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Riley has never met her dad, but she knows that he is mean to her mom. He will call and yell at her and made her cry. Her mom will never let him see her. One day her mom packs her up and moves her far far away from him. They are starting over with the promise of her being safe from him. But all she wants is to be a family.

Ethan's standing on Highland Bridge at midnight, ready to end it all, when a girl appears out of nowhere with ice cream and zero intention of leaving him alone. Riley's either an angel or completely crazy - he hasn't decided which. But her offer is simple: give her until her birthday, just two months away, to prove life is worth something. After that, whatever he decides is up to him. He expects nothing. Instead, he gets midnight drives and way too many milkshakes. Gets random star quotes she's memorized just to make him roll his eyes. Gets stupid jokes that somehow make him laugh when he swore he'd forgotten how. But the closer they get, the more he sees through her smile to the shadows underneath. And as her birthday approaches, Ethan realizes keeping Riley alive might be the only thing worth living for.

Short small high school romance Riley Smith. A ordinary teenage girl her mother has passed died to cancer. The only thing she has left is her Father and her little sister Amelia / Lia. But her Father breaks his promise and ruins her life. Ethan Williams. The football player in school. Speaks up for his friends and doesn't let anyone in his way. He's the good looking one in the school. He sleeps with girls to get a distraction back at home. He ends up falling in love but he wants to show it and stop hiding it. They never believe in love but at the end they have their happy ending. **** Thank you guys so much for checking out my book! I hope you guys fall in love with it don't forget to vote and comment. -Mariah **** Tiktok: _mariahwrites There Instagrams: ethanxxwilliams & rileyyxsmith

Willow Clarke has newly turned 18. Straight A student, good girl, she's pretty much planned her whole life out down to the smallest of details, with dreams of going to college and becoming a hard working lawyer fighting for justice. Her focuses are on that and supporting her single mother, Elena, whose been her best friend her whole life. Jace Quinn, on the other hand, is 18 year old football captain. He seems to have it all. He's a rule breaker and the world lets him get away with it, because look at him. Guys want to be him and girls want to be with him. Underneath the surface, Jace struggles with anxiety, insomnia, and the grief of his mother's death. His widowed father, Jack, is out of touch and doesn't know how to connect with his son other than pushing for big college scholarships. What happens when their single parents meet and hit it off at a parent-teacher night? Their worlds are turned upside down when Willow's mom and Jace's dad become engaged. Thus throwing the two teenagers into a new life as step siblings. Will they become the perfect family their parents want them to be or will Jace introduce Willow to a whole new world of forbidden desires and choices? **There is no blood relation between the two main characters, nor were they raised together. They have completely different sets of parents. WattPad, please don't remove this. I have so many things planned for this story.**

Lucas Smith and his mother move from North Carolina to be with their new family, their multi million dollar family to be exact. Soon as Lucas first met his step brother Sean Woods, it was game over from there. But there is a problem, Sean is straight with a very powerful girlfriend. When the girlfriend doesn't get what she wants you know there is going to be hell. When Sean realizes he is in love with Lucas, a new reality checks in. A very rich and powerful girlfriend, father, and friends. With Lucas having a very terrorizing past, will Lucas be able to trust someone ever again? Will they be able to be together in the end? Or will they just have the unforgettable affection that they crave?

Michael and Lisa are married. Lisa has a daughter named Riley who is 18 by her previous husband. With cheating involved and jealous ex's, what kind of relationship will Michael and Riley have? Read to find out! (DANGEROUS ERA!) Riley: 18 Michael: 36

Wyle Dolon has no intention of dying. Surviving the apocalypse isn't easy, but he's pretty much got the situation under control, simply because he's not about to risk his life to save anyone else in his platoon. He certainly has no intention of doing something stupid, like fall in love. Riley Emerson is pretty much resigned to a quiet life, probably helping her much more popular, and prettier older sister. She knows her strengths, and that's talking her way through trades for rations, and trying to help sister navigate courtship. It's not as though she is going to lose her heart to one of the reckless soldier's much less one with a reputation for straying beyond society's fences. Fast paced, heartwarming, bloody good post-apocolyptic fun. Trigger/Content Warning: blood and gore through out, some profanity, some disturbing sequences involving violence. Rape is discussed. Bloody fights on page. Some peril. Dark humor. Nothing beyond typical teen adventures, be aware of your mental state, and seek support as needed.

When Alexandra and Brent meet, it's an awkward first start. But soon after, Brent learns about Alexandra's little sister Riley with stage 2 heart cancer. Knowing that he has been diagnosed with stage 2 brain cancer, he instantly wants to help this little girl live life and experience things to the best of her ability. But his stage 2 brain cancer could be progressing, and nobody could be realizing until it's too late.

Nobody can forget their first kiss. Even if you were only 6 years old. Especially when the person who kissed you was your older brother's bestfriend. After Blair's father died, she became distant and her brother Blake has become very overprotective over his younger sister. His bestfriend, Aiden, was overprotective too. 10 years later, they're having a normal college life. After a few incidents, Aiden begins to look at Blair under a new perspective. But isn't there an unwritten rule about staying away from your bestfriend's sister?

Riley Lancaster thought she had everything figured out. Until she didn't. After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend, she expects to move on like any other high school breakup. But when she crosses paths with Savannah Moreau, the school's golden girl and star cheerleader, something shifts. Savannah has always been confident, bubbly, and effortlessly popular. She's dated guys, smiled through routines, and played the role everyone expects. But when Riley starts taking up space in her thoughts, she begins to question everything she thought she knew about herself. Neither of them planned for this. Falling for each other wasn't in the playbook. And in a school where reputations are everything, admitting their feelings could change everything. As they navigate friendships, expectations, and the terrifying thrill of first love, Riley and Savannah must decide: will they risk it all for something real, or will fear keep them from the truth?