It was an unspoken agreement between us. Some nights he would show up at my window and I let him in, no questions asked. And the next day, it was forgotten; we just continued on as the strangers we were to each other.

[This book has officially been published and only a sample remains. See inside for details.] Nora Montgomery's primary goal was to remain seemingly unnoticed until graduation, and that meant staying away from Ryder Collins. But when both she and Ryder are selected to participate in the local police department's handcuff demonstration, they find themselves inescapably chained together. The tension between them is thick; filled with unresolved issues from their past friendship. But things get a whole lot worse when the officer loses the key and the pair are forced to accommodate each other until a replacement is available. Being handcuffed to the opposite gender was sure to introduce some extremely uncomfortable situations. Things are about to get awkward, right? 2013 Watty Awards Winner Most Popular, Mystery//Thriller

Those three words on the napkin were what made it worth keeping. "I love you."

❝Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.❞ ― Marc Riboud ★ ★ ★ Aurelia 'Rae' Benson always had a great passion for photography. Even at the early stages of her life, you would never see her without a camera about her somewhere. She was always capturing moments as if they would suddenly disappear, slipping just beyond her grasp and taking with them a precious piece of her memory along with them. Now at the age of seventeen, even with the privileges of being the school paper editor, part of the welcoming committee and a photography blogger, she felt her life in the middle-of-nowhere town was starting get a little too mundane. She felt as though she had seen all there was to see – as though she had captured it all. Then entered the new handsome guy at school, with his the brooding eyes and cool aura. He was withdrawn, made no attempts to befriend anyone and spent a longer-than-normal amount of time behind the muted screen of his mobile phone. He was an intriguing, enigmatic – even unsettling, at times – individual and interested her a little more than he should have. When Aurelia was assigned to be his friend, although shook up and nervous at first, she soon eased into the idea. So on her own terms, she sets off on an emotional whirlwind adventure to unravel and befriend the mystery that is Blaze Nicholas.

Hayley is expecting a normal summer in her small, coastal town of Haven, NC. Normal meaning: beach parties, fireworks, ice cream, family issues, hanging out; the works. That is, until her best friend, Taylor, announces that she's thinking of killing herself on her sixteenth birthday. Then, in the midst of it all, Ryder steps into the picture, a witty summergoer who's anything but the Haven norm. These two plot twists promise to shake up her world ... for better and for worse. In one impossible summer, Hayley might just learn a thing or two about life, love and everything in between. Formerly Fifty-One Days to Live ♥

Elliot "Eli" Wesley and Lana Clarke are from two different worlds during high school. A year later after graduation, it's out with the old high school days, but Eli finds himself in a dilemma after being dumped by his girlfriend, Haley. Confused and upset by his girlfriend's sudden decision, Eli finds out that the guy Haley left him for was none other than Landon, the matured lifeguard at Santa Monica Beach. Is it not mentioned that Landon is Lana's older brother? After coming up with a plan to get close to Lana as a recoil for getting dumped, Eli hopes that doing this would make his ex-girlfriend want him back again. But what happens when Lana Clarke - the girl Eli only heard things about - ends up exposing Eli to her world she's closed off from others? That isn't suppose to be the plan, but Eli and Lana finds out more than they expected and possibly a change of heart...

In a small town of Creek View, Pennsylvania, love conquers all. A quiet Wilson Graves and a quirky Miranda Belmont have been inseparable ever since their freshman year in high school. Their love for each other grew exponentially as the year progresses, but as problems arise, will their love still conquer all? Follow Wilson and Miranda through a journey where your heart will flutter, where you die inside, and where you’ll laugh till you can’t breathe any longer. Their love was once the greatest…

“I’m Mason,” he said. I nodded, and clicked the X in the corner of the computer screen so that it would go back to the home page. “And you?” he asked, and I looked at him, a questioning look on my face. “Your name,” he added, cocking his head to the side, “you do have one right?” “Hazel.” He looked at me for a moment, and then he laughed, one of those deep laughs that could warm your heart. “What is it?” I asked, tugging on my shirt just incase it had ridden up, which the fabric had a tendency to do. “Your eyes aren’t hazel,” he replied. “Neither are yours,” I retorted and he rolled his eyes. “But my name isn’t an eye color is it?” he asked. “Look,” he commanded, and I looked over to find him straining to keep his eyes comically wide. ”My eyes are green,” he announced, but he didn’t need to. They were a bit striking, and I noticed them the moment he walked in ...

Being best friends with an overprotective basketball captain, Chris, Callie hasn't had much experience with guys. But when a tournament starts and brings over another team to their school, she catches the attention of the rival team's captain, Daniel Scott who immediately gains an interest towards her. But what happens when she is forced to choose between Chris and Daniel when one needs her and she needs the other? Through a series of bets and games with these players, Callie's life becomes more difficult and twisted than she ever expected.

She is materialistic, mean, and intimidating. She is sarcastic, hard to please, and even harder to like. Estella Churchill is the richest girl in town and reigns over her university, wielding her popularity like a battle-ax. He, on the other hand, is genuine, humorous, and easygoing. He’s the harmless and idiotic womanizer. Drew Sterling and Estella have nothing to do with each other… until her family and their company falls to ruins. With nowhere else to go, Estella doesn’t have a choice but to give up her pride and accept the Sterlings’ offer to stay at their place, on one condition only—she has to play housekeeper.