(Book 1 in the Before The series) "You asked to understand and in order to understand a story, one must be taken back to the beginning." Back home in Minnesota, Talia Grey, had a seemingly normal life, until a twist of fate sent her back to her mother's hometown. Starting her senior year at Anthabask Academy, Talia finds herself thrown into a family she has never known. She must accept her place in this new family, while trying to uphold a pledge that stems from a centuries old blood feud with a rival family. Forced to keep her true identity a secret from others, she finds herself in unfamiliar territory, especially once she encounters the academy's mysterious and handsome pair of brothers, the Reever boys. Struggling to keep her head down and complete the year before running off to London to pursue music, she will come face to face with secrets about her family and past that may affect her future. Will Talia be able to survive her senior year and make it out with her life and heart intact? Will she be swept away by a mysterious boy with a raven tattoo? Rival love hasn't been this deadly since Romeo and Juliet. Hopefully she makes it out alive... Highest Rank: #262 T.F., #13 Conflict, #8 Rivalry ©AminaLeeds, 2017. All Rights Reserved Main photo credit (Holland Roden): Martina Tolot Cover design: A.LEEDS

[IN BOOKSTORES AND KINDLE UNLIMITED NOW!] What if you were matched with the original love god? --- When Lila goes to the Cupids Matchmaking Service it is to tell them to stop spamming her. Instead she finds out that cupids are real, she has been matched with a dangerous love god, and that he is coming to find her. Soon arrows fly, myths are awoken, and Lila finds herself part of a deadly supernatural war that could cost her her life, and her heart. Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and the Vampire Diaries. --- THE PUBLISHED VERSION OF CUPID'S MATCH IS OUT NOW! READ IN KINDLE UNLIMITED! Get your copy of Cupid's Match at bit.ly/CupidsMatch or follow the link in my profile!

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Seven letters, seven confessions, seven clues. Elliot Parker has what he needs to find out who killed his best friend... But is he hunting down the killer? Or is the killer hunting him? ***** When Colton Crest returns, unharmed, to his small town after mysteriously disappearing for two months, his best friend Elliot Parker breathes a sigh of relief. But days later, on the night before graduation, Elliot finds Colton in the lake. Dead. And on the day of his funeral, Elliot finds a letter in his jacket pocket with four words that send him spiralling: I killed Colton Crest. There are six more letters to find, six more confessions about Colton, six more clues to uncover why he was murdered. Elliot has no choice but to play this sick scavenger hunt, and with each new revelation, he begins to question whether he really knew Colton - or anyone else in that little town of dark secrets. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]