[EXCERPT!] [BEING PUBLISHED!] [Highest Rank: #4 in Mystery/Thriller] [Featured Story - Fall 2017] Student reporter Penelope needs to prove herself. She chases a story tip on a secret organization of teenage urban explorers called The Broken. With the assistance of a young paranormal investigator, she begins to uncover the group's darkest secrets. However, the members have other plans for Penelope and her new "freak" friend. The reporter becomes part of her story, and she will have to fight for her own life and the lives of her friends as she learns what it means to be one of the broken. Book I of The Broken Trilogy. Featured Story: August 2017 Top Rank: #4 for mystery/thriller Royalty Awards 2017, first place for mystery/thriller Blooming Awards 2017, first place for mystery/thriller Wing Awards 2017, first place for mystery/thriller Dream Awards, first runner-up for mystery/thriller Dreamcatcher Awards 2017, second place for mystery/thriller Rose Gold Awards finalist for best first kiss #nbr Spotlight Chapter, Round 85

Samuel Brandt woke up with his thoughts written all over his body. His brother woke up with his head missing. His sister woke up to find that her skin would crack open unless she stayed in water. All of the other children in the secluded Iowa town of Oak Knoll woke up having undergone strange transformations. Now, they are all forced to live at 407 West Marshall Street, the mysterious house outside of town. With the new name of The Boy with Words for Skin, Samuel wants nothing more than to hide from his new life. He painfully and unpredictably sheds his skin, there is a Voice in the entryway closet that is often cruel, and-perhaps worst of all for a naturally shy boy-the other children look to him as a leader. As his seven-year-old brother struggles with their new life, as terrifying growls start to come from the pitch black basement, and as his feelings for a girl begin to grow, The Boy with Words for Skin realizes that he wants to change. He wants to put others first, learn from his peers, and let himself hope that things will get better. The Boy with Words for Skin is the first book in the 407 West Marshall Street series. Each book will advance the story but be told from a different character. Book 2 will be The Girl without Eyes.

"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 ^.^