The mind remains the strongest prison of the soul - even the heart can bear witness to that. It is potent enough to hold one's entire being captive in its merciless grasp. In our case, it holds precisely 6,754 people captive. The Elsadene Forest Mental Hospital, that is. In this place, it is indeed the 'survival of the fittest'. The strongest thinker always prevails , and thankfully, Rani Patel has taken quite the liking towards the notion of having control over her own mind - much to the dislike of The Founder. And the last thing you would want to do is make The Founder angry ; wake the ruthless beast that has so far been tame. After all, it only takes one tiny spark to cause everything to burn in flames.

**Officially published as Clique Bait with HarperTeen!** Payment is usually a part of a basic transaction. You give and then you take. But, at Arlington Preparatory, people take at their leisure. They take their entertainment in the form of humiliation. They get what they want at the expense of their pawns. But they never pay. Chloe Whittaker has a hit list. But not exactly the murder kind. After her best friend is ripped from Arlington, punished for her fascination with climbing the hierarchy, she knows she has to end them. One by one. Revenge is sweet, and inflicting it is even sweeter. Only, what if someone she's determined to destroy, starts to win over her heart? Highest rank: #1 in teen fiction cover by @supernovass

"What's wrong with your eyes?!" I immediately shouted. He looked surprised by my reaction, but smiled kindly, "I was just born this way. I'm mostly blind in this one." He said pointing at his blue eye. "But I have perfect vision in this one." He said pointing at the brown one. "Does it bother you?" I shook my head, but continued to stare at him. "Does it bother you?" I asked him back. He laughed, "It used to when I was younger, but not anymore." Marlene was just a regular girl with a regular life. Nothing too special, so the moment she begins an odd friendship with an older boy her life get thrown in a tail spin. Something about this boy is a stranger than most though...he's blind in one eye. He's her best friend when she's young and then he mysteriously disappears for five years. Watch as the humor unfolds when he suddenly makes a dramatic reappearance in her life.

Was published, but is now off the market--I'm sorry! Brianne is the opposite of her best friend, Kyla. Kyla is open-minded; Brianne is closed off, judgmental. Kyla is a hopeless romantic. Brianne? Not so much. So when Kyla shoves an apple into her face telling her to throw it across the cafeteria so she can find her future love, Brianne is anything but interested. And yet she throws the apple anyway. Who does the apple hit? Dannon Barone, the most popular boy in school. Though he's seemingly sweet and all-smiles, Brianne dislikes him. She thinks he's a fake, a fraud, someone who is just charming the crowds in order to gain popularity. But Brianne is about to learn that stereotypes are not true, and that she's been too quick to judge those around her. Brianne Nichols' life is about to change forever. And what does she have to thank for it? A bruised piece of fruit. Who would have known that a stupid apple could be right? | technically not part of the summary | Okay, so I know the prenote says to find any errors you can. Just letting you know there's no point to that anymore because I've reedited it two more times after this one (extensively so), and already sent it in to be self-published. The only reason that the prenote is still up is because a fan made an amusing slideshow and if I edit anything then the tags for the wattys will be gone and I'll no longer be entered , hahah!

Hannah Taylors finally gives in to her desperation and does one of the stupidest things a girl can do to grab her unapproachable long-time crush Jonah Gibbs' attention: spill soda on his white shirt and leave a motherfrigging red blotch on it. Accidentally... on purpose.

I want to tell you a story. It isn't necessarily going to be a pleasant one, but it needs to be told. People need to know the truth, that's why I'm telling you. We're innocent, I need him to know that. I need everyone to know that. I'm ready to begin the story, my story. Are you ready to listen? ~ ~ ~ My name is Amelia Jay Watson and this is my story. ~ ~ ~ Yo, yo, yo people! Another story coming your way! ✌

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Now a digital pilot for SYFY The Society knows when we're going to die. They imprint it on our arms at birth. I was supposed to die yesterday. I'm the girl who's Expired. Winner of the 2020 Readers Choice Awards Cover by @Forcade

Is it an invasion if they're already here? Six months have passed and Iris and Jonas have reached a conclusion about their future, one that will leave many unhappy. Left alone in the Society by Jonas, Iris finds herself "blackmailed" by Colton when she stumbles in on him. Dying inside, Colton is fed up with being melodramatic. His cousins have had enough. He's the Beta, and it's kind of difficult to intimidate peasants when he's bemoaning his fate in life. When an accidental photo of Vienna with the Prince and Princess of France appears in a newspaper, Colton is determined to have Vienna back, traitor or not. His family's not in charge of him. The Society isn't either. And if they are, he really doesn't care anymore. When Iris (and Bently) discover Colton's plan, Colton forces them to come with him to France so they don't divulge his future whereabouts before he can depart. Once there, Iris finds Erik in a worse state than when she last saw him, while Colton and Vienna. . . well who knows if they'll ever actually get back together. They've got about as many problems as Iris and Erik. Every moment Iris is in France she grows more anxious that Jonas will find out where she is, but when dead bodies start showing up with Expiration Dates tattooed on them, the monarchy forces the Beta to take action, sweeping Iris into a dangerous invasion for Earth amidst the glittering, bewitching lifestyle of the French court. Highest ranking: #6 in Scifi

A collection of writing tips, some of which I have discovered myself, or others that I have learned from Agents, Published Authors, Writers, Editors, and Publishers. Feel free to comment your writing questions! I'd love to do my best to answer them. Highest Ranking: #3 in Non-Fiction Cover by @crazyfrsims