the road trip of a lifetime. [ cover by blissom / trailer by blissom ] [ started march 30th, 2013 - ended february 18, 2015 © paulina r. all rights reserved ]

In Grace Fletcher's mind, there was nothing more constant than Zachary Duncan's smile. Cities would be laid to waste and be pitiful pile of rubble before Zachary's smile faded from his face. The sun would one day collapse in upon itself, taking with it the beloved green earth. And still Zachary's smile would improbably remain. At least, that's how it was until a few careless words slip from between Grace's lips and brutally murder Zachary's smile.

Lex is a runner- always has been. Living on the streets has left her with no money, no food, and no family. She battles things that would mentally destroy any other 17-year-old. Lex is different; what she's seen in her lifetime has made her unshakeable. She has trained herself to be oblivious to emotions and shut the world out like it did to her. Then, she meets Alec: a goofy-grinned Australian rock star who's beginning to change Lex's view on everything... everything except her announce with Adam. She tells herself that she doesn't need anybody. Lex knows that if she gives in to how she feels, there'll be no turning back. She can't love; it'll only end up with them hurt when she runs again. And if Rick finds her, any strings attached will just be used against her as weaknesses. Even someone of Alec's status won't be safe; running is not an option anymore, it's mandatory. But Alec is making it harder than ever for Lex by introducing her to a runaway's worst nightmare: love.

With his pride and her prejudice, what could possibly go wrong? When the arrogant Blake Hansen steals Addie Preston's promotion at the library, he pretty much rubs her nose in it. But Addie, who dreams of being a full-fledged librarian, decides to stick it out. She loves surrounding herself with books and keeping her father's memory alive in the building where they spent so much time together. Soon, Addie learns that her beloved library will be torn down to make room for a larger facility, and she has to make a choice. Fight, or let go? To complicate things, she finds herself attracted to Blake, who is engaged to someone else. Will Blake and Addie ever resolve their differences? This is a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice, with hints of the other Jane Austen books as well.

Rylyn Delson's life has been pretty predictable for the past eight years after her mother's death. She's gotten used to her dad being "clingy". But when life takes a turn for the unexpected, Rylyn has to face the reality of the world alone, with no one who understands. God understands, doesn't He? What good is He planning to come out of this anyway? Meanwhile David Ark and his wife, Mirissa, are just a Christian couple adjusting to their new lives in the town of Riverside. Getting to know the teens firsthand as a Youth Minister, he discovers the shy, only child girl with a hard past. Soon after gravitating toward her, tragedy strikes her hard. When they take her in, both of them go through hard times themselves. But God's ways are higher than our's, right? Told from the two perspectives that resemble a father-daughter relationship, they not only discover hidden truths of the struggles but also try to learn to take on unwavering faith. {Started: September 2014 Finished: February 2015} (Picture credit to legit-faith.com)

Sometimes, expecting something out of someone is the worst way to connect with them. Tin Tin Amble knows this all too well, coming from a family with a father who wants him to do everything but what Tin Tin wants to do and a mother living in fear that her marriage isn't scaling up to what she expected. Not to mention two younger siblings who he feels responsible for. Pressure's on to be perfect, but he's anything other than that. In school, he's known as the High School's photographer. He carries his camera with him everywhere and is definitely in the "in" crowd. Then the phrase "Do it, you won't!" is directed at him in particular and he snaps. In desperation to prove himself once and for all, he gives in to prank a girl, also in his Junior class, named Alivia. Little did he know that the prank was all part of God's plan for something more worth while than trying to prove who he is to a bunch of kids. {Started: 11.2.15 Finished: 3.31.16 } (PC: andrewling || Instagram)