NOTICE: UNFINISHED AND AS OF NOW WILL PROBABLY NOT BE FINISHED EVER Aceria is a corrupt land, under the rule of a tyrannical King, and Fyra, a thief who is more than she seems, has seen the kingdom's suffering firsthand. She has wandered the impoverished towns and cities, running from the past. She saw her mother killed in front of her and has watched people with gifts like hers burned, drowned and imprisoned. She doesn't believe she has the strength to change anything. Fyra is keeping secrets: about who she is, her affinity for fire, and the dark forces poisoning the kingdom. When she is caught and brought to Castle Bluedale, the place she has only seen in her nightmares, she befriends the prince, a charming yet infuriating mystery. But her past comes back to haunt her, and new enemies in the castle bring her nightmares to life.

[NOTE: This book was written in 2010, a time of long-distance phone cards, weight-loss obsessions, and searching for a man as a solution to life's problems-what a messy time to be alive! In other words, I hope you enjoy this throwback, and while this book does end on a cliffhanger of sorts, the sequel addresses any unanswered questions (which is hopefully fair, given that book 1 is free, ya know?] An awkward family homecoming at Christmas. A humiliating public weigh-in, with two judging parents as the audience. The announcement of a deadline for arranged marriage doom. And that's just the first two chapters. In "Year of the Chick," Romi Narindra must find love before her parents find her a husband. Easy to say, less easy to live through, as this book takes you deep inside "awkward Indian living in the West." To escape her fate, Romi wades through the waters of secret-dating, where self-consciousness is at an all-time high, and experience at an all-time low. It's the sort of thing that would turn almost anyone into a man-crazy freak with romance tunnel-vision, and that's exactly what ends up happening. All the while, a lack of inspiration in her corporate job leads Romi to her love of writing, in what quickly becomes a man-quest play-by-play. From whiskey-breath scum bags to uni-brow creeps and everything in between, Romi and her wingmen come up empty time after time. And that's when she meets a fellow writer. On the Internet. So will it be arranged marriage doom, or an Internet affair that's not as creepy as "To Catch a Predator"? Time will tell in the "year of the chick," a twelve-month quest to find love. Tick-tock. --------------------------------------------- "Year of the Chick" is book one of a series, and book two is available at Amazon! LENGTH: 75,000 words or 285 pages DISCLAIMER: this book contains profanities, blunt accounts of the dating scene, and many awkward family moments. Enjoy!

It was pity that first made Dannie speak to him. She had known Ryan since she was a kid, but he had always been the popular Golden Boy, and she had always been the tomboy that didn’t mind not having any friends. It was odd, she had thought, that all the popular kids who had once kissed the ground he walked on, didn’t so much spared him a glance anymore, and it was this that made her sit with him that one faithful day and begin something that would only end up causing her pain.

Stella’s not like most girls. She doesn’t spend her nights talking about cute boys or who she’s going out with next week. Cause really, what’s the point in that? When a new kid, Jace Matthews transfers to her school, she’s probably the only girl not under his charm, making her Jace’s number one target. It seems like he just won’t leave Stella alone, and she’s left with her last resort: fighting fire with fire. Someone needs to teach pretty boy a lesson, and Stella’s the perfect girl to do it.

A Prince hidden from the world within his own home, his father the King resented him since he was born, telling him that he was too ugly to be seen. His mother the Queen was the only person he could talk to, who loved and cherished him. But when a mysterious accident takes her young life, the heartbroken King travels for days on end, until he comes back with a dark mysterious lady holding his arm. Claiming to be his new wife and Queen, since her appearance at the castle the Prince is tortured day and night. Until she casts a wicked spell on him placing an ugly mask of fur and feathers that cannot be cut. He escapes his home and ventures into the forest starved and thirsty he is rescued by a kind old witch who allows him to stay with her. Join the adventure of traveling through the seasons to save the life of a young girl from the wicked Queen, untold secrets, drunken wizards and finding true love.

Mortals often dream of being Gods and Goddesses. They are beautiful, have all they desire, worshipped and can play tricks with mortals for fun. But what if a God desires something he cannot have? What would happen if a Goddess wished for death? Most of her life Persephone was raised as a mortal girl, living on Earth in meadows and forests with woodland nymphs. Kept away from Mount Olympus by her mother, to save her from the problems that often arise between the Gods and Goddesses there, jealousy, betrayal, lust... Love. But her little experience with Gods leaves her vulnerable to one of the most feared Gods, Hades. Just how many troubles and heartache can one Goddess endure in an eternity?

When she was eleven, Rose found a photo album in her grandmother's house with her name on it, but it was taken away from her before she got the chance to look at it. Now, she's sixteen and determined to find out what her parents are trying to hide.

After escaping from police custody, Clover tries to piece his life back together. Determined to return to home and be reunited with his family, he has to first elude the country wide man hunt. Will he be able to resist his old ways in order to remain undetected? After hearing that Colin has escaped, Summer and Becca prepare themselves for the inevitable; Clover is coming back for them. Will the police and their families be enough to protect them? Clover's coming back and he's determined to prove to the girls; 'You'll always be mine'.

Alex Flynn is a misunderstood outcast. Sure he's strange and doesn't have many friends, but everything changes when you witness the death of your own mother... His father blames him for his mother's death and the only people he can rely on are his two best friends Violet McKallaster and Andy Ashton. Like Alex they have terrible home lives and find comfort in each other when Violet runs away from her violent dad and crack head mother, leaving behind her 10 year old little sister Lexie. When things take a turn for the worst they take the chance to head for New York but first they must kidnap Violet's sister Lexie. Now on the run for New York they have Assault, Attempted Murder, and Kidnapping pending over their heads. With the help of a Bounty Hunter and a crazy ex boyfriend on their tail. Not to mention what would happen if they got caught. Will they escape it all and start over in New York? Or will life catch up to them first?

Shay Cameron is nothing like her twin sister Sierra, their parents always like to point that out. It's a never ending story of "Shay, why can't you just be more like your sister?". Maybe it's because Shay's cynical and doesn't trust anybody and never has. Or maybe it's because Shay was forced into something that she wouldn't even wish on her worst enemy, something that can never be undone, or forgotten. Because of Mick, Sierra's boyfriend, Shay will never be the same person again.