The Pride Lands, a kingdom of animals of many types and after many years of his rule it is now time for Simba to choose the new king. Kopa. Lost, forgotten, the heir to running the wild. in the competition for the next ruler of the pride lands, Kopa, Simba's son, is named future king over his cousin, Kovu. Among those candidates is Kopa, Simba's firstborn, Kovu and Nuka, the cubs of Zira and Taka. Fearing for time to repeat itself Simba declares Kopa as the heir, anxious about Kovu inheriting Scar's traits. However not everyone is satisfied with the new heir, especially Zira. As Kopa faces the new world of responsibility he also is putting himself in danger. Kovu being the son of Taka and Zira has his mother fighting for his right to rule, so when Kopa returns to the den as future king, his well known sister Kiara just born and Zira and his mother fighting. That very night he has a dream that would change his life forever.

“Hey faggot!” I winced at the sound of the one and only star quarter back. He wasn't wrong, I was gay, but that word was just so offensive. I hated that I came out, hated the fact more than you could ever guess. It had cost me all but three of my friends, most of my freedom and every second that had been left of my childhood. When I loudly and discourteously turned down the prettiest girl in the whole school she screamed at me “what, are you gay?!” to which I decided to truthfully reply “yeah, got a problem with that?!” At the time I felt triumphant, giddy even and shouted at the top of my lungs 'I'm gay!' it had felt so good...but it wasn't worth the price I had to pay...not a week later I went from one of the top five popular guys to having three friends, had the shit beaten out of me at least once a week and went from relatively care-free to being the man of the house, a mom when mom couldn't be there, the cook the cleaner and the surrogate father three days later after I killed my father. I may have not been holding a smoking gun or bloody knife, but it was my fault he died all the same, even if the cops didn't see it.

"You know what this company runs on?" he whispered. "What?" she said softly not really wanting to hear the answer. "Secrets." "But what happens if someone doesn't want to keep any of the secrets anymore? What if they're just tired of lying?" "Then they die." For those apart of Pulia, an undercover organisation, it is either live the heartless rich life or die a lover. Pain and lies is what this secret society runs on. When Daniel, the second-hand man in the company, and his team gets assigned to a mental patient without any explanation, it leaves them all wondering where their loyalty lies. Welcome to a world where the good and bad guys are unknown, the truth is just a bunch of lies, false loyalty is disguised as admiration and those you love the most are the ones to betray. Minds turn against each other, blood drops and secrets are revealed. 7 stories, 3 intertwined love triangles and 1 mission. When your life is on the line, each and every secret can make a difference between life and death. But lying isn't the only way to keep the secrets hidden, sometimes the only thing you can do is just Hiding The Pain.

Emily Hennigan has been best friends with Niall Horan since grade 6. When Niall comes to her with a flier for The X Factor she's not sure if she wants to take the risk. Should she play it safe or jump?

........"There! Now let me lo-" he stopped. And when I turned to look at him he stared at me with eyes as wide as watermelons. He saw it I thought. He saw it. I felt my eyes water. Why did I take of the jacket! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! How could I forget! How!? "I- I- I can explai-" I started but he grabbed my arm and we were flying out of the restaurant before I could even take a breath. ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Casey was a normal 16-year-old girl with many passions, but once a mysterious boy at school and a strange man start paying extra attention to her, she doesn't feel as safe as she once was. When she starts seeing haunting visions of death whenever she looks into either man's eyes, she's sure that this isn't going to end well. Before Casey can figure out why this is all happening, she has to cope with losing everything she loves most.

"Samantha Banks! Get a hold of yourself, woman! I have a girlfriend!" It could have been just another school year for Samantha Banks. Her aim was simple: graduate top of her class, leave town and move to a good college, but at the same time, stay hidden under the radar. Yet, fate has set a different course for her. Her path crossed Aaron Lanter, their high school's most famous jock, but not in a good way. During a game of truth or dare, a drunken Sam kissed Aaron, which made Nicole, his girlfriend, bent on a mission to destroy Sam. After suffering enough, Sam decides it is time to fight back, and what greater opportunity than being designated as Aaron's tutor? Absorbed by her goal, she is now entangled in her own vengeance, but not before her friends made her realize that there is something more to this than an act of revenge- discovering things about herself and Aaron. What will they discover about themselves? How will they deal with the complexity of their situations? Will what started as a nightmare scenario end well for both of them? This is not your typical story of high school survival. This is a journey of freedom, revelations, and friendship. Grab a copy now!