Ain't got nothin', won't be nothin'. That's the motto that most of the boys from the east side of Brooklyn went by. Some of them were thieves, drug dealers, murderers, or even rapists. They were an array of criminals, but all for one reason - to get by. Then there were the others, the ones who were athletes or writers or engineers, talented people who actually had a ticket out of the hood. Then there were people in the middle who got along with everybody but never really chose one side. People like Max. When you float along in the river that is the ghetto, you may think you're unbothered, but there is always something waiting. There will always be a stick in the water, and for Max, it all came at the wrong time. Most of his friends were on the criminal side, but he was just about to get his one-way departure ticket before things came crashing down. There were only two possibilities: either he got stuck in the hood forever, or he lost his life. After living here for so long, you realize that those two are one and the same.

There comes a time in someone's life where they have to let things go and move on. But, being addicted to the money, the thrill, and the drugs can make that choice even harder. The choice becomes even harder when you find yourself being locked in Marvin's room...a room that is hard to come out of. ©Copyright Jamiya Taylor 2015 All Rights Reserved.

Revenge always seems like the perfect plan. Yet people don’t think of the consequences. Clara Jones is one of those people. She has a past, just like everyone else. Although her past is tainted. It’s been ruined, scribbled on, screwed up and trodden on. Her past was full of misery, confrontation and quite frankly, she’d love to forget all about it. But this past is holding her back; she takes one step forward and gets dragged two back. So why not get revenge? Why not ruin the lives of those who ruined hers? But will it all plan out like she wanted it to? After all, revenge is a funny thing. Once you start, it’s hard to stop. But once you do stop, do you really much better about yourself? Or does ruining a fellow human beings’ life just make you as bad as one of your victims? Follow Clara on her quest to change her life. Whether that’s for better or worse; who knows… (A/N, I know it doesn't sound like it, but this is a sort-of teen fiction / a kind-of romance story...with a twist)

( discontinued as of 4/8/2015. please read the very last update to redirect to the first & last books of the series! ) "Nobody can save everybody." But there's always a beginning to every ending.

[slow updates] Kyle Collins and Cloelia (preferably be called Clo) Bennett have been best friends ever since Kyle gave Clo a purple crayon in kindergarten. And just like any girl and guy that ended up as best friends, Kyle falls in love with her in their sophomore year. But Kyle never confessed to Clo, afraid of being rejected and worse of all, afraid to end their friendship. Before Kyle can change his mind, he lost his chance when something tragically happened to Clo. Told in Kyle's point of view, this book unfolds the love story between Kyle and Clo, starting all the way back in their childhood.

quite simply, these are the chronicles of our stay in the land of eternal sunshine.

A/N: This is an unedited, significantly different version of the soon to be published novel by losangelesque aka L. Akhter. This draft was written when I was 15-18 years old and I highly encourage new readers to read the published version instead. Former high school football star Frank Novak meets profound and depressed loner Lolita Abri - and falls headfirst into love. Throughout the course of one school year, they unravel each other and their sadness, setting apart their differences and realizing that sometimes love isn't enough - and sometimes it just might be. [FIRST DRAFT] Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXTbhopy9ts © All Rights Reserved. Teen Fic #7 A Wattpad Featured story

Cynthia was never considered normal. She was homeschooled, and had a weird hobby. No, it was not stalking people or having a weird fetish, she had a weird hobby for photobombing. Keith, on the other hand, was always considered the normal, happy-go-lucky boy that would lead a normal future. He was always fond of laughter. He was always joking around and conducting harmless pranks on people, making him so lovable. Pranks and photobombing. An unlikely mix of laughter, photos and love. It's obvious that they will fall in love with each other... Right? All rights reserved. (to myself)

Simply a story of two lovers who become one...