David has always lived life in the fast lane. Hopping from party to party, in search of his next big adventure involving alcohol and girls. His best friend Dean however, is in a slump. Fresh off a break up and facing a strict deadline from his publisher, Dean could really use some adventure of his own. David of course, is more than happy to help. He and their roommate, Eddie, invite Dean to join in their drunken debauchery, hoping that a little chaos will give him the perfect story to tell. But when David meets Melissa, he considers the possibility that his wild nights are over. Torn between this new kind of adventure and sticking to his old ways, David discovers that sometimes the worst hangovers don't come from drinking.

Delaney Escott lives in a world where popularity reigns supreme. If you want to be noticed, social status is everything. The government is run by the Superiors: a very exclusive group of individuals who are virtually flawless. They are smarter than us and stronger than us, and to join their ranks is the highest honor. The Superiors pay an annual visit to the top schools in the nation and evaluate the students, choosing one boy and one girl - the most Popular in the school - to go the Capitol and train for Superiority. Delaney thinks that she's the only one indifferent to (and perhaps even suspicious of) the Superiors, until Caleb Payne, the most popular boy in school, approaches her with a request. He has a task for her, one that he believes she is uniquely capable of completing. And as she helps him, Delaney discovers that the government is hiding many secrets - and that the truth of the Superiors is far from what people believe it to be. [Watty Awards 2012 Winner, Science-Fiction: On the Rise]