Cli·ché: a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. Meet Pepper Ballard. Independent, single, and sarcastic as hell. Pepper fights her own battles with pride and is officially #done with clichés. Unshaven werewolves, pale vampires, flawless and talented female vampire hunters who inst...
Charlie is in serious hot water. After a naked girl falls from the sky, lands on his lawn, and claims to be from heaven, his entire summer is flipped upside-down. This girl can talk to animals, fight like a ninja, and hear people's thoughts. Plus, it doesn't hurt that she's got the most gorgeous blue eyes this side of...
Marissa's life was perfect. She had a great group of friends, had a loving family and most importantly a great boyfriend: Liam. Ethan's life was as perfect as it gets. He's got the looks, the mooves. Sleeping all day and fighting with his iron fists all night. It doesn't get any better than that. But when these two...
Creaky old house - check. Strange and unexplainable occurrences - check. Handsome boy that lives in the mirror? - CHECK. Cassandra Reynolds is finally living a dream, her family has moved to London so she could study to be a writer at one of the best schools in the world. Everything is wonderful, until she discovers t...
Keegan Bundy's only goal in life is to end it. That's up until he meets a crazy girl that will take it on herself to teach him how to appreciate life. Follow them on their journey.
Allison Wright is the first to admit she has a great life. With good friends, perfect grades, a promising future and a family fortune stretching back generations; what's not to like? And besides her dislike of music, she fits in perfectly with her circle of friends. Yet as her senior year of high school begins and th...
Nell Watson just can't seem to get it right. Her parents treat her coldly no matter what she does and the one member of her family she could count on, her younger sister Paige, has turned her back on Nell. Now, everything's changing and Nell is starting to think that maybe perfect isn't all it's cracked up to be, esp...
Do you believe in vampires? I don't. Wether you believe or not, all the vampire romances out there are enough to confuse any girl into mistaking a blood-sucking monster for a prospective boyfriend. This short story is an example of what I think might happen if a vampire today tried to abduct a teenage girl. Because I...
"If the world can't handle the truth, give them a spectacular lie." Bitch. That's what they called me at my old school. I disagree: I'm just brutally honest, that's all. Some people don't like honesty. Exhibit A: Matthew's family. None of them want to acknowledge that their Golden Boy is gay. Exhibit B: My Mo...
Keely Staub has grown up. At least that's what she thinks has happened. No longer a naive eighteen year old being introduced to a music industry that's equal parts grandeur and grime, she might even be considered a veteran. At just twenty six, she's lived almost too much of a life in the intervening years since she fi...
Lindsay Wilson was born different from everybody else. No, she's not a vampire, werewolf, or some super hero. But she can use her whole brain to function. Lindsay knows everything about everything. She has a perfect, photographic memory, and she has mastered every single sport under the sun. She graduated high school...
| SAMPLE ONLY; READ IT NOW ON GALATEA | ❝He's the boy she left behind. She's the girl he let go.❞ ➵ Before she became one of music's biggest up-and-coming artists, Evelyn "Evie" Chase was a nobody at the bottom of the Roosevelt High School food chain with only a handful of friends. Her best friend (and longtime crush...
What do you do when your life is torn apart in the matter of seconds? Your mother is killed, your dreams are ripped from your grasp, and the only boy you’ve ever loved you have to leave behind. Being forced to go from big time city to small town country is the least of her problems when all this happens to Autumn. She...
18 year old Anne was just released from the custody of her foster parents. She spent 9 horrible years with them, and at last, those days are over. She's finally free to start a new life. That's what she thought. On the day of her release, She got hit by a car. Anne soon found herself in a hospital with a broken leg, t...
Nova is the hottest guy in Greenhill High school and he's also a player. School is his kingdom and he's the prince and he rules the school. Known as 'Nova the Casanova' he has everything, girls, money, friends, parties and popularity. Girls want to be his girlfriends and guys want to be his buddies. He knows everythin...
"It had to be Dyson who was working the late shift at the Subway in the mall's food court with me during the storm. It had to be Dyson that was locked in the closet with me when everybody evacuated the mall. So now it's Dyson who is trapped inside of the North Winchester Mall with me." Tyler is a simple girl with a s...
[EDITING, PREVIOUSLY BROTHER'S BEST FRIEND'S BROTHER] Allie Monroe: Cute, shy and a little too innocent for her own good. Liam Summers: Sexy, arrogant and a little too over confident when it comes to the opposite sex. Their connection to each other? Their brothers are the best of friends. Of course, a rocky start to...
Serena Davidson leads two lives. At school, she's a morbidly obese, stupid, nerdy, bitchy, slutty, and a teacher's pet. But at home she's the scrawny vegetarian pushover. What would possess someone to wear a fat suit every day? And what happens when someone finds out?
He leaned in closer, if that was even possible, his spearmint breath fanning across my face. My breathing got caught in my throat as he lowered his mouth to my ear. "You can deny liking me, wanting me, but let's face it- You're like all the rest. You're that good girl who so secretly but desperately wants to c...
Emilie Grey found her boyfriend Conner Hanglinton cheating on her after two years of dating. She's crushed but of course with the help of her crazy best friend she is going to move on. To bad, she didn't know just exactly how her best friend was going to help her until it was to late. Now she has the school's bad-ass...
Cairo Blanchard could only be summed up in one word- Doormat. Docile and kind to the point of ridiculousness, Cairo is often over looked and cast aside. Not anymore. It took one summer for it all to change. Starting with a mysterious diary arriving on her birthday, she was spurred to change. Taking one Best Friend w...
Natalie and Lucas have hated each other for as long as they can remember. She's an uptight perfectionist. He's a sarcastic shut-in. But when the two get trapped in Harrison High School during the biggest snow storm of the season, they are forced to work together. How will they cope?
Ever had Ramen Noodles for an entire month? Lilly Fenster has and she's tired of it. Which is why she ends up managing the fashion industry's hottest Brazilian model. Lucky her, right? Not really. Lilly can't stand the intolerable Joshua Lachowski . Heck, she can't even pronounce his last name, much less manage his pr...
[currently being re-written] Senior year will be the time when everything starts falling into place. Or so Taylor thought.
Hannah has a tough life, but you wouldn't know it if you looked at her. That's if you looked at her at all; she was just another boring goody goody in her highschool full of wanna-be's. Enter the mysterious beautiful new neighbor boy with a few problems of his own. Will he be able to see Hannah? Or will she forever be...
Tory Bradford had expected a normal life after she found out they were moving to another town. But after moving to her 'new home town' she finds that they are moving in with another family. Tory isn't very fond of the idea of living with fourteen other people now instead of four and can't stand them. She now shares he...
Belle Wilkes is miserable living in her small town in the south. Unlike her family and friends, she actually wants to make something out of her self, and she isn't content with what her family considers 'normal life' after graduation. When an acceptance letter from Stanford University arrives, Belle leaves her town be...
