Future Avenged Sevenfold head singer Matt Sanders and Lucy Bass just got dumped by their first loves in High school. Now they must work together to make their ex's realize what their missing out on. Pretending to fall in love, will they truly develop feelings for each other?

In the Summer of 1999, a boy fell in love with a girl. Their love was the purest and deepest anyone had seen. It was bounded by a promise-- A promise that was destined to break by distance and lies. Almost ten years after Jackie Baker's departure, she returns to California for good. Once Brian finds out she's back, hell breaks lose-- The love of his life was back and apparently so were his feelings that never truly left. But destiny soon shows them that in order to get the one you love, it takes time... And maybe a few secrets, regrets and various lustful moments.

Sequel to The Great Pretenders 15 years later, Matt Sanders , now A7X's lead singer M Shadows still thinks about the one that got away from him in high school, Lucy Bass. She left without a word or even a clue as to where she went. One night at the band's concert, he meets Lucy's daughter and it turns his world upside down.

Mitchs mum dies in 2006, her step dad leaves her in 2007. Mitch goes off to a care home. they find her dad, M.Shadows. Will he be able to control such a rebellious teenager, she never opens up to anyone, only her new bestfriend Tyler, and occasionally Jimmy The Rev Sullivan.

Jackie and Brian just can't seem to stay away from the things that bring trouble and drama to their lives, but when they finally do, fate decides has something different in store for them. Book 1: http://www.wattpad.com/story/3308394-the-one-that-got-away-synyster-gates-book-1 Book 2: http://www.wattpad.com/story/4101353-the-road-gets-tough-synyster-gates-book-2

Brian's finally learned to accept the things he cannot change. Losing Jackie again was all it took for him to realize that things happen for a reason. But now, Jackie is back in California after being M.I.A for six months. What happens when they meet AGAIN? Book #1: http://www.wattpad.com/story/3308394-the-one-that-got-away-synyster-gates-series-book-1