They say that strangers are more dangerous than family. They say love will never hurt you. They say good people don't run. Tyler knows they're wrong. Rugged Lace is actually Tyler White, but it's hard to tell the difference. All her life she's been stuck: Her older brother, Don, claims to love her. He says he'll never hurt her. All the while, he's been exploiting her over the Internet and pimping her out. She's never had the courage to leave, never really wanted to. Her best friend even agrees, they just stay the same. Nothing can stay the same, though, when Don gets a little too close. Now it's up to Tyler and her best friend to get out. When push comes to shove, Tyler has to make a choice: Go back to being used, or finally get away from Don. PG-13 despite what Wattpad thinks.

The ultimate gift of one far too young to give it. 1500 word short story.

Abandoned on the steps of a church as an infant, Evelyn Ferne finally feels as though her life is coming together. At long last she has the parents she's always longed for, as well as her first taste of real romance and love. But try as she might her life has never been normal. Abilities to which she has little control and even less understanding have always threatened to derail the life Evelyn worked so hard to build. Abilities that are steadily growing in strength and diversity. And now Evelyn's tenuous hold on life has been threatened further still. A friend, once thought imaginary, has made a very sudden, very real re-appearance, bringing to life secrets and dangers from a past and a world Evelyn never knew existed. A world that wants nothing more than to tear everything she loves apart. Will Evelyn be able to hold onto the life she's always wanted and protect those she loves, or will the unknown darkness from her hidden past claim her for its own.

Sometimes love can go horribly wrong... 750 word short story.

Alex can’t understand why Nadia is with Ethan. Nadia is the most beautiful girl in Freedom, New Hampshire, and Ethan is a grade-A jerk. But as Alex observes the budding relationship, his jealousy turns to worry. Historical research and some damning photos reveal Ethan’s dark side. Alex is sure Ethan is a threat to Nadia’s very life, but Nadia won’t listen to him. In the meantime Alex is developing his own strange supernatural abilities, a teenage girl claims to have been attacked by a vampire, and wolves are roaming the forests around Freedom—along with a mysterious and deadly dark man. As Alex fights for Nadia’s safety, he uncovers a network of ancient supernatural beings, and the secrets of his own dimly remembered past. The Setting of the Board is the first in Mike Yeaton’s Last of the Twenty series, a collection of young adult vampire tales that’s more Salem’s Lot than Twilight.