Abigail Archer lived a non-existent life. That is until Death arrived at her door with an interesting proposition... He asks her to live. But what will Abigail do when she realizes her only reason to live is Death itself? And what will Death do when he realizes that in Abigail, he has found life?

Everyone dies, someday and somehow. Sixteen year old Allie is dying of cancer. More than anything, she wants to be a normal teenager. But pretending is exhausting and the lies pile up. With a chance at first love and true friends, Allie must choose between maintaining the pretence or risking everything with the truth. Can Allie open her heart and embrace love? If you liked 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green or 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, you'll love Awakening to Life.

"I wouldn't play you, babe. You're too fine to lose. I am a player, but I always win."  "Oh, so you're a player?" I asked, smiling, now chugging down a second glass of hard lemonade. "Then let's play a game. Let's hold hands, and kiss. Let's hug and call eachother cute Name's and go on dates. Let's buy eachother cute gifts and be together all the time. Let's sneak out and kiss on the beach when it's raining. Let's spend every waking moment together... And the first one to fall in love, loses."   Head cheerleader, Autumn McCall, challenges the player and hottest guy in the whole school to a 'game.' Will Autumn fall in love with Braxton and his blue eyes and messy hair? Or will Braxton lose, because of Autumn's beauty and charm?  Let The Game's Begin...