❝We all are addicted to something that ruins us.❞ Just some powerful quotes that I found and compiled them into a book. Highest rank; #1 in Poetry (straight #1 from March 16, 2016 - April 18, 2016)

"i am the girl they name hurricanes after because my brain was never wired to be calm." // this is a book of firsts. it's the words that have been stuck in my head since the first time i realized that the world is kind of messy, and things happen for reasons i can't quite understand. it's for the ones who broke my heart when i least expected it, and for the ones that didn't leave me in the dust when i swore i deserved it. it's for the time when i started questioning what i thought i knew about the universe. it's for the cautious explorations of the gray areas of right and wrong. it's for that sleepless night that started it all when an entire spectrum of emotions was taking over my bloodstream and i felt like i couldn't rest until i wrote it all out. (credit to @nellaby for the cover!)

Jess Knight likes her freedom. Despite being in jail for about sixty-five percent of her teenage life, she is in complete control. But there's only one problem: she doesn't know her purpose. One day, everything changes. Her reputation as the youngest and most connected solo street criminal gets her noticed by the illustrious crime society known as the Maryland Mafia, who offer her the deal she literally can't refuse. That same day, Jess is arrested by a junior officer at the downtown precinct. Something about Nick Bronson transforms the way Jess sees the world and she can't let him go. But is dating a cop the wisest move for a teenage criminal about to commit the dirtiest crime there is? One thing's for sure; life as a jailbird isn't always as free as it seems. AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story is one I've been writing on and off between the Rouge series, and I wanted to share it with you guys. It's a bit rough and still not completely finished, but I felt guilty for delaying Consuming Fire. What's it really about? Think Veronica Mars and the PCH Bikers, only instead of following the law, Jess breaks it. Cover by Isabella Modra