❝for me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. it gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.❞ [[ eight short stories based on eight songs by eight different artists. ]] http://8tracks.com/yourgirlbeth/eight-track

"alice?" he whispered, his voice nervous. "yeah?" she replied absent mindedly, stirring the coffee in the dark red cup with her spoon. "i love you," he said. an uncomfortable silence filled the air. "i love you, alice," he repeated, looking at her. her head was bent as she spooned the cream and only strands of her ginger hair hung from the sides of her face. "okay," she replied. [© noiembrie; cover by @aciddaisies] short story #76, romance #383, thirteenth july two thousand thirteen.

Born with a damaged heart, Leanna Weston has lived a sheltered life with little chance at adventure. When she hears that Finvarra's Circus is coming to her small town, she sneaks off to witness the magic first hand, sure that this is her only chance at experiencing true magic-even if the frightening rumors about the heartless Ringmaster, Finvarra, are true. Caught by Finvarra, Leanna is given one chance at survival: she must join the circus. As slowly she becomes part of the strange family, Leanna learns that there is more than magic to this circus, but an ancient curse that has tied Finvarra's life to its rings. If the circus fails, he dies. Leanna vows to save the circus, but when a ruthless enemy emerges, set on destroying it and Finvarra, will Leanna be able to save them both, or will her broken heart fail her just when she needs it most? Cover Artist: Lisa Rhodes

BEWARE: HORRIBLE GRAMMAR AHEAD (DEATH SENTENCE FANFICTION) He grabbed my hand and took me with him. Everybody was watching us, and by the looks of their faces I think it was the first time he did something like that. I asked him where we were going but he ignored me. He tightly grasped my hand when we left the private room and walked through the bar. Everybody looked at us in awe and I blushed a little. Where he was taking me? Was he crazy? I wanted to escape from his hands but something about him made me feel secure by his side. Emma Collins was a typical girl with deep family problems. Billy Darley was the untypical gang lord with deep and twisted life and law problems. When she met him, love blossomed within her. When he met her, an overprotective feeling thump him. But what will happen when the ashes of the past arise and terminate what they felt?