"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

Alex is sucked into the band drama. Coming from a hell of a home, no one knows what she's been through. She's in love, it's too hard for her to choose, she doesn't want to lose her friends, she doesn't want to lose him either

Alan Ashby; party animal, legendary guitarist for Of Mice & Men. Harper Stein; antisocial, tattoo lover with a thing for cats and ramen noodles. When their worlds collide and Alan ends up falling for Harper, will he get what he paid for? What if Harper's depression, drug-addicted step-brother, and stripper best friend come into the picture? Will everything come crumbling to a depressing end, or will their love defeat all odds?

18 year old Elizabeth Maddax is depressed, has anxiety and panic attacks, and self harms. But she hides it all with a smile. When she was 13, her parents got divorced. Her father moved to Canada and his new girlfriend gave birth to her half-brother just a week later. Her mother wasn't taking it as well though. Ever since Eliza was 14, she's been being abused emotionally and physically all because her mum is broken from the fail in marriage. Yet, she still loves her mum to death. Now Eliza is in her senior year with only 3 friends. Kayden, Ariana, and Nevaeh. She also has a crush on a boy named Austin Carlile at her school to, and only her friends know about it. So when she actually start becoming friends with Austin, will it make or break her life? Will scars hiding behind her smile fade, or will more be created?