To Tyler. You left too soon.

Lissa Barton and Nate Lane have been best friends since practically infancy. They know each other like the back of their own hands, moving like a cohesive unit, always together, never apart. Lis has definite feelings for Nat, but it too afraid to say anything. Nat's loved Lissa since day one, but can't bring himself to find out if she feels the same. When a new guy threatens the bond between Nat and Lis, each of them will have decide-which is stronger, their friendship, or their love?

Jasmine White is a disturbed girl, by definition of a dictator led government that looks only to the needs of themselves. She has annoyed them in several different ways, most of all by killing their officers, in self defense, of course. They brand her as a lunatic and send her off to a mental prision, so nobody believes her, or what she says about the government. She, being a government-branded lunatic, was selected to participate in a series of tests, run by the government. There, she meets others such as herself, government-branded lunatics, and together, they plot an escape from the institution where they are being held.

Historical evidence that Jesus Christ really rose from the dead.

Dedicated to the One who makes me Beautiful. “I praise YOU for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139:14 Inspiration for this story is from the song “Beautiful” by Bethany Dillon. The chapter titles came from the lyrics of the song. Thanks to BlueVelvetRose for the cover. She does all of my covers. She's awesome! So many girls look at the airbrushed models in magazines and the photo-shopped women on videos and television, then look in the mirror and realize they don’t measure up. The reality is that only 1% of the female population fits into that category deemed “beautiful.” This story is a fictional short story based on real events. Hopefully it will inspire readers, male and female, to see themselves for who they are: beautiful creations formed with care by a loving Creator. Story Line: Nora was an average girl: brown hair, green eyes, heavier than most though not obese, not terribly tall or too short. She loved singing, acting, and was semi-fluent in French. She had a few really close friends who made her feel special. But something was missing deep inside of her. She wanted one thing: to be seen as more than just an average girl. The love she encounters will take her to a deep level of security, and bring her to a new self-awareness and self-confidence that she's never had before. Happy Reading!

"Rose, I'm sorry, but your eyesight will be gone by the end of this year." Who knew one simple sentence could change a life so drastically? Rose is a normal seventeen year old girl with a normal life, normal friends, and what she thought to be normal vision. When she receives the news her vision is slowly deteriorating, she doesn't know what to think. Her life is over. What's a life without being able to see? Enter Chace, a young man who tackled Rose to the ground, mistakingly thinking she was about to commit suicide. He's handsome, suave, and has no idea why Rose is so upset. And even though she is a complete stranger, he decides he wants to help her feel better. With four months until her vision is gone forever, Rose slowly falls in love with this happy-go-lucky young man, but never reveals her problem to him. She's scared. Will he stay with her when he finds out she's going blind? Or will he ditch her when he finds out the truth?

Lucindelle Woods was born into a colorful world that soon turned into a black, grey, and white nightmare. Diagnosed with color blindness three days after birth, Lucy has never seen color. Growing up in a consistently drab world, she's becoming a shell of what she was supposed to be like-the happy-go-lucky, sunshiney, and vibrant baby girl she once was has disappeared and left a quiet, sarcastic, young woman with a stone-cold heart in its place. Living alone at the edge of town, next to her beloved woods, Lucy was content with her existence. When a handsome young doctors assistant comes to town and takes special interest in her case, Lucy does everything she can so he can get the heck out of her life, but slowly and steadily, he breaks down her walls so she can finally see the rainbow.