The year is 1932, smack dab in the middle of the Great Depression, and Annabelle is dealing with it all head on with her trusty beagle, Roxy. With only herself to rely on, life has been tough- starvation, unemployment, along with some emotional baggage. Enter the Russells, a kind family she grows to love and take her in as their own. Life seems to improve with them in her life. Then after finding - then losing - a job due to a misunderstanding, she's forced to take a new job offer as an 'escort' to a snarky, rich boy, and she's thrown into her old life of wealth and luxury from right before the stock market crash. But after a little mishap, Annabelle realizes she might be stuck on the jerk, which complicates things even more. So should she stick around and see if the boy likes her- and keep the large pay- or hightail it out of there and go back to her family with nothing? She may not have much to offer, but Annabelle has so much to lose if she makes the wrong choice.

"I always thought that I could cover up how I felt with books, because you could always learn about someone from a safe distance. But sooner or later the book will stop. That’s why I didn’t bother getting to know people, or even myself. Why get invested in something that can hurt you so much? You can’t hurt books, and books can’t hurt you enough to break your heart beyond seemingly irreparable measure. When you finish a book, it doesn’t hurt so bad. But I’ve come to realize that if the bad parts go unfelt, then so do the good parts." ---- Introverted Clark is thrown into a love like no other. He doesn't know why she chose him; She just did. As Clark and Sam begin to fall more in love, Clark begins to put down the book he's reading and begin reading something new- Sam.

It's difficult living alone. It's hard knowing the responsibility lies on your shoulders. As every step leads to another, life goes on, whether they are ready for it or not. The world isn't the same anymore. After the nuclear war, there isn't much to hold on to. Nineteen year old Myra Whispane and Her brother, Cade, struggle through life on their own. In a world where nearly every living creature has become a malicious, blood-thirsty monster; Myra and Cade strive to find the thing they've strongly desired ever since the world took it's most erratic transformation: society. As the siblings encounter a young man, a lone survivor, who tells them of people in other lands living in unity, Myra goes on a journey, with the possibilities of finding things she never thought she could ever have: safety, human company and perhaps, maybe even love.