Yalit Stories

Perfect McCann meets girl in the hoodie. What could go wrong? (Everything. It's beautiful.) Sofia McCann has a formula: ironed gingham + straight A's + zero distractions = a perfect life. Then Sabrina Hadley is seated next to the only empty spot in the room on Day One with a hoodie, a hood up, and a 4/4 pen tap that makes Sofia's anxiety go quiet for the first time all summer. Together, they form Melody Breaks, a band of two, writing songs that say everything they're too terrified to admit out loud. Like the fact that Sofia's "crush" on their nerdy computer teacher is a total lie to hide who she's really staring at. Or that Sabrina's "fictional" song rewrite is actually a love letter to Sofia. Or that one little word - "Ew" - said in panic can hollow out a chest like a gunshot. As senior year rolls in, Sofia's got a choice: keep playing it safe in C-Major, or find the courage to change the key - even if it means breaking every rule in the book. The Gingham Secret is a laugh-out-loud, heart-in-your-throat YA romance about bad lies, good music, and the girl who makes you want to break the formula. (Scan the QR codes to hear the songs. Yes, they're real. Yes, you'll cry.) A/N: This is FREE DISC 1 (Freshman Frequency) has 5 tracks. The full 4-DISC (Tracks 6-21) series is COMPLETED and now on Amazon, Apple Books, and Gumroad. So if you want to know what happens in Sister Vernon's office - Amazon link is in my bio. You can finish freshman year tonight!

Before Thorunn, Bo had a mostly peaceful life in the Hinnom Forest. Here is his backstory, as told by him, in a series of nonconsecutive snapshots based around different themes. ***This collection was originally prompted by and written for the yourocsbackstory challenge hosted on tumblr***

There's no such thing as Voodoo. At least, that's what most of the Baptists in Bellin tell themselves. But Seven LaVey knows better. In a small rural town just outside of Nashville, Voodoo conjures and curses simmer and seethe under the noses of the many who will never know. Seventeen-year-old Seven romanticizes about the meaning of life while held captive as a zombie under the shell of a kiddie pool. He's counting on the strength - and maybe even love - of a certain redheaded clarinet player to save him. But will she? Filled with betrayal and revenge, two families struggle with a curse that stretches back to Queen of the Voodoos Marie Laveau in this contemporary Southern Gothic adventure. Prepare for a wildly original twist on the paranormal.

"Who is she?" "With the rainbow macaroons? That's Jansen Tidwell."

The novel with this full story is available for all countries on Amazon; Click here for the recently published novels; https://linktr.ee/theothersideeb The Other Side is a novel series that delves into a world that reflects our own. In this opposite world, there are people who can reflect; genders, personalities, sex, morals, and even more. A person in this other world learns that emotions also reflect one another. He questions what would happen if he were to trap the people in our world in permanent misery. Would it reflect and create happiness, on The Other Side? 'Who's Your Other' is a set of stories that are meant to take place in the far future after the first novel. These stories are meant to feature people who requested entry via a social media site. In this feature, by entering one's name on a certain post, a person has the option to see what their life would be like if they were to meet their 'other'. -Each story is a minimum of 1000 words. -Tagging one person gives you 100 extra words. -Sharing to your story, or screenshotting to share as a post is equal to 500 words. If you're interested in being featured for #WHOSYOUROTHERWEDNESDAY, then find us on social media, and register! Email: TheOtherSideeb@gmail.com Facebook.com/TheOtherSideSeries Twitter.com/TheOtherSideeb Instagram.com/TheOtherSideeb Youtube- TheOtherSideBooks Tumblr- Theothersidebooks.tumblr.com Snapchat- @TheOtherSideeb

"In order to get into this school, you weren't supposed to be scared of work. The three-steps application took almost a whole year for Keely to prepare. Gaulthier had prepared it too, well, at least, he had started as early as his 15th birthday to talk about it. The essay that would change his life, he used to say with a cocky smile. Sitting besides him at the kitchen table, Keely remembed the slight frown on her face at that moment. She didn't think an essay could change life. She think people could. Little did she know how deeply both the essay, and him, could ruin hers. "

I've gotten used to the dead parents face. I've gotten used to living with my gymnastics coach. I've even adjusted to sharing a bathroom with his way-too-hot son. Dealing with boys is not something that's made it onto my list of experiences as of yet. But here I am, doing it. And something about Jordan--being around him, talking to him, thinking about him--makes me feel like I can finally breathe again. That's something I haven't been able to do lately. He knows what it feels like to be me right now. He knows what it's like to wonder--what now? I think about it constantly. I need answers. I need to know how to get through this. In the gym, if you're struggling, you train harder, you do drills and conditioning. How do I work hard at moving on? At being on my own? And what happens if I might be...maybe...probably falling for Jordan? I mean we live together now. That can't happen, can it? But kissing him...well, let's just say it's not an easy activity to forget.

On the eve of the King's death, Prince Leom is summoned to meet the witch on the edge of the border. Azle has one request of the new, young king. A request Prince Leom has no choice but to refuse. In her anger, Azle casts a spell across the land of Relenia, one of ice and endless sleep. This spell affects all that live in Relenia... all except the young King. Desperate to save his people, Leom is determined to undo what the ice witch has done. To break the curse, Leom sets out on a dangerous quest. One that will lead him to the legendary bird of fire and flames. But secrets surround this legend... and as Leom unravels the mystery, he discovers a truth so unexpected that he will never be the same again.

An undead thief and a chess prodigy take pity on a rogue Necromancer who is on a quest to regain his own immortality. A modernized retelling of the legend of Asclepius, a child of Apollo and great physician who learned to raise the dead at the cost of his own immortality. Content/Trigger Warning: The book centers around death, including that of the main characters. There is blood violence as well as peril. Self-harm is briefly discussed, body dysphoria briefly mentioned, inpatient therapy is discussed and briefly depicted, depression is discussed, suicide is briefly mentioned

The story of how Elijah Alexander went over the line.

Changeling noun: changeling; plural noun: changelings a child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child in infancy. This is a new word for Kadee Sphear; more than that, it's a whole new concept for the quiet college student. Faeries, magic, children taken in the night. However, "changeling" is a word she's soon to become very familiar with.

Eighteen-year-old Brinn Hathaway has survived on her own in the Northwest High Country of Georgia since she was left for dead in a shallow grave by the man who kidnapped her as a child. When a young nature photographer, Justin Spencer, catches the wild girl on film and the two form a tentative friendship, Brinn must decide if coming out of hiding is worth the hope-and the danger-that may await her. Winner of the 2013 HOLT Medallion Award for Outstanding Literary Fiction Winner of the 2012 National Excellence for Romance Fiction Awards (NERFA) in the YA Category. Follow Brinn, Justin, Cody, and a cast of new characters through a series of novellas. Each story will bring a new adventure, another crime to solve, and more danger for Brinn and company as they delve into the world of human trafficking. See my website for details and links! http://www.pjsharon.com/books FINDING HOPE, Book One of the Savage Cinderella Novella series, picks up a year after Brianna Hathaway's return from the wild. As she and Justin struggle to work through her recovery, Brinn must come to terms with who she is and discover her place in this strange new world. When Cody asks for her help in solving a kidnapping case for the FBI, it brings her worst nightmares to the surface. But will it be what she needs to finally put it all behind her and move on? Or will it lead her down a path into a dangerous world? A child is missing...and time is running out.

Peace. Love. Order. Dome. That's the motto that the Order has given the residents of Dome 1618 to live by. Natalia Greyes is a resident of Dome 1618, a covered city protected from the deadly radiation that has poisoned the world outside for four generations. Nat never questioned the Order, until one day she sees a stranger on the outside of the dome. Now Nat wants answers. Is there life outside the dome and if so, what has the Order been hiding from everyone? **Releases April 26, 2016**

"What is a Sentinel? A guard. A detective. A killer..." They are the world’s best-kept secret – an underground society whose eternal cause is to protect the world against the dark creatures and evil forces that inhabit the night. Now Sentinels are being targeted, murdered and turned as the fury of an ancient evil is unleashed once more. And when 15-year-old Nicholas Hallow’s parents are killed in a train crash, the teenager is drawn into a desperate struggle against malevolent powers. Sentinel is the first book in the Sentinel Trilogy – a world of unconventional heroes, monsters, murder and magic. ---------- Hello! I'm a dark YA fantasy author and this book, SENTINEL, is available in paperback or ebook through Amazon here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sentinel-Trilogy-Joshua-Winning/dp/1909717096 You can also buy it through my publisher, Peridot Press, here: http://www.johncattbookshop.com/peridot-press/sentinel I really hope you enjoy it, and if you do, please feel free to vote for it or leave a comment! "An ordinary orphaned teenager turns out to be the saviour of a hidden magical world. Don't think you've read this before in the Harry Potter books though, Sentinel sets a darker, grittier tone. The action is fast and violent, the monsters, including a seductive vampiress, are memorable." John Wyatt, The Sun "Hugely engaging. Winning could well be on to a winner." Claire Nicholls, SciFiNow magazine "A great, imaginative, gripping read." Nev Pierce, Editor-at-Large, Empire "Written poetically with carefully-drawn characters, this is an extremely promising YA debut by a young author." Kate Whiting, Press Association

As a middle school teacher, I am constantly in awe of the relationship between children and their cell phones! Most children are closer with their phones than any of their friends. It's become quite problematic. I've had students who cannot fathom more than moments at a time without their precious cell phones by their side. The need to check social media and be involved in the latest viral craze has become quite an epidemic. I wrote a story about one boy who so badly wanted to a part of the wave. However, his desire for a cell phone becomes an experience he will never, ever forget. Jessie Davidson is tired of being left out of group chats and Instagram posts! Everywhere he looks, his friends and classmates are hanging out not with each other, but through their cell phones. Jessie desperately wants to be included and constantly feels left out. His problem is that his parents don't believe that he should own a cell phone at such a young age. What's a young boy to do? Well, Jessie's problems appear to be solved one day when mysterious things start happening all around him. A strange looking man appears to Jessie and offers him a deal which he cannot refuse. A deal that gets Jessie exactly what he's always dreamed of, or so he thought. A deal that gets him his very own, brand new cell phone. Jessie finds out the hard way quickly that things are not always as they appear to be when his phone, his ticket for popularity and social super stardom begins doing things he could never dream possible. I'm inspired by they way young children interact with technology and social media, and think it is quite a frightening scene in 2019. I think there are endless scares to be had with modern day technology, and many books to be written. I envision a series of books revolving around the fears modern day technology, most notably social media, cell phones and gaming can bring. My goal is to bring our oldest fears to life through these new outlets for children.

A prequel for The House in the Cerulean Sea

A short story for the Write to Survive contest held by @secrettreasures and @adventure

Raised by an old fortune-teller within the dark veil of the Bavarian Black Forest, Rune has learned two valuable lessons: only take from the forest that which you can use, and never, never look anyone in the eye in the village. For something terrible happened in the forest long ago... and now, the whispers of a long-dead mother with a vengeful secret have come haunting. Forced to flee all she has ever known, Rune soon learns of a legacy she is bound to--one that is drenched in fear, witchcraft and murder--a birthright that stretches beyond the grave to the trees where Rune is no longer safe.