Brooklyn è la classica ragazza razionale che pensa sempre a fare la cosa giusta. Chistian, nuovo studente della Paltrow Hig School, si è appena trasferito a Los Angeles: la popolarità diventerà in poco tempo il suo asso nella manica accompagnata dall'arroganza che è da sempre il suo biglietto da visita. Se questi due mondi così differenti dovessero per puro caso scontrarsi, cosa potrebbe accadere? --- «Uno» dico tenendo il conto su una mano e guardandolo dritto negli occhi «non dovevi farlo» finisco provocandogli un risolino «Due.. » prendo un respiro profondo chiudendo gli occhi «Non sei affatto bravo» concludo con mano tremante «E tre..» inizio ma vengo interrotta dal suo ghigno malefico «Tre ti è piaciuto da morire» [all right reserved- mrsxcollins]

"Alla fine di tutto ne vale la pena." 1^ VOLUME DI QUATTRO LIBRI.

"Tu ne varrai sempre la pena, nonostante la tua testardaggine, nonostante il tuo essere così scontroso nei miei confronti, nonostante la tua bipolarità, nonostante le diversità, nonostante l'odio profondo che provo quando stai con lei, nonostante la distanza, nonostante il nostro amore senza un filo logico, nonostante la disconnessione, nonostante il sesso sfrenato, nonostante tutto, nonostante sia tu, che ti amo da impazzire." 2^ DEI QUATTRO LIBRI.

Lei è stronza ma lui è un bastardo. Lei lo odia ma lui la detesta. Due persone così simili non avrebbero mai dovuto incontrarsi, mai.. Addison è certa che, trovandosi ormai all'ultimo anno, le sue torture e l'odiata scuola stiano per finire quando nella sua vita arriva lui. Lui che in realtà è li per sbaglio, che darebbe di tutto per tornare alla sua vecchia vita.. Loro si disprezzano, ma non possono fare a meno l'uno dell'altro.

"E ci siamo mischiati la pelle, le anime, le ossa."

Unprotected is a story from the collection The Last Girlfriend on Earth. Love can be messy, painful, and even tragic. When seen through the eyes of Simon Rich it can also be hilarious. In thirty short, sharp, ingenious stories, Rich conjures up some unforgettable romances: An unused prophylactic describes life inside a teenage boy's wallet; God juggles the demands of his needy girlfriend with the looming deadline for earth's creation; and a lovestruck Sherlock Holmes ignores all the clues that his girlfriend's been cheating on him.As enchanting, sweet, and absurd as love itself, these stories are Simon Rich's Valentine to readers, an irresistible collection of delights. All that's missing is the heart-shaped box.

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. *** Claire is lost and scared and utterly alone. Her family is in shambles after the death of her older sister Ina, and she's left to pick up the broken pieces of herself as her life heads into a downwards spiral of loneliness. Her heart leads her to 5:48, a little cafe by 33rd street, where she finds her new home. With a broken heart and a speech disability, Jasper has his heart and mouth sewn shut by the winding threads of hurt and fear. Painting and serving coffee in cafe 5:48 are one of his last few saving graces, but the smile he's been painting on himself will soon fade away as everything he's ever held dear slips away from his grasp. Ezra is out-of-sync and oddly cold by the way life has treated his young self. Abandoned by his single mother at an early age, he has grown up thinking that he is a mistake. His constant shaking hands are a reflection of what he often thinks of himself, but the delightful pastries he bakes for 5:48's customers are a reflection of what others see of him. Drew is a quirky rarity. He is a dash of loud, a pinch of exuberant, and a cup of eccentric - just like the meals he serves in the cafe as the only chef there. Behind his playful grins and outlandish clothes, however, are his jutting ribs, hollowed cheeks, and too-thin arms. Sometimes he cannot stomach being in his own skin as much as he cannot stomach food. This family has gone a long way from finding each other, and they'll be going a long way together too as reality comes catching up to them, threatening the newfound happiness they've found with each other. Secrets are revealed, pasts become presents, and lives are changed. Slowly but surely, they find their way back home. *** NOTE AS OF 08/2026: This is the old version of the story from 2012, posted in FULL. Another story that will be considered a reprise of this old version is in the works, and will be posted under the name "Hiraya House."