IN THE MIDST OF EDITING Jessica Andrews, an ex-soccer player, singer. She has been through so much trauma with having to deal with an abusive father who blames her for the death of her mother. Just when she thinks it's time to stand back on her two feet, another wave of challenges knocks her over. Aiden Anderson, school quarterback. He met the love of his life when he was only little at his parents' friend's house. He had always had her back whenever she needed it. And yet, he still doesn't seem to know what's happening behind closed doors. When the truth finally comes to light, the challenges that are faced hit a whole different direction. **************************************** Warning : Contains violence, self-harm and language. Read at your own risk.

"Love is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise. If love were only a feeling, there would be no basis for the promise to love each other forever. A feeling comes and it may go. How can I judge that it will stay forever, when my act does not involve judgment and decision." ― Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving Can you handle a situation where you fall inlove with a geek and then suddenly, a popular guy falls head over heels for you but you don't feel the same way? Then what if your own bestfriend falls inlove with the man you love? Will you let go of him for your bestfriend? Or fight for what you feel? Will you change your old ways for one person? Or will you let go of that person just for the reason that you don't want to change? Love has its ways of manipulating people. It's your decision wether you get manipulated or not. Meet Catherine McMillan, a bully at her previous school who transferred to Wilson High, a private school that a student can only enter with excellent grades. She enters as a scholar and meets a geek boy named Dylan Wilson who is unexpectedly handsome and innocent. Meet Michael Collins, captain of the football team who starts to feel something "weird"(in his dictionary) for Catherine. This is a story about a girl who has to weigh love between friendship, and boy between family.

**Hayden Nicholas Parker** He's the captain of the football team. Both of his parents are powerful influential people. And he is expected to take on his father's business after college, and to marry someone with the same wealth and riches. He's tall, very attractive, girls love him, and guys are intimidated by him. He puts himself out to be cold and distant, but under all that lies his true interior. His true personality that he had buried up ever since he lost the only person that he was closest with. But what will happen when he meets a girl who brings that side of him back? **Julia Gracie Wilson** Even though her parents aren't as influential as anyone else in this school. She's the smartest in one of the toughest and richest schools in the city. Despite her Devastating past, she has a dream to start her own fashion line. And she'd do anything to make it without any distractions. But when her father (who is the football coach) is able to transfer her into a new school, he has one rule that she has to follow. She cannot fall for the captain of the football team. What will happen when the 'poorest' new girl in this rich school falls for the most richest and popular boy in this school? When they find each other tangled into each other; Even when they know it's forbidden. Will they be able to resist each other? Will Julia be able to obey her fathers one rule? Will Hayden choose to be with someone else to fulfill his father's demands?

Scarlett Martinez has had a tough few years. After the passing of her father a flip switched in her and she lost all of her friends. Going from the River Valley Secondary School's (RVSS) most popular girl to the girl that no one wanted to be around was a bit of an adjustment. After hurting one of the most important people in her life, Nikki Vasquez, she promised herself to never get close to anyone else again and her abusive step-father and drunk of a mother don't make it hard for her to do that. Alexander McLeod suffers from the guilt of his brother's death. After moving to RVSS Alexander became one of the popular guys at school. He's star quarterback of the football team and is dating the 'it' girl in school, Nikki. Things have been going great for him but things don't always stay "perfect". So what will happen when these two polar opposites "randomly" bump into each other? Alex is determined to get to know this mysterious girl while Scarlett tries her hardest to keep her distance from the boy that pushes and pushes and pushes to get closer to her but it's hard to ignore the fact that everyone needs a friend. The bruises and breaks raise suspicions with Alex... not everything can be covered up with makeup. Not to mention the fact that she jumps every time he touches her. Will Alex be able to figure Scarlett out or will she be lost to her own monsters?

"You really thought you could outrun me?" He asked, his hot breath fanning all over my face. "At least I tried." I laughed but then stopped when I became aware of our close proximity. The wind started to blow through his hair gently as he cocked his head to the side. I swallowed at the sight. "Alexia." he breathed out, his eyes centered on my lips. His tongue darted out to lick his bottom lip and I froze, knowing what was coming. He tucked my hair behind my ear as his chest slowly pressed against mine. I closed my eyes in response. And all too soon..... I was kissing Kayden Hart. He fell first, she fell harder ------------------------------------------------ Alexia Smith. A druggie for a mother An unknown father. Victim of abuse. A broken soul. Kayden Hart. The Golden boy School's quarterback. An all rounder. He has a perfect life, she has a shitty life. Will light overcome the dark? [Highest Rankings]: #2- Teen fiction #9- Fiction #51- Romance #3-Abuse #14- High school

❝ I should've listened to my heart. No matter how hard I've tried to push you away, everything leads back to you. My thoughts, the way my heart flutters rapidly and the emotions I feel when you're around. Everything. What I'm trying to say is...I choose you. ❞ ***** Sophie Wilkins is the shy, nerdy girl that no one really notices in the back of the class. She only talks to one person at Oakleaf High, her best and only friend, Bree Laurel. On one of the last nights of summer break, Sophie is forced to go to a high school party by Bree. She thinks this is just another one of many awful high school parties that's hosted by one of the football jocks at her school, but this party doesn't turn out to be "another typical high school party." While at the party, she catches the eyes of Andrew Dalton, the high school quarterback and most notorious player. Andrew, who's never lost, is dared to make Sophie fall in love with him, but there's one problem. Sophie has promised herself that she will never date any of the guys at Oakleaf High because they all have arrogant personalities that she just can't handle. Although she's successfully managed to keep a low profile her entire high school life, she suddenly starts to find herself constantly being brought into situations with Andrew. Will Sophie be able to keep the promise she made to herself? Or will she fall for the player's charms? Will Andrew be able to win the heart of Sophie Wilkins without giving Sophie his? What will happen when Sophie learns it all started with a dare? Started 6/4/18 Completed 9/28/18 #72 in coming of age #9 in undiscoveredgems #2 in dare #4 in teen

Meet Cassidy Olson. Cassidy is one of the most invisible girls in her school "Stoneville High School". Cassie hates living in Michigan, she wishes she can just leave and never come back. Luckily her wish comes true when her mother Nora marries Bob Wiseman and moves with him and his daughter Mandy Wiseman to LA, but little does she know Bob is the principal of one of the most popular high schools in LA! Now meet Cameron Price the most popular football jock in "Roseville High School". "Everyone loves him, but cant have him", says the head cheerleader Ally Ross. Cameron and Ally have been the "It-Couple" since freshman year, but will everything change when they get into the biggest fight ever? Of all the drama in "Roseville High School", will Cassidy finally get her chance to shine, start her life over, and open up again from her heart breaking past? Well I guess you have to read the story to find out if "She Could Be the One"?

Valerie Prescott never thought she'd fall for Jake Graham. As her brother Mason's best friend, Jake has always been off-limits. But fate has a way of breaking the rules. Jake, a star football player with a tragic past, carries a burden of grief over losing his girlfriend, Josephine. Valerie, still haunted by the trauma of her own dark past, isn't sure if she can ever let someone in again. Their connection is undeniable, but their love comes at a cost. Mason is fiercely protective of his sister and equally loyal to Jake. What will he do when he discovers their relationship? And as Valerie and Jake navigate their way through complicated feelings, secrets from the past threaten to tear them apart. This is a story of forbidden love, unspoken pain, and the strength it takes to heal. Will Valerie find the courage to face her demons? Can Jake let go of his guilt and fight for the woman he loves? And when the truth comes to light, will Mason stand in their way-or will he be the bridge that brings them together? One thing is certain: nothing about their journey will be easy. If you're ready for a story filled with heartbreak, passion, and the possibility of second chances, take the leap and discover what happens when love defies all odds.

Hate; feel intense or passionate dislike for (someone or something) Carter Shay is a seventeen year old girl who's grown up with everything handed to her in life, her family has money, she has a nice car. She has designer clothes. Great parents, goes to a great school. Great friends, popularity. But she has a secret as to why she gets everything she wants. Yet she doesn't let that stop her from acting like a teenager, from mood swings, to making enemies. Especially enemies, specifically Noah Miller. Noah Miller is a teenage boy who's worked for everything he has, yeah his family has money, they appear as a perfect family to the public eye. But what happens behind closed doors stays behind those doors. As one of the most popular guys in school, guys worship him, girls drool over him, and he lets it happen. Except her, he hates her. Whether it's the feud their families have, or just that fact that Carter Shay is everything that he hate's. They compete when it comes to anything, assignments, sports, pranks. It's not the 'I'm messing with you because I'm actually in love with you' It's the 'I absolutely despise you'. When they're forced to work on an assignment together instead of competing with each other, secrets come out, relationships start forming, and heart's get broken. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 || 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝟷𝟶th 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷. 𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 || 𝙵𝚎𝚋𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝟸𝟾𝚝𝚑 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟸.

'I had guilt that ate me out from the inside and made me want to throw up. Guilt that started as a young child and continued to fester until I was doomed to break. I knew that one day I would shatter like glass. I just wasn't sure if anyone would be able to put the pieces of me back together.' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashley Summers is the Bloomingfield Highs resident goodgirl/nerd, complete with absolutely no friends and a book for company. However guys could be throwing themselves at her because she is really one of the hottest girls at school, but her bookish tendencies and social low keep them away. And the fact that every guy who talks to her gets ignored. What she doesn't expect from the new year was the bad boy, Adrian Forsyth, persistently taking her attention away from her introverted life. Wait, she does know why. It was that stupid Chemistry class. She feels her carefully constructed life start to break as Adrian digs around her past, intent on finding out exactly what made her shut off from the world and herself for all of those years. Ashley has some deep secrets that she wants to stay hidden but piece by piece they make their way to the light. The question is what will happen when they all become revealed? It seems that while Adrian is searching for answers to the puzzle that is Ashley Summers he finds more than just her secrets. He could also find the key to her heart, a place where no person has truly seen before. Which is to say that Ashley Summers is in for some interesting events before the year is over. ---------------------------------------------------