Mara Lynn is the most beautiful girl in the world. James Parker is the ordinary boy who discovers her power. Set on the beaches of Michigan in 1994, the book depicts the joys and consequences of young love as Mara and James meet, shoot a movie, fend off bullies, and explore the potential of infinite beauty. "The Accidental Siren" is a dark, contemporary fairytale available on paperback and ebook at the end of June! To learn more, check out my website at www.JakeVanderArk.com!

It was pity that first made Dannie speak to him. She had known Ryan since she was a kid, but he had always been the popular Golden Boy, and she had always been the tomboy that didn’t mind not having any friends. It was odd, she had thought, that all the popular kids who had once kissed the ground he walked on, didn’t so much spared him a glance anymore, and it was this that made her sit with him that one faithful day and begin something that would only end up causing her pain.

When our friends make choices we don't agree with, what do we do? And when those choices threaten our friendship, how far will we go to protect our friends? Jordan Spencer is thirty-six and hasn't had a relationship that's lasted more than six months. Her's cool with that. He's got space issues. Besides, he's got his best friends, Gabby and Chris, for happy hours, clubs, and weekend hangouts. But Gabby is falling for a guy Jordan doesn't like and Chris-the-sex-machine is having a phallic crisis. Jordan though that their friendship would last forever. But with each day, they drift further apart. Should he fight for the friends who have become his family? Or has the season of their friendship past? Set to the soundtrack of his life, Jordan will learn that in a world full of sex, drugs, and drag queens, that even the best of friends occasionally lie to each other. Sometimes they cry for each other. But in the end, sometimes ya just gotta laugh ...

Nicole Taylor has been James Ryan's bestfriend since they were kids. Even though she's pretty quiet and James is loud, their personality's just mesh together- as they say. One little twist though James is Richmond High's number one Playa, so practically every girl he dumps goes to Nicole thinking she could help. Sometimes It could effect your own friendship and romantic life too if your friends with the player. Read and see how the two friends deal with Drama, Grief, Love, and Loss....