"When I tell you that he hates me, you'll probably assume it's because he's a jerk...but you'd be wrong. He's not a jerk. I am." --- Several years ago tragedy struck Emma's home, leaving her broken... like a cup with cracks spiraling and slithering around the edges. Slowly, bitterness crept in like tar, hardening between each fracture to resemble a deceitful wholeness. She became a monster, and targeted her venom on the sweetest person she could find: Trinity Nixon. Too bad the boy Emma longed for was Trinity's brother. Now, as Emma fights to win the heart of the boy who despises her, she's forced to hide her demons. She paints her fragile cup in pinks, yellows, and oranges - all the colors of the sun. She paints on a smile, and an unusual sense of humor, so that the world will view her as bright and cheerful, when in reality she's breaking. But she's completely unprepared for the acidic truth that melts away the tar, demolishing her shell, and awakening the Emma White buried deep inside. --- Book 1 in The Dismantled Pride series *Story was previously titled "Faking It"

Brady and Sabine Wilson are sisters born eleven months apart, but they couldn’t be more different. 17-yr old Brady is an artist, a bit of a loner, and often the odd-girl out. Her older sister, a senior, is the center of attention at Greenmeadow High. After Sabine dies in a horrific cheerleading accident, grief unravels Brady and her family. Suddenly an only child, Brady finds herself questioning the value of everything she once held dear. Her best friend betrays her. Her parents’ marriage is crumbling. And Connor, the boy everyone blames for the accident, seems to be her only ally in the search for answers in the wake of her sister’s death. With Connor’s help, Brady uncovers a truth that nobody wants to believe.

Marley has the perfect life. A loving family, good grades, sports scholarships. She has everything. Up until her brother decides to take a spontaneous trip back home from college and something goes terribly wrong. Marley is thrown into the worst parts of life and she struggles to stay afloat. Her family falls apart, her grades are a complete loss, and soccer goes out the window. Can Marley overcome? Or will yet another tragedy fall upon Marley's family? WARNING: This story contains some graphic scenes and mature activities that I do not condone such as self-harm and under age drinking. Read at your own risk.

In which a girl can't go a day without an anxiety attack and a boy can't go a day without noticing