Cassandra Anderson is an expert in grief. Her mother died giving birth to her and she was adopted by a raging alcoholic. After being emotionally and physically abused all her life, she disguised herself with popularity. With blonde hair, a football-playing boyfriend, parties, and drugs. One night as she's stumbling drunk in the middle of the street, she meets Alexander Black- a caring, shy boy who shows her kindness. After a few years, they meet again- only this time, he's being introduced as her stepbrother and he's covered in psychological scars and tattoos. <Under construction, new and improved plot on the way>

Kalise is always surrounded by a bunch of kids. A bunch of evil little monsters that is. She's been a babysitter for the last few years, and hates every minute of it. Everyone has to get by and make money some how. While her best friend and roommate Luna, spends most of her time sleeping with the helpless, lost single dads. Kalise agrees to herself to never fall into that game, and to never sleep with any of the parents. She's a virgin and proud of it. That is until Tristins uncle Kale shows up, out of nowhere to pick Tristin up one day. With Kales sexy good looks and confident cocky smile, Kalise starts finding it harder everyday to stick to her plan. Will she follow what her head is telling her, or what her body is craving for?

As the only daughter to one of the most powerful Mafia families, Shay has sought to figure out her own path despite the overbearing pressures from her Family. After a family dispute leads to Shay and her mother to go into hiding, Shay attends Elite academy--her own perfect Hell. With an incredibly awful (or ingenious) disguise, Shay's new identity is going well until Jacob Smith shows out of nowhere. Not only does he seem to know every right button to push, but he also seems to know everything about her. Shay's seemingly normal school life explodes with a new set of problems. Old and new enemies are coming for her and she needs to choose whether she will carry the Ricca name. Goodbye Nerd Disguise, hello old identity, old life, old friends, and new enemies. It's the Family business, where plotting someone's assassination is just part of the daily duty. (Unedited first draft) FYI title may be misleading at first.

Highest rank: #239 in Teen Fiction Emo Emma is what they call her. She has cuts all over her skin, she listens to 'screamo' music, she smokes, she does drugs, and she is an outcast from everyone. Everyone does all the can to stay away from her. Until a popular boy named Connor starts talking to her... To realize that she actually isn't the person people made her out to be.