"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." For seventeen-year-old Jade Brown, everything in life was unfair. So unfair, she'd lost her smile. Her emerald eyes had lost the spark it once had. She just had one person to hold her together, but somehow, she managed to hurt that person too. Will she ever be allowed to be happy? Daniel Miller had everything anyone could ask for. He had the most loving parents in the whole world, the best neighbours to stay with, the best friend everyone wanted, and the prettiest girl to fall in love with. Yet, he wanted and needed just one thing. Time. That was all he asked of life. As long as he could remember, Lucas Ragan had been in love with his friend. It wasn't just a childhood crush, he had really fallen for her. He wanted to give her all the happiness in this world, and more than that. He wanted to love her more than anyone had ever loved anyone. But of course, some wishes can never come true. Will Jade find her happiness? Will Daniel get the time he wanted? Will Lucas be granted his wish? This is a story of three lives, bound together inexplicably, forever.

Michelle Silas may have a father with millions in her bank account, but after she sabotages the wedding to her dad's twenty-four year old fiancé, he cuts her off financially. Banks won't give her a loan to go to school, grants are not an option, and she lives in studio apartment with two roommates. So when Michelle met Bryce Santiago, a college sophomore who is broke beyond words but doesn't qualify for Financial Aid, a plan instantly formed in her mind. If Michelle and Bryce were married, they could qualify as independents and get grants to pay for school, books, and even some extra expenses. Thus, the "fafsa" marriage is arranged. What starts out as a scheme to get them four year degrees without debt becomes much more. Their rouse causes the two strangers to move in, act like a married couple, and cash their grants checks. They insisted it would all be for show, but what happens when their just-for-the-money marriage starts to feel real?

14 year old Kennedy Hoss lives with her older sister Hannibal in the run-down society of Musket, Missouri. A disease has taken the lives or many including their parents, and now people must live on "batteries"- life-saving devices implanted in their bodies that make them stronger. When Hannibal suddenly goes missing, Kennedy feels trapped knowing that there is no way for her to get help. In a whirlwind of bravery, Kennedy finds the strength to fight for her rights until the fence around Musket comes down once and for all. ---Prologue--------------------------------------- I twist this way and that in front of the mirror so that I can get a good look at my forearm. The doctors had explained to me that I'd be farsighted for a few hours after the procedure, meaning it was luckily temporary but extremely annoying. I hold my left arm out still, then make a fist and move it forward and backward. As my skin moves, I see the edges of a rectangular shape just beneath the skin on my wrist. Then I hear a small beeping sound and my veins light up red. I wrap a thick black Velcro bracelet around the battery so that it can charge. I look up at my own face in the mirror and examine my skin. The color is beginning to drain back, and I rub my pink cheeks with much gratitude. Today is the one month anniversary of me being plague-free. I was tired of being so weak. After I had gotten it, my muscles had shrunken and became weaker, and every time I moved my bones and joints would make cracking and popping sounds. I shuddered at the memory. Unfortunately my mom and had been too sick to save, but my older sister Hannibal and I had been able to undergo treatment, and with the help of our new batteries, we were completely mobilized again. © 2013, Diana Bail. Except as provided by the Copyright Act [October 6, 2013] no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Jeremiah Davis hates the emptiness in his life. His mother's depressed and his father is too much of a coward to face it. So Jeremiah has decided to never face him again. Instead, he'll face his music. He knows it'll lead him to anywhere he wants: a prestigious arts university, a chance of a lifetime, and most of all, away from Smalls, Surrey (which is so tiny, it's even been taken off the map). But who would've thought it would lead him to love? Lead him to love an obnoxious, sarcastic, foul-mouthed, blue-haired girl, even if he won't admit it? No one would. Especially not Jude Jameson, an obnoxious, sarcastic, foul-mouthed, blue-haired teenager who would much rather spend her time at the local skate park or an alleyway, than anywhere else in the world. And definitely anywhere than in Jeremiah's company. But when an 'incident' occurs at their sixth form, fate throws the two in each other's paths and Jude is forced to take Jeremiah into the world of punk, indie, stressful parents and one-too-many beers. Let's just say that they're both in for one hell of a ride. All Rights Reserved.

I honestly don't know if Peter and I are friends, or that I want us to be. There is just something about him that makes me want to dislike him- his strange obsession with Peter Pan, his almost too perky nature, his complete lack of maturity, and his ability to show up at the worst of times- but then there are those moments when he doesn't seem to be himself, and that's when I begin to change my mind.

When a teenage cyborg is forced to hide out at a small-town high school, the unthinkable happens: she falls in love. *Optioned for TV by Cream Drama, Inc. *Winner: Maryland Romance Writers Reveal Your Inner Vixen contest, YA category *Winner: Gulf Coast Romance Writers of America Silken Sands Self-Published Star contest, YA category Jay's a cyborg who looks just like normal teenage girl. She's super-strong, super-smart, and she can even appear to grow and age like a human. When a covert organization intent on using Jay as a weapon comes after her, she needs to find a place where she can blend in. Greenfield High seems perfect... except that the boys all think she's totally hot and keep hitting on her, and she has no clue how to handle the attention. Who knew high school could be so perilous? To add to her confusion she's evolving - experiencing human emotions for the first time. And when she encounters ex-jock-turned-outcast Tyler, he sends her logical brain into a spin. She's just starting to get the hang of this girlfriend/boyfriend thing when her pursuers track her down. Now's sooo not the time for a cyborg to fall in love and get all emotional! For more information about this book, please go to: http://www.mareeanderson.com or, http://www.freaksofgreenfieldhigh.com

~~~~~~~~~~ Ukanee, it's Aymie's home country. It's a country divided into over one hundred small communities. Each community acts like a cell in an organism. They have no power on their own, but as a group they are very powerful. Some say they have enough power to defeat Yoai in war. Each citizen of Ukanee contains a very special gift. With each gift, each teen is assigned a career to practice until retirement. At the age of three, Aymie discovers her gift of being unable to drown, and at fifteen, her mayor assigned her the job of a Lifeguard at the community pool. Aymie is a lucky one....Not everyone finds their gift in time. Not everyone gets a house and a family. Some are sent to a far unknown place. When there's more to Aymie's gift than discovered, her future becomes distorted, and her perfect life will completely fade. ~~~~~~~~~~~