"Autumn graced me with gentle arms and hands that did not want me to die, he was my autumn" ***** "Please don't leave me I don't want to be alone." Nova says grabbing his hand clinging onto him like he was her saving grace. "Are you sure?" Daisuke asks nervously trying to keep his gaze only on her eyes. They were bloodshot and his heart ached at the sight. "Yes, you've already seen me anyways." "I wont leave, go ahead and get in before the water gets cold." "Can you help me, I would do it myself but I feel so weak right now I can barely lift my arms." Nova says shyly. "Okay" he nods "Daisuke?" Her voice breaks as she looks up at him through misty eyes. "Yeah." "What am I going to do, He won't stop till he completely ruins me I'm terrified of what he'll try next." She says droplets falling from her eyes. "Don't worry Nova I won't let him lay a finger on you." ***** Nova Desir a naive girl with a stutter, who try's her best to please everyone even making her life revolve around one boy. She thought he was right for her but clearly was the opposite. Diluted in the idea of him she became a victim to his lies. Daisuke lee the boy that everyone wanted, an exchange student whose whole life revolved around drugs meets Nova who always seemed to be in trouble, he became her savior while secretly wanting something else. (BOOK ONE OF THE COMPLETED EFFECT SERIES)

When Dallas Cooper stages a fake relationship with her enemy Amara Singh to get revenge on their exes, the last thing she's prepared for is their feud-ridden hatred turning into love. Standalone in the Sunset Scandals series *** Dallas Cooper hates Amara Singh. After their infamous feud over volleyball captain, she'd do anything to avoid her arch-nemesis. So when she's dumped by her first love, only to learn that her ex has moved on with none other than Amara's on-again, off-again ex-girlfriend, things feel like they can't get any worse. Except now Amara and Dallas have something in common. And with little risk and a lot to gain, they agree to a foolproof plan: pretend to be a couple to get revenge. As the unlikely duo spend time together, shocking the whole school with their picture-perfect romance, the line between ruse and real starts to blur. What happens when falling for each other is no longer part of an act? Will Dallas and Amara give in to their undeniable chemistry, or will their hatred-filled past and suspicious exes manage to tear them apart?