[Watty Winner 2012, Fantasy / Teen Fic / Adventure / Romance] Stars. For millennia, humans have stared up at the sky watching them light up the night. Unknown to most, they've been watching back, protecting us and keeping us safe from dangers. However, in the land of Astron, two girls are struggling to keep themselves alive. Miriam has a dark secret, living a secluded life with all the benefits that wealth provides. While Annabell is a poor orphan with a natural born gift of getting into trouble. With the help of two handsome lads, they have to uncover the truth about the prophecy that the Elders have worked so hard to hide. They need to find each other before it's too late. Change is coming, and Darkness is growing. In a race against time, they have to find the Rising Star before it's too late. Solem, help us all. [This is the first book in 'The Lores of Lyra]

At Sampson High School, Emma is known as the matchmaker. If you are looking for a new guy or gal, she's the girl you go to see. She can sense when two people like each other with great accuracy. Most people call her Cupid if they don't know her name, although she's pretty well-known. There's just one problem. How come Cupid can't find a match for herself?

I fell in love with a physicist, and then we lost ourselves. Maybe there are places we can all be happy. We just need to find those places. Or maybe they don't exist.

Lindsay Wilson was born different from everybody else. No, she's not a vampire, werewolf, or some super hero. But she can use her whole brain to function. Lindsay knows everything about everything. She has a perfect, photographic memory, and she has mastered every single sport under the sun. She graduated high school when she was seven. Yeah, seven. But now, Lindsay's mom is forcing her back into high school so she can live a normal teenage life. Too bad the only thing that Lindsay can't do is fit in.

Kalen Mercer's Rules of Survival Rule #1: Don't get caught. Rule #2: Always get even. Rule #3: Trust Nobody. Survival isn't just a word to Ioney Mercer; it's a way of life. Having grown up in poverty in Chicago where some of the most ruthless gangs in the country preside, Ioney knows better than anyone what it takes to stay in the game. Or so she thought. When her older brother Kalen is brutally murdered and Ioney is left to take care of her younger siblings, she doesn't think things can get any worse. That is until in a cataclysmic turn of events, Ioney is thrown into a pit of danger her brother has left behind. Sinister people have suddenly developed an interest in her, she unwittingly falls into the middle of growing gang rivalries, and unfortunately manages to land herself under the scrutiny of Chicago Blood Kings Enforcer Justice Montoya. As things escalate rapidly, Ioney finds herself at a crossroads. Can she trust notoriously ruthless gangster Justice Montoya, or is he just another enemy she has to conquer in order to survive.

This world is a perfect one. That is what we are told, what we are instructed to repeat like mindless beings. There is nothing in this seemingly utopian world that is out of place. The people, the city, even the animals are flawless. Those who are not, are forced to leave. We call ourselves Imperfect. The rebellious group acting against the rest of the world, or the Perfects, as we call them. The perfect world where mistakes are punishable by death or exile. Where babies are often born with chips implanted into their brains, or put under simulations. Where perfection is no longer unachievable, it is the norm. And anything less than perfection is not accepted. The Perfect believe in perfection and a flawless life. We believe in freedom and living life to the fullest. And that is what the Imperfect fight for.

Life is like a roller coaster. Full of ups and downs, twists and turns. It can be pretty scary at times, but exhilarating at others. Unless you're like me; then its' scary all the time. But I've gotten used to this roller coaster, and the journey is becoming familiar. A pattern. I no longer scream at sharp plummets or squeeze my eyes shut at loops. Which is why this next turn rocks me off my feet. "I wasn't ready" doesn't even begin to cover it. My name is Jessica King And I am the daughter of the sea god. **i wrote this when i was 13 so forgive the everything errors