Emerson knows high school can be messy, but nothing could prepare her for Oliver Remmer's return. Dangerous, mysterious, and rumored to be a psychopath, he's the kind of boy everyone fears... and everyone watches. Yet Emerson isn't everyone. She sees the layers beneath his intense exterior-the boy shaped by a troubled past, moments of tenderness hidden under bursts of anger, and a vulnerability most people would never notice. Between the gossip, the chaos, and the adrenaline-charged tension, Emerson can't help but be drawn in. Oliver is unpredictable, and being near him is thrilling-and maybe a little bit reckless. Standing her ground almost feels like a dare. But some loves are worth the risk. Some loves are easy. Back Cover Copy: "Write down one word that describes you." Oliver didn't hesitate. Psychopath. Everyone expects me to run. To stay away. To be careful. But I didn't. Because there's something behind the intensity, the walls, the mystery. Something only I get to see. Because sometimes the thrill of the unknown is exactly what your heart has been waiting for. Set in North Carolina, Open is a teen romance about taking risks, discovering who someone really is, and finding that love can feel mysterious, dangerous... and irresistible. C O V E R B Y @ZiaDavis

Arabella Hart and Ashton Everret have shared and experienced everything from first name initials, sleepovers, and fights with the toughest kids in school. It was like the world was personally cheering for them. But the death of Bella's parents sends her across to England, leaving behind everything that truly mattered to her anymore. Bella and Ash had made a promise to always stick together, right before Bella departs. Although, promises are hard to keep when you're miles apart. When Bella comes back, aged eighteen, to find Ashton waiting in the same place he left her, she doesn't know how to handle the boy who has both completed her and shattered her. Still reeling from his betrayal four years prior, she finds herself stuck between wanting to push away or breaking the distance.

❝ he and she, running around sanity. ❞ © nate k. 2014

A dialogue short story about the things we wake up to that remind us there are still things in this life worth waking up for. ante meridiem - [adv. & adj.] "before noon;" Abbr: A.M. Or a.m. [credit to owner of image (not me)]