The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.

This is the sequel (continuation) of After. Hardin and Tessa's relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

After the civil war in 2056, America morphed into a society designed to suppress, stifle & control females across the country. In just a few weeks, Amelia Sayle will be claimed by a Man forever, and have his initials branded onto her wrist. But just when this fate seems inevitable, strange events start occurring around her. Something big is brewing in the distance.

"I hurt people," he cuts his eyes down at her, "it's what I'm good at. Sooner or later, you'll find yourself caught up in my wreckage." She stands her ground, glaring up at him, "Lucky for you, I'm stronger than I look."

"My name's Perrie." "Like the Platypus?" - They were both searching for an escape from both of their completely opposite worlds, and they found one; in each other. But that wasn't supposed to happen. Not in a world where her father was a multi-millionaire and his was a deadbeat. Not in a world where her mother wore designer clothing and his wore a uniform all day, working two jobs just to put oatmeal on the table and attempt to lessen the stack of bills. Not in a world where she attended a school that had fancy soap in the bathrooms and he went to one that had been on a lock down about four times a month. No, not in their world...but every time Perrie tries to remind herself that, Fate comes around and makes her forget. And by Fate, I mean Zayn Malik.

“925 miles is a long way to go for one girl,” Mary says, chewing on her bottom lip. “Well, you’re a spectacular girl.” And Mary only frowns and tries to blink away the gathering tears. “Perhaps I’m not as spectacular as you think.”

Never once was the yearbook editor, Zayn Malik looked at more than once. His appearance shames him. The scruff of his chin and ink spilling out of one of his mums knitted sweaters leaves him torn between snubbed and feared for his ruff exterior. To speak to him, you'd laugh at how off you were to be intimidated by a living social idiot. Double takes and long gawks adorn the new girl, Perrie Edwards, as she sails through the hall. Her aura of sunshine is all it takes to appease a passerby. Golden strands of hair whip around her shoulders and on her porcelain cheek; she brightens her baby blue eyes with a beam of a smile. Her presence is overwhelming to say the least, but her warmth of heart is the first thing people recognize her for. These two cross paths, and begin to weave one of their own. They unearth sides of each other nobody has ever seen before, for better or worse. Much worse. Only thing that can save them both from their own feelings? Letters.

[COMPLETED] It's that oh-so-typical way of a teacher to want to get in touch with her best friend... who lives all the way in Ireland. So what makes this so unique? Well she decided that we (my whole class) would do a pen pal with her class as well seeing it as a way to catch up with each other. Our mission is to become really close with whoever we are talking to and although mostly everyone in the class complains about it I am quite intrigued with my 'pal.' He's really funny and loves this place called Nandos. He keeps me guessing his name and quite frankly it bothers me to no extent! Who is this guy? And why am I falling for him...

Prince John's biggest fear? Becoming King, and everything to do with it, from the sheltered life, to someday having to get married. Celia, a lady knight, minus the 'Lady' if she can help it, is not looking forward to coming of age and attending the High Ball which she thinks is nothing more than a market for single girls. The two have hated each other since childhood, but when the stress gets to John and he does something drastic, Celia's the only one who can help.