Hawaii is a wonderful string of islands that has always been viewed as a perfect vacation spot. Except, what happens when the islands' beauty and source of wealth are exploited by criminals? Criminals capable of stealing your free will and getting away without a trace. Shattering Me is the story of a 19-year-old with the weight of his family name riding on his shoulders. He has everything set out for and a perfect future up ahead. He is strong, smart, and as steady as they come. No one should be able to put a crack in Ryan's life, but he's about to meet someone who can do much more than just make a crack. He's about to find out that there's someone who can shatter his world completely. (Young adult fiction- romance and action sub-themes- lgbt and interracial relationships)

A world in which eye color grants different powers; a world in which money and authority are dictated by the extent of those powers. Kyn Troyard resides in such a world, and he is a societal defect: his eyes are completely grey; he has no color. Living in the slums, he uses his wits to compensate for his lack of power as he attempts to protect the one person he cherishes in his world. His little brother. Little does he know, a series of events will spiral his life out of his control. Murders are occurring; disease is spreading; political factions from above are moving. And as for Kyn, he might just be playing a game of deception closely connected to upheaval of his world. A game that has rooted itself too deeply in disaster for him to pull out unscathed.

"I have nothing here," he confesses, his words slow and true. "I've lost everything. I've lost my old ways, my old life. The change might be temporary, but as far as I'm concerned, it is permanent. Right now, there is nothing I can do to get it back. The least I can do for myself is to help you. That is the only way I can start to build something meaningful again. I believe in prosperity for all, especially during these dark times. I serve the world, therefore, I serve you." ■ □ ■ □ ■ □ Fia Traeman lives on the edge of the apocalypse. Decades after civilization's collapse, mother nature is still intact, but humanity only remains a fraction of its former self. Gangs pillage and plunder, a fearsome plague continues to sweep through the land, and survival is the only alternative to harmony. In other words, the human race is on the verge of extinction, and dirty scavengers like Fia and her friends have been forced to wait until death finally knocks on everyone's door. But there is still a plan for what's left of humanity, and Fia learns of it after uncovering a mysterious black-haired man from the snow. Unwillingly, she is thrown into a battle between angels and demons, and although she may be human, she could be the key to winning the earth's last great war. Armageddon is steadily approaching, and along with it, bloodshed. Will Fia and her comrades be ready for its coming, or will they fall into the darkness like their ancestors? Highest Rank: #646 in Adventure