Each day, Calla and her fragile heart are that little bit closer to death... but before she goes she'll prove to the world the boy she loves is no murderer. 🖤🖤🖤 With a life steeped in wealth and privilege, Calla Pierce should be protected from the horrors of the world. But she's not - because if Calla doesn't get a heart transplant she won't make it till her eighteenth birthday. As her family painfully wait for a miracle that may never come, another tragedy strikes and her sister's boyfriend is brutally murdered. Calla's dad, the chief of police is aggressively pursuing the main suspect, troubled Owen Kincaid from the notorious Lazarus Heights. As the crime grips the community Calla holds on to a deep secret, she and Owen have a tangled history and she's determined to prove he's innocent no matter the cost. Despite her failing body, Calla will face criminal gangs, and her family's dark past to delve into the sinister and bloody secrets that led to a murder. A dark and sensual Romeo and Juliet-inspired mystery thriller, with murder at its bloody, beating heart.

✨️ONC 2023 Shortlisted✨️ 'And I knew then, with an earth-shattering certainty, that everything I'd worked for, strived for, suffered for, had just turned to dust. My life as I knew it, scattered along the pavement with shards of windscreen and the contents of my stomach.' As the ruling queen of her elite private school, Annabel Sinclair has the brains and ruthlessness to go far. But an unexpected pregnancy and an 'incident' with a golf club and her ex-boyfriend's car leaves her expelled and disowned by her friends. Suddenly she's shipped off to the wrong side of town and forced to live with her estranged dad. If that isn't enough drama to deal with, his eccentric neighbours, the Grady's come into her life. Annabel doesn't need their unique blend of chaos as she's desperately trying to cling onto her old life. And she definitely doesn't need the spark that's growing between her and Connor Grady... ✨️Open Novella Contest 2023 entry✨️ Prompts - 69. I had a marvellous time ruining everything - Taylor Swift 44. Music is the bridge that can join together people regardless of their differences. Connect your diverse characters through their love of music. Trigger warning - references and detailed descriptions of pregnancy.