These poems are not only there to be read. I hope that you can see yourself in these lines and maybe find closure and reassurance. To me these paragraphs feel like a conversation with a really good friend. These poems capture real moments we all know, from the ups and downs of life to the feelings we've all felt. Whether it's dealing with everyday life or facing bigger hurdles like mental health and family, these verses remind us that we're not alone in our journey.

In a quiet village near Brighton, Olivia arrives to spend the summer with an aunt she barely knows, running from a heartbreak she cant yet face. She's not quite sure what she's searching for, but what she finds is a small town brimming with secrets, a ghostly presence that seems to understand her loneliness, and two intriguing locals who make her question everything she thought she knew about love. As Olivia uncovers hidden truths about her aunts past, she's forced to confront her own fears and desires. With summer days fading and decisions looming, she must choose between running from her problems or finally facing them head-on. Will she stay in the village, where shes found a new sense of belonging, or return to New York to confront the life she left behind? A story of self-discovery, love, and the courage to embrace who you are. This story takes readers on a heartfelt journey of finding light in the darkest places.

In the summer of 1978, there was one thing they were certain of: Wendy loves Jacob and Jacob loves Wendy. But this is the thing with being seventeen, being in love feels strong and infinite - as if it could never end. Wendy departs and something tender and sweet develops between Jacob and a boy named August. None of the three has any idea yet that the summer marks the end of their youth.

If one word could describe the essence of her soul, it would be the yellow of sunshine. Because words are lacking to show love, but there are plenty of reasons to try it. Stories and poems dedicated to the thousand dreams and lives that love entails.

Love, for me, has always been centered around chestnuts. The tree and the horse. The letter P. The two boys I grew up with. The girl with the curls. The woman with the pin straight hair. A rusty shotgun. This is an invitation to my life, now open your hands and handle with care.

A legendary tale passed down by Springvale hunters that recounts a bitter ending finally faced by a boy who was no longer young and a spring fairy who had not grown old. #WriothesleyisnotFonatinian #AU #AlternativeTimeline

"That road all paved in gold, I found in my mother's eyes." A girl from Jacksonville, Florida that rose to fame in 1980s Los Angels, lived through countless scandals and ultimately her fall from grace and her abandonment of the spotlight in the early 90s. Once one of the brightest stars above Sunset Boulevard, Poppy Rey has been through it all and always by her side was her mother Cindy. It is safe to say that her sudden rise to the top seemed too good to be true to many, except to Cindy, who has set her own life aside to pave a way of gold for her daughter. Why would she throw it all away in an instance? She confides this long veiled truth to the frail elderly lady, that is in her care ever since she has disappeared from the stages of Hollywood. As Poppy's story comes to an end, the lives of the two women shall be connected in tragic and irreversible ways.

In a world torn apart by hatred and fear, Selene finds herself involved with a group of outcast mages on a mission to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Desperate to end the power imbalance between mages and fae, Selene takes part in their plans to kidnap the evil fae kings heir, Atlas - the moon mage foretold by the prophecy. As they flee through the lands, emotions boil over when both Selene and Atlas are forced to confront what they think they know and start toeing a fine line between hatred, mutual understanding, and attraction. When time starts running out and they uncover more about their powers and each other, they are soon forced to accept that maybe not everything is as they believed.

Within these pages, readers will find themselves transported to diverse landscapes of the heart, where love blooms, where loss leaves its marks, and where redemption offers hope in the darkest of hours. From a tavern in the middle of the city to the own messy desk, each story is a new journey. As readers turn the pages of this collection of short stories, they will be moved to laughter and to tears, finding echoes of their own joys and sorrows reflected in the lives of the characters they meet, especially with the corresponding mood-song every chapter is endowed with.