|WATTYS 2021 Shortlisted| ❝Teach me.❞ ❝Teach you what?❞ ❝Teach me how to be a bad boy.❞ Elias Rodriguez has a crush on a certain cheerleader (since forever), but she has a thing for bad boys, not chemistry nerds. Lucky for him, the cheerleader's best friend offers to coach him on how to be one. Will it work out for him or will he find love in an unlikely place? Only time will tell. ──────🌟────── Featured in YA reading list. Featured in StoriesUndiscovered reading list (September2020 & November2021). Featured in Romance reading list. Featured in GeneralFiction reading list. Featured in Humor reading list.

Allie was your Grade A typical Tom-boy who hid her crush on her neighbor, best friend, and mostly hero Michael James. He was a mama's boy through and through but only problem was his mom thought Allie was trash. Allie would never be good enough merely because of her station in life. Michael James broke only one rule of his mother's, he refused to give up his friendship with Allie. That didn't mean his mom didn't mettle. Despite their constant neighborly challenges as well as the teen years their friendship survived year after year. Allie thought she was forever destined to be in the friend zone until their unbreakable bond was put to the test one night when they showed how deeply they loved one another. That one night was a catalyst that changed the course of their friendship from love.....to HATE. Will she ever forgive him for how he treated her after? More importantly can he forgive her for her secret? Will they ever be friends again? Lovers?

| COMPLETE | [this is the first draft of my story. so, if there's grammatical mistakes and continuity errors, i apologize and i will be editing in the future.] Lia James was living in a nightmare. It all started one night, when her mother was in a car accident, and never survived the night. She spent the remainder of the summer in mourning. She never ate, or left her bedroom for that matter. When her Dad started to notice the new habits, he suddenly became worried and requests she lives with her two best friends for her senior year across the country. Hesitantly, she accepts. Senior year was supposed to be the best year of her life. She made the Varsity Softball team, and she made tons and tons of new friends. That is, until she comes across Andrew Price: Local bad boy with a well-known reputation, and a heavy bank account. From leather jackets, to secrets, to new relationships, Lia finally comes to terms that her senior year will never be normal. Especially when her best friends and Andrew have a very public hatred towards each other. Will she manage to stay above the drama? Or will she fall into the crossfire of her best friend's feud? ************** STARTED: 8/30/18 ENDED: 1/17/21 RANKS: #6- projectbadboys 2/12/20 #16 - heartstrings 1/17/19

Lily and Loick have been best friends since childhood, with Loick secretly harbouring feelings for Lily. The girl he could never have. When Lily's fiancé abruptly leaves her at the altar, claiming he can't go through with the wedding, Loick steps in to pick up the pieces. Determined to lift her spirits and shake off his bad boy reputation, Loick convinces Lily to go on the already-paid-for honeymoon trip planned to the French Riviera, showing her the time of her life and proving that sometimes, the best love stories might just start with friendship.

Based on a real life experience. Lily is a typical teenager. Goes to school, loves fashion and most importantly...boys. But, her life gets complicated when she falls for two boys at the same time! She keeps it a secret from both boys but what will happen when they find out? Will they make her choose between them or will they both walk out of her life forever?

"This was just supposed to be summer fun. That was what we agreed on." I tried to talk to him as he was vigorously shaking his head, tearing his gaze away from me. "You were never just a summer fun to me." He stared into my eyes and I felt exposed because I might have developed some feelings for him that I've never wanted to face. Heddy Lopez has just barely graduated and is trying to find the purpose of her life when her friends take her away for the summer before they go on separate ways. Little did she know that an old crush and complicated relationships would cross her way again making her last high school summer completely different than she'd expected it to be. Secrets, heartbreaks, and empty promises siege her over and over again. And they never seem to stop. But how much an already broken heart could take before fully giving up? Started: July (2022) - Finished: August 18 (2022) 123 000 words

Lily Thompson, a shy nerd, in love with her brother's best friend. But when she walks in on him and her best friend making out, it's over. No more loving Rex Montgomery, she decides. But what happens when her parents force her to move in with her brother and Rex for college. Will sparks fly? Or will she be heartbroken once again? {Unedited}

"My body and my wolf may want you but my brain and my heart don't." I said, proud of my words. "They will." ~•~•~•~•~•~ Weird, clumsy, smartass and boycrazy. Those were some of the words you could describe Lily. Oh and miss "can't keep her mouth shut". Struggling with everything in life, Lily thought that once she finds her mate everything will be better. But when she finds her mate she didn't expect him to be the boy who broke her heart in highschool. Heron on the other hand had everything anybody could want money, cars, body like a god, girls etc. The only thing that was missing was his mate and with him growing older the pack wanted a Luna. So when he met his mate, he realised that his mate was the girl he once loved, but had to let her go. •••••••• Highest ranking #1 in lover. #45 in Werewolves #12 Lily

Lily and Conor have been inseparable since their university days, bound by a deep friendship that has weathered the test of time. While Conor appreciates Lily's presence in his life and the comfort of their relationship, he remains oblivious to the depth of her feelings for him. Despite their affectionate moments-kisses, cuddles, and shared adventures-Conor consistently insists, "I love our friendship," leaving Lily to grapple with the question: do friends really behave this way? As Lily navigates her complex emotions, she cherishes each moment with Conor, hoping that one day he will see her as more than just a friend. However, everything changes when Conor surprises Lily by announcing his engagement, introducing his fiancée, and asking Lily to be his best man. Faced with the reality of her unreciprocated love, Lily must confront her feelings and the painful truth that their friendship may never evolve into something more. In a heartfelt journey filled with laughter, tears, and self-discovery, Lily learns the importance of recognizing her worth, embracing her feelings, and ultimately deciding what it means to love someone who may never love her back.

Amy Weddler: Your typical 'innocent girl'. Nerdy, cute, doesn't party, doesn't drink, so on so forth. Jesse Turner: Your typical 'bad boy' cliche. Hot, player, nice car, ladies man. These two polar opposites form an unlikely bond, finding that this relationship might work, despite all the odds being against them. And then Jesse's past comes back to haunt him. When somehow Amy is muddled up in the mess of Jesse's past, their relationship is put on the line, along with both of their lives. And when the worst happens, what's left of them?