is not perfect the way she is. Over the years, they have developed their own version of a normal friendship. However, will it still work as they start to grow even closer? When Oakley is forced to face someone from her past, can she hold her secret in any longer?

"Roses are dead, violets are dying; outside I'm smiling but inside I'm crying" "Conceal, don't feel, put on a show Make one wrong move and everyone will know"_ Queen Elsa Amanda Aderinsola Akinde has had a very normal life for as long as she can remember until she makes one wrong move that leads to a tregedy New city, New school, starting over on a new slate with a new set of people that all seem normal on the outside- too normal They often say that the brightest smiles conceal the deepest pain and that the ones who give the best advice often need therapy the most Welcome to Sheffield High... and remember, even after looking twice, Do Not Come to A Conclusion Just Yet "No matter how fucked up you think your life is, there's someone having it a bit worse"~ Amanda Most impressive ranks No 1 #teenlife No 1 #nigerianteens No 1 #swimming Started: 11th December 2022 Completed: .....

A collection of poems from star crossed lovers to randomness. Take a dive into the world of poetry written by a goofy and lazy teen.

the road trip of a lifetime. [ cover by blissom / trailer by blissom ] [ started march 30th, 2013 - ended february 18, 2015 © paulina r. all rights reserved ]

With the help of a smooth-talking cowboy, a broken ballerina battles physical and emotional trauma to get back to the barre, and maybe find love in the process. No more daily routines. No more barre warm-ups. And no more ballet. After a devastating injury, Adeline Vaughn's career is over. Having no other choice, she uproots her life and moves to Kentucky to live with her aunt. But the welcome party that greets her is not what Adeline expects- nor the spark that ignites between her and a certain cowboy. As she rebuilds her life, Adeline struggles with her compulsive tendencies and deeper wounds she isn't ready to confront, that is until Quinn Daniels with his slow smiles and southern charm steps in. Adeline soon finds herself the subject of this blue-eyed charmer's desires, but can he connect with Adeline as she fights to break the chains of her past? Flashbacks. War. And loss. Life on the ranch is busy for Quinn Daniels but no matter how much he puts on his plate, his past comes back to haunt him. He has a sister and friends who support him, but it isn't until a darlin' ballerina sashays into his life that Quinn sees the peace he needs so desperately. But Adeline Vaughn is not like any woman he has ever tried to lasso before. It will take all his southern charm and a huge amount of patience to claim the timid ballerina's heart. But will she want him when she learns about the hidden demons he battles? A shy ballerina's life shattered in an instant. A rugged cowboy haunted by his past. Will the two be the answer to each other's pain? * # 1 in Chicklit 5/22/21 # 1 in Ballerina 5/31/22 # 1 in Horses 5/22/21 # 1 in ContemporaryRomance 5/29/21 # 1 in Ranch 5/29/21 # 1 in OCD 5/29/21 # 1 in Country 6/3/21 # 1 in Ballet 6/20/21 # 1 in Cowboy 6/25/21 # 1 in PTSD 6/26/21 # 1 in Injury 8/2/21 #11 in Love 1/25/22

|Completed| Stephanie's secret desire for love and acceptance drives her into a friendship that leads her through a path she doesn't expect to take. A path that brings her the opposite of her expectations and leaves her broken. A path that turns her into somebody else. Somebody numb to life and blind to the love that had been staring at her right in the face.

Destiny, a sweet, innocent and often introverted Christian moves to a new country with hopes of studying in the country of her dreams but soon her life gets woven into a tapestry of love and lies as she lays eyes on Antonio. Antonio, leader of the Italian mafia, a stoic man with a cold demeanour weaves his way into Destiny's life making her question all she had believed in one by one.

If there's anything Evie Barrett has learned in her sixteen years of living, it's that there's a lot more to family than blood. She's stuck by that fact since the day her mother turned her back on her so many years ago, suddenly sharing nothing more than the same green eyes and a last name. While Evie didn't have her biological relatives, she filled the gap her mother left with people that she'd die for in a heartbeat. It was far from conventional but perfect to her ⎯ she wouldn't have had it any other way. That is, until she gets told that her mother is dead, and that she's going to be sent to live with her seven long lost brothers. Evie's definition of family is about to be turned upside down. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ highest rankings: #1 in recovering, 12/3/22 #1 in innerdemons, 3/17/25 #3 in brokenfamily, 3/4/22 #5 in hurt, 10/4/23 #5 in rebel, 4/7/24 #11 in foundfamily, 9/9/24 #14 in trauma, 10/23/23 #31 in mental health, 3/4/23 tysm for all the support, hope you enjoy! - elle.

*Now published as a full ebook and paperback novel. Buy now on www.authoranhorton.com* How far would you go to keep a promise? When twelve-year-old Oliver Ainsworth promised his life to Avery Hastings, she never believed him. After years apart, through war and tragedy, it seems even more likely that he's forgotten her entirely. And she's moved on as well. Haunted by their parents' gruesome murder and the overbearing debt they'd left behind, Avery and her sister both sell themselves into different trades to make their livings, to pay back the murderer before he comes for them too. As for Oliver? The war came for him just like it came for every other young boy in their village. Or so Avery thinks. Until her employment with a wealthy family in France forces their two worlds to collide once more and she learns there's far more to the boy she knew than she could have ever imagined. Bound by a contract neither of them ever signed, they must come together again after years apart, after being worlds away, after becoming different people. A contract which states that they are overdue for their own wedding. But, after a lengthy engagement, when Oliver gives Avery the chance to opt out... will she even want to?