Friendships we form when we are young shape every aspect of a person but some friendships can save lives Written by: Taylor and Elysse

"Don't walk away from me...please." I could barely talk with the lump in my throat. My eyes, bright red from crying. "You've given me no choice. I'm tired of being with someones who makes me feel alone," He replied with pain in his words. And it was in that doleful moment I realized that I have nothing left. Everyone was gone. A million thoughts ran through my mind, but only one stood out. The only one that played over and over, like a broken record, and that is, "What is so wrong with me, that everyone can leave so easily?" But my thoughts were cut off by the creek of the heavy, old door. "Goodbye, Emilie," he whispered faintly, as the door closed behind him, not giving me a chance to respond.

“Look, whoever you are-” “Michael. And who are you?” he interrupted. Rude. “Michael. My name is Iris, Bonnie is indisposed at the moment, so my father sent me. I’m sure I can pass along any information so Bonnie can do whatever it is she does. How can I be of assistance?” I try to be polite as possible by putting on a sincere smile but my efforts are useless since his face is still marred with a nasty look. “Are you Hades' daughter?” He asked. “Something like that, yeah. What is the reason for your visit Michael? I know it's not to investigate the river of lost souls so what do you want?” This is how Bonnie talks right? Get down to the situation at hand. “There is a commotion in the heavens. As im sure you know, I am Zeus' right hand man so im pretty in the know of everything going on. Supposedly there's- a lost heir if you will. See, Zeus claims to have been pursued by a strange woman who looked similar to his significant other, and he believes that a child was spawned.” It all starts with an alliance. Iris is a girl in a sticky situation. She's also about to find out that she has been lied to her whole life and that everything she knows, even about herself, is a complete lie. She meets Michael, one of the most powerful men on Olympus without being a god himself. When he comes to the underworld asking questions he shouldn't be asking, Iris strikes a deal- a deal that changes her life forever. After her meet- her whole world is turned around and flipped upside down. Book by: Taylor Barlow AKA TaylorBarlow953 Original cover by: 4evadatrueme

Seventeen-year-old Scarlett Hayes is living her life by her own rules. Losing her parents at a young age has made her strong and fiercely independent. She knows exactly who she is and nothing is going to change that. Everything starts to change for her when she moves to a new town. She meets Cade Presley. He is domineering and arrogant which makes her detest him at first sight. She learns a secret that will unravel her perfect life and lead her into a world she never knew existed. Embracing her new life is difficult when it pulls her closer to Cade. Finding out you are destined to be with someone forever is hard to handle especially when you want to throttle them every time you see them. The attraction she feels for him is undeniable and there is no fighting destiny. *Please note this is only a five chapter sample of the published book.

Summer Jacobs knew full well about her town’s tradition. Every year at the end of the summer, a party would be held on school grounds without the knowledge of the parents or the teachers. It had been happening since before Summer was born and never once was anyone the wiser. This year however, everyone was going to find out. Summer had planned a weekend of alcohol, bad decisions and horrendous photo’s which she would later un-tag herself from on Facebook. A whole weekend with her friends at the biggest party of the year, without any worries or parents telling her what to do. So how she ended up trapped in the school with a deranged psycho killing her classmates off one by one, she will never know. It wouldn’t have been as bad if she was trapped on her own. She would have been happier to face the lunatic solo rather than be trapped with a guy who kept using the life or death situation to make passes at her. His theory was being so close to death should definitely loosen her up, and by ‘loosen up’ he definitely meant ‘get naked.’ Along with his friends who between them had the IQ of a baby tree stump, an outcast who probably still had Spiderman bed sheets and the cheerleaders who were more worried about all the blood staining their new white jeans, they had to somehow make it out of there alive. And to think, Summer’s biggest worry that weekend was waking up with a brutal hangover… ©makeandoffer

Okay guys, this is a really old account that I created when I was 13 years old. This book is a really old story of mine but I'm not going to delete it cause, well, it's my first novels (as embarrassing as it is). I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you're reading this in 2016+, this is all really, REALLY old haha don't judge me. I do NOT post updated or new stories anymore, please please stop asking, I'm sorry it's just that posting your writing on the web may affect a publisher's decision and starts lots of arguments with copyright and public domain stuff so I'm avoiding all that. Although I don't post I'm still active on this account so feel free to message me with questions and requests and the such. Thank you all for understanding xx - I * Fate is never in your favor. Willow Glasspiers was eating lunch with her best friend, Jasper, when she first sees them; Ganashes who claimed they were from the UnderWorld. These Ganashes-Michael, Alicia, Chelsea and Chris-take her to the Ganash Headquarter of RiverPlain on a quest to find her fate. Machire is part of the Amnesian Government in the UpperWorld. He is a well-known, persuasive man and his job is supposed to be keeping peace amongst the Faery world that his hidden within Earth. But, when he discovers the UnderWorld, his thirst for power grows. And just like any other greedy man would do, he tries to put the UnderWorld under his wing. A legend claims that this will not go well, that instead of ruling the worlds, he will destroy them. It claims that the girl who slays the Incoy Dragon is the Savior, and that her name is Willow. In a rush to speed up the prophecy, Ganashes have been taking Willows and sending them on almost-sure-death missions to kill the monster. Willow Glasspiers is next in line to determine her fate. Is it to slay the Incoy Dragon, or is it to have her corpse piled among the hundreds of Willows who have attempted to kill the monster?

After moving to a new city, high school senior Caitlin Paine is thrust into a world of supernatural danger while she navigates forbidden romances and seeks answers about the strange new power that plagues her. ***** In TURNED (Book #1 of the Vampire Journals), 18-year-old Caitlin Paine finds herself uprooted from her nice suburb by her mother to attend an inner city New York City high school. The one ray of light in her new surroundings is Jonah, a classmate who takes an instant liking to her. But before their romance can blossom, Caitlin finds herself changing, overcome by feelings she does not understand: superhuman strength, a sensitivity to light, and a desire to feed... Seeking answers, her cravings lead her to the wrong place at the wrong time, opening her eyes to a hidden world where two dangerous covens are fighting a vampire war. After she's rescued from the dark forces by Caleb, a mysterious and powerful vampire, Caitlin becomes caught between two men - and two worlds - on a journey to discover who she truly is. [[Word count: 50,000 - 55,000 words]] TURNED is book #1 in the #1 Bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, which includes eleven books (and counting). "TURNED is an ideal story for young readers. Morgan Rice did a good job spinning an interesting twist on what could have been a typical vampire tale. Refreshing and unique, TURNED has the classic elements found in many Young Adult paranormal stories. Book #1 of the Vampire Journals Series focuses around one girl...one extraordinary girl!...TURNED is easy to read but extremely fast-paced....Recommended for anyone who likes to read soft paranormal romances. Rated PG." --The Romance Reviews

Meet two teens whose worlds are about to change forever in this paranormal Young Adult novella, a prequel to Ink by debut author Amanda Sun. Katie Greene's worst nightmare comes true when her mother dies, and she's devastated to learn that she will have to leave the only home she's ever known. Desperate to find where she belongs, she must decide if she has what it takes to start a new life across the ocean. For Yuu Tomohiro, every day is a nightmare. He struggles to control his strange ability, and keeps everyone at a distance so they won't get hurt—even his girlfriend, Myu. At night, a shadow haunts his dreams, and a mysterious woman torments him with omens of death and destruction. But these haunting premonitions are only the beginning Shadow, a full-length novella will be updated every Tuesday and Thursday until complete. And don't miss the moment when Katie's and Tomohiro's worlds collide in Ink, book one of The Paper Gods series from Harlequin TEEN.