Ryan Collins moved to Mullingar at the age of 8. She met the boy next door and they instantly became best friends. They slowly grew up together and were inseparable. But when Ryan's best friend decides to try out for the British talent show X Factor right as she's developing feelings for him, he becomes Niall Horan the teenage hearthrob and she is left behind. Will they ever be close again? And will Ryan ever confess her feelings to her childhood best friend?

All eighteen year old Anna Lee wanted was a summer babysitting job. That's exactly what she got when she received a call from someone named Simon requesting a babysitter for his five sons. Who knew that the five boys would be the boy band One Direction? Or that sometimes they'd be babysitting her! (disclaimer: this was written by thirteen-year-old me, don't expect anything fantastic despite the amount of readers)

What happens when one girl gets the chance to spend time with One Direction? What if that moment becomes a year? A lifetime? Enter Brooklyn Higgins, Paul Higgins' niece. When her sister gets into a devastating car accident, Brooklyn is left with no one. She is sent to live in London with Paul. Little does she know, she is about to be sucked into a whirlwind of problems; ups and downs. She learns secrets about the boys that she never knew, secrets about herself. She falls head over heels in love, discovers new talents and learns the true meaning of being yourself.