"You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll be on the edge of your seats - if you're sitting down." (Woman at bus stop) "It made me fall totally and utterly head over heels in love with Harry Styles and I've always been more of a Justin Bieber fan myself!" (My Nan) It's Amber Curtis' first day as junior reporter for 'Wow' magazine, the UK's most popular teen monthly. To say it's a day that doesn't start well is an understatement. In fact, by the time she leaves for work Amber swears she is through with men for ever! So when a certain adorable boy walks into her life, he doesn't get the reaction you might expect! **PLEASE NOTE NO HAMSTERS WERE HARMED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS STORY**

Once a girl turns fifteen, her name gets put into a raffle. Once a guy turns 18, his name is also entered. The town match-maker chooses a boy and a girl and then on January 1 of each year, the new couple meets. The brides are forced to live in their new 'master's' house for twelve months. If by that time they aren't pregnant or have given birth, they are shunned from the community and some of the girls are killed. Of course, it isn't the husbands fault. Living in a sexist community where women are treated like chattel is disgusting, but more so for 14 year old feminist Jessica Lee. In a society where men rule and woman follow behind, how will Jessica survive holding her tongue through marriage and what is supposed to follow?

She doesn't remember anything. Their first date, their first kiss, the first time he bought her flowers, their first fight. She doesn't even know who he is. She's forgotten something horrible, something no one wants to remind her of. So what exactly happens when everything disappears?

*Written in 2014* Book One in the Darien Grace Chronicles He was my siren song and all other melodies just seemed to pale in comparison.

Crystal, a 16 year old junior in high school, has been one of the most optimistic girls in her town her entire life. She has lived happily with her mom, dad, younger brother named Thomas, and younger sister named Lilly in Florida. She had a great group of friends, received outstanding grades in school, and was always smiling. Once Crystal and her family move to a state all the way across the country, California, everything goes extremely downhill. Will this be for the good or for the worse? Will anyone have the capability of saving her from drowning in what feels like an endless tsunami and whirlpool?