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When Charlotte agrees to fake date bad boy Mason to make her best friend and secret crush, Ben, jealous, she thinks it will be a simple arrangement. The rules are clear and she's certain of her goal: make Ben fall in love with her. So why does it seem like the lines always blur when Mason is around? *** Charlotte Anderson has secretly been in love with her best friend, Ben Hathaway, since childhood, though he's never seen her as anything but the girl next door. After witnessing Ben kissing another girl at a party, a heartbroken Charlotte accidentally admits her crush to notorious bad boy Mason Reed... who also happens to be one of Ben's closest friends. But Mason isn't going to tell Charlotte's secret; instead, he suggests they fake a relationship to make Ben jealous. They create a set of strict rules for the arrangement: no kissing when Ben isn't around, no sex, and no falling in love. But as their fake relationship progresses, and Mason's walls break down, Charlotte finds herself questioning her true feelings for both boys, and wondering if some rules are meant to be broken-especially when it comes to love. [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Gillian Goulet (This story is a standalone title in the Dependency series) [[�������� Editors Choice: June 2021]]

At Anderson High, Kane Evans is a "god" - he has it all. He has every girl dropping dead to their knees. Kane isn't afraid of anything, after all, he is the captain of the football team and has that bad boy reputation stuck to him. His best friend Jax wins the bet and dares Kane something he never saw coming. Mia Brown - was his dare. She wasn't just any typical school girl she was the misfit/nerd of the school. She wears boy clothes and carries her guitar with her where ever she goes. If Kane can get Mia to date him for up to at least 1 month, Jax will set up his hot sister Ava on a date with Kane at Prom. Kane thinks Ava is really hot and wants to ask her out to Prom, the only way he can do this is buy sealing the deal with Jax. Will Mia fall for Kane like all the other girls or will Kane win the dare and date Ava like he wished?

{Highest Ranking: #160 in Teen Fiction & #1 in Love at First Sight} Zac Logan thought he had everything. His parents were filthy rich. He was captain of the football team. He was at the top of his class. Plus, every girl wanted him. What more could he ever want or need? That was until Hailey Foster. Hailey was the total opposite of Zac. She comes from a poor family with four brothers and a little sister, and no parents. She was quiet and stuck to herself. She didn't think she had a future. One day, her oldest brother sends her to get groceries for her family. Not paying attention, her shopping cart hits something, well someone. Who would have thought that bumping into someone would change their lives forever.

"Why do you care?" I whispered out. "I worry about you and I have no clue why," he explained honestly which did make my heart sink a little. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- With no mother and no father to guide the way, Leia Owens tried to continue on in her unexciting life. Making friends was difficult for her and without company a normal human would go crazy, right? In just a few weeks, Leia's life changed drastically. But was it for good or bad? Mason Daniels was a cheeky, but mysterious, boy who couldn't help but be the most gossiped guy in school. Everyone loved him and his friends. However, Mason hated his life and the secret that he had to live with. He didn't like keeping it, but for his own sake, he had to. With an egotistical jerk and an awkward nerd for partners on an English project, who knew that those two would make the perfect pair. They certainly didn't anyway.

17 year old, Elena Hawkins thought she was going to be done with boys forever. What Nate Thompson did to her in the fifth grade was unacceptable. She didn't want to deal with heartbreak ever again. Without Nate in the picture anymore, her normal teenage life was going really well. She had straight A's, two incredible best friends, and wonderful parents. Her happy normal teenage life was all going to change. Forced to get along with the popular people, in their all too famous hang out spot. She meets Tyler Black along the way, and her whole world flips upside down. With his innuendo jokes, good looks, gorgeous black hair, and bad boy smirk, Elena can't seem to stay away. She learns that there's more to Tyler than everyone thinks. A side that she's only seen of him is shown. The school's bad boy isn't all that bad after all. Will Tyler fall for her? Will feelings be reciprocated? Or will he break her heart just like Nate did? ~*~ "That's the first time he's called me by my first name. He usually calls me Cutie. I don't think I've ever liked the sound of my name so much, until now. He made it sound better. He makes it better." ~Elena Hawkins "Do I make her nervous? I don't want that. I want her to be herself around me. Show me who she really is, not what everyone else sees. I wanna see the real Elena Hawkins. And that is my mission." ~Tyler Black #95 in Teen Fiction - 03/09/17 Copyright ©2016 by buttercup_roses All Rights Reserved.

Complete! "You know I really like you, right?" He was definitely drunk. "You do?" I asked. My voice was supposed to be teasing, but I think it came off as a bit startled. He laughed, "Yeah, why else would I trust you with all my secrets?" -- Betty was many things; a romantic, a fashion designer, a bit more jealous than the average girl, great with a camera, a helpful daughter and a good friend. But she was best known for being nice. And usually, the boy did not want the 'nice' girl. But this summer she was going to prove to Mike, her crush since FOREVER, that nice was enough. She was going to have an amazing summer, a perfect Junior year, and finally have her first kiss. It was a foolproof plan. Moving from her childhood home in Arizona to New Mexico at the start of Junior year was never a part of Betty's plan. But sometimes when parents are involved, plans change. So now the nice girl had to start over at a new school in a new State. And when the (maybe not so bad) bad boy, Eli, gets involved, it might be hard to be known as 'the nice girl'.

Emilia Thomas moved to London to start a new life with her family, and to get away from her troubled past. There she starts her school hoping that her life would become normal again. But her life completely changes when she runs into the school's hottest badass and notorious- Austin Parker. Emilia just wants to survive the senior year while trying not to fall for the mischievously handsome Austin. Filled with making new friends, rivalries, breakups and some class assignments, Emilia's senior year is one hell of a ride. Will she be able to face it ? What if someone breaks her heart again ? Will she be able to settle herself in a new school ? For all the answers,you guys need to read the story . PS: Please no hate comments.Keep voting . Love Nabiha and Sakina

Tori Anderson is the typical shy, nerdy seventeen year old. After her parents died, she's been living in a foster home with her foster mom and the other foster kids. Tori's had dyslexia for as long as she can remember and she hates it more than anything. She likes to keep her mouth shut and stay in the background. That's how she likes it; nothing more, nothing less. Connor Evans is a hot-tempered, care-free, reckless, eighteen year old bad boy. He couldn't care less about the people around him or what they think about him. He gets along with life by smoking, drinking, and partying. But one thing he is not so proud about is that he's one of the smartest kids in the senior class. I mean, how could a reckless bad boy like him get good grades? But Tori's dyslexia becomes a problem, and she's told that she can't graduate until she gets her grades up. What other choice did she have? She had to be tutored by the horrible Connor Evans...let's see where this goes.

'It didn't matter once sobriety kicked him hard enough, when his head is in the clouds, and the sky is almost reachable, soon to be touchable, that I loved him. Only once he's fallen back down, crashed on the cold, hard floor, will it occur to him. I loved him.' *+*+*+*+*+* Tessa Morgan isn't used to the party life. But after moving to California, and making friends with the party goers, it's what she begins to expect. What she doesn't expect, is to fall for Nate McCarson, a closed off, sarcastic boy. Nate McCarson doesn't expect it either, but by spending his time and money on an unhealthy addiction, he battles with a longwinded war. Will he be able to run from his dangerous habit, or will he succumb to it? *Disclaimer: this story contains scenes and topics about addiction, sexual harassment and assault, and mental health issues.* #1 in tragiclovestory #32 in addiction