It started with one lie. One day, as Evelyn is made fun of by her bully for not having a boyfriend, she surprises everyone by announcing that she is dating the school's bad boy, Ashton Grant. Even more shockingly, Ash agrees to pretend to date Evelyn on the condition that she tutors him to help his failing grades. As she spends more and more time with Ash, Evelyn realizes there is more to Ash then just good looks and a bad reputation. Will Evelyn and Ash be able to keep up the act, or will Brooke see through it? And as Evelyn's emotions become more than just pretend, will Ash feel the same or will he shut her out?

[This book has officially been published and only a sample remains. See inside for details.] Nora Montgomery's primary goal was to remain seemingly unnoticed until graduation, and that meant staying away from Ryder Collins. But when both she and Ryder are selected to participate in the local police department's handcuff demonstration, they find themselves inescapably chained together. The tension between them is thick; filled with unresolved issues from their past friendship. But things get a whole lot worse when the officer loses the key and the pair are forced to accommodate each other until a replacement is available. Being handcuffed to the opposite gender was sure to introduce some extremely uncomfortable situations. Things are about to get awkward, right? 2013 Watty Awards Winner Most Popular, Mystery//Thriller

"The Mona Lisa," Steven Newman presented the famous art piece to his twelve year old son and daughter. They both cocked their blonde heads to the side, brown eyes narrowing on the piece. "It's smaller than I thought." Bridgit and her twin run into trouble in their own one town after four years of musty art galleries and libraries with books that hadn't been open in years. After meeting James Kristenson, the boy who didn't want to be saved, Bridgit warms up to him and they turn into best friends. Even through endless drama that James brings upon himself and Bridgit cleans up, is the relationship healthy? Or will external forces, such as motive-fuelled scientifically identified as Jock-ious Heroicus (aka: Jack Scott) people knock the perfectly balanced see-saw of a relationship of the James-Bridgit relationship? Join Bridgit Newman in a journey of 'renewal and growth' (as your English teacher would propose). @bradburys (@coco-caramel) 2013-2014 all rights reserved [other #464]

(A very short story written for one of my school assignments) Yeah, you may think it’s typical – people feeling low in life, especially in the prime of their youth, even when that is the time when people are expected to have the greatest times of their lives. But let me tell you something, it happens a lot. And for most of some people’s time at high school, they have to get up every morning wanting to stay home. But for Emma Wakely, not even home is good enough.