I see him everyday, he sits right beside me in math, he even smiles at me, but I still can't talk to him. I feel like squealing whenever he comes near me, I just want to tell him I like him, but he probably doesn't even like me, I mean, why would he? I see her all the time, she's beautiful, I want to talk to her so badly, but she doesn't even acknowledge me, she probably thinks I'm just an arrogant jerk, I just want her to see the real me, but even then, would she like me? There are two sides to every story, and that's certainly the case with this one. Highest Ranking So Far: #62 in teen fiction

"Because sometimes, the soft voices in your head are louder than they seem." *** Kasen Riley is hard to understand. He's the Bad Boy that everyone is scared of, but curious of. He's mysterious, and no one has ever got past his walls. He's too scared to let anyone in. He believes that if someone gets past his hard walls, they'll break him. He's scared to fall in love, so he pushes everyone away. Until he meets Sienna Rose, of course. Sienna Rose is a good 16 year old girl, innocent and sweet. She's sweet, but always has a look of blazing fury in her eyes. And, thing is, she won't open up to anyone but her best friend Cameron. Her parents were the sweetest, and most kindest people ever. But, soon enough, they died when Sienna was 5. And when her Aunt Cameron was supposed to take care of her, she blamed Sienna for everything. Especially for Sienna's parents death. Cameron abused her for several years, all the way up to age 7, then got caught by the police, and they arrested her. Sienna has been sent to foster care more than enough times. She's been through too much for someone to tear her apart, so she keeps to herself. She's afraid of falling in love. Sienna has to stay at the Riley residence for a whole summer because the foster home care is shutting down for the summer. What happens when Kasen crosses her path? Will she face her fears? Or will they just push each other away? Kasen's scared she'll break him somehow. With just one small word. Love.

Maisie's deaf, she understands what everyone is saying to her by reading their lips. But, high school wasn't easy for her. Been the new girl is always tough, but when you're deaf it's worse. That one group of 'popular' thought it'd be funny to bully her for both reasons, she's new and she's deaf so how will she know what they're saying? Then there's Zach. He has his group of friends; they're the 'bad boys' of the year. Everyone's scared of them. So when one day, he sees what these 'popular' people are doing to Maisie, he feels the need to protect her, but Zach, along with the rest of his friends are un-aware that Maisie's deaf. So how will they react to finding out that she's deaf? And what happens when someone from Zach's life pops up unexpectedly?

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