As a child I was always afraid of monsters hiding in my closest, Waiting until dark to come out and scare little children. My mom used to tell me that there was no such thing as monsters and as I got older I believed her. Now I no she lied. Monster don’t hide in closet’s like cowards and scare little children, they walk among us and torment any of us that they feel is more pathetic then themselves. There humans that build their own security from fear and innocence of others. They cower from other monsters like themselves, never fighting a fair battle. Then there are the ‘normal’ people who also walk side by side with the monsters. Turning another way when the monsters strike, ignoring the war they know exist but refuse to fight. These people can also be cowards, refusing to stick up for the losing team because its ‘wrong’ and ‘un-natural’. They pick the winning team for a reason and why not? Why not pick the team that prey on others problem, why not help ruin others lives because you cower from others?. Then we come to who I call the brave. The people who know who they are and aren’t afraid to show it, the people who help others that are unfortunate enough to be caught by monsters. These people to me should hold the leadership, not the monsters. But unfortunately the world doesn’t revolve around me so the monsters still rule. Much to my distaste I may add. Finally we come to the people like me. Also cowards but for a reason. Monsters. Yeah I’ll admit that they scare me, and that I ran from them - more then once but there are more monsters out there then ‘brave’ people, so until then I’ll stay were I am. In the closet. We have different names - gay, bent, queer, homosexual, poof, fag, fairy but me… I like the word special. Oakley Charms is not your average looking teenage boy, with his small features and big eye's. This was all okay until he’s dumped into dumped into a school full of complete anti-homophobic, perverted

After the death of both of her parents, Bella is left to the care of supposed friends of the family. But the longer she stays in their home, the more sinister events become. Family secrets leave her locked behind closed doors, both literally and metaphorically. And her one long-time ally has suddenly turned against her, no longer willing to stand between Bella and her abusive foster father.Plagued by the memories of her mother's death and remembrances of the kind young doctor who, while caring for her mother in her last days, gently removed eight-year-old Bella from her dead mother's arms on the worst morning of Bella's life, she misses the love of her parents, especially after being blamed for the death of her foster mother and the crippling injuries of her foster father. Now all of the people she has loved are now dead...except one. But he now callously joins in her abuse, seeming to take pleasure from her pain. Pinned within the four walls of her small bedroom, Bella yearns to flutter freely, to live a real life once again. Will she ever be rescued from her abusers?

'Watching your brother go down for rape sounds like a difficult task, right? Try being the girl in the witness stand, the victim.' Most people ignore Kat Price and go straight for her perfect, confident and attractive older brother, Finn. The day that Finn goes down for rape, Kat's in the spotlight, Kat's the one with the answers. She also just wants to be left alone, remain invisible and live happily with her mum and her horse without the gossip and drama. So, what happens when a brooding boy with beautiful eyes and a love for horses is thrown into the mix? Eli is the proud new owner of Finn's old mare, Tempest. He doesn't know about Kat's haunting past or why she's so skittish. All he knows is that he's desperate to help. Headstrong and broken is how Eli describes Kat when he first see's her. But is her past too shattered and her heart too destroyed for Eli to fix?

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Elizabeth Jane Lawson, an Angel of Principalities, kept a clandestine identity. Her charm and power could force a man to his knees, particularly James Peterson, a mere mortal, unaware of her real roles as Guardian of the Earth. When James left her without so much of a goodbye, there came another young man trying to replace James' place in Elizabeth's heart. Charles Haden was determined to make Elizabeth fall head over heels for him. Little did she knew that he was not what he said he was. Sent by the devil himself to make a grand entrance for the rise of the dead, Charles had no choice but to obey his master's orders. The High Councils appointed Elizabeth and her family to find the twelve tribes in order to fulfill the prophecy but will they succeed? Will time, power and friendship be the only things Elizabeth needs to sacrifice?

Hailey Pierce has never understood the appeal of One Direction. On the other hand, her best friend Kiara is obsessed with them, especially one boy in particular. But what happens when Kiara makes her go to the final One Direction concert of their tour? What happens when Hailey happens to catch the eyes of two of the famous band members? Well one thing is for sure, The Girl With The Red Lipstick is in for a lot of trouble.

In already one of the most confusing times of a girl's life, Ryan "Penny" Mannion has to deal with the loss of her sister, Rachel, to a drug overdose. While Penny becomes more elusive, her parents begin to question if she's following in Rachel's footsteps. But everything turns upside down when she begins to get visits from a mysterious stranger only she seems able to see.