"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." - Bob Marley Life for Lacey Carson hasn't been a straight road into paradise. Struggling with the death of her mother, her abusive step-father, and love for music and freedom, she's torn about who she really is, and who she's become. Growing up with a natural talent for drumming, rhythms, and beats; Lacey and her faithful drum sticks can't ever be divided. So when a national competition for a battle of the bands is announced; the reward for the winning band being a grand prize of a million dollars, a ticket to the number one recording studio in England, and being signed into one of the hottest record labels in the world, Lacey knew that it was fate. All she needed was a band to play with... But indifferent, apathetic, and cold to the rest of the world, will she be able to find a group who she could trust and befriend? Fall in love with a not-so-mysterious stranger who may or may not have feelings for her too? Discover her own true self tangled in between a web of lies? Or is it all simply just a decoy?

OLD VERSION Self-proclaimed pathetic being Sam Anderson is shocked when her ex-almost-boyfriend, Austin, comes up to her and asks her to drive him all the way across the country to California just so he can see his girlfriend. Thinking she was only getting into a quick, scenic car ride across America, she finds herself saying yes, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. In fact, Sam had no idea she was signing up for two weeks of getting lost, eating crap, and falling in love all over again. [ current cover by isasecret ] THIS THING IS OLD. OKAY? THERE ARE PLOT HOLES AND PIECES OF BAD WRITING GALORE. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DON'T NEED SNARKY COMMENTS GOT IT? COOL

During the summer after her high school graduation, Hailey Anderson, daughter of a crooked Washington senator, moves out of her father's house to begin her life outside of a broken home. Heart set on spending a carefree summer with her Mom, Hailey assumes her travel plans are foolproof, until a run in with Caleb Evans, a pretty boy with an ugly background proves how foolish she is. Caleb whisks Hailey out of Washington, and unexpectedly finds himself falling for her in the process, but as her hostage situation escalates from a faulty plan to a federal crime, Caleb discovers that it's hard to handle a hostage who's got a handle on him.

When Vincent Tucat learns he's to be robbed, he turns the tables on the thief to enhance his own reputation. However, in city ruled by thieves, burglary and politics often go hand in hand, and things are rarely as straightforward as they appear.

In the summer of 1918 a tragedy echoed across the world when the Russian Imperial Romanov family was murdered by communists leaving much of the country crying out in mourning. Yet, there was a myth that one daughter, the youngest daughter; the Grand Duchess Anastasia had escaped. Though many disbelieved, for some this would prove to be more than a rumor and it would change their lives forever. Annalisa Peterson, a senior in high school, is dying to get out and move as far away from her family as possible. Not that she has had a rough childhood, but she wants to get away from constantly being expected to be the perfect A student and consistently having to visit her great grandmother who doesn't seem to like her, and oh yeah, doesn't speak a word of English. One final class assignment could change everything that she's ever known, and could literally re-write history. To find out the truth about her family's history, it isn't long before she's digging through old papers, books, photographs, and even travelling to Russia; not to mention getting her heart tangled up with the enemy along the way. As Annalisa finds out more and more, she's quickly discovering that once the real truth is out, her entire life will be turned upside down, and life will become much more dangerous for her, and those around her. Secrets are revealed. Questions are answered. One thing is certain; Annalisa never thought that her senior year would end like this.

18 year old Anne was just released from the custody of her foster parents. She spent 9 horrible years with them, and at last, those days are over. She's finally free to start a new life. That's what she thought. On the day of her release, She got hit by a car. Anne soon found herself in a hospital with a broken leg, two broken ribs, and a boy sleeping quietly beside her bed. Who is this boy and what does he have to do with the accident? Could he be the change in Anne's life that she so desperately needs?

"I find it ironic that we, as humans, are attracted to fortune and fame. I've always wondered what it's like to live in poverty, in hunger, in pain. We, the people of today, are obsessed with things. I wonder what it would be like to be obsessed with values, or with personalities. I wonder what it would be like to be obsessed with God. I guess it's only a matter of time until I find out." Sabrina Palmer is on top. As a high-class editor in the fashionable New York City, NY, she has everything that she could ever need. So, when her boss comes to her, telling her that she needs to find a new approach to her writing and editing, Sabrina is dumbstruck. Luckily for her, her friend Max is living in India, and he invites her there for a week to learn about the ways of the people and to possibly write a story on them. While there, Sabrina is shocked at the things she learns;she's shocked at the things she never knew before. She decides to stay for an extra week, and then another week, until she realizes she doesn't want to go back to New York. She wants to stay in India until she learns how to find God, until she can learn to pray. Follow Sabrina as she travels to India, China, Ethiopia, and beyond, and watch as she connects with people throughout the world. And maybe when she meets you, she'll teach you what she learned. She'll teach you to pray.

Cato & Clove, from District 2. They were star crossed lovers. But no one knew. This is Cato and Clove's story. And it isn't for the faint of heart.

***Note: Title change, it was originally called Six Princesses. Addie is a normal teenager, except for the fact that her mother is the ruler of the entire world and she's a sextuplet.... Addie's world is falling apart and she does not know what side to choose. Should she follow the love of her life or her family who have always been there for her? As the ideal world falls apart Addie is forced to become stronger and to take control. This is a novel about a futuristic monarchy but also a novel about coming of age and learning to fall deeply in love.

A Watty Award winner. Hazel is determined to leave the orphanage, but why would anyone want to adopt a seventeen year old? Her only hope is to go through with the plan that only she can do. But what if that plan included betraying the most influential people in their country? Hazel has to choose between what she knows is right and her selfish wants. When Astra puts the plan into full swing, who will Hazel choose? On the sunny beach of Wake Summer Island, Hazel stands in between the De Zilva family and the paradise she has always wanted. Hazel has to figure out what she wants more, freedom or the caring family that she has grown to love. Who will she choose? Read on to find out!