Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? ***** Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch. Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number. But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town. Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry? Title: Ari and Zac (formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis) Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.

You know that girl in the corner? The one with her earphones in most of the time, scribbling in her notebook? Yeah, that quiet, kind of anti-social loner, who still manages to look cooler than hell while tuning the rest of the world out... Well, that girl is Skye Rivers. She's got black, multi-streaked hair and a pair of mysterious blue-grey eyes, and a talent that'll make Mozart jealous. She can sing, she can write, and you just know she'll become a famous rockstar one day. So it's no surprise that, when she's dragged by her friend to a concert of a semi-famous band (with seriously hot guys), the boys won't leave her alone. No matter what she does, she can't shake 'em off. They are determined to get her on the right track to fame. Will the boys finally make Skye see that her talent is good enough? Can they convince her to finally take a chance at stardom? And will Skye learn how to open her heart again? READ ON AND SEE THE AWESOMENESS FOR YOURSELF!! :D

He was completely and utterly oblivious to everything that he had caused and she absolutely hated him for that. [UNEDITED] [DUAL POV] TW: eating disorder recovery

Declan Harte is hopeless at kissing. So when he seeks the help of Eloise McAllister, the girl who kisses brilliantly, he doesn't think much of it. After all, what kind of trouble could one cherry knot possibly bring? All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2013 by Noelle N.

Zariah McCalister, has no idea what's she's getting herself into when she transfers to Cambridge Over-Sea's Academy. The only reason why she transferred second quarter of her Senior year was to be with her twin brother Zac. Once she steps foot into the luxuries academy, her perspective of high school changes forever. The Pretty Boys, are five gorgeous bad boy sex gods, who have nothing but the bad boy vibe. These Pretty Boys give the bad boy definition a whole different title. So Welcome to Cambridge Over-Seas Academy, you just entered The Pretty Boys territory.

Seventeen-year-old Laura Porter and her family are far from normal. While most parents grab a briefcase and head to the office, Laura and her parents hop on a private CIA jet and save the world. As if being a teenager wasn't already hard enough! When almost a dozen models are killed in Paris, it is up to Laura to head to the City of Lights, acting as a model. Zach, another teen agent, joins her. Time to catch the murderer is running out before the biggest event in the fashion industry: Fashion Week. With jealous girls, attention-hogging divas, and stalkers everywhere, Laura and Zach can trust no one. But Laura begins to attach herself to the cute photographer Dylan. In the CIA, attachment can be deadly. In an attempt to catch their suspect, Zach and Laura chase a strange man through the metro, dine at the Moulin Rouge, find some bodies in the catacombs, and take a quick dip in the Seine. In the end, Laura comes face to face with the murderer and even she can't believe it.