I write edgy, sexy teen romances, and that's what I'll continue to do.

If you let him go and he doesn't come back to you, he wasn't yours to begin with. It's a lesson learned in first grade

Luis is right there.” I point to the corner of the yard, where my little brother is the centre of attention doing imitations of barnyard animals. I have yet to inform him that talent isn’t as much of a chick magnet when you get into junior high.

Should I tell him I'm not afraid of being hurt? I'm afraid of not being in control.

I want to live life on my own terms. But I'm Mexican, so mi familia is always there to guide me in everything I do, whether I want them to or not. Well, "guide" is too weak a word. "Dictate" is more like it.

Unfortunately, real life doesn't have a remote control.

Maggie squeezes my hand. It’s a silent message that everything will be okay. Somehow I believe her. In the end everything will be okay. But hurdles have to be jumped through first.