The Restricted version of Read My Lips....IT IS NOT EROTICA in any way. It is just a slightly steamier version of the original, and the version I wanted for this story.

Senior year couldn't be better. Avery Nelson's finally dumped her brain-dead boyfriend, she's taking all easy classes, and she finally has a job working at the local McDonald's. Her life couldn't get any better. But when McDonald's gets robbed by a psycho with a gun to the back of her head, Avery can feel everything falling apart. A mysterious masked man dressed in all black appears out of no where, saving not only her life, but the rest of the restaurant's as well. And thus begins the meetings between Avery and the masked man. He hasn't claimed a name for himself, yet the media has been all over him. Unoffically known as The Man With The Green Slash, he has taken a liking to Avery. His arrogant attitude matched with the mystery of him leaves Avery curious for more. And soon she finds herself struggling to figure out who the Green Slash really is under the mask.

Maya has broken up with her cheating boyfriend and lost their baby. Now has a new job and hopes for a new start. She gets drunk on party and wakes up with a total stranger .Will it be a drunken mistake or not?

Xander had it all; money, good-looks, power and an endless supply of women to last him a lifetime. But what if his father gave him an ultimatum, one that would end his playboy lifestyle. He needed to find a wife in the next four months. If he failed, he would lose everything. He needed to find a wife... and fast.

Previously titled: Payback's a Bitch. After discovering her boyfriend is cheating on her, Elizabeth Andrews decides a little payback is in order and sets out to even the odds. She starts the band Poetic Justice and begins a journey of love & lyrics.**Initially inspired by Skip Beat**

Noah Anderson had everything: a career as an actor, millions of fans, the good looks, and a beautiful girlfriend who thought the world of him. But for him, that wasn't enough, so he left America leaving his English lifestyle and everything behind. Or so he thought, for he left behind a son, a son he doesn't know about... COVER BY JarFullOfCookies

Life can be unfair and no one knew that better than Kat. Grief, pain, guilt...that's what her world consisted of. But in all the darkness could she find the light and open herself to happiness, friendship, and true love...You know what they say "Love heals all wounds..."

"Rose, I'm sorry, but your eyesight will be gone by the end of this year." Who knew one simple sentence could change a life so drastically? Rose is a normal seventeen year old girl with a normal life, normal friends, and what she thought to be normal vision. When she receives the news her vision is slowly deteriorating, she doesn't know what to think. Her life is over. What's a life without being able to see? Enter Chace, a young man who tackled Rose to the ground, mistakingly thinking she was about to commit suicide. He's handsome, suave, and has no idea why Rose is so upset. And even though she is a complete stranger, he decides he wants to help her feel better. With four months until her vision is gone forever, Rose slowly falls in love with this happy-go-lucky young man, but never reveals her problem to him. She's scared. Will he stay with her when he finds out she's going blind? Or will he ditch her when he finds out the truth?

It has been four years since Oakley, her mum, and brother fled to Australia. With the trials looming, she makes the decision to return to England. Oakley is desperate for closure so she can put the past behind her and move on with her life. How will she cope when she comes face to face with the two people that hurt her the most, and the one person that she hurt the most? Her love for Cole never faded, but how will he react to her return after so long? Will they be able to put everything behind them in order to have a happy ending?