One second is all it takes for a life to be changed forever. Meet Addison(Addie) Parker who was not the straight A girl. She was raised by a mom and older sister. She only had two best friends: a spunky red a haired girl, Lizzie, and a nerdy genius boy, Kasey. Addie had one great thing in life, she was a piano prodigy. She had begun playing at the young age of three and since she has been on a track to stardom. When she was thirteen Julliard had their eyes on her and knew once she graduated they would give her a full ride to attend. Music was her life, not only was she gifted with the piano, but she could rock the guitar and her voice was not too bad. Addie was on the path to greatness and nothing could derail her… or so she thought. Next, meet Asher Gray, who was the cliché player/bad boy. Asher played girl’s hearts like he played baseball, and he was an All-Star at both. Asher’s bad boy side was one that no one wanted to mess with. Asher got drunk, did drugs, fought, and acted like nothing could hurt him. He believed he was invincible. No matter how many bad things he did he still had the perfect future ahead of him. With daddy being an MLB player and mommy a lawyer, he was going to go to some big college with a great baseball team then after that join the MLB like his dad. Or so he thought… One car crash, crushes their hopes and dreams for the future, as Addison loses her hearing, forever and Asher, loses his legs. All it took was that one choice, and moment for their lives to change. Can Addison ever forgive the guy who caused this? Will Asher change? Can they become friends after this? Can they learn The Sign for Love? Copyright 2013 © Tara L. Declan Any Attempted at copying this will result in punishment.

(TH#8) "The thing about pain, is, everybody suffers different. Everybody is always hurting. And nobody ever wants to do anything about it." After the accident that changed her life forever, all Ruby Harding wants is to disappear. And then her mother puts her in a camp for the socially inept, and it's the last thing she's able to do. But when her past comes back to haunt her, Ruby has to fight tooth and nail to keep it from defeating her again, even if it means confronting the very things that keep her up at night. However, along her journey of faith and healing, Ruby stumbles upon a truth that threatens everything she's believed for the last two years. A truth so large and so dangerous it stands to change the entire game. With a free-spirited Skyler Richardson by her side, Ruby delves back into the past in an attempt to uncover what truly happened that fateful night. Unfortunately for her, the reality is something not everyone is ready to face. And her problems are only beginning.

(TH#1.5) "They live inside us all, those little demons clawing and ripping their way up your body. Normally, you can hold them back. You can box them up. But sometimes, sometimes, you lose. Everybody loses eventually. Eventually, everybody falls to them." After the suicide of her mother, clinically depressed Jemma Knight finds herself shipped off to start over in the quaint town of Heart, North Carolina. Alone and grieving, it's the last thing she wants, but probably the only thing she needs. Jacob Hall hides his struggle behind a flawless facade. At school he's whoever he wants to be; charming, the star basketball player, confident. At home he's nothing but a forgotten son taking care of a little brother with the help of a nanny that replaces his carefree mother. When an eccentric English teacher pairs the two together on a semester-long project, they have no choice but to get to know each other. Getting along will be the toughest feat, but as they discover, it's okay to be a little broken inside. And it's okay to be a little sad. Because the world is imperfect, and life is imperfect, but that doesn't meant they can't find something close to perfect with each other.

Lauren is a beautiful blonde with blue eyes and a slim body. You would think she would have a perfect life, but you could never be more wrong. When Lauren was young, she had a terrible accident, causing her to lose the ability to walk. Ten years later, she is bullied by her peers (with the exception of her friends) because she is handicapped, and constantly comes home crying to her older brother who is the only family she has left. She is teetering at the climax of her depression when a kind-hearted boy steps into her life: Hunter. Will Hunter be the only person to pull her out of her depressing life? Or will he push her further down into the sad abyss?

When Silya Emmerson moved to Indiana, she hated it, every part of living and breathing. With her mom constantly out of the house out looking for jobs and her dad nowhere to be found after the divorce, she set outs on a journey to the mansion known for it's a fancy rich parties. Breaking into privet property got her some thrill in her life and she frantically hides behind a door that has always been there but never existed to the outside world. Behind the door is a 17 year old teenager, Jaylin Hennery, locked in for 12 years of his life, in a wheelchair. When there is no meaning for Silya to live any further, she finds one. Two unlikely worlds clash and a bond is formed because once you cross that starting line, you are no longer running on empty.

Newly wed and pregnant, Abby (Sparks) Evans has had to completely stop taking the psychiatric medications she depends on to help control her symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. With her hormones running amok and her anxiety at an all-time high, she struggles to accept the changes occurring in her family. Only time will tell if Abby can navigate the storm raging in her own mind.

Chloe Ellison 25 and is a second grade teacher from Texas. When she's not teaching her students 4×4, she riding her horses. The only problem is that her family is always on her back about finding a "nice guy". Valentine Dexter is a 26 year old soldier in the army from New York. Her family is also always on her back about finding someone to love, but when she is stationed in Texas and visits Riden Elementary for career day, she's paired with the beautiful Ms. Ellison. Now she will do whatever it takes to sweep this southern belle off of her feet

"There are no dress rehearsels in life, Daniel." I grabbed my lip ring. "Then it's a good job I learnt my lines." Daniel Storm has been caught up in a world of violence, sex and anger. He's trying so hard to figure out his place in the world but just can't seem to get anything right. The only person who he honestly cares about is his Dad. In fact, he absolutley loves his Dad to pieces. Hunter is Daniel's idol and Daniel tries hard to be exactly like him. With newly dyed black hair and an old lip ring, Daniel is just like Hunter used to be. But even though Daniel feels extremley close to Hunter, he feels extremley far away from Kat. Feeling neglected by his adoptive mother, Daniel turns to drug abuse, self hate and drinking. Smoking joints and hardcore partying, Daniel doesn't have a care in the world. But getting caught up in a world of violence and anger, Daniel realizes that he is in more trouble than he thought. Trapped in a relationship full of fighting and abuse, Daniel can't seem to find a way out. He feels cut apart and he's not sure what to do to make it all stop. WARNING: Scenes of sexual violence, strong language, physical abuse and extremley hot emo boys<3 ( and yes, those of you who have asked, the start of the description is from skins ^.^

We often go through life, overlooking the feelings of others... Hurting those who love us and being hurt by the ones we love... We learn History in school to try and avoid repeating it, but somehow, we always seem to... Hurt by her past and scared of the future, Peyton Weber goes through life just trying to make it through. After her mother's death when she was twelve, Peyton now has to deal with the responsibilities of raising her four year old sister, avoiding her alcoholic father, dealing with the everyday life of being a teenager, passing her exams and still, somehow, manage to fall in love... With the right person. And through it all, she'll have to realise that everyone else feels too, just like her. They feel pain, happiness, sorrow, grief... And remember... There's always two sides to a story... XoX Thanks so much to XxSimplyJJxX for the awesome cover =} (Just to let you know Peyton's hair isn't red... but you never know what could happen =P)

When Lyric was 13 years old, she walked home with her brother after school everyday. One night, after staying late, her and her brother were attacked. She escaped with numerous cuts and bruises but her brother lost his life. Three years later, Lyric can't let go of what happened. She has frequent flash backs and panic attacks. When she befriends her new neighbor, Seth, the attacks come less and less, but will Lyric ever be able to accept what happened and move on?