'I watch his slow gaze travel over all of us until it settles on me. I also watch as his pupils dilate and his lips pull back, exposing his teeth as he growls out "Mine!" I don't even have time to process what he said before the table he's sitting behind flies to the side and he lunges forward. Jamie pushes me to the side and Dad catches me before I can fall to the ground. Another growl rips out of the man's chest before something happens that I'm sure I imagined. Before my eyes, I watch as the man morphs into an animal. A wolf.' When Avery's parents drag her across the country just to congratulate someone, she knows something is up. When her parents then bring her to a strangers home in the middle of the woods, she can't help feeling like something is wrong. And when a man suddenly turns into a werewolf right in front of her eyes, Avery is sure that there was something her parents have been leaving out for the past nineteen years. She grew up assuming werewolves were fake, made real only in stories and folktales. Now she knows better, but will she be able to accept her new reality?

Chris and Holly's relationship is finally perfect. With no gangs to harass them, the only thing they have to worry about it keeping their relationship a secret from the student body and faculty at school. Simple enough. Except when have things ever been that simple for these two? Cue in the appearance of two new students and new troubles. The new girl isn't who she seems and the new boy seems to have a thing for Holly. And Chris. Meanwhile Chris is finding it harder and harder to stay away from Holly in school. Keeping their relationship a secret suddenly becomes ten times harder. And to top it all off, Jeremy has a big surprise for every one.

"You save yourself or you remain unsaved." - Alice Sebold. °°° Florence Rosa Brine - this is her story. It's a sad one, to be honest. Her version of events is one that would surprise even those who think they knew everything about her. After a series of incidents that had emotionally and physically scarred her, Flo fled from her hometown to live with her father in Australia and changed everything about herself that made her, her. But when she realises that the only way forward is to face her demons head on, she returns to her hometown to do exactly that. In her return, she has to face Jake; the only boy she's ever loved. Yet the thing that stands out the most to Flo is his transformation. He spends most of his hours in the gym, boxing, weightlifting, boxing, and more boxing. Instantly, Flo notices that he's become quieter, fiercer and strangely distant, but she has no idea of what is going on in his head. After all, he's Jake. And no one knows a thing about Jake. While facing her fears head on, she discovers what the true meaning of love is, and how she can finally move on from her past and save herself.

When Avalon Stavros is sent to a summer camp in middle-of-nowhere North Carolina right after graduating high-school, she thinks her life can't get any worse. Enter Talon Rivera; the sexy and determined nineteen-year-old Alpha who has been waiting for this blonde bombshell his whole life. Only, she doesn't know it. So when the two meet by chance and Talon's ready to claim her as his own, Avalon's ready to run all the way back home. Putting a temperamental werewolf and a fiery human together as soul mates? This summer of secrets and revelations just got interesting.

Venus is considered the black sheep in her pack. Why? Because she can't shift. Everyone ignores her, and she is just fine with that- better than their bullying. So what happens when a new Alpha takes over, and his brother and him shake Venus' little world all around? Is it true that there's a possible cure for her? Or is this just another awful prank by her tormentors? And whats this about her arch enemy acting all weird and possessive around her?

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?

His sickly blue eyes glint in the moon light and I bite my lip to keep from grinning. Here I am, Kasey Henderson, Lotus High's own plain Jane in the dark with the school's hottest bad boy. But I can't get too head over heels. A deal's a deal. No feelings, no attachments. Just fun. But I know he feels the growing spark. He has to. The electricity is too strong to only affect one person. He's not a man of steel.....is he? "Kase?", his voice is filled with drunken wonder and it snaps me out of my thoughts. I've been staring too long. Who gives a damn. "Jaystin. Have you ever thought about actually settling down with a girl?" Jay pauses for a minute and the familiar look of mischief fills those ocean blue orbs of his. "Your best friend Lily is pretty hot.". I'm almost offended as he starts to chuckle in the darkness, the smell of alcohol on his breath is strong. But I see it in his eyes. He's toying with me. On purpose. Two can play at that game. I smirk and take another swig of the stolen whisky bottle. Game on.....

Samantha's life changed two years ago when her mother died. She now cares for her younger brother and puts up with an abusive guardian. The fun, happy girl turned into the shy, terrified girl. When they move and her and her brother start at a new school, she doesn't plan on making herself known. But when she catches the attention of the resident bad boy, her plans change. What does he see in her? What is he hiding? And most importantly, why is a mysterious wolf suddenly appearing?

Jamie Williams was never a lucky girl. Her parents abandoned her during her freshman year of high school. They are both wealthy, and send her large checks every month, but it doesn't matter. Jamie doesn't use their money. She wants to earn everything on her own. Her old neighbor took good care of her until she was sixteen and was able to get her license and a job. She found an apartment in the worst part of town and began working to pay her monthly rent. Things didn't seem like they were going to get any better, but then they did. Sort of. Jamie was kidnapped. How would that make things better? Read on and find out.

Carliana?" A deep voice punctured my thoughts and I snapped out of my memories. The gash on my side burned from underneath it's bandages. "Carli? Carli can you hear me babe?" I shook my head and looked up to the man who had his arms wrapped around me. My eyes widened at his beautiful face, the way they always did when I saw him. "Your shaking." He whispered sadly and buried his head in the crook of my neck. I rested my head on his shoulder and felt my breathing ease. I'm safe right now, I thought to myself before gently closing my eyes and surrendering to the darkness plaguing my sore body, broken mind and tethered soul.