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She found him in the middle of a forest. He exposed her to a world she never imagined. Their lives will never be the same again.

❝Devlin was Alice's home. As long as he was around, she would never feel homeless❞ A chocolate emergency, where Alice had fainted from low sugar, had first brought Devlin into her life. When Alice's family gives up on her, Devlin lets her stay at his apartment. She never thought she would have to repay him by giving up her heart. highest rating so far #18 on short-story. cover by @glyphs

For Tobin and Delia, everything was always equal. A bargain, a trade, a deal to be struck. A kiss for a kiss. Your shirt for mine. Break my heart, I'll break yours. Their disastrous split was no different. Tobin's spent the last year pretending Delia never existed, and Delia's been in D.C., pretending to be anything but the country girl that she is. When tragedy brings her back to town, Tobin and Delia realize that time apart hasn't healed either one of them. But staying away from each other is harder than they imagined, especially in small town Louisiana, and old feelings are quickly brought back to the surface. In the mess they've created, is there anything to be salvaged of a love that they both thought would be forever?

Taking your best friend's place on a blind date to let the guy down easy was the plan...taking him to bed wasn't.

Kayla Parker, your average sixteen year old smitten with a crush on a teenage boy who doesn't even know of her existence. Or so she thinks, because all it takes is one game of Truth or Dare to ruin her crush's relationship, come to terms with her feelings, reunite with old friends while being blackmailed by a manipulative girl, throw in a bit of bottled up secrecy with the guy she's convinced she's in love with and bang, it's a recipe for disaster. * * * "I believe someone owes me a kiss." He smirks at me, tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear. I pout in fake annoyance. "You did that on purpose." He tilts his head to the side, frowning slightly but you could see in his eyes that he was amused. "Did what?" He whispers, looking at my lips. "You knew I would take my time taking my heels off and that I can't run in-" I'm cut off when he presses his lips to mine, he cups the back of my neck and pulls me closer, sealing our lips together. * * *

Mankind's arrogance led to one of the worst apocalypses ever. The year is 2065 and humanity has taken a turn for the worst. Never in a million years would anyone have guessed this would happen to life as we know it. If anyone can save themselves, do so immediately... Way down into a large wide-spread dying grassland in Welt sits a small tight-knit community unnoticeable to most everyone. Here we meet a group of strong and undeniably smart characters who learn to come together and defeat their greatest common enemy. That's the only way to survive. That is if they don't want to be put on the other side. With the help of a few stragglers, these underrated teens quickly adapt to different ways of living and different ways to outlast. When things take a turn for the worst, everything changes. But will they stay true to their original plans or will they turn their backs on the only family they have left? The losses they face will only make things tougher but they soon learn that one of the biggest faults in life is sacrifice. And maybe a little fear.

Astrid was born seventeen human years ago. Compared to her brothers and sisters who were born eons ago, she was but a fledgeling. Father created her for a specific mission, and now, she was asked to descend to a small town called Celestial Cove. Together with her siblings, Gabriel and Celeste, they lived with the humans while looking out for signs of evil activity. However, Astrid seemed to be blending in with the humans easily, as if she was born as one. With this, she couldn't help but be attracted to the "Captain Braniac", Stephen. Astrid had powers no other angel had, but she had no control over them. With malevolent intentions lurking in Celestial Cove, would Astrid be able to stop them with her power, or would she fail because of her infatuation with a human? Torn between her divinity and humanity, Astrid would try any heights to stop evil, but what if something happened that she never expected? What would she do in order to succeed? (c) 2013 RieStylark

Breaking the rules has never felt so right... A senior at Gates University, Agata Ferrero knows without a doubt that Reeve Gates is off limits... Students can't date faculty, and Reeve has been appointed by his father as the new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. But when a near accident with the front end of Reeve's sleek sports car brings her in close contact with him, Agata can't deny the flash of desire that consumes her. Reeve Gates is a man hell-bent on revenge... Abandoned in the care of his step-mother as a child, Reeve accepts the position at Gates University for the sole purpose of ruining his father's career. What he didn't expect was to be sidetracked by the sultry eyes of a student. Resisting temptation is even harder than it looks... When a sorority pledging incident leaves Agata stranded on campus in the middle of a treacherous storm, her better judgment falters and she accepts help from the young Dean she can't get out of her head. Certain there is a beating heart underneath his stone-cold exterior, she escapes with Reeve on a romantic retreat away from prying eyes. Blinded by retaliation... Reeve manipulates his dying father into handing over control of the university-and immediately threatens to shut down the school as a form of cruel payback. His scheme sparks a campus-wide protest that leaves one of Agata's professors dead and her future hanging in the balance. Agata must fight to convince Reeve he is capable of forgiveness, and their taboo love is worth more than revenge. But is there really a bright future awaiting... Underneath It All...

Twenty-three-yr-old Maddy is held captive by someone very close to her. She doesn't know how long it's been since she last saw daylight or if she will ever get out. All she knows are the terrible things that happened on the night she was taken. Happy memories, I scold myself. As an after-thought I wonder, does it even matter anymore?

Orphaned at an early age, now twenty-four-year-old Camryn Lucks is ready to commit to find that special someone, and so accepts a date from a charming, gallant, handsome stranger. The last thing she imagines after accepting that first date with Carson would actually be the beginning of her worst nightmare. Red roses, a reminder of her parents' killer, soon become an emblem of horror for Cami as one by one, those closest to her fall victim to a serial killer. Cami becomes an obsession for Carson, the man she had finally allowed herself to love. Not only is he vying for her heart, but also her life. Finding herself in a whirlwind of torments shadowed by the blood-colored bloom, Cami finds solace in Isaac, a neighboring police officer. She's desperate to escape the haunting memories, but she must revisit them in order to catch her would-be killer. Living life in constant fear has driven Cami to second-guess every choice she makes. Will the police catch the illusive murderer, or will Cami be forced to face him once again? Published by Clean Reads on August 25, 2016! Cover designed by Cora Designs

in an innocent moment seventeen year old, coral dukes's rather mundane life was altered forever-- never to be the same. once on a distinct and straight-forward path to a successful future, she suddenly has to deal with an unwavering amount of uncertainty regarding what lies ahead for her. whisked away to live with her estranged aunt in Florida after the unforeseen circumstance, she attempts to piece the jagged shards of her life back together, all the while finding her purpose to live again. when all hope is seemingly lost, coral dukes starts on a mission to find its existence somewhere in the world, and it appears to be that william durst is tagging along for the ride. follow the story of two besmirched souls, on a trek of hope for the future, in the midst of balancing their chaotic young lives and overcoming tragedy together. big thanks to the @recklessanatomy for editing

Cliques, stereotypes, popularity contests, and teenage drama all mix to create a once in a lifetime experience you'll never forget ― high school. Lauren Scott has been bullied for years for her good girl reputation. She can live with the snide comments and jabs at her reputation, but she wants one thing more than anything else; her freedom. She lived contently as the golden child her parents wanted for years, followed their rules to the letter, and let them make all of her decisions for her, but feels as though she has let life pass her by. Especially when she catches her father cheating. Lauren comes to realize that even if you do everything as your supposed to, life can still surprise you. She's going to learn to live for herself, and make the rules up as she goes along, but she doesn't know how to live without a guideline. Lauren is forced to ask her biggest tormentor, Kayden Daniels, for help. Kayden is nothing but trouble, and is willing to turn her whole world upside down with nothing more than a mischievous smirk and a proposition. If she wants his help to remake herself, to change into the person she really wants to be, then she has to pay a price. But what's Kayden's price for helping her shed her stereotypical good girl reputation? Her virginity. It won't have to be given up until her reputation has changed, but Lauren isn't sure she can live with the consequences of making a deal with the devil. But with no one else willing to help her, there's not another option.

Nikole Anders loves reading a good spy novel, but she certainly never expected her life to turn into one! Nikole just wants to get through her senior year of high school in Washington DC. To say that Nikole has low expectations for her senior year would be an understatement. Then again, Nikole never counted on Daniel showing up and completely catching her off guard. After a nasty breakup, Nikole isn't sure she's ready to open herself up to someone else. But when she learns more about Daniel and why he's here, she realizes she may not be able to help herself.

Faith was always on the outside looking in, in her pack. Being half Shifter and half Fae she has had to deal with being discriminated against or just plain ignored. Through it all though she had her family at her back. All that changes when her Alpha makes a deal with the devil and pays for it with Faith and her younger brother Luchair. Now Faith must learn to survive a Warrior Creche without her family's support. Will this new family measure up to her old? Can Faith truly be happy in this cold environment she has been dropped into?

August She was my sun; shining bright and giving light to everyone around her but even the sun's light fades at night Aria He was my moon, lighting up the dark for the lonely hearts

Blair Anderson is a pretty, popular teenage girl who left her hometown because of a mistake she made. Now, years later, she has returned and is better than ever. She has transformed herself into a powerful, young woman with a bright future awaiting her. However, life isn't perfect; Blair's past comes back to haunt her with vengeance. To fix her mistakes, she decides to return to her hometown. Surprisingly, she's not the only thing that's changed. ©Yasmin Adina, 2015

#9 IN WEREWOLF (01/12/2017) "Family isn't always blood. It's the people in your life who want you in theirs. The ones you accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who love you no matter what." Sweet sixteen when people have dreamed about adventure, romance, future and high school... What will happen to Annabelle when she turns sixteen...? And came to know she is not a normal child or else she is a special prophecy child..... Annabelle Clark a normal teen girl. Living happily with her loving parents and her two elder overprotective brothers (Wesley Clark 17 year Edward Clark 16 year old) and twice (Ethan Clark 15 year) in Nevada. Annabelle moved into a new town with her brothers when she turned 15 because her parents feared that living in the city would reveal her secret and she would be in big peril. What is her secret which puts her in danger? What is getting on her path? What will pass off when she comes to know the family with whom spend life 15 years are not her actual family? Why her parents abounded her? What is penned on her luck? "It's a nice confirmation when an author's work is validated, and they can see the fruit of their labor." Interpret the script and find out your resolutions....... I'm very bad at writing descriptions. Please do bear with me.

**shortlisted for Wattys2017** Technically speaking, I died when I was seventeen. What should have been just another typical day out on the water with my friends, turned ugly fast when a freak storm came out of nowhere and I was thrown overboard. Had it not been for my damned dress, I could have swam to safety, but no, every day had to be a fashion show, and my dress got caught on rocks, holding me down until I drowned. I thought right before I died I would at least get to see a montage of my fabulous life, all the parties and romantic dates with my perfect boyfriend, Asher, but nope again. Instead, all I saw was a hideous sea monster smiling to me as my lungs filled with water. When I woke up in a cave in the middle of the ocean, that sea witch made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I could go back to my perfect life, and my adorable boyfriend, all I had to do was give the sea witch two years of my service, and then she'd free me from my fate. It seemed easy enough at the time, but can the price to live actually come at too high of a cost? Highest rank #5 in paranormal

Azelie Ryans is the definition of fearless. She will jump out of planes, hold spiders, lick any public toilet and will do any and every dare. She will do everything and everything that makes any other person feel the one emotion she no longer experiences - fear. Secrets cloud her past, making her hard to figure out, but Cole's certain that he can change that. Cole refuses to believe that Azelie isn't scared of anything, he's sure that there's at least one thing that everyones scared of. No matter how big, or small. And he's determined to find out what Azelie is scared of. Even if it means facing his own fear.