Hopelessly depressed, orphaned teen Jill attempts to end her life by jumping in front of a subway train but is stopped by Alexander, a handsome young man who begins to change her life for the better. Then comes Anette, a cancer-battling fourteen-year-old girl with a strong will and a beautiful heart. She enters Jill's life in an unusual way and teaches her that human beings are pefectly capable of fighting their battles, even when it's a fight against themselves. Through Alexander, Anette, and her other friends, Jill experiences an array of new emotions that are more positive than she could ever hope for. She also begins to realize that even Alexander might have some scars of his own as well as witnessing Anette's unrelenting strength and determination. This is a story about love, loss, and the healing of a teenage girl's broken mind and heart through the friendship and courage of others. "You were just a handsome boy, your bright future and hopes and dreams and endless happiness etched invisibly onto your face. I was just a broken girl, all my pain and nightmares and thoughts scratched onto my arms. Except they weren’t invisible." PREVIOUSLY TITLED "SWEETLY BROKEN" cover is by Laura Makabresku (mala-lesbia on deviantart). no copyright infringement intended. I do not own the cover photograph.

Cassandra Anderson is an expert in grief. Her mother died giving birth to her and she was adopted by a raging alcoholic. After being emotionally and physically abused all her life, she disguised herself with popularity. With blonde hair, a football-playing boyfriend, parties, and drugs. One night as she's stumbling drunk in the middle of the street, she meets Alexander Black- a caring, shy boy who shows her kindness. After a few years, they meet again- only this time, he's being introduced as her stepbrother and he's covered in psychological scars and tattoos. <Under construction, new and improved plot on the way>

This is a book filled with poems, short stories, songs, and writings about the silent addiction that is self harm. Some are written by me, some are some I found on the Internet, and others are some that people sent.

Normal is... Jade has no clue. When her mother dies and she moves in with her father, she feels like she's entered a different world. Used the threatening situations and secret identities, Jade is surprised to find that normal life might be the biggest challenge she's ever faced.

Victoria is just like every other teenage girl her age. She has a pretty large group of friends, boys talk to her, she goes to high school, lives in a pretty decent size home, etc. The only difference? She's addicted to cutting.

Layla Ford has enough problems in life. She's an orphan who is always being put up for adoption over and over again. She finds pain relief through cutting, and becomes obsessed. When the school's hottest bad boy trys to help her, he reveals a side that know one has ever seen, he has secrets that no one else could imagine. But will his frienship help her or push her over the edge?

Sam, is just a regular 15 year old at first glance. She laugh, she smiles, yet why does it seem like her eyes hide so many tales, so much pain? James, he smirks, he glares. He always has anger in his eyes. Where does he take it out? On Sam. Abusive relationships leaves scars that time can't heal. Sam is Scarred will she ever recover from them?

She didn't mean any harm, she really didn't. But she will now be filled with eternal guilt for what she did. Hadley Spencer will forever be in self destruction mode because of that one innocent day. It isn't until one day, someone shows up that was really there all along starts bringing the pieces in her world back together and shows her a love she never believed she'd know. Could it be too good to be true though?

When Cherry's friend died three and a half years ago, she spiralled into a depression fueled by grief, alcohol and self-harm. Her best friend pulled her through it, but when Cherry loses her family in a tragic car-crash and has to move to Colorado with Jenna Lockhart, Nicky isn't there anymore. Follow Cherry's journey through her grief and her struggle with love, grief and alcohol. Will she make it through? Only one way to find out....

A few poems which I made about abuse and self harm, which when I get time will grow from the one I have: The Blade