[highest ranking in romance - #3] [highest ranking in teen fiction - #19] "You've built your walls so high no one can climb them. But I'm gonna try." ❧ Lauren Gates is an eighteen year old girl whose past has left her with major trust issues and has caused her to shut out socializing from her life completely. But when she moves with her aunt to a new state, everything starts to change. Logan Williams is popular, good-looking, and determined to help Lauren break out of the shell she's been hiding in for the past three years - no matter what it takes. Somewhere along the way, her feelings for Logan start to develop into something more than she expected. But can she really learn to let go and allow herself to feel this way? Or will she keep holding on to the past?

Charred corpses and ash drifting amidst the falling snow. These are Lana's first memories in life-memories that begin when she was 11 years old. Whenever Lana tries to remember her life before, she finds an impenetrable, terrifying blackness. Only in her dreams does Lana find light, along with visions more vibrant than waking reality. When a traveling seer reveals secrets about Lana's past, it awakens nightmares and Lana finds herself hunted by ethereal creatures known as nightstalkers. While trying to escape, Lana finds herself inexplicably falling skyward-pulled into a strange land brimming with sunlight. In this new land, Lana begins to piece together the truth about her past as she searches for a way to return home and save her family. Forced to confront the life she had forgotten while facing terrifying new threats, Lana discovers a new power that brings her dreams-and nightmares-to life.

Kyle has lived through abuse, both physical and emotional, from the time he was 13. Friends, family, even teachers and complete strangers have turned against him for what he is. Transgender. Kyle is FTM Transgender and has received nothing but hatred for it from everyone except for a few close people he knows he can trust. On his 18th birthday, he knows it's all over, the bad days, the abuse, the hatred. He can finally move away from his horrible past and live a happy live. ... Until he almost loses it all... ***This story contains -FTMBoyxBoy -FTMBoyxGirl -Some BoyxBoy -Some GirlxGirl If you are not comfortable with any of these topics, please do not read the story. This should be warning enough, I don't want to see any hate comments towards these topics*** *Trigger Warning* -Depression -Anxiety/Panic -Self-Harm -Suicidal Thoughts/Actions

Hi. Im skylr, im 13, And im ftm transgender, fun right? but with my religious family and unsupportive school. I think not. They keep trying to fix me, but in reality, there is nothing to fix. This is my story of becoming me.