After a late night fight between Alex Summers and her ex goes terribly wrong, her parents ship her off to spend a stress-free summer in Los Angeles. But the second she steps off the plane, Alex stumbles into California bad boy Elias King, a too-hot-to-handle heartbreaker with a taste for trouble. ***** When Alex and Elias find themselves stuck living under the same roof, their sexual tension's undeniable, but their differences set them on a warpath to destroy each other. Elias bets he can steal her heart and seduce her in thirty days, while Alex swears she can keep him one-night-stand-free and have him sober by the end of the summer. All's fair in love and war if you're playing by the rules, but this time around, there are no limits. [[Audiobook now published by Hachette Audio/Hachette Book Group]] Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues, trauma, bullying, suicide, and violence. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T

Vic was all hair and lungs. He secretly liked Bowie, but that was okay, because he still liked Black Flag and he still had the best, most violent voice Jaime had ever heard. A couple of punk kids living in 1983, bar brawls, and a secret to take to the grave. © 2015 messjon

Set in an underground club, drama does as drama does by inhibiting the wants and needs of Tony Perry and Mike Fuentes. Too far gone to give up the lifestyle, they cope. After all, who needs love when you have sex, drugs, and rock & roll? © 2014 messjon

In which a boy and a girl fall in love during the winter. [luke brooks short story] //short story #559; #543; #485; #307 //