BOOK ONE of the Colors of Us series ----- "You know it's very rude to text your boyfriend while you're at dinner with your family." My eyes shoot up to Vic's as she sits across the table from me, sipping her sweet tea, innocent as ever while our parents converse beside us. "You know it's very rude to repeatedly call someone something they're not," I mock. Vic just smirks. "Yet," she says, twirling pasta onto her fork. "Don't think I haven't noticed that you eat lunch together. Or that he's practically attached at the hip with you in paint." I roll my eyes. "We're friends. That's kinda how friendship works, if you weren't aware," I say, spooning soup into my mouth. "He looks at you, you know. When you're not looking. That's like the number one sign that a guy likes you," she says. I shake my head. This conversation is useless with my impressionable little sister who's probably read a few too many romance novels. "Whatever," I say with a laugh. ---------- Astrid Keller, self-proclaimed theatre nerd and aspiring artist, expected her junior year of high school to be no different than any other year of her life. Anxiety ridden and utterly shy, she was content with being invisible and anti-social as always. But life had other things in store for her. And an incident on the first day of school has her socializing with the notoriously adorable Will Haven-and possibly crushing on him. Before she knows it, she knows more about this boy than even his closest friends do. But how is she supposed to tell him she likes him when she couldn't even talk to him only months before?

Bella Winters is a seventeen year old with little confidence, controlled daily by her anxiety. Bella wants to remain hidden in school but ends up gaining the attention from the school's popular bully, and the school's heart throb all within the same week. A heartwarming tale where Bella Winters endures heartbreak that sends her on a discovery of self love and confidence. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - Do not copy/reproduce or use any of the text in this story.

"You and I both know that any girl would kill to be in your position, with me, right now." He smirks, knowing that what he's said is completely and utterly true. Lea Wilson and River Parker don't mix; they don't like the same things, their lives are majorly different. But, what if these two people who are least expected to spend time with each other are doing exactly that? And, not only at school but at home as well. After Lea's house falls apart due to a termite infestation, the Wilson's are invited to stay at an old family friend's mansion of a house. The family friend also happens to be River's father. I'll give you time to digest that information. Yes, you're right. The sarcastic nerd and the egotistical heart-throb live under the same roof and encounter a series of events that make the two do something they didn't think would happen. They grow closer, and closer, and closer, until...well, you'll have to find that out for yourself. Follow them through their adventures of falling in love, getting their hearts broken, and learning lessons that explain there is more to life than they have ever imagined. WARNING(S): Strong Language & Mild Sexual Imagery. UNCOMPLETE. EDITING. ◊ The book trailer to the side is made by @starsandsky ◊ The book cover is made by @LightningStorms