maybe she didn't want to die maybe she just wanted to be saved.

Eliot Peterson, a sophomore in high school, finds her life difficult in many ways. Her name is a problem, and her boy-like personality isn't helping. Her parents are divorced and live in different states, and her single best friend just moved away. She struggles to find somebody to talk to, or even to find a friend. Photography, running, and music is her life, and she isn't about to let anybody get in the way. Everybody pushes her to be more girly, by painting her walls pink or having a boyfriend. But she doesn't want any of those things. Too bad her heart doesn't listen to her head.

Eva (a gypset freelance photographer), Julian (cheeky thrill-seeking lifeguard), Kit (hyperactive tomboy) and Dillon (kind-hearted quiet skater) are the best of friends. With all four dealing with issues of their own, they know they must band together to be able to stick it out and overcome all that they’re facing - unemployment, drug issues, being an orphan, and much more. This emotionally raw and heart-warming story inspires you to follow the call of your heart and your deepest desires. It is about finding the right ‘diet’ for you – the ‘food’ being a healthy balance of risk taking, lazy days, creative expression, travel, tuning in to love, letting go of inhibitions, and savouring the moment. As you read about Eva and her pals, you may even find yourself feeding your own body, mind, and soul, and coming to know the satisfaction of finding the right ‘diet’.

Sixteen-year-old Mara Westray has just lost her mother, and now, being shipped off to live with the father she doesn’t know is not how she imagined grieving. She’s already counting down the days until she turns eighteen and can leave the tiny island of Swans Landing. But from the moment she steps off the ferry, nothing is as ordinary as it looks. Whispers of a haunting song on the wind make her see impossible things, and she isn’t sure she can trust her judgment about what is real and what isn’t anymore. Maybe she can’t even trust her judgment about quiet Josh Canavan, whose way of speaking in riddles and half-truths only confuses her more, luring her deeper into the secrets hidden beneath the ocean’s surface. As she tries to unravel the events that led to her mom fleeing the island sixteen years ago, Mara finds that the biggest secret of all is only the beginning. SURFACING is currently available in ebook format from Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, iTunes, Smashwords, and other ebook retailers. Available in audiobook from Audible, and in print at Amazon. Visit my website for more information on the Swans Landing series and where to purchase the ebooks: http://www.shananorris.com/surfacing/

Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.

(COMPLETED) Charlotte Summers is the last virgin in her school; a school where taking virginity is a sport. The sport has five main contenders: Tyler Bradshaw, the mysterious bad boy; Alec Jennings, the all-star athlete; Ian Jameson, the cocky rich guy; Beckett Cartwright, the renowned genius; and Lucas Chandler, her best friend. With all these guys determined to win the title of the Virginator, will Charlotte make it out alive with her virginity? tumblr link for pictures: http://thelastvirginstanding.tumblr.com/ Cover by @WeAreAHurricane [#4 Teen Fiction / #4 Humor]

Emma Jacobs is like any other Californian girl who is only trying to survive high school. She’s happy with her group of friends, her brother and his wife, Caroline, and her secret talent. Emma can sing, and every Friday, she does just that. However, Emma is too shy to sing in front of anybody that may recognize her from school, so she drives to the next town over and performs every Friday at The Seaside Café. Emma is happy with her double life until there’s a bump in the road and her two lives begin to overlap just because of one boy who just so happens to work at the café. How will Emma keep her secret when the whole thing depends on Jace Parker, the school loner. And how can she keep the secrets of her demented past in the past if he is determined to pry into her history? Surely, all of her problems come back to The Seaside Café.

Natalie Willis and Devon Taylor have a history that extends way back. A history that Natalie would do anything to forget. They may have once been closer than anything but now they couldn't be anymore different. He's everything she's not, or everything she's trying not to be. So when their parents push them together to go on a trip up north, Natalie is sure it'll end up disastrous. But after a journey of rain, hail and the worst luck possible could these polar opposites fall in love, all over again?

“Right there,” he pointed. “There she is.” “Man, the one in the black bikini? Damn, she’s hot.” Ace grinned lopsidedly, looking pleased. “No, you idiot.” Blade said through gritted teeth, “The other one.” “The one in the red bikini’s not so bad either.” “The one giving them the blue paper, jerk.” Had a passer-by seen them, they had to have looked extremely weird. Two teenage boys peeking out from within a bush. But Blade and Ace have been through much worse than a bush in their search for Bliss, and now they've finally found her.

Don’t miss this imaginative new short story set in the magical world of Watersong—a realm of enchanting beauty…and terrifying secrets. Aggie is a mythological creature on a secret mission. Lydia is a young woman from a magical family with no real powers of her own. And Daniel is a high school boy who’s made it his duty to protect his deeply troubled older brother. Then one fateful night, their lives collide in a terrifying accident that changes them all forever. And beneath the surface, the ripple effects of the accident will have more impact than anyone could ever guess...changing not only their future, but the fate of an entire town.