"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"

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Highest Rank - #1 in Teen Fiction - 29/04/18 ~~ Annabella Stone lived in a normal house, in a normal town with a normal family. She was quite a shy girl yet she loved to cheerlead. She studied hard and spent time with her friends. She was normal. Or so that's what everyone thought. What they didn't know was that the Stone's were hiding a secret. A dark secret. A dangerous secret. Nobody knew. And nobody would ever know. At least, that's what she promised her parents. But things change when an arrogant, handsome bad boy waltzes into the picture. WARNING: this is a cliche book, if you don't like cliche books, this isn't for you. The covers will keep changing because I want to show off the amazing covers made by everybody! Some of my favorite comments: 13lackqueen - I like this story...simple yet beautiful. Yes, it is like other stories that had bad boys and a b*tchy queen bee and all but its something more. maariahh27 - I love this story...it is amazing and I'm sooo sad its over. _eesharh - I read this book offline then had to come back online to vote. I just had to. Thank you for writing this masterpiece. You're a really great writer :)