This book's includes After quotes and quotes I think that are perfect for After. They may come from song lyrics or other books/movie. The After series and Anna Todd are perfection. @imaginator1d

Mythologies and fantasy weaved into words of poetry with occasional threads of realism intertwined. ❝ Forgetting one can't fight for dead, Such was their pain. Losing their sanity All over again, Brimming with agony, They learnt Gods were half selfish and half selfless. ❞

As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams? ***** Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

"You don't understand, Anabelle!" I drew out her whole name exasperatedly showing I mean business. "He knows my secrets." I finished in a whisper as belle's eyes grew bigger. ~~~~ Ace: bad boy; dark and mysertious lives next door. He's extremely popular for being on the baseball team. Not to mention the rep he upholds with the ladies.. If you get what I mean. Jake, Daniel, Tyler and Diesel: Ace's best friends. Bad boys as well; no shocker there. Layne: Good girl who's maybe not so good. Lives up to her mothers expectations even though she'd rather be hanging out with the 'troublemakers'. She's fairly popular but doesn't get to hangout with friends much due to her obsessive mother. Belle: Layne's best friend. Outgoing and popular. Has an extremely bubbly personality and is rarely to find someone who doesn't like her.

Madeline Stone knows where her future is heading-her family has that part all figured out. On her twenty-first birthday she is stealing a few moments back from her own life before relinquishing every part of herself to their plan. Jackson Rider is a southern boy who grew up with a football in hand. He has seen a lot in his time as a quarterback, but when Madeline stumbles her way into his life throwing the most unconventional passes-he can't get the beautiful rookie out of his head. In life as in football, even the most solid plays can be intercepted.

Grief-stricken over the death of the boss who was like a father to her, Olivia Bailey is left to deal with the aftermath--the arrival of his dashing but estranged son, Pierce Alexander. But she can't stand him and he doesn't trust her. Will working for the new CEO remain to be an impossible task? *** Olivia Bailey might be plain and boring, but she's content with her current lifestyle, working for the kind but lonely old man who owns Alexander Corporation. But his untimely death flips her simple life upside down. Now, she must deal with his estranged son, the heir to his business empire, together with the growing feelings building up between them. Will Olive manage to bear the pressure and issues cropping up along the way--or is this too much to ask? Disclaimer: This story won The Wattys 2014 People's Choice Award. Cover Design by Ashley Marie Bandy