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A compilation of my thoughts and ideas expressed through poetry. 1st place in The Awesome Awards (Poetry & Short Story genre, 2018) 1st place in The Blue Rose Awards (Poetry genre, Summer 2018)

#3 in Sweet moments(12/08/2018) #3 in Shining Star Awards (09/08/2018) #6 in Wit(28/8/2018) #8 in Royalblood #27 in Rockstar #43 in Witty A teenage girl Emily breaks up with her Valentine and next day finds herself in an unknown house which is of u a rockstar-Justin! Afterall We were different----poles apart Justin was a rockstar I was a simple, middle-class girl I could never match him His choices His style His attitude His aura Nothing. What will happen to Brett, her childhood friend who people think has a crush on Emily, if something happens between Justin and Emily?? What will be Justin's step? Make sure to read to see what happens next!! Stay tuned. Thanks for the lovely cover @just_yasmin

Everly Winter hasn't had a day without responsibility in years. Between dealing with her newly divorced parents and watching out for a suicidal best friend, Everly never has time for herself. But then Jace Wasson comes along, self-contained and enigmatic. He doesn't give Everly the best first impression, but the two of them just can't seem to stay away from each other. Everly finds herself falling- falling in love with someone who she never expected to like the slightest bit.

It's October 1845, in the midst of the Great Potato Famine. Claire's father is dead, her brother is in America and her mother is dangerously ill, with the business she owns, The Irish Emporium, threatened as well. With no money, no food, and no medicine, it looks like Claire's family has no hope either. There's one chance Claire has to save her mother and the family business, but it involves leaving everything behind and making a one-way journey across the Atlantic, and Claire will have to sacrifice everything to save all she holds dear. ▶2nd Place Historical Fiction in Neon Awards 2018 ▶Tied 1st Place Historical Fiction in Brewing Flair Awards 2018 Currently on hold. A messy first draft. Thank you to @majesticmountain for the incredible cover!

Jo Mast had a rough start to life. Up until she was seven, Jo had lived in an abusive household with only her pretend adventures in the tree house next door with the neighbor boy to keep her sane. Now, Jo is all grown up and the dark memories of her early years have faded. She now had Jasper and a full ride scholarship to college and she’s happy with her life. However, when she moves to go to school that just so happens to be in her old hometown, Jo must dig up old memories that she had spent many years burying. And that just might include finding the boy from the tree house that she’d said goodbye to so many years before. With the help of her friends, old and new, Jo finds a way to maneuver through the struggles of moving away from home and really finding out what it feels like to grow up.

"Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance." - Carl Sandburg

a collection of poems I wrote while going through the worst of my anorexia. If any of these sound familiar you might have read one on tumblr which i posted about two years ago, and then other people also put those on IG. All the poems belong to me, and I'm in the process of getting them copy-writed so seriously don't steal without credit The cover pic is of me IG: @jewel.amarie

Stella Wayne is on her way to a bright future. With multiple awards under her belt and the most elite dance school in the country on her transcript, any college would be lucky to have her. With a full ride scholarship to Julliard already in her name, the only thing Stella has to do is survive her last year of high school- how hard can that be? Stella quickly finds out that it can be very hard. Especially when the new girls at the school begin to form a wedge between Stella and her boyfriend, Andrew. They were already having problems before these two beautiful girls entered the equation, but now, their days of romance and coupledome are about to come to an end. However, Stella won't go down without a fight. As Stella realizes that the cupcake phase in a relationship doesn't last forever, she also has to come face to face with her family issues and problems within herself. After all that's happened, Stella will just be grateful to make it out of senior year alive.

Sienna Mast is a tough girl and she always has been. But everybody has their breaking point. Sienna's abusive household becomes too much for her, so she seeks outside help in her uncle that lives across the country. She needs money and he has a lot of it, but she has to earn it. Her uncle promises Sienna money if she can complete the summer at a dance school. Since she's been dancing her whole life, she doesn't think it'll be too hard. However, she starts to rethink her decision when she realizes that her classmates are willing to do anything to beat the competition. With a bubbly roommate, a scary instructor, and a few jealous enemies, Sienna has to make it through the summer for her family's sake. What could possibly go wrong? Buy the paperback edition on Lulu! http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/writerbug44