BOOK #1 [A Watty Finalist & Newly Edited!] The Swarm - thought to have originated from biological warfare, arrived, it killed and left millions dead in its wake and still has not been eradicated as it makes its way around the world. A cure is not possible. Irissa Maclin, a reclusive and hostile girl from a desert region that borders the capitol Arid, is on the verge of turning seventeen. Girls of this age from the surrounding regions are selected at random for surrogacy. They will be taken to PURE, a lab to help harbor Seraphim - genetically perfect embryos. If she is to be sent away, can the turmoil deep within her be mended by a young man from a neighboring region - a forbidden attraction that can change everything? Secrets, betrayals, and love pave the path for Irissa. Will she choose her own fate, or succumb to the science that promises a brighter future?

Hope was born bearing the mark of the Lyric. She has known all her life about the odd shaped birthmark on the back of her neck but never knew what it truly stood for. Her eighteenth birthday arrives and strange things begin to happen causing Hope to rethink her priorities in life. Before her concerns centered around the simple life of any average high school teenager . Now, with her new found abilities and the discovery of a new friend in the most unlikely of places she decides that it is her time to finally make a difference. But as she sets out for a journey of a life time another group of people, the Special Forces, have a different plans for her. Will she succumb to their wishes or will she follow her heart and fight for the greater good?

What is one's true purpose in life? This is the question that haunts Drom, a genetic experiment created in a remote location, far from prying eyes. But after falling in love with his creator's daughter, Sora, Drom starts to question life even more. Why is he locked up like an animal? Why am I feared? Why was I created? Questions that are linked to the secret of Drom's very creation, secrets that have killed people to keep them hidden. Only two people know the answer to these questions, one is his creator, the other...the man who hired him...

Descriptions ruin the story. Read and find out for your self.

The Living Works of the Black Rose Killer is a series of poems written about a serial killer who sends his victims a warning before taking their lives; this warning is in the form of a bouquet of roses. The bouquets contain both red and black roses, red for days and black for souls. After killing he places the black roses in each of his victim's chest wounds, where their hearts used to be.

This is a collection of some old first drafts. I wrote them a while ago, and they are unedited. Contains: Flashbacks of a Fool (Historical Romance) Faethfully Yours: Awakening (Fantasy) I hope you enjoy them!

Selene Willows was 13 years old when her pack was attacked by the Midnight Pack. Ever since that dreadful day, Selene and her siblings have been hiding from them. Moving from place to place every few months, or every year. It's been 5 years and they have avoiding the Midnight Pack. But when John Harrison, the Alpha of the Fire pack, and Selene fall in love everything changes. Will Selene stay with John and risk the Midnight Pack finding her, or will she leave him. What is more important to her? Her family, or John?

"You want to know my story? Most of it's locked up in some confidential file floating around the system, but I'll try to fill you in. I'm a murderer. Still want to know my story? Not by choice. It's never been a choice. But right now I have the chance, between doing what's right, and doing what's easy. My name's Ryan. You might have heard of me under another name some money hungry reporter conjured up, but I'm still the same person. My life story has nothing to do with my life, I'm just a pawn in someone else's chess game. The game of finding my father." ****** Ryan was taken when he was younger and tortured for information on the whereabouts of his father. His father owed money to big people in the drug and money trades, and they wanted to know where he was. Since then Ryan has been held captive to do Mr. Azakasi's dirty work, forced to kidnap and murder people to tie up loose ends. He's been instructed to find people connected with his father and get information for Azakasi. If he doesn't comply with these terms, the he'll be executed. He thought it was worth doing all these bad things to live, until he gets instructed to kidnap and kill Hayley. The only one willing to see past the scars of Azakasi. Is Hayley the one who can free him for good? Or is she just the beginning?

Marissa Miller survived the tragic accident that killed her family and dog. Since that fateful day, things have been so different. She has lost contact with her friends and has moved to a boarding school, sent to by her aunt, her new guardian. Marissa is all alone. Getting through the days isn't too hard but the nights are full of horrifying nightmares of the day the accident occurred. It's been a month since then and no one notices the pain she's going through. The growing depression is killing her and the insomnia caused by it isn't helping either. Her life is uneventful, that is, until she catches someone's attention. Ethan Reed is just another popular and egoistic guy, but one single encounter with Marissa leaves him stunned. He did something to her that she didn't deserve, and now he's going to make up for it. But will it be too late? Will he be able to save her before she drowns into the waves of emptiness?