|| a featured story || Aurora never planned on spending her final month alive falling in love. When she meets Gus, a curious boy who is all too eager to waste away the days with her, she finds herself trading in her month of solitude for a month with him instead. Under the summer sun, they promise each other a forever they don't have. All they have is August, and they try to make it enough. [Features a commissioned bonus chapter for the JCPenny #DreamPromposal contest] __________________________ Alex Light © All rights reserved 2018

Jade isn't a normal girl. She is beaten, bullied, abused, and ignored by everyone in her life. Her mother is dead, her father is a drunk, and her best friend committed suicide, leaving her with no friends. She is determined to commit suicide on the date of his death when a stranger comes into her life and accepts her. But is there really any room for a broken girl in this cruel world? Cover by TroubledEyes

"You don't know me..." Diana's life is far from ordinary life. She gets bullied at school, and abused at home. Everyone thinks she's a freak. But, will one special person change that. Connor's life is perfect. Popular, on the football and soccer team, loving parents, tons of friends, cheerleader girlfriend, good grades. Until he meets one special person who changes that. They meet one night at the park and then something...happens. Then comes trust, friendship, and love. What happened when Connor finds out Diana's secrets? READ TO FIND OUT!!!!!!! #wattys2016 All rights reserved Copyright © Daphne_Simone

❝In which a celebrity dials a random number in hope of finding one last thing to make him smile before he commits suicide at the end of the month.❞ "I'm going to commit suicide in one months time." "I think you have the wrong number." "It can't be the wrong number Princess. I picked a random number from the catalog." "Why on earth would you do that?" "Because you, sweetheart, are now my own personal suicide helpline. Your job is to make the last month of my life worth living." ______________________

On the outside, Adena Serre looks like an average highschooler. But on the inside she's broken. Because of her hidden secrets, she shut's off the world. So when she is paired with Dylan Henderson for an assignment, she builds up a wall to keep him out. But Dylan, finding Adena to be interesting, wants to know what she is hiding. As Adena and Dylan become closer, it becomes less about the assignment and more about their lives. When there worlds come crashing down around them, will they be able to find love?