Isobel Davis will never forget the night she was snatched into an alley and brutally raped while a knife was pressed against her throat. She will also never forget the boy who saved her. But even though he saved her that night, how can he save her from the nightmares that follow, waking her up in the middle of the night and bringing her to tears. Robert (Bobby) Slade has always been known as the local badass. Half the teachers at the high school want him suspended indefinitely, and the local police know him by his first name. He has always been bad news. When he saved Isobel that night the smart, beautiful, head-strong girl that he had secretly admired over the years had been torn apart and ripped to pieces, and the girl in her place was just a shell of what she once was. But Bobby will stop at nothing to find that girl that he had once admired, and bring her back. He will save Isobel, even if it meant saving himself too..... But with a stranger lurking in the shadows, both those tasks may prove to be more difficult that either of them had expected.....

And when I look back now, I'd always wanna be there. The way you held my hand, I knew that it was now or never. Those were the best days of my life - Bryan Adams

It was pity that first made Dannie speak to him. She had known Ryan since she was a kid, but he had always been the popular Golden Boy, and she had always been the tomboy that didn’t mind not having any friends. It was odd, she had thought, that all the popular kids who had once kissed the ground he walked on, didn’t so much spared him a glance anymore, and it was this that made her sit with him that one faithful day and begin something that would only end up causing her pain.

*** THIS IS A SAMPLE ONLY. THE STORY HAS NOW BEEN PUBLISHED. It's available on Amazon for paperback, and most ereaders like iBooks, Kindle, Nook etc. :D *** Riley Tanner has a best friend, the best friend a girl could ask for. He’s supportive, loyal, honest, trustworthy, kind, and thoughtful. He’s also the biggest player in school. Their relationship has always been easy and affectionate, but after Riley’s month long vacation, things become a little strange. She starts to look at him in ways that go way beyond the ‘friend zone’. Add in her best friend’s rival, and things become a whole lot more complicated.

Meet Alex Gale. A hot sixteen-year old guy. He’s sweet, caring, loving weird (in a good way) and kind. He wants to be a male model one day. He’s the guy that everyone wants. Meet Elizzabeth Brookes.A feisty fifteen year old girl. She’s confident, caring, weird (in a good way) and ambitious. Plus, she has amazing self-defence skills. She wants to be a journalist one day. They’re your typical best friends. Oh and did I mention Lizz has a problem? She loves Alex. More than a friend love. But it doesn’t end there. When Alex leaves Lizz without a goodbye, they both go in their separate ways. What happens when you mix time in their love story? Chaos. **6 years later** Meet Lizz again. She’s twenty one. Did she get her dream job? Heck no. She’s poor. Her job is making burritos and she lives in a rubbish flat. The only good thing about her life are the people in it. She has a gorgeous boyfriend. A dependable guy friend. And a wonderful best friend. Meet Alex again. He’s twenty-two. Did he get his dream job? Absolutely. He’s a famous male model. He’s also filthy rich. One problem. He’s turn into a freaking player. He can get any girl he wants without even batting an eyelash. Talk about smooth operator. But then, after he’s done with them, he always throws them out like a month’s old beef. What happens when the Alex comes back and meets Lizz again? Monster chaos. Lizz hates him. She absolutely hates him for leaving her. And she absolutely hates the guy he’s become. Plus, Alex doesn’t even recognise her. But wait, there’s another problem. How did Lizz’s boyfriend end up kissing her best friend? And how did Lizz’s guy friend end up being her fake boyfriend? And how is Alex connected with Lizz’s best friend? Will Lizz end up getting her happy ending with the guy she once loved? Who knows? All I can say is that this love is just too late.