"You said you'd ruin me, so congratulations Damien you have." If only I had some kind of warning, a sign even, before he came crashing into my life... he got inside me; mind, body and soul, stained me just for him. Ruined me for any other man. But I won't let him win so easily. My heart still belongs to me, wound tightly by chains personally made by my demons and a lock made by my own blood. However not even I have the key to unlock it... Hazel Klynn has not had the best life. From the moment she was born she's been fighting. Fighting the demons in her head. She was succumbed to darkness even before she was born and she let it take over her life until the point of no return. Now she's trying to get her life back together relieve herself of the demons that haunt her day in and day out... but is it too late? Has too much time gone by for redemption? Will she be able to smile, a smile that's not fake? She hopes so. She has a few rules she has to follow though and can NEVER break: keep her head down, don't trust anyone, never let anyone in, don't ever let the demons win ... oh and the most important never fall in love. She doesn't need to add boy problems to her never ending list of problems. She's seen her friends hearts break, shes even comforted them. She never wants to be the one to be comforted though . Damien Axel Hunter, she didn't mean to cross paths with him but she has and he's found out her secret, that she's kept buried from everyone else for quite some time . He wants to protect her but she doesn't want to be protected, she wants him to stay away. But Damien can't stay away from her. Damien brings out feelings in Hazel that she's never felt before, and it scares her. He understands Hazel better than anyone and she hates that. What happens when broken meets damaged? What's going to happen when Damien's dark secret is revealed? Will their love love make it without their demons destroying them both or will they clash horribly beyond repair...

Hi Everyone! I am a huge fan of Chicago PD and Linstead. This story is my perspective of what Jay and Erin's life would be like if One Day Is Today. The first installment to a series I hope you will love. Thank you so much for taking the time to read. I completed the first book on July 10th, 2015 after only publishing four chapters and experiencing extreme writers block. I brought it back from the archives after thousands of readers fell in love with these two characters and begged for more. This series will forever be dedicated to my avid readers who never stopped dreaming, laughing and living with these two lovebirds named Linstead. Dear new readers, thank you in advance for choosing to read this series. Dear avid readers, thank you for saving this story to your reading lists! The third book came to a close on May 29th, 2021. If you enjoyed this story, please continue reading the second installment 'Forever Halstead' a second generation story. The prequel to Forever Halstead and the duology to One Day Is Today is in the works, details to follow!

The sequel to One Day Is Today. "Some people say 'like mother, like daughter', to be truly honest my mother and I are nothing alike and we are certainly nothing like my grandmother." This is a second generation story based on the life of Kaylin Halstead, the daughter of Erin Lindsay Davis Halstead and Jay Halstead. The Halstead's moved to Tree Hill from Chicago after Erin's adoptive mother Bunny let go of a secret she has kept for nearly 30 years at her daughter's wedding. This installment picks up in 2035, as Kaylin finishes her first year of college with her cousin and best friend. Take the journey with her as she comes of age in Tree Hill, North Carolina. Dear new readers, thank you in advance for choosing to read this story. Dear avid readers, thank you for saving it to your reading lists! While writing this story is still on-going, please note, that the prequel to Forever Halstead is in the works as well; details to follow!

A GALA SO BLOODY, YOU'LL BE WEARING RED — At the Founder's Day Gala, Elena, Katherine and Caroline compete for the title of “Miss Mystic Falls” against some of the other girls from town, including Tina Fell and Amber Bradley. Elena and Katherine are happy to have Bonnie back in town, but Bonnie still has issues to work through. A familiar face at the pageant shocks Katherine and Katherine revels some shocking information to Stefan, which he turns out not to be happy about.John Gilbert attempts to intimidate Damon, but his plan doesn't have the desired effect. Damon discovers that Stefan is hiding a dangerous secret that could impact everyone in town.

THE HATRED BEGINS, IN THE PAST — While Stefan struggles to come to terms with his past, both he Katherine and Damon reveal parts of their history to Elena until she finally learns the truth about how they became vampires. Pearl has an ugly confrontation with John Gilbert. Damon and Alaric try to find a mysterious invention before John does. And Katherine and Damon's relationship hits rock bottom when Damon decides to do something that shatters Katherine, The friendship and flirtation between Jeremy and Anna continues to grow.

ISOBEL RETURNS TO MYSTIC FALLS — Isobel returns to town and stuns Alaric with her vampire attitude, and her demands that Alaric arranges a meeting with her daughter Elena and Katherine, When mother daughter and Katherine finally meet, Isobel refuses to answer most of Elena’s questions, but reveals that she will stop at nothing to find the mysterious invention that John Gilbert has been searching for. Katherine and Damon have a hard time dealing with their breakup also Isobel also refuses to answer Katherine's question buts gives her information about her family that startles her.Isobel's dangerous actions lead Stefan, Damon and Bonnie to step in and help Elena and Katherine deal with the situation.

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, WITH AN ENDING THAT WILL LEAVE YOU HANGING — Founder's Day has finally arrived, and everyone is busy with last-minute preparations for floats and fireworks for the 150th Founder's Day Celebration. Stefan is uncomfortable with Damon's new attitude toward Elena, but Elena is more concerned about repairing her relationship with Jeremy.Katherine leaves town which she later realizes is a mistake she can't fix.Jeremy is worried about Anna, but not sure he's on board with her latest plan for the future. While Caroline is enjoying her day as Queen of the celebration, she also tries to help Matt and Tyler get their friendship back on track. Finally, although Damon and Alaric did their best to stop him, John Gilbert sets a plan in motion that brings Founder's Day to an end amid chaos, destruction and death

KATHERINE RETURNS WITH A VENGEANCE — Picking up on the same night as last season's finale, Elena arrives home to a nightmare as she discovers Uncle John's and Jeremy's fate. At the hospital, Sheriff Forbes is comforted by Matt, Bonnie and Damon while she waits to hear if Caroline will survive the car accident. After a confusing conversation with Elena and Jenna about the night's events, Damon is the first to realize that Katherine has returned. Katherine's arrival sends Stefan and Damon on a path to find out what she wants, why she's back, and how much of a threat she is to the people they love.In the meantime Stefan and Damon worry when they realize that their sister Katherine isn't answering her phone. Katherine gets riled up when she realizes that her brothers ex lover Katherine Pierce is the reason she is being held hostage in New Orleans this lead to a ugly confirtation between her and Zack she decides to take drastic action to escape.Meanwhile still reeling from the death of his father Tyler is surprised when his charming and mysterious uncle, Mason Lockwood, arrives to console the family.

THE CARNIVAL FROM HELL — When a confused and desperate Caroline leaves the hospital and joins her friends at the Mystic Falls Carnival, Damon wants to take immediate action, but Stefan and a returned sister Katherine and Elena come to Caroline’s defense. Damon and Stefan's sisters returns leaves them with a lot of questions for their sister Katherine especially she avoids telling them how she got out.Matt is completely mystified by Caroline's behavior, but still tries to tell her about his feelings for her. Damon has suspicions about Tyler's Uncle Mason and uses Tyler’s volatile personality in an attempt to get Mason to reveal his secret. With everything going on around her, Bonnie takes her anger out on Damon.

STEFAN FACES A NEW DANGER — Damon and Stefans sister Katherine and Elena, Damon, and Alaric take a road trip to Duke University and search through Isobel's research on folklore and paranormal phenomena to see if they can uncover any clues to the mystery surrounding the Lockwood family. Isobel's former student, Vanessa offers to guide them through the research and ends up getting quite an education herself. Stefan comes face to face with a terrifying new danger in the woods, and Tyler makes a shocking discovery about Mason.