Elizabeth was betrayed by the one person she thought she could trust: her father. They deemed her too dangerous, too prone to causing mass destruction, leaving frozen messes in her wake. When she needed him most, he betrayed her. Poseidon voted to have his own daughter frozen in a block of ice. The last thing she saw was her fathers face, his once caring eyes turned to stone. A single tear, forever frozen on her cheek.
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Kaylee had heard the stories. The famous Greek story about the young girl turned to ice. When she was little, it kept her in line. She feared that her parents would tell Zeus about her, and he'd turn her, too. Now, it inspires her. She strives to break free of her mother's isolating, controlling grip. She longs to be free from the abuse, drugs, and masses of alcohol that her mother now consumes on a daily basis.
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On a school trip to the Empire State Building, something happens. Now it's a race against the clock to put everything back in order. To save the girl who's literally turning to ice, Kaylee must leave behind everything and follow blindly. Can they do it? Can the damaged ones heal each other? Or will everything fall to pieces, forever lost?
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Luke has been in love with his best friend, Taylor, for too long now and it's getting difficult to be around him. He knows it's time to move on and find someone who can make him happy, but he feels like that will never happen, not with the way Taylor has his heart...
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Being in love with your best friend is hard. Luke Peterson knows this better than anyone else, as he's agonized over his feelings for Taylor Schofield for the past five years. So when he meets the handsome and confident Will Carson who wants to help him get over Taylor, it seems like the perfect chance for him to move on. But can Luke truly give Will a chance? Or will his heart always belong to his best friend?
Content and trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and homophobia.
[[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]
Cover designed by Holly Thurston