"He was a beast by all standards, a horrific sight to behold." The town of Vell knows fully well the monster that lurks within the halls of Rose Castle. They envy, fear, and even desire the infamous man. However, unbelievable secrets haunt the Dark Forest that surrounds his castle. Secrets that he will keep uncovered at all costs. What happens when a determined older man comes forward, searching for the answers to questions that had plagued him endlessly about the Beast? What happens when along with the man comes his sweet wife, and stunning, scholarly daughter? It isn't whether she can come to love a beast, but rather if he can come to love her. A retelling of the classic story Beauty and the Beast The beautiful cover is by @Aphrodite270 Reached #114 in Fantasy on 3/17/2017!

Being a single mother is one thing, but being a single mother in the dating pool is another. Victoria has blocked herself off from any form of a relationship for the past six years when her heart was ripped out her chest. Now she finds herself trying to get back on track after spending Friday nights having a date with Ben&Jerry. The only few problems are tying to find a man who doesn't mind a seven year old running around, who also qualify as marriage material, along with managing in putting up with her weird and quirky ways.

"Every thing changed before my eyes, by my surprise. A$AP." - R.M. Welcome back to Lauren and Rakim's life. Life's been hitting them hard since they've found out they're expecting a child soon. They didn't see it happening nor was it planned, but maybe this was their blessing in disguise. Completed in 2015.

"It's all fun and games, until someone gets hurt." - L.R. Meet Lauren and Rakim. Friends that grew up with one another since they were toddlers. Because she grew up with him, Lauren thought she had her best friend all figured out. Well, what happens when they get into a relationship? That best friend she knew back then isn't the same best friend now. Completed in 2015.

Fatima Ward is a pre-med senior at Hampton University. Becoming a pediatric doctor is her parent's dream for her, but secretly Fatima wants to be a Fiction Writer. She finds herself fulfilling this secret passion by writing fanfics on the extremely popular online writing website, WriteNow. To keep her identity private, Fatima writes under the pseudonym @YaraTheWriter. With over 30,000 followers, Fatima's books are successful within the WriteNow community. Curvy and proud, Fatima has a long-time boyfriend who goes to school at Norfolk State University. While working on her new fanfic using rapper, Jericho, she finds herself becoming close with a new reader who she later finds out is the man himself. When he shows interest in meeting her she is hesitant but goes through with the meeting anyways. Jericho was born Jaren Young in Brooklyn, New York. He was known mostly for his basketball skills, but always had a love for poetry that led to rapping as a hobby. When things didn't work out for him at Syracuse University, a chance meeting with music legend Nas led to a record deal and his first album was instantly named a classic by both fans and critics. While working on his follow-up album, he runs across WriteNow and @YaraTheWriter through his assistant. What initially starts off as just something fun to pass the time leads to a deeper friendship. Even though he is dating one of America's most beautiful and popular actresses he finds himself anxious to meet the woman behind the book. What will happen when these two finally meet? ********** © 2017 D.S. Little All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the author, except as permitted by U.S. Copyright law.

Christian Ryder may be seen as a heartthrob by the majority of the world's female population, but to Sophia Hastings, he might as well be the newest addition to her hometown's local zoo. Sophia is a young, aspiring actress with big dreams who swears having to work with Christian Ryder wouldn't be worth all the fame in the world. Christian is a cocky womanizer whose world is turned upside down when he realizes his new leading lady just so happens to openly hate his guts. Is it even possible for Christian and Sophia to learn to get along long enough to make a movie, or will hatred, scandal and childish games destroy their careers? *** My eyes widened and I randomly exclaimed, "Oh, my God!" "What?" "Christian, thanks to you, I now understand what people mean when they say you're dark and handsome!" Christian looked smug. "I knew you would eventually." "They mean that when it's dark, you're handsome!" The smug look on his face disappeared. "I hate you." *** Contains some spoilers to Kidnap My Heart.

Nicole's troubles started the night of her 10 year high school reunion. Devastated to find her first love happily married and her life not going as she had planned, she passes out drunk only to be brought home by a man wearing white loafers. Five years later she is forced to return to her hometown to help her family and finds she is not the only one whose life has changed paths. Nicole is determined to rebuild her life and save her childhood home. Through it all she hopes maybe, just maybe she'll find the owner of those white loafers.

⚠SEQUEL TO THE ASSISTANT!!! PLEASE READ THE FIRST BOOK OR YOU'RE GOING TO BE CONFUSED⚠ It's been three months since the disastrous outcome at Chris's Royalty Album Release Party. Kyrie is moving on to bigger and better things with her blog, Behind Closed Doors, even getting the opportunity to interview some of her favorite celebs. Chris on the otherhand is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Between managing his career, raising his daughter Royalty, dealing with his baby mama Nia, and trying to rebuild his broken relationship with Karrueche whose carrying his future seed, the quest to find true love seems impossible. Kyrie and Chris cross paths again when Kyrie is assigned to interview Chris on his charity work for her blog. What will happen when the love that never died out between them, resurfaces? Copyright © 2016 Kira Melvin All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. I do not own any of the pictures used in this publication. Cover made by SolelyAsia❤ Started: 1/25/16 Finished: 9/17/16

WATTY AWARD WINNER OF 2015 - #JustWriteIt Challenge ✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾ The hero of her dreams was too bad to be true. ✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾ Villain Academy; where all the psychotic teenagers are trained to be the world's best villains. Try being the baddest of them all when the Puberty Truck is smacking you in the face--repeatedly. It's a hard time for young, attractive villains who haven't reached eighteen. And you'd think they already have enough to deal with when their worst urban legend fear appears: The Hero. So isolating evil-minded, puberty-hitting, aggressive teenagers into a confined brick building may not be the most intelligent choice of mankind. It was inevitable for there to be one hell of a problem. And that problem was me.

Maxine "Max" Reeves only wishes to have one thing in the world: to have a better life for her family. Even though working multiple jobs, reaching her dreams would still be a long run for her. But then her two brothers signed her up on a dating reality show called "She's One in a Million" which she refuses to accept at first. Making the final deal that she can win the 2nd runner up prize, she agrees to join the reality show with the other 10 girls where she would meet bachelor, Ian Montgomery. Winning 2nd place wouldn't be a problem as long as Max doesn't fall in love. Besides, how can love exist in such place? Max's Plan: Stay and play. Win second place. Don't fall in love. [Highest Ranking: #10 in Chicklit] All Rights Reserved. 2016