Timothy Sheffield has a very interesting ritual. It happens the first day of each month in Pasadena's number one place for literature - Vroman's Bookstore. This habit of his does not involve books however. It is all about that one fab and famous glossy that California loves to read - Out & About magazine. Will he find love in the pages with the smallest of prints? And when he does, how would he know if it's indelible?

Tyler Greer is terrified of people; in fact, he is so terrified that he only has one friend in the entire world: Jerry. Jerry is his everything, his soul mate. There is just one problem. Tyler is the only person in the world who can even see him; Tyler is in love with his imaginary friend. Despite this, the two have managed to stay relatively happy in their twisted romance, but what happens when Tyler's safe world begins to corrupt from the inside out? How will he survive his own mind shattering around him?

An immigrant escapes abduction with nothing to his name. He finds refuge in the arms of a man with dark secrets and an unknown origin. Theirs is a kind of love that is born out of blood, guns, and ChapStick lip balms. Follow their journey through love and lust as chapters of their lives unfold.

In the name of the Father ~ I commit to a stern prayer of love and devotion. Help me choose between duty for country and love for another man. Can my crooked virtues survive in a morally upright and straight world? Will I ever be truly happy? Lord, hear my prayers. And of the Son ~ I pursue a wicked prayer of lust and anger. I need to forgive myself and emotionally open up to a closed world. Will I ever dream again and best the demons that haunt me in my sleep? Will I ever wake from my nightmares? Lord, hear my prayers. And of the Holy Spirit ~ I appeal to an honest prayer of faith and resilience. I want to prove myself worthy of the love I am given. When will my tenacity bear good fruit? Will I ever be able to choose between the love I deserve and love for the greater good? Lord, hear my prayers. This is the story of a Father, his Son, and the holy Man caught in between ~ Amen.

Taylor Holmes' story started off as any other romance cliche... A boy who was secretly in love with his best friend, but didn't have the guts to confess how he truly felt... until the day a genius transfer student enters his life, making a devious bet that turns everything upside down. Now nothing is as it seems, and Taylor will have to risk a lot for a chance to win the boy of his dreams, but after many unexpected turns and a rollercoaster of surprises, Taylor might end up getting more than he bargained for... First Edition, July, 2014. Copyright 2014 by Kyra Cross. Second Edition, 2023.

"To be a bitch, you've got to ace the act first."

If you want a light hearted story, then you *must not* read this story. If you want a story where good always triumphs evil, then you *must not* read this story. If you do not want to read a story filled with hatred and tears and blood and anguish, then you *must not* read this story. This is a story that cannot be named because it can happen to anyone at any time in their life. This is a story that cannot be summarized. This is the prequel to Behind the Fake Smile where we finally see what happened to John and Lizzie in their past before they were adopted by the Alker family.

Do you ever get the feeling of insecurity towards the person you love the most? You love them so much that it hurts?Well Gabriel does and he can't seem to get those thoughts out of his head. His boyfriend Andrew calls for a date and it makes him feel very happy....Until what he finds out breaks his heart. will he ever be able to be happy again?

January Caste never knew real, genuine love. She settled for the value brand that came along with every relationship she ever made, whether it be at home with her single dad or at school with her best-friend turned boyfriend. But when she finds herself friends with shy-boy Aerin Lawson, she discovers what it means to mean the world to someone and to be cherished and wholeheartedly loved. Aerin works his hardest to save January from the abusive relationship she refuses to admit, a situation he’s all too familiar with. But is Aerin’s attempt at saving Jan worth all the trouble it will cause for the pair? Or will it prove to be fatal when their worlds come crashing down? "It's like, I don't know. It's like God put you in my life to apologize for all the other people I've dealt with. It's like you were His way of saying, 'You know what? I know your mom died and your dad is a jerk and your boyfriend is completely psychotic but it'll all be okay because now I'm gonna give you this new guy. You're going to love him; it's inevitable'." -January Caste

(Thriller/Teen Fiction/Watty Awards 2012) Destinies are a strange thing. Some people believe in them, others don’t. Some people think that you should make your own destiny. But what if your destiny has already been planned. What if your destiny… is to die?