in·se·cure/ adjective (of a person) not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious. Catalina Delarosa has lived in fear her whole life. Fear of love, yet fear of being alone. Fear of being vulnerable, but fear of letting anyone in. August Alsina, the troubled, mysterious boy that she seems to hate was always able to find a way under her skin. There were dark secrets inside of him that he planned on taking to the grave. Well- he did until she somehow found out each of his secrets. On her journey of self-love and his of self-destruct, they are forced to spend a month together that erupts into the life changing event neither of them could've predicted.

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"she was a rose in the hands of those who had no intention of keeping her." - Rupi Kaur. Started: August 6, 2016 Ended: May 15, 2017

Navanni Richardson; 17 years old. From witnessing her father's death to being separated from her mother and sister, she is in misery for years, even after being adopted by Estella White, a policewoman. But when she meets the Alsina's, she soon learns how to love and live again while at the same time, searching for her broken family. ***** Copyright 2015-2017: Vanessa Fizer. All Rights Reserved.

Twenty-two year old Hazel K. Langston made a bad decision back when she was 16 years old. Thinking the decision wouldn't affect her in the future, Hazel kept the aftermath a secret. Little did she know, her bad decision came right back to her 6 years later.

We're often advised that one of the best ways to increase the chances of a relationship's success is to keep it private and keep your business out of the streets. But what if you don't have a choice and the relationship has to be kept a secret. You know that young, sexy, tattooed awesome R&B singer August Alsina well this rule applies to him. He's been keeping his relationship lowkey for a whole year now with girlfriend Raigen Ruiz. A person in love wants to be many things, but in most situations, a secret is not one of them. The relationship Raigen wants to broadcast to show her love for her boyfriend she can't. "Fans like to have that feeling that their the only girl in your life, so being publicly out there will hurt them. You will be more attractive if you appeared single." But just how private should a relationship be and what happens when people become too good at keeping their relationship private? What happens when a relationship becomes so private that it's a secret.

Tatiana and her boyfriend, Corey, have put years into their relationship. To the point where things get carried away. A relationship based on lies, deceit and infidelity. Even through it all, Tatiana sees good in him. When her friends introduce her to August, things take a turn for Tatiana. Will things work for her and August or is she scared to go?