If you love THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, DIVERGENT and HARRY POTTER, checkout HOURGLASS. Everyone assumed Jasmine was a typical, confused teenager craving to belong in a world she did not understand. Nathan, an odd guy with superpowers, winds up on her porch after the untimely death of her mother. One seemingly innocuous event changes everything. Caught in unfamiliar territory, Jasmine has no idea that she was about to embark on a chilling journey she never knew existed. Family secrets hidden for centuries begin to unravel, and she wonders if the life she knew and thought she had was merely a facade. As the sheltered teenager searches for the truth, she begins to question her sanity and realizes that she is on a path of darkness that few ever experience. She finds the introduction to the other side mysterious, captivating, and even addicting. But soon realizes that an unspeakable evil lurks inside. With deaths occurring all around her, she is forced to decide whom she can trust and how she will survive in the world of deceit, mysticism, and passion. *UPDATING ON TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS*

"E.A.R.L.I.N.E.: Poetry Inspired by Cardinal Rule" (by Joey Pinkney, with Earline Jones) is a companion piece to "Cardinal Rule: A Short Story" by Joey Pinkney, currently available for Amazon Kindle. The beauty of a woman has many facets. While most stop at the surface level, "E.A.R.L.I.N.E." digs deeper into what makes a woman beautiful, in particular a woman like Earline Jones. Brown-skinned, elegant and intelligent, Earline is fiercely confident and strengthened by her rocky past and bright future. This five poem collection features an introduction by Earline Jones. She also contributed two poems to this collection. (She is also the female lead in "Cardinal Rule: A Short Story," currently available for Amazon Kindle.

Everyone dies, someday and somehow. Sixteen year old Allie is dying of cancer. More than anything, she wants to be a normal teenager. But pretending is exhausting and the lies pile up. With a chance at first love and true friends, Allie must choose between maintaining the pretence or risking everything with the truth. Can Allie open her heart and embrace love? If you liked 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green or 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, you'll love Awakening to Life.