How long do you hold on to hope? Danica Greene has always hated flying, so it was almost laughable that the boy of her dreams was a pilot. She married him anyway and together, she and Etsell settled into a life where love really did seem to conquer all. Danica is firmly rooted on the ground in Blackhawk, the small town in northern Iowa where they grew up, and the wide slashes of sky that stretch endlessly across the prairie seem more than enough for Etsell. But when the opportunity to spend three weeks in Alaska helping a pilot friend presents itself, Etsell accepts and their idyllic world is turned upside down. It’s his dream, he reveals, and Danica knows that she can’t stand in the way. Ell is on his last flight before heading home when his plane mysteriously vanishes shortly after takeoff, leaving Danica in a free fall. Etsell is gone, but what exactly does gone mean? Is she a widow? An abandoned wife? Or will Etsell find his way home to her? Danica is forced to search for the truth in her marriage and treks to Alaska to grapple with the unanswerable questions about her husband’s mysterious disappearance. But when she learns that Ell wasn’t flying alone and that a woman is missing, too, the bits and pieces of the careful life that she had constructed for them in Iowa take to the wind. A story of love and loss, and ultimately starting over, Far From Here explores the dynamics of intimacy and the potentially devastating consequences of the little white lies we tell the ones we love. Copyright © 2012 by Nicole Baart All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information, address Howard Books Subsidiary Rights Department, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

A collection of letters. ~ In which Louise White, a girl going through the stages of grief, writes to her dead loved one everyday, and one day he writes back. ~ ~In which a mother tells her story of falling in an abyss of darkness to her son, who has long forgotten her already. ~

OLD VERSION Self-proclaimed pathetic being Sam Anderson is shocked when her ex-almost-boyfriend, Austin, comes up to her and asks her to drive him all the way across the country to California just so he can see his girlfriend. Thinking she was only getting into a quick, scenic car ride across America, she finds herself saying yes, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. In fact, Sam had no idea she was signing up for two weeks of getting lost, eating crap, and falling in love all over again. [ current cover by isasecret ] THIS THING IS OLD. OKAY? THERE ARE PLOT HOLES AND PIECES OF BAD WRITING GALORE. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DON'T NEED SNARKY COMMENTS GOT IT? COOL

❝are your parents mean?❞ ❝there are mean parents and then there are parents who turn off the wi-fi at night.❞ ❝damn, poor you.❞ ✎ ✎ ✎ a short story following two polar opposite amateur authors as they struggle to collaborate together on a book to win the ultimate prize; a published work.

A lot of kids think their dad is a superhero. Ella's really is one. He's saved the world countless times, but can he save his marriage? Or even himself?

~complete~ Charlotte is as sweet as a strawberry. She's the kind of person who will drop everything just to help you, just to put a smile on your face. She's as sweet as the sugar that constantly runs through her bloodstream, and as excitable as the rush that comes with it. And then there's Benjamin, who's as sour as a lemon. The last thing on this Godforsaken planet he wants to do is acquaint himself with her. While Charlotte is kind and caring, he's rude and vulgar, while she's friendly and innocent, he's crass and mean. So how in the hell is that going to turn out?

After four years Anastasia returns home to find that the boy she once knew was no longer there. In his place stands a cold, arrogant, mysterious man. His flawless looks, and billionaire statues is enough to make him every girl's dream, be he quickly becomes Anastasia's worst nightmare. As push comes to shove, Anastasia tries even harder to figure out what changed the man that was once her best friend. He holds secrets that she desperately wants to get out. But will she realize too late that secrets are hidden for a reason?

It was an unspoken agreement between us. Some nights he would show up at my window and I let him in, no questions asked. And the next day, it was forgotten; we just continued on as the strangers we were to each other.

Stereotypes. I hate them. On my first day at my new school, a girl in a blue and white cheerleader's uniform told me I 'looked like a cheerleader' and asked me to come to tryouts. I almost decked her. Blonde hair and blue eyes do not a cheerleader make. Cheerleaders can be bitchy and mean but they can also act all happy and excited and they can drool and swoon over Finn Wallace – the hands-down hottest guy in school – like there's no tomorrow. Me? Well, I'm just bitchy and mean. So someone please tell me why Finn Wallace is suddenly chasing after me? *This is NOT a Bridgit Mendler fan fiction* Copyright © 2013 CrayonChomper

In a twisted world where placement in society lies in numbers, there exists a countless number of organizations that snatch orphans and talented adolescents alike in hopes of making them the best. Out of all these groups, only a handful matter--the Four Horsemen. These four families are at each others' necks for power and tensions are rising. Growing up with the brutal Pales, Uma has kept her dark past a hazy, distant memory. After a Duel sends her life spinning out of control, she runs from everything she knows and is shown the cruel reality of the world she lives in. *inspired by the book Throne of Glass and the manga and manwha Claymore and Tower of God*