bal-co-nee-al ; of or referring to a balcony \\ in which a cynical girl and a disastrously (self-characterized) aromantic psychology student have daily discussions between neighbouring balconies \\ #1 in short story june & july 2k15 \\ book 1

** Winner of The Watty's 2014: Collector's Dream Award ** ** This is a true story. Now FULLY edited ** I was diagnosed with Cancer a week before my 16th Birthday. I had Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and had to undergo Chemotherapy and a Stem Cell transplant, back in 2003. My whole life changed. I wrote this book when I was 17, when all my treatment was over, to catalogue everything I had learned and experienced. I had no information about Cancer during my treatment; it was all aimed at adults and I was a teenager who didn't understand most of what happened. So I wrote this book. I was a teenager when I wrote, when I had Cancer and I wanted this to be an information, honest account of what it was really like to have Cancer and go through the treatment....from a teenager's perspective. It's sometimes funny, sometimes sad, always honest. There may be parts that you squint at, because you're embarrassed to read them...well, I was embarrassed writing them. But that's the whole point of honesty. To get it out in the open. To be real. And that's what this is.

NOW PUBLISHED BY SOURCEBOOKS FIRE! Oliver, Alec, Xander, and JJ are just four regular guys. They're also members of the world famous boy band the Heartbreakers. This is their story.

Priscilla. An intelligent and obedient daughter of one of the most prominent couple in Edinburgh.Only focused in her goals in life, she never bothered to look for a boyfriend. No one has ever made her think twice about it anyway. Enter Stephen. Every woman's ideal man. Tall, handsome, smart, athletic, a complete gentleman and of course, a prince. When their parents decided for them to get married for the benefit of the kingdom and their parent's happiness, will they achieve the happiness both of them deserve? What if an accident would set them both free? Will they find their true love? Or is fate just trying to mess up with them? ---- xx

A painful breakup pushes Kyla Evans to get into a fake relationship with the person her ex-boyfriend hates the most: Seth Everett. But what will she do when the game starts to feel too real? ***** Seventeen-year-old Kyla has sworn off love. After getting dumped all too suddenly by her longtime boyfriend Cedric, she becomes convinced that people are never really who you think they are. So when notorious playboy Seth Everett suggests that Kyla fake date him to get back at Cedric, it seems like the perfect plan... as long as she doesn't end up falling for him. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions cancer, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Nate and Talia have always been best friends. Right from the start they were inseparable. Inevitably, Talia had been secretly crushing on Nate, but when he suddenly moved to England he broke her heart and completely changed her. Now Nate's back and let's just 'The New Talia' isn't his favourite Talia. Talia may hate Nate now, but will they feel differently when they begin to know each other again? With a group of friends all set to play cupid and a tendency to always end up in crazy situations together, will these two best friends stay best friends for never, or will it turn into something more than that? Cover by NaturallyFiona