Lilly's family are different from other people's. They each have a crystal which controls who they fall in love with. They have two years, from their eighteenth birthday to their twentieth, to find this 'soul mate'. Lilly's big brother Harry died because he didn't find his in time and Lilly is petrified that the same will happen to her so when she finds hers on the first day she is beyond relieved. There's just one small problem. She's a woman. (WARNING: This story is simply the first draft and mostly written by a fourteen/ fifteen-year-old me. It isn't the best!)

Antonina Black, or just Nina, is a wise-mouthed but wounded girl. After leaving her homeland Russia, she is sent to live with her aunt in America. Nina tries to adjust to a new life with her homophobic cousins and the American high school. But then things begins to take an unexpected turn when an enigmatic girl shows up. Allecra Knight, an angelic blonde mystery seems to bring Nina's day both the sunshines and dark storms. There is a spark of something ineffable between them, but it comes with an underlying cost. Allecra Knight has a secret and a big one at that. Everything about her fascinates Nina and at the same time terrifies her. Thrown into the wonders of a world she has never imagined exists, Nina meets one of her life's biggest dilemmas. Will she prefer a normal peaceful existence or find the courage to explore the unknown? [NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon in both kindle and paperback version. Link in the bio!]