❝ suddenly i'm drowning in the things i never told you.❞ A story where a seventeen year old girl moves into a new town to try and escape her tragic past, only to be presented with yet another tragic beginning. Thalia Lively goes through grief, heartbreak, sadness but also finds happiness, love, and family. Things she thought she had lost forever; things she believed she didn't deserve to have again. When she gets a fresh start, she's left with two options; continue to push everyone away or she can put herself at risk once more and take a leap at being vulnerable, just to find what she had once lost. ✵ | Featured 09.19.17 | © 2018 @highfairyy All rights reserved.

It only took one awkward and accidental encounter at her parent's anniversary party for Sydney Mitchell to make a wrong impression on Dr. Cole Easton. She had been his student her first year at college, but she had changed her course of study due to an overwhelming crush on the man. Now, four years later, having done their best to avoid each other, they are forced into an impossible situation. With Sydney's outrageous crush and Cole's'apparent hostility towards her, can they survive a summer working together?

Olivia Perry has always made bad choices, and it has become Declan Brooks's full time job to save her from the consequences. Olivia has known Declan since she was a girl, and she had always resented his presence in her life. To her, he was just one more person to manage her life and keep her from living it. When Declan saves her from a situation she cannot save herself from, she realizes he may not be the man she thought he was. Declan has always felt protective of Olivia, she has always been naive and ridiculously innocent, ready to trust everyone she meets. He made a promise to her father to protect her and, as usual, as soon as he pulls her from one mess she lands herself in another one. But when their roles are suddenly reversed and Declan needs her to help him, will they realize that having each other is greater than being alone?

Carmen Morales has finally moved on from her troubled past and, to the outside world, she appears to have it all; success, wealth, and beauty. She's at the top of her career as a international supermodel. Unfortunately, success comes with a new set of problems in the form of menacing phone calls and letters, and they're something that she can no longer ignore. Will Pruitt has served his country, giving all that he could possibly give without losing his life in the process. His body has healed but his soul hasn't. At loose ends until he's able to return to active duty, he takes a job 'babysitting' a friend of a friend who is being threatened. The catch is that he has to keep a low profile, and anyone who knows Will knows that this is an impossibility when it comes to a beautiful woman, and Carmen is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. Will Carmen be able to withstand all of Will's undeniable charm and will Will be able to keep Carmen safe from the danger that is threatening her?

Kate Owens moved to Jurgen, South Dakota, to start her life over again. She was determined to put her past choices and hurt behind her and live a quiet and peaceful life, that was until he walked into the diner. Suddenly, she had something to look forward to everyday, and her quiet and peaceful world wasn't so quiet or peaceful. Lee Mercer had returned to his hometown to settle his brother's estate. It was something he had never thought he would be asked to do since he and his mother were always considered outsiders in the small town even by his own family. He had hated to return, that was until he met her. Suddenly, there was a reason to enjoy being back in Jurgen. But could he get past Kate's walls, and could he make Jurgen his hometown once again even though he was still an outsider?

Charlotte Temple has lived her life trying to forget her past and become invisible to those around her. Kellan Hilliard has fooled everyone into believing that he is something that he's not. These two lost souls quickly learn that looks can be very deceiving. A simple favor starts them both on a journey of self-discovery that will reveal truths and leave them with the realization that together anything is possible as they learn to trust each other and to accept that one is not whole without the other.

Devon Tatum had waited ten years for Josh McIntire to come back into her life. Where he had been for the past ten years was a mystery. He had disappeared from her life after an unexpected kiss, a kiss that had been everything a young Devon had wanted. Now he was back for her sister's wedding, and it seemed fate was going to keep them together this time.

The moment Norah Radcliffe and Caleb Stevens met they fell in love, but they both had secrets that ended up tearing them apart. Caleb was never the person Norah believed him to be, and Norah feared that Caleb would hate her as much as she hated herself when he learned of her past mistake. It had been more than five years since Caleb had left because he believed that she had chosen her father's happiness over their own and Norah had let him go without a fight. Now, thanks to a chance meeting and a meddling family member, they have been given a second chance at happiness, a happiness they both deserve.

Alice Grant is desperate to get an interview with famous reporter Rainer Stevens since he is the only one who has the information vital to her finishing her dissertation, but when the time comes to meet him she falls asleep only to awaken to the nicest pair of blue eyes that she has ever seen. Rainer agrees to help her, but only if she helps him by acting as research assistant for his latest story. As the the two travel the Texas countryside, Rainer realizes that he's in a little too deep and he's at risk to share all of his closely guarded secrets. Alice knows there's no way a man of the world like Rainer would ever fall for a kooky little grad-student, but knowing that doesn't keep her from falling for the man or his crazy family.

Model Laura Wren has worked hard to build up protective walls around her heart. She learned at an early age not to trust anyone, and she does her best to keep everyone at arms length and live up to her nickname, The Ice Queen. Davis Stevens falls hard for Laura the moment he meets her. He sees past her icy exterior to the warm passionate woman beneath and he's able to capture it with his camera. Mystified and frustrated by Davis's constant attempts to create a relationship where one doesn't exist, Laura fights him at every turn, but Davis knows what he wants and it's not The Ice Queen.