It's been seven months. Before You Exit is nothing but a memory. Crystal is dead to the world. Riley has been missing since the day she died. Thomas got an offer to be One Direction's drummer. He took it, obviously. Connor and Toby moved in with Tayler and Braiden. They started a band. Gemma, a foster child, has been offered an out she can't refuse. By accepting, she unleashes the power of a chain reaction that begins with independence and could very well end with her untimely death. The middle? Well, the middle is our story.

Claire, a girl from a high-end suburb of New York City can relate with anyone who has had it all, only to have it all abruptly taken away from them. Ever since her dad's business fell apart, Claire has had to deal with a normal life of a teenage girl, with the added stress of her family life and the unknown future for herself. Moving to Florida to escape the high taxes in her town may be helping out the bills slightly, but it just makes Claire even more shaken up about her future. During her experience, she meets Connor McDonough, a member of the band Before You Exit, who might just be the one thing left in her life she understands the most.

***Sequel to The Great Escape*** Nicole's dad has returned and is out to make her life hell again. Connor is stuck living life without her. All he wants is to get the girl he's come to love back. Connor aims to get his girl back and with the help of his friends, he might just be able to do so. Nicole on the other hand has things three times as bad as they were before. No one is quite sure of anything. They're all in for a lot of trouble and if you wanna live then you better get it together and run for your life.

Nicole Alice Dawson has never had an easy life. At six years old her mother was beaten to death by her alcoholic father leaving Nicole and twelve year old brother Anthony fearing for their lives. Nicole has never found much to believe in and has always feared for her life. Battling depression, anxiety, self-harm and her alcholic father isn't an easy thing to do. One day, after being beaten the night before by her father, Nicole decides to pack up what little belongings she has and move away. She moves all the way across the country to Orlando, Florida. There she meets Connor McDonough, one part dreamer, one part adventurerer, one park dork, all parts perfect. The boy with ocean eyes shows Nicole that there is more to life than alcohol and abuse. He takes her on an adventure and opens her eyes to new things. Connor McDonough just be exactly what she's been looking for all her life.

What are you supposed to hold onto when you have nothing? I've been asking myself this my whole life. Why? Because I have nothing. I am nothing. I'm just a girl who's been molded into my mother's little robot. Maybe I'll have something by the end of this.