Book #1 in the Silence Series Elijah is no ordinary boy. In fact, he is as different from what a normal boy could possibly be. The golden rule in is life has always been "listen before you speak", but what happens when he meets a boy? Will he still be able to just listen? Even when the boy urges him to speak all the unspoken words he has tried so hard to silence for so many years? When Blake walks into Elijah's silent world, the sound starts forming around Elijah's mouth; and he speaks for the first time in four years. Will Blake still love Elijah after hearing everything that Elijah has listened to but never spoke about all those years, or will he get the hell out of dodge as his instincts scream? This story is PG13, since it may have strong language. This story may contain self-harm issues, abuse, and other traumatic scenes. Please be advised that the main character is homosexual, and therefore there will be romantic actions between same sex characters. If that makes you uncomfortable in any way, please refrain from reading.

Keegan is a boy who loves affection. He's usually quite peppy and excitable, but everything in life has turned against him. He ends up locking away his emotions and making himself distant from the world, trying to avoid further suffering. He's left a shell of his former self, struggling to get through life. He decides to take time away from his abusive life by going on a week long school trip to collect his thoughts. He is placed in situations he couldn't have imagined. Theo is a laid back jock. He can come off as aggressive and bossy, usually around his friends, though he has a heart and can be quite kind. His life is hectic and full of annoying people. His parents are inconsiderate, his friends are clingy and loud, and the rest of the school sucks up to him, which he doesn't received well. He just wants to be left alone. After deceiving his clingy friends he snuck away on the school trip, hoping he could finally get some peace and quiet. This trip would hold some surprises for him, and maybe even change his life. What future will await these two? Are they destined for greatness, or despair?

Nico isn't enjoying this whole ride called "life". Then again he hated roller coasters and anything that made him panic as a whole. He thought life couldn't get any worse, but with him causing a fallout between him and his best friend, and only friend, Matty, life just doesn't seem worth living anymore. (TRIGGER WARNING!: This story touches on themes related to mental illness and eating disorders such as depression, anxiety, and anorexia. If the mention of these are any triggers to anyone, I suggest not reading the book. There is also a lot of vulgar language and mentions of drug and alcohol abuse.)

Austin is the golden boy of his high school soccer team; he's short, he's fast, he's not afraid to talk back to the officials - and he's got a score to settle with a coach from the Summer League. Signing a contract to play with the AU Bears is something Austin's been dreaming of his whole life; the team is high profile and his face gets broadcasted to multiple sports teams across the world. But when he finds out the Bear's assistant coach is the same douchebag who called him out in the Summer League, Coach Ronan starts to break down his walls faster than he can build them up; Austin has many secrets, and the truth could get him kicked off the team. With his father's abuse becoming more and more violent, Austin desperately searches for a way out, and Ronan has an empty apartment and an extra key. -- HIGHEST RANKING: #35 IN ACTION AWARDS: Wunderkind Award Honourable Mention Addiction Award Participant "You're cute, kid. But you're no golden boy."