What do you do when your best friend hooks up with your twin brother and breaks his heart? Pretend to date the guy she likes- the guy you've hated since you've known how to. And hope the cliche doesn't catch up with you. COMPLETE!

REMOVED Katlyn, teased and made fun of all her life, meets a strange boy in a cafe. He offers her five wishes in return for herself, but as her wishes progress, they aren't what she expected. Now the boy owns her and worse yet; how will she get out of it?

Jonas Avery's life of crime had finally caught up to him. Right before the noose broke his neck, a woman stepped in, saved his life, and gave him the chance for a new life as her husband. But she had a secret, and she was hiding it close. Short/Complete

g'night psycho, I thought to myself. There was a split second where I wondered who I was talking to, the invisible boy spooning me from behind...or me..the girl who somehow managed to summon him back from the darkest corners of dream world.

A jealous king. A bitter soldier. A ruthless queen. In the battle to rule a kingdom, one of them must die. (Complete but removed)

When Jared finally did turn to me, it shocked me how dark his eyes were, how inhuman he seemed. "You need to run, Bailey." His body started to contort, back-arching, bones pushing against the inside of his skin. "Run as far as you can. Hide. Just don't let him catch you."

It wasn't everyday Aurora was kidnapped by an insane man from her father's asylum. It wasn't just any man. He was, Orion, the wolf boy who spoke through actions rather than words. And she absolutely has no idea that havoc is about to wreak.

Miranda is looking for a husband, and she’s getting desperate. Will she settle for a life she's always wanted with a man she'll never love? Or risk it all for the mans she's always loved that left her broken hearted once before? Full summary on profile!

**Story Removed** Now available as Amazon Kindle eBook!

Her boyfriend dumped her for a first class skank and she wants revenge. He's her ex's archenemy who wants a little revenge of his own. Pretending to date each other could be the perfect solution to both of their problems, right? Then again, maybe not.

The old enemy is reawakening. On the edge of space, in the still and silent darkness they stir. One disgraced captain and a woman who can see five minutes into the future are all that stand in its way. But five minutes grace is not enough to win a war....

There are good guys and there are bad guys. Sometimes he's one, sometimes the other-but usually he's both. And he's falling hard for his hostage. **IMPORTANT NOTE**

As a result of a war I had no knowledge of: I'm permanently bonded to a mysterious albeit reluctant dragon lord. The contract we sealed in blood demands I give him something of equal worth for his protection.

REWRITE IN PROGRESS - SEE NEW STORY "CARRIERS"

Brody Hansen and I, we had a system. I didn't like him and he didn't like me, but we both liked watching each other undress. That's just what happened when you gave good-looking, hormonal teenagers bedroom windows that faced each other. Full sum inside.

No. He wasn't going to watch her walk away from him—not for the second time.

Julie the straight A student may know what she's doing in college, but when it comes to her love life she can't seem to get it right. Why would she move in with her ex? When she accidentally lands a nanny job, it seems things are looking up- but are they?

He was dark, handsome and killed anyone who looked at her. Amelia Spitz's heart never stood a chance.

It's not easy to pretend you're in love for the sake of teenagers and housewives across the country but top footballer Lucas Goodspeed and shy, romantic Isobel Saunders soon discover that convincing themselves that they're not in love might be even harder. **Removed and now available on Amazon and Smashwords!**

Nightmares and Dreams are actual creatures who invade human minds as embodied fears and joys. Violet doesn't use the new BlissMax pill designed to give good dreams (or any modern niceties, thanks Dad), and one night, a Nightmare—the fear of hell—enters her enticingly un-medicated mind and gets trapped.

Fix-ups are the worst for Kate, who hasn't trusted a man since her father took off. So when the gods send her back to Ancient Rome and into the arms of a famous gladiator, she's certainly going to have something to say about it. Even if he is her soulmate

Determined to put the fear of God into the racist homophobe who messed up her best friend, mild-mannered Jane Hazelton resorts to hiring a thug to do the job. Trouble is, said thug isn’t interested in money, he’s interested in her. **COMPLETED**

Clint Lucas swore he would never fall in love, especially not with the woman he was currently holding for ransom. But in all honesty, he was halfway there and she made up the difference.

Christina was trying to forget the man that took her through hell and back 2 years ago, when she was the focal point in a web of intrigue and murder. She was doing just fine, too, until he appeared again on the doorstep of her new apartment. Unconscious.

In the country of Syre, a race of beings exists that can shift from man to beast. These are the tales of such men and the women they choose as their mates. *Full short story synopses inside* WARNING: MATURE THEMES/EXPLICIT CONTENT - MA

I never thought I would be alive again, particularly when I have no wish to be. But then again, life wasn't fair and I had first hand experience with that. Now, I'm a Guardian Angel who must protect the one who had awakened me.

An original tale based on the story of Peter Pan - soon to be a series. A corrupted world begs for a savior, but its one hope might also be its biggest threat.

“I will give you the money for free if you will be my wife.” What? What kind of option is that. However I do need the money besides what harm will come from marrying a gangster—total disaster!

Danny Tyson's been a very, very bad boy.

Seb was mortal, married in the human world. My boyfriend ran away with a pink eyed loon. And then he came into town, Lucian Boom. He fell from the sky, cursing my name and calling me a red haired midget spy. I hated him and was positive he hated me too.

His mission: find the prophecy before it ends the world. Born from the means of justice and mercy, but tainted by darkness, Calcifer is forced to find balance in himself as he roams through the instability of the world with the help of a human woman.

They say that the difference between a Marine and a SEAL is that the Marine would let you know he is one, but you'd never notice the SEAL until he came up behind and cut out your throat. In Scarlett's case, it wasn't her throat that she was worried about.

Lila just wanted to keep her head down and stay out of trouble until she could get out of this one horse town. Eden just wanted to hunt her down like her own personal Big Bad Wolf and hold her here forever. Sequel to Shattered.

Life should be simple after a wolf finds his mate. For Ryan, this isn't true. Chloe doesn't believe he exists and seems to hate him more with every move he makes. What's a wolf in love to do but prove that she belongs in his arms forever?

Sometimes being nice has their benefits. Especially when it concerns a certain Jesse Burns.

A short epilogue from "After the End". She had such an intense level of faith in him. He would not fail either of them.

What he'd done for her had torn them apart, and she'd never forgotten about it. Neither did he. And now he's out of jail and determined to take her back. She never stood a chance. Werewolves.

What happens after the world ends? "It's you and me. Just you and me." His hands framed her face, holding onto her, and she nodded. "Just you and me," she whispered and she was so relieved that out of everyone left in the world, he was hers.

Nova was taken from her home in the Northeast and sold as a mate to one of the most powerful male wolves in all the regions. Confused and scared, she must adapt to her new home in the West or die trying.

When a mugger comes up to you with a knife just when you're about to return home from shopping, no matter what reach into your grocery bag for self-defense. Even if the mugger laughs at the titanic cucumber in your hand, keep strong. One-shot.

[COMPLETE] "Pucker up, princess," he murmured, grazing his lips temptingly over Nala's as he spoke. Manning a kissing booth during summer led to stolen phones, mall encounters, phone smushing and more. Manning a kissing booth led Nala to Chase.

"Because I love you, Cin, alright? I freaking fell for you the moment you threatened to light me on fire with a Bunsen burner if I didn't quit flirting with the TA." [UPDATED: 7/29/13. Several pages of new content!]

STORY REMOVED. She began watching him from her window, all because he licked her one night. After desperately trying to think of ways to talk to him again and hopefully get another lick , she learns that he isn't exactly what you'd call... 'normal'.

In the cold quiet of a gray December, she found the monster hiding in the back of her closet.

ONE-SHOT "It is a pleasure to meet you, Miss Meredith Boyce. My name is Callum Markovics and I'm a recently recovered drug addict and totally in love with a girl who I don't deserve."

ONE-SHOT. Something fishy was going on, and my suspicions were confirmed when Ryan walked past and told me it was just me and Zach left, all alone in this dark, dark place with many corners and hidey-holes.

The boy was gorgeous. Slap his face on a Calvin Klein underwear ad and I swear, those boxers would sell. It's just too bad we attended rival schools. Contact was off-limits. But then again, he had never been big on following rules...

Two lost souls. Too many mistakes. And the one method they choose to help find a way out. ONESHOT.

“It doesn’t work that way. Sometimes you just don’t get the happy ending,” she said. He looked at her, then with a small smile, he said,“You always get the happy ending. It always comes eventually. You just have to have faith.”

The other guys teased him about his secret admirer until he knocked a few of them around a little bit for it. She might be an annoying little snot, but she was his annoying little snot and he was the only one allowed to make fun of her.

(One-Shot) Once upon a time, we met. And for me, that was happily ever after.

ONE SHOT. “He lied. When he said that it didn’t bother him that he didn’t remember her - he lied.” Love is longing for the half of ourselves we have lost.

When a riddle from her dead father comes in the mail, Alice Ripley learns that things like pirates, secret passages, skeleton keys, and bad guys who just might want to take over the world actually exist. Wonderland wasn't exactly what she expected.

On the summer of 1861, six year old Serena Fallows suffered humiliation in the hands of the Duke of Norton. So what's she supposed to do when they meet years after? Why, throw a shoe at one of the most respected gentlemen in English society of course!

ONE-SHOT. It was on that day that I began my downward spiral of meaningless sex, alcoholism, violence, and… okay, not really. But it felt close to something like that.

“Jeez, you’re such a creeper.” Joey crosses her arms over her chest. “I didn’t know you were following me. What if I came in here to masturbate or something?” Carson shrugs his shoulders. “Hey, you wanna masturbate, go right ahead. I don’t judge.”

Because of her, he's being taken to his death. If that wasn't bad enough, she clearly hates him, hates the world, and hates herself. So what does he do? Well, he kind of ... falls for her. Oops? REMOVED.

Even if it was cliché, the too good girl finally tamed the too bad boy. It had taken a bubblegum chewing fairy to find his heart and all he wanted to do now was be worthy. And all she wanted to do was be his. SKoW Member Challenge - Bubblegum

Angels fall, darling. They fall straight into hell. COMPLETE.

A firm believer in science, Lara always thought dreams were stupid and impractical. But all of that changes when a 2000 year old demon makes a bet that he can seduce her and steal her dreams within a fortnight. REMOVED!

He leaned over just a little and, tilting his head slightly, placed a kiss on her jawbone. It was the most sensitive part of her face, and only he knew it. "You forget that I know everything about you," he reminded her. "Every single thing." COMP TO DTIA!

A twisted fairy tale. Based on the story of The Nutcracker, this is a bloody tale of oddity, illusion, insanity, love, and deep, dark secrets. Rated for strong sexual themes and heavy violence.

A riddle?" I hissed, glaring at Michael. "I thought you were going to ask me something important!" Sometimes irony is the funniest joke of all. One shot!

Tessa is raising her siblings in a shanty in 1932. Her life is difficult and unpredictable. When a doctor and his family give more than medical help, her life changes. Can she forget her misfortune and let herself be tresured?

Taylor, who works at a greeting card store, wants nothing more than to be given a Valentine of her own. But what happens when she has to sell one to the boy she secretly likes?

So she was the lowest in a film’s hierarchy. He was at the top. See, they kind of were in love... and then they kind of destroyed each other. Six years ago. Still, players don't easily forget that one girl who changed them. For I Love to Hate You Contest.

After a chain of commitment-phobic boyfriends, Jessica decides to have a no strings attached, no commitment necessary, one night stand. Then she decides to have another, and another. The problem is, its with the same man.

COMPLETE! When Nessa White is told she only has a few weeks left to live, she panics and gives up her virginity to a guy she meets at a club. What happens when the two meet again a few months later and Nessa is still very much alive?

So was it a really big deal that I was getting paid for sex? It was a huge misunderstanding. And so what if that letter finally arrived which made my stomach roll. I would have handled it. It's his fault he made my life even more complicated.

I said hi. He said he'd eat my eyeballs. I said to put his goggles on. He said he raped my cat. I said he's a cannibal Saiyan. He said he's a colorblind vampire. The psychic said we'd be gushing over each other by next year. Someone's lying.

“I really, really, really hate that I love you.” He smirked. “I know.” // One-shot.

A true story about my brother. He wrote it for and English essay, and I edited it. If you think life is hard, then take a good damn look around you.

“I’ll sell my body, I don’t know.” He ate another cookie. “THIS IS SO GOOD. I want to have epic sex with your baking skills.” An instructional guide on how to snare males in the trap of awesome cooking.

All I wanted was one last peaceful summer before I finished college. Needless to say, I hadn't expected my brother's best friend to climb through my window every night...or that it'd be so hard to turn him away. Judge's Pick for SKOW's Best Cliche Round 7

Audra and Olivia Dillon have dedicated their lives to an orphanage, something unheard of in 1914. While their aunts push about marriage and wealth, they care only for the kids they help. Will their love for the kids hinder finding love of a different kind

After a fight with his girlfriend, the one he turns to is his best friend. One-shot.

When the boy Libby loves dies, the only thing she can think to do is give him one final kiss at the funeral. And then he wakes up. It seems perfect, until she finds out his death was really suicide and he wants nothing more than to be back dead.

He was eager. She was bewildered. He was a little dorky. She was a little nerdy. Oh how cold Canadian love can be! **ONE-SHOT**

All Cynthia's logical detachment can't keep her from being drawn into Zachary's web of weirdness. T for language and disturbing images.

One shot. What's a girl to do when her ten night stand throws her knickers out the window? Steal a pair of his boxers to wear of course. It's not a big deal, until Kristie Carlson comes up and asks whether you're wearing someone else's underwear.

Oneshot. Belle's surefire ways to get a guy: 1, Write his name on your hand. 2, Lure him in with jelly beans. If it works for kids, it works for men. And 3, recite your many witty food analogies. He won't be able to resist.

Lilli writes to Joe, a soldier fighting in France during WW2. She promises to love him when he comes home, when someone unexpected returns, will she keep her promise? Can she love a man who lied, can she forgive him? R&R

A snapshot of a moment in the famous queen's life from her point of view... I may decide to write more later, but for now it's a one-shot.

The Devil grinned wickedly and stared down at her broken body. Her mangled wings spread out painfully and her bruises ached. The last Angel was dying and The Devil stood and watched. Oneshot

COMPLETE! His name was Patrick Fitzpatrick, but he pulverized anyone who dared to call him that. He was an enigma, a mystery. Nobody knew anything completely true about him other than that he hated his name. But hey, I’d always liked solving mysteries.

oneshot The school's most unlikely couple. And why they were torn apart. I'm sorry for the epic fail of this story.

It is said that if you put your name in locker 420, the Matchmaker will find you your perfect match. So what happens when the arrogant spoiled brat is captivated and the matchmaker meets her match?

One simple girl. One handsome stranger. One totally arranged marriage to save their lives. Wait...what? Throw in a few gangsters and a family full of secrets and you're just beginning to step into Eve's life. Round 3 SKOW Nom and Round 6 Punk'd Runner Up.

Carrie, a self-proclaimed book nerd, thought she would spend a quiet summer working at Angelo's, a crazy Italian pizza place. She didn't think a weird guy would come into the restaurant and hit on her - or that he would actually be a spy from Pizza Hut.

Klara helps Allied soldiers cross the border in France, Jack is a German officer. When Jack inspects her home, he begs her to stop, when she won't, he does the only thing he can to help, marry her. Vow's meant to deceive the Germans, end up deceiving them

STORY REMOVED. Meet Rhode, the sad and forgotten Easter Bunny. Next, meet Reval, the unhinged imposter Easter Bunny. And lastly? Meet Sophie. . . the girl caught up in a holiday that isn’t supposed to last THIS long.

ONE SHOT. SKoW challenge response. “You're mine. And I'm yours. It's a whole big possession thing. Point is: I love you.”

The forbidden fruit always tasted the sweetest, and sweet Eris is about to discover exactly how sweet when the son of the devil begins to court her. REWRITE! Back and better, I hope! //2.7//

ONE-SHOT He didn't want anyone to know about our relationship because we were both so different. But then I had enough. ONE-SHOT

She's her own work in progress.

Pen is not earth mother. And the boy is not gentle. But he is lovely and broken and if she could stop being a chickenshit she could call him up and ask him to take her to Casablanca. This is how the world begins.

Charlie thought she found The One. So when he dumps her out of the blue for his ex, she does the only thing that makes sense: she gets even. COMPLETE.

[ONE SHOT] Everyday after fourth block, I'd walk through the same empty stairwell. Of course, it wasn't exactly empty considering how the most beautiful guy in school passed me everyday. Too bad he had no intentions of ever talking to me. [extreme fluff!]

Attraction cannot be denied and desire cannot be repressed. A romantic story. One shot.

I wanted simplicity. But then I fell in love, confessed out of nowhere, and walked away. Guess being simple doesn't mean you can't have drama. Oneshot.

Gavin hates her. Period. She's stupid and should leave him alone, because he wants nothing to do with her. Unless she's in trouble. Then he might be persuaded to step in. If he feels like it. But it's not because he likes her or anything. Nope.

Oneshot. Sometimes being a scorned woman is an incredible turnon. At least to a guy who's been in and out of anger management.

She was just a girl falling in love with the boy who came up to her, out of nowhere, to tie her shoelaces. Oneshot.

She was pure, and innocent. He was dark, inhuman, tainted, and in dire need of a bedmate. She is now trapped, lost in his words, and his touch. Why is it that good girls, always turn bad? MF MATURE

[fin] Desperate to get away from her overprotective parents for the summer, Siam takes a tutoring job on the outskirts of Happytown. Her student? An unhinged eight and a half year old boy who eats way too many cookies [Collab: BleedingAir and Hotkitty]

Marla needs no one. But when she rescues someone who needs her, will she have the strength to fight for not only his sanity, but his very soul? twenty and done!

One day, a girl and a boy fell in love without realizing it.

Instead of shock on her face, however, there was that same blank look from the long hours she’d spent sitting in the small white room, staring at the white walls. Romance between a depressed, suicidal girl and her psychiatrist.

What: Stranded. When: One screwed up summer vacation. Where: A deserted Island. How: Long story. Who: Me. And that guy who doesn’t really count because at this rate I’m gonna kill the jerk before we ever get rescued...

[COMPLETE] He was the writer, the musician, the skater, the loner. We were off to college but then one little problem stands in the way...he gets me pregnant. Preview: 'So, you lied to him? ' Kristy asked softly. Yes, I did. I lied.

An unusual romance for unusual people. Real life through a kaleidoscope, yet the world is still so gray... Until he shows up, half dead on her doorstep. It's amazing what you can learn while teaching another to be human. Chapter 14 Up

COMPLETE Sarea had led a fairly normal life until that arrogant, pompous snake chose to drop in on her. Literally. Then she learns that she is his lifemate and that dragons actually exist. No, they really do. And he just happens to be their crown prince.

In the eighth grade, he told her they were going to fall in love. Seven years later, Emma begins to question just how right Jacob was.

STORY REMOVED. Katlyn's finally free. . . but freedom comes with a price, and along with that, how long will it last? sequel to The Contract

[COMPLETE] Four years after they graduated, and she’d moved on. –Ish. So now...what happens when a girl meets her high school crush again when they're stuck in an elevator?

He was supposed to be long gone, but then he showed up one night, playing on the piano. And then she was lost ... as lost as he'd always wanted her to be, as lost as she'd been all along. one-shot. REMOVED.

Complete Western Romance Nicolette Beldin was considered a tomboy, as she worked with her father on his ranch. Everything changed one dark night, and now she is looking for revenge... but may find love in an outlaw.

COMPLETE In nineteenth century London, it isn't considered proper for a young lady to send flowers to a healthy young bachelor. But when Adrian Morey receives a bouquet with a challenge, he can't help but be intrigued.

Winning her over had nothing to do with flowers, chocolate or suave dance moves. He only kept barging through her door to harass her. [OneShot]

He’d left behind what he’d once considered his most prized possession…now tattered and torn, battered and bruised and broken, unsafe and utterly beaten…me.

It's hard to get over your first love. But when you do, you'll realize in the end just how much you owe this person a thank you. (One shot)

I could fall in love with him. And that's something that I never thought would happen.

Nicole was sure that her best friend Jack was real. No one could see him, but she knew it in her heart. On the day of her graduation, he disappears. Years later, he returns, only his name isn't Jack and people can see him...

For some reason, she keeps coming back. Her weakness is his power.

STORY REMOVED. One bright, sunny day, I learned that schizophrenia was contagious. Or, at least, that’s what it seemed like. - Yes, this is a One-shot!

Everyone who has ever set fingers to a keyboard in an attempt to write a story or poem will identify with this. It's a slightly humorous look at the chaos we writers go through and the headaches we suffer in our attempts to make great literature. R&R!

Sequel to The Diva Pixie. Takes place a few months later. Brandon and Belle are together, but now the band is going through a crisis. Will they be able to overcome it, or will they end up fading into oblivion?

I ended up in all cliched messes possible that night, but I wouldn't change a thing. Any redblooded female would be aching to be in my postition. Who wouldn't want to be stranded for one night with the dark, sensual, notorious playboy Cameron Maitland?

That day was absolute hell, which meant the morning after could only be described as heaven. A short story.

He's overly dramatic, androgynous, and annoying. Your basic rock star. She's fed up, annoyed, and utterly sick of him. But with a past that neither can forget, they can't seem to stay away from each other.

.Revised 2009. Jack and Jill go up the hill to fetch a pain of water. Jack's a handsome preacher's son and Jill's a drunkard's daughter.