Riley Matthews is a 16 year old natural beauty with two different sides; her home side, and her school side. At school, she's a straight-A student who gets in trouble 24/7, who still manages to be one of the highest in the school. Doesn't read, doesn't wear glasses, wears dark clothes and looks like a tumblr kid. At home, she's a jumpy, kid-loving, sister, who takes care of her little brother August - or, Auggie, and her baby brother, Mason. She's an art and music prodigy, with her own music room and art room. She wears glasses, and she's a giant nerd. Pretty good life. Lucas Friar is a 16 year old naturally handsome kid, also with two different sides. At school, he's one of the top kids in school with a 4.0+ GPA, and barely gets in trouble. At home, he's an abused kid, with rude, drunk parents, and with a kind heart who can never fight back.. So.. what happens when Riley enters the picture?

Life isn't the greatest thing for Lucas and Riley, but one thing is for sure. The love between them is undeniable and its something that'll last an eternity. But what happens when their troubles get out of hand?

"No Maya there is no excuse for what he did to you"! "I'm better now leave it alone Riley" "No, Nobody gets away with hurting my best friend!" "Ril-" I turned and look at Maya straight in her eyes "Friar has no idea what's coming his way" Cover by: @MissAsia_

Wow I made it this far. I was walking into NYC University. First year of college. I walk up to the front desk with my luggage. "Uh can I get my schedule and dorm number. Riley Matthews please" I say "Here you go. Your key card and schedule. Your room 180" she says handing me my schedule and key card.

Riley Matthews is an average 17 year old, people think her life consists of happiness, smiles and goofiness. But it's not... She has big secrets, Secrets that are slowly draining her happiness, Secrets that are slowly changing her from the girl she use to be. From best-friends betraying you to having a father who is M.I.A, with no one to turn to, Riley Matthews is slowly giving up.. Now enter a bad boy, who's irresistibly hot, named Lucas friar. Boys want to be like him and girls want to be with him. Will he be the one to turn Riley to the goofy girl she once was? Or Will he be the one to push her over the edge? WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS SWEARING, SEXUAL CONTENT, SELF-HARM AND SUICIDAL ACTIONS/THOUGHTS, WHICH MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

"he's the hot bad boy, i'm the best friend's girlfriend. and what a turn of events that would lead me to end up dating him." ➣ riley matthews and charlie gardner. lakeview high school's cutest couple. lucas friar, a southern drawl and leather jacket could only mean he's the resident bad boy. when charlie cheats on riley with none other than lucas's girlfriend herself, lucas will go to all lengths to get back the charlie. including stealing his girlfriend. and what happens? they fall in love. ➣ rucas au

Lucas is the popular jock who has all the girl falling over but he is looking for more than just some hot giirl he wants something more and when he meets a cute but very shy awkward girl with really pretty eyes he thinks he may have found it..

❝Hold on, baby your losing it, the waters high and your jumpin' in to it and letting go and no one knows that you cry, but you don't tell anyone, that you might not be the golden one.❞ ☇ Alternative universe in which Riley goes through depression.

Riley Matthews, a girl who's broken. It isn't obvious, but she is. It's not the same as the others and that's why no one knows, not even herself. People like Riley Matthews fixes people. And when it's their turn to break, they're the hardest to fix as eventually everyone leaves her. Sometimes the people who smile the most are the saddest people, Sometimes they smile to hide the pain because they want the people around them to be happy, but insecurity is self destructive, and one day.. she's gonna face her biggest enemy. Herself.. Her best friends leave her. Will Lucas save Riley? ... Or ... Will he just leave like everyone else.

there he was. standing there, talking to his group of popular friends. wearing his famous letterman jacket with perfectly styled blonde-brown hair and eyes that every girl just dreams of staring into for hours. well, at least I would. and there I was, standing against my lockers, gazing hopelessly at my crush. my hair falling loosely out of my braid, glasses perched on the bridge of my nose, I would never compare to him. no one was with me, talking and laughing like he was. I never found it easy making friends. so how did I end up here, talking and laughing with him at this very moment? - written by a & m -