Books with author Tressa Messenger

Senior Year. Just the thought of it makes Marissa Lou smile…Marissa Lou has everything an eighteen-year-old about to embark on the greatest year of her life could possibly want. She’s popular. She has three incredible best friends, plus the picture perfect boyfriend, Daniel. Nothing could possibly ruin her big year. Of course, that’s until Marissa Lou notices her best friend Katie has developed more-than-friend type feelings for Daniel… Determined to play the role of the selfless best friend, Marissa Lou steps aside to allow Katie and Daniel a chance to be together. Only one major problem. Marissa Lou forgot to consult her heart, and when she realizes that Katie and Daniel’s feelings have grown into something more than just a senior year fling, she starts to self destruct.Enter in resident bad boy, Randy Ferris…In a desperate attempt to soothe her broken heart, Marissa Lou turns to the one boy she knows will help ease the ache. But the further she deviates from the path of the perfect final year of high school she had planned, the closer she comes to imploding in a whirlwind of pain.Marissa must fight to get her life back on track and prove to herself that Senior Year isn’t the end, but rather the beginning…

Marissa has carried the dark secrets of high school around with her for twenty years…The party girl lifestyle she hid behind during her senior year led to an eye-opening stint in rehab. She never wanted her friends to know, especially her lost love, Daniel, who triggered her meltdown. Now, the thought of her high school reunion makes her cringe.With the gang back together, old memories and forbidden feelings start to resurface… It doesn’t take much to convince Marissa that she belongs back in Pamlico County with her friends. Their weekly girls’ night out adventures are better than any therapy. When Katie confesses she wants out of her marriage with Daniel to pursue an online relationship, Marissa knows she can’t leave her friend to struggle alone. It’s time their group reunited for good.Falling for Daniel the first time was easy, but the second time is absolutely effortless…Determined to prove she’s managed to get her life back in order, Marissa attempts to comfort Daniel during this difficult time. She knows too well the havoc a broken heart can wreak on your life. What starts as a mended friendship quickly escalates when neither of them can deny that their old high school flame never really went out. New rules and second chances may prove to make this reunion the best one of all…

You only get one first of anything, and no matter the time, or space, or age, you never forget your firsts.When thirteen year old Nicky Moore’s parents decide to buy a small summer beach cottage at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, she thought her life would end… It didn’t matter the beauty of the area—land and water as far as the eye could see—she was bound and determined to make her family’s summer vacation as dismal as she felt. That was until she met a boy from down the beach…A beautiful boy, with the most intense brown eyes she had ever seen and a smile that could light the ocean on fire. A summer that Nicky thought was doomed from the start, turned into a summer that she would never forget; one full of firsts. It was impossible for her to know, years later, how one seemingly little decision could change everything forever…

You only get one first of anything, and no matter the time, or space, or age, you never forget your firsts. When thirteen year old Nicky Moore’s parents decide to buy a small summer beach cottage at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, she thought her life would end… It didn’t matter the beauty of the area—land and water as far as the eye could see—she was bound and determined to make her family’s summer vacation as dismal as she felt. That was until she met a boy from down the beach… A beautiful boy, with the most intense brown eyes she had ever seen and a smile that could light the ocean on fire. A summer that Nicky thought was doomed from the start, turned into a summer that she would never forget; one full of firsts. It was impossible for her to know, years later, how one seemingly little decision could change everything forever…

Senior Year. Just the thought of it makes Marissa Lou smile… Marissa Lou has everything an eighteen-year-old about to embark on the greatest year of her life could possibly want. She’s popular. She has three incredible best friends, plus the picture perfect boyfriend, Daniel. Nothing could possibly ruin her big year. Of course, that’s until Marissa Lou notices her best friend Katie has developed more-than-friend type feelings for Daniel… Determined to play the role of the selfless best friend, Marissa Lou steps aside to allow Katie and Daniel a chance to be together. Only one major problem. Marissa Lou forgot to consult her heart, and when she realizes that Katie and Daniel’s feelings have grown into something more than just a senior year fling, she starts to self destruct. Enter in resident bad boy, Randy Ferris… In a desperate attempt to soothe her broken heart, Marissa Lou turns to the one boy she knows will help ease the ache. But the further she deviates from the path of the perfect final year of high school she had planned, the closer she comes to imploding in a whirlwind of pain. Marissa must fight to get her life back on track and prove to herself that Senior Year isn’t the end, but rather the beginning…

This modern day tragedy is a love story in the truest sense. You only get one first of anything, and no matter the time, or space, or age, you never forget your firsts. When thirteen year old Nicky Moore’s parents decide to buy a small summer beach cottage at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, she thought her life would end. It didn’t matter the beauty of the area - land and water as far as the eye could see - she was bound and determined to make her family’s summer vacation as dismal as she felt. That was until she met a boy from down the beach; a beautiful boy, with the most intense brown eyes she had ever seen and a smile that could light the ocean on fire. A summer that Nicky thought was doomed from the start, turned into a summer that she would never forget; one full of firsts. It was impossible for her to know years later how one seemingly little decision could change everything forever, but soon, as an adult, Nicky will find out that everything she once thought were real and the promises once made, were lost in a sea of inner turmoil.

First Edition of the uncensored version, Limited 999 Copies in Print. The Littlest Monster with the Biggest Heart is a modern classic children's story. It describes the Real Monsters that are in in control of our lives, hearts and minds. It describes humankind's natural psychology, that people are indeed Good. The story teaches us that there is another way of life we can learn to live again. The values the book teaches can be understood by most people of all races, ages, religions and non-religions. It is the next level in children's classics. So Awaken your child, when you read them their bedtime story. 100 percent of the writers book profits are used in "The Forest Planet Cities Project" Find us on line

Marissa has carried the dark secrets of high school around with her for twenty years… The party girl lifestyle she hid behind during her senior year led to an eye-opening stint in rehab. She never wanted her friends to know, especially her lost love, Daniel, who triggered her meltdown. Now, the thought of her high school reunion makes her cringe. With the gang back together, old memories and forbidden feelings start to resurface… It doesn’t take much to convince Marissa that she belongs back in Pamlico County with her friends. Their weekly girls’ night out adventures are better than any therapy. When Katie confesses she wants out of her marriage with Daniel to pursue an online relationship, Marissa knows she can’t leave her friend to struggle alone. It’s time their group reunited for good. Falling for Daniel the first time was easy, but the second time is absolutely effortless… Determined to prove she’s managed to get her life back in order, Marissa attempts to comfort Daniel during this difficult time. She knows too well the havoc a broken heart can wreak on your life. What starts as a mended friendship quickly escalates when neither of them can deny that their old high school flame never really went out. New rules and second chances may prove to make this reunion the best one of all…