❝Sometimes we have to endure the hardships of winter to truly appreciate the beauty of Spring.❞ When Rose's best friend dies, she's left heartbroken, empty and lost. But over thirty days, with the help of a boy named Eric, she slowly discovers the meaning of true love and comes to understand that to finally reach the sweetness of spring, we must let go of the suffering of winter. 20-4-14 : Short Story #105/ Teen Fiction #446

{ FIRST BOOK OF THE DAUNTLESS SERIES } Annie Argent has just gone through some of the most shocking months of her life. Not only has her sister recently died, but now she understands what was to blame... the supernatural. As she's completed her training, her father insists on her staying out of it all. He's terrified she'll end up like her mother, her aunt, or her sister... all dead, but Annie feels the need to help her sister's friends. And then the new boy, Liam Dunbar, moves to town, and Annie's world begins to change for this blue eyed youngster. Battling through her grief, enemies, and more... Annie learns the truth about her world. Then one night... everything changes. And none of her training can prepare her for what is to come.

One infection causes the society to crumble like a cookie. No military, no economy, no leaders, nothing. No one is coming to save you, no one is there to help. Everyday is a struggle for Mariah Beckon, her adopted brother and sister not making it any easier. When the trio cross paths with a group from Atlanta, she meets the people who she belongs with, her family. As the group of people fight to survive, Mariah falls head over heels for one man in particular. No matter how hard she tries she just can't seem to forget that redneck. This is a story of many things: love, betrayal, hatred, death, but the most important of all, surviving. I do not own any of AMC's The Walking Dead characters, however everyone else mine, do not copy ANYTHING please. @Copyright 2013.

Seventeen year old Britney finally gets to see her favorite band play live after three and half years with her best friend Taylor. Their what seems like lifetime wait is over. Both girls finally have the chance to watch their four saviors up close and personal. Jumping, screaming, crying, singing, and cheering one with the music. When the music plays no one else matters.

Britney has just turned eighteen. She's brilliant and strong headed. No one really knows her name or what it's like to be her. She's the awkward bookworm in the back of the class. Books are the only thing that understand her. She's never fit in and by now that doesn't bother her. But one day her she realizes that she has feelings for her history teacher Mr. Gubler. Does she ignore her feelings or act on them potentially ruining everything? Although he's basically the only person she can talk to in this big and empty world, she fears the unknown. She's never really felt this way for anyone. Is she going insane or possibly just confused?

Darlene Jessica Harland; the wild, crazy, fun, cool 7th grader girl of Jade Addins middle school. She had two best friends. Kyler Andrew Nicolas and Kyle James Johanes. They were more like brothers of hers. But what happens when Darlene falls in love with one of them. Add a jealous girlfriend to the mix, what do you get? A whole platter of drama and romance that you don't want to miss.