"Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires. The eye wink at the hand, yet let that be Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see." - Shakespeare People make mistakes. People break rules. People even break the law. Sure, we aren’t perfect creatures but the thing about people is that we usually have pretty good reasons behind those bad decisions. And another thing about people is that they tend not to care about reasons as much as actions. Hallie Rhodes has found this out the hard way. No, she’s not proud of the decisions that she’s made that may have put her at odds with the law, but she had her reasons. Not that anybody cares about reasons. The way Hallie saw it, she had no choice except to forge the documents to get herself and her two younger brothers out of an abusive foster home. She has had a lot of tough breaks in her life. She’s only eighteen but she already has custody of her two younger brothers and to make ends meet, she’s taken on a full-time job along with balancing her senior year of high school. Strong, determined, and mature- Hallie is ready for whatever life throws at her. Except for Tate Conner, who is the exact opposite of Hallie. Lazy, entitled, immature, and cocky. Fresh out of reform school and on parole, he is the epitome of a bad influence, which is why Hallie is outraged when she notices that her younger brother is starting to befriend Tate. As they continuously but heads, Hallie starts to wonder just how put-together she really is.

Please don't notice me. Please don't notice me. Please. Don't. Notice. Me. I kept my head down as I sped to home room. My heart pounded every time I thought I heard his voice and made me quicken my pace. I head into class and silently curse my luck as I see everyone's already here. Please god don't let them see it...

My name has been forgotten, tossed away like a piece of trash. I do not talk. I do not look anyone in the eyes. My hands shake from my past and I barley sleep at night. I always hear the grunts and the groans of the men that abuse me. I see the insanity in their eyes. They see the fear in mine. I had a chance to escape. I took it but it landed me back in the same position. It seems like I will never escape.

A victim of child abuse ever since the death of her mother, Cassidy Taylor has become a shy, quiet girl who's naive to the real world. When she meets Carson Matthews, the delinquent jock who seems to be afraid of nothing, her demise seems unclear. Carson's mask begins to shed, revealing his true self. Cassidy grows closer and closer to revealing her deepest secret. Whether or not this is for better or for worse is up to them, and how well they choose to play.

Veronica 'Roni' Blues hides her bruises behind her baggy clothes and long hair, she hides her feelings behind her witty comebacks and sarcasm. She lives with a man that she fears, someone who disgusts her to every extent. Nobody knows what she has been going through, not even her own brother, who seems to be out more than home. A new school, a chance to start over - but it never changes. She is still the same abused girl she has been. Until Roxas makes an appearance. Can this notorious bad boy save her from her own personal hell....Or is he to late?

HR- 3TF | "Most people have a hard time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them" Meet Noel Atkins, kinda awkward, has her face stuck to a screen almost every time, talks to herself and always, always wears a beanie. She moves to a new town in other to start things afresh, and scale through Highschool unnoticed and alone. Meet Aaron-lee Altamira, the popular boy, rich, handsome, every girl's dream and every boy's model. With his killer blue eyes and charming attitude, Aaron-lee always gets what he wants. Aaron-lee doesn't do flings and hook ups, he's searching for something real. Something substantial. Something challenging. Something more cherishing than his cars. Something he finds in the eyes of the new girl who talks to herself and always wears a beanie. With the school's hottest boy interested in her, Noel's quite, boring, gaming and withdrawn life is about to take a ride on a rollercoaster. Noel isn't interested and Aaron-lee isn't taking no for an answer. --- All Rights reserved ©2018 CriticallyIntense Cover by @misssarcastic

On the outside, Riley Jennings has got it under control. She's the top of the class, ivy-league bound, and plans to go far in life. But nobody knows the dark secret that she lives with; her perfect, football star boyfriend, Blake, is a monster. She's forced to conformity, only to meet the one person who will help her break out of her shell, and break out of her detrimental relationship. Dean Marks, the new rebellious transfer student, has taken it upon himself to help Riley. Little does she know, he's got a dark secret too; one only his protective, controlling, older brother Alex knows about. Together, they will run from their pasts, only to stumble into them once more.

**I am currently rewriting this book** Mia West was a Wolf Gladiator. She was stolen and used for cruel fighting to the death. The way to lose is to be killed. After three years, if you make it that long, you are set free. It's her only hope. Alpha Max. The Alpha of the West Wood Pack. He hasn't found his mate but he is determined to find her. When he finally finds her he's surprised and happy. But when he does will she accept him? However, both Isabelle and Mia have bigger problems. Chainers are after them and their owner wants them back.

❝She's a mess of gorgeous chaos and you can see it in her eyes❞ Winter Smith. Beaten, broken, yet beautiful. Ayden Jones. Her soon-to-be-everything. Winter is a young girl with a calamitous past and home life. She can't seem to escape the grasp of her demons, but refuses to tell anyone of her pain. Ayden is drawn to Winter with the desire to protect; a feeling unalike any other the two of them have experienced before. When their two worlds collide, will Winter let her demons loose? { edit 07/10/2021: hi, if ur reading this, i am (as of right now) not intending on completing this story, but will soon be uploading a new one. my writing and all of that has improved immensely :') ok bye <3 }

Tally is mute. Now she's been put in North View High where a boy is out to destroy her. Then to make things worse it's her brother's enemy and he'd do anything to keep him away from Tally. But what happens when emotions get in the way and words can't even explain it? What about when drama breaks loose and everyone feels like they should be in charge of the confusing situation? Until it all leads to the big question. What would you do if the one you loved couldn't tell you it back? Or ever?