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.

Amber is just a lonely girl who turns to music to give her comfort. Seth is just a lonely boy who like to listen to Amber sing in the music room after school. Both of these teens are suffering from abuse and they both self-harm. But while Seth is falling in love with Amber, a girl he barely knows, Amber is getting closer and closer to suicide, wanting to just get her life over with. Then Amber's dad goes and proposes to Seth's mom. And she accepts! How will the two teens react when they find out they will be siblings? What happens when they both start hanging out? And most importantly, what happens when Amber starts to fall in love with Seth?