Holly Halliday only had two important things in her life. One was her art and the other was her best friend Gabriel Colton. Starting school for their senior year, everything begins to fall apart for Holly. Her artwork bombs, and Gabe has apparently found the girl of his dreams. Her teacher sent her to a beginner art class, which had to be the end of her world, but Holly finds an unexpected friendship there. When Gabe asks her if she would test out dates with him, she gags but determines to help him. Fake dating Gabe became a double edged sword, especially when he made such perfect dates. How she wanted to be his girl but it seemed a distant dream. It seems that everything improves for everyone but her and Holly doesn't know what to think. Her sadness inspires her painting back to life, but Gabe seems to be lost to her. Can she last the rest of the year without her best friend? Will this girl of his ever live up to her expectations when she's the one who wants to be with Gabe? Follow Holly and Gabe's journey as they discover the intricacies of being in love with your best friend.

I fell for a boy with the kindest blue eyes, and a charming dimple. He made me feel loved, and cared for, and most importantly he made me feel safe in his presence. He came right in the middle of a tornadoe and managed to turn it into blue skies. He changed my perspective and gave me hope and strength." I looked at him, and he was smiling, and his eyes were a little glossy. He took my hand and kissed it, a small tear caught in the corner of his beautiful eyes. "I thought, hey, maybe life isn't so bad after all. Maybe I can finally allow myself to love and be loved, and to live life normally. When we went to your party, you told me to wait for you. But then your perverted cousin made me feel super uncomfortable, so I went looking for you, just to be able to feel at peace again. And that's when I saw it." My heart beats skyrocketed, because this was the moment everything changed forever. "Saw what?" Asked Axel. I took a deep breath, and continued. It's now or never. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Sophia Grace is a 25 year old Forensic Science major who recently started working as a cashier at her local grocery store - "The Corner Store". Amidst her cute demeanor and kind eyes, she harbors a dark secret that she doesn't want anyone to know about. To protect herself and those around her, she tries not to make friends at all and only go there for extra cash until she can graduate and leave. But what happens when Axel gets her on his radar? Would she allow herself to feel anything? And most importantly, what if they're more connected than they ever thought possible?? Will she run as soon as it gets tough, or will she fight against anything that tries to taint her past? Stay tuned for The Corner Store. 1st Place: GYSO Awards (Oct 2023) 2nd Place: YearlyAwards (Dec 2023)

Football players are assholes. I know - my brother is their king. Older and annoyingly overprotective, he's the star quarterback at Santa Cruz High School. I love him, but everyone worships the air he breathes and it's suffocating. After a traumatic experience with a quarterback three years ago, I want nothing to do with boys and dating. All that matters is getting into college, so I ace my classes and sign up for my school's student ambassador program to boost my applications. Thankfully, I have my best friend, Harper, to get me through high school being overshadowed by my brother. My plans for a quiet, low-key senior year are destroyed when my brother's cocky, arrogant rival keeps butting into my life. Logan Hightower is a total player who expects me to drool at his feet while he uses me to burn my brother's game. If he thinks I'll fall for his gorgeous looks and shallow charms, he's totally mistaken. He'll never succeed because I hate football players. Note: Some of the chapters have mature content, as marked. Swearing is blatantly rampant and sensitive chapters are marked with the associated trigger warnings. highest rankings: #1 lovestory, youngadult, quarterback, goodgirl, cute, texting, sports, slowburn, series, & California, highschool, teenager, teenfic, series, completed #2 romance This story is complete, edited, and totally revamped in 2023! -me

"Life is a fight from the minute you take your first breath to the moment you exhale your last." Ronda Rousey, My Fight / Your Fight ********************************************************* Noah Davis, a 17 year old high school junior, who's life got flipped upside when he was only a baby after a tragic car accident that resulted in his parents deaths, is raised by his eldest brother who refused to let him and their other brother get taken in by the state. Like mentioned his life is anything but perfect despite having tow supporting brothers who have been there for him since day one. You see, Noah is bullied and it's not because his the top student of his school nor because he's short for his age, but because he's gay. Yes, his bullied because of his sexual preferences which means his constantly bullied by the popular kids at his school who mock him. He tries as best as he can to ignore them but it's getting harder and harder to do so when they're always cornering him. But will that stop when a certain fighter steps in? Ethan Gonzalez, a 18 year old UFC fighter, is one of the youngest fighters in the world. He holds more titles then he can count on one hand. His life was somewhat perfect. He had the most supportive parents, his younger sister idolizes him but after his girlfriend of two years suddenly dumps him, Ethan is determined to not let another person in who will only break his heart. After his last fight, Ethan decides to take retire from fighting and returns to school. His first day back and everyone is already trying to be his friend due to his celebrity status and though he enjoys the attention, he soon realizes that life was more important than any title. When he meets a certain boy will his vow of never letting another person in, break or will he keep it? It's only a matter of time before Noah and Ethan cross paths and their lives to be flipped upside down whether it be a good or bad, it all depends on how they see the world when they meet.

Follow my Instagram for any updates and if you have any questions: @nikki_k123 Ellie has lived in Santa Barbara her entire life with her parents and lovely friends. She's had a simple life with no complications and has always kept it that way. In her junior year of high school, she's a little bored of the same old life and is willing to gamble her comfort zone for some fun experiences. And what could be more fun than falling in love? Zach has finally come back home after two years at a boarding school in England and this sweet little troublemaker has come back ten times worse. With a cigarette dancing between his lips, he screams trouble louder than he ever has before. Coming back into town, he's hoping to reunite with his friends. Nathan, Brett, Spencer, Ashley, and Ellie. After finding out that sweet little Ellie is looking for some fun, Zach offers her a bet. If he wins, she has to live with him for a month, in which he guarantees to make her fall in love. If she wins, he'll leave her alone for good. Their history of being best friends can't repeat itself. Not this time. This time, there's more to the two than just friends. This time they're going to bet on it and gamble for love. . . . . . ALL RIGHT RESERVED

It's a story of a boy. Who was just in his high school. But his life was not normal like others. Soon He got transferred in his father's friend's school. He met a girl who made his life better than before. ♡Little happiness♡.・゜゜・ ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ Ya! it's just like it's seems to be .

"Why do you care if I kiss other girls? We're not together, we're friends" he stated swallowing his emotions. "You're right, why should I care? Like you said we're friends" I got more angry with each word that came out of my mouth. "You know what? Go makeout with any girl you want, I don't care" I said as I started to walk away. I felt his hand grip my wrist and pull me back against the lockers. His hands cupped my face and the next thing I know his lips were smashed up against mine. *********************************************************************************************************Stella Jones didn't believe in love, only lust. After one guy broke her heart, she swore to never fall for someone again until she graduates, she was done with high school boys. She's kept her promise to herself until a new guy starts at her school, Logan Carter, but does he have a promise too? Will he get her to live her life? Will she break her promise? Will he break his?

Do you ever wonder what life would be like if it were a movie? Or some sappy romance novel that you wish your life could be like but it's not? Sometimes you may even get to caught up in the fictional world that you don't realise it IS fictional. Then when you do realise life isn't what you convinced yourself it would be, there is only one possible outcome. Depression. Which may lead to anxiety, self-harm, low self esteem, and worst of all, losing the people you love. Life works in weird ways. Not just for you but for others too. Take Cassidy Rivers for example. Her life is far from perfect. No parents, over protective big brother, few friends, and Asher Norman, the bad boy who won't stop picking on her. Could life get any worse for Cassidy?

Abigail is nice and really weird. Has a loving family and friends but behind that she has a story. Abigail is adopted, she knows it and her family know what happen to her. No ones else knows, she likes it that way. Before she was weird, she used to be quite, was abused and had a full-blood brother. But he was killed by their own mother. His last words to her were to live a happy life and be herself no matter what. She promised and that's what she did. She has nightmares about that day and never forget his words. When it was her last year of high school, the school starts a student exchange program. She thought it was pretty neat so she sign up for it, but she going on her own, only one person can go. Then there's the football star, Axel. Known to get any girl he wants. He see Abigail the transfer student and he wanted her. Then he realized she's different and followed her everywhere. Wanting to know more about her. what happen when he starts falling for her? will she finally open up? (this story starts getting depressing towards the end ._. sooo just giving you the heads up anyways hope you like my book!)