Star hasn't spoken a word in more then two years. After her father passes a way, she stops speaking. She's a prisoner in her own mind and her secrets are darker then anyone can imagine. BOOK ONE in the Bullied Series. NOTE: When She Speaks is a rough draft. After the rough draft is complete, the story will be taken down for major edits. ~*~

{EDITING} |All Aaron McCarter wants is to make his roommate's life a living nightmare, but will love get in the way of his plans for revenge?| ***** "He hates her. She kind of hates/loves him. What happens when they are stuck together in the same dorm room for three months?" Danielle Landon's life has never been perfect, but for the past one and half years, it is worse than it ever was. One fateful night changed her for life. Now her best friend is lying in the hospital, unaware of everything around her. The boy she had once loved hates her. Her family has no time to include her in their plans. Her dorm room is the only place she can call her own and now it has also been invaded by her enemy... Mr. Perfect. As if it is all not enough, she gets herself a stalker... Who leaves notes and things for her in the secret. She is now entangled in something sinister and she has to face everything alone. Can she make it out of the knots in her life?

**Warning: Strong Sexual Content** Sunshine Porter is your everyday woman: spiked heels, corseted tops... Oh and she's a tattoo artist with an attitude, of course. She has her problems to deal with, like no boyfriend and no roommate. The most pressing not being her lack of a roommate. Jack Ford, your typical man: button up shirts, pocket protectors, calculator watches... Oh, and don't forget the thick framed glasses. Did I mention he's a virgin comic book artist in need of both a girlfriend and a place to live? Throw together the strong sassy Sun and the sometimes shy Jack and you're bound to get a whole lot of heat because what do they say? Opposites attract...

A lot of people get bullied... but not everyone writes a story about their experiences.

Nayeli is a slave in an Ancient Roman town called Sarni and is content with her life, that is until a raiding party of Germanic tribesmen kidnap her and try to bring her back to Germania. She has mysterious amber eyes, long jet black hair, and a tongue that often gets her in trouble. But there's something about her that goes deeper than what it seems. Who is she really? Why is she where she is now? Is there more to life than just bitterness and sadness? Nayeli doesn't think so. She has seen a wold that is far from kind; however, her best friend and sister in all but blood, Neorah, believes there is a way out of this cycle of pain and suffering. Along the road, many characters are introduced, not all are who they might appear to be. The sickness of the human state is exposed by some; however, there is a prize, a victory, and a goal worth reaching.

Florence Cade is an ugly girl, with multi-millionaire parents. When she sees a video of her father and her 'best friend' Cara making a deal, all hope is gone. Flo's life has been a lie, every person who's been her friend has been paid. Meet Chance, the one who rejects the money Mr. Cade tries to give him.

Mikayla is transferred to Performing Arts Prep. She has the talent of writing and art but soon discovers another. She also makes a few frenemies. She moves to a new dorm with 3 guys and one other girl. She finds interest in one of her roommates and he returns the feelings but is he the right guy for her? Lizlee also discovers the same talent and turns out to be her roommate. At first they don't get along since she is the geek and loner of the school but soon finds a friend in her. Mikayla came here as a new chance to escape her past but will it soon come back to torture her? Follow her as she overcomes the drama. Pretty much your typical teenage life. Well at least for Mikayla it is.

The Officials is the hardest, cruellest, most barbaric game in the history of television programmes, sending children aged 13-17 into the very real, very serious and very forbidding world of death. Their task once in the Maze is simple – Kill everybody who isn’t on your side by any means possible. There are 10 teams of 10 people, sorted out before entering the Maze, who help, protect and fight with you till the very end. Only one team can win the Officials, and so no other teams are able to live, making the lives of each individual very fearsome, distressing and miserable. Why enter this slaughter house you may ask? These children have been driven to the absolute extreme all for the thing that would make anyone brave enough risk death. The prize for winning the Officials is eternal glory, lasting fame, permanent wealth, and anything else anybody has ever wished for in their wildest dreams. All of this comes with the terrible risk of possible death, however, and most people bale out at the statistic of 10/100 children, at maximum, making it out alive. The people brave enough, and every year the Officials manage to find 100 of them, enter the Maze knowing too well that they probably won’t leave it. This is what the world has come to – Making children kill each other for an entertainment programme.

Living in a world where the dance team is her kingdom, fashion her passion, and judo her secret pastime, Jade Wright's life is as close to perfect as it can be without her mom to guide her through the perils of dating and Nordstrom sales-that is, until the day she is forced into a kidnapper's car. In a matter of minutes the foundation of everything she thought she knew about her deceased mother is crumbling around her and threatening to take Jade down with it. What she doesn't know could mean the end of her above average existence. But things aren't all bad. She has one week to figure out the truth before her new state of suckiness becomes permanent. Plus, her would be kidnapper is totally hotness personified. When pitted against some of the most disturbing fashion setbacks from the eighties, current teenage celebrities, and gigantic hit men, the stakes are high and the danger extends to everybody she loves most. Luckily, Jade happens to be a little bit ninja, and with the help of a boy who is immersed in the world of crime that she's desperate to escape she just might be able to recover her life.

Nothing in Alice's life ever seems to go right. One best friend is always in trouble while the other is off with her boy friend all the time, leaving her stuck in the middle all alone. She's never considered herself anything special until she met him. That's when her life starts to take a turn. It's silly how a little crush could affect her like this.