❝ he told her the story about how the sun loved the moon so much, he died every night just to let her breathe. ❞ {memoirs from a girl who didn't realize how much he cared until it was too late.}

Beep........ "We are losing her!" One of the nurses yells. The doctor comes rushing into the room, grabbing the defibrillator. He rubs the two sparks together before placing them on Emma's chest. Her body jerks, but there is still nothing. The doctor tries again but still nothing. He tries for the last and final time. "Please work." I whisper to myself. . . . . . Nothing. All I hear is the ongoing beeping. The doctor put down the defibrillator and faces me. He gave me a heartfelt apologetic look before saying.... "I am sorry for your loss."

Today is a new day. That's what Holly Baker tells herself, anyway. Ten years after her parents attempted suicide and she got thrown into an orphanage, she decides that it's time to leave the past behind. But when the scars are so deep, how is it possible to ignore them? The people she thought would always be there for there are the ones that left her, the only ones that tell her tomorrow will be better. When they're gone, there's nothing left but an empty hole. And as she tries to fill it back up, she has to remember to just keep on hoping.

Ashlyn Hale has experienced love before in her seventeen years of life, but her outlook on it changes drastically when she meets Dalton Wilder. As soon as they meet, they instantly click, being drawn to each other like opposite charges. At first their relationship is some constant casual flirting with some intimate moments; typical for teenagers like Dalton and Ashlyn. Everything changes when a twist comes along in their story, causing them to realize just how badly they need each other. Haunting memories come back to trouble Dalton, reminding him of his colorful past. Serious family issues surface for Ashlyn, creating rocky waters for her. Will everything they believe in prove strong enough for them to survive? Or will they drown themselves in their problems, losing sight of what truly matters?

Everyone dies, someday and somehow. Sixteen year old Allie is dying of cancer. More than anything, she wants to be a normal teenager. But pretending is exhausting and the lies pile up. With a chance at first love and true friends, Allie must choose between maintaining the pretence or risking everything with the truth. Can Allie open her heart and embrace love? If you liked 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green or 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, you'll love Awakening to Life.

♫ ❝those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.❞ - george carlin [ © jude rigor two-thousand-&-thirteen ]

A collection of letters written by seventeen year old daughter, sister, friend and cancer fighter, Georgia Watson. [this story has been discontinued]

these are words, words that form our stories, our hurts, our loves, our triumphs. heed them.

Sophie Campbell is a seventeen year old senior at Jackson High that also holds down a part-time job at the local coffee shop. The way Sophie sees it, there's no need for her to have a boyfriend in high school. All the boys are immature and she's lasted without love for 17 years so far... why not wait one more? However, when the mysterious loner at her school comes into her work on New Year's Eve, something between them clicks. Between crazy friends, a motorcycle and an English assignment, will they be content with just a friendship or will they realize that they might be perfect for each other as more?