She was everything he wasn't, nothing he ever needed, someone he didn't deserve. But it didn't matter. Watching her serenade him, eyes bright with humour and something so tender it made his heart ache – he decided he wanted her anyway.

Raleigh Chase thinks guys are dogs. Her older brother's best friend Ryan Henderson claims that he can make any girl, including Raleigh, fall for him. Their bet's on for four months. Can they prove each other wrong? /REMOVED/

**2022 UPDATE** I've decided to take this story down and rework it in order to ultimate publish. If you're interested in exploring my other writing, come find me on AO3 as thebrightcity

She needed to learn how to filter her thoughts, and he needed to learn how to express his. But something had to give, and it was only a matter of time…

All I had been trying to do was change into my bathing suit, and somehow I ended up sprawled across some guy, my lips fused with his. At least he had the courtesy to not fling me off himself in COMPLETE!

Ceri is the girl who thinks it's her mission in life to save everybody but herself. Caden is the messed up boy who always seems to be there to save her. She thinks they solely coexist. He, well, he has always been in love with her. (Currently being EDITED and RE-POSTED)

REPOSTED. Brian has been trying to win my heart since kindergarten, when he handed me a valentine with a worm inside. Too bad he doesn't understand the meaning of the word 'no.' 13 years later he's still trying, but I'm standing my ground. Or trying to.

**REMOVED AND SOON TO BE PUBLISHED! Please see my profile for details** Lara Montgomery is a do-gooder...or a dream-ruining, boyfriend stealing sl*t, it really depends who you talk to. In an attempt to atone for past sins she completes good deeds for fellow students who request her help, much to the disgust of Fletcher Townsend, the biggest past sin of them all.

SEQUEL TO OUAN. The sale and production of the BlissMaxx pill has spread worldwide. The famine in Chimera, city of Nightmares, has escalated to desperation. The newly crowned king will do whatever it takes to save the Nightmares, and that includes finding a way into the mortal world—a breach never before attempted and potentially disastrous.

BOOK TWO: Beatrix Baker: 22, a tattooist, sassy attitude and a colourful wardrobe. Garrett Bruer: 27, respectable businessman, level-headed and never seen in an un-ironed shirt. An unlikely couple? Maybe. A terrible couple? Maybe not... I HAVE RETURNED!

He was her rival, on and off the court. He can get any girl he wants, and she doesn't know how to lose. In a battle of basketball and the heart, Taylor Hampton won't let James Stirling win. Dallington High School never saw this coming.

Five boys, one dorm house. They needed a sixth to make rent, she needed a place to stay. Only, they thought Jonnie was a guy. Now she has to learn to live with their gross habits, and they have to live with tampons underneath the bathroom sink. JONNIE IS BEING RE-RELEASED CHAPTER BY CHAPTER TO PROMOTE NEW JONNIE WEBSERIES! Youtube teaser trailer up now!

Various short stories from the world of 'The Devil and Me' and it's sequel. Stories about Josie and Curtis, and other cast members as well.

Sequal to QoaQR: Nobody said love was easy...then again no one mentioned the mind games, precocious kids, homicidal inventions, therapy, or as much stalking as is going on. I feel woefully misinformed...

REWRITE IN PROGRESS - SEE NEW STORY "CARRIERS"

A drunken one night stand with Alex Montgomery is a complication Adrian Blake doesn't need, especially not when he's her new stepbrother. /PUBLISHED/

RE-POSTED. After vowing to never date another frat guy, he's trying to bend her new rule. Only because she'd so stupidly, under the influence of cheap punch and an extremely stressful Thursday, confessed that he might just be the most adorable guy on campus. Complete.

For some reason, the instant Ben and Olivia meet, they hate one another. Every time they're in the same room, all they seem to do is fight and trade insults. But according to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, hot hate is twin brother to hot love.

Life was complicated enough. Her job required a clearance, several passports, and lying to her boyfriend. When she gets mixed up with the CIA's fifth Most Wanted, she has to go undercover with her partner as his fiancée. It doesn't help that he's overprotective, that they have to sleep in the same bed, or that he manages to get into that little compartment behind her heart. [FIN]

He thinks she's playing at being an adult, she just wants him to grow up. She's going back, he swore he never would. It used to be them against the world, but years have passed and things aren't quite as simple anymore. Sequel to SMtL. ***Removed and now available on Amazon, i-Tunes, Barnes and Noble and Smashwords***

She knows his type: criminal, cocky, and absolutely no good for her. Not to mention he's already escaped her once. With a second chance to take Raleigh Braxton down, FBI Agent Olivia Hunt attempts to look past his charms and finally - for justice and her sanity - beat him at his own game. Sequel to On the Run. NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.

Now published in full for Amazon Kindle. Link in profile! 9 years ago Callie was beaten and left for dead after witnessing her best friend's murder. Her attempts to get on with her life in Amherst, CT are now threatened by the killer...as well as the brooding cop assigned to protect her.

The first time I had kicked in the womb it had been when Max, a baby himself, had placed his hand against my mother's stomach. It had been the first, but certainly not the last, time I'd kicked him, and now suddenly he wasn't interested in a fight? Weird. **Removed and now available on Amazon and Smashwords!**

Complete After a rather hideous break up with her boyfriend due to her inability to 'put out', Talia bullies her brother's best friend into teaching her the complexities of a 'full' relationship. Turns out uni courses have nothing on life lessons! **Removed and now available on Amazon and Smashwords!**

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!**

I had known Elliot Sinclair since I was 10 and never felt any compulsion to get naked with him. What could possibly have happened last night to change that? I prodded my sozzled mind for an answer, but none was forthcoming. **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.

Eight years ago, we were just high school classmates on separate sides of the social spectrum. Now, he was the rising star in the NFL and I was just the girl that rejected him after one drunken night. Just when I thought he'd leave me alone, guess who is my boss's new client? Oh, that's right. Him.

It's like we're more than just friends but still less than lovers, you're oh so tough, but I want to be your first weakness. Here we go again with the mixed signals and second thoughts.

Her sister is getting married to her ex, her brother's sexual escapades are making headlines, her mother is going crazy, and her father's not speaking to any of them. But perhaps strangest of all, her coworker and archrival has offered to be her date for the wedding. Because bringing home a fake boyfriend always works out... right? NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.

When a dragon attacks her village, Emelin is unsurprised to find herself chosen as the sacrifice to appease the beast. But when a last act of bravery gets her spared, she's forced to face all her misconceptions about life—and love.

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

I thought I liked Jeremy Rhider. And then he kissed me, shoved a briefcase in my hands, and jumped out my second story window. Now I'm under the watch of Agent Ryan Sumner, FBI. And he's about as thrilled with our arrangement as yours truly. Complete. NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.

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**

I wanted him. And everyone wanted her. So I crafted the perfect plan: Break them up with a little help from a guy who played girls like it was going out of style. REMOVED.

The moment Honey Smith sets foot in South Merritt Academy, she unknowingly becomes the target of an unspoken challenge, setting into motion a self-fulfilling prophecy that will forever change the lives of South Merritt’s Elite Five.

She's a strong, independent P.I. just trying to get through each day. Unbeknownst to her, she's dangerous to vampires. She gets sucked into their world when all vampires make a choice: kill her or turn her. Except for one. He wants to save her. [COMPLETE]

My name is Caspa. My Identification Number is 413007. I have no idea how I got here, where I came from, or even who my parents are. You are not allowed to know anything but what you are told. That's Rule No 1 of life in the dystopia of Astro City: Believe. -COMPLETE-

One Shot. Sometimes you fall in a hole and there's only one person you want to be there with you. Sometimes the hole is literal.

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.

Jack Sanders: my brother's best friend. Reasons why I hate him: he broke off the heads of my barbie dolls, AND he sat on my birthday cake, AND his idea of fun is prancing around the school in my bras, AND . . . Damn, I think I'm falling for him.

She's just the sweet girl who sells cupcakes. He's just the charming guy who buys them. She has a crush. He has something up his sleeve. Pure, unadulterated, happy, non-dramatic fluff. rated M for some language and some, yknow. Some eventual schmex.

“Everything comes back to her, Rachel, no matter what. Everything comes back to one girl, in one small town, a very long time ago,” his voice was sad. “She was everything to me, second only to music." One shot.

I am the published author of PRADA & PREJUDICE, a novel for teens now in stores nationwide! **** 1803: Lillian Paine disguises herself as a servant in order to escape her guardian. Logan, Earl of Harskbury has plans for her that only include seduction.

Video games and comic books are not cool. Charlie Moyer knows this. She doesn't need a constant reminder—especially from her worst enemy. But when she comes back five years later without the glasses and braces, Shane Griffith is first on her list.

Bailey is a talented art student who's struggling in one area: human anatomy. Although never her friend before the answer might be science, in the form of pre-med student Ason. Rated for language & sexual content.

PREVIEW ONLY! PUBLISHED BY GALLERY BOOKS! My boyfriend means the world to me. So why does Kellan Kyle make my heart race, my breath quicken? I feel so guilty, just being near him. But being apart...that feels even worse. *SKoW winner*

When I found out that Tully, my estranged childhood best friend, was rooming with my ex, the overly opinionated, rich tool, I knew that things were bound to get weird. I can't stand awkward situations, and my freshman year of college just became one. Joy.

Maybe my eyes were directed at him too intently. But I wasn't stalking. Really. He didn't seem to agree with me.

He WAS a pain in my ass, but now I love him. How is that even possible? A scheming roommate, her gay best friend, HIS best friend, a trip to Italy, and drama-filled dances, that's how. Funny, now Prince Charming wears wife-beaters. How unfortunate.

It's time to play a game of vampire revolution.

It'd be fair to say Madison McHale has a little trouble controlling her temper. It'd be fair to say Caine Jeffries is a little bit of a player. Insert a bet, an ultimatum, dysfunctional families, meddlesome friends... and you've got yourself a love story.

It didn’t matter to my Hindu Mum that he was an Italian badass covered in tattoos; the Indian fortune-teller had predicted that I would marry him so according to Mum, marry him I would. **Lucan’s Story**

Spies, roommates, scars, MCATS, kisses, mafiosos. Trust me, it can ALWAYS get worse.

2nd Ep added -- FIN Put on the spot, rich bratty Adrienne Clarke picks a random stranger and declares him to be her devoted boyfriend. What happens when two very different people are forced to act in love with each other when they really aren't?

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

She's the sarcastic bitchy girl. He's the panty-dropping manwhore. The only rule of the game: Don't fall in love. Who ever falls first, loses. COMPLETE. REMOVED.

Jesse Tybalt is strange. He's mysterious. He's compelling. He's alluring. He's gorgeous. He's deadly. He isn't human...and his prey is Elizabeth Hailie. Unfortunately for him, his plans are disrupted when he falls madly in love with her. -COMPLETE-

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.

She is the toast of California’s Social Scene. He is a New Jersey Detective with several commendations for bravery. They have to remain married for at least 6 months or she loses it all.

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.

He was the new star of Hollywood. She was the industry veteran. They were the duo that burned so bright that when they burst, it was like a perfect Oscar movie.

Hi, my name is Kelsey Sanders and I'm too nice to be mean even when I think he deserves it. Even when I'm sure he broke my sister's heart. So why give him mine to do it all over again? Big mistake, Andrew Wiser told me so and he's always right. Complete!

Six different students, six different perspectives. One weekend.

Being the youngest Masterson, Forrest has some big shoes to fill. He's tired of waiting for his challenge to come along, but he's about to figure out that it's been right in front of him in the form of the person he least expected. COMPLETE. REMOVED.

ONE SHOT. “Jealous?” He knew the damn answer to that. She grabbed him into place so that no space existed between them. He knew he wished it were like this forever. “You wish.” Cute how they try to run when all they need is each other.

Forced to work together, a jock girl and guy butt heads. She decides to play a game and little does she know, he's playing the same one. Find out what happens when two teenagers stop playing the game and the game starts playing them.

As a romantic comedy fanatic, I vowed to become THAT girl. My own love life may be a sham but what better place to play high school matchmaker than from the top? Hello, my name is Queen Bitch.

This is not just an ordinary day, because this is the day that Fern Whitelaw dies. And this is the day that Quinn Sutherland starts running. This is the day where their story begins.

She wanted the fairy tale. She wanted the chick flick. She wanted the soaring music, the dozen roses, the Princess Bride kiss-to-end-all-kisses. She wanted the cliché. It’s a pity she was so busy up in the clouds that she didn’t recognize it when it came.

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.

(One-Shot) "You want to be with me, just as much, if not more than I want to be with you." A flicker of something passed over her expression. "I'll get over it."

SKow WINNER: They say you can't go home again. But after she is jilted before her wedding, Sydney Wheeler is coaxed home by her family with every intention to leave in a few weeks...but her best laid plans, as they often do, go awry. COMPLETE!

COMPLETE! After losing her mother Keri is very protective of her feelings and pushes away anyone that attemps to get close to her-that is until she embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime road trip with her grandmother, brother, and his best friend.

Warning: Innocent people were used and manipulated in getting Tanner Williams to fall madly in love with Samantha Goldstein. You know what they say - don't play games with a girl who can play better. Too bad no one told Sam the rules were changing...

REMOVED. There are loads of things out there I'm not exactly fond of. For example: string beans, getting up early, doing homework, and Ryan Bradley. He was number one on my list. And he was trouble.

She's a bleeding heart liberal. He's a jaded Marine. She's the best friend. He's the older brother. She's middle class. He's loaded. And they're sharing the same address. Painfully cliché? You have no idea. SKoW Winner and Runner-up, Round 8.

One plus one equals two. Yellow plus blue equals green. Two crazy in love best friends equals the cutest couple ever. But one surly Mr. I-don't-believe-in-happy-endings, plus one slightly insane Little Miss Matchmaker? Not even Newton can find an answer.

Lorelei was engaged, and then her fiancé came home in a body bag. And yet, with the influence of a little too much beer and a bartender named Marty, she ends up married on her wedding day anyway. Now as for the morning after...

One-Shot // A shared bottle of red wine between the Maid of Honour and the Best Man couldn't hurt, right? Wrong.

If there's any way to get a guy in a girl's life, it's killing his dog.

There was no one in the world that Keri DeGiovanni hated more than Alexander Vidal. Which was why when she found a shirtless Alex with his arms around her bare body and no recollection of the night before, she was a bit surprised.

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?

June was fine with her rather dull life. The last thing she needed was a cursed bracelet, a demon chasing her, and a surly vampire who makes her toes curl. Although she's changing her mind on that last one...

(One-Shot) 12:05pm. Target caught masturbating in bathroom stall. 007 status: in adjacent stall, hyperventilating.

She loves everything about the sea but her father. The sea witch has similar feelings. A plan is devised and a spell is cast. But Happily Ever After is muddled when the human prince and the mermaid do not get along. Twisted version of The Little Mermaid.

Iris Locke's life revolves around Renaissance art and school - that is until she meets beautiful, rich and brilliant Otis Chevalier. The only problem? He's mute. Can Iris help Otis find his words? Or will their 'perfect' relationship go up in smoke?

Stella has lived her life as her brother's twin, invisible to the men in her life. As that changes, she struggles to figure out where she stands with her brother's best friend Armando and the image she has created for herself as one of the guys in the ban

For years, they unequivocally loathed one another. But then they found out that one hand washing the other benefited them both. And just like that, things began to change. And all it took was a band called Funk You & a broken camera. FIN.

A move to New York city to escape what Rae Anne views as a dead end life, begins to get interesting as she meets Landon, a young man in an up and coming rock band.

Her friends posting fliers offering any male to date her and catching the eye of enemy,arrogant playboy Nathan Gallagher was bad enough.The fact that they'll have to live in the same house together for the next few months just made it a whole lot worse.

He's the greatest thief in the high Sahara, and he makes his living stealing from the royal family. A glittering new necklace has caught his attention, and the only thing that stands between him and his new prize is the Princess it was made for.

Spin-off of Redux. All Devon wanted was to be left alone. She tried reasoning. She tried pleading. Eventually she even turned to blackmail. The problem was Quentin Maxwell had just never learned the meaning of the word 'no.' //REMOVED//

I fell in love... with embarassing Mattie Jacobs. Too bad he caught on and learned a few tricks of his own.

The EAHoDSC is a long-standing tradition for Adelaide and her friends. But what happens when one of her other traditions - the delicious Charlie Harris - joins the fray? You know, besides the traditional inordinate amounts of sexual tension?

It was storming the night fate ruined my life. Wait and you'll see me, Connelly High's bad ass black wearing chick from hell crying her eyes out into her pillow. Why, you ask? Because my best friend stabbed me in the back and broke my freaking heart.

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

A reposting. She writes to a stranger via poetry in library books and learns what it means to speak, to love, and to be alive.

[COMPLETE] She liked rock music. He preferred classical. She said what she thought. He thought before he said. She was from the 21st Century. He was from the 19th. There were more than walls keeping them apart.

Complete! Between the three of us, we were probably connected to everyone in our year group and helped people meet the men or women of their dreams. But then one dream turned into a nightmare when I realised I'd fallen in love with the target…

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!

Throughout their lives, Aubrianne and Brent have been stereotyped as the naive cheerleader and the quiet rebel. Yet, they have been inseparable since kindergarten. Now that they're beginning their adult lives, unexpected changes enter their friendship.

Sayuri was the perfect woman. Beautiful, charming, and a successful interior decorator, to boot. So why did Eric leave her at the altar for her best friend? And why is Sayuri sleeping with Eric's sexy older brother Vincent? The story of a woman scorned...

He hit me. Well, not so much hit me as fell into me and knocked me down. My ego was bruised. . . along with my head. Yes, it hurt. He kissed me! Well not so much kissed me as ran into my neck with his mouth. Oh great, now I'm stupid. COMPLETE!

COMPLETE WITH EPILOGUE Amazing what occurs when witty bad boy Donovan makes a bet to seduce sarcastic good girl Piper. Follow the story of their intertwined existence through high school as lessons are learned and relationships forged. EDIT IN PROCESS

[COMPLETE] He is the popular, hot guy. He is also my brother's best friend and the bane of my existence. And me? Well I'm just the girl that hates him. Now add in a project, my best friend, another guy, and some corn...when did my life become a cliche?

IT IS FINISHED! Normal? That word barely fits into Kate's vocabulary. She thought her life was the epitome of weird, that is, until a handsome stranger comes into her shop and tells her that she hasn't fed enough... Chapter nineteen and epilogue.

I'll chase and stalk him until he is mine. I'm pretty determined. Unfortunately his best friend thinks my existence is pointless and I'm unworthy. And, well, he's pretty damn determined too. / Left up just for comparison with my writing then and now.

[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?

Spin-off of Against All Odds. Logan Henderson has it all: looks, money, and brains. Or so that's what people think. His life's going down the drain, and he doesn't know how to stop it. //REMOVED//

My life was mindnumbingly dull, but I was fine with being the invisible Ginger Ale Girl. Whoever said friends were good for the soul did not know the boy with blue hair.

A certain prom night's events tore apart six friends. Loyalties splintered and love spoiled. Newcomer Jas Lindsay must figure out what really happened. //REMOVED//

Every Valentine's Day she could be seen sitting not 2 feet away from the punch bowl, alone. She hated it.

Aiden is captured by pirates while pretending to be a boy in order to get passage home. She needs to play a game of intrigue in order to keep her life while keeping her sex a secret. Based on old definition of Romance. R for complex characters. Complete

When her brother-in-law Luke turns up unexpectedly on her doorstep, Amy learns that sometimes love has a price. SKOW nominee in the Best Love Triangle category in July 2007. COMPLETE.