///On Hold/// Mary Beth has lived in a small town her entire life. Her home life is chaotic, and she's bullied at school. She has a strong inner sense that there is more to life than what she has endured thus far, but it will take a leap of faith to discover the wide world with all its beauty and heartache. The summe...
🏆 ONC 2021 Ambassador's Pick, Shortlister, & HONORABLE MENTION To the outside world, young novelist Cristina Castillo appears to have nothing but success. With four published works under her belt, she is a literary wunderkind. But behind closed doors, she has a secret shame: countless notebooks filled with unfinished...
*Book One in the Every Other Memory Series* Elle Montgomery is a model daughter, student, sister, and friend with everything ahead of her. Her ambitious, A-type personality doesn't leave a lot of room for her to relax, and she struggles to find balance as life becomes more and more complicated. But when she finds her...
Two people, heading toward the unknown. Tragedy brings them together, unearthing secrets and guilt that could devastate their lives. Will the tangled wreckage be the end, or a fresh new beginning? **Trigger warning - this book will discuss grief, loss, death, mental health issues, suicide, and substance abuse. Consi...
When Lara's life in Portland falls apart, she's given a timely opportunity to escape when she inherits her grandmother's cottage in a tiny town on the northern coast of France. Love, mystery, and self-discovery await as she explores a new country, makes new friends, and uncovers a secret about her grandmother's past. ...
/// On Hold /// Anna has lived her whole life in what many consider the Christmas town of the West Coast. She's not unhappy, but life has seemingly fallen into a holding pattern. Enter Gabriel O'Connor. Her high school crush. Gabe hasn't been to his hometown in years and wasn't thrilled to be back. But seeing Anna He...
Accidentally swapping phones with L.A.'s star quarterback upends reclusive author Mila's quiet life when they start to fall for each other. ***** Mila Lyne, published author and introvert by heart, tries her best to stay out of the spotlight. Then fate strikes, and she literally stumbles into Hayden's arms. Hayden Cro...
"Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality." -- Lewis Carroll A collection of short stories of multiple genres. Some are one-shots for contests, and others I wrote simply because I felt inspired. ▪︎ Hayase ▪︎ Never Wonder ▪︎ Coffee, Tea, or Me? ▪︎ From Neverland, With Love ▪︎ Magic Pumpkin Café ▪︎ Lip...
Jasmine and Mason are the best of friends. They've been through thick and thin together. When Mason sees another side of Jasmine, they have to decide if lust can become love. *Story told from multiple points of view.*
Everyone deals with heartbreak in a different way. When Jamie finds her boyfriend and sister in bed together her life changed forever. To deal with heartbreak some girls eat, some girls cry while some girls pick up a gun......
What's in a name? Apparently, everything if like Sam Shadow you were mistakenly given the wrong name of 5am at birth. However, names can stick as Sam was about to find out when in her teenage years, she is sent a text message from someone calling themselves 'Midnight' asking if she is the 5am girl! Sam tries to ignor...
Love comes in many forms. Speaking about it, imagining it, and melting at the mere prospect of it can leave you giddy with its richness. But defining it, expressing or experiencing it - that's a different game. Elijah - the heir to the throne of Yandestine - is about to play the game, with no knowledge of the rules...
Two weeks. Two awkward teens. One play. For Zoe and Zak, everything is on the line. With fourteen days to fix their stage chemistry, they've bitten off a bit more than they can chew. Zoe knows the only way to embrace the chemistry test is with an open mind. What she doesn't expect--her heart must be open, too...
Riley Harper thought that she was moving forward in her life. She graduated college, had a supportive best friend, and had a job with a boss she adored. One night, her past comes back and slaps her in the face - she might not be as okay as she seems. Can Riley move forward and save herself or will she succumb to the p...
Kiara experiences a unforgettable one-night stand, but it turns out to be something else. Suddenly she is faced with the decision on what is more important - her dream job, or the desire that refuses to be ignored? ❥
Maggie Harris and Richard Maple are two thirtysomething antique dealers from London, who have been forced by financial problems, to join their two businesses. That was over a year ago and things are now on the up. Maggie is in love with Richard and he is in love with her. The thing is, they both have trouble expressin...
19-year-old Aspen Holloway navigates life with sarcasm and self-deprecation to conceal the reality that her parents always treated her as their greatest burden. In her new apartment building, Aspen encounters the hopeless, grief-ridden Julius Esprit, who has been struggling to reconcile his faith with the recent loss...
With Jane Scaretto on the run and wanted for the brutal murder of Elaine Adams the daughter of the Mayor of Sacramento and her husband, Rob. Vampire hunter Sylvie Vania, is back out on the streets trying to pick up the trail. However, life has a habit of throwing Sylvie a curve ball and an encounter with a stranger f...
"The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete, and would be superseded." -- Stephen Hawking * * * A collection of short stories...
~"You don't- you don't need me." I stared in shock. This was the first shred of emotion he'd shown since he started avoiding me, and I had no idea how to respond. What was I supposed to say to something like that? So I let myself be honest, and I told him exactly how I felt. "But I do." I almost choked on my words. "I...
ON HIATUS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, CURRENTLY REWRITING #20 in goodboy - 7/12/2020 Valerie Pham is prepared for another boring year of high school in a boring town with her boring, loveless life; but when two boys arrive on the scene, things take a turn. Hayden McNamara is the cute new boy at school and in her neighborho...
What happens when a man who should be at the top of the world suddenly decides to take his life? Lincoln, a pediatric surgeon who has been confronted with more than one disaster in the past weeks, is convinced his life is not worth living anymore. But just as he decides to end it, he comes across a girl that might...
This will be a collection of short stories (or one-shots) written and posted for contests on Wattpad. The stories will be all original and hopefully all amazing. As an undergrad and graduate student, I wrote many short stories, poems, and memoir pieces. Ever since, I have had a great love for the brief, but exciting...
This isn't a story for the faint of heart. This is a story about a girl who loved a boy. A boy who couldn't love her back. This is a story about the bitter, the sweet, betrayals, second chances, and redemption. If your heart doesn't hurt by the end of this wreckage, then I haven't done my job properly.
My only love and Husband is dead, leaving me alone to face the carnage. But I am always prepared for that worst fate to befall...............or am I? I have to value our pride and honor. In any way. This is a short story for #Carnalcontests by @WattpadAfterDark. The prompt is "Hello my almost dead lover". #love #jau...
A Halloween anthology of short stories for some delightful thrills. This will be ongoing so keep an eye out for additions!
Violet is an ordinary sixteen year old girl. She has a crush on a boy, a dad she adores, and the memories of her mom. Parker is her widow father, trying to raise her the best way he knows how. He cherishes his daughter and the same memories of his late wife. It's only been six years since the duo lost the woman of the...
