Amelia Johnson has always had to keep an eye out, responsible mature seventeen year old she is, in charge of the family after the biggest loss she had ever known. Kyle Marshall hated his neighbor, his schoolmate and also one of the person's his mother loved most in the world. Now, a year after a shocking death, he finds himself protective and needing to prove himself. Nothing is a sure thing but how much he wants to keep her close. Nothing is a sure thing but she needs to keep him within sight.

Twenty one year old Artemis Johnson has a short mouth, short temper and a short will to live when she meets handsome, strange Alex Roan from Europe at her sister's wedding. The stranger slowly brings her back into living, as friends he says, but they both feel more. Can she get over her first heartbreak to open up to him? Alex Roan is on the run, outrunning family and enemies all in one line. He meets a spitfire with dazzling eyes and skin like caramel when he realizes that being on the run will only add more to what he doesn't want anyone to know. His friendship becomes complicated, he doesn't know what to think of her. Can he open up his heart for the first time and allow the experience? Can they both let the light in?

Eighteen year old Joi has a hard time coping with the feeling someone is watching her, as well as the danger in her own home from her relatives. One day she comes face to face with who wants her, who's been subconciously plaguing her thoughts. The vampire, Hunter, has finally grabbed onto whom he's looking for. The tiny little human he enjoys tasting, but this time it comes to a header as he decides if she should be let go, or no longer let her live.

Freshly heartbroken high school senior from a small town in NJ, Isobel finds a surprise with enigmatic and charming masters' student, Thaddeus after bumping into each other at the movie theatre in NYC. Take a chance on a charming stranger who might change her life, she just might.

The beginning of the winter term in high school means awesome times for the friend group with sophomores Selena, Shanice, Mia, Bianca and Nelly. However, new situations arise when Selena's long time secret heartthrob suddenly takes an interest...will he or won't he?

Bianca Castro has to come to terms with many things, like hiding her horrible relationship from her very best friends, Selena, Shanice, Mia and Nelly who want to always be there for her. Only after one terrible mistake of a night and a bad choice, a family trip to Miami helps her to get her head together. Michael Mitchell has no experience talking to females, and the one he's had his eye on can't understand his intensity so he tries to be his friend... But they're just so...into each other!

Neela Simmons is really good at hiding things, like the bizarre reason why she's addicted to Twizzlers. and why she hid away all summer in her room. However, at the arrival of a new student at school there's Leo Marshall who warms her like no other, her personal sun. Unlikely annoyances from the past come all the way from Washington to drag her down, but she knows better than to believe a lie. Her friends remain a constant source of strength, Selena, Jason, Michael, Bianca, Mia and Benjamin and now Michael. Her heart continues to heal, is she ready to risk it for a new friend or is she simply hoping?

"You are mine, Estrellita. You have always been mine," he whispered to the night. "And I tend to take care of what belongs to me. Especially when it comes to you." In the next instant, his lips met mine, drawing away the chill and replacing it with his warmth. The sensation of his skin against mine was like a fire, and my pussy throbbed, ignited with desire. I was stirred by the Devil's touch. I was twistedly aroused by the Devil. *** Silent Rivers. Silent Tears. Roaring Courage. In the tranquil town of LarksVille, a web of deceit, cruelty, and hidden wounds lies hidden. Anastasia, a brilliant and determined college student, becomes an unlikely saviour as she exposes tormentors who have terrorized Preston University for too long. Beneath the idyllic surface of this small, close-knit community, Anastasia peels back layers of secrets, betrayal, and long-held grudges, uncovering a haunting history of bullying that has shattered lives and left scars both seen and unseen. But when suddenly the hunter becomes the prey, who's going to save the hunter? They have only one clue. A common pattern. A cryptic message, "Devil." With every revelation, Anastasia inches closer to the truth, but she also draws nearer to the shadows that threaten to consume her. Yet, as Ana navigates through the complexities of justice, she finds herself entangled in a chilling game. A stalker, equally compelling and dangerously enigmatic, emerges from the shadows. Despite the alluring warmth of Lorenzo, Ana remains haunted by the chilling presence of the Devil, her relentless and fearsome stalker. Who is the "Devil"? A psycho killer with a mind of intelligence or a victim seeking revenge? If so, then who's next? As Anastasia finally confronts the darkness lurking in her community, another web of truth thrives. "The ending is only the beginning."

A SHORT STORY - saving before drowning. __________________ How many of you could find a real friend to rely on? We think we can deceive fate but fate has its own twisted wheels. Before counting start backwards, let's see if Elan & Evan can sort out their life in the berry-cherry leaves which start to wither as the wind runs forward. (Not your typical love story. TW: mental-health issues, abuse etc)

A short story- It begins at the end - prompt by @Romance Life is a thrilling adventure, if you sought after something, it gets determined to give you something else. Can you find out significant anything or anyone in this nerve wracking journey?