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Natasha James has always had everything handed to her; always has gotten every little thing she wanted.
No one bothers to ask when she gets a scholarship to Julliard's, when her acting and musical skills are limited to childish plays, and singing in the shower. Everyone assumes her scholarship was bought for her, just like everything else she has ever owned.
Little did they know, the scholarship wasn't bought for her, it was truly given to her, yet for the wrong purposes.
Someone forged an audition under her name to get to her.
Will she find out before its too late?
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Faith Kelley has been to 8 foster homes in her 17 years of life, yet has never been satisfied with one.
As a girl of dark complexion, she wasn't accepted very easily into the lives of the many white families, though they all try, there has always been an invisible wall separating her from them.
In her mind, there was not a place for her anywhere. That is, until she meets the Ramsey family.
A family of color, the first home that might actually make a difference in her life.
When a traumatic accident strikes, will she stay, or run away, once again?
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Ashton Young's life has went well through his eighteen years of living it, he's been happy.
He had a girlfriend, a best friend, two supportive parents, and his music career, his life couldn't get any better.
He only had one minor problem, and that was that he didn't think. He cruised through life without a worry, but in every life, there's a point where that has to change.
In his life, that was now.
Hurricane Katrina wiped out his entire family, and he was forced to start his life over in order to survive.
Alone.
Will he get through this, or will he lose it?
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These three teenagers are brought together under harsh circumstances, and are forced to cope with what they are given.
Will this bring them together, or push them apart?
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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