| SAMPLE ONLY; READ IT NOW ON GALATEA | ❝He's the boy she left behind. She's the girl he let go.❞ ➵ Before she became one of music's biggest up-and-coming artists, Evelyn "Evie" Chase was a nobody at the bottom of the Roosevelt High School food chain with only a handful of friends. Her best friend (and longtime crush)--popular jock, Adam Fields--was her polar opposite, but despite their differences, their bond was as strong as they come. That is, until one day-- one mistake--changed the course of their friendship forever, and the once inseparable duo never spoke again. Fast forward three years, and everything's changed. Evie has the world at her feet, now out in L.A. living her dream as a seventeen-year-old popstar-- leaving the town, the boy who broke her heart, and those who'd made high school unbearable behind. Meanwhile, Adam--at Roosevelt finishing off senior year and still the school (and town's) beloved "golden boy"--is trying his hardest to let go of the past and the girl he let get away. And it's going well, the two of them living their separate lives. Until Evie's back. Suddenly, seventeen and senior year just got a lot more interesting.

In 2052, when all of Europe has gone to war, the United States hangs by a thread. Split into twenty Divisions, those who live here are threatened by homelessness, starvation, and life among the ruins. From the ashes of the rebellion comes the American Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA), a governmental corporation created to pick up the pieces. Amid the ranks stand Lynn Kramer, a stubbornly ambitious girl wanting nothing more than to relive the past, and Nolan Hood, a fiercely loyal young man desperate to leave it behind. Despite their successes, the ACA will soon face their greatest adversary yet. The Phantoms, a terrorist group driven by rage and blood lust. Only Lynn and Nolan are capable of putting an end to their devastation. Along the way, they'll discover many hidden truths about the place they've grown to call home. Through heartbreak and slaughter, the two agents must learn to work together. After all, the fate of the nation rests in their hands. ***BE ADVISED: THIS STORY IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING EDITS***

After Laurel's suicide, her oldest friends gather to fulfill her final request: Scatter her ashes at her family's remote old cabin, and drink to her memory. But as the night wears on, old grudges and dark secrets begin to emerge. And when one of the mourners is found murdered, the others are left reeling with the horrifying truth: Someone among them is a killer...and there's more to the story of Laurel's death than meets the eye. Content warning for suicide, murder and mentions of sexual violence.

"Do you want to talk? You know, about everything?" Evan asks. He's staring up at the star-covered sky as he holds our brown bag of French fries. I finish my sip of my vanilla milkshake despite not wanting to stop and follow his gaze. The stars twinkle against the black and wish I had brought my camera. Somehow I thought that bringing it on our maybe-maybe-not date wasn't appropriate. "I don't know," I smile, "everything seems like a lot of talking." Alabama Reed has fooled herself into thinking that this could work and she knows it. With an accident she's trying to downplay and a loss she can't seem to forget, things aren't looking good. So Bam's parents do the only thing they can think of; they take their daughter and drive her halfway across the country to sleepy Mermaid Bay to live in an empty cottage for the summer. Things quickly start looking up when Bam realizes the newspapers don't cover news that happens hours away, but as soon as she starts making friends and secrets of her past start unraveling, Bam finds out that you can't always run from your past - even if you actually run away. Spiritual #18 May 16th, 2013

Now available as Audiobook on Audible India. Spring. It's the season to love, share, and find happiness. But for Tyler? Not really. To her, it's just another long boring holiday season going back home. Spending her spring break lazing around the home, doing homework, getting up to date with all her favorite TV shows, and baking endless amounts of cakes. What she didn't expect is for her mother to rent out their house for the break. And to none other than her school's swimming team. Suddenly Tyler finds herself surrounded by four, hot and gorgeous, forever half-naked guys and she can't help but think that this year her spring break would suck. Or not. And with her mother in full-on match-making mode, something is bound to happen. [Highest Rank: #1 in Humor] [Wordcount: 150,000-200,000 words]

The police found the small girl curled up in a ditch. Physically she appeared fine, but mentally she had no recollection of how she got there or why. She had been missing for three weeks. Her mother was worried sick, it was her fault, partially. Years later, she's still haunted by what she doesn't know happened to her during her disappearance. She hasn't felt right since but can't seem to make anything of it. Until she meets Beck. The girl is drawn to the man, enamored by his beauty and something deeper than attraction. The man is drawn to her too, she's the other half of his soul. Their lives are incredibly tangled with pasts they can't seem to outrun, no matter how hard they try. Can they hold each other together? Or will they unravel like their histories? ~ His lips met hers with more passion than he had ever given her. The man held her close, in a way that left no room for doubt about his love. For a brief second, he broke away to press his forehead to hers as she panted to catch her breath. "I'm yours," he whispered, kissing her lips once more. "I'm yours." --- all rights reserved © Lasting Summit

Seventeen year-old Eliza Taylor's latest run-in with New York City Police lands her on a bus with a one way ticket to the small town of Blackwater. Unimpressed with being an indentured servant for her cranky and ridiculously ancient aunt, Eliza soon finds hope when she meets Dante, another of her aunt's employees, as well as Chase, the cute boy-next-door who works at his dad's hardware store. Unfortunately, Eliza's panache for getting into trouble rears its ugly head when she discovers her aunt's shop sells more than just postcards from 1988. Her aunt's "private showroom" houses each of the seven deadly sins: Pride, Envy, Wrath, Avarice, Lust, Gluttony, and Sloth. But stopping her evil aunt from damning the souls of unsuspecting teens has a price - and that price might very well be Eliza's eternal soul. Can Eliza survive her evil aunt, outwit the dark master she serves, and keep a few souls out of Hell, including her own? She's not so sure, but seeing as how she likes her soul in the upright and firmly out-of-hell position, she's gonna give it her best shot. Hopefully her best won't end up killing her and ruining her afterlife - God knows her normal life is hard enough! **Copyrighted Material: Bad Company Copyright © Wendy Nelson 2012 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author. ***All images, videos & photos belong to their respective owners. No copyright infringement or violation is intended by their use.

A pesky and stubborn black cat full of attitude. A lovely red haired girl with a passion for animals. A mysterious and brooding boy with a lot of secrets and an accident that puts them all together. Bad Luck sometimes can come in disguise for true love! Now it's time for Mia to get Lucky! *The book will be soon available for sale on Amazon!*

-It's dark. The music comforts me, whilst the shadows consume me. I let them eat away at me, but he burns through. Brighter and stronger than anything else I have ever seen before. - A sweet tale of a broken girl who finds someone to bring her back to life. (Note: This is a very light, simple, and short love story that also deals with mental illness and a passion for music. It's not the length of a normal book, and the plot moves fairly quickly.)

in which a beautiful boy learns that the edge of a razor blade is nicer than the words of the one he loves, and the people bordering him could spit out. ▬ may 2016 © reichelle torres #4 in gloom 080120 #195 in taygetsthegay 072420 #2 in thelovesociety 04182020 #1 in gloom 022419 #191 in lovewins 04192020 [ an official contributor to #ThePeopleOfSociety campaign ]