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"Poor Annie Cresta...""It's the poor mad girl from district four...""They say her time in the Hunger Games drove her over the edge..."Just like anyone who's managed to make it out of the Hunger Games alive, Annie Cresta has nightmares. It's not easy to forget being tortured and starved and forced to kill other people to survive. Her time in the arena scarred her, broke her, and every day, she keeps trying to pick up the pieces. Only the people who have been in the arena, borne witness to the bloodshed and horror firsthand can understand what it's like; all the victors have a slightly haunted look behind their eyes that speaks of memories they'd do anything to forget. Of course, that's made impossible when your victory in those games is all that people see in you. Finnick O'Dair, youngest ever winner of the Hunger Games, Capitol pretty boy, and sex symbol for all of Panem has nightmares too. He has nightmares about dying in a million different ways, nightmares about never being allowed to go back home to district four, but most of all, he has nightmares about losing her. He has nightmares about losing Annie, the only woman out there that he truly loves. Even though the odds are against them at every turn, they're lifelines for each other; no matter the cost, Finnick would never let Annie get hurt, and Annie would do anything to stay with Finnick. The only problem is that they can't have anything more than a secret romance, or else they would lose everything, including their lives. All of that changes in an instant though, with a handful of poisoned berries in the 74th Hunger Games. That simple act sets in motion a series of events that cannot be stopped, and it also poses a very important question for Annie and Finnick. How far would they go to be together forever, is there any price they wouldn't pay?…

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It's a different ending to Catching Fire. The dome at the top of the arena just exploded, and Katniss and Peeta have escaped. Or have they?This time, both Peeta and Katniss are trapped in the Capitol, and the star crossed lovers are put through a whole new level of hell. President Snow uses their relationship against them, district 13 tries to rescue them, and the rebellion still continues. What happens when the Mockingjay loses her wings? Does the rebellion still win, or are the Hunger Games here to stay?…

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GlobeTech has a lot of dark secrets, including laboratories that...aren't exactly legal or moral. These places hold the darkest and most disturbing things imaginable. That's where Lilac and Amy have been stuck their whole lives, all alone. They're genetically modified humans who aren't able to feel physical pain, and so they're treated like they aren't able to feel any emotions at all. These labs are nightmares for all the people stuck there, and everyone deals with it in different ways. Lilac is terrified, she's almost always silent, afraid of being punished for being too loud, which happens a lot because of her horrible nightmares. Amy on the other hand, is angry. Every chance she gets she's shouting at the lab techs, fighting them, destroying their equipment. In a desperate attempt to get two of their most difficult "experiments" to cooperate, the people at GlobeTech try something different, they introduce Amy and Lilac to each other. But things don't go to plan, and it quickly becomes clear that everyone is in over their heads. Warning: THIS NOVEL WILL CONTAIN DARK THEMES, I IN NO WAY JUSTIFY ANY OF THE DARK THEMES OR SEEK TO GLORIFY THEM IN ANY WAY, I AM JUST INCLUDING THEM IN THIS STORY. Copyright: this story is entirely my own personal creation and I won't allow for any copying, redistribution, or recreation of my story without my express written consent.With all that out of the way, I hope you enjoy the story!!…

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In Toronto, Canada, hockey is a part of life for everyone. Where some people might have Christianity with Jesus and the old and new testaments, the city of Toronto has the Toronto Maple Leaves. Kids learn how to skate as soon as they can walk, everyone watches the away games, glued to their television screens, and clamors to get tickets to the home games. It brings people together, families and communities uniting over their love of the sport, and of their team. Lucy is new in Toronto, having just gotten out of an abusive relationship with her ex fiancé who lives back in Calgary. Even though she's managed to get a restraining order, she worries that won't be enough. He's a powerful businessman, and the only thing that's saved her face from being plastered all over the tabloids is that they both agreed that it would be best to keep it private. Still, just because he's gone now, doesn't mean she feels safe, even though she has a good support system in Toronto, as she lives about ten minutes away from her childhood best friend. No matter how she spins it, there are so many new things for her to navigate, including her new marketing job at IceBlade Ice Skates, an ice skate company that's in danger of going bankrupt if they don't come across a miracle soon. Lucy is expected to be that miracle, but she has no idea how to provide the company with the answer to their Hail Mary. At least...not until she accidentally meets the team captain, Alexander Brando, after getting stranded on an isolated piece of ice where her car battery dies. Though she doesn't know it at the time, her life is about to change forever. Quickly thrust into the world of high society in Toronto, she's forced to confront the idea that her past won't let her go without a fight. Dating the captain of the beloved hockey team is a dream come true, but will it be worth everything she has to sacrifice?…

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Lilac is quiet, so quiet that she hasn't spoken a word in three years. She's terrified of talking to other people, and although therapists have tried to help her get over her fear, it's been ineffective. Then one day, she meets Emma, an artist who draws to communicate instead of speaking. Emma helps Lilac learn to draw what's going on in her head, and the two of them grow closer. Eventually, Lilac realizes that she feels more than just friendship for Emma, and decides to tell her. Yet Emma has a secret, she's dead and has been for over 100 years. This starts Emma and Lilac down a dangerous path, full of secrets amid a forbidden romance. Will the two of them be able to find happiness and peace together, or will death truly separate them forever?…

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Maxon sees America with Aspen and chooses Kriss but there is no rebel shooting right away. King Clarkson is glad to see that Maxon has finally come to his senses and is determined to make sure that NOTHING causes Maxon to change his mind and choose America instead. Will Maxerica survive despite threats from the king?…

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I'm Lilac Darke, and everyone knows my name. My father, Ian Darke rules the Association with an iron fist, and he tries to do the same to me. And that's where the problem comes in, at least for him, because I refuse to listen. It's been three years since I've stopped plugging into the transmissions, seven years since my mom left, and I haven't truly cared about following the rules for as long as I can remember. They're just there to trap me, restrain me, and I'm not into that. I will not be controlled, and there is NOTHING that would convince me to be "good." Or at least, that's what I tell myself. But the past has a strange way of coming back and hurting you, and leaving you with nowhere to go except into the lion's den.…

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A girl who can't remember who she is, is traumatized by her past, what little of it she can remember anyway. When she first wakes up, she's in a panic, but the guards quickly make sure she falls asleep. The next time she wakes up, she's in a hospital bed with a needle in her arm, totally calm. A strange man with a suit walks in, someone she swore that she'd seen before, telling her about her past, with him playing a huge part in it.…