Lydia-Marie Prescott is like any other 17-year-old senior in high school: she's cramming for finals, staying up late finishing homework (often at the last minute) while still finding time to work on a novel. There's one key difference between her and the average senior, however: three weeks into the school year, she finds herself stuck in the hospital after being diagnosed with leukemia. Going from seeing friends almost every day at school to daily phone calls instead of face-to-face interaction becomes a substantial roadblock in her routine. After getting an intriguing letter from a boy in the hospital room across from her delivered with her meal, she begins to have hope (however crazy it sounds) that her days will become a little brighter. Will she eventually meet him face-to-face, or will their interactions be forever restricted to communication via letters? Read to find out.

(Book 4 in the Underwater Murder series) Nerissa Singh's life is basically the definition of a battlefield. Before his death, her father was the infamous murderer known as 'Tiger Shark', responsible for the deaths of countless mermaids and mermen. If that wasn't bad enough, after dealing her a crushing blow, her younger sister revealed that she had been working with him. He had coerced Rissa into cleaning up his messes in exchange for her and her family's lives. Add that to being deaf-her plate just kept getting fuller. A few weeks after the aforementioned revelation, she gets a letter informing her to meet a mysterious man to whom Tiger Shark had passed his responsibilities. Little did she know, the man she's meeting is her companions' father-with whom they did not have a good relationship. Can Nerissa manage to put on a brave face when they meet? Or will some of her father's qualities begin to come to light? Read to find out.

(Book 4 in Wanted: Vampire's Girlfriend saga) for·give /fərˈɡiv/ verb stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offense, flaw, or mistake. for·get /fərˈɡet/ put out of one's mind; cease to think of or consider. Forgiveness is hard. Rosalia Harrison knows that all too well. Forgiving the people who killed her mother and forgetting the pain and anguish they caused her and her family were not easy things to accomplish. Years of keeping that anger, sadness, and pain inside has left her with depression and anxiety. Will she be able to forget her anger when a ghost from her past shows up? Read to find out.

(Book 3 in Wanted: Vampire's Girlfriend saga) Tragedy is a word Rosalia Harrison is all too familiar with. Her mother died from a vampire bite when she was 3 and her father has never gotten over it. Now, 18 years later, she is struggling with a giant secret: she knows the killer's identity. Will she come clean and finally have some closure? Read to find out.

(Book 2 in the Underwater Murder series) drown /droun/ die through submersion in and inhalation of water Considering the fact that she lives underwater, 'drowning' should be a foreign concept for Nerissa Singh. Sadly, she's all too familiar with the word. The first time she realised she was drowning was when she lost her hearing. She was never the same after that. Her sisters were her lifesavers; she never let them know she was sinking. Forcing a smile here; faking a laugh there. That was before her city was attacked by a mysterious merman known only as 'Tiger Shark.' Little did she know, his identity would change her life forever. A few weeks later, she gets a note forcing her to make the most difficult decision of her life. Will she be able to keep her head above water, or will she continue drowning, unable to stay afloat? Read to find out.

(Book 7 in the Underwater Murder Series) After hearing countless stories about how her parents fell in love, Isadora 'Izzy' Singh has dreamed about when she'd finally meet 'the one'. Well, she just might get her chance. After tumultuous months of managing her anxiety and depression (and barely leaving her bed), her parents announced their annual Midnight Masquerade ball. Excited to have something fun to focus on, Izzy eagerly starts looking for a dress and mask. When mysterious notes start showing up in her room, along with drawings of a grey pendant, Isadora worries that her parents' past might be catching up with her. Will she be able to enjoy the ball, or will unwanted guests show up, ruining what was supposed to be the perfect night? Read to find out.

(Book 10 in the Underwater Murder Series) When Nerissa set off for work that particular day years ago, she never expected the events that were to follow. Meeting the merman who would eventually become her boyfriend and husband, coming across a murder scene, eventually finding out the murderer's identity. Even now, years later, her PTSD makes it difficult to function on a daily basis. Her daughter, Isadora, has her own struggles. Alongside her anxiety and depression, she also struggles with PTSD. She deals with it as best she can, but some days it's all she can do to stay in the present. For both mother and daughter, memories of the past have their way of sneaking up and invading a meal, a leisurely swim, or a class. Their husbands have been doing whatever they can to help them, but there's only so much they can do. Nerissa and Izzy both still have days where the nightmares make it impossible to get out of bed the following day. When an old enemy resurfaces, bringing with him unwanted memories, will Nerissa and Izzy be able to push past them and work with him? Or will they both succumb to the truth-that some memories stay with you forever? Read to find out.

(Book 1 in Wanted: Vampire's Girlfriend saga) I never believed in soulmates until that fateful night in the graveyard. Until I met the man who (supposedly) had a hand in killing my sister. If only I'd known then how that meeting would change my life.

(Book #8 in the Underwater Murder Series) Living with both anxiety and depression can make it next to impossible to get out of bed in the morning. Having unseen illnesses are struggles in and of themselves. Add them to your daily struggles, like work and taking care of yourself? It makes you feel like you're drowning. That is exactly how Isadora Singh feels on a daily basis. It has become her curse. Between the negative thoughts and feelings that plague her every day and her mom having just woken up from a coma, she's already stretched way too thin. When she gets an ominous letter from an old enemy, will she be able to protect her family and her people? Or will she crumble under the anxiety and depression that's slowly eating at her? Read to find out.

(Book #3 in the Underwater Murder series) Behind every facade is a strong interior. For Nerissa Singh, that has become her motto. After making a perilous deal with Tiger Shark- live with him for two weeks every month and clean up his 'messes'- she must adjust to her new... way of life, all the while pretending to have cut off all contact with her loved ones. The only thing that keeps her from completely falling apart is the lotus flower necklace she keeps hidden in her clothes. Inside each petal is a picture of her family. The weeks that she's home, she hardly sleeps or eats. Will she be able to keep up the facade, or will she finally break, risking not only her life, but her family's lives as well? Read to find out.