Leaving behind everything she's ever known, Emilee enters a world of high glamour and even higher stakes. The new freedom that comes with being a part of the Famoux is intoxicating, but behind the perfect image lies an ugly truth - being popular is a matter of life or death. ***** Out of the wreckage of environmental collapse, the country of Delicatum emerged. Its most popular celebrities are the Famoux, uniquely beautiful stars of a reality TV show called the Fishbowl. In a world still recovering from catastrophe, they provide a 24/7 distraction. Sixteen-year-old Emilee Laurence is obsessed with the Famoux - they provide a refuge from her troubled home life and the bullies at school. When she receives an unimaginable offer to become a member herself, she takes it. But soon she realizes that fame can be deadly... Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues and contains scenes of violence. [[word count: 350,000-400,000 words]]

{Completed}Lila has a secret. She has a muddy blood line that has her dealing with a deformations, ones that she tries to hide from others as best she can no matter what pain it may cause her. Lila just wants to be normal. When she begins seeing familiar eyes everywhere she looks she realizes someone else may know her secret. One that can satisfy his eternal cravings and quench his love of the unique flavors the word has to offer. But with Lila everything isn't as it seems. And he's about to see how 'unique' she really is. {Book One in the 'Dark Series'}