Books with author Sara Schoen

**Based on a true story**Mia Daniels is running away. She's leaving her family, her job, and her life behind, all to get away from her past. With no plan, she packed her suitcase and took off for a town where she thought she'd be safe. She should have known she wouldn't be safe anywhere...Gage Greystone is running from his family name. His family has owned the town for generations, but he doesn't plan to take it over from his father. He has a dream to save others; from the treacherous hiking trails or from themselves. Maybe that's why he's so attracted to the newest resident of Escape, Mia. She seems to be silently begging to be rescued. From what, he doesn't know, but he'll do anything to rescue her.But this rescue may be impossible for the decorated emergency serviceman...

Madison Bell has had enough…All her life, she’s been called a kiss-ass and teacher’s pet, all for the crime of being a good student. Her only goal is to make it through high school unnoticed, but Linkin Phillips kills that plan. He teases Madison relentlessly and is a rude jerk in general…but what’s worse, she has a crush on him. Madison decides to shed her goodie-goodie image and remake herself. But she didn’t anticipate how deep the change would go…When she makes “cool” new friends, she realizes a fresh reputation is more than the clothes you wear. Her reinvented identity comes with dangers and challenges she hadn’t anticipated. Her situation isn’t looking much better than before, but is she ready to give up and accept the torment from everyone—including Linkin—that went along with her former image? She’s torn between her new life and her old one, and her choice will not only affect her present, but could change her future forever.One thing is certain—Madison will never be the same again.Will Project Revolution be a success? Or end up destroying her life?

Lauren Scott has always been tormented by her peers for being a good girl… She is viewed as the golden child by her parents—following their rules and allowing them to make all of her life decisions. But after a lifetime of walking the straight and narrow, Lauren feels as though her life is passing her by. When she catches her father having an affair, she throws the rulebook out the window… Lauren realizes that even if she does everything perfectly, life can—and will—surprise you. When life throws her a major curveball, she sets out to live for herself, making the rules up as she goes and smashing through everyone else’s expectations, but she doesn't know how to live without a guideline. So, Lauren is forced to ask her biggest tormentor for help—Kayden Daniels. Kayden is nothing but trouble—which is why Lauren needs him so badly… Kayden turns Lauren’s whole world upside down with a mischievous smirk and a proposition. But if Lauren wants his help to remake herself, she has to pay the price—her virginity. With no one else willing to help her, she agrees to make the trade. But when her change becomes too much to handle, will she give up or will she keep moving forward with a new reputation and a more adventurous life?Cliques, stereotypes, popularity contests, and drama.Some say it’s just another day in high school.For Lauren, it’s the Rebellion Project…

Rose Elizabeth Davis prefers to go by Red since her parents ditched her and her sisters. After her oldest sister, Sage, risked everything to keep them safe, she landed in Juvie. Leaving Rose and Violet to handle the foster care system alone. Two years later, they are adopted and given the ultimatum - behave or be sent back. Rose won't let them go back to a foster home, but she won't leave her friends at the foster home behind either. So she decides to live a double life as Red, during the day, she's the epitome of a reformed troubled girl, but by night, she's not the good girl everyone thinks she is. Devon Cooper has been curious about Rose since she moved to Cape Heron. She keeps her secrets close to her chest, and gives away nothing to those she deems 'outsiders.' She's quiet, yet out spoken and sarcastic with an attitude to match. Athletic with amazing grades and a bright future ahead of her, but he knows something doesn't fit. So he can't help but follow her one night to figure out who she really is. When he discovers the truth will he run from her or will her past tear them apart?

When Nathan moved away for college, he thought he was in for the time of his life. Girls, drinking, parties…but he never expected to run into her. Zoey Dempsey was the girl who got away, quite literally. One day she was at school, with friends, in his classes, and then the next, she was gone. It wasn’t for a few weeks when her parents said she ran away from home. They didn’t know where she was or if she’d come back.To Nathan, it sounded like they barely cared if she returned or not. He wondered about what happened to her for years. Did she move to LA to become an actress? Was she some artist somewhere? What was she doing? What he didn’t expect was to see her walking to class, and he never expected her to say he got the wrong girl. He knew her, had a crush on her, and maybe even loved her. He knew it was her…but she seemed determined to make him think she wasn’t her. Zoey has a dark past, even before she “disappeared”. She finally got back to some semblance of a normal life when Nathan stumbled back into her world. She never expected to hear her real name again. She never guessed anyone from her old life would remember her. She never thought anyone cared. She wants to talk to him. She remembers how good of a friend he was, how easy he was to talk to, and most importantly, how he seemed to understand without saying a word. But she can’t. She can’t let him follow her into the darkness, but he seems determined to try anyway.

Somethings are meant to be kept secret.Willow Fox has been hunting ghosts since she had her own experience at the age of six. Now as the newest member of a college ghost-hunting group, Dead End Paranormal Investigations. She hopes to finally find the answers she’s been looking for. When they get an invitation to investigate Stillwater Sanitarium in Escape, Colorado for five days, as a dare from a leading paranormal investigator, the team is ecstatic.Dark secrets lurking in the building, ones hidden for decades and meant to stay buried...Halfway through the challenge most of the team has left, leaving Willow with Shane Thomas. Shane, a skeptic to the other side, is eager to experience the others so-called claims and refuses to leave even if it means spending the rest of the time alone. His eagerness to encounter the horrific tales of Stillwater leave Willow wondering if his motive strays beyond searching for answers.Though they may not get any answers... Even the dead will do anything to keep their secrets.

This can be read as a STANDALONE book or part of the Happy Endings Resort Series or The Outsiders SeriesHappy Endings Resort is about to be rocked to the core… Drake Parker and his family have been a permanent resident of the resort for years. The location was his parent’s dream, but it’s since become a nightmare.Drake is determined to make more of his life…When his father vanishes and his mother’s constant stream of boyfriends become unbearable, he’ll do anything to escape for a moment. But it’s becoming difficult to explain to his friends why he can’t have them over. Flings become more frequent, and when they get too close he cuts them off, but some just won’t let it go. He’s hiding something from the residents at Happy Endings Resort, and Liv (insert last name) is determined to figure out what it is. No matter what.Liv has been an on again off again fling with Drake, but every time she gets close to figuring out his secret, he leaves. She’s sabotaged other relationships, fought for what she believes she deserves and will do anything to help the man she’s fallen in love with.But how much sacrifice is too much before you have to give up on the one you love?

Skye Mcknight hasn’t been the same since losing her brother. She’s been surviving on her own, and she’s barely making it through. Without Chase’s support, she fears that it’s only a matter of time before she joined him in the afterlife.Zaine Weber won’t stop trying to reconnect with her. He was Chase’s friend, and at one time Skye’s, but she’s pushed everyone away. He’s tried everything, but he still won’t give up.But what Zaine doesn't know is Skye is protecting him by hiding, she’s protecting everyone who had once been her friend. She’s holding the weight of her brother’s secrets, his torment and pain, and their broken beginnings on her shoulders. Now she’s feeling the ripple effects of them all.

Lauren Scott has always been tormented by her peers for being a good girl… She is viewed as the golden child by her parents—following their rules and allowing them to make all of her life decisions. But after a lifetime of walking the straight and narrow, Lauren feels as though her life is passing her by. When she catches her father having an affair, she throws the rulebook out the window… Lauren realizes that even if she does everything perfectly, life can—and will—surprise you. When life throws her a major curveball, she sets out to live for herself, making the rules up as she goes and smashing through everyone else’s expectations, but she doesn't know how to live without a guideline. So, Lauren is forced to ask her biggest tormentor for help—Kayden Daniels. Kayden is nothing but trouble—which is why Lauren needs him so badly… Kayden turns Lauren’s whole world upside down with a mischievous smirk and a proposition. But if Lauren wants his help to remake herself, she has to pay the price—her virginity. With no one else willing to help her, she agrees to make the trade. But when her change becomes too much to handle, will she give up or will she keep moving forward with a new reputation and a more adventurous life? Cliques, stereotypes, popularity contests, and drama. Some say it’s just another day in high school. For Lauren, it’s the Rebellion Project…

When Nathan moved away for college, he thought he was in for the time of his life. Girls, drinking, parties...but he never expected to run into her. Zoey Dempsey was the girl who got away, quite literally. One day she was at school, with friends, in his classes, and then the next, she was gone. It wasn't for a few weeks when her parents said she ran away from home. They didn't know where she was or if she'd come back.To Nathan, it sounded like they barely cared if she returned or not. He wondered about what happened to her for years. Did she move to LA to become an actress? Was she some artist somewhere? What was she doing? What he didn't expect was to see her walking to class, and he never expected her to say he got the wrong girl. He knew her, had a crush on her, and maybe even loved her. He knew it was her...but she seemed determined to make him think she wasn't her. Zoey has a dark past, even before she "disappeared." She finally got back to some semblance of a normal life when Nathan stumbled back into her world. She never expected to hear her real name again. She never guessed anyone from her old life would remember her. She never thought anyone cared. She wants to talk to him. She remembers how good of a friend he was, how easy he was to talk to, and most importantly, how he seemed to understand without saying a word. But she can't. She can't let him follow her into the darkness, but he seems determined to try anyway.

Violet Davis has suppressed the memories of her past long enough. She found the photo of their family her oldest sister, Sage, threw out. Over the years, she harbored a hatred of what they did to ‘survive’ as Sage claimed, but what came after she couldn’t forgive. The group home, being separated from Rose and Sage, and how Rose almost ruined their new life for the both of them. Sage and Rose were right though. Her so-called friends didn’t understand. So when they tried to ruin Rose, she got even. But now, she can’t help but wonder what happened to their parents? Rose and Sage don’t care anymore, but Violet, she’s just getting started and she wants to know how they could leave three girls by themselves. Hunter Morgan is one of the foster kids at Heron High. He’s lived in the shadows to avoid the torment from classmates, works to make a living, and is trying to make something of himself. Though, he can’t ignore Violet. The girl who fell from popularity and is now obsessed with finding her family. He knows the pain of finding out the reasons behind getting put in the foster care system. He wants to convince her to save herself, and let him save her as well.