Terror. Callousness. Denial. Rebellion. How the four teenage children of leaders in the duchy and the neighboring empire of Hanaobi choose to adapt to their nefarious parents' whims is a matter of survival. Rohesia, daughter of the duke, spends her days hunting "outsiders," fugitives who've snuck onto her father's island duchy. That she lives when even children who resemble her are subject to death hardens her heart to tackle the task. Fastello is the son of the "king" of the raiders who steal from the rich and share with the poor. When aristocrats die in the raids, Fastello questions what his peoples' increasingly wicked methods of survival have cost them. An orphan raised by a convent of mothers, Cateline can think of no higher aim in life than to serve her religion, even if it means turning a blind eye to the suffering of other orphans under the mothers' care. Kojiro, new heir to the Hanaobi empire, must avenge his people against the "barbarians" who live in the duchy, terrified the empress, his own mother, might rather see him die than succeed. When the paths of these four young adults cross, they must rely on one another for survival--but the love of even a malevolent guardian is hard to leave behind. FALL FAR FROM THE TREE is now available in paperback and e-book from Patchwork Press: https://books2read.com/fallfarfromthetree

This story is about my personal experiences in my high school's marching band starting with my first year in seventh grade. The characters are based on real people, though all names have been changed. At some point it's going to have commandments and stuff but I've been insanely busy so I really don't know when that will be.

When Blue moves to a sleepy rural city hiding from a past she wishes she could forget, she wants to focus on one thing. Music. So, trombone in hand, she joins Buchanan Preparatory School's infamous marching band, known only for playing worse than the football team, which is a feat in itself. She never imagined though, that things would get so complicated. She is bombarded by attention from boys of all types and social ranking, but must ultimately defy them all in order to keep her secret safe. But when she does finally open up her guarded, broken heart, she finds out that sometimes your past isn't important. And sometimes, it is.

This is Alexis' Freshman year, when she wants to try something new, she tries out for the school color guard team, and makes it. After practicing and learning the parade routine, she is introduced to the marching band, she meets this boy.

A cheesy romance centered on marching band. Prepare to be amazed, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the best book we've ever written. Warning: it's the first book we've ever written. Disclaimer: This will make you want to watch chick flicks and eat pistachio ice cream. May cause side effects of staring at drum majors and wanting to meet the two fantastic authors. But seriously, go read it now. Please accept my apologies for grammatical errors or autocorrect going insane.

Sign up for my mailing list: http://bit.ly/rksladelist - For VIP updates, book launch news, and more goodies! CAN MUSIC SAVE YOU WHEN YOUR WORLD COMES CRASHING DOWN AROUND YOU? Talented teen musician Rigby Raines is an extremely shy introvert who loves the Beatles and Beethoven. She wants only one thing in life: to follow in her mother's footsteps as drum major of her high school marching band. Still reeling from the unexpected loss of her mom to cancer last year, she is torn between her anxiety and stage fright and the desire to honor her mom. Bullied for years by Taura Jacobs, self-proclaimed band queen and trumpet section leader, an unexpected discovery allows Rigby to face the past and experience a musical adventure of a lifetime. DOES RIGBY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO CONQUER HER FEARS< STAND UP FOR HERSELF< AND WIN THE DRUM MAJOR TRYOUT? Readers are saying: "Amazing!" "My marching band feels are off the chart!" "I can't wait to see what happens next!" "This is the first story I've stumbled across that describes band camp correctly." "update omg this is amazing!" "I'm in love with your story!" "I'm enjoying reading this so much!"

I lost everything in a matter of moments. The memories of the crash are all that kept me going; I had to for everyone that lost their life that day. The guilt that I had to live with was terrible. Why couldn't someone else live? I was ready to die; I knew it was going to happen... I was prepared....

Kayleigh's scared. And she hates it. It's weak and pathetic, but she can't stop it. So instead she hides it. But it's always there. It's always itching in the back of her mind. It's only a matter of time before someone finds out. So what happens when Jayden, a guy she never even spoke to before her eighteenth birthday, starts to see past all her defences. What about when there's nowhere left to hide from her darkest fears? What's the plan then? [(Special thanks to x_ADaydreamAway_x for making me the cover)] xxx TW: Suicide mention: chapter 25 a character states her belief that its a childish means of escape and i dont have any one correct her on that in this story (im working on fixing this) **ill put a more in depth explanation next to chapter 25**

Riley has always expressed herself through music, always. Yet what she still cannot figure out is what her lyrics are telling her, they tell her something is missing, but what? Than her best friend Chad disappears off the face of the earth and she begins to wonder and fret over their friendship or to her something she's realising was always more than just a friendship.... As she begins to decipher her lyrics she becomes more and more curious into her mother’s life; a mother who practically had abandoned her and her father as soon as she was born. She's never thought much of her mother but once Chad disappears and leaves her abandoned and alone she begins to realise that something is missing and she’s been in this position before. But is it her mother or is it someone else? Most importantly on this journey, what will she find when she reads between the lyrics?

Jake Macpherson and Gabrielle (Gabby) Arnold had been best friends since preschool. But then Gabby was in a car accident when she was twelve, which killed her father. Jake stuck beside Gabby through everything, though, even when she tried to push him away. Now it's their senior year and Jake still knows that Gabby is keeping something from him after all these years, something that she tries so desperately to hide by never wearing anything that shows the skin on her arms or legs. That is until one day she finally breaks and Jake finally finds out what's been happening to her.