Thank you to @_munroe for the new cover! Austin is on the run after kidnapping his little sister, "Pixie", the only thing he cares about and the only person he loves. His life consists of making money any way he can, staying alive, staying hidden, and taking care of the deeply traumatized 5-year-old. In a van that serves as both transportation and home, they're biding their time on the streets of Dallas, Texas until Austin's 18th birthday, when he hopes to adopt Pixie and save her from the nightmare that was both of their lives. Then along comes Rory, an aspiring ballerina who's falling apart behind her graceful facade. She enters Austin's life by chance and gives him something new to hold onto. From completely different worlds, they complicate each other's lives, but they might just end up saving each other.

I was never meant to leave that room. I had spent my whole life in there, imagining what it was like on the outside. I looked forward to the day when I would finally be allowed to leave. But that day was never supposed to come. Until James decided to keep his promise. He had always been there, on the other side of the glass. Waiting. The experiment wasn't over. He was still waiting for me to change. But I didn't change. Not until that night. It was dark, and there was rain. The sound of the car engine was loud, but the crash was louder. In the crash, I became something different. I changed. But not for James. This new part of me emerged for one reason; to save her. This story is a first draft and will contain typos and grammatical errors. I apologize for these in advance, and hope you can see beyond them to the story beneath. Happy reading!

Jo's brothers are his world. He's spent his entire life sacrificing everything to give them the life he's never had. Having battled through a horrific childhood, his every breath is for the benefit of his brothers, who gave him a reason to live through those years. It is an act of selflessness that throws him in the path of a woman who actually sees him, not just his scars. Rachel not only recognizes his worth, but is willing to step into his life and share his experiences, no matter how difficult. Despite their mutual attraction, the past and present seem determined to keep them apart. Jo faces another battle: this time against prejudice, past threats, and most powerful of all, the demons inside his head.

"I'll chase after you Charlie, no matter where you go, I'll come after you." "Do you promise?" "I promise." __________ Charlie Parker, a bubbly and cheerful sixteen year old has her world flipped upside down when she comes home from the park one day with her six year old sister. When she gets home, she finds her parents murdered on the living room floor, covered in blood. She is then forced to go live in an orphanage where she meets a mysterious boy on a wheelchair. What will happen between the two? Will Charlie learn to love again or will she lock herself away from the world? Will Chase let her come into his life? And will there ever be a Chase and Charlie?

❝I would say I love you, but I don't know what love is.❞ Tristan Hammond's life turns totally upside down after a car accident that killed his parents, put his little sister Tiana in a coma, and handicapped him. Stuck in a wheelchair, the title of soccer captain disappears along with his dreams and potential scholarship. And even better, Tristan is bombarded with a list of seemingly never-ending problems... From how to deal with his PTSD, to how to come out as gay, to what to do with his newfound crush on the boy next door, it seems as though senior year of high school is one huge mess. Westlyn Wu is new in town and already one of Grovewood High's star soccer players---much to some of his classmates' chagrin. He uses the sport as an escape, because even though he's team captain and somehow manages good grades, his life is far from perfect. West's father is an extremely bitter man, and he takes his anger out on West's mother and West himself. The insurmountable pressure that comes with having to balance rigorous classes, a completely dysfunctional home, and the image and responsibility of team captain? It's enough to totally snap someone in half. So the question remains... Can these two boys find happiness in their lives, or will they never achieve it? Well, maybe they will... In each other. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Highest Rankings: #1 in watty-2019 ~ 3/13/2019 #2 in verbal ~ 1/11/2019 #2 in caraccident ~ 12/9/2019 #6 in asexual ~ 12/22/2019 #16 in carcrash ~ 11/28/2018 #24 in comingoutofthecloset ~ 12/03/2018 #65 in realization ~ 5/15/2020 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ON HIATUS ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ This book is dedicated to all of my friends who are a part of the LGBTQA+ community. Thank you to them for helping share their stories so I can share this one with all of you. "There are bigger problems in the world than who loves who."

In a desperate attempt to secure a roof over her younger sister's head, nineteen year old Allie Winthrop takes a job that no one else seemed too eager to apply for. The job is a maid position for a well to do family who had made a fortune in both the ranching and railroad industries. Her bosses, Mr. and Mrs. Treadwell, aren't exactly the friendliest of people. Pure snobs truly is what they are, but Allie is used to being looked down on by the wealthy. All she cares about is that the jobs pays well and offers room and board to not only her but her sister, Amelia. The Treadwell's had even agreed to allow Amelia to get schooling from the woman they employed to teach their own children. Life with the Treadwell's is better than the life that Allie and Amelia had known before and Allie feels content and secure until Amelia starts speaking of a man in the attic. Spurred by her sisters stories and by the Treadwell's startling reactions to her questions about the attic, Allie decides to take a look for herself. What she discovers there will change her life forever.