Novels

I Married My Abstinent Childhood Friend, the Doctor He says he's exhausted every night, tells me to get some sleep. So I sigh on my livestream, "If only I had two husbands, maybe he wouldn't be so worn out!" My fans gush: "Love means always feeling you're not doing enough. We women are such softies!" That night, Dr. Lucas, usually so aloof, knocks on my bedroom door. Later, I was sobbing. He whispers in my ear, voice thick with exhaustion, "Two husbands? Why not go for seven? First one to quit gets booted off the bed. A little 'last one standing' competition, keeps things from getting

I’ve been a player for years, bouncing from one relationship to another. My semester abroad was a glorious, carefree escape. Then, my mom hit me with a call, demanding I come home immediately. Her voice was serious, heavy even, on the phone. Turns out, my childhood best friend, Sarah, was being completely manipulated by some loser. She said this guy was smooth, a con artist, who was using her for money and affection. A sweet girl, she was turning into his personal ATM. I was in the middle of a passionate make-out session with my current girlfriend. Carelessly, I replied, "Hey, people gotta learn hard lessons about love,

The cops found me helping my grandma at her apple stand. Three of my classmates were dead. I blinked my pale prosthetic eye at them. "Want an apple?" I asked. "Grandma grows the best ones." 1. Three kids from my middle school, all guys, died. They were the ones who'd taken me out the day before. Their parents were on me like a pack of wolves. They came screaming to Grandma's apple stand and started punching, yelling that I was the one who did it. Each fist felt like a hammer blow, and all I could do was flail uselessly, trying to ward off the

Subway Ride The old guy next to me on the subway was staring right at my belly. I pulled out my phone, ready to call 911. Then he croaked out, “Kid, that little spirit in your belly? It’s been swapped out.” 01 I stared at him, dumbfounded. This dude had white hair and a beard, but he was surprisingly spry, definitely not your average Joe. “You know, you shouldn’t just let anyone touch your belly when you’re pregnant,” he went on. “And not only did someone touch it, but it was another pregnant woman. “She’s messing with dark stuff, and she’s pulled a switcheroo on you.

When I turned eighteen, my older brother finally decided to throw me a birthday party. During the photo op, he didn't care that the cake had supports, he just shoved my head right into it. My foster sister flashed her sweetest smile, while my left eye struggled to focus. At the hospital while getting patched up, she posted two pictures on her Insta story. One was her acceptance letter from Stanford, the other a selfie with my brother at Disneyland. The caption read: "Dream school, dream guy, all mine on this special day! 💖 "PS: My brother's surprise was so funny!!" Turns out, the "birthday party" was just

Grandma always had to do things the hard way. When the world went sideways, our family had this little grocery store, and we thought we’d be set. We could hunker down and wait it out. But Grandma, she was a whole other story. She made us starve, basically, saying we needed to ration everything because the rescue folks might take forever. One cracker a day was our lot, she said. So we all just wasted away while sitting on a pile of food. Grandma? She was fine, chomping away on her private stash. Then, right when the cavalry showed up to

After years of helping the company prepare for its IPO, my girlfriend—finally ready to go public about our relationship—was about to make the announcement.

Years later, Chloe, with her face just a little too much like mine, shows up cozying up to my husband, Ben. I knew it. This homewrecker’s daughter is trying to pull the same crap her mom did with my mom. But I wasn't about to let that happen. The same day, I left Ben a divorce agreement, snagged half his assets, and bailed. Game over. 1. Ben was totally blindsided when I hung up on him. Six years of marriage, and I'd been nothing but sweet, calm, and collected – a total class act, as they say. Even with his sassy daughter, I’d never shown a hint of impatience. It

The Ninth Year of Being Tangled with Liam Walker His mistress crashed my birthday party, declaring they were soulmates and demanding I grant them a divorce. Liam just stood there, watching, waiting for me to handle his unruly lover like I always did. But that day, I was just…done. I stood up, smiled at him, and said, “I’m going to get some fresh air in the garden.” Liam didn’t even blink. He probably figured I'd gone to have a good cry. One hour passed, then two, then three, and I still hadn't returned. He finally went to look for me himself. All he found in