As daughter of a man in charge of the CIA, Gemma knew her father was overprotective. She just never thought he would assign a man she couldn't stand to be her bodyguard under the rouse of a fake marriage. (Formerly known as STUMBLE)

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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.

PLEASE READ: I took this story down because it was plagiarized several times and distributed without my permission. Due to many requests the rest of this story will be posted on my Patreon site as I edit. See my author page for link. If you are interested in helping edit this story in prep for publication please consider joining us.

Little did Cassandra know that the injured cat she'd nursed back to health was anything but helpless; by her hands a most powerful, evil being would be released and it becomes painfully clear to her that he's bent on repaying her on his own selfish terms.

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**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.

For Gemma, the hardest part about traveling across southern Africa looking for an infamous criminal wasn't the constant danger, the long days, or even working undercover. It was pretending not to have feelings for her partner, who was not only endearingly complicated and frustrating, but also her new pretend husband. [SEQUEL TO VERTIGO] [COMPLETE]

In the game of love, everyone roots for the underdog. You know. That girl next door who wears glasses and has a shy smile and who falls for the quarterback. But what about the quarterback’s cheerleader-girlfriend? What about her? What about me?

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.

Hey Kerrie?" he inquired curiously,"What's this thing between my legs .God. Somehow I just knew getting a Merboy back to the water was going to be exhausting. UNDER REVISION.

He stared down at me, eyes dark and unrelenting. "Do you want Malcolm?" Stupid question. But I nodded anyway. "Then kiss me." Talk about getting caught between a rock and a hard place. *SKoW Winner*

They killed one, drove the other insane, and now she's alone. All Beth wants to do is escape the vampire's hellish dungeon and go home. Yet with every attempt to obtain freedom, she's pulled deeper and deeper into their world. Keeping herself at a distance was easy at first, but once Beth begins falling for one of them, will she still want to go home?

. "Hatred comes from the heart, contempt from the head, and neither feeling is quite within our control." Bullshit, she thinks. Then she meets Matthew Valentine.

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.

"Well let's get on with it." I said with false bravado. Adrian grabbed my thighs and parted them; he came to stand between them. His large and callused hands felt as if they burned my skin...Our eyes locked and I reached for his belt and trousers...

SEQUEL TO NSCH - He's the sexy singing superstar. She's his old high school sweetheart. After four years, fate throws them together again. She may still be in love with him, but that doesn't mean he'll be able to convince her that they're meant to be [winner of SKoW's Best Het (Incomplete) and runner-up Best Supporting Character!] FINISHED

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.

BEING PUBLISHED IN 2014 by SPENCER HILL CONTEMPORARY! EEK! Nyx's life was perfect-she had finally gotten her brooding bassist boyfriend, and their band was finally on the verge of being superstars. Yet, she had never counted on fame, reporters, socialites, or gorgeous men complicating her life.

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]

She’s known them both her entire life. One’s arrogant, rich, and pretends she doesn’t exist. The other’s her best friend. But when her mom remarries Chloe learns the difference between knowing a name and knowing the person behind it.

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

Sweet, geeky boy next door Chris was Meredith's favorite babysitter when she was little. Almost a decade later, their paths cross again... and Chris is now charming, wealthy, successful, and incredibly handsome. As they grow closer, Meredith finds their smoldering chemistry harder and harder to resist. Problem? She's 17. He's 26. Worse? He's getting married...

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!**

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.

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.

I wanted my sophomore year of college to go as smoothly as possible. Too bad Asher Ives showed up and ruined it. Maybe it's my fault for drinking with the marching band, but blaming Asher is much easier. My reason for hating him is simple: I made the mistake of kissing him.

Bram Niall, lead singer of the punk band Advertise!, is looking for a way out of the nowhere in which he's trapped. Laurence, a dreamy barista, is looking for love. Torres Ernesto, a fugitive, is looking for shelter from the troubles that haunt him. Miles, filled with sorrow, is looking for a way to get over his grief. A story about encounters and the Boulevard we must all cross.

She fell in love with him the minute she saw him. No. That wasn't true. She hated him the instant he opened his mouth. That, at least, might have been a little more accurate. For the most part, anyway...*Judge's Pick Best Drama, SKoW Round 12

Because he'd never settle for just slaughtering lambs.

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.

REMOVED ..."On a scale of 10 to 10, how hot do I look right now?" he wriggled his eyebrows suggestively. I tried not to gag - or jump his bones - as I said sweetly, "Is get the hell away from me before I punch you in the kidneys a choice?"

"We don't really have a healthy relationship, Jonah. We met in a Psych ward." I sighed and pulled his arm tighter around me. "I know, Becks." He paused, and I looked up at him. "You're dying, and I tried to die. It's really... kind of perfect."

He isn’t my brother, though his sister is my sister. Our parents are married, so I guess that means something. But it doesnt mean I have to like him. And I dont. At all...

Kaitlin knows that the girl code has a lot of rules. Question. What do the rules say about dating your step-brother? Meanwhile, Natalia is learning how to trust again-though its hard trusting the one that hurt her in the first place.

Ezra snorted, grey eyes barely flickering to her. "I don't need to resort to sexual harassment to get what I want, blondie."

When Jenna was little, she was tormented by her mom's friend's sons. They moved away and 8 years later, they're back - hotter than ever. Jenna hasn't forgotten what they did and vows to get them back. FULL SUMMARY INSIDE

A woman is taken back in time 600 years to the man that was her lover in a past life.

She was the new girl in college with a bad temper. He was the conceited prick everyone loved. She stated she could break his heart, and he said he could get any girl he wanted - including her. Can one of them win the bet without falling for the other?

Being best friends with the opposite sex is never easy. Especially when you're in love with him.

SKoW AWARDS ROUND 12- JUDGE'S PICK for BEST HET & RUNNER-UP for BEST DRAMA! At 10, being in love with an older boy felt heady and wonderful. At 16, annoyance set in as she realized he didn't think of her the same way. Now, at 22, she feels hugely pathetic that she never got over him. But what happens when it turns out he might want her, too? Sex, idiocy, lying, & crying ensue.

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.

I had best friend Reece, semi-jackass Liam, sweet Landon, equally sweet Kara, and high on life Max. I’d be with Landon, who I’m not even sure I like. And help Reece get his girl, who he keeps anonymous. Not like best friends ever fall in love or anything.

Ok, I'll admit, we didn't part on the best of terms. But I TRIED to make it up to him. And he IGNORED me. And now he's back with a GIRLFRIEND who HATES me. As if I ever did anything to HER. And you know what's really sad? ...I still love him

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.

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.

For Noelle Preston, a life without Adrian Hastings was a good one. And she intended to keep it that way. But it turns out you really don't know someone until you wake up in bed next to them with no recollection of how you got there.

Damien is sent to live in a Catholic boys school for his own protection after he's attacked for being 'flaming gay'. What happens when a night in drag & an unplanned kiss attracts his heterosexual roommate's attention? Male/Male Slash

If you care half as much for your IQ as I do, do NOT read this. We all had to start somewhere. Fml.

He lifted his hand, my bra dangling off of his index finger.OPEN ME...one word on each cup. His smirk grew as he said, "I don't mind obeying orders."

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.

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

I used to have a corny summary for a make believe story to lure people to read this. This is not, in fact, fiction. It is a commentary on the quality of the stories on this site...

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.

I work four jobs, dance, and babysit almost every night of the week. So when I get home I want to sleep. Instead I have to listen to my new upstairs neighbour play the piano all night long. Who does he think he is? Famous? Ha...

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.

Darius prayed for patience. Aislin, the brat princess he was guarding, had ditched him yet again. He found her, eventually. Unconscious–with a tattoo the length of her back and glowing silver skin that left him entranced and quite sure she was not human.

Senior Year: Feelings that still exist, new characters in the picture, built up anger and sarcasm, drama, love...not so much love. Sandra gone... or is she? Who knew one hook up could cause so much drama? SEQUEL TO HOOKED ON HIM! -Will re-write soon!-

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.

FIN-Regan's life is filled with nasty queen bees, high school parties, discriminative cliques, torturous camps, soccer, her popular brother and sister, and this certain male enemy who won't leave her alone! Logan Williams wasn't prepared to play with fire [runner up Best Cliche at SKoW]

TWA - Girl Power Challenge. It's about a stripper but is very different than what I normally write. One-Shot

COMPLETE They grew up together, but never really got along, even if they did secretly like each other. But things change over the years. People change. Jude has turned to drugs, and Katelyn is keeping a secret herself.

Ballet is not just tutus and mirrors.

“So I take it I’m not getting any tonight?” That WOULD be the first thing he says to me when he finds out we're locked in a room together. So even with "No" for an answer, how is it I find myself in bed with him, falling harder with every passing second?

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.

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.

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.

If there were groups for this, I know exactly what I’d say. “My name is Thom Oliver, and I’m addicted. It’s been six months, 3 days, 14 hours since my last one night stand. Please keep Evan Llewellyn away from me. I think I’m going to rape him.” Slash.

“Hey, River,” Addison said, casually, as she lay stretched out across her friend’s couch, “Why haven’t we ever dated?” A mildly ridiculous one-shot.

Jessica sleeps with every guy she knows...Except one. Mark Tolmack the highly intelligent and handsome, but extremely rude and harsh writer that she insults every time she meets him. Its not untill they sleep with each other that they run into problems.

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

Scarlett's wicked stepmother sent her to a finishing school, in Ireland! The principal's devilish son wasn't helping either. And Ireland truly is magical.. Can they fight the past, present & future together?

ON HIATUS WILL BE COMPLETED. David Weston: the arrogant playboy. Samantha Spade: the quiet, sarcastic one. They get along like fire and ice. But the person Sam detests most is the best man to show her what it feels like to love and be loved

Sam Westlane is the new kid in the famous all boys Crestan High School for the rich and the spoiled ... There's only one problem. Sam is a girl.

We were supposed to get married. That was the deal. Things change though. People change. I found myself falling in love, but not with the right person, or maybe he never was the right person to begin with. SERIOUS EDIT IN PROGRESS!

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.

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.

COMPLETE. "I’m stuck. Can’t write sex scenes. One month to deadline. Failure." Every author's worst nightmare: writer's block. Or in Emma Connelly's case, sex scene block. What's a best-selling romance author to do? Especially one with a damning secret?

Rynne Hartley is the daughter of the notorious town whore. Hayden Winters is Winsley High's idolized senior who wants nothing more than to break her apart the same way her mother broke apart his world. It's a game of revenge and everyone's playing.

Being a damsel in distress isn't nearly as glamorous as it seems...I should know, since my life is the equivalent of a really bad Disney movie. Except I don't have a Genie or a singing lobster to help me win my heart's desire, whatever that is.

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.

Jaelynn Simmons asks Bryce, her brother’s best friend, to help her become popular to get Adam’s attention. Why? Well, she’s been in love with Adam for forever, she’s tired of watching from the sidelines, and she's willing to do whatever it takes.

Entering her final year of high school, Kaitlyn Anderson has everything going for her, but it isn't easy being perfect. As her life starts to fall apart, she turns to the least likely person, Ash Stevens. COMPLETE. Has been plagiarized see profile.

ONE SHOT. Remy's boyfriend Matt is perfect in every way except one: he has an infuriating best friend named Jack who just loves to bother her. "Do you think I find joy in the fact that all I can ever think about is you, no matter how hard I try not to?"

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?

Tutoring's never been this complicated, thanks to Wes McDermott. He'll ignore you, then charm you. He'll insult you, then ask you out. With little studying going on, all Amy wants is for Wes to pick up a textbook ... before she murders him with it.DELETED

Kendra Cumming thought that she hated David Neilsen. In fact, she was sure of it. But could it be possible that something more than hate and lust could develop between these two? And is hate or lust closer to love?

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.

He was the most powerful and feared man in the country. He used his power to kill whoever he wished with or without reason. He showed no mercy. Me? I'm just the woman who fell in love with him.

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...

The true story of Barbie and Ken. Why they really broke up. Lies, love, betrayal all included!

COMPLETE! My name is Loralai Sterlin.. oh and the guy who has me in a headlock? That's the First Son, James Winters.. he's my soulmate, he just doesn't know it yet. Probably because he thinks I'm a guy, I'm actually a girl. Yea.. welcome to my life..

Is love a tender thing? Two ex-bestfriends spend 5 years of High School hating each other. Now at the end, a sudden unexpected road trip forces them to rethink everything they thought they knew and felt about each other.

Sophia, 17, mad as a demented bucket, writes a bunch of thoughts and sends them to a random address, because ... well, just because. What happens, though, when someone writes back? And who's the hot new guy at school?

he likes the sea, he's like the sea.

I sold my soul to the devil, and when the day came for me to pay up, he made me a new offer. Now I'm stuck with him.

He’s perceived as a spoiled rich kid that always gets what he wants. She’s seen as a cynical loner with an anger issue. But neither are truly what they seem what happens when they begin to notice this? What happens when he “buys” her for a week?

Zack is arrogant, mysterious, and he loves to irritate her. With him, there are always things left unsaid and under the surface. Yet when he leaves unexpectedly, Zack leaves a hole in her heart that she didn't know was supposed to be there. [Complete]

COMPLETE! He accelerated on the popularity bar, leaving her behind. After years, their eyes were connecting in the hall, bringing past memories wanting to be forgotten. Coincidences brought them together. A feeling much more than friendship.

Miranda meets Finn in writing class, at first not liking him but soon realizing that they both enjoy the pleasures of banter. Will family and life ambitions get in the way of their relationship? -Now Finished-

Are you real writers tired of stupid people getting attention? Read this guide and become that which you loathe!

i always believed that actions spoke louder than words, but why do i feel so guilty & ashamedofmyself?

Can’t manage to finish the stories you start? Contracted writer’s block? Need a little help with summaries? Stop dodging flying vegetables. This is for you.

COMPLETE Ok, ok... this story contains incest. Theres your warning, so don't read flame throwers - Jen doesn't know whats going on when she starts to see her brother, Matt, in a different light.

Jade hates her new stepbrother, Zach. Things start to turn for the worst when she suddenly becomes attracted to him. She tries to shrug it off but there's no denying it. Especially when she begins to think he's feeling it too.

A collage of advice from parents, friends, teachers, enemies, birds and rabbits that I butchered, sifted and strung together. Complete and utter Randomness