My body began to curl itself into a ball and sounds of pain helplessly escaped from my throat. The startled animal sounds began to project from my body as it continued to go into shut down mode. It's like the walls have begun to collapse and all of the rubble is falling on top of me and only me. I can hear people screaming and shouting, but for some reason, I feel like I am the only one who can hear them. They are screaming for me to leave, to just run away. They are all so scared of this catastrophic earthquake. Because everything that they know is falling apart. - Book 1 in "Born to Die" series #236 in Teen Fiction

*** This is a 10 chapter excerpt from the second book in the Girls of Summer series, After Summer, which will be released online everywhere on the 23rd May 2016. Get it wherever you buy ebooks from. *** For two young women, the spark of summer love is only the beginning. After several years apart, Riley Fisher and Brooks Doherty find themselves in close proximity; thrown together once again in the small town of Roper's Beach in the wake of unfortunate circumstances. Unwittingly trapped in the small town after the tragic loss of Riley's mother, and the turbulent falling out of Brooks' family, the two find refuge in the long lost friendship they once shared. Before long, a troubling storm threatens to drag young love out to sea. When the island's pristine beach is damaged as a result of corporate greed, Brooks and Riley find their romance stuck between the town and the ambitions of industry. Can young love prevail against the powerful force that controls their fate? In this young adult romance, two young women must put everything on the line for love, justice, and something much bigger than themselves. See what happens after summer ends and life begins. *** For a chance to win a paperback copy of After Summer before it's official release, join my mailing list before the 18th May for details. Join here: http://eepurl.com/bXnq89

"Sarah, we need to talk" the Facebook message read. It was from her. I could instantly feel my heart throbbing in my head. I knew exactly where this was leading. I had been expecting it, but I didn't want it to happen. It can't happen. "What about?" I replied, trying not to sound fazed. I was weak, I didn't have the instinct to fight. It was after all my fault. "About THIS!" THIS was all she could refer to it as. What was THIS? It was a relationship, of course. But what sort? We were so distant lately. "Okay" I replied. I was freaking out but she couldn't see that, she was on the other side of the world. I wanted to apologize, get on the next plane to go to her and hold her in my arms. "Maybe we should stop talking for a while"

For this one I got inspiration from a song called "Dear No One" by the lovely Tori Kelly (She is freaking ahmazing). Now on with the summary: Wren (pronounced Ren) Michaelson is not the type to just spew her feelings on anyone she comes in contact with. She is used to just bottling them up until she just can't take it any more. And lately the feeling of loneliness has been eating at her. With so many couples being around her and her being the only one that is single she can't help it. So she spills her feelings on to a random sheet of paper in her notebook. Being her forgetful self she leaves it behind. When Wren finds the notebook again what she doesn't except is to see that someone wrote back. Even weirder Wren can't help but to reply. She realizes that she may not be as lonely as she thought. Her life gets a little complicated.Cover by: @SammyWammyLlamma