Grayson Thomas, drummer for the world's hottest rock band, has known Emerald Lane since she was just a kid. He has always taken care of her, and he always will. When he returns home from being on tour and learns that Emerald has a "boyfriend," everything changes. He can no longer sit back and pretend. He will make her, his. Emerald Lane grew up fast. After losing her father at a young age and enduring unspeakable treatment from other adults, she had no choice. Music is her life now and she is on the fast track to success. When her best friend Grayson returns home, after being gone for a year, things in her life are different. And suddenly, so is Grayson. ⚠Trigger Warning⚠: This book contains mature and sensitive subject matter. #RockStar #rocknroll #love #friends #series Note: This is book 1, in The Dark Rain/Lane Gang series. ??????????????? A/N: The first few chapters are long, but they shorten as you read. This book was written with publishing in mind. Thank you so much for giving it a chance!!!! ??????????????? Copyright © 2016 by Myra Wards All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, send me a message. Please do not reproduce or copy any of my work. This is a work of fiction and any resemblance to any person or place, is purely coincidence.

Atlantic Bay High School was built right next to the sea. The students practically grew up in the ocean. Nobody had a deeper appreciation for the sea than Olympia Walters. However, after her sixteenth birthday Olympia's love for the water turned into an obsession. She had just put the pieces of her life back together after her best friend, Joey, tore it apart. Joey had left Olympia to join the 'Atlantic Bay Gang', a group of oddly beautiful teenagers that isolated themselves from others. What happens when Olympia's obsession only continues to grow? Olympia realizes that life is only getting more confusing and the 'Atlantic Bay Gang' are the only people who can help her find her answers.

[WATTYS 2016 WINNER!] [COSMOPOLITAN Featured!] Trapped in her white trash hell, Layla Danner is failing at life. Her friend Peyton? Everybody thinks he's perfect, a staggeringly rich, handsome, and well-mannered story book prince. But they don't know what Layla knows. And she'll never tell. Jake? Jake's trouble. A down and dirty charmer, this one's got a devil-may-care attitude and a mouth to match. Everything goes to hell in a handbasket when he shows up to town one summer. Layla never meant to fall in love. All she wanted to do was finish her senior year, get the hell out of this town and never, ever look back. But when mysterious secrets from the boys' past refuse to stay buried, Layla must decide how far she'll go for a chance at a once in a lifetime love. Follow three unforgettable characters in this captivatingly melodramatic, soap-operatic, and larger-than-life tale of first loves, loyalty, intrigue and the magic of growing up. ♦️WARNING: This writer is a hopeless romantic with a filthy mouth and a dirty mind who loves to re-work cliches. The style of the story reflects this. Also, some dark themes. ♦️