Separada de sus padres al nacer y obligada a comenzar a trabajar con tan solo dieciséis años para pagar sus estudios y mantener a la persona que más quiere en el mundo, la vida de Kayla Jones no podría ser definida como la más fácil de todas. Sin embargo, nada podía salir peor de lo que ya era, o por lo menos eso era lo que Kayla pensaba un segundo antes de toparse con uno de los individuos más enigmáticos e insoportables que pudieron haberse cruzado en su, ya de por sí, muy compleja vida. A partir de este punto las cosas comienzan a tomar un giro muy diferente del que Kayla pudo esperar alguna vez, el encuentro con aquel sujeto siendo el desencadenante principal de toda esta situación. Las cosas que antes parecían ser obstáculos complicados comienzan a parecer simples piedrecillas comparado con lo Kayla comienza a experimentar. La oscuridad ya no parece tan inofensiva como antes y los sueños mucho menos. Una llave de su pasado ha abierto una puerta cada vez más difícil de cerrar y correr ya no parece ser suficiente. El tiempo esta corriendo y tomar la decisión correcta es vital, sin embargo ¿Cómo se hace esto cuando estás enfrentándote a tus más oscuros demonios? *Escenas explícitas* *Violencia leve* *Lenguaje brusco y/o ofensivo* No copies se original Obra registrada por Safe Creative

After the accident, Noah Archer built a wall around himself. But Riley Dawson is curious about him, and she's determined to meet the man behind his defenses. ***** Riley Dawson has always noticed Noah. He was the most popular guy on campus, until he lost his parents in a car accident. Now he's withdrawn and silent. Mustering up the courage to give her condolences, the two end up talking, and Riley grows determined to help Noah find himself again. Every time she coaxes a smile from him, she can feel the ice around his heart melting. But Riley knows that Noah's loss is still close to him. She's opening up her heart, but can Noah do the same? He's got so much to lose, but now, so does she. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

Every Tuesday during football practice, sixteen year old Sem Bolton finds himself stealing glances at the gorgeous college boy jogging down the path next to the fields. He was his dirty little secret. His guilty pleasure. His unobtainable fantasy: safe and distant on the other side of the chainlink fence. Then, through a series of unpleasant events including being forced on a camping trip, it turns out his unobtainable fantasy is not so unobtainable after all. Not only is gorgeous college boy gay as well, he also wants to date Sem. Now, Sem was never one to play it safe. But outing himself was in a whole different league than testing his mother's patience or taking hits in the boxing ring. Was he really ready to date a guy, all consequences included? As if internal struggles weren't enough, count on girls, friends, and an estranged brother, to complicate stuff even further. Photo on the cover by: https://unsplash.com/@nickkarvounis