Part one of two. In 1967, George was the legendary Georgina Monroe, the best Marilyn Monroe drag impersonator New York City had ever seen. But in 1994, George is a recluse who is scared of everyone and everything. Enter Ruiz, a young Latina pageant drag queen known as Audrey the Ritz, famous for her Audrey Hepburn impersonation. Since she was fourteen, she had admired Georgina Monroe's career obsessively, always wondering about why she disappeared so suddenly. During a chance encounter, Ruiz gets to meet George, and through a gentle friendship and a strong bond, Ruiz starts to uncover a story she never could have imagined in her worst nightmares. Stories of the mob, glamour, love, heartbreak, addiction, murder,and intensely dangerous secrets abound in this lgbt novel about ever present issues that pervade throughout time. Told through voices young and old, we follow the story of Georgina and Ruiz as witnesses to truths that are rarely told.

Welcome to a post-apocalyptic world of living Hell. They call me Omega. Here, it's God's blessing to find a scrap of meat. Here, it's a world of monarchy and injustice. Here, the best a woman can ask for is a comfy house to bear her man's children. But me? Well, I guess you could call me a lucky girl. Life is a game and we are the pawns. The trick is choosing a side.

"Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys" -- Alphonse de Lamartine Lucy's past is blackened with dark memories and mistakes she'd rather forget; some that have split up her already dysfunctional family, some that she has not yet fully comes to terms with and some that she is continuing to make, even now. She turns to guys to fuel her need for love, but only ever for the night. You can't get hurt that way. After her beloved Gram's death, she is wrecked with sadness, pushing her straight into the arms of Ben. He is seemingly perfect and she feels herself falling fast and hard but - she doesn't do love and Ben might not be as perfect as he would first seem....

Shatter (verb) - to smash into pieces; to destroy hope or belief. Ellie Morgan has everything going for her- talent, good friends, and Conner, the perfect boyfriend who she openly states is her entire life. Having just graduated, she is looking forward to moving on from small town life; her only regret, leaving Conner behind. As she prepares for her first year away at college, Ellie begins to fear change, and the possibility that things with Conner won't last the Summer, let alone their first year apart. A devastating event leaves her life in shambles, and causes her to question everything, including her decision to attend college in the Fall. Ellie's friends and family would prefer she give herself time to heal and defer, but following that Summer's events, she can think of no reason to stay. Ellie is anxious and alone in this new place, but that all changes when she meets Adam. Everything about him confuses her but she cannot deny her growing attraction to him, despite the outspoken disapproval from those she cares about most. The time comes when Ellie needs to make the choice: follow her heart and move on with Adam, or stay forever tied to her past.