Eight Years Ago "Mom.." I say with a small smile on my face. My sister had passed her first music lesson and we're all so proud of her. "What is it Layla!? can't you see I'm busy?!" She snaps. "Oh.." I say, my smile faltering slightly, as I watch mom cuddle Heidi and give her lots of sweets as reward. "C-can I have a sweetie too?" I ask. Mom laughs coldly. "Why should you? You've never achieved anything, have you?! Lazy little brat." Heidi giggles and I look at her to see a smirk on her face, making my face fall. I watch mom whisper things to Heidi, making her giggle even more. The door swings open, and my dad walks in. I smile again, running to him and hug his knees but he just brushes me off with an annoyed expression, walking towards my mom hugging her and ruffling Heidi's hair. What's going on? "Dad..ruffle my hair too?" I ask hesitantly. All three of them burst out laughing and I sink down in embarassment. "Layla, we always knew you weren't the brightest kid here." He laughs "I just knew you'd be a screw up, right Luise?" He says and she nods. "And I was right. You're a failure" He grabs my maths sheet, crumples it up and throws it at me. "You spend way too much time with your 'friends' never on your education, you ungrateful little brat. We should've got rid of you as soon as we found out you were on the way." He spits out spitefully as my mum nods, still smirking. "Dad I'll do better, I promise!" I sob, tears streaming down my face, but he shakes his head, smirking. I look at my sister and walk towards her giving her a watery smile. "H-Heidi... we're still friends right?" I ask, desperately. Her smirk slowly vanishes. she leans forward and I thought she'd hug me, but instead she pulls my hair and pushes me onto the floor making me scream. She laughs, my parents joining her. "Stupid" she hisses, kicking me, before going to my parents, all of them walking out, leaving me on the floor, crying my eyes out. What have I done to deserve this?

Lacey Harper is in love with her brother's best friend, Adonis Grayson, who is also the lead singer of a famous band. When she is faced with a life changing situation, it rocks everyone close to her including Adonis and she discovers nothing is simple in life or love. ***** Lacey Harper is in love with Adonis Grayson, but he only sees her as the younger sister of his best friend. She has tried everything to get over him, but the heart wants what it wants. How is she supposed to move on when he is the lead singer in a band and his photo is plastered across every magazine? It's only when she has to navigate a serious life experience does she discover nothing is simple, even when everything she has ever wanted is within her grasp. *Please note this is only a five chapter sample of the book. The book is free to read on my Patreon account.

|cover by FlowerOfCamelis| Follow four teens in their junior year of high school as they attend one of the best boarding schools for the performing arts in the country: Cordelia Boarding School for the Performing Arts. Piper McCain: Piper has been dancing every since she was four years old, and has been attending CBSPA ever since the eighth grade. She suffered a major setback in the end of her sophomore year, and is struggling to get back to performing again. Brennan Williamson: Brennan has always been a laid-back kind of guy, though he always takes dancing very seriously. He auditioned for the boarding school in the eighth grade with his best friend, but failed to get in so he kept working harder until he got in for the ninth grade. He keeps working hard, but feels like everyone else is at a higher level than him. Harmony Fleming: Harmony loves to sing. It's in her name after all, and she would do anything to be part of the showcase at the end of the year where selective students are chosen to perform their talents. She feels dejected every time she isn't chosen, but she feels like she will rise and be chosen before she graduates the following year. Landon Lodge: Landon isn't used to performing, so it took him a long time to audition for the boarding school after his best friend was constantly telling him how amazing the school was. It wasn't until his grandmother started getting very sick and told him to start living his life that he decided to audition. After making into the school, he doesn't feel like he fits in.

*book 2 of the Spruceworth series* *can be read as a stand-alone* *cover by harleenhollow* Spruceworth is a small village not too many people know about unless they have friends or family living there. It's rare to have a family move there. Horatio Simms and his family are the newest tenants after he was offered a job at the police station. He gladly excepted it because he lives for drama and he knows Spruceworth has a lot of it. Horatio thought it was going to be easy living there. It isn't. His younger brother is hiding a secret and it soon starts straining his family's relationships. Not to mention a series of mysterious murders is going around the village with nobody having a clue who did it.

|Book 1 of the Spruceworth series| *shout out to harleenhollow for the cover!* Daniel Goldsworth has lived in the village of Spruceworth all his life and has never really been accustomed to change. He went to the same school, worked in the same place, dated the same girl. He doesn't really go looking for a change. Too bad change soon comes looking for him.

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|cover by FlowerOfCamelis| Nothing says Christmas like spending the winter holidays with people you love. Or hate. Maybe you see someone you never wanted to see again. Maybe you make new friends. Who knows what this winter holds? ~*~*~*~ This is a crossover from most of my series. You do not have to read all of the series to read the book, but there will be spoilers from all of them. Featuring the following series: Protector Wilde Smythe Fame Death by Death

*sequel to Surviving the Life of Dax. Will include spoilers* *cover created by FlowerOfCamelis* Daxton Harper Smythe: An eighteen year old boy who has been through quite a lot. He isn't like most teens. Most people don't know that he's struggling on the inside. They just assume he is a happy and weird boy. Isadora Sophia Owens: Her older sister took her own life because she was struggling way too much. She went through quite a lot and lost her friends because they didn't appreciate everything she did for them. That is why Dax and Isadora are a match made in heaven. Ever since their first encounter, they have been there for each other and now, they can never been more in love. All the couple has to do is survive the twists and turns of the college life. ~*~*~*~ WARNING: There will be some trigger warnings as the book deals with a serious mental illness. Read at your own risk.

*cover by darkgalaxies* Major Vocal is a world famous band consisting of five people: Malachi Vance, Aviva Odell, Junior Carman, Otis Audley, and Ricky Lyon. They love everything about being a band; the fans, the music, the tours. Well, mostly everything. Following every single rule their manager sets out for them can be stressful. Being in a band isn't easy, especially at the ages they are. However, Major Vocal has been known to make it through any problem they may face together. Nothing can tear them apart. At least that's what everyone on the outside thinks. Anyone on the inside knows that it's not as easy as it seems. ~*~*~*~ This series will crossover with my Fame series a few times because Cannon is bae. You don't have to read the Fame series to read this, but there will be spoilers from those books (up to book 4)

Season 2 of Confessions of a Fake Psychic Detective Six months after solving the Elle Carey case, Zandra finds life is much easier for her. Money and fame grant her the creature comforts and respect she sorely missed for years. But not all of the attention is welcome. When body parts start showing up in her mailbox, Zandra must race against time to find the sender, once again putting her psychic "powers" to the test. The sequel to "Glass Eye: Confessions of a Fake Psychic Detective" picks up right where its predecessor left off. Read that one first before jumping in here. *** 2016 Wattys Award winner (HQ Love) *** Also available on YONDER, the next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family.