When Colten -Cole- Morales was only Sixteen.
He found a photograph.
Not of him, though.
Of some face-less, name-less, brunette beauty.
The mystery gal looked to be sleeping. Lying face down with her head curled into a pillow. That's not what caught his attention. It was the girl, herself. She was wearing simple gray leggings, with a black over sized sweater. Half her brown locks were piled in a heep on the top of her head, while the other half lay lifeless at her neck. She had one sock on, and the other were lying on the bare floor right below her left foot,- which were dangling off the edge of the bed.
The only characteristics that tied the picture to that girl in particular -and not just the whole female species- were these; What looked to be a prism shaped birthmark on her right hip, -noticeable from where her sweater had rolled. A scar at the arch of her left foot, and the most protruded of all was the slight glimpse -that wasn't covered by her hair- of a tattoo at the back of her neck. Faction in the jewelry with this, and we should have some type of lead. Right?
Years later; Twelve to be exact. After inherited his late, very wealthy grandmother's fortune. Now is a better time than any to search for mystery girl. But this time, guns blazing.
What happens when Cole is determined to find this girl, but this girl is just as determined to avoid being found?
People will change, lives might possibly be taken, secrets will be revealed, and mostly, time will do far more than just tell.
After all, she was sleeping, and her beauty was a givin'. For her to be the modern day Sleeping Beauty, we need to give her a name. So, it only makes sense that we are Looking For Aurora.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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