Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is. ***** A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche? *2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller* [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque

Parentification is the process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to their own parent or sibling. In extreme cases, the child is used to fill the void of the alienating parent's LIFE.

I give to you a clear understanding on how 'you' as a woman can take charge of your life because it's your desirable place, so your heart can be lightened.

When sent a final assignment by her psychology professor to study the recent criminal arrests and random mental institution disappearances happening in the city - Carter Mason, a 23 year old psychology major at the University of Georgia, packs up her bags and heads to the city of Atlanta to jump on the case. Determined to earn an A on her final graduate report, Carter finds herself at one of the biggest law firms in Atlanta and the country, Martins, owned by the mysterious, forbidding lawyer Sam Martins. While conducting her research Carter is offered two propositions by Sam Martins himself: money and a session of private interviews, to end her research of the cases. Conflicted with the offer, she blindly accepts. But, as the two spend more time together Carter catches Mr. Martins eye and out of his favor begins to have a relationship with him of only "strictly fucking". As time goes on Carter discovers the real Sam Martins and why she was bribed to end her research to begin with.

There's nothing you're forced to trust more than your own mind. You're dependent on it, it stores the memories that make up your world. But what if it could be stolen from you? Aspen's world is growing, from the boundaries of her country farm to the edges of the city. Her first year of university. It's supposed to be full of independence and new beginnings, and Aspen's is filled with new friends and the prospect of romance. Until she finds out her best friends are killing people. A YA thriller swimming with mystery, romance, and a seething danger that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Highest rank: #10 in Mystery/Thriller Cover by @supernovass © 2016 AUTHERAS, All rights reserved

By the time I was trying to find out how he loved.