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Lily is a successful novelist hiding a crippling secret: she is trying to write a love story, but is terrified of intimacy. Sent away to the red rock haven of Sedona to reset her creative block, she receives one strict mandate from her agent: "Stop writing love. Start living it." Isaiah is just looking for a place to breathe. Escaping a suffocating life in Los Angeles, he books a month-long retreat under a fake name, Jay, seeking refuge in a town where no one asks too many questions. He's here because he forgot what feeling anything was like. When they reach for the same blueberry muffin in a local coffee shop, they spark a connection neither saw coming. Their accidental encounters quickly evolve into a quiet rhythm of morning hikes, shared coffee, and late-night porch confessions. In a town built for exhausted creatives, they find safety in a mutual agreement: they don't ask what the other does. But their time in the desert is running out. As Lily's manuscript finally begins to feel dangerously real and Isaiah's self-imposed exile comes to an end, the secrets they left behind in Los Angeles threaten to shatter their sanctuary. Can a love built in the quiet spaces of the world survive the glaring, electric lights of reality? Find out in OPEN HEARTS

a collection of short stories about the strong magnetic fields of people and the invisible strings that tie them together.

Nang ang binatang si Durin ay biglang magpasya na baguhin ang sarili niya for the better after ng ilang heartbreaks na pinagdaanan niya noong teenage years niya. Doon umusbong ang kanyang confidence that led him to start meeting new people once again, and possibly find the woman that could conquer his dungeon of what ifs; 'what if hindi ako good-looking enough to be loved?', 'what if hindi ako jowable enough?', 'what if mahulog ang ipis sa sabon? Lilinis ba ang ipis o dudumi ang sabon?', and all his exaggerated what ifs. Will he get his own dungeon of what ifs conquered by himself or would it be someone who is also conquering the dungeon of their own?

It's been over 2,000 years since the Great Ice Age unleashed its fury across the earth. To ensure humanity's survival, the Founding Engineers selected a genetically diverse population to live under the safety of a dome, leaving everyone on the outside to perish. With the real world shut out so long ago, hardly anyone remembers it's there-- least of all Maysel, who's frozen inside. The only thing she has to worry about is the dome's dwindling gene pool, which threatens their very existence. The reason they were chosen. To ensure humanity's survival through the Great Ice Age. When Maysel finds out the city stole her DNA as a toddler, she teams up with Maddox, a classmate with deep, personal gripes against the city. Together, they uncover the ethically questionable lengths the city has taken to restore the gene pool, and begin to think beyond the dome's false blue sky. Meanwhile Dr. Hatfield, a scientist for Avtek, spends his summers analyzing ice cores in Antarctica. Until one day, he stumbles across a man-made tunnel on the side of a mountain, just barely peeking above the surface. The ice is melting.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤ- 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙡 نامال - 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙝𝙖𝙯𝙞 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥-𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙕𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙧 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙪𝙛. 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙬 𝙎𝙖𝙖𝙙𝙞 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙪𝙛 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙖𝙞𝙡. 𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙, 𝙎𝙖𝙖𝙙𝙞'𝙨 𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙩 𝙕𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙮𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙮, 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨'𝙨 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙕𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠. All credits goes to Nemrah Ahmed

Norenmin is a famous couple in their school, but tragedy begin to unfold in the relationship when Renjun catches his two boyfriends cheating on him. Will he forgive them or leave them?

The morning sunlight filtered down the hallway as I dragged myself through another rehab. I was tired, sore, and a little lost but then she was there. She immediately helped me: a warm shower, some food, and a nap that felt like the first real rest I'd had in days. I remember thinking, she's really good at her job. She didn't just do what was required she noticed what mattered to me. She helped me get my guitar to rehab, and even got me cigarettes, small acts that felt strangely comforting in a place that was otherwise overwhelming. One chaotic morning, someone stole my cigarettes. I grabbed the railing and jumped on it in frustration. She thought it was hilarious, got me a new pack, and later watched the replay on the camera with her mom. It was absurd, funny, human exactly the kind of memory that makes me smile even now. I remember the tiny moments, too holding the door for her while people got off the bus, the way she smiled when she saw me in the morning, the silent glance in the hallway that somehow made me realize I had feelings I couldn't name. Moments of trust, partnership, and connection, no drama attached just normal, human care. Sometimes I wonder if she misses me, but those thoughts are soft, like the ache that lingers in the background there, but fading over time. I didn't always understand her intentions, and I didn't always know my own, but these snapshots, these tiny pieces of our days together, are enough to remind me what it feels like to be seen, supported, and acknowledged. Then everything changed.

Short writings of an addict in recovery.

Published in Paperback, available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble! E-book comes out July 26th on KU!!! PREQUEL IN THE SOUTH SERIES Victoria Gutierrez is about to start college, along with moving into her new home with her mother. She is all set. All she has to do now is get a part-time job, and get by on her classes. It doesn't hurt to let off some steam by hanging out with her cousin, Gabe, more often. Gabe is in a band, so also spending time with the other band members is a given, right? Especially with one in particular... Victoria truly has a good life. Simple, yet engaging. Until her life irrevocably changes. She thought her and her mother would finally be able to recreate themselves. Start living. Spend time with family and make new friends, but some things are just not that easy. Every family has its own faults. This family, however, just happens to have some pretty significant ones. Lies are told and secrets get exposed... And not only does it include Victoria and Gabe, but also Gabe's best friend and band mate, Keanu, who is the lead singer. Too bad her immediate impression of him didn't last... Victoria and her family need to make sense of everything soon or it is all going to break apart, indefinitely.

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Honor is a sword that can cut both ways. It can protect the innocent, and it can pierce the soul. It's steel cares little for the desires of those who must bear it. It is a heavy weight to wield, but Ndete is no ordinary girl. She holds the power of the future. It flows through her veins. When the greatest challenge she has ever faced turns her world upside-down, Ndete must decide whether she is willing to risk being wounded when her people, her family and her heart are on the line.

In the queendom of Kalvaness, eighteen-year-old Nya has escaped the life of slavery that almost killed her. By day, she is a healer. By night, she is a poison-wielding killer known only as The Viper. People say she's a witch, but Nya knows better. There's no magic in science, and the witches are long dead. But after her deeds attract the attention of the Queen of Kalvaness, Nya is given a way of saving herself from the gallows. She must travel to the kingdom of Lostwithiel to kill the faery king. If she succeeds, she'll leave with the means to satisfy her lust for revenge on the fae slaver who stole her life from her. If she fails, the price will be her life. But is the enemy of her enemy really her friend? Under the guise of consort to Kalvaness's Prince Aleksander, Nya enters the land of the creatures that haunt her nightmares, where one wrong step will mean her death. But the more she learns of her sworn enemy, the more divided her loyalties become. Facing the ghosts of her past and a growing attraction to a prince who's hiding secrets of his own, Nya must decide whether to follow her head or her heart. But with the fragile truce between human and fae near breaking point, the consequences of her decision could reach further than she ever imagined.

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A rom-com coming of age, dual POV story about a girl who might have met Mr Right...if only he hadn't met her identical twin sister first. The Rules say it's sisters before misters. Reed's never been good at following the rules. Any rule. Annie's always been excellent at following the rules. All rules. But Reed is willing to do whatever it takes to show Annie she's the twin he wants. And eventually, bookish Annie can't help but be won over by the soft and squishy centre hiding under Reed's roguish exterior. If Abbie found out, it would break her heart, but Annie's not sure she can walk away from Reed. When it comes down to a choice between Abbie's heart or Annie's, Annie is willing to give up the chance of a happily ever after. But Reed hasn't fought so hard to prove he's really a guy Annie could love only to give up now. *I'm working on this one for actual submission - haven't done that in a while and it's terrifying, lol. Blurb's less a blurb and more my initial brain rambles as I'm still working on it.*

This is a Caribbean based story set in the island of Jamaica. Join Maesha, Mikael and Sondra, a tourist who crossed paths with Maesha, on their trek to survival. On their journey they are faced with a few unfortunate happenings. See what their journey holds:- captivation, shoot outs, old flames, new found friendships and maybe some fortunate happenings with a touch of love. Read to find out where their journey of unfortunate happenings end. Copyright © 2015. All rights reserved.

Ebony Covert: merely a forest to a person, a home to anything more than that. Creatures from faeries to centaurs to even dragons have inhabited this place for centuries without disruption from mankind; that changes when Lana Godfrey stumbles in. Lana is wide-eyed, confused, and scared when she walks from a world of unfulfilling assistant jobs and luke-warm coffee to a world of dragons and necromancy. Finding her way back home will not be as easy - or safe. Now Gwen must decide between protecting her home or her values, all while mourning the loss of her beloved mentor Evanora.

Erato Donahue is not your average high school student, in fact, she's a witch. She's going to be of age in 3 days and then she'll finally get her own coven and escape her mothers judgemental eyes.... at least, thats the plan. But plans always have a way of backfiring don't they?

A young girl is rescued from the sea with no recollection of who she is or where she came from. Inessa Woods is a girl with a troubled past, but is determined to help this mystery girl find her identity. When the police take control of the situation, Inessa decides to do a little investigating herself. But is she really prepared for what she is about to uncover? There is only one clue this mysterious girl can give Inessa: She can see mermaids . . .

It's starts when Jaemin decided to made a paranormal thing but ended up being haunted by it... ⚠️WARNING⚠️ 🚫CONTAIN CURSING WORDS🚫

FINDING HOPE, Book One of the Savage Cinderella Novella series, picks up a year after Brianna Hathaway's return from the wild. As she and Justin struggle to work through her recovery, Brinn must come to terms with who she is and discover her place in this strange new world. When Cody asks for her help in solving a kidnapping case for the FBI, it brings her worst nightmares to the surface. But will it be what she needs to finally put it all behind her and move on? Or will it lead her down a path into a dangerous world? A child is missing...and time is running out. Follow Brinn, Justin, Cody, and a cast of new characters through a series of novellas. Each story will bring a new adventure, another crime to solve, and more danger for Brinn and company as they delve into the world of human trafficking. http://www.pjsharon.com/ya-books/