Have you ever wondered how fast your life can change? One day you're sitting on your bed playing flappy bird; the next your whole life can be taken away from you in a blink of an eye. To think that just a few weeks ago my biggest worry was if I would get to school on time, or having to deal with my little brother Dylan 24/7. But life has its good and it's bad, unfortunately right now it's not looking so great for me. Crystal is just a 17 year old girl that got the chance to go on a well awaited trip with her family. Little did she know that on that trip she would lose everything. She finds herself on a stranded island in the middle of nowhere after her plane crashed. She finds out that she is not only stranded on an island, but the only person other than her that survived the crash is an annoying, ego filled, rich, model named Chase. Crystal later finds something that gives her hope that her little brother might just be still alive, and on the island. She goes on an adventure in order to find her little brother bringing along Chase. Will she find her brother? Will they find light in the darkness? Will life ever be the same?

When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets. ***** Natalie Driscoll is dead. She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]