"This July's gonna bring more than just fireworks and pool parties...I feel it." - Valhalla Westbrooks Valhalla Westbrooks (hippie-ass mama, don't ask about the name) is happy as hell to finally be away from the susness of her own house. (It's kinda hard when your family unit is comprised of Mrs. Westbrooks [squared], a big brother and a little sister.) Maybe leaving Chicago, only armed with box braids and a two-way Amtrak ticket to St. Louis to see both sides of her formerly estranged family, is good for her to get some fresh air since everybody knows there's no air in the middle. Squeezed in the middle of two siblings made her a little cramped, personality-wise, and she doesn't wanna be that girl anymore. She's determined to be a totally different Valhalla when she gets back, and with her cousin's help, she will be after 31 eventful days are up. The switch from clear lip gloss to dark lipstick, from meekness to confidence, from unknowing to sure of seemingly everything... yes, July brings about more than just fireworks.

[Watty's 2015 Winner] one lie. one fake relationship. one million problems. © 2016 Virgo Rose Edwards. trailer made by @novemberdreamer

The not-so-safe haven of Chattanooga, Tennessee has always been normal territory for Geneva. But as an unproductive, boring year for her comes to an end, everything she believes in is shattered to the point that she can't even be sure that her first name is real. Life swings her from one side to the next, and suddenly she is swung into the same place as five other innocent human beings. Their participation in what seems to be a sick game begins once December arrives, but behind the scenes, things have been changing all along. How long will it take for them to discover who they should point fingers at? Who will find out first, and will he help the others or save himself? Before salvation, though, you must acknowledge that you need to be saved. In these youths' case, it's almost too late for epiphanies. (Sequel, Blue Pencil Dolls, is on my page.)

Geneva thought she knew what evil was before that Autumn in Chattanooga. She thought after being homeless for seven years she'd seen it all, and she knew how to manipulate life into giving her what she wanted. Strange things started happening in her town, and soon she learned that everything she thought she knew was a fabricated story created by the people who'd been watching her for her entire life. After being thrown into a sick, unfair game, she lost everything she gained along the way, including the ability to trust. Everyone around her was a suspect. Everyone she looked at could be the source of all her life's troubles. Ignoring it isn't an option because it always yanks you out of your comfort zone and forces you to brush shoulders with death even when you think it's over. So what can you do? How can you ask for help when anybody you meet could be the one controlling the operation? How can you take it down by yourself when they are always twenty steps ahead of you? There's only one answer: you can't. There's nothing you can do in this game except say your prayers. After all Geneva's been through, you start to wonder who you're praying to.