In 2004, my young son was diagnosed with leukemia. This is the gritty, soul-baring recollection of my years as a "cancer mom". Come with me as I tell the story of daily struggle, juxtaposed with memories and flashbacks of my own childhood, experiences, and marriage.

They planned their trip for two years. Freedom. Fun. Travel. Too bad their summer never ended. Pain. Terror. Run. <><><><> Ali Cartwright, along with her best friend Macy, spent the last two years of high school planning their trip of a lifetime. Their dream was to escape their small American town, and travel Europe, partying all night, visiting amazing places, and maybe meeting a few cute guys. But when they wake up in their cozy little French apartment to screams of terror, loud sirens, and threats of an international invasion, they can only do one thing in the hopes of surviving. They run.

When the quiet girl in Clayton Hugh's chemistry class comes knocking on his door at five in the morning barely covered up in her little pajamas, inattentive, and drooling like crazy, he has no choice but to take her inside. But once Lucy Walker wakes up inside a room she has never seen before wearing an over-sized t-shirt and gym shorts, you can imagine the pure panic setting in her. The subtle addition of Clayton entering the room shirtless doesn't help much either. After three years of fawning over him, leave it up to her sleepwalking to finally get Clayton Hugh to notice her.

"Bad boys- They're cocky, arrogant, and distracting... but maybe that's just what I need." Jess is your not-so-typical teenage girl with a genuine heart and punk style. She's not fond of bad boys and Brett is the worst of them. He always seems to know how to get under her skin. You'd think it would be easy to just stay away from him- right? Except.. she needs to use his talents for some old fashioned revenge on her first love and best friend. Her plan- not well thought out. Her partner- not trustworthy. Her heart? Totally vulnerable, and she'll do all she can to keep it out of Brett's reach... But in a game of hearts someone is bound to get hurt. Or worse; fall in love. Check out the sequel! http://www.wattpad.com/story/3785670-my-bad-boy-summer-watty%27s-2013