We hope you'll be inspired, shocked, amused, and touched by this selection of letters from the DearTeenMe.com website. 'How awesome would it be if authors wrote letters to their teen selves?' A year and a half later, you can pick up DEAR TEEN ME from Zest Books, read more on the website, or just kick back and enjoy the selection we'll be posting here. Co-curators: E. Kristin Anderson and Priya Chand. The individual letters are property of the contributing authors. We can't guarantee your head won't explode from the mix of angst and excitement, but you *will* enjoy the ride.

Sam Smith can't remember the days when she was considered part of the popular crowd. With frizzy hair and bulky glasses, her only friend is the nerdy and charming Will Larson who she befriended freshman year. However things start to get strange for Sam when the most popular guy at school, Chase Michaels, decides that he's interested in her. But Sam has a secret of her own, a secret she will do anything to protect. She is a famous actress. But they don't know that.

RULE#1: DON'T STEAL HIS HEART. After ripping off a dangerous mob boss, Ellie Phillips decides it's time to quit hustling and give up her life of crime. She just needs a big score. Then she can give up the grift and start anew. When she steals a map from Jacob Hawkins that shows the location of a huge heart-shaped diamond, she decides it's time to go treasure hunting. It's just one last hustle before she goes straight. She thinks she's made a clean getaway when she jets off to South America with the map, but Jacob isn't letting it or Ellie get away so easily. With the mob hot on her trail and the bullets flying, she finally meets her match when she ends up in Jacob's sights. HUSTLE won the SYTYCW competition from Harlequin and Wattpad in 2013.

"As I sat on the toilet, I realized how badass I was being. First of all, I (kind of) broke into Walmart; Second, I was (kind of) plotting to steal toilet paper; and third, I was doing all this while a hurricane was brewing outside." Ellie wanted a quick trip to Walmart to buy some toilet paper for her mom. A minute in, a minute out. Instead, she got locked in. With her secret love, of course.

Mia Hastings was never one to follow the rules. Her brother knew it, her best friend knew it. Everyone knew it. She lives for the moment, doing whatever she feels and thinking of the consequences later. Her main goal in life is to live it. Mia’s brother’s best friend Drake O’Connell was never big on rules. The judge who sentences him to 2 years in prison knew it. He is known for being the badboy, partying and womanising. His charm, good looks and obnoxious behaviour made his life pretty easy and his main goal in it was to have fun. He had lost 2 years of his life locked up, so he was determined to make up for lost time. So when these two people are thrown together, both without a care in the world, issues of their own and more secrets than an episode of Pretty Little Liars, you can expect a story full of laughs, tears, arguments and felonies. They might be breaking the law, but both Mia and Drake are about to find out that when it feels wrong, it is ALWAYS more fun. ©makeandoffer

Book Two of 'The Tales of the Royal Lunatic' It has been scientifically determined that Emilee Kate Willows is most definitely insane. Well, not really scientifically but it's just something everyone knows- the sky is blue, the Beatles are awesome and Emilee is crazy. But the problem is that not exactly EVERYONE knows. Maybe the whole of the U.S., tops. The poor people in Astria were innocent and oblivious until their new princess came along. Boy, did they have another thing coming to them. This is Emilee's version of Meet the Parents, only they don't need a lie detector and she's got a ton of people who want to kill her. It's nothing personal, she's just the mate of the vampire prince that everyone hates and killing her is like taking away the prince's soul. Her charm never had a chance. Will she be able to survive life as part of the royal family? Will she EVER meet a smurf?

*Formerly called Love Happened* Mila had an ordinary life. A cute boyfriend. Parents who were still happily married. From an outsider’s perspective, Mila had everything. Nobody knew just how restless she was. Neither did she know about the genes that lay dormant within her until Luca De Angelis came into her life in the most unexpected way possible. It seems like that one night with Luca started a catalyst of events that lead to Mila's world changing and crumbling around her. Suddenly she hears thoughts in her head that aren't her own, she realizes that Christian might not always be in her life, and that her parent’s marriage isn't as solid as she always believed it was. Most frighteningly of all, her entire perception of herself, and the world around her, changes when she learns the truth of who - or what - Luca really is.

18 years ago. Two worlds collided together. Which forever scared Adrienne Diamond and Dominic Castellanos. At the age of 14 Adrienne Diamond had waited for her mate the one who love her unconditionally but also complete, make her feel safe and loved. That's all she ever wanted . Being the daughter of an alpha's and billionaire meant Adrienne got special treatment but she wanted to be able to do something on her own without her family name to help her achieve her dreams. Dominic Castellanos has every girl dropping on there knees literally but what he wanted was his mate at the age 16 he should had found her by now. Being an Alphas son he was expected to take over the pack and the multi billionaire company. One fateful deceit broke them apart but 18 years later they have to deal with issues as a hit-man is on Adrienne tail and fast because the clock is ticking down.

This isn't your typical rejection story. Nope. It's not cliche. Well I hope not. He's your typical popular hot soon to be alpha jock. She's well. Something. He didn't reject her because she's fat or ugly. Not something entirely different. How do you turn a badass in to a kitten? And what bring these two back together?