Everyone dies, someday and somehow. Sixteen year old Allie is dying of cancer. More than anything, she wants to be a normal teenager. But pretending is exhausting and the lies pile up. With a chance at first love and true friends, Allie must choose between maintaining the pretence or risking everything with the truth. Can Allie open her heart and embrace love? If you liked 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green or 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, you'll love Awakening to Life.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ She paints a lovely picture, but this story has a twist; Her paintbrush is a razor, and her canvas is her wrist. - Amy Efaw *************************************** When Sabrina loses her parents in a tragic accident she's forced to cutting. After moving in with her eccentric older sister and her sister's anxiety prone husband, she's forced into an adjustment of a new life. Sabrina always seems to be tracking the time as if she's counting the minutes she has left of life. Cole, a boy Sabrina literally bumps into, has some past memories and painful secrets as well. What happens when Sabrina gets to know Cole and his mysterious yet altruistic personality? How will Cole somehow end up changing Sabrina's life? (Trailer by B3autifulBitchez)

Cassandra Anderson is an expert in grief. Her mother died giving birth to her and she was adopted by a raging alcoholic. After being emotionally and physically abused all her life, she disguised herself with popularity. With blonde hair, a football-playing boyfriend, parties, and drugs. One night as she's stumbling drunk in the middle of the street, she meets Alexander Black- a caring, shy boy who shows her kindness. After a few years, they meet again- only this time, he's being introduced as her stepbrother and he's covered in psychological scars and tattoos. <Under construction, new and improved plot on the way>

In which a girl can't go a day without an anxiety attack and a boy can't go a day without noticing