Tainted by her past, Amelia Roberts has struggled through a life of beatings and being raped by her step father Decan Adams. She and her two little sisters, Mya and Mia have been living with their aunt ever since their mom gave them up. Now, she struggles through her senior year , dealing with her popular sister and her narcissistic friends and high school boys who are full of themselves. She soon catches the eye of Ethan Dekard, a handsome and cocky typical senior guy. She's not obvious to his charms like all the other girls are and that's what catches his eye. Unknowingly she has him wrapped around her fingers. And to top it all off, a horrifying part of her past comes back to haunt her. One she never expected to show up. In this romance novel, Amelia Roberts comes face to face with her issues from the past and to her surprise, LOVE.

(SAF IS BEING EDITED) I was kidnapped when I was 8 years old. Taken from my home. From my family. From everything I knew. I always thought that being kidnapped, meant that your kidnapper would kill you, eventually. I was wrong. I'm still alive. You know how in woman trafficking, the girls are used for sex and drugs? Well, not me. I've been living in a building with a bunch of other girls who I'm sure were kidnapped just like I was except we weren't used for sex and drugs. We were used for something else...fighting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Skylar Dawson, a 17 year old fighter. Trained from the age of 8 to be the best most savage fighter she can possibly be, has had nine years of pain. Learning to control it, endure it, and give it. After her last fight, she comes to the conclusion that she must get out. Tired of being the fighting slave of J.D. she escapes and runs to find her family, hoping to reconnect with them somehow. When she does, she finds herself in multiple situations, dealing with new emotions as she tries to get used to her new life with her family. Take a ride with her and witness her loss of innocence, her pain and hatred, and see how Jason Jones breaks down Skylar's brick wall in order to get close to her as they both struggle with their feelings for one another. Her darkest secret is revealed when fate has it's way and she's suddenly in for THE fight of her life.

After escaping her past, Miranda finds herself in coastal Maine, and when she meets Owen, she must help him uncover what truly happened to his now-dead ex. ***** On the run from her abusive ex, Miranda Lewis figures a small town in coastal Maine is just the place for her to lay low. There she befriends Claire, the owner of a local cafe, and her son, Owen. A woodworker and musician, he keeps to himself, especially since the town believes he played a part in the disappearance of the town's pride and joy... a skilled artist and his former girlfriend. As the two begin to grow closer, Miranda agrees to help him uncover the truth behind what really happened, especially now that strange things are occurring again, leading all roads back to Owen. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Cover designed by Simone Northey