[grand prize winner of the coffee shop AU contest on Wattpad] "I envied the cup of coffee that got to kiss his sleepy lips awake every cold and bitter morning." [grand prize winner of the coffee shop AU contest on Wattpad]

Summertime 2007, 16 year old Ed meets the most unforgettable girl of his life, Bethany Cartwright. She was everything a girl should be: smart, funny, with a great sense of humor. It seemed like it was meant to be, but there's only one problem: Bethany is Ed's on and off again girlfriend's cousin. They find love in unexpected places, but with each passing moment, something threatens to tear them apart. A short love story inspired by the song Tenerife Sea

"Was I alive? Sure. Was I okay? Depends on how you define 'Okay.'" Aaliyah was born to dance whether she wanted to or not. She lived sheltered, in a world far way from realities. A car crash and an amputation shatters any plans of her of becoming a professional dancer as well as the bubble she hid in for many years, and she subjected to a world much more different than her own. On the outside she meets a sweet doctor, her father, her optimistic caregiver, and a teenage foreign exchange student named Ed, an enigma who would much rather spend his time serenading those in pain, including herself. A Novel