Overcoming your past and starting anew always seems like a great idea, but what if some things are not meant to be forgotten, but instead to be lived with? It had seemed like a good idea to Ira at first - going on a trip to Canada with her three best friends whom she hadn't seen in ages. The trip could serve as an escape from the chaos surrounding her life at the moment. But she soon discovers that the things she's running away from have shadowed her right from birth and escape from them is impossible. Her actions will now determine her fate and also the fate of the people she holds dear.

Poems.

"What are you doing here?" he asked. "I'm studying your rocks," she replied, taking a sip of beer to moisten her dry mouth, another symptom of the state of her nerves. His smile disappeared, and his eyes widened. He glanced about and then he leaned towards her and whispered conspiratorially, "You know, I think that's the most forward thing a woman's ever said to me!" "But I like it!" he declared, sitting back with a huge Cheshire cat-like grin overspreading his face. She took one look at him and burst out laughing. She hadn't fully swallowed the sip of beer she'd taken and some of it sprayed out. "No, no," she choked out between fits of giggling, "I mean ... real rocks ... as in geology!" "Oh!" He joined in laughing, looking somewhat sheepish. This is the story of a young woman who travels to a remote area to do fieldwork for her Ph.D. in geology and all that she experiences there: rocks, nature ... and a man. WARNING: this novel contains some real geology ... among other things ;-)!

"I was missing my parents....." "Where are they?" .................................................................................................... Eleana Watson, is what everyone calls a social pariah and a nerdy girl . Actually, it isn't her fault, after she lost her parents and aunt in a series of mishaps , she's in a sensitive condition and doesn't want to open up about her life to anyone. But, the fates are never in her favour as she states. Christian Stone, a humble fan of her works on wattpad , texts her one night on Facebook appreciating her work. What she didn't know is that he's a newly admitted student to her school, in her grade........ Will she stay the school's ' poor little girl' and keep her darkest secrets to herself or........... Read on to find out!