M. Randall – författare

"e;There were three things that I was absolutely certain of. First, Natalia and the Dark Army were coming to capture and kill me. Second, Romeo and Leonardo were now both dead. And third, everything and everyone that I ever loved had been taken away from me. Vanished when Midgard died, along with the rest of my world.Considering all things, I knew that I would die. If I were to die here, in their world, against my free will, I wouldn't be going silently. Not without a fight…"e;-Juliet, The Crown JewelJuliet would have never considered killing Romeo if it were not for her mother's confession and agreement to assist with the assassination of the King. Juliet knew that death for King Romeo was inevitable and necessary. Killing Romeo wasn't what troubled her most. It was the fact that her life was now at stake. She felt cornered, with her back against the wall. She knew that she would have to fight to protect those she loved most. She wouldn't allow herself to be the cause of Leonardo's death. It is then that Juliet discovers the true meaning of love and that sometimes the price of love comes with a cost of death…This is the story of a girl with the world on her shoulders and the golden crown at her feet, willing to risk it all for love. The tale of Romeo and Juliet has been told many times and in many different ways. But never like this… What an unforgivable sin…

After a Halloween house party spirals into a bloody massacre, five Beverly High students are accused of the murders due to prior allegations and suspicious connections. Detective Jenkins and Detective Sanchez are assigned to the case and work tirelessly to solve the mystery, convinced that the most popular girls in the school, Maggie, Donna, Shannon, Shelly, and Claire, are the perpetrators.It appears the detectives are on the right track. The girls grow increasingly private and protective, refusing to speak about certain topics and claiming not to remember valuable information, as if hiding something significant. They appear guilty. Even the sweetest of them will not break.All fingers point to the leader of the pack, Maggie. She has something on the other girls, some big secret. They refuse to go against her, which only makes the detectives dig harder and deeper. Although the girls are suspects in the Halloween Horror, they remain poised, composed, and firm in their innocence. The detectives insist otherwise, all the way up until they are arrested and taken into custody.It isn't until the big showdown, not until graduation day that the truth finally reveals itself, as it always does… If Maggie didn't make the suggestion… If Donna didn't go to see him… If they hadn't taken the trip… Maybe, just maybe, things would have played out differently… Unfortunately, that is something that we will never know.Ashes to ashes, dust to dust…