"I fell in love the way you fall asleep - slowly, then all at once," - John Green, The Fault In Our Stars. * * * You are such a weirdo,” “No I’m not,” I snap back. “Admit it. There’s a bunch of Oreos on your bed,” he smiles at me. “It’s a side-effect of being awesome. Deal with it,” When it comes to love, I’m not the best at it, never was. Love is like a piece of Oreo: you find that other half of you…or maybe the stuffing in between, that one person who gives you raging beasts in your stomach whenever he looks at you and doesn’t care how weird you are, even if you are obsessed with Oreos. All of that seemed absolutely impossible to me. That would sound just too perfect. Love – an impossible subject. But my thoughts get switched around when I meet Kian Grey…that is by hitting him in the face with a basketball, of course.

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.

Sophia Hunts is your typical sophisticated geek but the difference is she's popular and you want to know why? It's because she lives next to Jace Carter, the hottest guy in West Bridge High. Jace Carter is the biggest player and the jerk as they call him. They've been neighbors since birth but they never once had a decent conversation. What's holding them back? Who knows, maybe it was better that way.

Lucy's life is awful, she has two abusive parents, and can't find a way out. Until one day the abuse gets so bad she is taken to the hospital. In the hospital her life takes a turn for the better when her doctor that was flown in to treat her offers for her the opportunity to live with him since her parents are both in jail. Could this be the answer to her prayers? Or will Ashton, the doctors son run her off?

Aria has always laid low in school with her tight-knit group of friends. When she meets Nash at a party, he's rude, he's blunt, and he's got more baggage than he can carry. Aria immediately dislikes him. But the line between hate and love is very thin, and a continuous game of Never Have I Ever may change everything.

You know when you wake up in a cold sweat and you just try and try to get your breathing collected and your body to calm down so you can go back to sleep? I go through this every night. It didn't use to happen until that one day that changed my life forever. That one day that made me realize I can't trust anyone even my own self. Because when I do everyone gets hurt especially the one I loved the most. Yes I said loved. It all started when I lost my phone in the girls bathroom.

help wanted: looking for someone patient and skilled to teach me to play soccer. must know rules, techniques, and have knowledge of history of sport. needs to know how to play within a month or two. compensation is no problem, and can be discussed. number 768-4386. WARNINGS: - cannot kick balls - very uncoordinated - hopelessly bad at team sports - out of shape - doesn't know shit about soccer - may fall in love.

After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Derek’s counting the days before he can be on his own, and the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone else’s family drama. Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain--people you care about leave without a backward glance. So when her older sister comes home after abandoning her ten years earlier, with her hot new stepson in tow, Ashtyn wants nothing to do with either of them. Then she comes up with a plan that would finally give her the chance to leave, but it requires trusting Derek—someone she barely knows, someone born to break the rules. Is she willing to put her heart on the line to try and get the future she wants? This is a preview of the first 10 chapters. The full book is available for sale at all retailers.

Do you ever wonder about the things that will make you happy before you die? Well, Georgina Reed did. After recovering from a heartbreak trauma, she was diagnosed with an illness. When she found out about her condition, she decided to keep it a secret and write herself a bucket list . She wanted to pursue a lot of things and continue to live life. But, what happens when things go crazy, and a guy walks disturbingly into her "less-complicated-but-happy" life and screw everything up? Will Georgina's list goes according to plan? Or will she write herself a new one?

Nineteen-year-old Ayden is still grieving over his girlfriend's death, left with the haunting words from her suicide note before she killed herself a year ago, left to wonder of why she stole her life. They were madly in love, helpless romantics, but then she pulled the trigger... Playing guitar seemed to be his only way out of the pain-- and since he had gotten fired from his job, Josh been trying to make a living as a musician on the New York streets. Which is never easy in a world as harsh as his. But, when seventeen-year-old Emma, a wild, small-town girl who had to dealt with a great deal of pain through her life, comes into the picture, the two realize through the power of music, in spite of their differences, they can make the most beautiful melodies. And, together, they must learn that letting go is the hardest part of all. Copyright © 2014 by Victoria S. Sobotka All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.