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Lindsay looks and acts like the perfect fifteen year-old, but she's hiding a dirty little secret that no amount of fashionista coverings can make better. Telling her mother her step-father is molesting her is not an option. Trying to kill herself again haunts her more than the scars on her wrists, and pretending to be perfect at school might very well drive her over the edge. Megan knows all about lying. It's been part of her life ever since she realized the only way to escape her poverty-stricken neighborhood was to work hard, keep her mouth shut and wear a mask no one can penetrate. All that changes when Lindsay befriends her.Can two girls who have little in common discover the value of a real friendship or will the secrets they dare not speak destroy them both?

The hard knocks of life keep piling up for Eje. Born into a country on the brink of civil war, he knows the real meaning of survival. After a decade living in Canada, things aren't getting any easier but if he can keep his head down for his last year of high school he thinks there might be an out for him from his poverty-stricken neighborhood. Too bad fate likes to throw fastballs at Eje and he's forced into an afterschool paddling program. The Aquatic club is filled with white kids, who like to run for fun and paddle for performance. Eje has talent but liking paddling doesn't mean much when you're another kid from the projects.Shannon used to live to paddle. After a drunk driver crashed into the car holding her and her mother, life has been anything but normal. Re-learning how to kayak isn't fun, and trying to find out where she stands with her once BFF's at the club reinforces how much has changed. Before the accident she'd never give a newbie paddler the time of day, but the minute she meets Eje all that changes. Unlike the guys at the club Eje's mysterious without trying.When ultimatums threaten to end the afterschool paddle program and secrets get revealed will Eje and Shannon forget their friendship for the good of others or trust each other to do right? Two teens with little in common tackle prejudice and stereotypes to risk it all to help each other.If you like Simone Elkeles Young Adult books which deal with multi-cultural issues you will love Off Stroke.

When life knocks you flat on your back, and you know you've had enough, try telling that to a dog demanding his walk. Jay Walker is a fake. He acts full when starved and happy when sad. How else is a guy who has a deadbeat for a mother and a sister battling cancer supposed to feel? And isn't walking a pet just a chore? Too bad the dog doesn't know that. The dog lives in the now, embraces life to the fullest and gives his whole heart when offering love. Off Leash is unique because it showcases issues of poverty that transcend countries, age and color. Alternatively told between the POV of both Jay and the dog, Ollie, it shows the reader how a boy who wants a job to make some quick cash so he can buy food for his cancer-stricken sister struggles with trying to do the right thing in a world that has treated him wrong since birth. Check out Off Leash book trailer at http: //youtu.be/8TlPncNAzNQ Amazon Breakthrough Novel Finalist

When life knocks you flat on your back, and you know you've had enough, try telling that to a dog demanding his walk.Jay Walker is a fake. He acts full when starved and happy when sad. How else is a guy who has a deadbeat for a mother and a sister battling cancer supposed to feel? And isn't walking a pet just a chore? Too bad the dog doesn't know that. The dog lives in the now, embraces life to the fullest and gives his whole heart when offering love.Off Leash is unique because it showcases issues of poverty that transcend countries, age and color. Alternatively told between the POV of both Jay and the dog, Ollie, it shows the reader how a boy who wants a job to make some quick cash so he can buy food for his cancer-stricken sister struggles with trying to do the right thing in a world that has treated him wrong since birth. Off Leash has alternative endings.

Duty - a word most women understand. Honor - a word men strive to attain. What happens when a woman, expected to embody the word duty, desires more than the life she was pre-ordained? She falls from grace.Isabella, known as Izzy to her fellow angels, dares to step out of her destined role and take up arms in a heavenly war. As punishment she is stripped of her wings and banished to the Earth plane. Worse, the sisters who joined her mantra of freewill fall to Earth with her. Tasked with surviving in a realm filled with sin, Izzy becomes the leader of this unlikely, untrained group of six. Together they form a band where they literally learn to harness their heavenly voices and sing for their supper. Nathanael was born a warrior angel but the only way he can fully get his halo is to marry. But fate is playing games and his pre-ordained wife has become The Forsaken. Determined to change things, Nate risks it all and falls to the Earthly realm only to end up in serious trouble - and getting his hide saved by the most beautiful and unconventional angel he has ever laid eyes on. Sparks fly when Nate and Izzy realize they have been set on the path of self-discovery together. But destiny is a passionate thrum Izzy has learned to ignore. Nate quickly discovers honor is useless without the woman he loves by his side and he's willing to sacrifice it all to prove it. Izzy knows all about heavenly sacrifices. She will not abandon her sisters to the Earthly realm and would rather battle demons than admit she has feeling for her soul-mate. Her pride might be the greatest threat to them all.

In a twist of fate, I drowned, and everything changed. From the abyss, I emerged not as a victim, but as a mermaid. My parents hush about the incident, drowning my confusion in anti-psychotic pills. But I can't forget. High school is a torment, and my newfound ability to sense thoughts pushes everyone away, except Ash-a heartthrob hallucination turned real-who claims I'm a long-lost siren princess. As strange events unfold, my parents are kidnapped, and Ash becomes my protector, though doubt lingers. The hockey team's captain seeks more than friendship, and my life spirals out of control. I am determined to free my parents, even if it means returning to the ocean depths. Juggling high school and unraveling my mysterious powers, I discover a sinister Sea Witch threatening my family and the entire ocean realm. Time races against me. I'll fight, even if it means confronting the chilling Atlantic. Amidst the chaos, I cling to the hope that this isn't a psychotic episode-praying to wake up with legs instead of a tail. In this thrilling race against destiny, I must learn to control my powers before evil prevails, and my family is lost forever.

She wants to find her twin. He's ready to take over Hell. Could forbidden love be the key to their redemption? In her heart, Shea knows she has a twin sister but that's blasphemy thinking in The Heavens. Joining the all-girl angel army to get exiled to Earth... as a permanent teen, takes her further from her goal. When a handsome demon offers her a choice, she vows to make him find her sister. As the God of Hell's son, Ash knows all about sacrifice and torture but when he sets upon a path to gain more power by seducing an angel, the last thing he expects is for her to steal his heart. Vengeance gains a new meaning when the extent of Shea's penance slams into him.A rescue to save a forbidden angel turns Hell upside down and Shea's world becomes a merry-go-round of love and death. A power play can be turned to Ash's advantage, but risking the angel who has captured his black heart could get her killed. Will Shea finally learn her true strength and take up arms to defend herself, while saving her fellow exiled sisters... even if that could kill the demon who has seduced her soul?Faith and love get tested and rules get broken all in the fight to stop a demon army from taking over Earth and The Heavens. Redemption is the second book in the Fallen Angel YA fantasy series. If you like immortally interesting characters, steamy scenes, and pulse palpitating action, then you'll love Renee Pace's fallen angel series.