Jessica Reed – författare

The ultimate quick, yet thorough, reference for bakers, with every metric conversion and ingredient substitution you could want, plus 18 recipes for basic, fail-proof cakes, frostings, and cookies--with variations that combine to make dozens of desserts.

Jess and Michael connect over a discussion about the Unbearable Lightness of Being and slowly fall in love in the spring just before the end of their Senior year when Jess can no longer contain herself and expresses her abuse to her closest relatives and friends. This fallout sets the stage for disaster as she travels to Spain and dissociates from everything she knew. Adding to her struggles is her moms refusal to see the truth forcing Jess to live out of Michaels car. Drawn thin and left to hang as Michael prepares for college, Jess attempts suicide. It is in the hospital Jess comes to terms with her suffering and how to endure in the face of lost hope.

Casey Williams is a high functioning addict with a history of mental illness. Eclipsing her addiction and illness is success. She attends an elusive honors college with a full time merit scholarship. She remains a blur of unknown circumstances; however, as she succumbs to the stigma and shame her family and their trust fund imposed upon her. That is, until one night she is confronted about her addiction and vanishes. It''s up to her friends to help find the real Casey and set her free.