Hal was completely entranced by Amanda from the moment she set foot in Endeavor, and she shook his world view to its core, re-coloring the way he looked at everything. The guides continue to make surprising discoveries as they sleuth into recent alarming developments at school, Amanda's true identity, and her reasons for coming to Orion. They come to realize that Amanda may have disappeared physically, but she is definitely still sending beacons and clues so that they can uncover the larger mystery of which she is a part . . . does an intricate, carved box belonging to Amanda hold the key to everything?

Nerdy Dakota Evans makes the biggest mistake of her life by falling in love with her best friend, Aaron Ford. Despite coming from entirely different cliques in school, will their relationship have a chance? *** In a high school where everyone belongs to cliques, nerdy and boyish Dakota Evans' friendship with basketball jock, Aaron Ford, becomes a big issue. Aaron's highly protective of Dakota and doesn't realize that she's in love with him. With their friendship eventually going on the rocks, will Aaron finally realize his true feelings for Dakota before it's too late? [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]]

17 year-old Lyla Floris' world is turned upside down when she is hurled into the world of the Elements. With the Creatures after Lyla and her younger brother, she seeks refuge with Aaron, Cam, and Sean at the Academy. But the more Lyla learns about the world she is now a part of, the more she realizes what a facade her old life was, and how she will never be able to return to it.

After finally leaving my past of abuse and neglect, i find a perfect place in life, right where i'm supposed to be, just to be forgotten again. well i'm not going on without revenge for my death. I'm not leaving this Earth without the satisfaction of my father and my mother finally getting what they deserve.

Charlize Soleil has been through a lot in her 16 years of life. Abused and alone, she has no one to comfort her, and pain is always around her. Meet Liam Brookes. He's your average highschool football star, never with a girl longer than 6 months, with his grades in jeapordy. Then he gets roped into being tutored by the new girl...Charlize. Liam thinks this will be an uneventful few months, but when he learns Charlize's darkest secret, he realize's that he's in for one hell of a ride

Bella is a foster child. and her foster parents are abusive drunks. bella has always hid behind her hood. to hide the bruises and to hide from the world. but when a mysterious new kid comes around and takes a liking to her, - the most unpopula girl in the school - her world starts to change.