With a lump in my throat, I looked down to place the sticker with my number on my shirt. When I looked back up, I took in the scene before me and nervously gulped. The waiting area was filled to the brim. There were literally no seats left, and so I backed into a corner, leaned my back against the wall and slumped down to the ground. I didn't quite know what to do with myself so I began fidgeting and playing with my thumbs. When I looked back up, I noticed someone staring at me, or rather, at the bottom of my shoe. I raised my eyebrow questioningly, and he began walking towards me. --- When Andrea Flynn first auditioned for The X Factor, she insisted on going alone. In any case, that's the way it's always been, just her and her old guitar. She found comfort in being by herself, and alone was her favorite thing to be. Little did she know, auditioning for Britain's top talent television show would mean that she would never be alone again, but maybe, just maybe, it wasn't such a bad thing after all. And when asked who she had to thank for her new life, she replied “her boots,” because they brought her to the audition, and most importantly, they brought her to Liam. Getting through didn't change her life. He did.

Crystal is taken from all she knows. School, family, friends, gone. And she hasn't even a clue where she is or how far away she is from home. And the man who has her is dangerous. Very dangerous.

Imogen Acland stumbled out of her flat with tears streaming down her face, how could he? Her tears blurred her vision and she stumbled in to on coming traffic. Was it fate that the car that hit her was driven by Louis Tomlinson?

Caitlin Brooks thought she was an ordinary person with British Blood in her. But when she finds out her Uncle is the Simon Cowell and he brings her over to London, England to start preparing and training her to become his Heir to everything he's got, it kind of overwhelms a teenage girl. With everything happening, through the meetings or famous and not-so famous people a spark flies, but as a teenager, one that likes having her own freedom, things start to crack under the pressure of everything. The question for this story is, when will she snap? And then there's how will she snap? Will she turn rebellious? Or will she turn into a Spit fire? A Bad ass? Could she be dangerous even? One thing is for certain, Simon sure will have his hands full with trying to control her actions and guarantee her safety, and one of his own British Boy Band member's heart to protect his little niece from the possible heart break and vicious paparazzi.

Riley Monroe and Everett Rosenfeld have been best friends since they were four and have been in love since they were fourteen. Riley has promised Everett that no matter what, she will be his forever. So after Everett's mother dies in a car accident, why does Everett shut Riley down? Because Everett believes that Riley is the reason why his mother is dead.

Rose Styles is Harry Styles' sister, who was paralyzed while Harry was out on tour. Harry has told the guys not to make fun of his sister for her disability. Or hit on or flirt with her. But will that stop Louis, the only person besides Harry that doesn't see her as a nuisance, from loving her? Find out in Broken.

Olivia has had a crush on Zayn Malik from the moment she laid eyes on him, and I mean could you blame her? He was the Bradford Bad Boi with his dark brown eyes, and sweet but rare smile. He had a great singing voice. Or so she was told. Olivia was deaf. Plain and simple. Never heard her own voice, her laugh, or heard her brother Josh Devine play the drums. It was heartbreaking. She felt broken, and helpless. She saw her disability as a curse. Can she maybe look past her insecurities and look at herself the way Zayn sees her?

Louis Tomlinson fell inlove. He knew from the very first second that he saw her, she was the one. He had to get to know her. When Aurora first met him, the smile that hasn't been on her face for years, wouldn't whipe of her face. She was inlove; and she knew it. When tragedy strikes, will they be able to cope with the pain and regret?

She doesn't remember anything. Their first date, their first kiss, the first time he bought her flowers, their first fight. She doesn't even know who he is. She's forgotten something horrible, something no one wants to remind her of. So what exactly happens when everything disappears?

Harry was tired of it. He was tired of being the "lead singer" of the band. He was tired of being "the flirty, filthy manwhore". He hated the fame. He hated the attention. He hated everything. Scarlett was tired of breathing. She just got out of rehab but still struggling. Her whole life she'd been known as "the quiet girl". She was always in everyone else's shadow. She was constantly put down, overlooked, and constantly change so she'd "be good enough". "Tired" couldn't even explain her pain. The two seem to be completely different, but are they really? When they finally meet they realize one thing: They're just what they needed. // book one of the strings series //