In a small town of Indiana lives a 19 year old girl by the name of Claire Collins. After a major tragedy involving her mother and little sister, she's becoming hopeless. She's always asking God why he took away the two most precious people away from her. Not only did she lose her mother and sister, her father has become a drunk once again. She's found out that she's pregnant, which is putting more weight on her shoulders than she can bare, but God always has a plan set. Throughout the next several months, she's able to start excepting the death of her beloveds. She's able to find comfort within her family, her best friend Ireland, soon her child, maybe even a significant other, but most importantly, God. Read more if you want to see everything that happens within these new chapters in her life.

Sherwood Institute for the Magically Afflicted. A refuge for those seeking remedy from curses, hexes and other fantastical ailments. In one night, Ariel Winters went from socialite wannabe to cursed freak. Her heart is turned to glass by a vengeful witch and she is shipped off to Sherwood Institute to find a cure. While receiving treatment, she meets a demonic mobster with anger issues, a timid girl who grows a fish tail when water touches her skin, a beast boy who is kinder than his brutish appearance... As time passes, these damaged people slowly wind their way around her fragile heart. Can Ariel learn to trust them enough to let them into her heart? Or will her new found friendships shatter it before a cure can be found? This will be book 1 in what is tentatively titled The Sherwood Chronicles. Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author. The images in the cover do not belong to me and all rights go to their respective owners.

Characters are hard to create. So consider this book a giant cheat sheet of all your writing needs. This book not only helps writers create their characters, but is a menagerie of descriptions for your stories: Smells. Sounds Instead of Said Describing Clothing Collective Nouns Adverbs Edible Plants Different Colours of basic colours & Lots more. This book also does requests if your stuck on something in your story. Cover Art by Charlie Bowater.

A town is infected with a serious illness that makes people seem zombie like. A pair of couple are separated and forced to find a cure to help the sick people of their town. (I just realized this story is like the movie Warm Bodies..but with a twist. Enjoy peeps!) -Must have a better name. Please send suggestions.- COMPLETED

What do guys care about. Yea I have the answer to that one: playing. But I mean it's only love right? It can be played with. Danielle doesn't want anything to do with boys at this point in her life but that's until she meets Judah. A tall, soccer player who was close to perfect. Will she end up with the pretty boy? CAN I PLEASE JUST GIVE OUT A PSA THAT THIS IS TERRIBLE AND SHOULD BE READ AS A JOKE! SRRY IN ADVANCE :')