Neglected, unloved, uncared for and lost, Willow roams the city. She left her past and ended up just as miserable with her new family of homeless people, except she found in them what she lacked from her parents; love. Surviving for two years in the City would wear anyone down, and the symptoms of a deteriorating body slowly begin to make themselves known. Going about her daily routine, Willow encounters a way out: Noah. A second chance at life is offered to her, but tainted memories cloud her every thought. The past makes its way back to her in the present. Willow finds that there's no escaping what life throws at you, and so she has to decide: cherish it or leave it. *** Chapters 2 to 8 need some hardcore editing guys so when you read them try not to cringe. Hehe. ***

A brief poetry anthology. This collection was a Showcase Finalists in the Atty Awards. Quaternion: "I Knew a Girl with Winter in her Eyes" Ode: "Chicory & Lace" Rhyme Royal: "Le Premier" Nonnet: "When Birds Fly Together" Recueillement: "Overgrowth" Free Verse: "Seven Years" Rhyming Couplets: "I Speak Fluent Poetry" Haiku 5-7-5: "I only saw the blue in the Rainbow" Rhyming Octonaries: "Weep for me at Midnight Noon" Monostich: "Close" Enjambment: "Empty Packages"

Reid has been homeless on the streets of New York for years now, fighting for cash in clubs and sleeping in empty buildings. With his special ability, Reid could have whatever life he wanted, but chooses not to. When Sam meets Reid on the subway, she has a hard time forgetting about him, and not only because he keeps showing up in the least likely of places. Sam doesn't know it at first, but the boy she just met is about to show her a whole other world.

Born with a damaged heart, Leanna Weston has lived a sheltered life with little chance at adventure. When she hears that Finvarra's Circus is coming to her small town, she sneaks off to witness the magic first hand, sure that this is her only chance at experiencing true magic-even if the frightening rumors about the heartless Ringmaster, Finvarra, are true. Caught by Finvarra, Leanna is given one chance at survival: she must join the circus. As slowly she becomes part of the strange family, Leanna learns that there is more than magic to this circus, but an ancient curse that has tied Finvarra's life to its rings. If the circus fails, he dies. Leanna vows to save the circus, but when a ruthless enemy emerges, set on destroying it and Finvarra, will Leanna be able to save them both, or will her broken heart fail her just when she needs it most? Cover Artist: Lisa Rhodes