Charlie Whitmen loves sports, junk food, video games, cars and basically anything-if not everything-your average teenaged boy would find interesting. But wait a second, Charlie isn't even a boy! Oh no, she's actually a girl! Bet you didn't see that one coming, did you? Assumptions are never pretty. Like a wise man once said: "Don't assume, because when you do, you make an ass out of u and me." thank you soooo much to dirtypalette for the beautiful cover <3

Philophobia (n) : the abnormal, persistent and unwarranted fear of falling in love. This affects the quality of life and pushes a person away from commitment. It is most common in females than males because they are specifically told not to pursue love. Most of the time they are set up for arranged marriages and / or forced marriages by the family who believes that the candidate of one's choice isn't good enough for them and that they should marry the person that has already been selected for them. The worst aspect of philophobia is that it keeps a person trapped in solitude.

Wu Miyoon has a secret she has never told anyone. She loves him but just like everyone else in her life, he doesn't know. She has tried dropping hints a number of times. But he was always oblivious when it came to girls. She sees him as more than a friend. Yet he sees her as nothing more than a little sister. She wants to tell him and when she was prepared to do so, he told her he had met the perfect girl for him. Her hopes were crushed, her heart broken but her love never ending. Knowing him for over ten years now, Miyoon finds her love for him only growing deeper and deeper. What was once just a schoolgirl crush has developed into something so much more. Sure he had dated other girls but not any one of them stuck by his side as long as she has. Through laughs, cries, sorrows and joys, she was always there to share it with him. But how long can she bear to carry her secret before she finally bursts? How long will she be able to love someone who will never return her feelings? Although she thinks that no one knows her true feelings, there was always someone who paid very close attention to her. And he knew her secret.

Ana Belmonte has fallen in love with Jared O'Hare, a boy she knows she can never have unless she musters the courage to overcome the only obstacle standing in her way. She has already failed and ran away from him once, leaving behind not one, but two shattered hearts. "It's okay," and "I'll find someone better," are two lies she always tells herself in order to ease the pain and after a while she, too, starts to believe in them. Just when Ana thinks she has moved on, Jared returns home for the holidays and all of the effort she has put into forgetting about him ends in vain as she finds herself falling for him all over again. Will Ana be able to experience what true happiness feels like this Christmas, or will she allow her fear to triumph the love she harbors for Jared as it has done in the past?

Growing up in a large, middle-class (if not lower) family had its challenges. More than I can account for actually. I had five older sisters and two older brothers. Throw me into the mix and that's a grand total of eight children living under one roof. If my mom hadn't stopped with yours truly, we would have definitely been able to form an entire soccer team with just our family alone. I can't recall much of my childhood and exactly how I interacted with each and every one of my siblings, but I can assure you that it was nowhere near a nice walk through the park. Even until this very day, I still stand by my statement. This is a story about a broken girl who fools the world with one simple action which requires less than ten muscles. Then along comes a boy who knows very well what really lies behind that smile. thank you soooo much to dirtypalette for the beautiful cover <3