PLEASE READ A ONE DIRECTION LOVE STORY, A ONE DIRECTION LOVE STORY 2: DECISIONS, A ONE DIRECTION LOVE STORY 3: MISTAKES WERE MADE, A ONE DIRECTION LOVE STORY 4: IT'S NOW OR NEVER, A ONE DIRECTION LOVE STORY 5: IS THIS GOODBYE? PART: 1, A ONE DIRECTION LOVE STORY 5: IS THIS GOODBYE? PART: 2, A ONE DIRECTION LOVE STORY 6: NEW BEGINNINGS, A ONE DIRECTION LOVE STORY 7: WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT, A ONE DIRECTION LOVE STORY 8: DID ALL THIS HAPPEN FOR A REASON?, AND A ONE DIRECTION LOVE STORY 9: TROUBLE FIRST!!!! Shannon and Niall couldn't be any happier. Their lives are perfect.......well, almost. Shannon's mother comes back and is upset that she is with Niall and doesn't approve, so she tells her that she's taking her back to Chicago. When she refuses, she pisses her mother off. Shannon comes face to face with her old friend, Nathan, who missed her. With Shannon and Niall being apart for so long, will this flame finally burn out for good? Find out......
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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