He lit his cigarette, I lit nothing. He drank alcohol, I drank water. He smirked, I smiled. He didn't love me, I didn't love him. He and I together wouldn't last a day. And then the game started... He said he found me intriguing, unique, and interesting because I didn't swoon over him. "You and me Grey, let's play a game. We'll date and in three months time I promise you will fall for me. When you fall in love with me between that time span, I win. If in any way you were to win I'll give up all the alcohol, cigarettes, and player ways." It was a game I wasn't willing to lose, but all games had accidents and consequences. It takes a broken heart to know how to break a heart.

Praetorian. Prae·to·ri·an. adj. /prēˈtôrēən/ 1. The bodyguard of the Roman Emporer 2. A group of boys who rule Constantine Private School and have made my life a living hell. In the richest city in America sits Constantine Private School, a school for geeks, hotties, rich bitches, and everybody in between. The Wiley family, working their way up the financial ladder, have just moved in and are about to shake up the residences of Greycliffe. Elodie Wiley is plain, maybe average on a good day. Her hard work has gotten her nowhere in life. Her determination is cloaked under the diffident shell she wears. Her beauty is unseen by the human eye. She is just like every other girl out there. She is just Elodie. The Praetorian boys are coveted and held on a mile high pedestal. Their parents' money have made them well known and their good looks have made them the top dogs. Nobody dares stand in their way, except for the new simple-minded girl in town. [Bleh, I'm so bad at blurbs. But I promise the actual story is much better!]

He's her new annoying next door neighbor and she's the oddest girl he has ever encountered. Dannie Hale is not your average girl. She's weird. She's athletic. She's lacking in the common sense department. And she went through one hell of school year that has left her scarred for life. Seth Parker is your average Cali boy. He's good looking. He can surf. His ego is the size of the moon. And he's made it his job to figure out the puzzle named Dannie Hale. Summer break has arrived and it's time for life to reveal what plans it has made for these two very special people.

Elle Grayson's guilty pleasure is reading cheesy romance novels. Always has been, always will be. Maybe that's why she's never had a boyfriend - no guy can live up to her expectations of the guys in romance novels. She doesn't think there is one guy that can prove to be even half as decent as guys in books. But when there's somebody set on doing exactly that, things just might start to change. Romance #110 Short Story #23 - May 28, 2014

[EXCERPT - FIRST 5 CHAPTERS] THE FULL BOOK IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN STORES AND ONLINE! Never trust a guy in spandex. In Abby Hamilton's world, superheroes do more than just stop crime and save cats stuck in trees - they also drink milk straight from the carton and hog the television remote. Abby's older brother moonlights as the famous Red Comet, but without powers of her own, following in his footsteps has never crossed her mind. That is, until the city's newest vigilante comes bursting into her life. After saving Abby from an attempted mugging, Morriston's fledgling supervillain Iron Phantom convinces her that he's not as evil as everyone says - and that their city is under a vicious new threat. As Abby follows him deeper into their city's darkest secrets, she comes to learn that heroes can't always be trusted, and sometimes it's the good guys who wear black.

[Now free to read!] Scott Wilson isn't used to being corrected, and he definitely didn't expect to get his biggest dose of criticism by his coach's daughter - Elle Monroe. ***** When Scott Wilson is drafted to try out for the Marlies hockey team, it's easily the best day of his life. He's cocky and for good reason. He's spent his entire life being told that he's a hockey prodigy and he knows that he's on the path to his destiny. Then Elle Monroe shows up, and throws off his entire plan. Elle - the daughter of his coach - is loud, rude, confident, and gets a special kick out of knocking Scott down a peg or two. Scott doesn't want to accept the help she's offering, but eventually he does, and it turns into a lot more than he was expecting. Scott isn't used to a lot of things, but there's one especially that he's never prepared for: a beautiful, loud girl stealing his jersey every day before their practices. [Winner of the 2015 Watty's 'cover to cover'] [completed]

Melody Fitz would've given anything to escape from her world and into the next. Searching for her Prince Charming, conquering the evil witch and becoming the heroine of her own stories. But all Melody really is, is Fairytale Girl. The laughing stock of the school and object of her mother's scorn, Melody wants desperately for a way out. In steps Aphrodite. A Goddess bored with her own life and seeking a way to liven up someone else's and she does. Melody's. Suddenly her characters are coming to life and caught up in hatred and love, Fairytale Girl never expected this to happen.

Join Chase and Carli in their quirky journey towards discovering themselves and each other.

What if you had a chance to go back? A second chance to do all the things you wanted to do but you were too afraid to try, a new opportunity to live your life how you want to or to mend all those mistakes. You could have friends. Spend time with your family. Go to Jane’s party! Learn to drive a motorbike. Maybe even fall in love. What if you could have a chance to do all those things you never did? I’m sure that if you die and see your life flashing before your eyes and all what you see is nothing but a dull life, you would also want to go back and change everything. I’m lucky because the day I had to die was also the day I got a second chance and this time I plan on doing everything I want and having no regrets. You never know when your day last will be so better live now instead of waiting for a better opportunity. Why saving yourself for the future if the future may never come? This is the story of how I got a chance to rewind and mend my life.

(Inspired by the song Strawberry Wine) ON SALE NOW FOR 99¢! PUBLISHED VERSION AVAILABLE ON AMAZON THROUGH KENSINGTON PUBLISHING! "You're so beautiful," Jake murmured as his fingers worked their way down, much lower than they'd ever been before. Sharp tingles shot throughout my body and spread to my core in electrifying waves. How was it possible to feel scared and exhilarated all at once? * * * * * Small-town girl, Addison Monroe, has plans to make the most out of the summer before her senior year. Once school begins, she'll be bogged down with the stress of college applications, making her precious free time a distant memory. Her vacation would consist of sizzling days at the beach, rowdy bonfires at night, and avoiding the bully who'd been her date to junior prom, no matter how hard he persisted. Falling in love had not been on the agenda. That changes when college man, Jake Grady, enters her life. Employed by her grandparents to work at the family farm for the summer, Jake ignites feelings in Addy she's never felt before, and is dying to experience again. She begins to fall fast for the sexy Texas cowboy and soon realizes that once break ends they will be forced to say goodbye forever. Follow Addy as she stumbles through a summer of first loves, first times and first heartbreaks, and find out why the summer she turned eighteen became the most memorable summer of her life. *Strawberry Wine is loosely based on a song by the same name, and is the winner of The Write Affair contest sponsored by Wattpad and Kensington Publication. The revised novel will be published in both print and eBook January 31, 2017, what you're reading on Wattpad is the original first draft! Notice: This document is not authorized for upload or use with artificial intelligence systems or platforms. Any attempt to upload, analyze, or process this content using AI technology is strictly prohibited.