The shy, quiet, Helena Carter just recently moved all the way from London to New York. She's looking for a fresh start and she knew she couldn't get that if she was anywhere near her old family and friends. But 'quiet' is a complete understatement. In fact, she doesn't talk at all, and hasn't spoken a single word in the last 4 years. Her new neighbors, the Way brothers and their newly formed band, befriend her immediately, despite her hesitation to social situations. The quirky, cigarette smoking, charismatic front man of the band, Gerard Way, takes a special liking to her. She's an enigma to him. And he desperately wants to know the reason behind her silence.

Mara Lynn is the most beautiful girl in the world. James Parker is the ordinary boy who discovers her power. Set on the beaches of Michigan in 1994, the book depicts the joys and consequences of young love as Mara and James meet, shoot a movie, fend off bullies, and explore the potential of infinite beauty. "The Accidental Siren" is a dark, contemporary fairytale available on paperback and ebook at the end of June! To learn more, check out my website at www.JakeVanderArk.com!

It was a life she never dreamed, a love she never expected, and a tragedy she never knew existed. Faye Summers is sassy and childish, not to mention extremely self-centered. Insanely talented at seventeen, she shone brighter than her other star counterparts, leading a life that glittered like gold. When sooner she realized that fame was not her thing, she quickly took off from the stage dragging with her the ever calm Jared Hudson, her childhood friend and enemy. She thought everything was going smoothly, but boy was she ever wrong. On one sick perversion of Fate, her dream became a nightmare. All because of a strange flame. Her life turns upside-down when she became the target of the owner of those flames, the assassin under the codename: 06. Now, her life would be altered... forever. [Wattpad Featured Story - Published by Summit Media Philippines under Cloak Pop Fiction]