❝What if your true love was standing right in front of you? Would you even know it?❞ -- Archer Lancaster is a poor, quite, ignorant, stubborn boy looking to go places once he graduates high school. He dreams of leaving Ocala to go to Princeton University to be a successful full time author. But above all, he strives to be the man of the house, Archer feels he can't leave Ocala due to his family's financial problems, and the lack of a fatherly figure. He runs the family Cafe with the help of his mother Michelle and two younger sisters Alice, Evan. If you thought his life couldn't get more complicated than it already was, one of Archer's little sister’s Alice was born with a birth defect of a collapsed lung. With Archers family so far in medical debt, does he really have the choice to leave? Millie Parker, a struggling writer/author. Complex in her own way, and like unlike any other american teenager, she wouldn’t dream of leaving the safety of her house. No teenage ragers, no late night parties, sneaking around with boys, or drunk driving. With no passion to be someone special when she grows up, Millie lives day to day simply existing. She owns a blue jeep that squeaks on the right wheel when she stops, and she has those annoying white fluffy dice that hang from her rear-view mirror. She enjoys walking alone on the beach, watching trivia shows alone, grabbing her pet cat "Kitty" for a sit down on the couch to watch Girl Code and The Walking Dead. But when Archer Lancaster, gets up in front of class to present his essay that was no where near perfection, the simplicity of his words turned Millie's world upside down and sparked a fire in her. The inspiration to be someone. In this coming of age novel, watch Millie and Archer fall in love, see the every perk of a basic american relationship, and be there to figure out, What Drives You?

"Okay, here are the rules of Pretend Dating Anna," she said. "You need to stop comparing me to a giant gorilla." "What are the other rules?" Jake asked. "That's the only one," she said. Was her voice shaking? Could he tell? "So far. I'll keep you posted as others come up." She looked back from the doorway. "Coming Jake?" "You bet," he said, standing up and stretching. "Where my girlfriend goes, I go." Anna shivered. I always thought my first boyfriend would be Jake. But I never thought it would only be pretend... -- Anna's long time crush on Jake has never gone anywhere. But when teen queen Stacey sets her sights on Jake, he has to come up with a way to turn her down... Without incurring the wrath of the most popular girl in school. A plan is hatched: Anna can pretend to be Jakes girlfriend. But Anna has never had a real boyfriend, let alone a pretend one! Can she manage to convince everyone she's Jakes girlfriend, and then convince Jake that they're meant to be... For real?

Short Story #92 ♥ Random #137 They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Every song has a story behind it. This is where the worlds of music and art collide. Music is Passion; Music is Life. It's everywhere you go; in the little things. Whether you chose to listen? It's up to you...

And at last here we are, the last stop until College. High School. The best 4 years of your life, we were once told. But the reality of it, is Highschool sucks. Thats how you learn to spend it with the people who don’t. But never in a million dreams would Cassie have thought the word love would have such a big impact on her life. Her rules were simple. Don’t be noticed,never make a statement, and make it through High School. A boy was never something Cassie thought would become such a big part of her life. This had never happened at the many other schools. Cassie never wanted a boyfriend after her First, and Last boyfriend Danielle. But Fate had something else planned for her. She could have either, gone home and chose to be homeschooled, or exited the classroom never to see Tyler again, but then there would be no story. There was no denying Cassie had fallen head over heels for this one boy. But with so many obstacles being thrown at them, Cassie ponders the question if this is a sign. Maybe Fate had another plan for her.