Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]

Highest Ranking: #1 in #FabulousKilljoys #1 in #FunGhoul #2 in #DangerDays #5 in #PartyPoison They'd been her best friends since she was in high school. The four guys had been there for her through thick and thin. Even after they made a band that became incredibly successful, even though she rarely saw them, her mindset never faltered. They were her best friends and they always would be. Skylar Jones, best friends with Gerard and Mikey Way, Ray Toro and Frank Iero. The four guys who just so happened to make up the band My Chemical Romance. December 22, 2012. After three years of minimal contact with them, they manage to meet up in the city of Los Angeles, making up lost time and being their crazy, usual selves. But little did they know that that night would change their lives forever. Several years later, a corporation known as Better Living Industries rises from the ashes and promises of a safe haven in Battery City. Thousands of survivors from around the state gather there in hope of a better tomorrow. But BLI has dark intentions and a group of rebels known as the Killjoys rise, led by a group known as the Fabulous Five: Party Poison, Star Blaze, Fun Ghoul, Jet Star and Kobra Kid. Gerard, Skylar, Frank, Ray, and Mikey. Join them as the five best friends fight for love, friendship, freedom, and justice. They fight for those they've lost, and the ones still living. Every day, they put their lives on the line in hopes for a better future, one without BLI. Will they survive? Or will they lose everything they hold dear? The future is bulletproof. The aftermath is secondary. It's time to do it now and do it loud. Killjoys, make some noise! #COWAwards2018

Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? ***** Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch. Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number. But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town. Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry? Title: Ari and Zac (formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis) Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.