There is a darkness that lurks inside of me. The evil that runs through my veins is a constant reminder of the ruthless killer I once was. But somehow I've been changed. I'm not that person anymore. Unlike before, I can feel remorse for my actions even though guilt doesn't erase the past that still haunts me. I've been given a chance to lead a normal life. A chance to be a son, a brother and maybe more. My name is Mason. My future is undecided. I don't know if it will last. All I know for certain is that none of it will even matter if I can't escape my past. * Please note this is only a five chapter sample of the published story.

^Top Five Finalist in the 2013 Watty Award^ ATTENTION: Due to publishing this is only HALF of the book. For the complete story, this book is available on Amazon! Meet Reece Collins, Washington's star quaterback, best pitcher, and track star. Reece has the money, killer looks, and the perfect family. His life was perfect. Until the shooting. Now meet Payton Jennings. Payton is a quiet, shy, nobody that no one even knows she exists. She has little money, a severed family and bad looks. Most people don't even know she attends Washington high. She is the definition of a no body. The school is rattled and turned upside down when a weird, troubled kid brought a gun to school and opened fire in the hall. Luckily no one was killed or had any serious injuries besides one. Reece Collins and that's because the boy envied him so much it made him hate him so he meant to kill Reece. He almost did, but Reece survived. He lost his sight though and is now, blind. This changes his whole life and brings him to Payton a girl who doesn't care that he is blind. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1680308211/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1586995563&sr=8-32 Copyrighted 2012 © Tara L. Declan

Ava is a typical seventeen-year-old dealing with everyday teenage problems. A job opportunity for her father takes her parents overseas. Not wanting to move, she accepts her grandmother's offer to let her live with her, until her parents return. On her first day at school in the new town, she meets Jared Walker-tall, dark and gorgeous, with an ego to match. Ava soon discovers that there is more to him than meets the eye. He is hiding a secret that will pull her into his world and put her life in danger. Meet Ava Delaney. Analyze the way she looks, the way she acts and who she is. Memorize who she is, because she'll never be the same again. *Please note this is only a five chapter sample of the published book.

You know her name. You know her story. You know her secret. She isn't like any other girl, not anymore. Jared Walker complicated everything; he told her his secret, stole her heart and showed her a whole new world. She knew then that she'd never be the same again. Ava Delaney is no longer human - she doesn't know what she is. She should probably figure it out. But there is much more important stuff that she needs to learn first: how to keep her new secret, how to fight and most importantly... how to survive a war that's older than time. She's not like any other girl, not anymore. * Please note that this is only a five chapter sample of the published book.

She'd survived change. She'd survived heartbreak. Now she has to survive one more fight for survival. Ava Delaney was normal once upon a time, but then she met a boy and she fell in love. Then she kept his secret and fell into his world. She became one of them. And now... now it's time to face the evil that's coming for her. Twin brothers, one good and one evil, will do whatever it takes to keep her safe. * Please note this only a five chapter sample of the published book.

One glance. One encounter. One tragedy. Eighteen-year-old Mikaela Gonzales is determined to spend her years at college without any distractions. That meant; no parties, no boys - and well - to be simply put, she plans on being anti-social. She intends on completely focusing on her studies and her studies only. That was until she met Kyle. Dealing with a difficult past, Kyle Montgomery has grown to be a short-tempered young man. But when he takes an empty seat in front of Kaela, instantly drawn to her, things start to change. This one girl, not only had the key to his heart but also saw the brighter part in him that he couldn't see himself. That's all he ever wanted. However, one unexpected event was all it took to destroy every moment Kyle and Mikaela spent together. For both of them, it was all over in a blink of an eye. Or is it?

The line is thin when it comes to Love and Hate. Caroline Conrad is the daughter of one of the world's best celeb. manager. Her mother only repersents the best there is or someone who's got the talent. She raised Caroline to be a good girl who never did bad things. Caroline is all of those and never gets into trouble. Unlike one of her mother's number on clients, Damon Mead, big time Rockstar and America's Badboy, he's the lead singer of Fallen and girls fall for his looks, charm and playboyness. Caroline is informed that after Damon got in big trouble he will be coming to stay with them to turn himself around. Let's just say it was far from love at first sight. Caroline loathes Damon. She sees him as a self absorbed jack ass and believes everything the press says about him and his badboy self. Can Damon bring her out of her stiff shell and make her cut loss and will she tell him of her hidden talent and dreams and unpleasant past. Or will his plan to make her fall for him crash and burn. But, Caroline has her sights sit on another one of her mother's clients, Evan Scott. He's the opposite of everything Damon is said to be. Evan is a famous country star and America's goodboy who would never hurt a fly. He is also Damon's ex-friend and now enemy. What if Damon is not who the press say he is? Will Caroline fall for the real Damon and open herself up? Caroline will start to see everything a lot better as she begins to understand Damon and his secrets. This is goinng to get crazy, funny, maybe sad, and well hopefully you'll smile. Copyrighted 2011 © Tara L. Declan Any attempt to copy this will result in punishment.

Cursed with the chains of an empath insight and vivid dreams, Willow Haywood has learned to live her life on the defense. Her world shatters when an ominous figure in her dreams leaves behind an omen that follows her into her waking hours. As Willow learns the beautifully dark secrets of her life she has no choice but to flee to unknown dimensions. Secrets, lore, and the one made of her soul await her. Haunting lives of the past beckon her due. This isn't the love story you know...

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION The Bro Code says to leave no bro behind... But what happens when you have to choose between love and friendship? ***** Nick Maguire would never betray his best friends, Carter and Austin, by breaking The Bro Code, and he knows they'd never do that either. They've got each other's backs. That is, until Carter's sister, Eliza, returns from Australia. Unfortunately, Eliza is basically incredible, and Nick almost immediately falls head over heels. The two begin to form an undeniable bond that crackles with electricity - and spells a whole lot of trouble. Nick is about to find out that codes are made to be broken. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

The Unknown can be a scary place. She was about to sleep, when the unknown disturbed her. The darkness beyond her room door held something Unknown. PS. I swear this has happened with everyone! If not then you're extra ordinary.