For as long as she can possibly remember, Michael Brentwood (Scott Foley) has always been Amy's lifeline, the only person she can count on to heal her pain, not only emotionally but more importantly, physically. He's unbelievably kind, compassionate, an incredible humanitarian and a natural born pacifist. He just...tends to worry a little too much. When Michael rushes Amy (Phoebe Tonkin) to the hospital with an appendicitis, she's determined not to stick around, but her fear of hospitals is the least of her worries when her abusive ex boyfriend, Victor (Julian McMahon), returns to her life. Meanwhile, she meets Michael's new co-worker Andrew Barnett (Shane West), a bad boy rockstar with a heart of gold. Not only is he determined to protect her from her ex, but he's also determined to win her heart. **READERS PLEASE NOTE: This story takes place before the "How To" series. It can be read as a prequel to "How To Catch A Submissive" and/or a stand alone novel.**

Joan is the only daughter in the family of seven. Her exquisite beauty seems to be an err of nature as both parents are no different from peasant looking plants. Surprisingly as she grows up, a great island of innocence begins to heave in sight, giving her the two most seductive features. With her father earning chicken feed, the sheer grace begins to rapidly fade away. What earlier seems to be a fortune suddenly turns out to be even more unlucky when Joan meets Ahmed Spanning between half a century, beginning with the come of Joan, the author lucidly displays his incredible power of storytelling as he takes us through life in Maraba then Nnewi and Funtua. A story of two people pretending to hate each other and then at the end declared their love. It's so real and yet sophisticated.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

A little bit about these poems: I wrote them during my freshman year of college when I was having a relapse in my obsession of The Outsiders. *UPDATE: I looked in my computer and found another version of the Dallas Winston poem so I decided to include it.