"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all." -Mulan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Agent 27, otherwise known as "The Dagger," has been dormant within the deep forests of Montana, living out a life of peace and solitude under the U.S. Governments witness protection system. When an old enemy resurfaces as a threat to the United States of America, Commander McGary issued the activation of this agent to help in a terrorist attack. But then there were three things he didn't account for... 1.) The Dagger is a female 2.) The Dagger has secrets buried so deep, even a man of his status may not have the clearance level to obtain 3.) The Dagger is drop dead gorgeous

"The greatest risk any of us will take is to be seen as we are." -Cinderella, Cinderella •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Jail time, community service, and... Dance lessons? For 19 year old Alex, she did not foresee herself getting arrested for illegal street racing- or maybe she did, considering she'd been racing cars since the age of 15. What she didn't foresee was having to choose between jail time, and community service at a prestige ballet academy... And what she most definitely didn't foresee was falling in love with the CEO's son.

Hamilton Academy of the Arts. The school Sydney Acosta moved to all the way from Toronto, Ontario in a barely known city. After the divorce between her mother and father, she's stuck by her mother's side, following her to another city in Canada. Her emotions are expressed through the one thing she loves doing: dancing. Lucas Cahill is a quiet, almost outcast in the school. His twin brother, Joseph, better known as Joey, is the best known guy in school. He's considered popular, cooler and better looking than his brother despite the two having the same face. At school, Joey doesn't acknowledge his brother, at home and in the past they are inseparable with the excuses from Joey tolling up over time. His isolation and other emotions are expressed through his art. The two seventeen year olds are connected in their different forms of art in a teenage story filled with drama, sarcasm and loads of creativity. "My drawings are like stick figures compared to anything you draw. You could draw the world's ugliest frog and it will still turn out beautiful. Lucas you're an amazing artist." "So are you." He said quietly, looking up at me with his soft, heartwarming eyes. "How?"I couldn't draw for shit. "Because you are a dancer. Dancing is an art. And you are an amazing dancer." Cover~ xThePineappleGirlx #15 Teen Fiction (11/12/16)

He's ruthless. He's powerful. He's demanding. He's in pain. Twenty-six year old African-American journalist Victoria Browning wants to get away from it all. Her bossy mother, her jealous older sister, and her demanding job to have some type of relief. One problem. Victoria is incredibly shy and quiet and keeps to herself. While on a dream vacation to Rome she accidentally witnesses a murder and is...well kidnapped by the mafia boss himself. She's shy. She's passive. She's smart. She's beautiful. Twenty-nine year old Italian Mob boss Lorenzo Catalona lives up to his reputation. Being one of the most wealthiest men in Europe he doesn't trust people so easily. On the outside he seems like the most intimidating hard nut shell who shows no mercy but little does every know that he's broken. From past loves who left him to become such a ruthless beast that no one can tame. On a rainy night while handling 'business' something extraordinary changes his life....that is Victoria.

The story is about a woman by the name of Leona who has been treating her fiance/ father of her kids like crap and just using him for money and to pawn the kids off on him. Little do Leona know she's in for a rude surprise Will's homeboy Cedric is the man who's going to help Will put a stop to the twisted games and lies that Leona has been playing for years...

Thoughts clouded Shelly's mind as she thought back to all the things she's been through in the last 6 years she's had it rough causing her to be molded into a woman who was so scorned she didn't know if love, trust, or family even existed to her anymore...