[This book will be published by Random House in September 2013 in paperback and ebook format. This is a sample of the first fifteen unedited chapters.] They say that the higher you climb, the harder you fall - and Madison Clarke will do anything to keep her new life from crumbling to pieces. Moving from a small town in Maine to Florida, Madison Clarke grasps the opportunity to reinvent herself. Because that's what people do, right? Madison just wants to forget about those days of being a lonely, loser outcast, and jumps at the chance when the popular kids decide to take her under their wing. A hot boyfriend, parties, friends... If only there wasn't the slight problem by the name of Dwight, a cute, funny and totally nerdy guy in Madison's physics class who she can't help but enjoy spending time with. Running from her past and stumbling through the present, who knows what lies ahead in this new life in Florida?

Jessica Aubry is your typical 17 year-old high school student. She goes to school and has to deal with troublesome teachers, backstabbing friends and mountains of homework. But there is something that sets her apart from her peers; her entire family was brutally butchered when she was 12. An orphaned child, Jessica was taken in by a young boy who seemed to need parents as much as she did. Haden Carter, her now 19-year old guardian is a mystery. Tall, handsome and quiet; Jessica knows there’s something below the surface. How is it a 19 year old can afford to lead such an affluent life? How did he, when he was 14, get custody of a 12 year old? Why does he disappear at nights only to reappear haggard and depressed? Naturally, there’s only one solution, right? Jessica’s guardian must be a sexy, brooding vampire! But alas, she’s not so lucky! Her guardian is far more...complicated than that. The appearance of an almost familiar stranger sets Jessica’s life whirling 180 degrees. She begins doubting her guardian and questions why she was the sole survivor the night her family was murdered. Jessica never wanted a complicated life. No, she was perfectly content being a typical high school kid. But fate had other plans for her. Jessica is about to discover what life is really made of; some sugar, some spice and a pinch of fantasy.

She hates him with a passion. He loves her with all his heart...Another chance at love....Six whole months of waiting was nothing to Mason, but the memories lost over those months meant everything to him. For Mason Carmichael, Leila is the love of his life. They were enemies, then fell in love and had gotten married. One big argument has gotten them into an accident, leaving poor Leila in a coma. Once she wakes up, she sees Mason as the boy who constantly picked on her and the boy who she hated so much. Will Mason be able to make her fall for him again? Or will she continue to hold a grudge against him?

Finally Renee is in her senior year of high school and the only thing that's on her mind is the dance competition...and Adrian, the mysterious boy who moved to her town. A town that isn't very welcoming to newcomers. She knows she has to get her head in the game but when people start disappearing and found dead and Renee puts herself out there to solve it. How far will the stakes go?

Piper Smithson and Liam Nelson were best friends. That was when they were seven and eight years old. Since moving away from small town Lewisburg , Tennessee , Piper has gone on to bigger and better things in her young, teenage life. She's evolved from a stubborn, mean little girl into a kind and sympathetic teenager. Moving away from that hick town was the best thing that happened to her! Until Daddy loses his job and they have to move into their summer home--which, coincidentally is their old house in Lewisburg, that Piper had no idea about. Immediately, her old, stubborn 'tude is returning with news of the move and only worsens when she literally bumps into Liam, though she doesn't recognize him. He's arrogant, he's country, he has an annoying accent and says "y'all" and "ain't" all the time. He, on the other hand, falls right back into being friends with her, easily charming her. Underneath his arrogant, cowboy exterior there's something special. Piper just has to open her eyes and see beneath the surface to figure that out. She never claimed to be a fast learner, though. But there's a reason in everything. There's a reason Piper's father lost his job, and there was a reason he kept the old house. There was a reason Piper found Liam again.

Mollie Hernandez is a born and bred California girl. Attending boarding school halfway across the world in England, has given the skills she needs to survive. With her four best friends at her side, and her little sister on the other side of the planet only time will tell what will happen. To make things more complicated add a boyfriend to the mix, and he’s about to show her why life and love are worth fighting for.

High school senior Katy McLaughlin is getting married. But not for love, like most couples. She wants to escape from her home, and forget the memories that are associated with it. So when Jordan Hall proposes to her, it seems like the perfect chance. But what does she do when she realizes that she just might be falling for Jordan?

Chris and Holly's relationship is finally perfect. With no gangs to harass them, the only thing they have to worry about it keeping their relationship a secret from the student body and faculty at school. Simple enough. Except when have things ever been that simple for these two? Cue in the appearance of two new students and new troubles. The new girl isn't who she seems and the new boy seems to have a thing for Holly. And Chris. Meanwhile Chris is finding it harder and harder to stay away from Holly in school. Keeping their relationship a secret suddenly becomes ten times harder. And to top it all off, Jeremy has a big surprise for every one.