Carmen Davies- Recently transferring from UCLA, Carmen arrives with a smile that never fades and an energy that draws people in. Bright, bubbly, and effortlessly charming. Within days, she becomes a familiar face on campus-warm, talkative, always laughing. But behind her sunny confidence is a sharp, curious mind, and it doesn't take long for someone to catch her attention-not for how present they are, but for how removed and absent. Ivan Anderson- He has mastered the art of invisibility, he has drifted through his years at Columbia near silence. His world is quiet and controlled-by choice. With a past he'd rather keep buried deep down and emotions he struggles to contain, Ivan solitude and medication to keep himself in check. He's built walls high enough to keep everyone out, believing it's safer that way. No one's ever really tried to break them down-until now. When Carmen is assigned to Ivan for academic mentoring, their worlds quietly collide. She's drawn to his mystery; he's unnerved by her light. As Carmen begins to pull at the threads of Ivan's carefully guarded life, what starts as a simple partnership begins to unravel something deeper. But how do you reach someone who doesn't want to be found? And what if the one thing Carmen needs to save him... is the very thing he's spent years hiding from? Find out in "Almost Broken..."

At twenty-two, Hailey Parker is a single mom just trying to survive her new job as a secretary at the elite Bailington Academy. She's messy, bright, and full of heart-everything Professor Ellena Thorne has worked hard to shut out. Ellena is brilliant, reserved, and emotionally off-limits after a painful divorce. But when Hailey crashes into her world-literally-what starts as irritation turns into something far more complicated. Two women. One impossible attraction. And a slow-burn journey toward love, laughter, and maybe even healing.

A 17 year old girl, named Camille Edwards and her mom and dad lives in a dangerous-ghetto neighborhood. Her mother is a crack fiend, and her father is ever barely around, roaming the streets. She lives in a broken-poor neighborhood in the housing projects, figuring out ways to turn her life around. Camille hasn't been the brightest of many 17 year old's. But It wasn't her fault for growing up with bad parents. She has a two year old daughter from an abusive boyfriend named Tyrese Jackson (19) who is a street pharmacist and a gang member. Since her parents aren't there for her and since she's an only child, Camille has grown to take care of herself and go to school all on her own. In order to help pay half for rent, for her daughter, and for her boyfriend she is a local tutor in the neighborhood. When that doesn't work out... She goes into illegal situations in the streets in order to make the money every month. She ultimately has a breakdown and figures that nobody would ever truly love her until she met a guy, a guy who would love her, cherish her, and help take care of her. If only she would let him. It ain't easy growing up without good influences, but only Camille can figure out the pursuit of happiness in her teenage love affair.

When you live in small, typical town like Portland, Oregon, you don't expect much. Arielle Martinez had her best friends, an annoying sister, and a single mother. Life was just a sweet time. She got through middle school and was now living her third year of high school. Junior. The only thing for her agenda this year is smiles, laughs, more laughs, and more memories. Of course, the dark-haired troubled, bad boy, Shadowfax Skywood didn't pop in her delicate, easygoing mind. Why would it? Freshman through Sophomore they never acknowledged each other's presence. Not even fight for the last apple pie in the cafeteria. But things have changed when both are thrown more and more into each other's path, but this doesn't bother Arielle much because she has nothing to hide, but what about Shadow? He's not popular, but he isn't close to a loner or at all of being ignored. So what is it? What's his secret? No turning back now, they're both in deep, but will this destroy them or get them closer?

Hope Flynn used to love water. She never realized the power of water, or the strength of it until the accident. Now Hope knows just how dangerous water can be. Water is the reason her sister is dead, and the reason she almost died. Hope can't remember what happened the night of the tragedy, but everyone assures her she couldn't have done anything to save her sister. Juliet Price has attended Redwood High since the beginning of sophomore year, but she's never spoken to Hope, Juliet doesn't fit in with her classmates as she wasn't born rich and she didn't grow up getting everything she wanted. The only reason Juliet is at the exclusive private school is because she's living with her wealthy aunt and uncle. Juliet knows what happened to Eleanor Flynn, most of the world does. The Flynn family are very wealthy and very famous. Even though Juliet and Hope have never spoken, Juliet can tell that Hope is acting weird and she doesn't think it's entirely because Eleanor is dead. When Juliet and Hope are brought together through a class project, Juliet starts to realize that Hope won't be able to start moving on unless she finds out what happened the night her sister died, and why she can't remember it. When the two start investigating, they realize that the truth is pointing to something dark. Almost everyone attending Redwood has secrets, and they'll do what it takes to keep them private. When the truth starts to come out, Hope is left to wonder if she remembers the dreadful night and finds out she had something to do with it, will she ever forgive herself?

She's a Rose by any other name... A young agent is assigned to a mission unlike any that she had ever been on before. Under the name Callie Rosenfield, she enrolls in a prestigious academy where she is to live a normal life. Her real objective is as unknown to her as the daily troubles of being a teenage girl- battling emotions she never realized she had, petty drama, keeping good grades, and boy problems. Haunted by her job-given title, the "Chestnut Rose", Callie fights to balance her real life and her prioritized mission. Can she adapt to her new environment that is much different than the only one she's ever known? But the more important question is, can she learn to deal with becoming more human in the process? Author's Note: I wrote this novel 7 years ago and it is currently in the process of being rewritten. This is just the first draft!

Victoria High School ( (VHS)is a 75 per cent private school and 25 per cent federal government-owned. 10 percent are students on scholarships. Is sport owned school mainly for basketball. The school has held a championship for two decades. Cherry an underclass teenage girl goes through a lot of challenges, from drug addict to being the best writer in VHS. Cherry's entire existence has been for Green VHS star basketball player, daydreaming and imagination are the only chances she gets to kiss him and hold his hands. While in real life he PDA with his off-and-on girlfriend, She had come to the terms that her life would change if she had sex with Green just once. Her dream came to pass so quickly after she was recommended to the school editorial to cover the upcoming championship game, from tryouts to interviews and the boy of her dream is one of those players she gets to write and interview. Turned out her life wasn't like she had imagined, with it came heartbreak, humiliation, crushed and starting all over again. From dropping out of the grand prize writing competition to therapy and sobriety. Cherry has to leave her past and the Damn dream she had had over a boy for the past five years and start over again only to be yet again attracted to the boy who happened to save her life. Things got awkward when he pretended he hadn't met her for the first time he walked into the classroom. What a big coincidence he's here in VHS, second term which means he's only here for the exams. Will life give Cherry and Travis a chance at love, or will Travis keep holding onto his past that haunts him to this day so he can keep being a jerk? Will Cherry fight all odds to be with Travis as her life changes at the Alfred magazine as a paid intern?

Clementine Marsh, a struggling, 17 year old is shipped off to a boarding school by her parents, where her parents hope she can find ways to cope with everything she's lost and everything she is going through. In her first week, she's already had trouble with another stuggling girl, but also made friends with a boy who is keen to introduce Clementine to his friendgroup. What Clementine doesn't know though, the girl she made trouble with, is in that friendgroup. Will they work out their differences? Will they fight in secret? Or will they help eachother? - "Im not fighting you." I spat, wanting with everything in me to hit her but i couldn't. Her eyes narrowed as she took a step closer. "Why." "Because im not dividing your group up just because you're just angry and looking for someone to take it out on." I said, pushing her back slightly and she stumbled. "If we fight, you're gonna divide your group up and that is not going to be on me. Louis is going to take my side, shit sounds like Sophie will too. You're angry, you're looking for someone to take it out and fine. Take it out on someone, but not on me because it will tear your group apart."

She's the girl none gives a second glace to when they pass in the hallways, Chloe Miller she's a wallflower and honestly she likes it. Its her last year of school and she couldn't be happier to leave this place. She plans to spend her last year playing by the rules and staying out of the picture but of course that won't happen. Meet Blake, he's new to the school but instantly gets noticed for his looks, he has girls falling at his feet but the only girl he wants is the shy wallflower. After a funny incident they make a bucket-list together full of things Chloe would never dream of doing. Thinking that Chloe's senior year would be just getting out of her comfort zone and doing new things she's sadly mistaken. Breaking the law, Sneaking out, Falling in-love and most of all getting involved with people she didn't even know existed. All she knows is this year is going to be one hell of a ride

Jessica Montez. Just another girl you see in the halls, just another girl who falls in love, and just another girl who got her heart broken. She's been through alot and continued to push through all her toubles. After four years of doing Colorguard for the locals teams, Jessica's talents were recognized by Liberty High School--her high schools rival school. So after a year of doing Colorguard for Liberty, Jessica is back a second year with a broken heart, bruises, and determination. but when ex-boyfriend and best friend, Nicholas O'Riley comes back into the picture right as Jessica begins to fall for her best friend, Sam Heasley; With Jessica on the run from her abusive father who will Jessica rely on and trust more to protect her? Nicholas or Sam? And who will be the first to spring to action when Jessica goes missing? A story of romance, betrayal, and commitment. Where does Jessica's heart lie? Find out in True Colors.