It's a paper crane, he told me. And I'll look at that old origami bird and remember it as the best day of my time with Casper Ardvan, No matter how short said time was going to be.

Paxton whimpered, shooting pain through me. He sounded so hurt, so broken. I hugged him tighter, realizing now that my tears weren't from the pain in my arms, but the pain that Paxton was feeling. He fell on top of me, wrapping his arms around me. His claws were no longer there, but he was still trembling. "Everything's going to be okay." I repeated over and over softly. He breathed in my scent, slowly calming down. "I thought you were gone," he whispered painfully against me. He sounded so vulnerable. "I'm right here," I said quietly into his ear. His arms tightened around me yet again. "Please don't leave me. Please don't leave me ever again." His voice cracking at the end. "Promise me. Promise me you'll stay with me." The desperation in his voice nearly broke my heart. Who knew that such a strong, powerful man could be so lost inside? Who knew that he could be so broken? "I promise." Little did I know, that promises were meant to be broken. *Cover by Maytijessen

#37 ON CHICKLIT 3/9/15 Avery Winters still isn't over her college love, Dominic Brown. It may be over three years since she last saw him, but she still remembers it like it was yesterday. In an attempt to move on with her life, Avery decides to write down her and Dominic's love story, from the bad to the beautiful. Looking back on her college years, Avery relives her first year away from home, reminisces on all the lessons she has learned, and the ups and downs of first love. But when Avery finishes her story will she finally be ready to move on? or will she long for her college days and Dominic more than ever? My beautiful cover was made for me by the lovely bellexrosa

Hannah Taylors finally gives in to her desperation and does one of the stupidest things a girl can do to grab her unapproachable long-time crush Jonah Gibbs' attention: spill soda on his white shirt and leave a motherfrigging red blotch on it. Accidentally... on purpose.

"Go ahead," I said, backing up against the pink wall of the shop. "Do something other than glare at me." I waited. One, two, three seconds... and nothing. I raised my chin at him. "You're boring me, mute boy." He stepped closer. Leaned toward me as his gaze burned into mine. Then... ❀ ❀ ❀ After three months in juvenile detention, it's time for Romy Pereira to help out with her family's flower shop. And it's not all bad... until they hire Jack Michel to work beside her. He doesn't speak, communicating with glares and scowls instead of words, and seems to be more interested in literal rocks than other human beings. And with an ex-convict mother, her friends drifting away, and the flower shop falling apart, the last thing Romy wants to deal with is Jack's attitude. She'll forever praise the day he screws up big time and gets himself fired, but until that day comes, it's mostly one cold-hearted girl, her silent (but still infuriating) coworker, and a whole lot flowers. [word count: 100k] [originally written in 2014-2015; re-write completed 2020-2021] ❀ Rankings ❀ #1 in #badgirl #1 in #goodboy #1 in #flowershop #1 in #sociopath

Rorie and Delilah have been best friends since the day they were born: July 17. That just so happens to be the birthday of Disneyland. Each year, the two take a trip to the happiest place on earth. On their 17th birthday, the friends go for the first time on their own, without their families. What starts out as a Disney day of fun turns into the adventure of a lifetime. Follow the story of Rorie and Lilah from their own points of view as they retell the series of events that lead them to Disney Jail.

Lia and Kurt both struggle in school. She's blind. He has Asperger's Syndrome. The two instantly connect after meeting in the hallway and bond over their musical talents. With Kurt's family business collapsing and Lia struggling with the fate of her ill seeing eye dog, Star, their relationship is put to test as they face the world around them.

She couldn't keep her eyes off him and he couldn't stop thinking about her. "How do you know when you're falling in love with someone?" - That was their question. ----- Two point of views, one goal: To explore and discover the parts of falling in love.

Mikayla's whole life for the past three years revolved around the Indego, a device that records the user's daily life. By uploading videos of her life, she became Micky Summers, the most popular girl on the indenet, with plenty of fans, friends and money to go with it. But when a series of recorded mistakes are used against her, her reputation is destroyed and she loses everyone she holds dear and someone she took for granted. Now that she has hit the bottom, she forces herself to relive every painful, sweet and funny moment leading up to her fall from grace and gain the strength to let it all go. But once she's decided, where does she go from there?