After an incident three months ago and her parent's divorce, Reina Caverly finds a way to cope: cutting herself. Her mother's a workaholic, her sister is an out of control teenage girl, and her dad disappeared from the face of the planet. She can't even tell her two best friends, Joshua and Megan, about her problems. Then she meets young and mysterious Calvin Young about to commit suicide by jumping from her school's rooftop which surprised Reina. He's rich; he's handsome for his age, and does well at school, so why? Why would someone who has everything want to kill himself? Everyone has a dark secret, even Calvin who seems to have the world. Can Reina and Calvin learn to speak up about their issues? Can they find their reasons to live? ______ "One day you'll leave me. You don't want a girl with a rape story," I said as I desperately tried to stop my sobs and hiccups. "You deserve someone who is prettier and more stable then me." "Mon ange ," he whispered to me lightly as he held my tear-stained face. I looked at him and my breath shortened as I met his intense look. "I don't want anyone else," he said, "because I just want you." ______ WARNING: Story contains rape, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.

Prolouge: The Pigeon’s Arrival The pigeon arrived the on window washing morning. “Oh, shoo! Get out! I just washed those!” Reynie shouted at the pigeon that landed on the windowsill. Pigeons were known for releasing their waste on clean windows and windshields, and she wouldn’t have one bit of it. Reynie took her broom and started to make motions that would usually scare a pigeon, but it didn’t budge. Instead, it flew right into Reynie’s face. There was a small scroll attached to it’s leg. Reynie removed the paper and it flew away back where it came from. You have two weeks to tell me where it is, Contraire. I’ll be sending out my men to capture you and your children in time’s matter. You can keep running, but you’ll never escape. In two weeks, this pigeon will be back for your answer. If it returns to my camp with no answer, I’ll be coming to you myself. Don’t think your niece and nephew can protect you, because if they use even the slightest bit of your magic, I’m on your trail. They’re useless. Oh, and Miss Madeline says hello. Reynie’s knees felt week as she nearly fainted at the threat. Who was this person? How did they know about Reynie and David? Was he talking about little Maddie? Maddie that had disappeared four years ago? She dropped her broom, ran down two flights of stairs, and slipped into the kitchen where her aunt was eating a sandwich she had made for her earlier. “This just arrived, by... pigeon. It’s for you.” she was gasping for her breath, and handed the note over to her aunt. She dropped her sandwich and began flipping through her phone book. She made a few calls, and gave a two orders, “Gather up everyone. Pack light and leave everything else behind.”

mary is a 14 year old girl who's never had a grat life, but the little life she has left slowly started to crumble apart

Laney Herman is living the life of a typical teenager in her small town in Minnesota, when she's discovered by a big-time agent who whisks her off to L.A., and thrusts her into the crazy world of young Hollywood. Within weeks, she's starring in a film, getting her first onscreen kiss, dating her hunky co-star and being stalked by the paparazzi. Will this town chew her up and spit her out, or is Laney a star in the making?

Callie Picket,the-fat-girl-next-door has a big fat secret. Well, a secret she's been successfully hiding from her oh so sexy apartment neighbor Chris Walker. In their first meeting, he mistakes her for a fat guy and she does nothing to correct him. "That awkward moment when the man you love doesn't know you're a woman" Very over-weight 22 year old girl Callie has a mega crush on her hunkie new apartment next door neighbor Chris ...(age 24). The thing is, since Callie is so overweight, Chris mistakes her for a guy but she doesn't tell him the truth because they've become buddies and she doesn't want to lose that bond with him. Then Chris makes her start going to the gym to lose weight and as the pounds comes off, Chris begins to see these changes...like Callie starts to look more girly, and since he's a total playboy and lady lover, he starts getting attracted to her while thinking that she's still a "he". Basically, he thinks he's going gay. Will Callie ever tell him the truth as her lie begins to take its toll on both of them as she and very confused Chris becomes closer? Or will he be the first to finally see her for what she truly is? A Big Fat Liar.

What happens when two sworn enemies are brought together through the power of internet technology? Will their 'un-known friendship' draw them closer when they find out their true identities or will it be the final twist in their lives to end them both?! Marcy Daniels - Daughter of a rich toy company owner. Her mother died when she was just a child, her father drowns himself in his work and she has grown up hating the boy who lives at the end of the street. Her only escape from life is 'BandBoy'. Zach Wyke - Son of a rich toy company owner. His mother moved away 6 years ago and his father neglects him for his work. He has grown up hating the girl who lives at the end of the street. His only escape from life is 'BusyBiatch'.

Annie Willow is in for experimentation. A punishment for wanting to leave the house, and finally see the outside world she's never experienced. She's never seen the flowers bloom, the clouds float through the sky, or the leaves bristle on the branches of a tree. Now she's been caught by the ruthless government who rules her home, who can dispose of her just as they would like. Annie is nothing but another guinea pig to their experiments. Read as events twist and turn, taking a whole different path. There's no time for love and caring, but somehow they manage to squeeze their way into lives of prisoners. What was just supposed to be a trial for breaking the law, will rise a whole army of people like her own, to fight against genetically enhanced people that can lift trucks with their pinkies. Who will win? It doesn't matter, because there's no going back home, and no one to go home to.

Kellan is just 14 when he discovers his very true love. Drugs? Soon enough, he meets Meya the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. Who will it be?