Wayward: Fetching Tales from a Year on the Road is a hilarious and heartfelt ride around the world, wherein the author eats dog, obsesses about chewing gum, gets stranded on an island, does dirty things, reveres rock n roll and muses about everything from death to Star Trek to the President Obama to jail time. Now available on Wattpad, Wayward has been a surprise hit at both iTunes and Amazon, reaching #1 on both retailers' travel charts. It chronicles a year in the life of the author, who lived in 12 countries over 12 months, one month at a time. It's kind of funny, kind of sad and kind of weird. Forbes describes the book: "Wayward isn’t strictly a travelogue or a guide by any means. The book reads like a diary, with chapters dedicated to everything from watching Obama’s inauguration in an Argentinian bar, to viewing a dubbed version of the newest Star Trek film in France and trying to understand the plot despite not speaking French, to remembering the ecstasy and pain of his first love just before breaking up with his then-boyfriend in Berlin, to eating dog in Vietnam, to his experience working with Patti Smith in New York. Gates’ lively, conversational writing style bring all the disparate pieces together for an engaging, enjoyable read."

First it was my limbs. Next my lungs. Then my brain. Last, my heart. I, Hailee Morgan, should have died. So why was I still breathing? After coming so close to death, Hailee Morgan forgets what it's like to feel alive. That's until she befriends Emmerson Hale. Hailee should have died, she knows that, but she can't help but feel as if she hasn't really been given a second chance, instead she is forced to watch the life she knew slowly crumble around her. Amongst this wreckage Hailee must find something to hold on to, her anchor beneath the storm. But can his light last in her never ending darkness? Resurrection is a story about what it means to be alive, to fall in love and to face your fears. Life is a beautiful thing, I hope you enjoy yours. // update every Sunday! //