**Featured Story on Wattpad Crime & Mystery** ~Inspired by a true case~ Seven-year-old Eric Staener once had a happy childhood. His parents that loved and guided him along, his elementary friends who always enjoyed his company, and his siblings in which looked up to him. He was his usual friendly, young, innocent self; until the day he is taken away. Taken away by a stranger. As the years he grows in captivity, he endures many struggles and fights that come from within. But as soon as his captor takes another boy, the now teenage Eric manages to gather up all his strength, taking the young boy with him, and finally escaping the horror he has lived in for the past eight years. (Title picture does not belong to me.)

Seventeen-year-old Jacob lives on a ranch owned by John Williams, who took him in at the age of twelve after his father died, in exchange for work. He has learned his way around the ranch, doing exactly as he's told as to not get in trouble from his direct boss, Benny. John didn't allow him to go to school or leave the ranch unless necessary for work. Jacob suffered from abuse as a child from a family friend and his father before his death, and still deals with some abuse from Benny and John. The only light he sees in his life is John's daughter, Katy. She's beautiful but completely off limits. Until they accidently end up at the pond together behind the ranch in the middle of the night. As a fire starts between the two, they have to hide their affection for one another. If John ever found out, he'd be dead. Jacob felt life wasn't so bad after all. That is, until someone from his past resurfaces, and Jacob feels the dreadful fear of the little boy he once was. Ranks: #1 in abusivedad #2 in triggerwarnings #3 in abusivefather #3 in blackmail # 23 in forbidden

One year. For foster kid Jack Kelly, only one year stands between him and freedom. All he has to do is keep a low profile and stay out of the way of his foster dad. Everything was going fine until he was forced into the drama program, partnered for a class project with two nosy smart kids, and somehow gained the protection of the captain of the football team. Suddenly, staying under the radar becomes much more difficult. As he deals with escalating abuse at home, his new friends begin to notice that Jack's life isn't normal and that he is far from okay. A Newsies Foster Care AU WARNING: Child Abuse, Dissociation, Physical Abuse, Verbal Abuse, Child Neglect, Panic Attacks, Anxiety Attacks

Nathan Dalton and Vivienne Eastwood are two very different people. He seems to cause trouble wherever he goes, while she is a model student. When their lives become intertwined, they both come to realise that God has a plan for them that is better than anything they could have imagined. *No. 9 in Spiritual on 03/03/15*

For with God nothing shall be impossible. (Luke 1:37) ~~~~~ Jasper is a screwed up kid, yet no one cares enough to find out why. Bruises hide his arms and alcohol stains the walls of his house, but he pushes forward because it's the only thing left for him to do. His days are spent in and out of the school psychologist's office, while his nights are spent in fear of his father. His guitar and the secluded spot by the train tracks where he likes to play are the only saving graces in the hell that is his life. No one disrupted this normal routine until Callie came. Callie is far from screwed up; she doesn't have family issues and doesn't understand the first thing about Jasper's world. Her house is filled with answered prayers and smiles of people who love each other. Her arms are clear and her head is full of optimism that Jasper doesn't buy for a second. She never second guessed her sunny disposition on life until she stumbled upon a boy and his guitar down by the train tracks. Callie and Jasper weren't supposed to cross paths. She wasn't supposed to care and he wasn't supposed to let her get under his skin, but then again opposites weren't supposed to attract either. Callie saw the good in him where most people thought there was none ; she was captivated by Jasper because he made her question everything she knew about the world. She thought it would be easy to teach him that there was still good left in the world, that there was more beyond all the bad he'd become accustomed to. She thought fixing him would be easy, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy and sometimes it takes more than one girl's overly optimistic persistence to pull a person out of the hell they've been living in; sometimes it takes faith and realizing that some things can't be done without it... ~~~~~ -Highest Ranking: #8 in spiritual, 10/25/17 ; #1 in Christianity, 2019 -Wattpad Featured Novel: 10/19/17

Jo's brothers are his world. He's spent his entire life sacrificing everything to give them the life he's never had. Having battled through a horrific childhood, his every breath is for the benefit of his brothers, who gave him a reason to live through those years. It is an act of selflessness that throws him in the path of a woman who actually sees him, not just his scars. Rachel not only recognizes his worth, but is willing to step into his life and share his experiences, no matter how difficult. Despite their mutual attraction, the past and present seem determined to keep them apart. Jo faces another battle: this time against prejudice, past threats, and most powerful of all, the demons inside his head.

Riley knew how to take care of himself. He wasn't good at much, but he could do that and do it well. Cycling through violence and neglect from his father, he didn't have much of a choice. When the abuse turns extreme and Riley can no longer take care of himself, he's forced to rely on the mother who abandoned him when he was five, who also has another family and doesn't appear too pleased about having him back in her life. Physically and emotionally, Riley tries to heal, only to be repeatedly knocked back down. When it comes to his mom, is there even a relationship to salvage? How many chances are too many? And at what point should he just give up and stay down like his father told him? Awesome cover art by _munroe

Grace's dad has always had a soft spot for troubled kids. So that's why he opened a homeless shelter for 15-20 year old boys. Many boys come in and many of them had horrible lives before they came to the Home. Grace thought that she saw the worst of these boys. That is, until Jax Hatimish came to the Home. A boy with an unusual name and a scary past. He's been through so much. He's mean and heartless, but deep down he's hurting and falling deeper and deeper into an invisible black hole. Can Grace save him before it's too late?

Gabriel Dawson tries to stay hidden when he attends his high school. He does not want to attract unwanted attention since he already has a living nightmare at home. When he meets April Cadena, the schools golden girl, he was surprised she wanted to befriend him. I mean after all he is a sad boy. ***Warning: abuse/ domestic violence and drug use.

I AM REWRITING THIS BOOK-ITS POORLY WRITTEN AND THOUGHT OUT, SO PLEASE DO NOT JUDGE MY WRITING BASED OFF OF THIS. *PLEASE DONT READ THIS, IT'S AWFUL* • Mason's been abused since a young age by his step father. Without a mother for support and the constant fear for his life, he decides caring just isn't worth it. Why care about good grades, when you might not even live long enough for graduation? Why be nice and let people push you around without putting up a fight? Although, Mason does have one rule he's keen on keeping: Never get attached. Charlotte (Charlie) had a big secret of her own. With a secret life, missing sibling, and a special hatred Mason Carter, her life was definitely in for a big surprise. When Charlie's best friend gets transferred to a different class, the teacher decides to pair her up with none other than the infamous prick. With the two rivals, both with devastating secrets, stuck with each other both during, and after school, will they be able to keep their secrets to themselves? ••••• Highest Ranking #1 in Alcohol Cover by @RapunzelsSavior