When Alexandria Elric's father is diagnosed with lung cancer, her world is torn apart. In an attempt to have one last memorable summer together, her family decides to go back to their home town, Perriton. A town Alexandria loathes with a burning hatred. Alexandria is forced to go but only for her fathers sake. With nights full of adventures and open wounds, Alexandria is left to face what she left behind. Her former best friend Paige who is still mending the scars over the five year betrayal and Jonah Turrow who got instantly cuter at 17 then at 13 years old. After all, don't fear the future and don't regret the past, right? When Alexandria is battling a ticking clock, hope is found in the face of heartbreak. This summer offers a second chance at forgiveness and maybe even love.

The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.

This is the sequel (continuation) of After. Hardin and Tessa's relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

❝ You smoke Marlboro Lights?❞ he asked her, She nodded. ❝It's food for anorexics like me ❞ #408 in Short Story - 3/31/15

❝Oh, him? He's just that pizza guy,❞ But what if just that pizza guy turned out to be something more? copyright 2016 © holly bowen cover by @karismatic-

[ collection of depressed thoughts - cover by @soundthealarm ]

The Survival Project is a study of the human mind. It studies what humans will do to survive. It does not show mercy. Bri Smith is one of the many girls selected to participate in the Survival Project. She has to survive the merciless torture and agonizing heartbreak as she is pushed to her limit. But what happens when she escapes the grasp of the Project and is now on the run from something larger than she can imagine?