What are we without flesh and blood? Are we nothing but a beating heart in a ribcage, a marching soul inevitably leading to our demise? Or are we here as a test of loyalty to our God, a God we do not know but must trust? And without this trust, we will be punished indefinitely for questioning his divinity. And what is a sheep without his shepherd? Without God, are we nothing but sheep led astray? How will we be guided to the light without a shepherd on earth? Should we trust our shepherd to tell us the truth? Or will we be covered in the blood of the lamb? A shepherd with blood on his hands could infect his flock with poison. And with this poison, he has control. And to Luke, this poison is all he knows. His seventeen years of life have been devoted to nothing else but God. He wakes up, goes to school or church, and sleeps; rinse and repeat. There is no place or time for anything else in his life, such as television, going out with friends, or discovering new hobbies. His father, Pastor Ivy, ensures this. His life purpose will be to serve the Lord and nothing else. A purpose that Luke believes is the right way. What else would there be to life? He hadn't questioned this until he met Gabriel, a man who was the complete opposite of him. A man who was strong in his sense of self. A man who didn't bow to anyone or anything and stood firm in his beliefs in The Church of Satan. A man who Luke feared. But also a man who felt like home to him.

C O M P L E T E D || Highest Rank; #4 in Funny || || Highest Rank; #6 in Boys || ⇎𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂 𝓲𝓼𝓷'𝓽 𝓪𝓷 𝓲𝓶𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰. 𝓲𝓽'𝓼 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰. 𝓜𝓲𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓵 𝓙 𝓕𝓸𝔁⇎ ♢♢♢ "Look, " Avery began as the others glared at me, "we will never be siblings. You will never be our sister and we'll never be your brothers. Got it?" I rolled my eyes, "Stop being so dramatic." "Why can't you understand? You'll never be our sister and that's final!" West told me directly, glaring in my direction. "Why are you guys so stubborn? I just want your trust!" I told them, my anger rising. "I-if you don't want me to be your sister, fine, I don't care." Oh, but that isn't true. I will break all their walls, one by one. ♢♢♢ Meet 16 years old, Norah Mayfair. She's a quiet, beautiful, shy individual and is the most innocent girl you'll ever meet. She gets amazing grades and has awesome friends. Her dad is her hero, her soul, her everything. She has never argued with her dad before, and you can say she's the perfect human being. Until her dad marries a new woman. That's right, Norah doesn't have a mom. She got arrested for killing someone that was closest to Norah. Norah absolutely hates her mom, she despised her to the point she wants to strangle her. One day, she saw her cheating on her dad. Her dad, William Mayfair, married a woman who Norah has yet to meet. What Norah didn't know is that she has six sons. Let's just say that they're not the most delightful people on the earth. She tries to communicate with them, but they're not having it. Those six sons of her soon to be a new mom, are absolute delinquents. They smoke, do drugs, play with all the girls in their high school, have been to juvie, and lot's more. Will Norah be able to break their walls?

Rosaline Sinclair is on the run. After barely escaping with her life, Rosaline flees Los Angeles to the streets of New York City. Desperate for a job, she struggles to stay hidden from an unknown enemy. Damon Cohen is to be feared. He works as the right-hand man to one of the most powerful men in New York City. One of the top ranks has been murdered and an organization will stop at nothing to learn the truth. What happens when he rescues a beautiful stranger at a club? What will happen when Rosaline's dark secret and history comes to light? Follow Rosaline and Damon as they uncover the truth with some action and humor along the way.

Lights, cameras, Action! But for Julian and Bailey it's more like Spotlight, Paparazzi, Judgment. Fresh out of rehab Bailey's ready to start her life again with Julian but it's hard when it feels like the whole world is against her and their lives are put under a microscope as people try to tear them apart piece by piece, rumor by rumor and they can't catch a break as they rely on the closest people in their lives to help them through it. All Julian wants to do is face his past so he can leave it there and move on to a better future with Bailey but it seems that no matter how hard they try the past just won't stay there. It's hard for a young girl to find her way in life and figure out where she belongs when no one will let her but in their journey Bailey finds her hidden talent that she didn't even know about and Julian finally lets music back into his life. But will they be able to make it out of it all without it sending them back into a downward spiral, and more than that, will they be able to make it through it all together? 85! In Romance *Cover By Jessmb94*

You can set yourself on fire, but you're never gonna burn. You can set yourself on fire, but you're never gonna learn. Terrence Vendetta. The world's most notorious criminal. He's killed hundreds, thousands, in cold blood without being caught. He's robbed banks, dealt drugs, dealt weapons to the most prolific criminal organizations world wide, led a gang of some of the most highly trained criminals alive; Vendetta is crazy. Law enforcement everywhere wants nothing more than to take him down. One day during a low-level drug deal, a SWAT team from the LAPD busts into a warehouse. Thinking it's only a drug bust for the local gang- the team soon finds themselves in a whirlwind of gunfire, as the man two feet in front of them is the king of crime. In a successful mission, Terrence Vendetta is taken into custody and sentenced to life in prison at Tollsada Bay; the modern-day Alcatraz. Fresh out of college with a Ph.D. in criminal psychology, Lilianna Price is a genius. Her senior partner in psychotherapy, Hardy Wallon, is a world-renowned Doctor assigned to be the new therapist at Tollsada Bay for Terrence Vendetta. Will Lilianna crack the criminal with her stunning good looks, or will she be caught in the arms of a killer? Highest Ranks #1 in Cliche #1 in Gangleader #1 in Death #1 in Prison #1 in Bad Boy #1 in Prodigy #1 in Bad Boy Love Story #1 in Criminal #1 in Crime #1 in Gifted #1 in Psychiatrist #2 in Guns #2 in Genius #3 in Obsession #5 in Good Girl #7 in Nerd

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He used to be one of TV's most beloved actors. He had the good looks, played the golden boy characters and had the voice that millions would be jealous of. He was in the spotlight and talked about daily, until one day he just wasn't. He just seemed to disappear, and with everything else going on, the mystery of where he went faded quickly, Hollywood moved on. I was one of those that didn't follow all of the Hollywood drama, but I knew who he was; everyone did. I never thought I would see his face on magazines again, and I never once thought that Hollywood's golden boy would be sitting in front of me with lifeless eyes and an attitude that warned you not to approach him. I never expected to meet him in person ever, but the last place I would ever expect to see him would be Rehab. In here no one cared who you were, all that mattered was the addiction and the fact that we all knew at this point our lives have fallen apart. Some would be put back together, and some were destroyed beyond being fixed. Nothing ever prepared us for the addiction we would face, but even worse is no one and nothing can prepare you for the up's and down's and the trials you would face, the unexpected people you would connect with, the heartbreaking stories, the late night talks, the friends you would make and the friends you would lose. Nothing could prepare you for the horrors and happiness found here that you would be forced to live with for the rest of your life. I thought my life was over, but I found the right people to help me through, I found out who my friends were, what the closest people in my life thought of me, most importantly I learned to live with my choices and move on, and it all started in rehab General Fiction - 9 Romance - 27 *Cover By Jessmb94*

"What is it about you, Kira?" Oliver asked, more to himself than me, in a whisper. I could hardly breathe with him being so close and my heart was pounding almost painfully hard. "I don't know what you mean." I answered in an out of breathe manner, though I believed he was feeling the same as me. I wished I didn't have these crazy attraction and affectionate feelings for him, but I did; there was no controlling them, so I supposed I was just in for a long ride, one that would certainly lead to heartbreak. However, just because I knew the inevitable, I wasn't going to fight how I felt about him. ---------------------------------------------------------- Love may be rough for most people, but it's even harder when you fall for someone you can never be with. Kira is a 16 year old human slave that has been living with a vampire named Sam for many years. When a war breaks out and Sam is sent to a vampire clan on the other side of the continent, Kira is forced to move in with Sam's older brother Oliver. Oliver is the leader of the vampires of the Ibitario Clan. He's powerful and gorgeous, but more importantly, he's cruel and heartless. With two opposite personalities, will Kira and Oliver ever be able work out their difficulties, or will it be a lost cause? -------------------------- Beautiful cover created by M_Rainberry

Ivy Lynch has been babysitting practically her whole life. She is known around town, getting job offer after job offer. It pays. This summer, she receives an offer to be a full-time nanny for the Kennedy family while the mom goes on a mission trip to Haiti. Unable to turn down the job due to the promised payment, Ivy agrees to spend her summer living with the Kennedy family. That includes oldest son, Elliott, the rebellious boy from Ivy's high school whose mom doesn't trust him enough to take care of his siblings for three months. A lot can change in three months.

"We could be more than just friends, Soph." • • • He was a player with the brain of a genius. She was his best friend, the only one who could resist his charm. And yet... - Hold on to your panties, because a genius is loose.