"Have fire. Be unstoppable. Live, love, laugh. God knows we all need to hear your laugh. Have no regrets. Be the best that you can be." - Suffering from depression, Elliot is encouraged by everyone around him - his therapist, his family, his friends - to take a break from work. Now that he is on an extended leave, he decided to go and see the world. After receiving life shattering news, Elise wasn't sure what to do. She had looked everywhere, in everyone for consolation but none came. In order to make peace with Fate, she decides to spend her time exploring the world. Two strangers who wanted nothing but to enjoy the beauty that the world has to offer. Two strangers, in pain, who wanted nothing but relief from their suffering. Maybe after everything that has happened, they will.

Shelby's dream lives on despite being twenty-one years old. She loves Disney as much as she did when she was eleven, if not more. Her mum believed it was a phase every child went through, wanting to be a princess; however for Shelby this wasn't the case. Sadly Shelby's life isn't like a fairy-tale anymore. Her mother has fallen ill and doctors aren't sure whether a cure will be found in time. She desperately needs a job, but everyone turns her away judging her from the outside instead of giving her a chance. She is considering a big decision that will spin her whole world upside down; will she live to regret it? Her mum believes so. This is a story of love, laughter and heartbreak. Follow Shelby through her journey of trying to do right by herself as well as others, and the lengths she will go to try and make her dream come true.

"They say if you dream a thing more than once, it's sure to come true," I tell my daughter Shelby, quoting her favourite Disney character and trying to believe it myself. Ever since I introduced Shelby to her first Disney film, she's dreamed of working at Disney World. What could seem better to an eleven year old than being a beautiful princess at the happiest place on Earth? My Shelby might not be like the other children in her class. But who says different is wrong? She's simply a little girl with big dreams. "Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts." - Aladdin

Kendall Summers, if she's not moving from house to house its country to country, she's lived just about everywhere, so its no suprise when she finds herself in the upper East side, Manhatten. Working her first week at McDonalds, it seems to roll along smoothly, or should I say; that was until the captain of the basketball team, Mac Flurry walked through the glass doors leading into the fast food restaurant and ordered an Oreo McFlurry (ironic). Kendall being Kendall somehow managed to spill his whole order over him, I think she's well and truly been crowned as 'The McDonalds Freak Show'. So what happens next? - Made an embarrassment out of herself? Check. - Made a wonderful first impression? not. Check. - Made a moment worth being captured on tape? Check. Come join Kendall Summers and Mac Flurry in their story of coming of age, romance and the occasional side of awkwardness. A novel written by Kylie ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2015 #TheHippieTeens