Broken Hill High

"Go live with Nate Ryder," they said. "Everything will be fine," they said. Are they nuts? Nate Ryder has been the bane of my existence for the past five years. He's made it his personal mission to make my life a living hell and now my parents expect me to go and live with the guy for the foreseeable future. No thanks. I'd rather gouge out my eyes with a toothpick than live with him and his little brother, Jesse. Only problem is, they have my parents wrapped around their little fingers, thinking they're the good little boys they pretend to be. But I know better, and so does the rest of Broken Hill High. Nate Ryder is not to be messed with. He's a bad boy through and through. A bully. A guy who doesn't care who he has to step on to get what he wants. He's the devil and he knows it. Now that devil is my roommate. I better hold on tight because this is going to be one bumpy ride. One where I can guarantee that I won't come out the same.

I never expected Nate Ryder to change my life the way he did. Hell, I never expected to fall in love with the one guy who made my life a living hell for five years, but here I am. He's the perfect example of something I never knew I needed. He's my rock. My salvation. He's exactly what I need when my life goes up in flames. I thought the worst was over. I thought I was safe to move on from the horrors of the past few weeks, but I have never been so wrong. If I knew my life would spiral out the way it did, I would have just stayed in bed with the covers pulled right over my head, but this time, it's not only my life spiraling out of control. It's theirs. Nobody messes with my boys except for me. This time it means war.

We had it all until we didn't. Nate Ryder has been the center of my world for the past few months. He's cared for me, cherished me, and shown me a love I never even imagined could be real. He was my rock when my father left and my voice when I didn't have one. He was once my bully but now holds my heart in the palm of his hands, along with it the power to destroy me. We've face down every threat imaginable, and every single time, we've come out on top. But what happens when the threat is coming from within? What happens when our world literally goes up in flames and threatens to take my heart away? When all the walls start closing in, he's all I've got left, but is what we have strong enough to survive? Or will this fairy tale come crashing down? You know what they say; good things can't last forever.

I have never been at such a low. School work? Stuff it. Manners? Get screwed. Being a decent human being? Over my dead body. And it's all because of him. Nate was supposed to be the reason I wake up in the morning, until he took that reason away. Now, I'm left feeling like an empty shell of the girl I used to be. He's the love of my life. Always has been and always will be. I don't doubt it, he's going to come running back, and when he does, you better believe it, I'm going to make him work for it. Right down to the bone. Thank God I have my girls and Jesse. Without them, I'd be lost. Oh, and not to mention, I have Ashley Samuels and Phoenix Reilly keeping my mind more than busy. They better watch out because I've already lost the one thing that's important to me. I've got nothing else to lose and revenge will be sweet.

College? How did this happen? One minute I'm starting my senior year of high school and the next, I'm in college. Let me repeat myself. How did this happen? I can't even begin to understand the crazy amounts of drama I've suffered through over the past twelve months, but I've never been so happy to say it's over. I'm more than ready for this next step in my life. I came out of my senior year with Nate by my side and a future to start building. To say I have it all is a disgusting understatement. My life right now is perfect. Perfect friends, perfect family, perfect boyfriend. Nothing can screw this up. Not even those little weasels, Jesse and Jackson. But . . . I should know better by now. Never say never, right? You better hold on because you're about to see a whole new type of girl you've never dealt with before. The claws are coming out.

Broken Hill High: Nate Ryder has made it his mission to make my life a living hell and now my parents expect me to go and live with the guy for the foreseeable future. I'd rather gouge out my eyes with a toothpick than live with him and his little brother, Jesse. Nate Ryder is a bad boy through and through. He's the devil and he knows it. Now that devil is my roommate. This is going to be one bumpy ride. Broken Hill Halo: Nate Ryder is the perfect example of something I never knew I needed. He's my rock. My salvation. I thought I was safe to move on from the horrors of the past few weeks, but I have never been so wrong. If I knew my life would spiral out the way it did, I would have just stayed in bed with the covers pulled over my head, but this time, it's not only my life spiraling out of control. It's theirs. Nobody messes with my boys except for me. This time it means war. Broken Hill Hurt: Nate Ryder has cared for me, cherished me, and shown me a love I never even imagined could be real. He was once my bully but now holds my heart in the palm of his hands. We've faced every threat imaginable and come out on top. But what happens when the threat comes from within? What happens when our world literally goes up in flames and threatens to take my heart away? He's all I've got left, but is what we have strong enough to survive?

Broken Hill Hearts: Nate was supposed to be the reason I wake up in the morning, until he took that reason away. Now, I'm left feeling like an empty shell of the girl I used to be. He's going to come running back, and when he does I'm going to make him work for it. Thank God I have my girls and Jesse-without them I'd be lost. Oh, and I have Ashley Samuels and Phoenix Reilly keeping my mind busy. They better watch out because I've got nothing else to lose and revenge will be sweet. Broken Hill Havoc: One minute I'm starting my senior year of high school and the next, I'm in college. How did this happen? I'm more than ready for this next step in my life. I came out of my senior year with Nate by my side and a future to start building. To say I have it all is a disgusting understatement. My life right now is perfect. Perfect friends, perfect family, perfect boyfriend. Nothing can screw this up. But...I should know better by now. Hold on because the claws are coming out. Broken Hill Honor: Being with Tora Roberts has been nothing but a wild ride. At twelve, I knew I loved her. By seventeen, I'd made her life a living hell. She hated me. She stole my heart completely at eighteen. And now at twenty six, she still hasn't given it back, and what's more, I don't want her to. It's about time I make her mine...officially.