" It's not the shadows that scare me at night, Mr. Herondale, nor is it your seraph blade - which, may I remind you, I have seen before. It's the creatures that lurk within them. One of them just so happens to be your scrawny ass " --- Arabella Eleanor Carstairs, sister to the shadow hunter Jem Carstairs, has grown up surrounded by monsters that lurk in the night. Her eyes have seen pits of unmoving bodies, the deaths of the people she has loved close to her, and the screams of the innocent. Little does she know that more than death could rip her soul apart. --- " Arabella is terrified now, hands clawing at the concrete walls that surround her. Somewhere in the distance she can hear the cackle of a being, and the scuttle of a vile vermin across the floor. All the lessons she had with her brother and father somehow seemed to melt from her mind like sweet nothings. Reverting her back to the small defenseless little girl. ' I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid, ' Arabella whispers to herself, sliding her hand down the wall slathered with something slick and wet. Looking down at her hands, she squinted to get a better look at the substance. Horror masking across her face as she bit her busted lip to keep from screaming. Blood. "

Ingrid Rodríguez A 20-year-old girl who knows almost to nothing of the outside world. Her strict parents made her see what they wanted her to see. They wanted her away from the outside world so much that they put her in online school throughout her entire life. She was too timid and shy to talk back to anyone, which led to years of people walking over her. Her older sister is one of the main ones. Her aging grandmother is the only person who understands what she's going through and desperately wants to take her away from it all. Tristian Locke A 25-year-old tattoo artist who believes his heart is broken beyond repair. His mother, who has experienced painful trauma is now in a state of shock. His father, who is a lawyer, wants his son to get out of the phase he is in so he can have a "real" profession... so it seems. Tristian, in his mind, has disowned his father for the many things he's done behind his mother's back as well as his constant attempts to lure him back into the old ways of their family history involving the Irish Mob. On the outside, Tristian is calm and subtle, but on the inside, he has pent-up anger that he only releases accidentally or while training in the gym. His mother, alone, is the very reason he hasn't completely broken yet and is the source of all his inspiration. Tristian no longer believes in love. His father being the worst example of what love should be, is painted into his mind. He stays away from relationships and women as he wants nothing to do with them until she walked into his shop. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ " He tattooed his name on my heart " WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT AND EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. #95 in Romance - 12/06/17

((previously titled 'queen of disaster" but i'm rewriting because I hated it)) "Time is running out Says all the anchors and police That's why we tore the walls off all the buildings in the street And found each other here with all this rubble at our feet" [X-Men: First Class]

Maybe at the beginning, there was nothing, but so much happened in the span of five years. Feeling were developed and the desire between both man and woman burned. Well, at least, the woman's feelings did. Alessio hadn't chosen his own wife, he wasn't even thinking about marriage until his parents forced a young and innocently beautiful girl towards him. Now, five years later after being married to her he must decide if he wants to keep up the lie they have been playing for so long or finally let himself feel something deeper then he has ever allowed himself to before.

When devastating circumstances caused Scarlett Hudson to leave her home town she never imagined that another tragedy would force her to return three years later and the past she had tried so desperately to bury would start clawing its way out. If all that wasn't enough, her former bestfriend Hunter Adams, the person whose betrayal had cut her the deepest three years ago, seems hell bent on doing everything in his power to win her trust again. As secrets from the past begin to unravel Scarlett is forced to question everything she once believed in.

Abbey Russo is just out of juvie for possession of drugs and arms. She used to be part of a gang because she has America mafia blood. Now that she is out she is wilder than ever, her father has sent her to live with her mother in California because he can't handle her anymore. She drives a K1300R BMW motorbike, does drugs and likes to live life to fullest. She is made go to high school to finish her education which she has no intension of doing. The only education she cares about is making drugs and learning how to shoot her gun better. One night at a street fight she meets a guy who takes interest in her and her survival skills. Hot boys, drugs, alcohol, fights, driving fast is all Abbey lives for! I do not own any images or brand names. I only own the plot line and characters.

"sister salvatore, the beauty with a dark, painful, and lonely past." in which the salvatore's dead, little sister isn't really dead at all. in which he is still madly in love with a girl who has no idea who he is. [ SEASON TWO & THREE - THE VAMPIRE DIARIES ] disclaimer; I do not own The Vampire Diaries, all credit goes to the producers of the television show and author of the novel series. Copyright © 2016 Justinslover69

Cami Wimberley has a plan, and that plan includes no room for boys-especially the big time party animal, Hunter Wilder, no matter how handsome and charismatic he is. She's beautiful, a senior, extremely talented, gets good grades, and is working her way toward her dream college to be a musical theater major. Everything is perfect. Hunter Wilder does not want a girlfriend-that would complicate his life way too much right now. He especially doesn't want this girl, Miss-Goody-Two-Shoes, so how come he can't keep his eyes off her? He tries to keep her at arms length, but fate seems to keep pushing them together. Before long, it's obvious to everyone they're crushing on each other. As sparks begin to fly, Hunter finds himself sinking deeper and deeper into hot water. Soon he's scrambling to keep Cami from discovering his dark secret-one that can destroy their entire relationship. (*Note: This book is also published on the author's page @LaceyWeatherford.)

currently being edited! [the first story in the badboy's claim series] It was my turn to smirk. "I wanna make a bet." His smile faltered. "A bet?" "Yep. We're having a test tomorrow and you have to participate." "What does that have to do with the bet?" "If you don't get an A on the test," I paused. "You have to stay out of my life forever." He chuckled. "That's easy. Alright but, if you lose," He stepped forward, making me have to look up to see his face. That infamous smirk was back on his face. "You have to be my pet, Kitten." I snorted. "Like that will ever happen." "Deal?" He stretched out his hand and I took it confidently. "Deal." *** Kimora Woods, a girl who despises Jaxon Falls, the bad boy player AKA Captain Douche. When they are assigned for a project, she just can't shake him off and so that leads her to a bet which she lost... but, who knew that this one small bet could lead to so much more?

Falling for your best friends girl aint easy but what makes it easer is finding out your best friends little dirty secret.