♥A story of a boy, a girl, and a fear of falling.♥ Hazel Claire; a girl simply trying to find her place in the world. When she realizes everything in her life is not how she wants it, she packs her bags, switches towns, and transfers to another university to follow her dream in music. Little did she know she would be faced with the one thing she was trying so hard to stay away from, the one thing that could shatter her heart completely. Noah O'Conner; a boy trying to save everyone he cares about. Doing everything he can to hide the scars of his past, he pushes his image as the care free guy swinging his way through the female population at his university. Having that image is fine with him. Better than fine. Until he meets her. Both are running from mistakes that haunt them. But, as time catches up, so will those mistakes. Together, they will fall. What happens after falling, however, could break the both of them, or turn into the most beautiful thing they could imagine possible.

Thrown out of an abusive home, Suki pretends to be Devin's girlfriend while she stays with his family. But what happens when pretend feelings become real? ***** With nowhere to go after being thrown out of an abusive home, Suki asks Devin, a complete stranger, if she can stay the night with him. But what was supposed to be a short-term solution quickly turns into an open-ended promise: if Suki pretends to be Devin's girlfriend to ward off his pushy (if loving) mother, then she can live in his spare bedroom until she sorts out her life. But what happens when pretend feelings become real? Will Suki be able to overcome the fear and pain in her past in order to heal and fall in love? [[1st Place, The Rarity Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, Skull Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Royalty Awards 2017, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Gold Awards 2017, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Holo Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Z Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Purple Awards, Romance Category]] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]