"Take her." It occurred to me now was probably a good time to speak, but for the life of me I couldn't get a single syllable to pass my lips. The man suddenly gasped at something and looked out onto the street, cursing under his breath. Turning back to look at me, he glanced down to the kid I was now sporting. Darkness covered his face so I could see nothing but the curve of his jaw. The lighting angled my way was most likely worse. Could he even see me? I heard a car engine in the distance and the man's hands squeezed harder, making me cringe. "Take her," he repeated with urgency. "Go." And then he was gone. ___________ It has been two years since Haven found herself in the possession of a baby girl. Now she is moving back to Corvallis, Oregon to go to college at OSU, her original plan when she moved there the first time. But now she has her sister and her daughter coming with her. When Haven steps into the bookstore near campus in search for a job, the last thing she thought she would see is the father who abandoned her daughter. Keaton's presence has Haven on edge, but will she feel the same after she is forced to spend time with the guy she once thought she hated? The people Keaton has spent years running from are closer than he thinks and now his daughter isn't the only one being threatened.

{COMPLETED} "now that you've had your fun electrocuting me, would you care to hop in the backseat?" ---------------------------------------------------------- Freak DNA. That's what I like to call it. The fault to my genetic code. More often than not, it's a curse. The static running through my blood gave me a name. A cruel, daunting label of a measly bug. A roach. That's what I am to them, to the government. Roach; the nameless monster with electricity for a sense and lightening as a second nature. It ruined my life, the sparking currents playing tag in my mind, running around and bumping into everything, shaking me loose. The government, actually. They ruined my life. My curse just gave them a reason. You see, the normal population with ordinary DNA, they don't know about the people like me. The roaches of the world. We don't get that kind of recognition at the camps. There, we are only one thing in the military's eyes. We are weapons and we will act like it. Everyone else out there, bathing in the goodness they don't know they've got, they don't know about the roaches their stepping on. As long as their getting closer to the sky, they don't care what they stand on to reach it. They don't know about the sparkling dreamer that's killed 7 people before her 17th birthday. They don't about the ghost of a girl peaking around corners for her entire life because even home wasn't safe. They don't know about the fighter of steel and iron sucking on his bloody lip courtesy of the wars he battles in as nothing but a shadow. They don't know about the masked villain who would do anything to see the army they lead claim the throne They don't know about us. But they will, because we will rise. And when we arrive, we will arrive violently. ___________________________________________ Started: 10.06.15 Finished: 3.17.16

Aspiring writer Norah Jacobs needs an escape. In the span of two weeks, her corrupt brother has been jailed for murder and his partner has been hovering on her doorstep, threatening to ruin what little peace she has left. Packing her car, Norah flees the city and goes off the grid, finding refuge in the small coastal town of Bellvale. However, Norah's newfound refuge lands her right in the middle of a power struggle between creatures she thought only existed in fairy tales, and she begins to see that no matter how hard you try to run from your troubles, they seem to have a way of catching up with you... Watty 2014 Winner Haven Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author.

Abby Lanberg is one of the most popular kids in the whole middle school. But she's nice. One odd day, Abby went for a walk with her dog, Mr. Shiny. They found a maze, filled with green and yellow seven foot long flowers. But they soon find out that it's filled with wild things, too. What happens remains a secret until you read this book!

This is Book two of Dog in the Bushes! I really hope you've enjoyed my first book, and if you have, then get settled and read this one! ;)

Little Joseph has an odd liking to dogs ready for the pound or in the pound. He just hates to see them suffer. When his parents agree to get a golden retriever from the pound, Joseph was the happiest kid you could see. The two form a special bond from the start, and have many great days spent together. But just a week before Christmas, the golden retriever turns to the wrong path of life, which was not her fault. Could there be a Christmas miracle, or will their Christmas be in ruins?