Raven, an imaginative, perspicacious girl ironically makes the most pedestrian and non-rational decisions when it comes to her relationship with the boy she loves.
Pierce, the younger brother of a prior misfit, and one of Rae's best friends, struggles with the unfortunate title that has been passed down to him.
Ace, a good-natured boy, deals with a mental illness no one know's about until it's too late.
Ethan, Rae's ultimate best friend since she was old enough to hold her own head up, makes it his sole purpose to take care of Rae after he finds out about the darkness his family hides, in the hopes of never letting Rae go through anything similar, and well, being the best friend she could ask for.
Set in Chicago, this story of a seventeen-year-old girl comes with the promise of new friendships, love, and, possibly, tears.
**Complete!!!**
Kat and Maggie have been best friends for years, feeling trapped in their small Wisconsin town. Kat is determined to escape her abusive family no matter the cost. Maggie doesn't believe she's worth enough to leave. They think they've found all the answers when Kat beings messing around with Jamie and Maggie starts dating Mickey, an angsty high school drop out. Everything seems fine on the surface, but there's tension between Kat and Mickey, Jamie can't seem to get a handle on his drinking, and Maggie can't ever seem to find the right words to tell her friends what she thinks. And then...it all falls apart. Maggie, Kat, and Jamie all must decide what dreams and principles they're willing to sacrifice and what secrets they're willing to keep in the name of love.
This novel has been through five drafts and is a completed story.