•ᑕOᗰᑭᒪᗴTᗴᗪ• •ᗴᗪITIᑎᘜ• Sewn together, meant to never fall apart; that's how a family is supposed to be. Secrets -- everyone has them. But Ruby Grayson did not think there would be any in her family. When the holidays' come and she finds out that her family hasn't been what she thought it was -- perfect, she's going to learn that life isn't always easy. And with her SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) resurfacing, it won't be easy. But her friend, Luke Hawt is not having any of her weighed down lifestyle. Although he has his own demons, he strives to help her see that she has to learn to trust in God while learning to trust in herself. • • • • • • But when the edges fray, it's up to the person to find the intact point and try to mend what little is left. Because maybe, just maybe, the part left is the most important part. •Completed on 2nd June, 2020•

*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

All Ed needed to become the Internet's latest boyfriend was a chili-pepper costume. But getting sunny foreign-exchange student Audra to prom will take a lot more than that. Ed doesn't know he's beautiful. But he is. Even when his crazy boss forces him to wear an "extra-spicy" chili pepper costume as part of a May 5th promotion. It was only meant to be an after-school job at a low-key Mexican restaurant; Ed never signed up for abject humiliation. And when a lovestruck girl snaps a covert picture of Ed while he serves her an enchilada, he couldn't possibly have anticipated becoming the internet's latest imaginary boyfriend. The fame is immediate and disorienting, but if it helps Ed convince quirky foreign exchange student Audra to attend prom with him, being "Enchilada Ed" might not be so bad. (Formerly Ignorance, Bliss, and Mexican Food)

•Tᕼᗴ ᖇᗴᗯᖇITᗴᑎ ᐯᗴᖇՏIOᑎ IՏ ᑎOᗯ ᗩᐯᗩIᒪᗩᗷᒪᗴ Oᑎ ᑭᗩᗷᑭᑌᗷ!• •ᖴᗴᗩTᑌᖇᗴᗪ Iᑎ ᗩᗰᗷᗩՏՏᗩᗪOᖇՏᑎᘜ ᗩᑎᗪ ՏTOᖇIᗴՏᑌᑎᗪIՏᑕOᐯᗴᖇᗴᗪ ᖇᗴᗩᗪIᑎᘜ ᒪIՏT(Տ)• •ᗩ ՏᕼOᖇT ՏTOᖇY• Four Teenagers. Same age. Two Countries. New Year's Eve. How different can their New Year wishes be? No matter how different we may all be, there's always something that binds us together. Whether it be God, age, or our beliefs. Or anything else. Even if it seems small, it is something. Awards: ~Second place in Short Story in The Golden Arrow Awards. ~ First place in Short Story in Everlast Awards. ~First Place in Short Story in The Chroma Awards 2019. ~ First runner up in The Grammar Awards 2019.

It's 1939, and the world is at the precipice of war. But life for one young man in rural America couldn't be better. Jonathon Blackwell is the eldest son of the most powerful family in town and heir to Blackwell Iron and Mining. Unlike many who struggled to survive the final years of the Great Depression, he has everything he could ever want - except the one thing he desires most. Sheltered by class, privilege, and living inside a locked iron fence meant to protect him, no one could ever imagine anything terrible could happen to him, but dark times are coming. Fate is about to play it's cruel hand, and when it's all over, the world, the country, and young Jonathon will be changed forever. The much anticipated prequel to the 2014 Watty award winning and Wattpad featured story, The Boy in the Woods! This is Jonathon's story, and it just may break your heart... Best Ranking: Historical Fiction #4 Note: Even though this story takes place before events in The Boy in the Woods, it's intended to be read AFTER because it wraps up the last of the mysteries of that story. A gentle warning - many spoilers and much confusion lie ahead if you decide to start with this one. :)

A newly expanded and professionally edited version of the Boy in the Woods is now available for sale as an ebook and paperback! Buy it at Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and many other online outlets. Winner of the 2014 Wattys Talk of the Town award. After a devastating accident takes Jess's parents, a cold and controlling uncle is the only family she has left. Ripping away everything she's ever known, he takes her far from her home in the big city to live on the rural family estate. With a spoiled and stuck up older cousin the only other young person in the home, Jess struggles to adjust to her new life of loneliness and quiet isolation. While exploring the woods surrounding her home one day, she stumbles upon a mysterious boy. Desperate for a friend, she's instantly drawn to him, but he's deeply distrustful and wants nothing to do with her. Sneaking away to see him, she works hard to break through his walls and slowly gains his trust. As time passes, their bond grows from forbidden friendship into something more, but the threat they'll be caught looms closer. How far will Jess have to go to protect the boy she's fallen in love with? Or will her uncle find out about them before she can escape his control? The Boy in the Woods is a mysterious and poignant coming of age novel set in the late 1950's, with the same classic feel as A Little Princess and The Secret Garden. As one of the top ten most read historical fiction stories on the popular reading website Wattpad.com, it's already loved by tens of thousands of readers. This compelling story is twice the length of the average young adult novel, and is appropriate for ages 14 to adult. By the same author as Wattys finalists Stolen Hearts and Love You Forever! Best Ranking: Historical Fiction #1 General Fiction #3 Warning: This story contains occasional language and mild violence.

Lexie Greene has always had such a pretty face. Unfortunately, that's where it seemed to stop. She's grown up hearing her Mother constantly remind her that she needs to lose weight. And twenty-two-year-old Lexie knows she's overweight. With her younger sister's wedding on the horizon and a crush to stalk on Facebook, Lexie's had enough. She gives up her constant daydreams about food and joins a dieting group. As the pounds melt away at the gym, she finds that life on the other side of junk food isn't what she thought. Bon Bons to Yoga Pants is an inspirational hit about a girl coming to terms with herself, and her past, all while navigating a world of food and fitness.

***Winner of the Wattys 2016 for Hidden Gems*** The Edgewise exists everywhere and nowhere. A sanctuary to all realms, should you find the door. Managed by one Macklemore Edgewise, proprietor, guardian of the between places, and barman of mystery. If the tavern accepts you, abide by the rules. 1. Leave all conflicts outside. 2. No murdering one another. Occasional maiming and righteous wounding exempt. 3. Never leave the door open. There's no telling what will sneak in. Cover art by Krazydiamond

He's a villain, and he's proud of it. Coal Black worked hard to achieve his bad boy persona on a super level. Literally. Seventeen and facing the normal challenges of high school, Coal must also deal with a superpower ban and a couple brand new villains bent on ridding King City of every last superhero, starting with his twin brother, Ben (Mister Tightie-Whitey. AKA: Anti-Gravity). With a chance to seek revenge on the very organization that tortured and placed him under his ban, Coal must decide which side he actually stands with. All without, of course, revealing his secrets that could quite literally bring all of King City to its knees. But where would the fun be if there weren't any stakes? (Blurb for the original version is below) Seventeen-year-old Coal Black takes being the bad boy to a whole new level. A super level. Known as the city's terrifying super villain, Headphones, Coal works hard to keep his bad reputation intact despite being banned from using his powers. But things soon take a drastic turn when a deadly vigilante threatens to destroy his whole world. And when his secrets threaten to come out, how far will Coal go to keep everything from unraveling? With jaw-dropping secrets around every corner, edge of your seat intensity and cliffhangers leaving you wondering if you'll slip, who'll make it out alive? ~ UPDATES ON SATURDAY/SUNDAY An oddly nonviolent superhero novel. REVAMPED VERSION PLUS UNEDITED VERSION. Big City Duology book one. PUBLISHED find it on Amazon today! Began: December 2016. Finished: March 2017. Rewrite: February 2024 (while I'm ill, so that's fun)

Contest entry for the Wattpad Under the Sea Writing contest 2018! Avery Rhodes is looking to shake things up in her boring life and when she stumbles across a mysterious book, what's inside will change her life forever. 1944 Words